| Spanish > English |
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| en un abrir y cerrar de ojos |
| 1. adv. in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye |
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| 2. adv. at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
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| 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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| un |
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| 1. art. a |
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| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one |
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| abrir |
| 1. v. to open, open up |
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| Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George. |
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| 2. v. to unlock |
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| Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock. |
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| 3. v. to turn on |
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| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet |
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| 2. conj. and |
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| 3. conj. (in names of number) and |
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| setenta y seis - seventy-six |
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| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and |
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| cerrar |
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| 1. v. to close, to shut |
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| No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door. |
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| 2. v. to shut down, to close down |
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| Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down. |
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| 3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas) |
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| de |
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| 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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| ojos |
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| 1. n. plural of ojo |
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| ojo |
| 1. n-m. eye |
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| Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes. |
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| 2. n-m. keyhole |
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| 3. n-m. caution |
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| hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious |
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