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cuando
1. adv. when
2. conj. when
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready.
estaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
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
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
útero
1. n-m. uterus; womb
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
mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
madre
1. n-f. mother
2. n-f. (figuratively) mother (source or origin)
3. n-f. (Christianity) mother (nun)
4. n-f. (hydrology) riverbed
5. n-f. dregs (of a drink)
6. n-f. (Mexico, colloquial, vulgar, slang) thing
miraba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of mirar
mirar
1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)
Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV.
3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
5. v. (used for emphasis); look
¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty!
¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed.
¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him!
6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find)
7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)
9. v. to look at oneself
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.
través
1. n-m. bend, turn
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
a través de
1. prep. across
2. prep. through, via
Su
1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
2. 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.)
3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
ombligo
1. n-m. navel, belly button (remnant of umbilical cord)
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)
casa
1. n-f. house
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar
casar
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
2. v. to marry off
3. v. to match (up), fit (together)
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources.
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation.
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con)
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.
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
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)
nacería
1. v. third-person singular conditional of nacer
nacer
1. v. to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
2. v. to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots; to arise
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.
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?
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.
iré
1. v. first-person singular future indicative of ir
ir
1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
6. v. to overflow
7. v. to go out (lights)
8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
9. v. to die
10. v. to break wind, to fart
11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
ahí
1. adv. there: used to designate a place near the listener
2. adv. that (in certain phrases)
Ahí es como... - That's how...
Ahí es cuando... - That's when...
Ahí es donde... - That's where...
bajo
1. adj. short (of little height)
2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground)
3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality)
4. adj. (music) bass
5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable
6. adv. low
7. adv. down (location)
8. adv. down, quietly, softly (volume)
9. n-m. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument)
10. prep. under (in both literal and figurative senses)
No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. - There's nothing new under the sun.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of bajar
bajar
1. v. to go down, come down
2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
Bajé del taxi. - I got out of the taxi.
Bajaron del árbol. - They climbed down the tree.
3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person)
4. v. to descend
5. v. (computing) to download
Estoy bajando libros. - I am downloading books.
6. v. to lower, reduce, fall
7. v. to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.)
¡Baja la música! - Turn that music down!
8. v. to lose (e.g., weight)
Bajaré de peso. - I will lose weight.
9. v. to take down, bring down
10. v. to dim (the lights)
11. v. to let down (one's guard)
12. v. to wash down (accompany food)
13. v. to get off, to get down
14. v. (computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use)
ningún
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of ninguno t=not any
caso
1. n-m. case (situation or fact)
en mi caso - in my case
es un caso especial - it's a special case
2. n-m. (medicine) case (instance of a medical condition)
Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños. - The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising
3. n-m. (law) case
el caso Bárcenas - the Bárcenas case
4. n-m. (grammar) case
5. n-m. occasion
6. v. informal first-person singular present indicative of casar
casar
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
2. v. to marry off
3. v. to match (up), fit (together)
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources.
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation.
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con)
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.

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