| Él |
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| habló |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of hablar | |
| hablar |
| 1. v. to talk; to speak; to communicate using words | |
| Hablamos del proyecto. - We talk about the project. | |
| ¿Ya hablaste con él? - Did you already speak with him? | |
| 2. v. to speak (a language) | |
| Hablo inglés. - I speak English. | |
| Hablo bien el inglés. - I speak English well. | |
| No hablo inglés. - I don't speak English. | |
| No hablo bien el inglés. - I don't speak English well. | |
| demasiado |
| 1. adj. too much, too many, excessive | |
| Ellos beben demasiado licor. - They drink too much liquor. | |
| Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed. | |
| 2. adv. too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb) | |
| Él se queja demasiado. - He complains too much. | |
| 3. adv. too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb) | |
| Hablas demasiado rápido. - You're speaking too fast. | |
| demasiado poco, demasiado tarde - too little, too late | |
| 4. adv. (informal) a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal | |
| Aunque dices que no te importa, está claro que hablas de ellos demasiado. - Even though you say you don't care, you sure talk about them an awful lot. | |
| rápido |
| 1. adj. rapid, quick, fast | |
| 2. adv. rapidly, quickly, fast | |
| 3. n-m. rapid (part of a river) (qual, usually in the plural) | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| 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 | |
| alumno |
| 1. n-m. pupil, student, learner | |
