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dícese
     1. v. Compound of the informal second-person singular (tú) form of decir, dice and the pronoun se
           Dícese que la compañía detenta un control parcial sobre los legisladores. - It is said that the company has partial control over the legislators.
           tocar la bocina (dícese de un vehículo) - to honk (said of vehicles)
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
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)
de la
     1. art. of the
condición
     1. n-f. condition
     2. n-f. possibility; the makings
           tiene condiciones de superestrella - she has the makings of a superstar.
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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
     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
organismo
     1. n-m. organism, creature
     2. n-m. human body
     3. n-m. organization, committee, body
     4. n-m. corporate body
cuando
     1. adv. when
     2. conj. when
           Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready.
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
acostumbra
     1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of acostumbrar
     acostumbrar
          1. v. accustom, inure, familiarize
          2. v. to use to (be in the habit of)
          3. v. to get accustomed to
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)
funciona
     1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of funcionar
     funcionar
          1. v. to work, to function
sólo
     1. adv. superseded spelling of solo
     solo
          1. adj. sole, only, unique, single
          2. adj. lonely, lonesome
          3. adj. alone, by oneself
          4. adj. automatic; self-, by itself
                La máquina se lava sola. - The machine washes itself.; The machine is self-washing.
          5. adv. only, solely, just
                Solo quiero salir. - I just want to leave.
                No solo... sino también... - Not only... but also...
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)
influencia
     1. n-f. influence, clout
     2. n-f. leverage
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of influenciar
     influenciar
          1. v. to influence
          2. v. to sway
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
alcaloides
     1. n. plural of alcaloide
     alcaloide
          1. n-m. (organic chemistry) alkaloid
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