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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
tiempo
1. n-m. (also, physics) time
No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
3. n-m. tense
El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
4. n-m. weather
¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
durante
1. prep. during, in, over
Durante el verano nos gusta ir al parque acuático. - In the summer we like to go to the water park.
durante la noche - overnight
2. prep. for (as a duration)
Acabo de enterarme de que me ha estado mintiendo durante años. - I just found out that he's been lying to me for years.
duran
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of durar
durar
1. v. to last
Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos. - A football match lasts 90 minutes.
2. v. to take time
te
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
2. pron. accusative of tú: you
3. pron. : yourself
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
cual
1. adv. (formal, literary) like, as, in the manner of
2. pron. (formal, literary) suchlike, like (which), such as
Tal vez podrías probar de otra manera, cual es simplemente ignorarlo. - Maybe you could try another way, like to simply ignore it.
En cuanto a películas, me interesan mucho las de terror, cuales son la mayoría de las que se venden en esta tienda. - As for movies, I'm very interested in horrors, suchlike are the majority of
el cual
1. pron. (for a person) who, whom
Gracias a los cuales no hicieron caso de mis recordatorios, no tendremos conexión a Internet en la casa hasta el mes que viene. - Thanks to those who ignored my reminders, we won't have connect
2. pron. (for an object) which
Esa noche, sentado junto a un árbol en el bosque, a través del cual vagaba incontables veces, me sentí como si estuviera más lejos que cerca de lo que yo era hasta algún momento perdido, con el
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
imparte
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of impartir
impartir
1. v. to impart
2. v. to give (classes, lessons)
3. v. to give, give out (orders)
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
lección
1. n-f. lesson (a section of learning or teaching)
2. n-f. lesson (something to learn or be learned)
3. n-f. lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)
4. n-f. lesson (a section of a religious text)

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