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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
pintor
     1. n-m. painter
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
volvió
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of volver
     volver
          1. v. to return, to revert, to get back
                Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. - Get back to work.
          2. v. to come back, go back
                Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente. - If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally cr
          3. v. to do again
                Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. - He forgot the photo again.
          4. v. to turn
          5. v. to become, to get
                Me estoy volviendo loco. - I am going crazy.
          6. v. to make, to drive
                Esto me está volviendo loco. - This is driving me mad.
                Me vuelves loco. - You drive me crazy.
          7. v. to turn
hacia
     1. prep. toward, towards
           Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.)
           El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon.
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
Criado
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
     2. n-m. servant
     3. Participle. past participle of criar
     criar
          1. v. to rear or raise (e.g., a child)
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to grow up
                Nació en San Sebastián pero se crio en Tenerife. - S/he was born in San Sebastián but grew up in Tenerife.
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.
quien
     1. pron. who
           La mujer con quien se casó - The woman whom he married
     2. pron. (construed with a) whom
           La persona a quien yo amo - The person whom I love
     3. pron. whoever; whomever; anyone who
           Quienes digan así… - Anyone who says that…
           No te fíes de quien no dice la verdad. - Do not trust anyone who does not tell the truth.
     4. pron. the one who
           ¿Eres tú quien ha de venir? - Are you the one who is to come?
           ¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta! - I am the one who knocks!
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)
Luz
     1. Proper noun. given name, female
     2. n-f. light
           la luz extinguida - the extinguished light
     3. n-f. (anatomy) lumen
     4. n-f. (figurative usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence
           Vas a llegar con menos luces. - You're going to get there with less intellect.
     5. n-f. (figurative) focus, point of view, understanding
           Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz. (You must see it from a new point of view.)
     6. n-f. (electricity) electric power
           Se fue la luz. (The lights went out. (There is a blackout.))
     7. n-f. (architecture) span
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
Sol
     1. Proper noun. the Sun
     2. Proper noun. clipping of Soledad
     3. n-m. sun
     4. n-m. sunlight
     5. n-m. sunny side (of a place)
           quítate del sol (get out of the sun)
     6. n-m. daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset)
     7. n-m. sol (a unit of currency, currently used in Peru)
     8. n-m. sol (a musical note)
     9. n-m. (chemistry) sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)
obligaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of obligar
     obligar
          1. v. to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)
                Por favor no me obligues a hacer esto. - Please don't make me do this.
          2. v. to oblige, to obligate, to bind
                La Carta de las Naciones Unidas obliga a todos los miembros de la organización a respetar el principio de la no discriminación. - The Charter of the United Nations binds all the members of the
          3. v. to be bound, to be obliged, to be obligated
          4. v. to force oneself or make oneself (do something)
          5. v. to commit oneself
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.
parpadear
     1. v. to blink (light or eyes)
     2. v. to bat one's eyelids, to flutter the eyelids
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