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Dictionary Spanish → English: ser

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ser | soy | fui | sido

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ser

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to be

Nouns

ser {m} [criatura]

being [creature]

2 Words: Verbs

ser alguien [importante]

to be somebody [coll.] [an important person]

ser buzo [col.] [cent.] [El Salvador ]

Unverified ser choyado {m} [cent.] [El Salvador] [col.]

to be crazy or uneducated

ser Gardel [ser exitoso] [sur.] [Argentina] [col.]

to be successful

to be unfaithful

Unverified ser piedra [ser guapo] [sur.] [Perú]

ser puntual

ser sonámbulo

to avail [literary] [be of use]

Unverified ser vergón [ser amistoso] [cent.] [El Salvador] [col.]

2 Words: Nouns

ser {m} humano

3 Words: Others

Parece ser que ...

It seems to be that ...

3 Words: Verbs

pasar de ser algo

to go from being sth.

ser buena señal

ser del montón [locución]

to be run-of-the-mill [idiom]

ser equivalente a algo

to equate to sth.

jur. ser hallado culpable

to be found guilty

mat. ser igual a algo

to be equal to sth.

ser la repanocha [esp.] [col.]

to be unbelievable

Unverified ser latoso con algn [molestar] [mex.] [col.]

ser mala señal

ser pan comido [col.] [fig.]

to be a piece of cake [coll.] [fig.] [very easy]

ser posible que [+subj.]

to be possible that

ser proclive a algo

to be partial to sth. [fond of]

ser reprobado en algo

Unverified ser todo orejas [locución]

to be all ears [idiom]

ser un asco

ser un gallina [fig.] [cobarde]

to be a chicken [fig.] [coward]

ser un incordio

to be a bother [coll.] [annoyance]

ser un mimo

to mime [be a mime artist]

ser un pollo {m} [Perú] [Lima] [col.]

to be juiced-up [drunk] [Am.] [coll.]

ser un tapón [col.] [pey.]

to be fat and stumpy [coll.] [pej.]

Unverified ser una chamacona [mex.] [col.]

ser una monada [col.]

to be a little darling [coll.]

ser una pasada [col.]

to be brilliant [coll.] [amazing]

tender a ser algo

to tend to be sth.

tender a ser algo

to have a tendency to be sth.

4 Words: Others

a no ser que {conj}

a no ser que {conj} [+subj.]

4 Words: Verbs

llegar a ser jefe

to become the boss

ser (como) una tumba [col.] [locución]

to keep one's mouth shut [coll.] [idiom]

ser corto de entendederas [col.]

to be dim [coll.]

ser de armas tomar [col.] [locución]

to be a right handful [coll.] [idiom]

loc. ser de buena pasta

to be a good guy

ser duro de pelar [col.] [locución]

ser mondo y lirondo [col.] [locución]

to be plain and simple [idiom]

ser todo un reto

to be quite a challenge

ser un cardo borriquero [col.] [locución] [ser arisco]

ser un problema para algo

to crimp sth. [Am.] [coll.] [affect adversely]

ser una pena que [+subj.]

to be a crying shame that [coll.] [idiom]

tender a ser pesimista

to be prone to pessimism

5+ Words: Others

Hubo un tiempo en que quería ser doctor.

Once I wanted to be a doctor.

5+ Words: Verbs

no ser nada del otro jueves [col.] [locución]

to be nothing to write home about [coll.] [idiom]

no ser santo de su devoción [col.] [locución]

to not be his / her favourite person [coll.] [idiom]

ser de sesenta y pico años [locución]

to be sixty-something [idiom]

ser la fecha fijada por algo

to be the date fixed for sth.

ling. ser la oveja negra de la familia

to be the black sheep of the family [idiom] [to be a disreputable/bad member of a family or group]

ser listo como un zorro

to be as clever as a fox [idiom] [extremely clever]

ser más feliz de lo que había sido nunca

to be happier than one had ever been

ling. ser mas lento que una tortuga

to be slower than a turtle [idiom]

ling. ser mas pesado que una vaca en brazos

to be a bore [idiom] [annoying]

ser necesario para que algn haga algo

to behoove sb. to do sth. [Am.]

ser necesario para que algn haga algo

to behove sb. to do sth. [Br.]

tener toda la pinta de ser algo [locución]

to look suspiciously like sth. [idiom]

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