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clavo
1. n-m. nail, spike
2. n-m. clove
3. n-m. corn (callus)
4. n-m. headache
5. n-m. scab
6. n-m. spike (of shoes, cleats)
7. n-m. (Dominican Republic, slang) stash
8. v. first-person singular present indicative of clavar
clavar
1. v. to nail, to pin, to stick
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
hierro
1. n-m. iron (chemical element)
2. n-m. branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape and used to brand livestock)
3. n-m. (metonymically) brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron)
4. n-m. (by extension) brand (symbolic identity, represented by a name or logo)
5. n-m. iron or steel weapon
6. n-m. any of various objects made of iron
7. n-m. importance
8. v. first-person singular present indicative of herrar
herrar
1. v. to horseshoe, to shoe a horse
2. v. to brand
de hierro
1. adj. strong; rigid
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
largo
1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges
5. n-m. length
6. n-m. (climbing) pitch
7. interj. get out!, scram!
8. interj. get away!
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar
largar
1. v. to chase away
2. v. to let go
3. v. to release
4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off
inferior
1. adj. inferior (of lower quality)
2. adj. inferior (of lower rank)
3. adj. inferior; lower (below)
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
medio
1. adj. half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole)
media hora - half hour
media manzana - half an apple
2. adj. (inexact) half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole)
Medio Nueva York fue a los toros. - Half of New York went to the bullfight.
3. adj. middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives)
clase media - middle class
4. adj. average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
velocidad media - average speed
5. adj. average (of or related to a representative example of a group)
el español medio - the average Spaniard... your typical Spaniard...
6. adj. (art) tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime)
7. adj. (linguistics) mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed)
8. adj. (grammar) middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive)
9. adj. (Chile, slang) impressive (extremely large or good)
¡Media bolsa! - Such a huge bag! What an awesome bag! Whatta bag!
10. adv. half, incompletely (indicating an action interrupted or only partially done)
medio vestido - half-dressed
11. adv. half, kind of (particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions)
Es medio idiota. - He’s a bit of an idiot... He’s kind of an idiot...
12. n-m. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
13. n-m. (math) half (any fraction with a denominator of 2)
14. n-m. (historical) medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L)
15. n-m. (historical) medio (the usual container used to measure medios)
16. n-m. (historical, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) medio, half-real (a former coin)
17. n-m. (historical, Dominican Republic) medio, half-peso (a former coin)
18. n-m. (historical, Ecuador) medio, half-sucre (a former coin)
19. n-m. (historical, Panama) medio, half-balboa (a former coin)
20. n-m. (historical, Bolivia) medio, half-boliviano (a former coin)
21. n-m. (historical, Mexico) medio, half-octavo (a former coin equal to frac, 1, 16) real
22. n-m. (slang) medio (following decimalization, the notional amount of frac, 6, 1, 4) centavos as half of the notional amount of a frac, 1, 8-peseta real and
23. n-m. middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
Se despertó en medio de la noche. - She awoke in the middle of the night.
24. n-m. (sports) midfielder, halfback (a person forming part of the middle or central defensive or offensive line, especially in soccer)
25. n-m. spiritualism synonym of médium, t=medium (a person claiming to the ability to communicate with the dead)
26. n-m. (politics, business) cut (the payment demanded to permit or facilitate some action, especially as a bribe)
27. n-m. (philosophy) middle term (the general category that appears in both premises and disappears in the conclusion)
28. n-m. (math, usually in the plural) mean (the second and third terms of a proportion)
29. n-m. (inexact) center, heart (the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions)
Alemania está en medio de Europa. - Germany is in the middle of Europe.
en medio de la nada - in the middle of nowhere
30. n-m. (often in the plural) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
El fin justifica los medios. - The end justifies the means.
por todos los medios - by any means
Se mejoraron los medios de transporte. - Means of transport were improved.
31. n-m. synonym of diligencia, t=diligence, hard work (as the generally effective means to achieve any goal)
32. n-m. (usually in the plural) medium (a means of communication, especially mass communication)
33. n-m. (physics) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
La velocidad de la luz depende del medio. - The speed of light depends on the medium.
34. n-m. (art) medium (the physical substances with which art is made)
¿Cuál es tu medio de pintura favorito? - What's your favorite painting medium?
35. n-m. environment (the circumstances that affect a person or animal's development)
36. n-m. society (the circumstances in which a person or group of people lives)
37. n-m. (usually in the plural) circle (a particular segment of society)
medios aristocráticos - aristocratic circles... the aristocracy...
38. n-m. habitat (the circumstances in which an animal or group of animals lives)
39. v. first-person singular present indicative of mediar
mediar
1. v. to mediate
2. v. to center, to give a central, medium or average value
metro
1. n-m. (measure) meter
2. n-m. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
(synonyms, cinta métrica)
3. n-m. (measuring instruments) folding rule
(synonyms, metro plegable)
4. n-m. (transport) metro
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
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.
menor
1. adj. comparative of pequeño: smaller
2. adj. comparative of joven: younger
3. adj. minor
4. adj. el menor superlative of pequeño: smallest
5. adj. el menor superlative of joven: youngest
6. n. minor; child
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
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
tercio
1. adj. (fractional) third, one of three equal parts
2. n-m. (fractional) third, one of three equal parts
3. n-m. (bullfighting) tercio
4. n-m. 0.33 liter bottle of beer
A mí me pones un tercio.
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of terciar
terciar
1. v. to divide into thirds
2. v. to mediate (resolve differences, intervene)
3. v. to turn out; end up
usado
1. adj. used
2. adj. worn, worn-out
3. Participle. past participle of usar
masculine singular usar
usar
1. v. to use
Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke!
2. v. to wear
3. v. to consume
4. v. to be used
5. v. to be fashionable
para
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
parar
1. v. to stop, halt
2. v. to put up, stand up
3. v. to lift, raise
4. v. to stand up
5. v. to situate oneself
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
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)
sujeción
1. n-f. subjection
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
maderos
1. n. plural of madero
madero
1. n-m. a piece of wood, a piece of timber
2. n-m. (Spain, derogatory) police officer, compare pig
3. n-m. (Spain, derogatory) a clumsy person
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
vigas
1. n. plural of viga

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