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el
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
hechicero
1. n-m. magician, sorcerer, wizard
2. adj. enchanting, bewitching
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
disfraza
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of disfrazar
disfrazar
1. v. to disguise (to change the appearance)
2. v. to dress up as
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
Bestia
1. Proper noun. (biblical) Beast (a figure in the Book of Revelation)
2. n-f. beast
3. n-f. animal
4. n. (pejorative) brute (person who acts stupidly)
lleva
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of llevar
llevar
1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday.
2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker)
Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies.
3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to
A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s
4. v. to have spent time, have been
Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years.
Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years.
Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years.
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto)
Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse.
6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla.
Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark.
7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride
8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope
¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up?
9. v. to wear
10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
piel
1. n-f. skin
2. n-f. fur
sobre
1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table.
2. prep. about
Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself.
3. n-m. envelope
4. n-m. small packet; sachet
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
sobrar
1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books.
Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over.
Su
1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
cabeza
1. n-f. (anatomy) head
2. n-f. mind (in certain phrases)
perder la cabeza - to lose one's mind
No puedo quitarme a esa chica de la cabeza. - I can't get that girl out of my head.
3. n-m. (colloquial Andalusia) guy, dude, man
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
camina
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of caminar
caminar
1. v. to walk
2. v. to stroll
3. v. to travel, to trek
4. v. to go on
5. v. to wade (in or through a body of water)
alrededor
1. n-m. (also in the plural) surroundings
2. adv. around (from place to place)
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
alrededor de
1. prep. around (at various places in)
alrededor del mundo - around the world
2. adv. around, approximately
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
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
de la
1. art. of the
ciudad
1. n-f. city
Viven en la ciudad. - They live in the city.
¡Qué ciudad tan grande y bonita! - What a large and beautiful city!

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