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dentro
     1. adv. inside (for space)
           Dentro de la caja - inside the box
     2. adv. indoors
     3. adv. within, in (for time)
           dentro de cinco minutos - within five minutes
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
uniforme
     1. adj. uniform, even
     2. n-m. uniform, dress uniform
     3. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of uniformar
     uniformar
          1. v. to standardize
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
dejaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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
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
negro
     1. n-m. black (the color perceived in the absence of light)
     2. n-m. a black person
     3. n-m. ghost writer
     4. adj. black (absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless)
     5. adj. black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin)
     6. adj. dirty
     7. adj. sad
     8. adj. clandestine
     9. adj. (Spain) angry
           está negro - he's in a rage
     10. adj. (Latin America) ( mi ~) my darling, my honey
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