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Éste
     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
     te
          1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
                Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
          2. pron. accusative of tú: you
          3. pron. : yourself
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
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
enormes
     1. adj. of enorme
     enorme
          1. adj. enormous, huge
pies
     1. n. plural of pie
     pie
          1. n-m. foot (a part of the body)
          2. n-m. English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm)
          3. n-m. (historical, measure) pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm)
          4. n-m. (poetry) foot (a part of a poetic line)
          5. n-m. (design, typography) footer (the bottom of a page or design)
          6. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of piar
          7. n-m. (Central America, South America) pie
sobre
     1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
           La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table.
     2. prep. about
           Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself.
     3. n-m. envelope
     4. n-m. small packet; sachet
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
     sobrar
          1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
                Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books.
                Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over.
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
escritorio
     1. n-m. writing desk
     2. n-m. study (room where writing is done)
     3. n-m. (computing) desktop, desktop computer (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
           navegador de escritorio - desktop browser
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