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era
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
2. n-f. era, age
la Nueva Era - New Age
3. n-f. (geology) era
4. n-f. threshing floor
5. n-f. tipple
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
hombre
1. n-m. man, (adult male human)
Sé (un) hombre! - Man up!
2. n-m. man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind
3. n-m. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina)
4. n-m. (colloquial) husband
5. n-m. (gay slang) top
6. n-m. a 17th century card game also called ombre
7. interj. man!
8. interj. hey!
9. interj. oh, come on!
joven
1. adj. young, youthful
Mis tías son jóvenes. - My aunts are young.
2. n. youth, young person, youngster
correctamente
1. adv. correctly
vestido
1. adj. dressed
vestido de gala - dressed up
bien vestido - well-dressed
2. n-m. dress
3. Participle. past participle of vestir
vestir
1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire
2. v. to wear
3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish
4. v. to disguise, to cover up
5. v. to make clothes for, to dress
6. v. to get dressed
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
estaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
sentado
1. adj. seated
2. adj. (figuratively) settled, established
3. adj. (figuratively) sensible, solid
4. Participle. past participle of sentar
sentar
1. v. to seat
2. v. to set, to establish, to lay
Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down
¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down?
¡Siéntate! - Sit down!
Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor.
Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair.
Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down
5. v. to assert
6. v. to suit, to fit
7. v. to sit well
8. v. to report
9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)
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.
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)
a la
1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
mesa
1. n-f. table
2. n-f. (by extension) dinner table
¡A la mesa! - Dinner is ready!
3. n-f. (landforms) mesa
4. n-f. desk (in an office)
5. n-f. bureau, committee
(coi, Mesa de la Cámara)
(coi, mesa electoral, polling station)
6. n-f. (business) board
(coi, mesa directiva, board of directors)
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.
tenía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
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)
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9. v. to give birth
10. v. to expel the placenta
11. v. to be free; to get off
delante
1. adv. in front of, before (spatially)
2. adv. forward, forwards ( with hacia preceding it)
3. adv. ahead ( with por preceding it)

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