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hacer
     1. v. to do
           ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
           No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
           Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
     2. v. to make (something)
           Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
           Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
     3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
           No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
           Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
     4. v. to be
           hace frío - it's cold
           hace calor - it's hot
           hace sol - it's sunny
           hace viento - it's windy
     5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
           hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
           hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
     6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
           hacer la princesa - to play the princess
           hacer de princesa - to play a princess
           hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
     7. v. to become; to get
           ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
           Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
           Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
     8. v. to pretend being, play
           hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
           hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
           Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
     9. v. to play the fool
           No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
     10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
           hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
     11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
           El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
           El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
     12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
           Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
           Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
     13. n-m. task, action
           Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
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
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
cosa
     1. n-f. thing (object, concept)
     2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature)
           cosas hermosas - pretty little things
     3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
     coser
          1. v. to sew
quede
     1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of quedar
     quedar
          1. v. to be (as a result of something)
                quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion)
                quedar embarazada - get pregnant
                Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it).
                Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war.
          2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
                Queda muy lejos. - It is too far.
                Queda por allí. - It's over there.
                Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard.
          3. v. to be left; to remain
                ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left?
                Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do.
          4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
                Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore.
                No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me.
          5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
                quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly
                ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well!
          6. v. to agree on
                quedar en - agree on
                Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow.
          7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks)
                Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel.
          8. v. to die
                Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame).
                Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this.
          9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
                quedarse calvo - go bald
                quedarse ciego - go blind
                quedarse corto - come out short
                quedarse limpio - go broke
                quedarse embarazada - get pregnant
                quedarse triste - become sad
          10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick
                quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind
                ¡quédate aquí! - stay here!
                ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend?
                Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.
          11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
                quedarse (con) algo - keep something
                Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one.
                ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it?
          12. v. to play for a fool
                quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool
          13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg
adherida
     1. Participle. feminine singular of adherido
     feminine singular adherir
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.
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
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