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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
hermano
1. n-m. brother
2. n-m. sibling
3. n-m. bro
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of hermanar
hermanar
1. v. to unite
2. v. to match
3. v. to harmonize
menor
1. adj. comparative of pequeño: smaller
2. adj. comparative of joven: younger
3. adj. minor
4. adj. el menor superlative of pequeño: smallest
5. adj. el menor superlative of joven: youngest
6. n. minor; child
respondió
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of responder
responder
1. v. to answer, to reply
he
1. adv. (literary) here is
2. adv. (literary) behold (+ aquí)
3. n-f. he; the Hebrew letter ה
4. v. first-person singular present 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
oído
1. n-m. hearing
2. n-m. ear (especially the inner parts)
3. Participle. past participle 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
'quien
tenga
1. v. formal second-person singular imperative 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
miedo
1. n-m. fear
Tengo miedo. - I have fear
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
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
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)
hojas
1. n. plural of hoja
hoja
1. n-f. leaf (usually green and flat organ that is the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants)
2. n-f. petal (an often brightly coloured component of the corolla of a flower)
3. n-f. blade (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal)
4. n-f. pad (floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant)
5. n-f. sheet, leaf (piece of paper, usually rectangular)
6. n-f. page (one of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book)
7. n-f. form (blank document or template to be filled in by the user)
8. n-f. foil
9. n-f. blade (sharp cutting edge of a knife, sword, etc.)
10. n-f. pane (individual sheet of glass in a window)
11. n-f. side (of bacon)
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.
debe
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of deber
deber
1. v. to owe
Debo mucho dinero. (I owe a lot of money.)
2. v. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
Debo estudiar. (I must study.)
Eso debe haber sido muy difícil. - That must have been really hard.
3. v. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
Debería haber un plan en marcha. - There should be a plan in place.
La gente no debería mensajear y conducir. - People aren't supposed to text and drive.
Deberías disculparte. - You ought to apologize.
Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer. - You are to be up before sunrise.
Los niños deberían dormir un poco. - The children should get some sleep.
4. v. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
Debiste esperarme. - You should have waited for me.
Debiste haberme esperado. - You should have waited for me.
5. v. (auxiliary) shall (future tense usually)
6. v. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
7. v. (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)
Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos. (You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.)
8. n-m. obligation, duty
9. n-m. debt
10. n-m. should, ought (modal noun)
11. n-m. (usually in the plural) homework
entrar
1. v. to enter
2. v. to come in, to get in, to go in, to get inside, to come on in
3. v. to break in
4. v. to join, to enter, to start
5. v. to access, to log in
6. v. to fit
7. v. to step in
8. v. to input, to enter (data, information)
9. v. to enter in, to enter into, to get into, to come into, to walk into, to step into, to slip into (entrar + en)
10. v. to break into (entrar + en)
11. v. to fit in, to fall in, to fall within (entrar + en)
12. v. (colloquial transitive) to make a move (on someone)
13. v. (soccer, sports) tackle (to attempt to take away a ball)
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
bosque'

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