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abrió
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of abrir
     abrir
          1. v. to open, open up
                Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George.
          2. v. to unlock
                Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock.
          3. v. to turn on
                Abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet.
          4. v. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
          5. v. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
          6. v. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (gloss, e.g., champagne); to breach
          7. v. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
          8. v. to answer (the door)
          9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative)
                Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. - The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss.
          10. v. to leave, go away
          11. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of
          12. n-m. the act of opening
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
     1. part. yes (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question)
     2. part. (Spain) hello (used to answer the telephone)
     3. n-m. yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance
           Ganaron los síes. - The ayes have it.
     4. pron. himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourself, yourselves (form of se used after prepositions)
           para sí - for himself/herself/itself/themselves/yourself/yourselves
mismo
     1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
     2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
     3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
           yo mismo - I myself
           No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
     4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
           gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
     5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
           ahora mismo - right now
           aquí mismo - right here
           ahí mismo - right there
sí mismo
     1. pron. oneself
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)
verja
     1. n-f. gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
     2. n-f. fence (often made of trellis)
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