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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
da
     1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of dar
     dar
          1. v. to give, to give out
          2. v. to hand over
          3. v. to hit
                Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
          4. v. to emit
          5. v. to produce
          6. v. to perform
          7. v. to consider
                Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me.
                Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead.
          8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort
                Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria.
                Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours.
          9. v. to hit upon
          10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate
                darle al botón - to press the button
          11. v. to ruin; mess up
                Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me
          12. v. to occur
          13. v. to grow naturally
                El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land.
          14. v. to hit
                El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree.
          15. v. to assume
                darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated
                darse por muerto - to assume to be dead
          16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
                Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied.
          17. v. to surrender
                ¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender.
          18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
                Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her.
                Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José.
          19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
                Le re doy.
          20. v. to announce, predict
                Dan lluvia. - They announced rain.
cuenta
     1. n-f. count, tally
     2. n-f. (mathematics) operation
     3. n-f. bill
           Nos trae la cuenta, por favor - Bring us the bill, please
     4. n-f. tab (e.g. at a bar or pub)
     5. n-f. (computing) account
     6. n-f. (sports) count (in boxing)
     7. n-f. report
           dar cuenta (de) - to present a report (on)
           darse cuenta (de) - to present a report to oneself (on)
     8. n-f. score (rivalry)
     9. n-f. bead (small spherical object)
     10. n-f. required or desired amount/number
     11. v. third-person singular present indicative of contar
     contar
          1. v. to count; to tally
          2. v. to tell (a story); narrate
          3. v. to be (a certain number of years of age)
                Cuando contaba treinta años. - When he was thirty years of age
          4. v. (indtr, con) to rely on
          5. v. (indtr, con) to have available
                Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente. - We have enough staff available to take good care of you.
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
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
le
     1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él
           Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter.
     2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella
           Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss.
     3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello
           ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it!
     4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
           ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses?
     5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle
           Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you.
faltan
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of faltar
     faltar
          1. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to be lacking, lack, not have
                Te falta imaginación. - Imagination lacks to you.
          2. v. to remain
                ¿Cuánto tiempo falta? - How much time left?
                Falta un mes para mi cumpleaños. - My birthday is a month away.
          3. v. to be absent, missing
                aún falta una persona - one person is still missing
          4. v. (indtr, a) to miss (a date or an appointment)
                faltar al trabajo - to miss work
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)
chanclas
     1. n. plural of chancla
     chancla
          1. n-f. slipper
          2. n-f. flip-flop
          3. n-f. old shoe
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