siendo

being


Examples
  • Estamos siendo más concientes de cuan peligroso es el humo del cigarrillo inhalado indirectamente.

    We are becoming very aware of the dangers of secondhand smoke.

  • ¿No crees que ya va siendo hora de que asientes la cabeza?

    Don't you think it's time for you to settle down?

  • Tom no quiere que su hijo acabe siendo como yo.

    Tom doesn't want his son to turn out like me.

  • La atmósfera está siendo contaminada.

    The atmosphere is being polluted.

  • Estás siendo evasivo.

    You're being evasive.

  • ¿Tú crees que estoy siendo irrazonable?

    Do you think I'm being unreasonable?

  • Solo estaba siendo educado.

    I was just being polite.

  • Estábamos siendo atacados.

    We were under attack.

  • Extraño como suena, sigue siendo un hecho.

    Strange as it may sound, it is still fact.

  • Sigue siendo un misterio dónde está oculto el tesoro.

    Where the treasure is hidden is still a mystery.

  • Las antiguas costumbres están siendo gradualmente destruidas.

    Old customs are gradually being destroyed.

  • Los astros se empeñan de alumbrar a las mentes ávidas, siendo guía en la oscuridad.

    The planets and the stars insist on illuminating eager minds, being a guide among the darkness.

  • Como fueron a la misma universidad terminaron siendo más cercanos.

    They became all the better friends because they entered the same college.

  • Aun siendo mayo, hace mucho frío.

    It's even very cold in May.

  • No importa cuánto insistas en convencer a la gente de que el chocolate es vainilla, seguirá siendo chocolate, aunque puede que te convenzas a ti mismo y a algunos otros de que es vainilla.

    No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.

  • No creo que Tom se de cuenta de lo grosero que está siendo.

    I don't think that Tom realizes how rude he's being.

  • Tom está siendo perseguido por la policía.

    Tom is being hunted by the police.

  • Estoy siendo perseguido.

    I'm being chased.

  • Empezó siendo una broma que se nos fue de las manos.

    It started as a joke that got out of hand.

  • Siendo ese el caso, en lugar de elaborar más esos dos reportes, debería tratar de decir un par de palabras para corroborar los argumentos detrás de ellos.

    That being the case, instead of elaborating on these two reports, I should like to say a few words to corroborate the arguments behind them.


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