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poner
     1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay
           Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place.
           Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now.
           Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist.
     2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
           Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.)
     3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
     4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
     5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
           Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous.
     6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
           No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses.
           Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example.
     7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
           El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed.
     8. v. to name, to give a nickname
           Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo.
     9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
     10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
     11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
           Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
     12. v. to get (in certain phrases)
           Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side.
           ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
     13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
     14. v. to pay (attention)
     15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
     16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
     17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring
           Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
     18. v. (electronics) to play
           Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice.
           Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
     19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
           Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on.
     20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
           Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.)
     21. v. to get
           ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever!
           ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees!
           No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera.
     22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
           ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set?
     23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense
           Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
           Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
           El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry.
           Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party.
     24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
           Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
           Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work.
           Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen.
           Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away.
     25. v. to put oneself
           No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way.
alguna
     1. det. feminine singular of alguno
     2. pron. feminine singular of alguno
     alguno
          1. det. some, any
                ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything?
                Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday.
          2. det. any (used for emphasis)
                No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all.
          3. det. various
          4. pron. someone
          5. pron. some, some people
          6. pron. one (thing); a few
señal
     1. n-f. sign
     2. n-f. landmark
     3. n-f. signal
     4. n-f. reminder
     5. n-f. representation
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)
marca
     1. n-f. brand (of clothing etc.)
     2. n-f. brand (for cattle)
     3. n-f. mark (left on a surface)
     4. n-f. print (fingerprint, footprint)
     5. n-f. (sports) record; personal best
     6. n-f. (nautical) marker; buoy
     7. n-f. (slang) whore; harlot
     8. n-f. (historical) march; marchland (area)
     9. n. (sports) marker (player marking a rival)
     10. v. third-person singular present indicative of marcar
     marcar
          1. v. to mark, to set
                marcar el ritmo - to set the pace
          2. v. to write down, jot down
          3. v. (sports) to mark
          4. v. to show, read, say (of a measuring device)
          5. v. to beat, make (a rhythm)
          6. v. to dial
          7. v. to frame
          8. v. to fancy, have a hankering for
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
alguna
     1. det. feminine singular of alguno
     2. pron. feminine singular of alguno
     alguno
          1. det. some, any
                ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything?
                Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday.
          2. det. any (used for emphasis)
                No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all.
          3. det. various
          4. pron. someone
          5. pron. some, some people
          6. pron. one (thing); a few
cosa
     1. n-f. thing (object, concept)
     2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature)
           cosas hermosas - pretty little things
     3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
     coser
          1. v. to sew
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