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qué pasa |
1. Phrase. what's up?; what’s the matter?; what is the problem?; what is wrong? |
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(synonyms, ¿qué ocurre?, ¿cuál es el problema?) |
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2. Phrase. (US Spanish Spain informal) what's up? |
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3. Phrase. what's up?; what's happening?; what are you doing? |
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(synonyms, ¿qué ocurre?, ¿qué estás haciendo?) |
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Analysis |
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qué |
1. det. what; which (interrogative only) |
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¿Qué camisa quiere? - Which shirt do you want? |
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2. det. what; which |
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No sabía qué hacer - I didn't know what to do |
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3. adv. (before a noun) what a; such (used as an intensifier) |
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pasa |
1. n-f. raisin |
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2. adj. feminine singular of paso |
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3. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of pasar |
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pasar |
1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip |
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2. v. to happen |
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¿qué pasa? - what's up? |
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estas cosas pasan - these things happen |
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Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me. |
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paso |
1. adj. dried (said of fruit) |
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2. n-m. pace (rough distance of a brisk stride) |
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3. n-m. (historical, measure) paso, Spanish pace (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 1.4 m) |
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4. n-m. step (in a set of instructions) |
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5. n-m. way, passage |
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