son

/ˈson/, [ˈsõn]

are

Examples

Es bien sabido que las arañas no son insectos.

It's a well-known fact that spiders aren't insects.

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Por desgracia, estas hermosas palabras no son mías.

Unfortunately, these beautiful words are not mine.

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Casi son las once y media.

It's almost half past eleven.

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Ustedes son mis enemigos.

You're my enemy.

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Las supersticiones provienen de la incapacidad de los hombres a reconocer que las coincidencias son simplemente coincidencias.

Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.

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Olvídenlo, sólo son detalles triviales.

Forget it, those are just trivial details.

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Los gemelos son tan parecidos que es casi imposible distinguirlos.

The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.

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¿En serio son primos?

Are you guys really cousins?

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La gente que nos topamos en los libros pueden agradarnos, o bien porque se parecen a los amigos a los que apreciamos en la vida real, o bien porque son desconocidos a quienes estamos encantados de conocer.

The people we meet in books can delight us either because they resemble the friends we hold dear in real life, or because they are unfamiliar people that we are pleased to get to know.

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Ellas son personas sin consciencia moral.

They are persons with no moral conscience.

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Las categorías del IMC (por debajo del peso normal, sobrepeso o obeso) de la tabla de lectura general no son apropiadas para atletas, niños, ancianos y enfermos.

BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.

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Tus resultados del examen son excelentes.

Your examination results are excellent.

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Todos los humanos son mortales.

All human beings are mortal.

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Las mujeres no son objetos sexuales.

Women are not sex objects.

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Creemos firmemente que al componer oraciones, el autor debe evitar caer en el mal hábito consistente en el uso de demasiadas palabras innecesarias, que en realidad son absolutamente superfluas a la luz de lo que se quiere expresar.

We firmly believe that when composing sentences, the author should avoid falling into the bad habit inherent in the use of too many unnecessary words, which are actually absolutely superfluous in light of the intended meaning.

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Los niños son muy curiosos y hacen muchas preguntas.

Children are very curious and ask many questions.

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Las flores en el jardín son maravillosas.

The flowers in the garden are beautiful.

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Los gustos son variados.

Tastes are diverse.

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No vemos las cosas según son, sino según somos.

We don't see things as they are, but as we are.

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Los aliados de la verdad son aquellos que la buscan, no aquellos que se jactan de haberla encontrado.

The friends of truth are those who seek it, not those who boast about having found it.

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