{"id":7614,"date":"2013-12-02T08:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T13:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2014-07-16T13:51:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T17:51:07","slug":"07-idioms-with-verb-estar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/07-idioms-with-verb-estar\/","title":{"rendered":"07 Idioms with Verb “Estar”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hello, there!<\/p>\n

It’s a rainy Monday here in Bebedouro (Brazil) and I’ve decided to share seven very cool and useful idioms in Spanish with verb “estar”.<\/p>\n

Are you ready?<\/p>\n

Let’s do this!<\/p>\n

01. Estar a la altura<\/strong> \u2013 to live up to one’s expectations; to be worth it<\/p>\n

Ten\u00eda muy buenas referencias, pero su trabajo no estaba a la altura.
\nHe had very good references, but his work didn’t live up to it.<\/em><\/p>\n

El curso era caro, pero estaba a la altura.
\nThe course was expensive, but it was worth it.<\/em><\/p>\n

02. Estar de racha<\/strong> \u2013 to be in a spell of good luck<\/p>\n

Ha ganado todas las partidas que ha jugado; est\u00e1 de racha \u00faltimamente.
\nHe’s won all the mathces he’s played; he’s been very lucky lately.<\/em><\/p>\n

Estoy de racha: dos propuestas de empleo en un solo dia.
\nI’ve been lucky: two job proposals in only one day.<\/em><\/p>\n

03. Estar en las nubes<\/strong> \u2013 to be daydreaming<\/p>\n

No te va a contestar; ahora mismo est\u00e1 en las nubes.
\nHe’s not going to answer; he’s daydreaming right now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cuando lleg\u00f3 el jefe estaba en las nubes y lo rega\u00f1\u00f3.
\nWhen he boss arrived he wa daydreaming and told him off.<\/em><\/p>\n

04. Estar en las \u00faltimas<\/strong> \u2013 to be dying; to be extremely tired<\/p>\n

El pobre est\u00e1 en las \u00faltimas.
\nThe poor man is dying.<\/em><\/p>\n

Luc\u00eda est\u00e1 en las \u00faltimas, y no s\u00e9 si podr\u00e1 llegar a la meta.
\nLuc\u00eda is extremely tired and I don’t know if she’ll be able to reach her goal.<\/em><\/p>\n

05. Estar en paz<\/strong> \u2013 to be even<\/p>\n

T\u00fa me pegaste primero, y despu\u00e9s yo a ti, as\u00ed que estamos en paz.
\nYou hit me first, then I hit you, so we’re even.<\/em><\/p>\n

Con esto termino de pagarte lo que te deb\u00eda, as\u00ed que ya estamos en paz.
\nI finish paying what I owe you now, so we’re even.<\/em><\/p>\n

06. Estar encima de alguien<\/strong> \u2013 to breathe down someone’s neck<\/p>\n

Mis padres est\u00e1n siempre encima de m\u00ed, controlando lo que hago.
\nMy parents are always breathing down my neck, controlling what I do.<\/em><\/p>\n

Los profesores tenemos que estar encima de los alumnos para que estudien.
\nWe, as teachers, need to breathe down students’ necks so they will study.<\/em><\/p>\n

07. Estar enganchado a algo<\/strong> \u2013 to be hooked\/addicted on something<\/p>\n

Estoy enganchada a la nueva telenovela desde el primer cap\u00edtulo.
\nI’ve been hooked on the new soap opera since the first episode.<\/em><\/p>\n

Se ve que est\u00e1s enganchado a Facebook.
\nYou’re obviously hooked on Facebook.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello, there! It’s a rainy Monday here in Bebedouro (Brazil) and I’ve decided to share seven very cool and useful idioms in Spanish with verb “estar”. Are you ready? Let’s do this! 01. Estar a la altura \u2013 to live up to one’s expectations; to be worth it Ten\u00eda muy buenas referencias, pero su trabajo…<\/p>\n

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