están

Meaning

third-person plural present indicative of estar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

es‧tán

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtan/

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estar

(intransitive) to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
(intransitive) to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
(intransitive) to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
(reflexive) to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
(intransitive) to be (still)
(intransitive) to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

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Los límites entre un
🅰️

tipo y

otro no
🙅

siempre están claros .

The boundaries between one type and another are not always clear.

Culpable , Paul trata de explicarle a

Angela, mientras que están en la playa
🏖️

.

Guilty, Paul attempts to explain himself to Angela while on the beach.

No
🙅

están frente a un
🅰️

asesino corriente sino frente a un
🅰️

asesino serial .

They are not facing an ordinary killer but a serial killer.

De esta enorme cantidad , sólo ciento
100

ochenta
80

sitios están abiertos al público .

Of this enormous amount, only one hundred and eighty sites are open to the public.

Oye , ve a

mirar si las toallas de la playa
🏖️

ya están secas .

Hey, go see if the beach towels are already dry.

Además , los pisos están hechos de paneles de madera
🪵

.

In addition, the floors are made of wood panels.

Están todos enterrados en El Escorial .

The three were all buried at the El Escorial complex.

Están fuertemente asociados al virus del papiloma humano .

They are strongly associated with the human papillomavirus.

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