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2 Translation results for be in Spanish

verb | chemical sign

be verb

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was, has been, is being, is

estar; ser; hacer; poderse; deber; existir

Example sentences of
be verb

•stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”
•we'll be there waiting for you
•stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"
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(elemento químico) Be, berilio

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Related phrases for be

be a bad sport - ser mal perdedor
be a barrel of laughs - (figurado) ser muy divertido
be a dead ringer for - (figurado) ser un vivo retrato de, ser la viva imagen de, ser el doble de
be a done deal - está dado por hecho, es algo seguro, ser un trato hecho
be a good sport - tener espíritu deportivo
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be about to (do something) - estar a punto de (hacer algo)
be all ears - (figurado) ser todo oídos
be done for - (figurado) estar vencido, estar frito, estar perdido
be on the air - estar en el aire, estar emitiendo
be on the edge of one's seat - estar en suspenso
be on the loose - andar suelto
would-be - potencial
be hoist by one's own petard - salirle el tiro por la culata a uno
be on a roll - (figurado) estar en buena racha, tener buena suerte
wouldn't be caught dead - (figurado) no lo/la pillarían muerto/a
be that as it may - sea como sea, sea como fuere
be afraid of one's own shadow - (figurado) tener miedo hasta de su propia sombra
be caught up in - estar metido en, estar inmerso en, verse envuelto en
be in a pickle - (figurado) estar en un aprieto, estar en un lío
be a sucker for - (argot) tener debilidad por, no poder resistirse a
be-all and end-all - (figurado) elemento esencial
be in the same camp - (figurado) tener la misma opinión
to be sold on something - (figurado) estar convencido de algo
be out cold - (figurative) estar inconsciente
let bygones be bygones - (figurado) lo pasado, pasado está
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Reverse translation for be

estar - to be, to be at home, to remain

ser - to be, to be, to exist, to live, to take place, to occur

hacer - to act, to make, to do, to perform, to force, to oblige

deber - must, have to, to owe, should, ought to, must

existir - to exist

Be (elemento químico)

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