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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
paciente
1. adj. patient
2. n. (medical) patient
cierra
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of cerrar
cerrar
1. v. to close, to shut
No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door.
2. v. to shut down, to close down
Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down.
3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas)
cerrar el grifo - to turn off the tap
cerrar la luz - to turn off the lights
4. v. to enclose
5. v. to lock, to lock up
6. v. to seal, to close (e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift)
7. v. to close up, to close off (e.g. a wound)
8. v. to close, to conclude, to end
9. v. to close (itself) (qual, e.g., a store, a door)
10. v. to close off (oneself)
los
1. art. the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan - those who do not speak
suyos
1. det. plural of suyo: his, hers, its
2. det. theirs, their, to them
3. det. (formal) yours, your, to you
4. pron. plural of suyo: his, hers, its
5. pron. theirs
6. pron. (formal) yours
suyo
1. pron. his, hers, its
2. pron. theirs
3. pron. (formal) yours
4. det. his, hers, its, to her
El teléfono es suyo. - The telephone is his/hers.
5. det. theirs, their, to them
6. det. (formal) yours, your, to you
El teléfono es suyo. - The telephone is yours.
mira
1. n-f. target
2. n-f. purpose, object
3. v. formal second-person singular present indicative of mirar
mirar
1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)
Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV.
3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
5. v. (used for emphasis); look
¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty!
¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed.
¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him!
6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find)
7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)
9. v. to look at oneself
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.
los
1. art. the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan - those who do not speak
ojos
1. n. plural of ojo
ojo
1. n-m. eye
Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes.
2. n-m. keyhole
3. n-m. caution
hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious
4. interj. look! watch out!
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
médico
1. n-m. doctor, physician
2. adj. medical
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.
parece
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of parecer
parecer
1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
Me parece que... - It seems to me that...
como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit
2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar?
4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday?
5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble
6. v. to perceive
7. n-m. opinion
pedirle
pedir
1. v. to ask for something
Él le pidió agua al camarero. - He asked the waiter for water.
¿Puede pedirle el dinero? - Can you ask her for the money?
2. v. to request someone else to do something
Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una. - I ask that you be there at one o'clock.
3. v. to order something
Voy a pedir una hamburguesa. - I am going to order a burger.
4. v. to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)
5. v. to plead
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
dictamen
1. n-m. report
2. n-m. (legal) report

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