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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.
eso
1. pron. (neuter singular of ése); that
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
a eso de
1. prep. around, about (roughly at the time)
a eso de las dos de la madrugada - around two o'clock in the morning
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
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)
dos
1. num. two
2. n. plural of do
do
1. n-m. do (musical note)
2. n-m. C (musical note or key)
3. adv. (obsolete) where
4. pron. (obsolete) where
cuando
1. adv. when
2. conj. when
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready.
todo
1. det. all, every
todos los días - every day
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young.
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of
2. det. each, every
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual.
3. pron. everything
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said
estaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
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
calma
1. n-f. calm, stillness, peacefulness
2. n-f. tranquility, peace and quiet
3. adj. feminine singular of calmo
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of calmar
calmar
1. v. to calm, to still (to limit and lessen in motion and disturbance)
2. v. to calm, soothe, assuage, to ease, to appease, to quell, to allay, to settle, to relieve (to make lessen in intensity)
3. v. to defuse (e.g. a situation or problem, tension or conflict, a crisis)
4. v. to quench, to quell (one's thirst)
5. v. to cool
6. v. to talk down, to talk off the ledge
7. v. to subside, abate
8. v. to steady (qual, often used when talking to an animal one is riding like a horse)
9. v. to calm down, to settle down, to quiet down, to calm oneself
10. v. to cool off, to cool it, to chill, to chill out
11. v. to subside
calmo
1. adj. calm (at rest)
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of calmar
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
acostó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of acostar
acostar
1. v. to lay
2. v. to put to bed
Ya es hora de acostar a los niños. - It's time to put the children to bed.
3. v. (nautical) to land, put in, berth
4. v. to arrive at the coast
5. v. to go to bed, to lie down
Se acuesta temprano pero tarda en dormirse. - He goes to bed early but it takes him a long time to get to sleep.
6. v. to sleep with
Pablo sospecha que su mujer se acuesta con otro. - Pablo suspects his wife is sleeping with another man.
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
ávido
1. adj. avid, keen, eager, greedy
2. adj. anxious
deseo
1. n-m. desire, wish
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of desear
desear
1. v. to wish
Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday!
2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired.
3. v. to look forward to
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
dormirse
pues
1. conj. so, then; in that case
Pues me voy. - I'll go, then.
2. conj. because, since
Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia. - It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance.
estaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
extenuado
1. Participle. past participle of extenuar
extenuar
1. v. to extenuate
2. v. to weaken

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