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

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Tú solías ser amigo de Tom. ¿Qué pasó? You and Tom used to be friends. What happened?
¿Por qué quisiera ser amigo de alguien que tuviera 4,387 de ellos en Facebook? Why would I want to be friends with someone who has 4,387 of them on Facebook?
Tom quiere ser tu amigo. Tom wants to be your friend.
¿Quieres ser mi amigo? Do you want to be my friend?
Creo que me gustaría ser tu amigo. I think I'd like to be your friend.
El muchacho se burló de su amigo por ser un cobarde. The boy mocked his friend for being a coward.
Estaba caminando en el parque con un amigo mío cuando empezó a llover. I was walking in the park with a friend of mine when it started raining.
Creo que me gustaría ser tu amiga. I think I'd like to be your friend.
Tengo un amigo cuyo sobrenombre es "lápiz". I have a friend whose nickname is "Pencil."
A veces es difícil ser discreto y honesto al mismo tiempo. Sometimes it's hard to be tactful and honest at the same time.
Me encontré con un viejo amigo mío en el tren. I came upon an old friend of mine on the train.
No me avergüenza ser pobre. I'm not ashamed that I am poor.
A pesar de que Tom era mi mejor amigo, estoy empezando a odiarlo. Even though Tom used to be my best friend, I'm beginning to hate him.
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.
Mi amigo solo come comida orgánica. My friend only eats organic food.
No me casé con él por ser rico. I didn't marry him because he is rich.
Eres mi amigo. You are my friend.
Londres, donde vivo, solía ser famosa por su niebla. London, where I live, used to be famous for its fog.
Tengo un amigo cuyo padre es veterinario. I have a friend whose father is an animal doctor.
No ser alto no es una desventaja seria en la vida. Not being tall is not a serious disadvantage in life.
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