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cosa
     1. n-f. thing (object, concept)
     2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature)
           cosas hermosas - pretty little things
     3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
     coser
          1. v. to sew
algo
     1. pron. something, anything
           Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
           Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
           Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
     2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
           Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
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
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
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.
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
desea
     1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of desear
     desear
          1. v. to wish
                Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday!
          2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
                Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired.
          3. v. to look forward to
O
     1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
     3. conj. or
           ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
     4. conj. either … or
           (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
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.
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
puede
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder
     poder
          1. v. to be able, can
                ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
                No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
                No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
                Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
          2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
                ¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
                Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
          3. n-m. power, reign
          4. n-m. authorization
          5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
se puede
     1. Phrase. may I?
dar
     1. v. to give, to give out
     2. v. to hand over
     3. v. to hit
           Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
     4. v. to emit
     5. v. to produce
     6. v. to perform
     7. v. to consider
           Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me.
           Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead.
     8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort
           Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria.
           Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours.
     9. v. to hit upon
     10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate
           darle al botón - to press the button
     11. v. to ruin; mess up
           Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me
     12. v. to occur
     13. v. to grow naturally
           El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land.
     14. v. to hit
           El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree.
     15. v. to assume
           darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated
           darse por muerto - to assume to be dead
     16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
           Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied.
     17. v. to surrender
           ¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender.
     18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
           Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her.
           Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José.
     19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
           Le re doy.
     20. v. to announce, predict
           Dan lluvia. - They announced rain.
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
nombre
     1. n-m. name
           (hyponyms, apellido)
           ¿Cuál es tu nombre? - What is your name?
           Mi nombre es Carlos. - My name is Carlos.
     2. n-m. (grammar) noun
     3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar
     nombrar
          1. v. to name
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