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desde
     1. prep. since
           desde que murió - since he died
     2. prep. from (a location)
           Empieza desde la línea 20. - Start from line 20.
     3. prep. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
           televisores desde $200 - televisions starting at $200
entonces
     1. conj. then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point
           Desde entonces, siempre he tenido cuidado. - Since then I've always been careful.
           Entonces, el ladrón se fue. - After that, the thief left.
     2. conj. then, therefore, so, thus
           Estaba lloviendo antes, entonces de seguro viniste con paraguas, ¿no?. - It was raining before, so you certainly came in with an umbrella, didn't you?.
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
pasaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of pasar
     pasar
          1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip
          2. v. to happen
                ¿qué pasa? - what's up?
                estas cosas pasan - these things happen
                Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me.
          3. v. to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through
                ¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad? - How did you get past security?
                ¡No pasarán! - They shall not pass!
          4. v. to spend time
                pasarlo bien - to have a good time
                pásalo en grande - have a great time
          5. v. to enter a room
          6. v. to go too far, exaggerate
          7. v. to exceed, surpass, go over
          8. v. to ripen too much, become rotten, become off (food)
          9. v. to pass (filter)
          10. v. to strain, to sieve, to sift
          11. v. to break the law, rule, order
          12. v. to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission)
          13. v. to puree (crush or grind food into a puree)
          14. v. to omit, leave out
                ¡pasa de ellos! - pay no attention to them!
          15. v. to send, transmit
          16. v. to stand, tolerate, bear
          17. v. to go through, to pass through, to swing by (+ por)
          18. v. (with a + infinitive) to begin a process or action; (gloss, with ser) to become, to come to be
          19. v. (Latin America) to pass an exam
          20. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stop by, to swing by
          21. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to spend (time)
horas
     1. n. plural of hora
     hora
          1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes)
                Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.)
          2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
                ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
                Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.)
          3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya")
                Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other.
          4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class)
                Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow.
                Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together.
          5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor)
enteras
     1. adj. feminine plural of entero
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of enterar
     enterar
          1. v. to inform
                Lo enteró tu amigo a papá de lo que hicimos ayer. - Your friend told dad about what we did yesterday.
                Me enteró alguien de que me había puesto la camiseta al revés. - Someone informed me that I'd put my shirt on backwards.
                El recepcionista entera al jefe de las reuniones más importantes del día. - The receptionist informs the boss of the day's most important meetings.
          2. v. to find out, to learn, to come to know, to hear
                Me enteré de lo que hiciste ayer. - I found out about what you did yesterday.
                Se enteró demasiado tarde de que se había puesto la camiseta al revés. - He found out too late that he had put on his shirt inside out.
     entero
          1. adj. whole; entire
          2. n-m. (mathematics) whole number, integer
          3. v. first-person singular present indicative of enterar
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
           Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
           Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
           en esta página - on this page
           en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
     2. prep. in (a time)
           en la antigüedad - in antiquity
           en 1999 - in 1999
     3. prep. in (a language)
           No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
           en todos los idiomas - in all languages
     4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
           Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
     5. prep. in (in various expressions)
           en el sentido - in the sense
           en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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
balcón
     1. n-m. balcony
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
consultorio
     1. n-m. office, clinic
     2. n-m. consulting room
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.
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)
noches
     1. n. plural of noche
     noche
          1. n-f. night (the period between sunset and sunrise)
                por la noche - at night
                durante la noche - at night / overnight / at night time
          2. n-f. evening (after sunset)
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
           Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
           Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
           en esta página - on this page
           en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
     2. prep. in (a time)
           en la antigüedad - in antiquity
           en 1999 - in 1999
     3. prep. in (a language)
           No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
           en todos los idiomas - in all languages
     4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
           Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
     5. prep. in (in various expressions)
           en el sentido - in the sense
           en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
Vela
     1. Proper noun. Vela (constellation)
     2. n-f. candle
     3. n-f. wakefulness, sleeplessness
           una noche en vela (a sleepless night)
     4. n-f. vigil, watch
     5. n-f. (nautical) sail
     6. n-f. (nautical) sailing
     7. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ver in takes a reflexive pronoun form for singular feminine noun or person:
           Vela = see (or watch) her (a female); see (or watch) it (a feminine noun).
     8. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ver in takes a reflexive pronoun form for singular feminine noun or person:
     velar
          1. adj. velar
          2. v. to veil
          3. v. (information) to conceal, cover, hide
          4. v. (photography) to fog
          5. v. to watch, guard
          6. v. to be vigilant
          7. v. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
          8. v. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
          9. v. to sit up (with an ill person)
          10. v. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
          11. v. to stay awake
          12. v. to be ensured (+ por)
     ve
          1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative 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
     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)
escribiendo
     1. v. gerund of escribir
     escribir
          1. v. to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
                Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno. - She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
                ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido? - How is your last name written?
          2. v. to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))
                Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII. - Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century.
          3. v. to write (to be an author)
                Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir. - After publishing her first book, she stopped writing.
          4. v. to write (to send written information to)
                Luego te escribo un mensaje. - I'll write you a message later.
                Escríbete una nota. - Write yourself a note.
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
libro
     1. n-m. book
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of librar
     librar
          1. v. to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve
          2. v. to free, to exempt
          3. v. to place, to put (hope, trust)
          4. v. to issue (a check, a decree)
          5. v. to make (an appointment)
          6. v. to wage, to engage (battle, war)
          7. v. , t=In the digital environment, silent wars are waged, without gunfire or deaths, but capable of leaving thousands without heat (...)
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          9. v. to give birth
          10. v. to expel the placenta
          11. v. to be free; to get off
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