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dejó
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of dejar
     dejar
          1. v. to leave (to place)
                Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs.
          2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue)
                Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on.
                Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer.
          3. v. to leave (to cause, result in)
                Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced.
          4. v. to let, allow
                Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself.
                Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry.
          5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp)
          6. v. to drop off
                Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package.
          7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump
                Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three.
                La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her.
          8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial)
                Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking.
                Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent.
                Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good.
          9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases)
                Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight.
                Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you.
                El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark.
          10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop)
          11. v. to leave off
          12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something)
                Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking.
                Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me.
          13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to
          14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance)
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)
revista
     1. n-f. magazine
     2. n-f. revue
     3. Participle. feminine singular of revisto
     revestir
          1. v. to decorate, dress up
          2. v. (formal) to have; to show (a certain quality, especially an abstract on)
                revestir especial gravedad - to be especially serious
                revestir importancia - to be of importance
          3. v. to summon up
          4. v. to put on; to don (clothing, especially religious garments)
     revistar
          1. v. to review, look over
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.
comenzó
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of comenzar
     comenzar
          1. v. to begin, to commence
                Yo me senté sobre un banco en el jardín, y comencé a leer un libro interesante. - I sat on a bench in the garden, and I started to read an interesting book.
                Usted puede comenzar. - You may commence.
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.
mordisquearse
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
labio
     1. n-m. (anatomy) lip (fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth)
     2. n-m. (anatomy) labium (fold of skin on either side of the vulva)
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