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ellos
1. pron. plural of él
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
parecen
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of parecer
parecer
1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
Me parece que... - It seems to me that...
como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit
2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar?
4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday?
5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble
6. v. to perceive
7. n-m. opinion
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
todo
1. det. all, every
todos los días - every day
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young.
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of
2. det. each, every
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual.
3. pron. everything
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said
menos
1. adv. less
2. adv. (often with definite article) least
3. det. less, fewer
4. det. least, fewest
5. prep. minus
Dos menos uno son uno. - Two minus one is one.
6. prep. except
7. n-m. minus sign
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
color
1. n. color, colour, hue
2. n. (usually feminine archaic or dialectal) complexion
3. n-m. rouge (cosmetics)
4. n-m. pretext, motive, reason
5. n-m. character; special quality
6. n-m. side, party, faction
7. n-m. race, ethnicity
8. n-m. (poker) flush
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
pelo
1. n-m. hair (a single hair)
2. n-m. hair (all hair on the head)
3. n-m. fur
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelar
pelar
1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
2. v. to skin (an animal)
3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
4. v. to unwrap
5. v. to pluck (a bird)
6. v. to cut the hair of
7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
8. v. to exfoliate
9. v. (colloquial) to steal
10. v. (colloquial) to fleece
11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone
12. v. to matter
Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck.
13. v. to have one's hair cut
14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald
15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.)
16. v. to fray (rope, wire)
17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable)
Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector.
18. v. (Chile) to steal
19. v. (Chile) to flirt
20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event

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