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Old March 21, 2011, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Perikles View Post
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agrio
ser agrio: to be sauer (by nature)
estar agrio: to taste sauer


bueno
ser bueno: to be good
estar bueno: to be healthy

fuerte
ser fuerte: to be strong
estar fuerte: to be good at something

joven
ser joven: to be young
estar joven: to look young

nuevo
ser nuevo: to be new
estar nuevo: to look new

oscuro
ser oscuro: to be dark (in a room)
estar oscuro: to be dark (without sun)

perezoso
ser perezoso: to be lazy by nature
estar perezoso: to be lazy (in a particular case)


rojo
ser rojo: to be red
estar rojo: to blush (with embarrassment)

soltero
ser soltero: to be unmarried
estar soltero: to be still unmarried


viejo
ser viejo: to be old
estar viejo: to look old

considerado
ser considerado: to be considerate
estar considerado: to be highly regarded

despistado
ser despistado: to be absent-minded
estar despistado: to be daydreaming, miles away

divertido
ser divertido: to be entertaining
estar divertido: to be in a good mood
Those in blue just show basic features of ser and estar and many adjectives and verboids could be used.

About the rest

estar bueno = healthy? it may be edible, sane, high quality, or it may be "well".

ser fuerte = estar fuerte = to be good at something + basic distinction between ser and estar.

estar joven = to look and act younger that his/er age

estar nuevo = being in mint condition or without signal of being worn or wasted by use or time

estar o(b)scuro = .... with insufficient light, in shadows

ponerse rojo = to blush (with embarrassment)
estar rojo = to show a reddish visage, like bloated / to be sunburnt

ser viejo = estar viejo = to be old
estar viejo = to be too old / to look and act older than his/er real age

estar considerado = to be regarded as (it's an incomplete phrase)
estar bien considerado = ser bien considerado = to be highly-regarded

estar despistado = to be muddled

estar divertido = to be having fun
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