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

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No me avergüenza ser pobre. I'm not ashamed that I am poor.
Me gustaría ser un futbolista famoso. I would like become a famous soccer player
Está orgulloso de ser músico. He is proud of being a musician.
¿Por qué querés ser enfermera? Why do you want to be a nurse?
No quiero gritarte, pero lo haré de ser necesario. I don't want to shoot you, but I will if I have to.
Ser colombiano es lo mejor. Being Colombian is the best.
Eso no puede ser correcto. That can't be right.
Yo daba por sentado que él iba a ser un miembro. I took it for granted that he would become a member.
No hay deshonra en ser pobre. There is no disgrace in being poor.
Eso no puede ser verdad. That can't be true.
Este dios indígena necesita de agua para tener una vida normal, moverse y hablar, o su cuerpo vuelve a ser piedra inmóvil. This indigenous god needs water to have a normal life, move and talk, or its body will turn back into immovable stone.
Un ser humano escribió la historia. A human being wrote the story.
¿Tacos? Tiene que ser México. Tacos? Gotta be Mexico.
Está orgulloso de ser un médico. He is proud of being a doctor.
¿Podrá ser cierto el reporte? Can the report be true?
Yo solía soñar con ser millonario. I used to dream about being a millionaire.
Esta oración debe ser adoptada. This sentence must be adopted.
Él está orgulloso de ser un músico. He is proud of being a musician.
¿Te gustaría ser un astronauta? Would you like to be an astronaut?
Él era sospechoso de ser un espía. He was under suspicion of being a spy.
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