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ingresar
     1. v. to join
     2. v. to enter
     3. v. to put
     4. v. to commit someone to a medical institution
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)
introducir
     1. v. to insert
     2. v. to bring in
personas
     1. n. plural of persona
     persona
          1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
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)
mercancías
     1. n-m. freight train
     2. n. plural of mercancía
     mercancía
          1. n-f. ware, merchandise
          2. n-f. (in the plural) goods, wares (commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce)
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
barco
     1. n-m. boat (usually with a concave hull)
           (hyponyms, balsa, barca, barcaza, bote, buque, chalupa, embarcación, lancha, nave, navío, velero)
avión
     1. n-m. aeroplane, airplane, plane
     2. n-m. martin, swallow
tren
     1. n-m. (transport, railway) train
     2. n-m. (rare) extravagance
U
     1. Letter. the 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. conj. or
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
medio
     1. adj. half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole)
           media hora - half hour
           media manzana - half an apple
     2. adj. (inexact) half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole)
           Medio Nueva York fue a los toros. - Half of New York went to the bullfight.
     3. adj. middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives)
           clase media - middle class
     4. adj. average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
           velocidad media - average speed
     5. adj. average (of or related to a representative example of a group)
           el español medio - the average Spaniard... your typical Spaniard...
     6. adj. (art) tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime)
     7. adj. (linguistics) mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed)
     8. adj. (grammar) middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive)
     9. adj. (Chile, slang) impressive (extremely large or good)
           ¡Media bolsa! - Such a huge bag! What an awesome bag! Whatta bag!
     10. adv. half, incompletely (indicating an action interrupted or only partially done)
           medio vestido - half-dressed
     11. adv. half, kind of (particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions)
           Es medio idiota. - He’s a bit of an idiot... He’s kind of an idiot...
     12. n-m. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
     13. n-m.          (math) half (any fraction with a denominator of 2)
     14. n-m.          (historical) medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L)
     15. n-m.          (historical) medio (the usual container used to measure medios)
     16. n-m.          (historical, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) medio, half-real (a former coin)
     17. n-m.          (historical, Dominican Republic) medio, half-peso (a former coin)
     18. n-m.          (historical, Ecuador) medio, half-sucre (a former coin)
     19. n-m.          (historical, Panama) medio, half-balboa (a former coin)
     20. n-m.          (historical, Bolivia) medio, half-boliviano (a former coin)
     21. n-m.          (historical, Mexico) medio, half-octavo (a former coin equal to frac, 1, 16) real
     22. n-m.          (slang) medio (following decimalization, the notional amount of frac, 6, 1, 4) centavos as half of the notional amount of a frac, 1, 8-peseta real and
     23. n-m. middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
           Se despertó en medio de la noche. - She awoke in the middle of the night.
     24. n-m.          (sports) midfielder, halfback (a person forming part of the middle or central defensive or offensive line, especially in soccer)
     25. n-m.          spiritualism synonym of médium, t=medium (a person claiming to the ability to communicate with the dead)
     26. n-m.          (politics, business) cut (the payment demanded to permit or facilitate some action, especially as a bribe)
     27. n-m.          (philosophy) middle term (the general category that appears in both premises and disappears in the conclusion)
     28. n-m.          (math, usually in the plural) mean (the second and third terms of a proportion)
     29. n-m. (inexact) center, heart (the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions)
           Alemania está en medio de Europa. - Germany is in the middle of Europe.
           en medio de la nada - in the middle of nowhere
     30. n-m. (often in the plural) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
           El fin justifica los medios. - The end justifies the means.
           por todos los medios - by any means
           Se mejoraron los medios de transporte. - Means of transport were improved.
     31. n-m.          synonym of diligencia, t=diligence, hard work (as the generally effective means to achieve any goal)
     32. n-m.          (usually in the plural) medium (a means of communication, especially mass communication)
     33. n-m. (physics) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
           La velocidad de la luz depende del medio. - The speed of light depends on the medium.
     34. n-m.          (art) medium (the physical substances with which art is made)
                   ¿Cuál es tu medio de pintura favorito? - What's your favorite painting medium?
     35. n-m.          environment (the circumstances that affect a person or animal's development)
     36. n-m.          society (the circumstances in which a person or group of people lives)
     37. n-m.          (usually in the plural) circle (a particular segment of society)
                   medios aristocráticos - aristocratic circles... the aristocracy...
     38. n-m.          habitat (the circumstances in which an animal or group of animals lives)
     39. v. first-person singular present indicative of mediar
     mediar
          1. v. to mediate
          2. v. to center, to give a central, medium or average value
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
transporte
     1. n-m. transport, transportation
     2. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of transportar
     transportar
          1. v. to transport
          2. v. (music) to transpose
medio de transporte
     1. n-m. means of transport
para
     1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
           La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
           Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
     2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
           Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
           Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
     3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
           Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
           Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
     4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
           Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
     5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
           Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
           Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
     6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
           Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
           Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
           Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
     parar
          1. v. to stop, halt
          2. v. to put up, stand up
          3. v. to lift, raise
          4. v. to stand up
          5. v. to situate oneself
          6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
viajar
     1. v. to travel, journey
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