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pues
     1. conj. so, then; in that case
           Pues me voy. - I'll go, then.
     2. conj. because, since
           Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia. - It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance.
así
     1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
           ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
           Así es la vida. - Such is life.
           Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
     2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
           ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
           Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
     3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
     asir
          1. v. to grab; to seize
          2. v. to cling to
Como
     1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
     2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
           No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
     3. adv. like, about (approximately)
           Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
     4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
           ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
     5. conj. as, since (being that)
           Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
     6. conj. how (in which way)
           Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
     7. 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!
     8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
           Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
     9. prep. such as (for example)
           Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
     10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
           Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
     11. 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
así como
     1. conj. as, just as, in the same manner
     2. conj. as well as
es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
     e
          1. conj. and
                Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
grand
yerro
     1. n-m. error, blunder
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of errar
     errar
          1. v. to miss
          2. v. to be wrong, to err
          3. v. to wander around, roam
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
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
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
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.
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
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
bever
añadir
     1. v. to augment
     2. v. to add
     3. v. to append
     4. v. to annex
sal
     1. n-f. salt; table salt
     2. n-f. (chemistry) salt
     3. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of salir
     salir
          1. v. to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
          2. v. to go out, to come out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
          3. v. to go out, date (be in a relationship)
          4. v. to come out (e.g. from hiding), to come off (gloss, e.g. off the bench in a sport; off of a high place like a roof or ladder)
          5. v. to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
          6. v. to step out (e.g. of a room, house or building)
          7. v. to get off, to leave (e.g., get off work)
          8. v. to get off (e.g. get off the plane, an island, someone's property, the street) (gloss, + de)
          9. v. to get out (e.g. out of the way, out of the sun) (gloss, + de)
          10. v. to go off (e.g. go off the grid, go off the air) (gloss, + de)
          11. v. to log out, to quit, to exit (e.g. a web page or document)
          12. v. to emerge, to come out
          13. v. to come out (e.g., information, a movie)
          14. v. to rise (the sun)
          15. v. to climb out (e.g. a hole, a window, a canyon)
          16. v. to escape, to break out
          17. v. to run (e.g. a bus or other form of public transportation)
          18. v. to come off, to go off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
                Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
          19. v. to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc)
                En esta foto salgo bonita, por eso es la que muestro. - In this picture I look pretty, so, this is what I show.
          20. v. to result, to arise as a consequence
                Luis salió herido de la pelea. - Luis became hurt from the fight.
                Aposté al 10 pero salió un 5. - I bet for 10 but it resulted 5.
          21. v. to turn out, to work out, to go off
                Salió a su madre. - She turned out like her mother.
                Todo va a salir muy bien. - Everything's going to work out just fine.
                Sólo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
                me sale imposible (hacer algo) - it turned out impossible
          22. v. to be out, to get out (e.g. of a deal, of a situation)
                Mira, sé que negociamos eso, pero quiero salirme. - Look, I know that we negotiated that, but I want out.
          23. v. to come off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
                Ella siempre ha salido como una persona amistosa. - She has always come off as a friendly person.
                Ese tipo en el parque simplemente se salió como muy raro y espeluznante. - That guy at the park just came off very strange and creepy.
          24. v. to pop out (e.g. a contact lens, a cork, someone popping out of a dark space)
          25. v. to get away with (+ con)
          26. v. to get out, to go out (e.g. get out of control, get out of hand, go out of sync)
          27. v. to go off, to turn off (go off script, on a tangent, go off the road/track/path)
          28. v. to rock, rule (be fantastic)
á
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)
cecina
     1. n-f. sausage
     2. n-f. cecina (salted, dried meat)
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.
á
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)
sardina
     1. n-f. sardine
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.
á
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)
salsa
     1. n-f. sauce, gravy (liquid condiment)
     2. n-f. salsa (spicy tomato sauce)
     3. n-f. salsa (style of music)
     4. n-f. salsa (dance performed to salsa music)
     5. adj. feminine singular of salso
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
los
     1. art. the
           ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
     2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
           los que no hablan - those who do not speak
ajos
     1. n. plural of ajo
echar
     1. v. to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
     2. v. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
     3. v. to put in, add
     4. v. to let out
     5. v. to discharge
     6. v. to dump
     7. v. to emit, give off, send out
     8. v. to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove)
     9. v. to expel (to remove from membership)
     10. v. to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
     11. v. to play (to participate in a sport)
           Echamos un partido. - We're playing a match.
     12. v. to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
     13. v. to take, have (a look at)
     14. v. to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
     15. v. to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
     16. v. to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
     17. v. to start off, begin
     18. v. to throw oneself
     19. v. to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
     20. v. to put on
     21. v. to begin
     22. v. to sit on eggs
     23. v. to give in, to yield
cominos
     1. n. plural of comino
     comí
          1. v. first-person singular preterit 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
     nos
          1. pron. dative of nosotros: to us, for us
          2. pron. accusative of nosotros: us
          3. pron. of nosotros: ourselves; each other
          4. n. plural of no
pimienta
     1. n-f. pepper (herb, peppercorns)
gencibre
é
clavos
     1. n. plural of clavo
     clavo
          1. n-m. nail, spike
          2. n-m. clove
          3. n-m. corn (callus)
          4. n-m. headache
          5. n-m. scab
          6. n-m. spike (of shoes, cleats)
          7. n-m. (Dominican Republic, slang) stash
          8. v. first-person singular present indicative of clavar
así
     1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
           ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
           Así es la vida. - Such is life.
           Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
     2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
           ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
           Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
     3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
     asir
          1. v. to grab; to seize
          2. v. to cling to
acá
     1. adv. (especially, Latin America) here
           Ven acá. - Come here.
     2. adv. as of, up to (used with a time phrase to represent continuity up to the present)
           de un año acá - as of a year ago
     3. adj. (Mexico) high quality
es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
     e
          1. conj. and
                Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
gran
     1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great.
yerro
     1. n-m. error, blunder
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of errar
     errar
          1. v. to miss
          2. v. to be wrong, to err
          3. v. to wander around, roam
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
fue
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
     ir
          1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
                Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
          2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
                Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
                Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
                Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
          4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
                Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
                Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
          5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
          6. v. to overflow
          7. v. to go out (lights)
          8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
          9. v. to die
          10. v. to break wind, to fart
          11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
          12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
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