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sem in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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PVEM (en México) → Partido Verde Ecologísta de México

See also Unión Económica y Monetaria

Unión Económica y Monetaria N f

INEM - Instituto Nacional de Empleo Info

INEM [iˈnem] N m

INEM → INEM - Instituto Nacional de Empleo (en España), → Instituto Nacional de Empleo

See also INEM - Instituto Nacional de Empleo

INEM - Instituto Nacional de Empleo Info

ítem <pl ítems> N m

semi- PREFIX

See also semiconductor

semiconductor N m

I.ser1 VB aux

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1. ser (seguido de adjetivos) ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in → estar

ser
to be
es bajo y gordo
he's short and fat
Ignacio es alto
Ignacio is tall
es viejo, debe andar por los 80
he's old, he must be about 80
el rape es delicioso ¿nunca lo has probado?
monkfish is delicious, haven't you ever tried it?
no soy grosero — sí que lo eres
I'm not rude — yes, you are
es muy callada y seria
she's very quiet and serious
mi padre es calvo
my father's bald
es sorda de nacimiento
she was born deaf
es inglés/rubio/católico
he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible
it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto
be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz
I hope you'll be very happy
más tonto eres tú
not as stupid as you
más tonto eres tú
you're the stupid one
(+ me/te/le etc) para serte sincero, no me gusta
to be honest (with you) o to tell you the truth, I don't like it
siempre le he sido fiel
I've always been faithful to her
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? LatAm inf mira lo que has hecho, ¿tú eres o te haces o RioPl vos sos o te hacés?
look what you've done, are you stupid or what o or something? inf

II.ser1 VB intr

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8. ser en locs:

a no ser que + subj
unless
nunca acepta nada a no ser que le insistas
she never accepts anything unless you insist
(como debe ser) ¿ves como me acordé de tu cumpleaños? — ¡como debe ser!
see, I did remember your birthday — and so you should! o I should hope so! o I should think so too!
los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser
she introduced them one by one, the way it should be done o as you should
¿cómo es eso?
why's that?
¿cómo es eso?
how come? inf
(como/cuando/donde sea) tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea
I have to get that job no matter what
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo
do it any way o however you want but get it done
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea
I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like
como ser CSur
such as
(con ser) con ser hermanos, no se parecen en nada
although o even though they're brothers, they don't look at all alike
de no ser así form
should this not be so o the case form
de ser así form
should this be so o the case form
(de no ser por …) de no ser por él, nos hubiéramos muerto
if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him, we would have been killed
¡eso es!
that's it!
¡eso es!
that's right!
(lo que sea) cómete una manzana, o lo que sea si tienes hambre
have an apple or something if you're hungry
tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea, y te dan …
you pay your thousand pesos or whatever, and you get …
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea
I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything
no sea que o no vaya a ser que + subj
in case
le dije que llamara, no fuera que yo tuviera que salir
I told him to call just in case I had to go out
cierra la ventana, no sea o no vaya a ser que llueva
close the window in case it rains
ten cuidado, no sea o no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder
be careful or you'll ruin everything
ten cuidado, no sea o no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder
be careful lest you (should) ruin everything form
(obj sea) los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de …
longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than …
o sea que no te interesa
in other words, you're not interested
o sea que nunca te enteraste de quién era
so you never found out whose it was
o séase inf
in other words
o séase inf
that's to say
((ya) sea … (ya) sea …) siempre está tratando de aprender algo, (ya) sea preguntando a la gente, (ya) sea leyendo …
he's always trying to learn, either by asking people questions or by reading
(ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón, …
whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason, …
(sea como/cuando/quien sea o fuere) hay que impedirlo, sea como sea o fuere
it must be prevented no matter how o at all costs
sea cuando sea o fuere
whenever it is
sea quien sea o fuere, le dices que no estoy
no matter who it is o whoever it is, tell them I'm not in
siendo así que o siendo que … CSur
even though …
la atendieron primero a ella, siendo (así) que yo había llegado antes
they served her first, even though I was there before her
si no fuera/hubiera sido por …
if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …

III.ser1 VB impers

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IV.ser1 VB aux (en la formación de la voz pasiva)

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See also X, razón, estar2, estar1

X, x [ˈekis] N f (the letter)

