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| por sí solo |
| 1. adv. on one's own |
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| Analysis |
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| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) |
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| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. |
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| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) |
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| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. |
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| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) |
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| sí |
| 1. part. yes (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question) |
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| 2. part. (Spain) hello (used to answer the telephone) |
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| 3. n-m. yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance |
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| Ganaron los síes. - The ayes have it. |
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| 4. pron. himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourself, yourselves (form of se used after prepositions) |
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| solo |
| 1. adj. sole, only, unique, single |
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| 2. adj. lonely, lonesome |
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| 3. adj. alone, by oneself |
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| 4. adj. automatic; self-, by itself |
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| La máquina se lava sola. - The machine washes itself.; The machine is self-washing. |
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