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| 'grandfather' |
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| very |
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| old |
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| mi |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
| 2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
| abuelo |
| 1. n-m. grandfather | |
| Su abuelo es simpático. - His grandfather is nice. | |
| 2. n-m. (colloquial affectionate) an elderly person | |
| 3. n-m. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| muy |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car. | |
| viejo |
| 1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |
| 2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |
| Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |
| 3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |
| 4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |
| 5. n-m. an old person | |
| 6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |
| 7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |
| Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |
| Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |
| No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |
| 8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |
| Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |
| 9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |
