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ahora
     1. adv. now (at the present time)
     2. adv. just now, just a moment ago (in the past)
     3. adv. very soon, in a moment (in the future)
     4. adv. (usually preceded by de) of nowadays, of today, latter-day
           La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más. - Today's youth understands this and more.
     5. adv. (Latin America) today
           Ahora me levanté temprano y con ánimo. - Today I woke up early and full of energy.
           Te veré ahora en la noche. - I'll see you later today in the evening.
     6. adv. however, on the other hand
           Te quiero mucho. Ahora eso no quiere decir que haré lo que digas. - I love you. However, that doesn't mean I'll do what(ever) you say.
     7. adv. (correlative, literary) sometimes...other times
           Ahora dice una cosa, ahora dice lo contrario. - She sometimes says one thing, and then other times she says the opposite.
     8. conj. (correlative, literary) now...now, whether...or...
           Ahora en la sala, ahora en el comedor, había un desastre por doquier. - Whether you looked at the kitchen, or the dining room, there was a disaster everywhere.
ya
     1. adv. now
           Púlsalo ya. - Press it now.
           Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go.
     2. adv. already, yet
           Ya lo hice. - I already did it.
     3. adv. in the near future; soon
     4. adv. immediately
     5. adv. anymore; no longer
     6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection))
           ¡Ya lo sé! - I do know!
     7. adv. (in negatives) only
           no ya... - not only...
     8. adv. (before pero) yes
           ya, pero... - yes, but...
     9. adv. (before que) since, now
           ya que... - now that...
     10. adv. OK
     11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)
           ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow!
     12. conj. whether (something) or (something else)
           ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain
     13. interj. come on!, let's go!
     14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement)
           —Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.".
           —No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.".
no
     1. adv. no
     2. adv. not
     3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
     4. n-m. no
     5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
ya no
     1. adv. no longer, no more, not anymore, not any more, not any longer
           Me gustaba esa banda pero ya no. - I used to like that band but not any more.
           Los ciudadanos ya no se sienten amenazados por la posibilidad de ataques militares. - The citizens no longer feel threatened by the possibility of military attacks.
pensaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of pensar
     pensar
          1. v. to think
                Pienso, luego existo. - source=René Descartes
          2. v. to hold an opinion
                ¿Piensas que la historia es buena? - Do you think that history is good?
          3. v. to reflect upon a situation
          4. v. to intend, to plan
                Nunca pensé lastimarte. - I never meant to hurt you
                No pienso en afeitarme hasta que llegue el verano. - I won't shave until Summer
          5. v. to think about
                ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes? - Why didn't I think of that before?
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
oso
     1. n-m. bear (in general)
     2. n-m. boar, male bear
     3. n-m. (slang) bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual)
           Tengo un amigo delgado al que le gustan solo los osos barrigudos y velludos. - I have a skinny friend who only likes paunchy and hairy bears.
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of osar
     osar
          1. v. to dare
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