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estellar
SPANISH-ENGLISH
estrenar
- ital status?" "Single." ▲ state Hizo un viaje por todos los estados del país. He took a trip through all the states in the country. ▲ state, government Está al servicio del estado. He works for the government.
- estallar to break out, start Temen que estalle una insurrección. They're afraid a revolt'll break out. ▲ to explode Al estallar la bomba causó muchos daños. The bomb caused a lot of damage when it exploded.
- estampilla postage stamp [Am].
- estanco cigar store.
- estanque [m] pond.
- estanquillo cigar store [Mex].
- estante [m] shelf.
- estar [irr] to be (in a place) La casa está en la colina. The house is on the hill. ▲ to be (in a condition at a given moment) La sopa está muy caliente. The soup's very hot. ▲ to look, seem Está Ud. muy linda hoy. You look very pretty today.
○ estamos a it's (a date or day of the week) "¿A cuántos estamos?" "Estamos a 5 de junio." "What's the date?" "It's the fifth of June." ○ estar con to have (an illness) Estoy con dolor de cabeza. I have a headache. ○ estar con prisa to be in a hurry No puedo esperar porque estoy con prisa. I can't wait because I'm in a hurry. ○ estar de to act as, act in the capacity of ¿Quién está de telefonista hoy? Who's at the switchboard today? ○ estar de acuerdo to agree Estuvieron de acuerdo en todo. They agreed on everything. ○ estar de viaje to be traveling Estuvimos de viaje durante el verano. We were traveling during the summer. ○ estar para to be about to Criando llegamos estaban para salir. When we arrived they were about to leave. ○ estar por to be in favor of Yo estaba por ir y ellos por quedarse. I was in favor of going and they were in favor of staying.
|| ¡Está bien! or Está bueno. All right. - estatua statue.
- estatura stature, height.
- este [m] east.
- este, esta; estos, estas [adj] this, these Este chico nos da mucha guerra. This boy gives us a lot of trouble.
éste, ésta; éstos, éstas [pron] this one, those Este fué el que llegó primero. He was the first to arrive.
- estilo style ¿Qué estilo de muebles le gustaría? What style of furniture would you like?
- estimar to value, respect, hold dear Estima mucho a sus amigos. He values his friends highly.
- estirar to stretch, pull Al estirar la tela se rompió. The material tore when it was stretched.
○ estirarse to stretch (oneself). ▲ to stretch Esta tela se estira mucho al lavarla. This cloth stretches a great deal when it's washed. - esto [neu pron] this Esto no lo entiendo. I don't understand this.
○ en esto at this point En esto llegó él. At this point he arrived. - estofado stew.
- estómago stomach.
- estorbar to block, obstruct Este mueble estorba el paso. This furniture's in the way. ▲ to bother, be in one's way No se vaya Ud., no nos estorba. Don't go away, you're not bothering us. ▲ to impede, hinder Las huelgas estorban la producción de guerra. Strikes hinder war production.
- estornudar to sneeze.
- estrechar to take in, make narrower Me tiene Ud. que estrechar la chaqueta. You have to take in my jacket.
○ estrechar la mano (a) to shake hands (with). - estrecho narrow Pasamos por un camino estrecho. We went along a narrow road. ▲ tight El traje le está muy estrecho. The dress is very tight on her. ▲ close Su amistad es muy estrecha. Their friendship's very close. ○ [m] strait(s) ¿Ha pasado Ud. por el estrecho de Magallanes? Have you ever gone through the Straits of Magellan?
- estrella star; leading actor or actress.
- estrellado (see *estrellar) ○ cielo estrellado starry sky. ○ huevos estrellados eggs sunny side up.
- estrellar to smash (up) Cualquier día va a estrellar el automóvil. He's going to smash up his car any day.
○ estrellarse to crash El avión se estrelló contra la casa. The plane crashed against the house. - estremecer [-zc-] to shake La detonación estremeció el suelo. The explosion shook the ground.
○ estremecerse to start, shudder, tremble Se estremeció al oír el ruido. He started when he heard the noise. - estremecimiento shudder, shuddering.
- estrenar to open (a play) Mañana estrenarán una nueva obra en el Teatro
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