estar completo
to be complete
The Spanish term 'estar completo' translates to 'to be complete' in English. In Spanish, verbs often express a state or change of state. 'Estar' is a verb that generally indicates a temporary state or location. 'Completo' means complete, full, or whole. Thus, 'estar completo' means to be in the state of being whole or complete. This phrase could refer to a variety of situations, from a completed task, a full complement of items, to a feeling of personal fulfillment.
Example sentences using: estar completo
El proyecto debe estar completo antes del lunes.
The project must be complete before Monday.
In this example, 'estar completo' is used to express that a specific task, in this case a project, needs to be finished or completed before a certain date, Monday.
Necesito que la lista de tareas esté completa para revisarla.
I need the task list to be complete to review it.
Here, 'estar completo' is utilized to indicate that in order for the task list to be reviewed, it needs to be fully completed with no tasks left to add.
Después de largas horas de trabajo, finalmente el edificio está completo.
After long hours of work, the building is finally complete.
In this sentence, 'estar completo' is used to express that a long and laborious process, in this case the building of a structure, has come to its conclusion. Here, 'estar completo' means that there is no more work left to be done on the building.