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hueso
     1. n-m. (anatomy) bone
           El perro enterró un hueso. - The dog buried a bone.
           Los adultos tienen 206 huesos. - Adults have 206 bones.
     2. n-m. (botany) stone, pit (the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer (like those of peach, olive, avocado or mango))
     3. n-m. (politics, Mexico, slang) political position (appointed or elected)
     4. n-m. (Spain, informal) strict person
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
antebrazo
     1. n-m. forearm
largo
     1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
     2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
     3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
     4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
           un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges
     5. n-m. length
     6. n-m. (climbing) pitch
     7. interj. get out!, scram!
     8. interj. get away!
     9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar
     largar
          1. v. to chase away
          2. v. to let go
          3. v. to release
          4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off
par
     1. adj. even (divisible by two)
     2. n-m. pair (two of the same or similar items that go together)
           un par de calcetines - a pair of socks
     3. n-m. couple (two of the same or similar items)
           bebí un par de cervezas - I drank a couple of beers
     4. n-m. (physics) two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics
     5. n-m. peer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal)
     6. n-m. some, a few
     7. n-f. (finance) par (acceptable level)
simétrico
     1. adj. symmetrical
formado
     1. Participle. past participle of formar
     formar
          1. v. to form, to create
          2. v. to train, to educate
          3. v. to make up, to constitute
          4. v. to line up (to get in a line)
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)
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
cuerpo
     1. n-m. body (the physical structure of a human or animal)
     2. n-m. body, torso
     3. n-m. body, corpse
     4. n-m. body (unified collection of information)
     5. n-m. body (comparative viscosity of a liquid)
     6. n-m. corps, body, organization (group of people with a common purpose)
     7. n-m. (military, police) corps, force (e.g. army corps, police force)
     8. n-m. (geometry) body (three-dimensional object)
     9. n-m. (printing) body (shank of a type)
     10. n-m. (algebra) field
           (synonyms, campo)
prismático
     1. adj. prismatic
     2. n-m. (only in plural) binoculars
           (synonyms, binoculares)
triangular
     1. adj. (geometry) triangular
     2. v. to triangulate
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
tres
     1. num. three
caras
     1. adj. feminine plural of caro
     2. n. plural of cara
     cara
          1. n-f. (anatomy) face (the front part of the head)
          2. n-f. face (one's facial expression)
          3. n-f. face (the frontal aspect of something)
          4. n-f. (colloquial) gall, nerve (impudence)
          5. n-f. (geometry) face (any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron)
          6. n-f. side (of paper, a card, a coin)
          7. n-f. heads (side of a coin)
          8. adj. feminine singular of caro
anterior
     1. adj. anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past
     2. adj. anterior (in space)
posterior
     1. adj. posterior, later
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.
externa
     1. adj. feminine singular of externo
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of externar
     externar
          1. v. to express
     externo
          1. adj. external
          2. v. first-person singular present indicative of externar
tres
     1. num. three
bordes
     1. adj. plural of borde
     2. n. plural of borde
     3. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of bordar
     bordar
          1. v. to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours)
          2. v. (colloquial transitive) to do something very well
     borde
          1. n-m. edge, border, brink, verge, rim, margin
          2. n-m. brim, rim, lip (top edge of a vessel or container)
          3. n-m. side (of the road, highway, freeway, etc.)
          4. n-m. ledge (of a window)
          5. n-m. edging, fringe (shaping or dressing the edge of something)
          6. adj. bastard (born out of wedlock)
          7. adj. (colloquial Spain) rude, impertinent
          8. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of bordar
anterior
     1. adj. anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past
     2. adj. anterior (in space)
posterior
     1. adj. posterior, later
E
     1. n. abbreviation of este; east
     2. conj. and
           Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
interno
     1. adj. internal
     2. n-m. patient
     3. n-m. prisoner
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of internar
     internar
          1. v. to send into (especially the interior of a country or region)
          2. v. to commit or confine inside a place or institution
          3. v. to intern; to work as an intern
          4. v. to immerse oneself in (e.g. a topic of study)
          5. v. to enter (especially surreptitiously)
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.
dos
     1. num. two
     2. n. plural of do
     do
          1. n-m. do (musical note)
          2. n-m. C (musical note or key)
          3. adv. (obsolete) where
          4. pron. (obsolete) where
extremos
     1. adj. masculine plural of extremo
     2. n. plural of extremo
     extremo
          1. adj. extreme, dire
          2. n-m. end, extreme
          3. n-m. (football) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
          4. v. first-person singular present indicative of extremar
supe
     1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of saber
     saber
          1. v. to know (a fact), to wit
                Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back.
                Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know...
                que yo sepa - as far as I know
                Si tu supieras... - If you knew...
          2. v. to know how to do something
                Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish.
          3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
          4. v. to taste
                Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken.
          5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
                El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is.
          6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
                Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me.
          7. v. (informal) to figure out
                Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
          8. v. to hear from (+ de)
                No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months.
          9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de)
          10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de)
          11. v. to be known
                Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress.
          12. v. to know (extremely well)
                He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart.
          13. n-m. knowledge
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