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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
martes
     1. n-m. Tuesday
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.
hubo
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of haber
     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
grandes
     1. adj. plural of grande
     2. n. plural of grande
     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
atascos
     1. n. plural of atasco
     atasco
          1. n-m. jam, blockage, obstruction
          2. v. first-person singular present indicative of atascar
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)
capital
     1. adj. capital (important)
           Es asunto de capital importancia. - This is a very important matter.
     2. adj. capital (relating to a death sentence)
           Lo condenaron a la pena capital. - He was sentenced to the death penalty.
     3. n-m. (finance) capital
     4. n-f. capital (city)
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.
ninguna
     1. det. feminine singular of ninguno
     2. pron. feminine singular of ninguno
     ninguno
          1. det. no; none
          2. pron. nobody; no one
          3. pron. none; neither, any
                No tengo ninguno más. - I don't have any more.
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)
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
día
     1. n-m. day (any period of 24 hours)
     2. n-m. day (a period from midnight to the following midnight)
     3. n-m. day (rotational period of a planet)
     4. n-m. day (the part of a day period which one spends at work, school, etc.)
     5. n-m. day, daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset)
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