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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
cabo
1. n-m. end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something)
2. n-m. end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time)
3. n-m. stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short)
4. n-m. (nautical) cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship)
5. n-m. (landforms) cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake)
6. n-m. (military ranks) corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4)
7. n-m. (police) sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)
8. n-m. (in the plural) accessories, knick-knacks, odds and ends (small trinket of minor value)
oyó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of oír
oír
1. v. to hear
¡Oiga, por favor! - Hear, please!
2. v. to hear (passively perceive a sound)
Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo. - I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared.
3. v. to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros. - Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.
4. v. to heed; to listen to
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.
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
sentencia
1. n-f. sentence
2. n-f. (legal) sentence
3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of sentenciar
sentenciar
1. v. to sentence
2. v. to voice an opinion
sin
1. prep. without
(ant-lite, con)
pestañear
1. v. to blink
2. v. to bat an eyelid
cayendo
caer
1. v. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. v. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. - The rain is falling heavier than before.
3. v. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. v. to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
El pelo dañado puede caerse. - Damaged hair can fall out.
5. v. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
caer en la trampa - to fall into the trap
6. v. to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. v. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. - The Roman Empire fell little by little.
8. v. to get (to understand)
No caigo. - I don't get it.
9. v. to be granted or awarded
Le cayó una multa. - She got fined.
10. v. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. v. to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
después
1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post
2. adv. next
3. adv. (with de) after
después de comer - after eating
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
especie
1. n-f. species
2. n-f. type, sort, kind
especiar
1. v. to spice, to season
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
letargo
1. n-m. lethargy, tiredness

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