Significations et usages de SEAS

ser (n.)

spirit, thing, heart, liveliness, life, sprightliness, vitality, vividness, base, bottom, kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty, wick, centre, nature, effect, burden, point

ser (v.)

come, get, be, pass, occur, be found, be in existence, exist, there be, equal, be worth, be equal, find o.s., lie, sit, constitute, represent, make up, comprise, go, make, total, number, add up, amount, become, grow

ser (n.) (biología)

organism, being, existence

ser ()

her, him, his nibs, himself, herself, self

a no ser que

unless

a no ser que (+ conditionnel)

except when  (+ conditionnel), unless  (+ conditionnel)

de ser posible (adv.)

if possible

llegar a ser (v.)

become, fall, get, go, grow, make, turn, work one's way up to

manera de ser (n.)

disposition, mettle, temper, temperament

no ser adecuado para (v.)

be unsuitable for, be unsuited for, not be equal to, not be suited to, not be up to

no ser agua limpia (v.)

be suspicious, look suspicious, seem fishy, sound fishy

no ser capaz de (v.)

not be capable of

no ser como debe ser (v.)

be suspicious, look suspicious, seem fishy, sound fishy

no ser conveniente (v.)

be improper, be inappropriate, not become, not be fitting

no ser igual a (v.)

interest, not be indifferent to

no ser indiferente a (v.)

interest, not be indifferent to

no ser oportuno (v.)

be inappropriate

no ser trigo limpio (v.)

be suspicious, look suspicious, seem fishy, sound fishy

poder ser (v.)

may

podría ser (v.)

might

puede ser (v.)

might

resultar ser (v.)

appear to be, prove to be, reveal oneself as, turn out to be

ser a gusto de (v.)

be delighted with, be pleased with

ser acusado de (v.)

be accused of, be charged with, be on trial for, be tried for, stand accused of, stand trial for

ser adicto (v.)

be addicted, be addicted to, be hooked  (colloquial), be hooked on  (colloquial)

ser adicto a (v.)

be addicted, be addicted to, be hooked  (colloquial), be hooked on  (colloquial)

ser afectado de (v.)

be ..-ridden, be cursed with

ser aficionado a

keen on

ser aficionado a (v.)

have a liking for, have a taste for

ser aguerrido a (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser alcohólico (v.)

be addicted to alcohol, be addicted to drink, be a drinker, be a heavy drinker, be an alcoholic, be given to drink, drink, drink heavily, have a drink problem

ser amigo de (v.)

be friendly with, be friends with, be on friendly terms with, be on good terms with

ser amigos (v.)

be friends

ser amigos con (v.)

be friendly with, be friends with, be on friendly terms with, be on good terms with

ser apropiado (v.)

accommodate, fit, go, suit

ser apto para (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be appropriate for, be competent at, be equal to, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be fit for, be good at, be good for, be skilful at, be skilled in, be suitable for, be suitable to, be suited for, be suited to, be suited to be, be up to, be versed in, be well-versed in, fit, suit

ser arrojado a la playa (v.)

be washed ashore, be washed up, drift ashore, wash ashore

ser avaro (v.)

be mean, be miserly, be stingy

ser avezado a (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser bizco (v.)

be cross-eyed, be squint-eyed, squint

ser blanco de (v.) (figurado)

be the butt of  (figurative), be the target of  (figurative)

ser borracho (v.)

be addicted to alcohol, be addicted to drink, be a drinker, be a heavy drinker, be an alcoholic, be given to drink, drink, drink heavily, have a drink problem

ser bueno (v.)

be all right, be good, be OK

ser capaz de

have it in oneself ZZZetcZZZ

ser capaz de (v.)

be able to  (+ infinitif), be capable of, be equal to, be suited to, be up to

ser capaz de (v.) (+ infinitif)

be able to  (+ infinitif), manage to  (+ infinitif)

ser característico de (v.)

be characteristic of, be typical of

ser cateado (v.) (figurado)

be wide, bomb, breakdown, break down  (figurative), come to grief  (figurative), come unstuck, fail  (figurative), flunk  (colloquial;figurative;American), flush it, founder  (figurative), go wide, miscarry  (figurative), miss, not hit

ser cateado en (v.) (figurado)

be wide, bomb, breakdown, break down  (figurative), come to grief  (figurative), come unstuck, fail  (figurative), flunk  (colloquial;figurative;American), flush it, founder  (figurative), go wide, miscarry  (figurative), miss, not hit

ser causa de (v.)

be the cause of

ser cierto (v.)

