| Spanish > English |
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| por si las moscas |
| 1. adv. (colloquial idiom) just in case |
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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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| si |
| 1. conj. if |
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| las |
| 1. art. the |
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| 2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) |
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| 3. pron. feminine plural pronoun |
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| las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak |
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| 4. n. plural of la |
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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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| moscas |
| 1. n. plural of mosca |
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| mosca |
| 1. n-f. fly (any insect of the order Diptera) |
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| 2. n-f. (boxing) fly (boxing class) |
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| 3. n-f. (television) digital on-screen graphic |
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