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condición
     1. n-f. condition
     2. n-f. possibility; the makings
           tiene condiciones de superestrella - she has the makings of a superstar.
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)
carácter
     1. n-m. character (traits marking a person or group)
     2. n-m. character (moral strength)
     3. n-m. character (symbol for a sound or word)
           Ahora los usuarios de Twitter pueden utilizar hasta 280 caracteres al enviar un tuit. - Now Twitter users can use up to 280 characters when sending a tweet.
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
vivaz
     1. adj. vivacious, animated, lively
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
vive
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of vivir
     vivar
          1. v. (Latin America) to applaud
     vivir
          1. v. to live; to be alive
          2. v. to make a living, to live (on)
                Vive de migas, nada más. - He lives on crumbs, nothing more.
          3. v. to live, reside, inhabit
                Vive en la casa roja. - She lives in the red house.
                La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. - The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters.
          4. v. to experience, to live through
          5. n-m. life; lifestyle
mucho
     1. det. (singular) much, a lot of
           No tengo mucho dinero. - I don't have much money.
           Tengo mucho dinero. - I have a lot of money.
     2. det. (plural) many, a lot of
           Tengo muchas monedas. - I have many coins.
     3. adv. much, a lot, far, way
           Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar. - It is way harder to get out than to get in.
           La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento. - The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document.
     4. adv. long, a long time
     5. pron. a lot, many
tiempo
     1. n-m. (also, physics) time
           No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
     2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
           ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
           Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
           Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
     3. n-m. tense
           El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
     4. n-m. weather
           ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
           Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
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
tiene
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
          13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
          14. v. tener en cuenta
          15. v. tener prisa
gran
     1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great.
vigor
     1. n-m. vigor
ingenio
     1. n-m. genius, wit (faculty to reason and invent quickly)
     2. n-m. intuition, creative faculty
     3. n-m. skill, cleverness
     4. n-m. sense of humor
     5. n-m. machine, device
     6. n-m. war machine
     7. n-m. mill, esp. a sugar mill
     8. n-m. instrument used by bookbinders to cut the edge of books
     9. v. first-person singular present indicative of ingeniar
     ingeniar
          1. v. to devise, invent
viveza
     1. n-f. liveliness
     2. n-f. life
     3. n-f. (Central America, Panama, colloquial) Cunning or smartness, sometimes in the context of gaining an advantage over others, even if ethically questionable.
     4. n-f. (Central America, Panama, colloquial, by extension) An act of deceit, such as cheating or exploiting legal loopholes for personal gain.
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
mucha
     1. det. feminine singular of mucho
     2. pron. feminine singular of mucho
     mucho
          1. det. (singular) much, a lot of
                No tengo mucho dinero. - I don't have much money.
                Tengo mucho dinero. - I have a lot of money.
          2. det. (plural) many, a lot of
                Tengo muchas monedas. - I have many coins.
          3. adv. much, a lot, far, way
                Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar. - It is way harder to get out than to get in.
                La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento. - The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document.
          4. adv. long, a long time
          5. pron. a lot, many
vida
     1. n-f. life
           ¡Me salvó la vida! - He saved my life!
           Tal vez esto te sorprenderá, pero en realidad no me gusta escucharte hablando de tu vida espantosa. - Maybe this will surprise you, but in reality I don't enjoy listening to you talk about your
     2. n-f. lifestyle
     3. n-f. livelihood; living
     4. n-f. liveliness
     5. n-f. lifespan; lifetime
     6. n-f. a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart
           Ven acá, mi vida. - Come here, sweetheart.
     7. n-f. (la vida) the game (prostitution)
     8. n-f. (computing) life (in a computer game)
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