be a certainty, be certain, be certain about, be certain of, be for certain, be for sure, be positive about, be positive of, be sure, be sure about, be sure of

ser cierto (v.) (figurado)

be established  (figurative), be fixed  (figurative), be laid down  (figurative), be settled  (figurative)

ser comido (v.)

corrode, oxidise  (British), oxidize, rust, rust away, weather

ser competente en (v.)

be competent at, be good at, be skilful at

ser competente para (v.)

be competent at, be good at, be skilful at

ser cómplice de (v.)

be accessory to

ser conocido (v.)

become publicly known, get out

ser conocido por (v.)

have a name for, have a reputation, have a reputation for

ser contrario a (v.)

be abhorrent of, be antipathetic to, be at variance with, be averse to, be contrary to, be in defiance of, conflict with, contravene, detest, disrelish  (literary), go against, have an aversion to, run counter to

ser conveniente (v.)

be appropriate, become, be convenient, befit, be fitting, behoove  (American), behove, be opportune, be proper, be right, ought to, should, suit, suit fine

ser copiado (v.)

be copied

ser correcto (v.)

be appropriate, become, befit, be fitting, behoove  (American), behove, be proper, be right, ought to, should

ser cosquilloso (v.)

be quick-tempered, be short-tempered, be thin-skinned, be touchy, have a chip on one's shoulder

ser cristiano (n.)

christianity

ser culpable de (v.)

be at fault, be guilty of, be to blame for

ser de

hail from

ser de (v.)

appertain to  (literary), become, belong, belong to, pertain to

ser de competencia de (v.)

be within the province of, come under

ser de importancia (v.)

be important, be of consequence, be of importance, be of relevance, be of significance, be relevant, be significant

ser de la Virgen del Puño (v.)

be a money-grubber, be a skinflint

ser de opinión (v.)

be of the opinion, take the position, take the view

ser debido (v.)

be appropriate, become, befit, be fitting, behoove  (American), behove, be proper, be right, ought to, should

ser deforme (n.)

deformed person

ser derribado por el viento (v.)

be blown down, blow down

ser digno de (v.)

be deserving of, be due, be worth, be worthy, be worthy of, deserve, earn, merit

ser discordante (v.) (música)

be discordant  (music), be dissonant  (music)

ser disonante (v.) (música)

be discordant  (music), be dissonant  (music)

ser distinto de (v.)

differ about, differ from, differ in, differ on, differ over, differ with, dissent from, diverge from, range, vary from, vary in

ser ducho en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser dueño de (v.)

be in the possession of, be master of, have, have at one's disposal, have at one's disposition, have in one's possession, have in possession, hold, keep back, keep in one's possession, own, possess, retain possession of, withhold

ser el motivo de (v.)

be the occasion of

ser el objeto de (v.) (figurado)

be the butt of  (figurative), be the object of  (figurative), be the target of  (figurative)

ser el pagano (v.)

carry the can  (colloquial;British), foot the bill, pay the piper  (colloquial)

ser el pan de cada día (v.)

be the order of the day

ser el punto de mira de (v.) (figurado)

be the butt of  (figurative), be the target of  (figurative)

ser el turno de (v.)

be s.o.'s turn

ser elástico (v.)

be elastic, be resilient, be springy

ser eliminado (v.) (deporte)

be eliminated  (sport)

ser encontrado (v.)

be found

ser enemigo de (v.)

be abhorrent of, be antipathetic to, be averse to, detest, disrelish  (literary), have an aversion to

ser enfermizo (v.)

ail, be ailing, be sickly

ser entendido en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be familiar with, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well up in, be well up on, be well-versed in

ser equivalente (v.)

be, equal

ser erosionado (v.)

corrode, oxidise  (British), oxidize, rust, rust away, weather

ser escabechado (v.) (figurado)

be wide, bomb, breakdown, break down  (figurative), come to grief  (figurative), come unstuck, fail  (figurative), flunk  (colloquial;figurative;American), flush it, founder  (figurative), go wide, miscarry  (figurative), miss, not hit

ser escabechado en (v.) (figurado)

be wide, bomb, breakdown, break down  (figurative), come to grief  (figurative), come unstuck, fail  (figurative), flunk  (colloquial;figurative;American), flush it, founder  (figurative), go wide, miscarry  (figurative), miss, not hit

ser establecido (v.) (figurado)

be fixed  (figurative)

ser experimentado en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser experto en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be competent at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be good at, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in, master

ser favorecido por la suerte (v.)

be fortunate, be in luck, be lucky, have a lucky streak, have good luck, have sth. going for you, have sth. going in your favour

ser feliz (v.)

