Sentence examples of "being" in English with translation "ser"

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Nobody likes being laughed at. A nadie le gusta que se rían de él.
Being Colombian is the best. Ser colombiano es lo mejor.
I was just being honest. Yo solo fui sincero.
He narrowly escaped being run over. Él se salvó por poco de ser atropellado.
Our land is being taken over. Se apoderarán de nuestra tierra.
A human being wrote the story. Un ser humano escribió la historia.
He was happy being a Jew. Él era feliz siendo un judío.
He confessed to being a liar. Confesó ser un mentiroso.
She accused me of being a liar. Ella me acusó de ser un mentiroso.
I passed behind him without being noticed. Pasé detrás de él sin que se diera cuenta.
They insisted on the criminal being punished. Insistieron en que el criminal fuera castigado.
He was fired for being an incompetent. Le despidieron del trabajo porque era un inepto.
She was suspected of being a spy. Se sospechaba que ella era una espía.
He is not ashamed of being poor. Él no se avergüenza de ser pobre.
Being poor, he can't buy it. Pobre como es, no lo puede comprar.
I am being paranoid, aren't I? ¿Estoy siendo paranoico, no es así?
Always being honest is no easy thing. Ser siempre honesto no es algo sencillo.
Besides being ignorant, he is too proud. Además de su ignorancia, él también es arrogante.
He is proud of being a musician. Está orgulloso de ser músico.
Don't be ashamed of being poor. No tengas vergüenza de ser pobre.
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