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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
filete
     1. n-m. fillet, steak
     2. n-m. thread of a screw
     3. n-m. (architectural element) fillet (space between two flutings in a shaft)
     filé
          1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of filar
     filar
          1. v. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto
     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
solía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of soler
     soler
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
                suele llegar tarde - he usually arrives late
          2. v. (auxiliary) to tend to
                Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo. - He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
          3. v. (imperfect) used to
                Aquí solía estar la tele. - This is where the television used to be.
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
tan
     1. adv. so, as
           Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel.
     2. det. such, such a
           ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk!
grande
     1. adj. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large
     2. adj. (before a plural noun) great
     3. adj. (about human age) aged, old
           Mi papá ya es muy grande para hacer eso. - My dad is now a bit old to do that.
     4. n. grandee
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
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.
cabía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of caber
     caber
          1. v. to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
                Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían. - I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit me.
          2. v. to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.)
          3. v. to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains))
          4. v. to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases)
                No os quepa duda... - Make no mistake about it...
                Cabe señalar que... - It should be noted that...
                No cabe comparación entre las dos cosas. - The two things aren't comparable.
          5. v. to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
          6. v. to be possible
                Cabe eso. - There is room for it.
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
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)
sartén
     1. n. frying pan
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