be happy, be pleased

ser fijado (v.) (figurado)

be established  (figurative), be fixed  (figurative), be laid down  (figurative), be settled  (figurative)

ser formado por aluvión (v.)

become silted up, form a deposit, get silted up, silt, silt up

ser humano (n.)

homo, human, human being, individual, man, mobile portal, mortal  (literary), person, somebody, someone, soul, wireless portal

ser igual (v.)

be all one  (British), be all one to  (British), be all the same, be all the same to, be a matter of indifference, be a matter of indifference to, be just the same, be just the same to, be of no importance, not care, not care one way or the other, not matter, not matter a bit, not matter at all

ser igual a (v.)

agree, be, check, correspond, equal, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally, tie in/up, work out

ser imaginario (n.)

imaginary being, imaginary creature

ser imitado (v.)

be copied

ser importante (v.)

be important, be of consequence, be of importance, be of relevance, be of significance, be relevant, be significant

ser inadecuado para (v.)

be unsuitable for, be unsuited for, not be equal to, not be suited to, not be up to

ser inclinado a (v.)

be inclined to, be inclined towards

ser inconveniente (v.)

be improper, be inappropriate, not become, not be fitting

ser incorporado a filas (v.) (ejército)

be in the armed forces  (army), be in the army  (army), be in the forces  (army), be under arms  (army), serve  (army), serve in the army  (army)

ser incuestionable (v.)

be beyond all doubt, be beyond doubt, be beyond question, be indubitable

ser indiferente a (v.)

be all the same, be a matter of indifference, be indifferent

ser indiscutible (v.)

be beyond all dispute, be beyond dispute

ser indudable (v.)

be beyond all doubt, be beyond doubt, be beyond question, be indubitable

ser inferior a (v.)

be beaten by, be inferior to, be not as good as, be worse than, lag behind, lose out to

ser infiel (v.)

be unfaithful

ser inherente (v.)

inhere

ser inherente a (v.)

be typical of

ser inherente en (v.)

attach to, inhere in

ser inminente (v.)

be afoot, be at hand, be brewing, be imminent, be in the offing, be on the way

ser inoportuno (v.)

be inappropriate

ser inservible (v.)

be of no avail, be unusable, be useless

ser inútil (v.)

be of no avail, be unusable, be useless

ser irritable (v.)

be quick-tempered, be short-tempered, be thin-skinned, be touchy, have a chip on one's shoulder

ser la causa de (v.)

be the cause of

ser libre de (v.)

be free to, have the scope to

ser libre para (v.)

be free to, have the scope to

ser llevado por el viento (v.)

be blown away, be blown off, be blown out, be dispersed by the wind, blow away, fly away

ser lo más pintado para (v.)

be cut out for, be cut out to do, be just the thing for, be suitable for, be suitable to, suit down to the ground  (British)

ser más agarrado que un chotis (v.)

be a money-grubber, be a skinflint

ser más listo que (v.)

bamboozle  (colloquial), beat, beguile, beguile into, bilk, bilk out of, cheat, cheat out of, circumvent, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, flim-flam, fob, fool, fox, have, hoodwink  (colloquial), lead astray, lead up the garden path  (colloquial), misguide, mislead, outfox, outmaneuver  (American), outmanoeuvre  (British), outsmart, outwit, overreach, play a hoax on, play a joke on, play a prank on, play a trick, play a trick / tricks on, play a trick on, play tricks, play tricks on, pull a fast one on, put on the wrong track  (colloquial), rip off, swindle, swindle out of, take, take for a ride  (colloquial), take in, trick, trick into, trick out of

ser mejor que (v.)

be a cut above  (colloquial), be better than

ser menos que (v.)

be beaten by, be inferior to, be not as good as, be worse than, lag behind, lose out to

ser mítico (n.)

mythical being

ser motivo de (v.)

be the occasion of

ser muy encogido (v.)

be a penny-picher, be a scrooges, grudge every penny, keep a hand on the purse-strings, keep a tight hand on one's purse

ser muy roña (v.)

be a penny-picher, be a scrooges, grudge every penny, keep a hand on the purse-strings, keep a tight hand on one's purse

ser natural en (v.)

be typical of

ser necesario (v.)

be essential, be necessary, be needed, be required

ser nocivo para (v.)

be bad for, be damaging to, be detrimental to, be harmful to, cause damage  (figurative), cause damage to, damage, do damage  (figurative), do harm  (figurative), harm  (figurative), impair, injure  (figurative), prejudice  (figurative), put at a disadvantage  (figurative)

ser novio (v.)

