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pero
     1. conj. but
           Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.)
     2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
     3. n-m. but (restriction)
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.
posible
     1. adj. possible
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
fuera
     1. adv. outside
     2. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ir
     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
yo
     1. pron. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
     2. n-m. (psychoanalysis) Freud's concept of the ego
aquella
     1. det. feminine singular of aquel
     2. pron. Alternative spelling of aquélla; that one
     aquel
          1. det. (demonstrative) that (over there; implying some distance)
          2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of aquél
niña
     1. n-f. girl, female equivalent of niño
     2. n-f. pupil (of eye)
     3. n-f. (Latin America) maiden (virgin)
     niño
          1. n-m. child; boy, girl
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
tenía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
          13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
          14. v. tener en cuenta
          15. v. tener prisa
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)
manos
     1. n. plural of mano
     mano
          1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
          2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
          3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
          4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
          5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
          6. n-f. skill, talent
          7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
                (synonyms, metlapil)
          8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal
          9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend
          10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar
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!
rojas
     1. adj. feminine plural of rojo
     2. n. plural of roja
     roja
          1. n-f. female equivalent of rojo, t=Red; communist
          2. n-f. (football, preceded by "la") the Chile national football team
          3. n-f. (football, preceded by "la") the Spain national football team
          4. adj. feminine singular of rojo
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