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mechón
     1. n-m. lock, tuft, strand (of hair)
     2. n-m. (Chile, colloquial) fresher, freshman (in university)
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
pelo
     1. n-m. hair (a single hair)
     2. n-m. hair (all hair on the head)
     3. n-m. fur
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelar
     pelar
          1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
          2. v. to skin (an animal)
          3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
          4. v. to unwrap
          5. v. to pluck (a bird)
          6. v. to cut the hair of
          7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
          8. v. to exfoliate
          9. v. (colloquial) to steal
          10. v. (colloquial) to fleece
          11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone
          12. v. to matter
                Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck.
          13. v. to have one's hair cut
          14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald
          15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.)
          16. v. to fray (rope, wire)
          17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable)
                Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector.
          18. v. (Chile) to steal
          19. v. (Chile) to flirt
          20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event
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
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)
de la
     1. art. of the
nuca
     1. n-f. (anatomy) nape, back of the neck
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
queda
     1. n-f. curfew
     2. adj. feminine singular of quedo
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative 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
     quedo
          1. adj. quiet, still
          2. adv. quietly
          3. v. first-person singular present indicative of quedar
suelto
     1. adj. free, loose, undone
     2. adj. isolated, separate
     3. adj. free, agile, fluent
     4. adj. (of hair) shaggy
     5. adj. (informal, derogatory, of a person) easy (consenting readily to sex)
     6. n-m. loose change
     7. Participle. past participle of solver
     8. v. first-person singular present indicative of soltar
     soltar
          1. v. to release
          2. v. to let go
          3. v. to let loose (release from restraint)
          4. v. to give (a hit)
al
     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.
     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
recoger
     1. v. to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
     2. v. to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
     3. v. to clean up (e.g., a room)
     4. v. to pack up
     5. v. to harvest, reap (fruit)
     6. v. to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.)
     7. v. (figurative) to reflect
     8. v. to go to bed
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)
cabellera
     1. n-f. hair, head of hair
     2. n-f. (astronomy) tail (the visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind)
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
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
coleta
     1. n-f. ponytail
     2. n-f. (bullfighting) coleta
     3. n-f. exhaust pipe
     4. n-f. afterthought
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)
moño
     1. n-m. bun, chignon (hairstyle)
     2. n-m. headpad (a turban of wound cloth used for carrying loads on the head)
     3. n-m. (Mexico, South America) bow (of ribbon)
     4. n-m. (Argentina, El Salvador, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay) bow tie, bowtie
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