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unidad
     1. n-f. a unit (object, military, or measure)
     2. n-f. unity
métrica
     1. n-f. (poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)
     2. adj. feminine singular of métrico
     métrico
          1. adj. metric (of or relating to the metric system)
cuantitativa
     1. adj. feminine singular of cuantitativo
     cuantitativo
          1. adj. quantitative
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
verso
     1. adj. (mathematics) versed
     2. n-m. verse, poem
     3. n-m. verse, line (of a poem)
     4. n-m. verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
     5. n-m. (printing) verso, left-hand page
     6. n-m. (military, artillery) small culverin (kind of cannon)
     7. n-m. (colloquial) lie, story, porky
     8. v. first-person singular present indicative of versar
     versar
          1. v. to concern, deal with, address
          2. v. to turn (around)
griego
     1. adj. Greek (from or native to Greece)
     2. adj. Greek (pertaining to Greece)
     3. n-m. a Greek
     4. n-m. (slang) anal sex
     5. n-m. Greek (language)
     6. n-m. (colloquial) an unintelligible language
           Es griego para mí. - It's Greek to me.
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)
latino
     1. adj. (relational) of Lazio, Italy
     2. adj. (relational) Latin (language)
     3. adj. Romance (of or related to any of the various Romance languages)
     4. adj. (colloquial proscribed US Spanish) Latino, Latin American
     5. n-m. a Latino
     6. n-m. a Latin (member of one of the Latin tribes in ancient Italy)
     7. v. first-person singular present indicative of latinar
     latinar
          1. v. to speak Latin; to write in Latin
formado
     1. Participle. past participle of formar
     formar
          1. v. to form, to create
          2. v. to train, to educate
          3. v. to make up, to constitute
          4. v. to line up (to get in a line)
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
número
     1. n-m. number (counting)
     2. n-m. musical number
     3. n-m. (grammar) number
     4. n-m. (colloquial) spectacle
     5. n-m. (military) man, soldier
reducido
     1. adj. reduced
     2. Participle. past participle of reducir
     reducir
          1. v. to reduce, to lower, to cut, to scale back
          2. v. to narrow, to narrow down (e.g. suspects, a search, a gap, choices)
          3. v. to whittle
          4. v. to curtail (restrict)
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
sílabas
     1. n. plural of sílaba
     sílaba
          1. n-f. syllable
largas
     1. adj. feminine plural of largo
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of largar
     largar
          1. v. to chase away
          2. v. to let go
          3. v. to release
          4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off
Y
     1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. conj. and
     3. conj. (in names of number) and
           setenta y seis - seventy-six
     4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
           uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
     5. conj. (informal) well
           ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
     6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
           Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
           ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
           ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
breves
     1. adj. plural of breve
     breve
          1. adj. brief, short
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