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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
abogado
1. n-m. lawyer, solicitor, counsel
2. Participle. past participle of abogar
abogar
1. v. to advocate
2. v. to defend in court
respondió
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of responder
responder
1. v. to answer, to reply
respetuosamente
1. adv. respectfully
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
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.
tenía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
nada
1. pron. nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything
No hay nada en la mesa. - There is nothing on the table.
Nada ocurrió ayer. - Nothing happened yesterday.
No veo nada. - I don’t see anything.
Me niego a creer nada de lo que dice. - I refuse to believe anything he says.
Nada es eterno. - Nothing is eternal.
2. n-f. nothingness, nothing
Sin ti, soy una nada. - Without you, I am nothing at all.
Ya no me siento una nada. - I don't feel like I am nothing at all anymore.
3. n-f. nowhere, the void
Salió de la nada. - It came out of nowhere.
4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of nadar
nadar
1. v. to swim
2. v. to be swimming in (used with "en")
¡Nadamos en dinero! - We're swimming in money!
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
nada más
1. pron. nothing else
2. prep. (formal) Just after, right after, upon
Nada más llegar, le besé. - Upon arriving, I kissed him.
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
más que
1. prep. apart from; save; except
preguntar
1. v. to ask
Me preguntó por su hija. - He asked me about his daughter.
Le preguntamos a la profesora cómo proceder. - We asked the teacher how to proceed.
2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
Me pregunté si todo había sido un sueño. - I wondered if everything had been a dream.
Todavía me pregunto cómo pudo pasar eso. - I still wonder how that could happen.

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