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niña
     1. n-f. girl, female equivalent of niño
     2. n-f. pupil (of eye)
     3. n-f. (Latin America) maiden (virgin)
     niño
          1. n-m. child; boy, girl
mira
     1. n-f. target
     2. n-f. purpose, object
     3. v. formal second-person singular present indicative of mirar
     mirar
          1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
          2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)
                Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV.
          3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
          4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
          5. v. (used for emphasis); look
                ¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty!
                ¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed.
                ¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him!
          6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find)
          7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
          8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)
          9. v. to look at oneself
si
     1. conj. if
tiene
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          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.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          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.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          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)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
armario
     1. n-m. cupboard, storage cabinet, wardrobe
     2. n-m. wardrobe, closet (movable furniture for storing clothes)
     3. n-m. locker
empotrado
     1. Participle. past participle of empotrar
     empotrar
          1. v. to embed
          2. v. to fit, to mount
          3. v. (vulgar, colloquial) to screw, bang (have sex with)
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