estado

/esˈtado/, [esˈt̪a.ð̞o]

state

Examples

Él ha estado jugando al ajedrez desde que estaba en el instituto.

He has been playing chess since he was in high school.

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Hungría es un estado situado en Europa Central.

Hungary is a state situated in Central Europe.

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Hasta ahora he estado en más de diez países extranjeros.

I have been to more than ten foreign countries so far.

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Se le informó de su estado de cuenta hace tres días atrás.

You've been informed of your account state three days ago.

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He estado cometiendo el mismo error toda mi vida.

I had been making the same mistake all my life.

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Él dijo que había estado por diez años en California.

He said that he had been in California for ten years.

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Ella ha estado a régimen los dos últimos meses porque ganó demasiado peso en invierno.

She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.

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La familia es el elemento natural y fundamental de la sociedad y tiene derecho a la protección de la sociedad y del Estado.

The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

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Ella ha estado atrapada desde hace una hora.

She has been trapped an hour already.

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Has estado ausente todos estos años.

You have been missing all these years.

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Él ha estado ocupado.

He has been busy.

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Tom ha estado trabajando como traductor desde que se graduó de la universidad.

Tom has been working as a translator ever since he graduated from college.

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He estado buscando a mi cachorrito por semanas.

I've been searching for my puppy for weeks.

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De no haber sido por tu consejo, él hubiera estado arruinado.

Had it not been for your advice he would have been ruined.

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¿Has estado en el extranjero?

Have you been abroad?

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Tom ha estado evitando a Mary.

Tom has been avoiding Mary.

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Habíamos estado hablando de Jim cuando entró al cuarto.

We had been talking about Jim when he entered the room.

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Hemos estado lejos.

We've been away.

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He estado en China menos de un mes.

I've been in China for less than a month.

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Tom debe haber estado en su casa entonces.

Tom must have been at home at that time.

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