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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)
gente
     1. n-f. people
ya
     1. adv. now
           Púlsalo ya. - Press it now.
           Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go.
     2. adv. already, yet
           Ya lo hice. - I already did it.
     3. adv. in the near future; soon
     4. adv. immediately
     5. adv. anymore; no longer
     6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection))
           ¡Ya lo sé! - I do know!
     7. adv. (in negatives) only
           no ya... - not only...
     8. adv. (before pero) yes
           ya, pero... - yes, but...
     9. adv. (before que) since, now
           ya que... - now that...
     10. adv. OK
     11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)
           ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow!
     12. conj. whether (something) or (something else)
           ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain
     13. interj. come on!, let's go!
     14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement)
           —Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.".
           —No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.".
sabe
     1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative 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
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
criminalista
     1. n. criminal lawyer
     2. adj. criminal lawyer
es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     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
     e
          1. conj. and
                Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
científico
     1. adj. scientific
     2. n-m. scientist
sobre
     1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
           La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table.
     2. prep. about
           Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself.
     3. n-m. envelope
     4. n-m. small packet; sachet
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
     sobrar
          1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
                Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books.
                Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over.
crímenes
     1. n. plural of crimen
     crimen
          1. n-m. violent crime
no
     1. adv. no
     2. adv. not
     3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
     4. n-m. no
     5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
criminal
     1. adj. criminal
     2. n. criminal
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