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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
hombre
     1. n-m. man, (adult male human)
           Sé (un) hombre! - Man up!
     2. n-m. man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind
     3. n-m. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina)
     4. n-m. (colloquial) husband
     5. n-m. (gay slang) top
     6. n-m. a 17th century card game also called ombre
     7. interj. man!
     8. interj. hey!
     9. interj. oh, come on!
alto
     1. adj. tall
           Esas chicas son altas. - Those girls are tall.
     2. adj. high
           Es un número alto. - It's a high number.
     3. adj. loud
           En voz alta. - Out loud.
           alto y claro - loud and clear
     4. adj. upper, top
     5. adj. senior (rank)
     6. n-m. height (in measurements)
     7. adv. up, high, highly
     8. adv. loudly
           gritar alto - scream loudly
     9. n-m. stop, halt
     10. n-m. break, pause, rest
     11. n-m. (traffic) stop (signal)
     12. n-m. (traffic) red light
     13. interj. halt!; stop!
seguía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of seguir
     seguir
          1. v. to follow
                ¡Sígueme! - Follow me!
                Ahora siguen los postres - Now follow the desserts.
          2. v. to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something)
                Este tío sigue hablando sin parar. - This guy keeps talking nonstop.
                ¿Y todavía sigues sin hablarle? - And you still don't talk to him?
                ¿Sigues ahí? - Are you still there?
          3. v. to further do something
                El artículo destaca que es necesario seguir mejorando los derechos de los hombres. - The article stresses that men's rights need to be further improved.
          4. v. to observe, to obey (a rule, religion)
          5. v. (internet, transitive) to follow (to subscribe to content from an account)
          6. v. to remain, to stay, to still be
          7. v. to ensue
          8. v. to follow, to pursue, to track, to trace, to tail, to chase
          9. v. to proceed
          10. v. to continue, to keep up
          11. v. to follow up
          12. v. to follow in, to continue
          13. v. to stick to
          14. v. to follow, to be followed
                Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, se sigue que el diálogo entre ciencia y ética es de suma importancia. - Given the above, it follows that dialogue between science and ethics is of the greatest i
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
mismo
     1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
     2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
     3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
           yo mismo - I myself
           No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
     4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
           gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
     5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
           ahora mismo - right now
           aquí mismo - right here
           ahí mismo - right there
sitio
     1. n-m. site, place
     2. n-m. siege
     3. v. first-person singular present indicative of sitiar
     sitiar
          1. v. to besiege
cerca
     1. adv. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
     2. adv. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
     3. adv. nearby, close by
     4. n-f. fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
     5. n-f. stone wall
     6. v. third-person singular present indicative of cercar
     cercar
          1. v. to corral, fence, fence off
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
cerca de
     1. adv. close to, about, nearly, approximately, around
           Es cerca de diez dólares. - It's approximately ten dollars.
     2. prep. close to, near, near to, around, close by
           La escuela de mi hija está cerca del ayuntamiento. - My daughter's school is close to the city hall.
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
rueda
     1. n-f. wheel
     2. n-f. circle (of people)
     3. n-f. train; spread tail (of a peacock)
     4. n-m. a Rueda wine
     5. v. third-person singular present indicative of rodar
     rodar
          1. v. to roll, rotate
          2. v. to film
iluminada
     1. n-f. female equivalent of iluminado
     2. adj. feminine singular of iluminado
     3. Participle. feminine singular of iluminado
     iluminado
          1. adj. lit, illuminated
          2. n-m. lighting, illumination, light
          3. n-m. visionary, seer, illuminist
          4. Participle. past participle of iluminar
comentando
     1. v. gerund of comentar
     comentar
          1. v. to comment (make a comment)
los
     1. art. the
           ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
     2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
           los que no hablan - those who do not speak
Hechos
     1. Proper noun. (bible) Acts (Acts of the Apostles) (the book of the Bible)
     2. adj. masculine plural of hecho
     3. n. plural of hecho
     4. Participle. masculine plural of hecho
     hecho
          1. adj. done, completed
                Lo hecho, hecho está. - What's done is done.
          2. adj. made
                Hecho in México - Made in Mexico
          3. Participle. past participle of hacer
          4. n-m. fact
          5. n-m. act
          6. n-m. act of hatching a plan or an idea
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