estando

at, being


Verb estando

  1. Adverbial present participle of estar; being.

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Examples
  • Estando mi madre enferma, no pude ir al concierto.

    My mother being ill, I couldn't go to the concert.

  • Él bajó mucho de peso estando enfermo.

    While he was sick, he lost a lot of weight.

  • Me llamaron a la oficina primero, estando mi nombre a la cabeza de la lista.

    I was called into the office first, my name being at the head of the list.

  • Voy estando cansado y viejo.

    I'm getting older and tired.

  • La higienista dental me dijo, estando tumbado en la silla, "Bien, por favor abre tu boca."

    The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."

  • Después de llover y estando el suelo húmedo, es más sencillo quitar la maleza.

    After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.

  • Si un árbol se cae en el bosque y nadie lo oye, ¿ocurrió realmente? Si un hombre dice lo que piensa en el bosque, y no le oye ninguna mujer, ¿sigue estando equivocado?

    If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears it, did it happen? If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?


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