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no
     1. adv. no
     2. adv. not
     3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
     4. n-m. no
     5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
osaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of osar
     osar
          1. v. to dare
adivinar
     1. v. to guess
           ¿A qué no adivina usted lo que me ha ocurrido hoy? - I'll bet you can't guess what happened to me today.
     2. v. to divine, to foretell
     3. v. to discern
lo
     1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
           lo veo - I see it
     2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
           lo es - That’s it
     3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
           lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
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
lo que
     1. pron. what (the thing that)
           Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
           No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
     2. pron. whatever
           lo que tú digas - whatever you say
     3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
           Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
           Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
quería
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of querer
     querer
          1. v. to desire, to want, to want to
                Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book.
          2. v. to love; to be fond of
                Te quiero. - I love you.
                Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation.
          3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
                ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened?
          4. v. to mean to, to try to
                No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you.
                ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
          5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other
                Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love.
          6. n-m. love; affection; fondness
hacer
     1. v. to do
           ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
           No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
           Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
     2. v. to make (something)
           Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
           Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
     3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
           No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
           Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
     4. v. to be
           hace frío - it's cold
           hace calor - it's hot
           hace sol - it's sunny
           hace viento - it's windy
     5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
           hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
           hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
     6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
           hacer la princesa - to play the princess
           hacer de princesa - to play a princess
           hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
     7. v. to become; to get
           ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
           Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
           Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
     8. v. to pretend being, play
           hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
           hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
           Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
     9. v. to play the fool
           No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
     10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
           hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
     11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
           El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
           El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
     12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
           Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
           Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
     13. n-m. task, action
           Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
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
cazador
     1. adj. hunting
     2. n-m. hunter
     3. n-m. light infantryman
     4. n-m. light cavalryman
     5. n-m. rifleman
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