| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': |
| cuchillo |
| 1. n-m. knife |
| 2. n-m. blade of knife |
| tenía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener |
| tener |
| 1. v. to have, possess |
| 2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) |
| 3. v. to hold, grasp |
| 4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) |
| 5. v. to have, feel (internally) |
| 6. v. to make to feel |
| 7. v. to have (a measure or age) |
| 8. v. (used with que) to have to |
| 9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) |
| 10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) |
| 11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) |
| 12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) |
| 13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: |
| 14. v. tener en cuenta |
| 15. v. tener prisa |
| la |
| 1. art. the |
| 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) |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) |
| punta |
| 1. n-f. tip, point, end |
| 2. n-f. pinch, bit (small amount) |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of puntar |
| puntar |
| 1. v. to point, to mark with points |
| 2. v. to add vowel markings, to Hebrew or Arabic script |
| muy |
| 1. adv. very |
| aguda |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of agudo |
| agudo |
| 1. adj. sharp, pointed, acute (terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily) |
| 2. adj. acute, sharp, witty, keen (intelligent) |
| 3. adj. (of pain) sharp, stabbing, acute, severe |
| 4. adj. (pathology) acute (sudden and intense) |
| 5. adj. acute, sharp (sensitive) |
| 6. adj. (sound) high, high-pitched, shrill, sharp, piercing |
| 7. adj. (geometry) acute |
| 8. adj. (phonetics) having the voiced accent on the last syllable |
| 9. adj. (geometry, of an angle) acute (less than 90 degrees) |
