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estar
to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space); to be present; to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion); to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb); to be in a state (in a passive voice sense); to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion); to be (still); to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
Verb
listo
clever, smart (with ser); ready, set, all set, prepared, poised, up, down (with estar); alert
Adjective
tar
Apheretic form of estar.
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andar a la que salta
synonym of estar a la que salta
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estarcir
to stencil
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estar pez
to not have a clue
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estar que
Used before another conjugated verb (typically in present indicative) to denote a present or ongoing action or state. Not dissimilar to -ing in English.
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estar sopa
to be shattered; to be knackered; to be sloshed; to be drunk
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estar para
to be up for (doing something)
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estar a pre
to be even (not owing or being owed)
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estar cheles
to be quits; to be satisfied with the fulfillment of the responsibilities, obligations or promises agreed with other people; to have no debts, responsibilities, obligations or promises left to fulfill.
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estar de pie
to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
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estar de más
to be unnecessary, useless
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estar de coña
to be kidding
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estar al loro
to watch out; to keep an eye out
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estar al caer
to be imminent; to be bound to happen any time now
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estar de goma
to be hungover
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estar en ello
to be on it (to be actively doing something)
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estar en cama
to be bed-ridden
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estar en Babia
to have one's head in the clouds; be absent-minded
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estar que arde
to be getting heated; to be brewing; to be kicking off
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estar de manga
to be in cahoots
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estar chiñando
(El Salvador, colloquial) to have a newborn baby; to be the parent of a newborn baby.
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estar al quite
to be ready to leap to someone's defence
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estar de broma
to be kidding; pull someone's leg
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estar a oscuras
to be in the dark
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estar en chinga
to be working
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estar a la mira
to be on the lookout
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estar pendiente
to pay attention; to pay attention to, to keep an eye on (to watch carefully)
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estar al socaire
to shirk
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estar en la luna
to be in one's own little world
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estar en el caso
to be well informed
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estar de asiento
to be settled; to be settled down
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estar en capilla
to be on death row
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estar en la onda
to be in the loop
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estar de palique
to be at it, to talk nonstop
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estar ojo avizor
to be on the lookout, to keep an eye out
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estar a la corda
to sail against a head wind
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estar en el banco
to be on the bench (be a substitute); to wait in the wings
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estar que se sale
to be on fire; to be on a roll
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estar sobre aviso
to be warned; to be on notice; to act carefully
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estar de mala uva
to be in a bad mood
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estar que no está
to not be with it; not feel it
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estar en sus días
to be in one's time of the month
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estar de Rodríguez
to be home alone
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estar como un tren
to be hot, to be sexy, to be a sex god
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estar en evidencia
to be ridiculized
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estar por la labor
to be up to; to feel like; to be willing
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estar de por medio
to act as the middleman
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estar en el cuento
to be in the loop; to be in the know
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estar en la higuera
to have one's head in the clouds
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estar para el tigre
to be knackered, worn out; to be ready for the knacker's yard
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estar de capa caída
to be crestfallen; to be down in the dumps
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estar en los huesos
to be skin and bones
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estar bien empleado
to be well-deserved; to give someone their just deserts
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estar en definición
be ripped, be defined, be cut.
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estar hecho un flan
to be a nervous wreck; like jelly
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estar hecho un toro
to be strong as an ox
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estar meado de perro
to be on a losing streak
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estar hasta la verga
to be full or filled; to be fed up; to have had it up to here
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