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deja
1. n-f. rest (that remaining after cutting textiles)
2. v. third-person singular present 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)
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
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?
cosas
1. n. plural of cosa
2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of coser
coser
1. v. to sew
cosa
1. n-f. thing (object, concept)
2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature)
cosas hermosas - pretty little things
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
tristes
1. adj. of triste
triste
1. adj. sad, saddened, blue, gloomy, unhappy, joyless, triste
2. adj. dismal, dreary, glum, miserable, melancholy
3. adj. sorrowful, mournful
4. adj. forlorn
5. adj. upsetting, saddening
6. adj. dull
papá
1. n-m. (colloquial familiar affectionate) dad
2. n-m. (colloquial familiar affectionate in the plural) parents
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.
lee
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of leer
leer
1. v. to read
Quiero leer el periódico. - I want to read the newspaper.
Léase también la Orden General núm. 8. - Also read General Order No. 8.
2. v. , translation=(...) to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillage land to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.
algo
1. pron. something, anything
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
menos
1. adv. less
2. adv. (often with definite article) least
3. det. less, fewer
4. det. least, fewest
5. prep. minus
Dos menos uno son uno. - Two minus one is one.
6. prep. except
7. n-m. minus sign
preocupante
1. adj. worrying
preocupan
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of preocupar
preocupar
1. v. to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy
Me preocupa que esos muchachos estén afuera. - It worries me that those guys are outside.
Su silencio me preocupa, Doctor. - Your silence troubles me, Doctor.
A la novia de Juan no la preocupaba el chihuahua hasta que empezó a morderle los pies. - The chihuahua didn't worry Juan's girlfriend until it started biting her feet.
2. v. to fret, to worry about/over, to be worried about/over, to be concerned about/over, to be troubled about/over, to care about (+ por usually, + de occasionally)
Sabes, también me preocupo por ella. - I care about her too, you know.
No te preocupes por los detalles. - Don't worry about the details.
Me preocupo de que esos muchachos están afuera. - I'm concerned about those guys being outside.
La novia de Juan no se preocupaba del chihuahua hasta que empezó a morderle los pies. - Juan's girlfriend wasn't worried about the chihuahua until it started biting her feet.
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

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