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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
cuarto
     1. adj. (ordinal) fourth
     2. n-m. fourth (in a series)
     3. n-m. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole)
     4. n-m.          quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)
     5. n-m.          (historical) watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen)
     6. n-m.          (military) watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols)
     7. n-m.          English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to (frac, 1, 4) galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L)
     8. n-m.          (historical) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to frac, 1, 4) saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L
     9. n-m.          quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)
     10. n-m.          (historical) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display)
     11. n-m.          (sewing) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment)
     12. n-m.          (astronomy) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky)
                   cuarto creciente - first quarter
                   cuarto menguante - last quarter
     13. n-m.          (genealogy) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents)
     14. n-m. quarters (various structures used for dwelling)
     15. n-m.          synonym of sala, t=room
     16. n-m.          synonym of habitación, t=bedroom
     17. n-m.          synonym of piso, t=apartment
     18. n-m. watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol)
     19. n-m. lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale)
     20. n-m. service (particularly to a king or queen)
           cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII. - military service to His Majesty Bob VII
     21. n-m. (chiefly in the plural) well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses)
     22. n-m. (historical) cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)
     23. n-m. Andalusian, Dominican Republic, slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=money
     24. n-m. slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=a fortune
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
baño
     1. n-m. bath
     2. n-m. bathroom
     3. n-m. toilet
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bañar
     bañar
          1. v. to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath)
          2. v. to soak, to dip in
          3. v. to bathe oneself
                Voy a bañarme esta noche. - I am going to bathe (myself) tonight.
cuarto de baño
     1. n-m. bathroom
           Mi cuarto de baño está al lado de mi dormitorio. - My bathroom is next to my bedroom.
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)
al
     a
          1. prep. to
          2. prep. by
          3. prep. at
          4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
                Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
     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
final
     1. adj. final (last, ultimate)
     2. adj. final (conclusive, decisive)
     3. n-m. end (the terminal point of something in space or time)
     4. n-f. (sports) final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)
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
pasillo
     1. n-m. hallway, corridor
           El baño está por el pasillo. - The bathroom is just down the hall.
     2. n-m. aisle
           Yo prefería un asiento de pasillo en el vuelo si no le importa. - I'd prefer an aisle seat on the flight if you don't mind.
     3. n-m. (music genre, Latin America) pasillo
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