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estante



shelf
shelf


Plural

The plural of estante is estantes.

Definitions

Spanish > English
estante
     1. adj. existing, being
     2. adj. permanent
     3. adj. (heraldry) statant
     4. n-m. shelf
están
     1. (they) are
estar
     1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
           ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
           Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
     2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
           El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
           ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
     3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
           Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
     4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
           Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
     5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
           Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
     6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
           Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
           Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
     7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
           estar muerto/a - to be dead
           estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
           estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
te
     1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
           Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
     2. pron. accusative of tú: you
     3. pron. : yourself
English > Spanish
shelf
     1. estante, balda

Pronunciation




Mexican Dialect



Example Sentences

Sacó un libro del estante de mi padre y volvió a la mesa. 



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