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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
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
reciente
     1. adj. recent
     2. n-m. (Andalusia) yeast
frivolidad
     1. n-f. frivolity, levity
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.
quedaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of quedar
     quedar
          1. v. to be (as a result of something)
                quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion)
                quedar embarazada - get pregnant
                Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it).
                Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war.
          2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
                Queda muy lejos. - It is too far.
                Queda por allí. - It's over there.
                Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard.
          3. v. to be left; to remain
                ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left?
                Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do.
          4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
                Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore.
                No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me.
          5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
                quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly
                ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well!
          6. v. to agree on
                quedar en - agree on
                Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow.
          7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks)
                Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel.
          8. v. to die
                Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame).
                Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this.
          9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
                quedarse calvo - go bald
                quedarse ciego - go blind
                quedarse corto - come out short
                quedarse limpio - go broke
                quedarse embarazada - get pregnant
                quedarse triste - become sad
          10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick
                quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind
                ¡quédate aquí! - stay here!
                ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend?
                Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.
          11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
                quedarse (con) algo - keep something
                Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one.
                ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it?
          12. v. to play for a fool
                quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool
          13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg
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
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
rastro
     1. n-m. sign, trace, vestige, scent
     2. n-m. trail, spoor (qual, i.e., marked indication to track and follow)
           un rastro de sangre - a trail of blood
     3. n-m. flea market, public market (especially El Rastro in Madrid)
     4. n-m. offshoot, layer
     5. n-m. rake
     6. n-m. slaughterhouse
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