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así
     1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
           ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
           Así es la vida. - Such is life.
           Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
     2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
           ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
           Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
     3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
     asir
          1. v. to grab; to seize
          2. v. to cling to
al
     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.
     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
menos
     1. adv. less
     2. adv. (often with definite article) least
     3. det. less, fewer
     4. det. least, fewest
     5. prep. minus
           Dos menos uno son uno. - Two minus one is one.
     6. prep. except
     7. n-m. minus sign
me
     1. pron. personal accusative of yo: me
     2. pron. personal;dative pronoun dative of yo: to me, for me
     3. pron. personal;reflexive pronoun of yo: myself
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
hizo
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of hacer
     hacer
          1. v. to do
                ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
                No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
                Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
          2. v. to make (something)
                Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
                Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
          3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
                No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
                Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
          4. v. to be
                hace frío - it's cold
                hace calor - it's hot
                hace sol - it's sunny
                hace viento - it's windy
          5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
                hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
                hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
          6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
                hacer la princesa - to play the princess
                hacer de princesa - to play a princess
                hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
          7. v. to become; to get
                ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
                Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
                Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
          8. v. to pretend being, play
                hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
                hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
                Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
          9. v. to play the fool
                No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
          10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
                hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
          11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
                El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
                El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
          12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
                Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
                Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
          13. n-m. task, action
                Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
suponer
     1. v. to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it
           Supongamos que no quiere ser encontrado. ¿Entonces qué? - Let's say he doesn't want to be found. What then?
           Supongo que esto es tu primera viaje de campamento. - I take it this is your first camping trip.
     2. v. to presume, to expect
     3. v. to comprise, make up
     4. v. to pose (e.g. a risk, a threat, a danger)
     5. v. to mean, to imply, to represent
     6. v. to involve, to entail
     7. v. to hypothesize
     8. v. to assume (qual, without a specified subject)
     9. v. to be assumed
     10. v. to be meant, to be supposed
           La vida se supone que sea equilibrada. - Life is supposed to be balanced.
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
temblor
     1. n-m. tremor (i.e. involuntary vibration from illness or fear)
     2. n-m. tremble, trembling, shaking, quivering
     3. n-m. tremor, earthquake, quake, temblor (qual, usually a light one)
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
sus
     1. interj. c'mon; attaboy
     2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
     3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee)
     su
          1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
                Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
                Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
          2. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                        Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
          3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
dedos
     1. n. plural of dedo
     dedo
          1. n-m. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
                El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta. - Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also maye
          2. n-m. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
          3. n-m. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
          4. n-m. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)
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
comenzó
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of comenzar
     comenzar
          1. v. to begin, to commence
                Yo me senté sobre un banco en el jardín, y comencé a leer un libro interesante. - I sat on a bench in the garden, and I started to read an interesting book.
                Usted puede comenzar. - You may commence.
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.
agitar
     1. v. to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up
           Agítese bien antes de usarlo - Shake well before using
           Agitó su cabeza con incredulidad. - She shook her head in disbelief.
     2. v. to wave, to flail
           Es hora de agitar la bandera blanca y rendirnos. - It's time for us to wave the white flag and surrender.
     3. v. to wag
           Los perros agitan la cola. - Dogs wag their tails.
     4. v. to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke)
           agitar las cosas - to stir things up
     5. v. to flap (e.g., wings, sails)
     6. v. to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated
     7. v. to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)
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
una
     1. n-f. feminine of uno
           a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
     2. art. feminine singular of un
     3. det. feminine singular of uno
     4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
     un
          1. art. a
          2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
manera
     1. n-f. way; manner
convulsa
     1. adj. feminine singular of convulso
     convulso
          1. adj. convulsive
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