Sentence examples of "estando" in Spanish with translation "be"

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Él bajó mucho de peso estando enfermo. While he was sick, he lost a lot of weight.
Estando mi madre enferma, no pude ir al concierto. My mother being ill, I couldn't go to the concert.
Después de llover y estando el suelo húmedo, es más sencillo quitar la maleza. After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.
Me llamaron a la oficina primero, estando mi nombre a la cabeza de la lista. I was called into the office first, my name being at the head of the list.
Si un árbol se cae en el bosque y nadie lo oye, ¿ocurrió realmente? Si un hombre dice lo que piensa en el bosque, y no le oye ninguna mujer, ¿sigue estando equivocado? If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears it, did it happen? If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?
No me gusta estar sola. I dislike being alone.
¿Cuánto tiempo vas a estar? How long are you going to be?
Las uvas parecen estar agrias. The grapes seem to be sour.
Todos van a estar ahí. Everyone is going to be there.
En realidad podría estar equivocado. I may indeed be wrong.
La tetera debe estar hirviendo. The kettle must be boiling.
La familia parecía estar maldita. The family seemed to be under a curse.
Tom merece estar en prisión. Tom deserves to be in prison.
¿Cómo puede estar tan tranquilo? How can you be so calm?
Debería estar preparando el almuerzo. I should be making lunch.
Estoy harto de estar harto. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Odiaría estar en tu lugar. I'd hate to be in your shoes.
Tom siempre parece estar quejándose. Tom always seems to be complaining.
¿Qué día sueles estar libre? What day are you usually free?
Me alegro de estar aquí. I'm happy to be here.
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