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ser

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After all her hard work, she truly deserves to be recognized.
Después de todo su trabajo duro, realmente se merece ser reconocida.
He wants to be able to solve the problem by himself.
Él quiere ser capaz de resolver el problema por sí mismo.
My grandmother was a nurse, but she wanted to be a doctor.
Mi abuela enfermera, pero habría querido ser médica.
The printer is not working. There seems to be a paper jam.
La impresora no funciona. Parece ser que hay un atasco de papel.

She will be remembered for being a great mother to her children.
Será recordada por ser una estupenda madre de sus hijos.
The roof of the house needs to be repaired after the storm.
El techo de la casa necesita ser reparado después de la tormenta.
I have to hurry because I have an important appointment and I want to be on time.
Tengo que darme prisa porque tengo una cita importante y quiero ser puntual.
This must be the key you are looking for, try it and see if you can open the lock with it.
Esta debe ser la llave que buscas, pruébala a ver si consigues abrir con ella la cerradura.
After proving her dismissal was unjustified, she had to be readmitted.
Tras demostrar que su despido fue improcedente, tuvo que ser readmitida.
When I was a boy, I wanted to be a vet.
Cuando era niño, quería ser veterinario.
She is a very strict person: if he gives you an order, you must obey it or you will be in trouble.
Es una persona muy estricta: si te da una orden, debes cumplirla o tendrás problemas.
I was invited to the party and there I was able to meet all the members of the team.
Fui invitada a la fiesta y allí pude conocer a todos los miembros del equipo.
He was convicted of fraud and had to serve a five-year sentence.
Fue condenado por fraude y tuvo que cumplir una pena de cinco años.
He was elected to a seat in the parliament last year.
Fue elegido para un escaño en el parlamento el año pasado.

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Verbs
				`to be aux. \| was, been \|`			`ser`
				`to be honest \| was, been \|`			`ser sincero(-a)`
				`to be necessary \| was, been \|`			`ser necesario`
				`to be optimistic (about so. (or: sth.)) \| was, been \|`			`ser (muy) optimista`
				`to be patient (with so.) \| was, been \|`			`ser paciente (con alguien)`
				`to be pessimistic (about so. (or: sth.)) \| was, been \|`			`ser (muy) pesimista`
				`to be proactive \| was, been \|`			`ser proactivo(-a)`
				`to be superfluous \| was, been \|`			`ser superfluo`
				`to be allergic to sth. \| was, been \|`			`ser alérgico(-a) a algo`
				`to be up to sth. \| was, been \|`			`ser capaz de algo`
				`to be inferior \| was, been \|`			`ser inferior a alguien`
				`to be a bore \| was, been \|`			`ser pesado(-a) - aburrido`
				`to be a bore \| was, been \|`			`ser un rollo [coll.]`
				`to be a drag \| was, been \| [coll.]`			`ser un aburrimiento`

Phrases / Collocations
				`What will be, will be.`			`Lo que sea será.`
				`to be an item [coll.]`			`ser pareja`
				`to be all ears`			`ser todo oídos`
				`to be apprehensive \| was, been \|`			`ser aprensivo(-a)`
				`to be blinkered`			`ser estrecho de miras`
				`to be right`			`ser cierto`
				`to be the limit`			`ser el acabose`
				`to be honest (short form: TBH)`			`para ser sincero(-a)`
				`to be honest`			`para ser sincero(-a)`
				`to be reluctant \| was, been \|`			`ser reacio a algo`
				`to be a steal`			`ser un chollo`
				`to be a troublemaker`			`ser de cuidado`
				`to be too much \| was, been \| - the limit`			`ser el acabose`
				`to be half-baked (Amer.) [fig.]`			`ser inmaduro(-a)`

Nouns
				`to be mothering of so.`			`ser (muy) maternal con alguien`
				`to be the living image of so. [coll.]`			`ser clavado(-a) a alguien`
				`to be the living image of so. [coll.]`			`ser igualito(-a) que alguien`
				`to be the spit of so. [coll.]`			`ser clavado(-a) a alguien`
				`to be the spit of so. [coll.]`			`ser igualito(-a) que alguien`
				`to be the spitting image of so. [coll.]`			`ser clavado(-a) a alguien`
				`to be the spitting image of so. [coll.]`			`ser igualito(-a) que alguien`
				`to be the living image of so. [coll.]`			`ser el retrato fiel de alguien`
				`to be the spit of so. [coll.]`			`ser el retrato fiel de alguien`
				`to be the spitting image of so. [coll.]`			`ser el retrato fiel de alguien`

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