Usage examples of "ser vivo" in Spanish with translation to English

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Es un ser vivo, así que claro que caga. It's a living being, so of course it shits.
Los seres vivos del pasado eran muy diferentes a los de hoy. Living beings from the past were very different from today's.
Londres, donde vivo, solía ser famosa por su niebla. London, where I live, used to be famous for its fog.
Creo que me gustaría ser tu amiga. I think I'd like to be your friend.
¿El pez está vivo todavía? Is the fish still alive?
A veces es difícil ser discreto y honesto al mismo tiempo. Sometimes it's hard to be tactful and honest at the same time.
No vivo para comer, como para vivir. I don't live to eat; I eat to live.
No me avergüenza ser pobre. I'm not ashamed that I am poor.
Vivo en Augusta 337. I live at 337 Augusta Street.
A pesar de ser viejo y tullido, tuvo el valor suficiente para hacer el trabajo. Old and crippled, he had courage enough to do the work.
"¿No eres mexicano?" "Sí, pero ahora vivo en la Argentina." "Aren't you Mexican?" "Yes, though now I live in Argentina."
No me casé con él por ser rico. I didn't marry him because he is rich.
¡Elvis Presley está vivo! Elvis Presley is alive!
No ser alto no es una desventaja seria en la vida. Not being tall is not a serious disadvantage in life.
Creo que Elvis sigue vivo. I believe Elvis yet lives.
Lo que dijo resultó ser falso. What he said turned out to be false.
El pez dorado está vivo. The goldfish is alive.
Yo te advierto que vas a ser comido. I'm warning you that you will be eaten.
Ahora no vivo en Maigo. I don't live in Maigo now.
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? Who wants to be a millionaire?
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