Usage examples of "Estar" in Spanish with translation to English

<>
No me gusta estar sola. I dislike being alone.
¿Cuánto tiempo va a estar parado ahí? How long will it stop there?
No puedo estar un día más I can't stay one more day
Me cansé de estar todo el día tumbado en la cama. I got tired of lying in bed all day.
La religión consiste en un conjunto de cosas que el hombre medio piensa que cree, y desearía estar seguro. Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes, and wishes he was certain.
Te gusta estar tumbado sobre la hierba. You like laying on the grass.
El inglés no diferencia entre los verbos "ser" y "estar". English doesn't differentiate between the verbs "ser" and "estar".
¿Cuánto tiempo vas a estar? How long are you going to be?
Voy a estar por aquí un rato. I will just hang around here for a while.
Tom verdaderamente sabe cómo estar en forma. Tom really knows how to stay in shape.
Para llegar al puerto del cielo tenemos que navegar, a veces con el viento, a veces contra él, pero debemos navegar y no ir a la deriva ni estar anclados. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Las uvas parecen estar agrias. The grapes seem to be sour.
Vas a estar en un quilombo si tu novia averigua la verdad. You will get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.
El teatro solía estar abierto hasta tarde. The theater used to stay open till late.
Todos van a estar ahí. Everyone is going to be there.
Puedes estar ahí si te quedas en silencio. You can stay here as long as you keep quiet.
En realidad podría estar equivocado. I may indeed be wrong.
El teatro solía estar abierto todo el día. The theater used to stay open all day long.
La tetera debe estar hirviendo. The kettle must be boiling.
Tom planea estar aquí hasta que pare de llover. Tom plans to stay here until it stops raining.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!