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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.
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
extremidad
1. n-f. end, extremity (most extreme point)
2. n-f. extremity (hand or foot)
3. n-f. limb
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
posición
1. n-f. position
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
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.
sea
1. v. formal second-person singular imperative of ser
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
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)
recta
1. n-f. straight line
2. n-f. straight
3. adj. feminine singular of recto
recto
1. adj. straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
2. adj. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
3. adj. literal (of a meaning)
4. adj. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
5. n-m. (anatomy) rectum
6. n-m. (anatomy) rectus

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