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/esˈtaðo/
Translation
state, condition; been (past participle)
Word origin
From Latin status ('a standing, condition, position'), from stare ('to stand'). It gives both 'state, condition' and 'the State'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- status
- English cognates
- state, status
Grammar
Examples
estable.
The patient's condition is serious but stable.
aparece.
I have been waiting half an hour and nobody shows up.
.
The member states voted in favour of the agreement.
irnos .
We have been thinking about going to live in the countryside.
.
The car arrived in poor condition after the trip.
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