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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
chico
1. adj. small
2. n-m. boy; kid
3. n-m. (Mexico) white-nosed coati
4. n-m. (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor)
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
vi
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver
ver
1. v. to see, to spot
Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered.
Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money.
2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see...
Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world.
3. v. to see, to tell, to observe
Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them.
4. v. to see, to check (verify)
Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear.
5. v. to watch
ver la televisión - to watch television
6. v. to look, to seem
Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you.
7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself
Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more.
8. v. to find oneself, to be
Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question.
9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another
Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!)
rebuscando
1. v. gerund of rebuscar
rebuscar
1. v. to search, root, rummage, comb
2. v. to glean
3. v. to seek after
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
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
cubo
1. n-m. (geometry) cube (a regular polyhedron having six identical square faces)
2. n-m. (mathematics) cube (the third power of a number, value, term or expression)
El cubo de 2 es 8. - The cube of 2 is 8.
3. n-m. (Spain, Cuba) bucket, pail (a container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items)
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
basura
1. n-f. trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense
2. n-f. something trashy or undesirable
cubo de basura
1. n-m. rubbish bin; trash can
dijo
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of decir
decir
1. v. to say, to tell
Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth.
¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you?
2. v. to suggest
3. v. to show; to demonstrate
4. v. to call; to name
5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified)
¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English?
6. v. to declare
7. n-m. saying
8. n-m. idle talk
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.
había
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber.
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
comido
1. adj. having had lunch; having already eaten
2. Participle. past participle of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
masculine singular comer
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!
durante
1. prep. during, in, over
Durante el verano nos gusta ir al parque acuático. - In the summer we like to go to the water park.
durante la noche - overnight
2. prep. for (as a duration)
Acabo de enterarme de que me ha estado mintiendo durante años. - I just found out that he's been lying to me for years.
duran
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of durar
durar
1. v. to last
Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos. - A football match lasts 90 minutes.
2. v. to take time
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
cuatro
1. num. four
2. n-m. a four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second
días
1. n. plural of día
día
1. n-m. day (any period of 24 hours)
2. n-m. day (a period from midnight to the following midnight)
3. n-m. day (rotational period of a planet)
4. n-m. day (the part of a day period which one spends at work, school, etc.)
5. n-m. day, daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset)

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