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uso
1. n-m. use
2. n-m. usage; habit
3. n-m. wear (degradation)
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of usar
usar
1. v. to use
Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke!
2. v. to wear
3. v. to consume
4. v. to be used
5. v. to be fashionable
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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
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a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
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
pelo
1. n-m. hair (a single hair)
2. n-m. hair (all hair on the head)
3. n-m. fur
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelar
pelar
1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
2. v. to skin (an animal)
3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
4. v. to unwrap
5. v. to pluck (a bird)
6. v. to cut the hair of
7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
8. v. to exfoliate
9. v. (colloquial) to steal
10. v. (colloquial) to fleece
11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone
12. v. to matter
Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck.
13. v. to have one's hair cut
14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald
15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.)
16. v. to fray (rope, wire)
17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable)
Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector.
18. v. (Chile) to steal
19. v. (Chile) to flirt
20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event
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
personas
1. n. plural of persona
persona
1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
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)
animales
1. adj. plural of animal
2. n. plural of animal
animal
1. adj. animal
2. n-m. animal
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.
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
emplea
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of emplear
emplear
1. v. to hire, to employ (to give someone a job)
2. v. to use (employ, apply)
3. v. to use (consume, spend)
esta
1. det. feminine singular of este
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one
este
1. det. this
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation)
4. n-m. east
palabra
1. n-f. word
las palabras de amor - the words of love
2. n-f. wording
3. n-f. word (promise)
te doy mi palabra - I give you my word
sino
1. n-m. destiny, fate, lot
2. conj. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
No es cantante, sino actor. - He is not a singer, but an actor.
3. conj. except, apart from
4. conj. only, solely
No eres sino un alumno. - You are solely a student.
castaño
1. adj. brown (chestnut colored)
2. n-m. chestnut (tree)

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