Spanish vocabulary
Ser listo/lista | To be clever | |
Estar listo/lista | To be ready | |
Ser negro/negra | To be black (skin colour) | |
Estar negro/negra | To be furious | |
Estar negro/negra | To be tanned | |
Ser verde | To be green (colour) | |
Ser verde | To be dirty (joke, old man, film) | |
Estar verde | To be green/unripe | |
Estar verde | To be unexperienced | |
Ser limpio/limpia | To be clean (a clean person) | |
Estar limpio/limpia | To not have any money | |
Estar limpio/limpia | To be clean (of drugs/alcohol etc) | |
Ser católico/católica | To be a Catholic | |
(No) estar católico/católica | (Not to) be in good health | |
Ser malo/mala | To be a bad person (morally) | |
Ser malo/mala | To be naughty | |
Estar malo/mala | To be ill/sick | |
Estar malo/mala | To be off (related to food, e.g. stale or mouldy) | |
Ser vivo/viva | To be a dynamic, outgoing person | |
Estar vivo/viva | To be alive | |
Ser despierto/despierta | To be smart/alert | |
Estar despierto/despierta | To be awake | |
Ser delicado/delicada | To be delicate/sensitive | |
Estar delicado/delicada | To be fragile health-wise | |
Ser atento/atenta | To be attentive/considerate | |
Estar atento/atenta | To be paying attention | |
Ser bueno/buena | To be good (a good person) | |
Estar bueno/buena | To be tasty (food and drink) | |
Estar bueno/buena | To be sexually attractive ("fit/hot" person) |