| Spanish > English |
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| hacer la vista gorda |
| 1. v. to turn a blind eye, to shut one's eyes, to look the other way |
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| Analysis |
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| hacer |
| 1. v. to do |
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| ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing? |
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| No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing. |
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| Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it. |
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| 2. v. to make (something) |
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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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| vista |
| 1. n-f. sight, vision, eyesight (the ability to see) |
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| 2. n-f. sight (the act of seeing or witnessing) |
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| 3. n-f. appearance, look (the way something looks) |
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| 4. n-f. view (the range of vision) |
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| a la vista - in view |
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| vestir |
| 1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire |
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| 2. v. to wear |
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| 3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish |
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| 4. v. to disguise, to cover up |
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| 5. v. to make clothes for, to dress |
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| visto |
| 1. adj. seen |
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| 2. adj. obvious, clear |
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| 3. adj. exposed, bare |
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| 4. adj. known about, talked about, seen around |
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| 5. Participle. past participle of ver |
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| gorda |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of gordo |
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| 2. adj. feminine singular of gordo |
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| gordo |
| 1. adj. fat |
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| Los jóvenes son gordos. - The children are fat. |
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| 2. adj. coarse |
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| 3. n-m. fat man |
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| 4. n-m. the grand prize in a lottery |
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