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dícese
1. v. Compound of the informal second-person singular (tÃº) 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)
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
caballo
1. n-m. horse
2. n-m. (chess) knight
3. n-m. (slang) heroin
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
fuerza
1. n-f. force
fuerzas armadas - armed forces
2. n-f. strength
3. n-f. (physics) force
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of forzar
forzar
1. v. to force, break through
forzaron la puerta - they forced (open) the door
2. v. to violate, rape, ravish
3. v. to take by storm
4. v. to compel, force
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)
mano
1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
6. n-f. skill, talent
7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
(synonyms, metlapil)
8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal
9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend
10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar
manar
1. v. to gush forth
2. v. to flow
3. v. to abound
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
jinete
1. n. horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)
los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis - the four horsemen of the Apocalypse
2. n. (obsolete, military) light cavalry
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)
bien
1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno)
Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well.
2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good
3. adv. properly
4. adv. willingly
5. adv. very
6. adv. as well
Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early.
7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family.
8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class
Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs.
9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil)
Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community.
10. n-m. goodness
11. n-m. good, better (substantive)
para bien o para mal - for better or for worse
He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time.
12. n-m. welfare, benefit
13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
14. n-m. (dated) darling
Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling.
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
bien que
1. conj. although
este
1. det. this
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation)
4. n-m. east
es
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
2. n. plural of e
ser
1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
Errar es humano. - To err is human.
2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
3. v. to exist; to occur
La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
4. n-m. a being, organism
5. n-m. nature, essence
6. n-m. value, worth
te
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
2. pron. accusative of tú: you
3. pron. : yourself
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
abandona
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of abandonar
abandonar
1. v. to abandon, to leave
La abandonó por otra mujer. - He abandoned her for another woman.
2. v. to neglect
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.
avanza
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of avanzar
avanzar
1. v. to advance (to make (something) happen at an earlier time or date)
2. v. to advance (to move forwards)
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)
gana
1. n-f. (often, in the plural) desire (to do something)
Tengo ganas de irme. (I've got an urge to leave.)
Lo que me da la gana. (Whatever I feel like doing.)
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of ganar, it wins; it gains; it earns.
ganar
1. v. to gain
2. v. to earn
3. v. (sports) to win
4. v. to defeat, to beat
5. v. to reach; to attain
6. v. to earn (something) for oneself
7. v. to position oneself, to situate oneself
La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea. (The cat sat down beside the fireplace.)
más
1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons)
Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother.
Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here.
2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives)
Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class.
la cosa más grande - the biggest thing
3. adv. furthermore
4. adv. in addition
5. adv. else
algo más - something/anything else
nadie más - nobody else
6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis
¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape!
¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy!
7. det. more, any more
8. det. most
9. conj. (mathematics) plus
uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two
terreno
1. adj. (relational) ground; land; earth
2. adj. (relational) earthly
3. n-m. land
4. n-m. ground
5. n-m. grounds (qual, plural)
6. n-m. pitch
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
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 que
1. conj. that
Me extraña el que no hayan dicho nada de eso. - It’s strange to me that they have said nothing about that.
2. pron. (for a person) who, whom, that
Eres el hombre al que amo. - You are the man that/who I love.
Estamos buscando a la mujer para la que compraste un ramo de flores en nuestra tienda. - We're looking for the women for whom you bought a bouquet of flowers at our store.
3. pron. (for an object) (that) which, what
Esta es la casa de la que hablé, en la que vivía mi hermano hasta que se mudó a Aragón hace unos cuantos años. - This is the house that I talked about, the one that my brother lived in until he
No creo que haya ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo. - I don't think there's any convincing reason for which I should talk with you.
debe
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of deber
deber
1. v. to owe
Debo mucho dinero. (I owe a lot of money.)
2. v. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
Debo estudiar. (I must study.)
Eso debe haber sido muy difícil. - That must have been really hard.
3. v. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
Debería haber un plan en marcha. - There should be a plan in place.
La gente no debería mensajear y conducir. - People aren't supposed to text and drive.
Deberías disculparte. - You ought to apologize.
Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer. - You are to be up before sunrise.
Los niños deberían dormir un poco. - The children should get some sleep.
4. v. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
Debiste esperarme. - You should have waited for me.
Debiste haberme esperado. - You should have waited for me.
5. v. (auxiliary) shall (future tense usually)
6. v. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
7. v. (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)
Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos. (You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.)
8. n-m. obligation, duty
9. n-m. debt
10. n-m. should, ought (modal noun)
11. n-m. (usually in the plural) homework

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