| Spanish > English |
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| en la punta de la lengua |
| 1. adj. on the tip of one's tongue |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on |
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| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. |
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| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. |
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| en esta página - on this page |
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| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table |
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| la |
| 1. art. the |
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| 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) |
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| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this |
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| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) |
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| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! |
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| punta |
| 1. n-f. tip, point, end |
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| la punta del iceberg - the tip of the iceberg |
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| 2. n-f. pinch, bit (small amount) |
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| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of puntar |
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| puntar |
| 1. v. to point, to mark with points |
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| 2. v. to add vowel markings, to Hebrew or Arabic script |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) |
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| Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 |
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| la cola del perro - the dog’s tail |
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| 2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) |
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| Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. |
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| la |
| 1. art. the |
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| 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) |
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| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this |
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| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) |
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| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! |
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| lengua |
| 1. n-f. tongue |
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| 2. n-f. language |
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| 3. n-f. Spanish (subject taught in schools) |
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