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abstenerse
     1. v. to abstain, to forbear
           Se abstiene de fumar en el coche. - She abstains from smoking in the car.
           Te puedes quedar con tal de abstenerte de hablar. - You can stay as long as you refrain from speaking.
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
manifestar
     1. v. to manifest, reveal, display, show
     2. v. to declare, express
     3. v. to protest
lo
     1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
           lo veo - I see it
     2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
           lo es - That’s it
     3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
           lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
que
     1. conj. that
           Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
     2. conj. than
           Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
     3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
           ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
     4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
           Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
           Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
     5. pron. who; that
           la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
     6. pron. that; whom
           la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
     7. pron. that; which
           la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
     8. prep. than
     9. prep. like, as
     10. part. to
lo que
     1. pron. what (the thing that)
           Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
           No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
     2. pron. whatever
           lo que tú digas - whatever you say
     3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
           Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
           Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
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
siente
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sentir
     sentar
          1. v. to seat
          2. v. to set, to establish, to lay
                Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down
                ¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down?
                ¡Siéntate! - Sit down!
                Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor.
                Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair.
                Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down
          5. v. to assert
          6. v. to suit, to fit
          7. v. to sit well
          8. v. to report
          9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)
     sentir
          1. v. to feel
                Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace.
                Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly.
                Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me.
          2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry
                Lo siento. - I'm sorry.
          3. v. to hear
          4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being)
                Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him.
                Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me.
          5. n-m. feeling; mood
          6. n-m. opinion
     sien
          1. n-f. (anatomy) temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)
          2. n-f. (anatomy) temporal (temples of the head)
     situar
          1. v. to situate, to place, to put, to position
          2. v. to invest money
          3. v. to locate (often on a map, chart, diagram or drawing of some sort)
          4. v. (architecture) to site
          5. v. to be set (e.g. a novel or film)
          6. v. to position oneself (physically in a location)
          7. v. to be placed, to be located, to be situated
          8. v. to reach (a certain level in quantity or percentage)
     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
O
     1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
     3. conj. or
           ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
     4. conj. either … or
           (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
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
sabe
     1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of saber
     saber
          1. v. to know (a fact), to wit
                Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back.
                Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know...
                que yo sepa - as far as I know
                Si tu supieras... - If you knew...
          2. v. to know how to do something
                Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish.
          3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
          4. v. to taste
                Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken.
          5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
                El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is.
          6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
                Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me.
          7. v. (informal) to figure out
                Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
          8. v. to hear from (+ de)
                No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months.
          9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de)
          10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de)
          11. v. to be known
                Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress.
          12. v. to know (extremely well)
                He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart.
          13. n-m. knowledge
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