Esistere o avere una certa qualità.
To exist or to have a certain quality.
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Voglio essere felice. — I want to be happy.
Come si fa a essere sempre puntuali? — How do you manage to always be punctual?
Essere onesti conviene sempre. — Being honest always pays off.
Deve essere stato invitato alla festa. — He must have been invited to the party.
Siamo stati in vacanza l'anno scorso. — We were on vacation last year.
È stato un piacere conoscerti. — It was a pleasure to meet you.
L'uomo è un essere sociale. — Man is a social being.
Ogni essere vivente ha bisogno di acqua. — Every living being needs water.
Hanno immaginato un essere venuto da un altro pianeta. — They imagined a being that came from another planet.
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