1. razón (motivo, causa):

razón
reason
tuvo sus razones para actuar así
he had his reasons for acting like that
la razón por la que te lo digo
the reason (that) I'm telling you
¿por qué razón lo hiciste?
why did you do it?
la huelga ha de ser la razón por la que o por la cual no vino
it must have been the strike that prevented him from coming
no sé la razón que lo movió a hacer una cosa así
I don't know what made him do o what induced him to do a thing like that
se enojó y con razón
she got angry and rightly so o and with good reason
con razón o sin ella el caso es que se enfadó
the fact is that, rightly or wrongly, she lost her temper
se quejan sin razón
they're complaining for nothing o for no good reason
se quejan con razón
they have good reason to complain
se quejan con razón
they have cause for complaint
¡con razón no contestaban el teléfono!
no wonder they didn't answer the phone!
¡con razón no contestaban el teléfono!
that's why o that explains why they didn't answer the phone!
por una u otra razón siempre llega tarde
he always arrives late for one reason or another
razón de más para venir a vernos
all the more reason to come and see us
no hay razón para que no te quedes
there's no reason why you can't stay
por razones de seguridad
for security reasons
en razón de
because of
nadie resulta discriminado en razón de su edad, sexo o raza
nobody is discriminated against on the grounds of o because of (their) age, sex or race
la posibilidad de que haya sido secuestrado en razón del puesto que ocupa
the possibility that he might have been kidnapped because of o on account of the position he holds
en razón de los últimos acontecimientos
in view of o owing to recent events
atender o atenerse o avenirse a razones
to listen to reason

estar2 N m esp. LatAm

I.estar1 VB aux

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1. estar (seguido de adjetivos) Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by → ser . Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in → , ser

estar
to be
¡qué gordo está!
isn't he fat!
¡qué gordo está!
hasn't he got(ten) fat! o put on a lot of weight!
¡qué alto está Ignacio!
isn't Ignacio tall now!
¡qué alto está Ignacio!
hasn't Ignacio got(ten) tall o grown!
¡pobre abuelo! está viejo
poor grandpa! he's really aged
el rape está delicioso ¿qué le has puesto?
the monkfish is delicious, how did you cook it?
está muy simpático con nosotros ¿qué querrá?
he's being o he's been so nice to us (recently), what do you think he's after?
no estuvo grosero contigo — sí, lo estuvo
he wasn't rude to you — yes, he was
estás muy callado ¿qué te pasa?
you're very quiet, what's the matter?
¡pero tú estás casi calvo!
but you're almost bald
¡pero tú estás casi calvo!
but you've gone almost bald o you've lost almost all your hair!
¿no me oyes? ¿estás sorda?
can't you hear me? are you deaf?
¿está muerto/vivo?
is he dead/alive?
está cansada/furiosa/embarazada
she is tired/furious/pregnant

5. estar (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente) (con predicado introducido por preposición)

estar
to be
estoy a régimen
I'm on a diet
¿a cómo está la uva?
how much are the grapes?
estamos como al principio
we're back to where we started
está con el sarampión
she has (the) measles
estoy con muchas ganas de empezar
I'm really looking forward to starting
siempre está con lo mismo/con que es un incomprendido
he's always going on about the same thing/about how nobody understands him
estaba de luto/de uniforme
he was in mourning/uniform
hoy está de mejor humor
she's in a better mood today
están de limpieza/viaje
they're spring-cleaning/on a trip
estoy de cocinera hasta que vuelva mi madre
I'm doing the cooking until my mother comes back
estuvo de secretaria en una empresa internacional
she worked as a secretary in an international company
estás en un error
you're mistaken
no estoy para fiestas/bromas
I'm not in the mood for parties/joking
estamos sin electricidad
we don't have any electricity at the moment
estamos sin electricidad
the electricity is off at the moment
este está sin pintar
this one hasn't been painted yet
estar con alg. (estar de acuerdo)
to agree with sb
estar con alg. (apoyar)
to support sb
estar con alg. (apoyar)
to be on sb's side
yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada
I agree with you, I think she's mistaken
yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada
I'm with you, I think she's mistaken inf
nuestro partido está con el pueblo
our party supports o is on the side of the people
el pueblo está con nosotros
the people are with us
estar en algo todavía no hemos solucionado el problema, pero estamos en ello o eso
we still haven't solved the problem, but we're working on it
estar por alg. Spain inf
to be sweet o keen on sb inf

II.estar1 VB intr

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III.estar1 VB aux

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IV.estarse VB vpr

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bello sexo N m

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