ser

From Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. The form sois pl (“you are”) derives from a Vulgar Latin *sutis. Along the way, the verb absorbed Old Spanish seer < Latin sedēre (“sit”).

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Al principio quiere ser mala como su hermana
👩‍👧

, pero no
🙅

puede .

At first she wants to be mean like her sister, but she can't.

La armada

apenas era una sombra de lo que había llegado a

ser .

The navy was hardly a shadow of what it had become.

Es un
🅰️

rasgo de distinción ser de una familia
👪

" de solar conocido ".

It is a feature of distinction to be from a “known solar” family.

La " eternidad " puede ser considerada un
🅰️

tiempo
⌚

cosmológico o

un
🅰️

tiempo
⌚

sin tiempo
⌚

.

“Eternity” can be considered a cosmological time or a timeless time.

La modista del barrio llega a

ser una diseñadora de nombre mundial .

The dressmaker in the neighborhood becomes a world-renowned designer.

Varma tuvo que ser cortada de los grilletes la final de la grabación .

Varma had to be cut from the shackles at the end of the recording.

Al ser elegido Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores con Fillon, fue expulsado del Partido Socialista .

Elected Foreign Minister under Fillon, he was expelled from the Socialist Party.

En publicidad solo logró ser elegida para promocionar una marca de pelucas .

In advertising, she only managed to be chosen to promote a brand of wigs.

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ser

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈseɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin

sum