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SER nf abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) → Spanish radio network
ser [ser] vi 1. (descripción, identidad) → to be;
es médica/muy alta → she's a doctor/very tall;
la familia es de Cuzco → his (o her etc) family is from Cuzco;
ser de madera → to be made of wood;
soy Ana → I'm Ana
2. (propiedad): es de Joaquín → it's Joaquín's, it belongs to Joaquín
3. (horas, fechas, números): es la una → it's one o'clock;
son las seis y media → it's half-past six;
es el 1 de junio → it's the first of June;
somos/son seis → there are six of us/them;
2 y 2 son 4 → 2 and 2 are o make 4
4. (suceso): ¿qué ha sido eso? → what was that?;
la fiesta es en mi casa → the party's at my house;
¿qué será de mí? → what will become of me?;
"érase una vez ..." → "once upon a time ..."
5. (en oraciones pasivas): ha sido descubierto ya → it's already been discovered
6. es de esperar que ... → it is to be hoped o I etc hope that ...
7. (locuciones con sub): o sea → that is to say;
sea él sea su hermana → either him or his sister;
tengo que irme, no sea que mis hijos estén esperándome → I have to go in case my children are waiting for me
8. a o de no ser por él ... → but for him ...
9. a no ser que → unless he's got one already nmbeing;
ser humano → human being;
ser vivo → living creature

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