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tan
     1. adv. so, as
           Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel.
     2. det. such, such a
           ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk!
aterrados
     1. Participle. masculine plural of aterrado
     masculine plural aterrar
     aterrad
          1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of aterrar
     aterrar
          1. v. to bring down, to ground
          2. v. to cover with earth, soil, sand, etc.
          3. v. to land
          4. v. to scare
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
estaban
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of estar
     estar
          1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
                ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
                Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
          2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
                El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
                ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
          3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
                Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
          4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
                Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
                Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
          5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
                Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
          6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
                Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
                Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
          7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
                estar muerto/a - to be dead
                estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
                estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
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
habían
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect 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
perdido
     1. adj. lost
     2. Participle. past participle of perder
     perder
          1. v. to lose
          2. v. to miss, to miss out
                No quiero perderme nada. - I don't want to miss anything.
          3. v. to waste
          4. v. (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down
                Los Cowboys pierden por solo siete. - The Cowboys are behind by only seven.
          5. v. to get lost
hasta
     1. adv. even
           Hasta yo me enteré del asunto. - Even I heard about the matter.
     2. prep. until
     3. prep. up to, to the point of, as much as
     4. prep. even
las
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
           las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
     4. n. plural of la
     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)
fuerzas
     1. n. plural of fuerza
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of forzar
     forzar
          1. v. to force, break through
                forzaron la puerta - they forced (open) the door
          2. v. to violate, rape, ravish
          3. v. to take by storm
          4. v. to compel, force
     fuerza
          1. n-f. force
                fuerzas armadas - armed forces
          2. n-f. strength
          3. n-f. (physics) force
          4. v. third-person singular present indicative of forzar
para
     1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
           La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
           Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
     2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
           Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
           Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
     3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
           Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
           Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
     4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
           Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
     5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
           Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
           Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
     6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
           Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
           Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
           Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
     parar
          1. v. to stop, halt
          2. v. to put up, stand up
          3. v. to lift, raise
          4. v. to stand up
          5. v. to situate oneself
          6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
gritar
     1. v. to shout, to scream, to cry out, to call out
     2. v. to jeer at
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