estaba

/esˈtaba/, [esˈt̪a.β̞a]

was

Examples

Tom admitió que lo que decía estaba mal.

Tom admitted what he said was wrong.

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Pensé que Tom estaba muerto.

I thought Tom was dead.

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Cuando Tom miró la manzana que se estaba comiendo se dio cuenta que se había comido medio gusano.

When Tom looked down at the apple he was eating, he realized that he had eaten half a worm.

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Estaba mirando por musicales en Berlin, y había unos muy interesantes por decir lo menos.

I was looking up musicals in Berlin and there are some interesting musicals to say the least.

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Salí corriendo a ver que estaba pasando.

I rushed out to see what was going on.

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¿Por qué no saludó el filete medio hecho al que estaba casi hecho cuando los dos se vieron? Ambos nos estaban preparados.

Why didn't the half-cooked steak say hello to the nearly-cooked steak when the two saw each other? They both weren't ready.

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Estaba de pie con los brazos cruzados.

He was standing with his arms folded.

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Su torta de arándano azul estaba deliciosa.

The blueberry cake he made was delicious.

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Su vestido estaba rasgado.

Her dress was torn.

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El café estaba tan caliente que no pude bebérmelo.

The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it up.

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Un borracho estaba durmiendo en el banco.

A drunken man was sleeping on the bench.

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Alguien limpió mi dormitorio mientras que yo estaba fuera.

Someone cleaned my room while I was gone.

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El área estaba tranquila.

The area was quiet.

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A pesar de que estaba enfermo, aun así el chico fue al colegio.

Even though he was sick, the boy still went to school.

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¿Él admitió que estaba equivocado?

Did he admit that he was wrong?

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Tom estaba desesperado por los sentimientos de Mary.

Tom was desperate for Mary's affection.

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Tom estaba aterrorizado.

Tom was terrified.

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Él estaba extasiado de averiguar que su hijo había triunfado.

He was overjoyed to find out that his son had succeeded.

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Ella estaba muy atenta durante su discurso.

During his speech she was all ears.

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Gracias por darme algo de comer, estaba muy hambriento.

Thank you for giving me something to eat. I was really hungry.

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