court, date, go out, go out with, go steady, go steady with, romance, see, solicit, woo

ser oportuno (v.)

be convenient, be opportune, suit, suit fine

ser orgulloso de (v.)

boast about, boast of, pride o.s. in, pride o.s. on, take pride in

ser originario de (v.)

be derived from

ser perito en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser picajoso (v.)

be touchy

ser planteado (v.)

come up

ser pobre (v.)

be poor

ser portavoz (v.)

act as speaker, be speaker

ser posible (adv.)

possibly

ser posible (v.)

can, could, may

ser preciso (v.)

be essential, be necessary, be needed, be required

ser procedente de (v.)

derive from, issue, originate from, originate in, stem from

ser procesado por (v.)

be accused of, be charged with, be on trial for, be tried for, stand accused of, stand trial for

ser promovido (v.) (ejército)

be commissioned  (army), be promoted  (army;sport), get one's commission  (army)

(ser) propenso a

subject to

ser propenso a (v.)

be inclined to, be inclined towards

ser propiedad (de) (v.)

belong

ser propiedad de (v.)

appertain to  (literary), belong, belong to, pertain to

ser propio de (v.)

be typical of, pertain

ser puesto sobre el tapete (v.)

come up

ser quisquilloso (v.)

be quick-tempered, be short-tempered, be thin-skinned, be touchy, have a chip on one's shoulder

ser reencontrado (v.)

be found

ser relevante (v.)

be important, be of consequence, be of importance, be of relevance, be of significance, be relevant, be significant

ser representativo de (v.)

be representative of

ser requerido (v.)

call, send for  (jurisprudence), summon  (jurisprudence)

ser responsable de (v.)

bear the responsibility for, be charged with, be entrusted with, be in charge of, be responsible for, be to blame for

ser resultado de (v.)

arise from, be the result of, result from, stem from

ser seguido (v.)

be copied

ser seguro (v.)

be a certainty, be certain, be certain about, be certain of, be for certain, be for sure, be positive about, be positive of, be sure, be sure about, be sure of

ser sensible a (v.)

be accessible to, be amenable to, be open to, be receptive to, be sensitive to

ser sintomático de (v.)

be symptomatic of

ser sobrenatural (n.)

spiritual being, supernatural being

ser superior a (v.)

beat, best, be superior, be victorious, defeat, gain advantage, gain the upper hand, get the best of, get the better of, get the upper hand, have/get/gain the upper hand, have the upper hand, outdo, overcome, own, predominate, prevail, triumph

Ser supremo (n.)

almighty, Father, God, good god, Lord, Supreme Being

ser supremo (n.)

almighty, Father, God, good god, Lord, Supreme Being

ser susceptible (v.)

be quick-tempered, be short-tempered, be thin-skinned, be touchy, have a chip on one's shoulder

ser susceptible de (v.)

be accessible to, be amenable to, be liable to, be open to, be receptive to, be subject to, be susceptible to, have a predisposition to, have a tendency to

ser suspendido (v.)

be called off, be cancelled

ser tacaño (v.)

be mean, be miserly, be stingy

ser testimonio de (v.)

bespeak, give evidence of, show

ser típico de (v.)

be peculiar to, be typical of

ser todo oídos (v.)

be all ears

ser un encogido (v.)

be a penny-picher, be a scrooges, grudge every penny, keep a hand on the purse-strings, keep a tight hand on one's purse

ser un estorbo (v.)

be in the way, delay, detain, get in the way, hamper, hinder, hold, hold up, impede, jam, stand in the way

ser un experto en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be competent at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be good at, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well-versed in

ser un roña (v.)

be a penny-picher, be a scrooges, grudge every penny, keep a hand on the purse-strings, keep a tight hand on one's purse

ser una amenaza (v.)

endanger, expose to danger, imperil  ((Dep)formel), jeopardise  (British), jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten

ser válido (v.)

apply, be effective, be in effect, be in force, be operative, be valid, bring into operation, count, hold, place in service, place in use, put aside, put on, stand

ser ventrílocuo (v.)

throw one's voice, ventriloquize

ser versado en (v.)

be an authority on, be an expert in, be an old hand at, be a past matter at, be experienced in, be expert at, be expert in, be familiar with, be good at, be skilful at, be skilled in, be versed in, be well up in, be well up on, be well-versed in

ser viviente (n.) (biología)

living being  (biology), living creature  (biology)

ser vivo (n.)

being  (biology), organism

venir a ser costumbre (v.)

become current, become established, gain currency, take hold, take root

venir a ser el uso (v.)

become current, become established, gain currency, take hold, take root

Ser

Being