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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
pico
1. n-m. beak (of a bird)
2. n-m. sharp point
3. n-m. pick, pickaxe
4. n-m. peak, summit (of a mountain)
5. n-m. spout
6. n-m. a bit, a little
El vuelo dura tres horas y pico. - The flight lasts a little over three hours.
7. n-m. (zoology) crest
8. n-m. (vulgar, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica) penis
9. n-m. (colloquial Bolivia Colombia Argentina) kiss
10. n-m. (colloquial) trap; gob (mouth)
¡Cierra el pico! - Shut your trap!
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of picar
picar
1. v. to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
una tela que pica - an itchy fabric
2. v. to sting
3. v. to chop
4. v. to bite
5. v. (culinary) to mince, to dice
6. v. to stab; to wound
7. v. (colloquial) to snack; to nibble; to have a bite
me apetece picar algo - I fancy a bite to eat
8. v. to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust
9. v. to pique
10. v. to crush (ice)
11. v. to sting or be pungent to the lips or tongue, be spicy or, of a candy, very sour
Este chile pica mucho. - This chili is very hot.
12. v. (slang) to sexually penetrate, fuck
13. v. to get angry, get annoyed, take offence
14. v. to turn sour
15. v. to get addicted, fascinated, enraptured
16. v. to bounce
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.
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)
pala
1. n-f. shovel, spade
2. n-f. blade of an oar, a shovel, etc.
3. n-f. (shoemaking) upper, vamp
4. n-f. setting (piece of metal in which a precious gem is fixed)
5. n-f. paddle
6. n-f. (baking) peel
tintineaban
1. v. second-person plural imperfect indicative of tintinear
tintinear
1. v. to jingle, to tinkle, to ting, to clink
ligeramente
1. adv. slightly
2. adv. lightly
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.
Su
1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
espalda
1. n-f. (anatomy) back
2. n-f. (swimming) backstroke
espaldar
1. adj. back, posterior
2. n-m. back (of the body)
3. n-m. shell of a turtle

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