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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)
animal
     1. adj. animal
     2. n-m. animal
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
sexo
     1. n-m. gender
     2. n-m. sex (the act)
     3. n-m. sex organ
femenino
     1. adj. feminine (of or relating to women)
     2. adj. (grammar) feminine (of or in the feminine gender)
     3. n-m. (grammar) feminine (the feminine gender)
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
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.".
ha
     1. v. third-person singular present 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
tenido
     1. Participle. past participle of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
          13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
          14. v. tener en cuenta
          15. v. tener prisa
uno
     1. num. one
     2. det. one
     3. pron. one
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
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)
más
     1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons)
           Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother.
           Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here.
     2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives)
           Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class.
           la cosa más grande - the biggest thing
     3. adv. furthermore
     4. adv. in addition
     5. adv. else
           algo más - something/anything else
           nadie más - nobody else
     6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis
           ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape!
           ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy!
     7. det. more, any more
     8. det. most
     9. conj. (mathematics) plus
           uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two
hijos
     1. n. noun form of hijo, , p, t=sons, children
     hijo
          1. n-m. son
          2. n-m. child (when the gender of the child is unknown)
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