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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
haber
     1. v. (auxiliary) to have
           He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
           Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
     2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
     3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
           No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
           En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
     4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
     5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
           Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
     6. v. used to denote a past obligation
           Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
     7. n-m. asset
     8. n-m. history
     9. n-m. credit side
sido
     1. Participle. past participle of ser
     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
atendida
     1. Participle. feminine singular of atendido
     feminine atender
antes
     1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
           poco antes - shortly before
           Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
           La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
     2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
           Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
           Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
     3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
           Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
     4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
           Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
     5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
     6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
           Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
     7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
           antes de 1910 - before 1910
           antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
           Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
     8. n. plural of ante
     ante
          1. prep. in front of, before
                Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
          2. prep. against, compared to
          3. n-m. elk
          4. n-m. suede
          5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
podría
     1. v. third-person singular conditional 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)
haberse
salvado
     1. n-m. bran
     2. Participle. past participle of salvar
     salvar
          1. v. to save
          2. v. to rescue
          3. v. to salvage
          4. v. (formal) to cover (a distance)
Su
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
     2. 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.)
     3. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                   Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
     4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
vida
     1. n-f. life
           ¡Me salvó la vida! - He saved my life!
           Tal vez esto te sorprenderá, pero en realidad no me gusta escucharte hablando de tu vida espantosa. - Maybe this will surprise you, but in reality I don't enjoy listening to you talk about your
     2. n-f. lifestyle
     3. n-f. livelihood; living
     4. n-f. liveliness
     5. n-f. lifespan; lifetime
     6. n-f. a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart
           Ven acá, mi vida. - Come here, sweetheart.
     7. n-f. (la vida) the game (prostitution)
     8. n-f. (computing) life (in a computer game)
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)
al
     a
          1. prep. to
          2. prep. by
          3. prep. at
          4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
                Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
     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
menos
     1. adv. less
     2. adv. (often with definite article) least
     3. det. less, fewer
     4. det. least, fewest
     5. prep. minus
           Dos menos uno son uno. - Two minus one is one.
     6. prep. except
     7. n-m. minus sign
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)
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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
     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
bebé
     1. n. baby
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