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bueno
     1. adj. good
           Que tengas una buena noche. - Have a good night.
           Que tengas un buen viaje. - Have a good trip.
     2. adj. fine
     3. interj. okay; fine
     4. interj. (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence
           Bueno, pues, mira. - Well, then, look.
     5. interj. (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation IPAchar, /bweˈno/, rather than IPAchar, /ˈbweno/.
           ¿Bueno? - Hello?
muchachos
     1. n. plural of muchacho
     muchacho
          1. n-m. boy, servant
ahora
     1. adv. now (at the present time)
     2. adv. just now, just a moment ago (in the past)
     3. adv. very soon, in a moment (in the future)
     4. adv. (usually preceded by de) of nowadays, of today, latter-day
           La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más. - Today's youth understands this and more.
     5. adv. (Latin America) today
           Ahora me levanté temprano y con ánimo. - Today I woke up early and full of energy.
           Te veré ahora en la noche. - I'll see you later today in the evening.
     6. adv. however, on the other hand
           Te quiero mucho. Ahora eso no quiere decir que haré lo que digas. - I love you. However, that doesn't mean I'll do what(ever) you say.
     7. adv. (correlative, literary) sometimes...other times
           Ahora dice una cosa, ahora dice lo contrario. - She sometimes says one thing, and then other times she says the opposite.
     8. conj. (correlative, literary) now...now, whether...or...
           Ahora en la sala, ahora en el comedor, había un desastre por doquier. - Whether you looked at the kitchen, or the dining room, there was a disaster everywhere.
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
           Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
sentarse
     1. to sit down
     2. to sit
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
rato
     1. n-m. a while, bit (a short period of time)
     2. n-m. time
           Pasó un buen rato viendo la película. - He/She had a good time watching the movie.
           Me hizo pasar un mal rato. - I had a terrible time because of him/her.
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.
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
           Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
charlar
     1. v. to chat, to chatter, to chitchat
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.
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
           Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
chupar
     1. v. to suck
     2. v. to absorb
     3. v. (slang) to suck off, to blow (to give a blowjob)
     4. v. (colloquial) to hog (to greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.)
     5. v. (colloquial) to hog (in team sports, abuse the individual game with the ball)
     6. v. (Mexico, Chile, Peru, slang) to drink an alcoholic beverage
     7. v. (Mexico, slang) to consume too fast or waste money, gasoline or another resource
     8. v. (Mexico, slang) to lose muscular mass or strength
     9. v. (Mexico, slang) to lose one's youthful or not-too-mature appearance
     10. v. to suck off
     11. v. to put up with
antes
     1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
           poco antes - shortly before
           Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
           La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
     2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
           Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
           Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
     3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
           Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
     4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
           Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
     5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
     6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
           Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
     7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
           antes de 1910 - before 1910
           antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
           Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
     8. n. plural of ante
     ante
          1. prep. in front of, before
                Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
          2. prep. against, compared to
          3. n-m. elk
          4. n-m. suede
          5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
durante
     1. prep. during, in, over
           Durante el verano nos gusta ir al parque acuático. - In the summer we like to go to the water park.
           durante la noche - overnight
     2. prep. for (as a duration)
           Acabo de enterarme de que me ha estado mintiendo durante años. - I just found out that he's been lying to me for years.
     duran
          1. v. second-person plural present indicative of durar
     durar
          1. v. to last
                Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos. - A football match lasts 90 minutes.
          2. v. to take time
     te
          1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
                Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
          2. pron. accusative of tú: you
          3. pron. : yourself
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.
después
     1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post
     2. adv. next
     3. adv. (with de) after
           después de comer - after eating
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
después de
     1. prep. after
           Empiezo después de comer. - I'll start after I eat.
           Lo hago después de que hayas comido. - I'll do it after you've eaten.
           No quiero irme a dormir hasta después de la película. - I don't want to go to sleep until after the movie.
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
cena
     1. n-f. supper, dinner
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of cenar
     cenar
          1. v. to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal
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