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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
cielo
1. n-m. sky
2. n-m. heaven
cie
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of ciar
ciar
1. v. to back water
lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
está
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
sombrío
1. adj. bleak, shady, umbrageous
2. adj. gloomy, grim, somber, dark
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.
gris
1. adj. grey, gray
materia gris - grey matter
2. n-m. grey, gray
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
cielo
1. n-m. sky
2. n-m. heaven
cie
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of ciar
ciar
1. v. to back water
lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
típico
1. adj. typical (characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type)
2. adj. traditional (of, relating to, or derived from tradition)
el baile típico de la región - the region's traditional dance
3. n-m. a dance and music style from Panama
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
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
de la
1. art. of the
estación
1. n-f. (transport) station
2. n-f. season (of the year)
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
lluvias
1. n. plural of lluvia
lluvia
1. n-f. rain
2. n-f. shower (precipitation)

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