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persona
1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
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
actúa
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of actuar
actuar
1. v. to act, to behave
¡Para de tocar todo! Estás actuando como un niño. - Stop touching everything! You're acting like a child.
actuar con moderación - to exercise restraint, to show restraint
2. v. to act, to perform
3. v. to actuate
4. v. (law) to litigate, to sue
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)
representa
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of representar
representar
1. v. to represent
2. v. to make up, constitute, account for
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
papel
1. n-m. paper
2. n-m. role
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
obra
1. n-f. work, usually literary or artistic
2. n-f. construction
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of obrar
obrar
1. v. to act, to behave
2. v. to work (to function correctly)
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
teatro
1. n-m. theater, theatre (building where plays are performed)
2. n-m. theater, drama (drama or performance as a profession or art form)
obra de teatro - play
En general, prefiero el cine al teatro. - I generally prefer cinema to drama.
3. n-m. theater (a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war)
4. n-m. theatrics, drama, melodrama (exaggerated reaction to life events)
¡Relájate y no le eches tanto teatro! - Relax and don't be so dramatic!
5. n-m. (US Spanish chiefly in names) movie theater, cinema
cine
1. n-m. cinema, moviehouse
2. n-m. film (when specifying types of films)
un cine mudo - a silent film
radio
1. n. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)
2. n-f. (communications) radio (industry, signal)
3. n-m. (anatomy) radius
4. n-m. (geometry) radius
5. n-m. (chemical element) radium
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of radiar
radiar
1. v. to radiate
2. v. to transmit by radio waves
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)
televisión
1. n-f. television (an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound)
Es bueno que la televisión no transmita el olor. - It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
2. n-f. television set, TV set, television receiver, television, (colloquial) telly (a device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form)
Tengo un televisor antiguo en mi estudio. - I have an old television in the study.
3. n-f. television (collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television)
Cincuenta y siete canales y no hay nada en la televisión. - Fifty-seven channels and nothing on television.

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