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jamás
     1. adv. never
           No lo he visto jamás. (I've never seen it.)
     2. adv. ever
           El mejor libro jamás escrito. (The best book ever written.)
había
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber.
     haber
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have
                He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
                Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
          2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
          3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
                No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
                En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
          4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
          5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
                Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
          6. v. used to denote a past obligation
                Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
          7. n-m. asset
          8. n-m. history
          9. n-m. credit side
oído
     1. n-m. hearing
     2. n-m. ear (especially the inner parts)
     3. Participle. past participle of oír
     oír
          1. v. to hear
                ¡Oiga, por favor! - Hear, please!
          2. v. to hear (passively perceive a sound)
                Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo. - I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared.
          3. v. to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
                Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros. - Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.
          4. v. to heed; to listen to
gritar
     1. v. to shout, to scream, to cry out, to call out
     2. v. to jeer at
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.
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
futbolista
     1. n. (soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
así
     1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
           ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
           Así es la vida. - Such is life.
           Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
     2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
           ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
           Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
     3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
     asir
          1. v. to grab; to seize
          2. v. to cling to
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