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como
1. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
2. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
3. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
4. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
5. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
6. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
7. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
8. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
9. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
10. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
andan
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of andar
andar
1. v. to walk, to go
2. v. to amble, to travel
3. v. to ride
Ando en bicicleta. - I ride a bicycle.
4. v. to function, to work, to go
5. v. to pass, to go by, to elapse
6. v. to go about; to busy oneself with
¿Cómo andarse en las redes sociales?. - How to go about social networks?.
Andaba en mis asuntos, cuando repentinamente se cortó la electricidad. - I was going about my business, when suddenly the power went out.
7. v. to be, to feel
¿Cómo andas? - How do you feel?
8. v. to go around, to move or spread from person to person
Anda el rumor de que don Fulano y doña Zutana están teniendo un amorío. - The rumor is going around that Mr. Fulano and Ms. Zutana are having an affair.
Anda una tos que hay. - There's a cough that's going around.
9. v. (with gerund) to go round doing something (describing interrupted, frequent activity)
Anda escribiendo un libro. - She's writing a book on and off.
10. v. to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time
Ando solitario últimamente. - I have been feeling lonely lately.
11. v. (with con) to go out with, to date
¿Quieres andar conmigo? - Do you want to be my boyfriend/girlfriend?
Juan anda con María. - Juan and María are dating.
12. v. to go away, to leave
13. v. to take out, to remove oneself
¡Ándate de mi presencia! - Remove yourself from my presence!
14. n-m. walk, pace, gait
15. n-m. behavior, manner
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
cosas
1. n. plural of cosa
2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of coser
coser
1. v. to sew
cosa
1. n-f. thing (object, concept)
2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature)
cosas hermosas - pretty little things
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
tan
1. adv. so, as
Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel.
2. det. such, such a
¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk!
trocadas
1. Participle. feminine plural of trocado
feminine plural trocar
imaginé
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of imaginar
imaginar
1. v. to imagine
Imagínate. - Go figure.
Bien, imagínate eso. - Well, imagine that.
2. v. to imagine, to suppose
desde
1. prep. since
desde que murió - since he died
2. prep. from (a location)
Empieza desde la línea 20. - Start from line 20.
3. prep. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
televisores desde $200 - televisions starting at $200
luego
1. adv. then (afterward)
Me jubilé, luego volví a trabajar. - I retired, then I went back to work.
Gira la cabeza hacia la derecha, luego hacia la izquierda. - Turn your head right, then left.
2. adv. later, later on (at some point in the future)
Te veo luego. - I'll see you later.
3. adv. (Latin America) soon (within a short time)
4. conj. therefore (consequently)
Pienso, luego existo. - I think, therefore I am.
desde luego
1. adv. of course
que
1. conj. that
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
2. conj. than
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
5. pron. who; that
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
6. pron. that; whom
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
7. pron. that; which
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
8. prep. than
9. prep. like, as
10. part. to
luego que
1. conj. (Latin America) as soon as
habría
1. v. third-person singular conditional of haber
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
participado
1. Participle. past participle of participar
participar
1. v. to participate, to take part, to partake
ya
1. adv. now
Púlsalo ya. - Press it now.
Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go.
2. adv. already, yet
Ya lo hice. - I already did it.
3. adv. in the near future; soon
4. adv. immediately
5. adv. anymore; no longer
6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection))
¡Ya lo sé! - I do know!
7. adv. (in negatives) only
no ya... - not only...
8. adv. (before pero) yes
ya, pero... - yes, but...
9. adv. (before que) since, now
ya que... - now that...
10. adv. OK
11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow!
12. conj. whether (something) or (something else)
ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain
13. interj. come on!, let's go!
14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement)
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.".
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.".
mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
naturaleza
1. n-f. nature
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
esta
1. det. feminine singular of este
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one
este
1. det. this
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation)
4. n-m. east
atmósfera
1. n-f. atmosphere
que
1. conj. that
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
2. conj. than
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
5. pron. who; that
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
6. pron. that; whom
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
7. pron. that; which
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
8. prep. than
9. prep. like, as
10. part. to
respiramos
1. v. first-person plural preterit indicative of respirar
respirar
1. v. to breathe
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
que
1. conj. that
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
2. conj. than
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
5. pron. who; that
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
6. pron. that; whom
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
7. pron. that; which
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
8. prep. than
9. prep. like, as
10. part. to
habría
1. v. third-person singular conditional of haber
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
enviado
1. n-m. delegate, envoy, emissary
2. Participle. past participle of enviar
enviar
1. v. to send
Me gustaría enviarles flores. - I would like to send them flowers.
al
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
el
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
español
1. adj. Spanish (from or native to Spain)
2. adj. Spanish (pertaining to Spain or to the language)
3. n-m. Spaniard (man)
4. n-m. Spanish (language)
mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
carta
1. n-f. letter (document)
2. n-f. map
3. n-f. menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)
4. n-f. playing card
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
vez
1. n-f. time, instance
una vez - once
a veces - sometimes
Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice.
cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you
2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue)
3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others)
4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead
hacer las veces de - to serve as
del
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
el
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
primer
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of primero (first)
el primer hijo - the first child
2. adj. (informal, proscribed) apocopic form of primera (first)
artí

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