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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
pequeño
1. adj. small; little
Tengo un gatito pequeñito. - I have a small kitten.
matón
1. n-m. thug, bully, hoodlum
pegó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of pegar
pegar
1. v. to stick
No pega a la pared - It doesn't stick to the wall.
2. v. to match; to fit; to go with
La mesa no pega con la silla. - The table doesn't go with the chair.
3. v. to be strong (of food and drink)
Hoy pega mucho el sol. - The sun is hot/strong/blazing down today.
4. v. (computing, transitive) to paste
copia y pega - copy and paste
5. v. to glue
Pégalo con el pegamento - Glue it with the glue
6. v. to hit; strike
pega el balón - hit the ball
7. v. to give; dish out (a strike)
¡Te voy a pegar un manotazo! - I'm gonna give you a slap!
8. v. to infect; pass on; infect (a disease)
Creo que me pegó la sífilis. - I think he gave me syphilis.
9. v. to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions)
Voy a pegarme una ducha. - I'm going to take a shower.
Aquí falta pegar una buena limpieza. - This place needs (to have) a good clean-up.
Pegamos una buena comida. - We had an awesome lunch
Acaba de pegar otro grito. - She's just let out another shout
¡No te pegues otra borrachera! - Don't get smashed again!
pegar un tiro; pegarse un tiro - to shoot; to shoot oneself
10. v. (colloquial) to flirt, hit on
11. v. (intransitive) to stick, to become attached, to adhere
12. v. (intransitive) to take root
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
paliza
1. n-f. (Spain) beating, bashing
(synonyms, golpiza, q1=Latin America)
Le di una paliza. - I gave him a beating.
2. n-f. (Spain) rout, hammering, trouncing, beating (the act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a co
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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
empleado
1. adj. employed
2. n-m. employee
3. Participle. past participle of emplear
emplear
1. v. to hire, to employ (to give someone a job)
2. v. to use (employ, apply)
3. v. to use (consume, spend)
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
tienda
1. n-f. shop, store
2. n-f. tent
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tender
tender
1. v. to tend to, to have a tendency
2. v. to spread, to stretch out
3. v. to lay (cable)
4. v. to make (a bed)
5. v. to hang up (clothes)
6. v. to build (a bridge across an expanse)
7. v. to extend (the hand)
8. v. to floor (with a punch), to stretch out
9. v. to cast (a net)
10. v. to set (a trap)
11. v. to coat (with plaster)
12. v. to lay oneself down
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horas
1. n. plural of hora
hora
1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes)
Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.)
2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.)
3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya")
Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other.
4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class)
Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow.
Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together.
5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor)

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