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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
meteorología
1. n-f. meteorology
mejora
1. n-f. improvement, improving, amelioration, betterment, refinement
2. n-f. enhancement, enhancing, upgrade, upgrading (in quality)
3. n-f. upturn
4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of mejorar
mejorar
1. v. to make better, improve
2. v. to enhance
3. v. to ameliorate
4. v. to improve; get better; get well
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
cambio
1. n-m. change, shift
2. n-m. gear (of a motor vehicle)
3. n-m. exchange rate
El cambio es de 12 pesos mexicanos por dólar. - The exchange rate is 12 mexican pesos to the dollar.
4. interj. (telecommunication) over
¡Cambio y corto! - Over and out!
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of cambiar
cambiar
1. v. to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
La marea ha cambiado. - The tide has turned / shifted.
2. v. to modify
3. v. to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
Estoy dispuesto a cambiar de lugar contigo. - I am willing to trade places with you.
Siempre puedes cambiar de lado y unirte a nosotros. - You could always switch sides and join us.
Sería una error que el país cambie de dirección ahora. - It would be a mistake for the country to change direction now.
Probablemente debo cambiar de trabajo ahora antes de que sea demasiado tarde. - I should probably change jobs now before it's too late.
4. v. to replace, to change out, to swap out
Necesitarás cambiar las pastillas de freno, señor. Están rotas. - You will need to replace the break pads, sir. They are cracked.
5. v. to exchange, to trade in
Cambio mi cheque en el banco. - I cash my check at the bank.
¿Dónde puedo cambiar mis dólares por pesos? - Where can I exchange my dollars for pesos?
6. v. to turn around
Mi primo ahora tiene una segunda oportunidad a cambiar su vida. - My cousin now has a second chance to turn his life around.
7. v. to swap, to trade, to switch
¿Podríamos cambiarnos los asientos? - Can we trade seats?
8. v. to move (i.e., change from one place to another)
Ella se cambió del sótano al primer piso. - She moved from the basement to the first floor.
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
corta
1. adj. feminine singular of corto
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of cortar
3. n-f. cutting (of trees)
cortar
1. v. to cut
2. v. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
3. v. to chop, chop up, chop off
4. v. to slice, to slit
5. v. to mow
6. v. to slash, to hack
7. v. to carve, to engrave
8. v. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
9. v. (Chile, informal) to stop an action
¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo. (Stop it! leave me alone.)
10. v. (Chile) to shut off
Corta el agua, por favor. (Shut the water off please.)
11. v. to finish a relationship
Deberías cortar con él. (You should break up with him.)
12. v. to haircut
13. v. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)
duración
1. n-f. duration, length (time)
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
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.
que
1. conj. that
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
2. conj. than
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
5. pron. who; that
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
6. pron. that; whom
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
7. pron. that; which
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
8. prep. than
9. prep. like, as
10. part. to
prevalece
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of prevalecer
prevalecer
1. v. to prevail

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