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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
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
carruajes
     1. n. plural of carruaje
     carruaje
          1. n-m. carriage
una
     1. n-f. feminine of uno
           a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
     2. art. feminine singular of un
     3. det. feminine singular of uno
     4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
     un
          1. art. a
          2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
doble
     1. adj. double
     2. adj. twofold
     3. n-m. (quantity) double, twice as much
     4. n. (folklore) a doppleganger, a double
     5. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of doblar
     doblar
          1. v. to fold
          2. v. to double
          3. v. to bend, to turn
          4. v. to dub
          5. v. to lap (to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler)
          6. v. to toll
          7. v. to bend, to become curved
escuadra
     1. n-f. squadron
     2. n-f. squad
     3. n-f. set square
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
hierro
     1. n-m. iron (chemical element)
     2. n-m. branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape and used to brand livestock)
     3. n-m. (metonymically) brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron)
     4. n-m. (by extension) brand (symbolic identity, represented by a name or logo)
     5. n-m. iron or steel weapon
     6. n-m. any of various objects made of iron
     7. n-m. importance
     8. v. first-person singular present indicative of herrar
     herrar
          1. v. to horseshoe, to shoe a horse
          2. v. to brand
de hierro
     1. adj. strong; rigid
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
fija
     1. adj. feminine singular of fijo
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of fijar
     fijar
          1. v. to fix, fasten, set, establish, determine
          2. v. to notice (followed by en)
     fijo
          1. adj. fixed
          2. adj. firm
          3. adj. concrete, tangible
          4. adv. (colloquial) certainly, of course, doubtless
          5. v. first-person singular present indicative of fijar
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
eje
     1. n-m. (astronomy, geometry, mathematics) axis
     2. n-m. axle
     3. n-m. (mechanics) shaft, spindle
     4. n-m. core, heart, center (main idea)
     5. n-m. hub (center of activity)
     6. n-m. focus, focal point (point of concentration or attention)
           El eje principal es el comercio de derechos de emisión. - The main focus is on emissions trading.
ciñéndolo
     1. v. Compound of the second-person participle form of ceñir, ciñendo and the pronoun lo
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
otra
     1. det. feminine singular of otro
     2. interj. feminine singular of otro
     3. pron. feminine singular of otro
     otro
          1. det. other, another
                Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example.
          2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
          3. pron. someone else; another person
          4. pron. something else; another one
plancha
     1. n-f. iron (metal tool used for transferring heat)
     2. n-f. ironing (the act of pressing clothes with an iron)
     3. n-f. ironing (laundry that has been ironed)
     4. n-f. slab (large, flat piece of solid material)
     5. n-f. grill (cooking device)
     6. n-f. push-up; plank (exercise)
     7. n-f. embarrassing mistake
     8. n-f. bellyflop
     9. n-f. (soccer) foul (with the foot) (always used with the definite article la)
     10. n-f. (nautical) plank
           Después de insultar a los hombres de Barbanegra, se vio obligado a caminar por la plancha. - After insulting Blackbeard's men, he was forced to walk the plank.
     11. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of planchar
     planchar
          1. v. to iron
          2. v. (Mexico) to talk or chat romantically someone with his/her girlfriend/boyfriend, usually inside home, in porch or in a public place, without apparent sexual proposals. attn, to do what?
          3. v. to stand someone up
          4. v. (computing) to overwrite
          5. v. to be a wallflower (not dance)
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)
barrena
     1. n-f. drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece
     2. n-f. tailspin
     barrenar
          1. v. to bore holes
          2. v. (nautical) to scuttle
          3. v. (colloquial) to foil; frustrate; scuttle
          4. v. (legal) to infringe
unida
     1. adj. feminine singular of unido
     2. Participle. feminine singular of unido
     unido
          1. adj. united
          2. adj. joined, linked
          3. Participle. past participle of unir
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
tornillos
     1. n. plural of tornillo
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