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canis
1. n. plural of cani
Lupus
1. Proper noun. (constellation) Lupus (summer constellation of the northern sky)
2. n-m. lupus
variedad
1. n-f. variety
2. n-f. breed
3. n-f. (mathematics) manifold
salvaje
1. adj. (especially, of animals) wild, savage (untamed, not domesticated)
Sólo hay una cosa que puede calmar la bestia salvaje. - There is only one thing that can soothe the savage beast.
2. adj. savage, feral, uncivilized (said of a person)
3. n. savage
del
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
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
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
mismo
1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
yo mismo - I myself
No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
ahora mismo - right now
aquí mismo - right here
ahí mismo - right there
cánido
1. adj. canine
2. n-m. canine
conocido
1. adj. known
2. adj. well-known, famous, renowned
3. adj. familiar
4. n-m. acquaintance, friend, known person
5. Participle. past participle of conocer
conocer
1. v. to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
Mucho gusto en conocerla - Nice to meet you.
2. v. (in the preterite tense) to meet
3. v. (in the future tense) to get to know, become acquainted (with)
4. v. to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time)
5. v. to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time)
Me gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el material de origen. - I would like to hear your opinion about the source material.
6. v. to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out
7. v. to know, to have known
Se conocen desde la infancia. - They have known each other since childhood.
8. v. to know oneself
9. v. to conceptualize or conceive
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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
forma
1. n-f. shape; form; figure
2. n-f. way; manner
¡Tiene que haber otra forma! - There has to be another way!
3. n-f. basis; method
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of formar
formar
1. v. to form, to create
2. v. to train, to educate
3. v. to make up, to constitute
4. v. to line up (to get in a line)
doméstica
1. n-f. (Spain, pejorative) maid (female servant or cleaner)
2. n-f. Chile female equivalent of doméstico, (a person who steals from their neighbors)
3. adj. feminine singular of doméstico
doméstico
1. adj. domestic, household, home
2. n-m. (Chile) a person who steals from their neighbors
Como
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
3. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
5. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
6. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
9. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
perro
1. n-m. dog (animal)
2. n-m. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
3. n-m. (pejorative) asshole (despicable person)
4. adj. doggy, doggish
5. adj. awful
6. adj. wicked, mean

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