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barbarita
examinaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of examinar
     examinar
          1. v. to examine
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)
cajas
     1. n. plural of caja
     caja
          1. n-f. box, case
          2. n-f. bank
          3. n-f. cash desk
          4. n-f. cash register, register, cash box
          5. n-f. gearbox
          6. n-f. snare drum
          7. n-f. (typography) case
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.
sus
     1. interj. c'mon; attaboy
     2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
     3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee)
     su
          1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
                Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
                Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
          2. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                        Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
          3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
marcas
     1. n. plural of marca
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of marcar
     marcar
          1. v. to mark, to set
                marcar el ritmo - to set the pace
          2. v. to write down, jot down
          3. v. (sports) to mark
          4. v. to show, read, say (of a measuring device)
          5. v. to beat, make (a rhythm)
          6. v. to dial
          7. v. to frame
          8. v. to fancy, have a hankering for
     marca
          1. n-f. brand (of clothing etc.)
          2. n-f. brand (for cattle)
          3. n-f. mark (left on a surface)
          4. n-f. print (fingerprint, footprint)
          5. n-f. (sports) record; personal best
          6. n-f. (nautical) marker; buoy
          7. n-f. (slang) whore; harlot
          8. n-f. (historical) march; marchland (area)
          9. n. (sports) marker (player marking a rival)
          10. v. third-person singular present indicative of marcar
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)
regateaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of regatear
     regatear
          1. v. to bargain
          2. v. to barter
          3. v. to haggle over
          4. v. to begrudge
          5. v. (nautical) to race
'olía'
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
tabaco
     1. n-m. tobacco
escogía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of escoger
     escoger
          1. v. to choose, select, pick
                Escojo la segunda opción. - I choose the second option.
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
le
     1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él
           Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter.
     2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella
           Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss.
     3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello
           ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it!
     4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
           ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses?
     5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle
           Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you.
parecía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of parecer
     parecer
          1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
                Me parece que... - It seems to me that...
                como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
                ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar?
          4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
                Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
                ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday?
          5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble
          6. v. to perceive
          7. n-m. opinion
mejor
     1. adj. better
     2. adj. better off
     3. adj. improved
     4. adj. (definite) best
     5. adj. (definite) top, highest, finest (e.g. highest quality, highest bidder, top of one's class, in top form, finest food and wine, finest hotel, etc.)
     6. adv. better
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.
pagaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of pagar
     pagar
          1. v. to pay
          2. v. to be worthwhile, to have a pay off
muy
     1. adv. very
           Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car.
bien
     1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno)
           Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well.
     2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
           hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good
     3. adv. properly
     4. adv. willingly
     5. adv. very
     6. adv. as well
           Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early.
     7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
           Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family.
     8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class
           Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs.
     9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil)
           Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community.
     10. n-m. goodness
     11. n-m. good, better (substantive)
           para bien o para mal - for better or for worse
           He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time.
     12. n-m. welfare, benefit
     13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
     14. n-m. (dated) darling
           Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling.
muy bien
     1. Phrase. very well; OK; righto; all right
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