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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
siglos
1. n. plural of siglo
siglo
1. n-m. century
siglo XXI - 21st century
2. n-m. age (significant period of time)
3. n-m. (poetic) eon
pasados
1. adj. masculine plural of pasado
2. Participle. masculine plural of pasado
pasad
1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of pasar
pasar
1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip
2. v. to happen
¿qué pasa? - what's up?
estas cosas pasan - these things happen
Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me.
3. v. to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through
¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad? - How did you get past security?
¡No pasarán! - They shall not pass!
4. v. to spend time
pasarlo bien - to have a good time
pásalo en grande - have a great time
5. v. to enter a room
6. v. to go too far, exaggerate
7. v. to exceed, surpass, go over
8. v. to ripen too much, become rotten, become off (food)
9. v. to pass (filter)
10. v. to strain, to sieve, to sift
11. v. to break the law, rule, order
12. v. to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission)
13. v. to puree (crush or grind food into a puree)
14. v. to omit, leave out
¡pasa de ellos! - pay no attention to them!
15. v. to send, transmit
16. v. to stand, tolerate, bear
17. v. to go through, to pass through, to swing by (+ por)
18. v. (with a + infinitive) to begin a process or action; (gloss, with ser) to become, to come to be
19. v. (Latin America) to pass an exam
20. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stop by, to swing by
21. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to spend (time)
os
1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
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
llamaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llamar
llamar
1. v. to summon, to call
Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice.
Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near.
2. v. to call (on the telephone)
Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris.
Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock.
Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel.
3. v. to knock (on a door)
Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking.
4. v. to ring (a doorbell)
¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell?
5. v. to refer to
¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child?
Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery.
La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything.
6. v. to appeal; to attract
El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths.
El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much.
llamar la atención - to attract attention
7. v. to be called
¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called?
¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called?
Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin.
así
1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
Así es la vida. - Such is life.
Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
asir
1. v. to grab; to seize
2. v. to cling to
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.
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
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)
mechas
1. n. plural of mecha
mechar
1. v. to lard
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
partían
1. v. second-person plural imperfect indicative of partir
partir
1. v. to divide, split
2. v. to go away, leave, depart
3. v. to crack up, have a laugh
4. v. to fall in love
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head)
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
mismo
1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
yo mismo - I myself
No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
ahora mismo - right now
aquí mismo - right here
ahí mismo - right there
origen
1. n-m. origin
No se conocen con certeza los orígenes de ellos. - Their origins aren't known with certainty.
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
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
el que
1. conj. that
Me extraña el que no hayan dicho nada de eso. - It’s strange to me that they have said nothing about that.
2. pron. (for a person) who, whom, that
Eres el hombre al que amo. - You are the man that/who I love.
Estamos buscando a la mujer para la que compraste un ramo de flores en nuestra tienda. - We're looking for the women for whom you bought a bouquet of flowers at our store.
3. pron. (for an object) (that) which, what
Esta es la casa de la que hablé, en la que vivía mi hermano hasta que se mudó a Aragón hace unos cuantos años. - This is the house that I talked about, the one that my brother lived in until he
No creo que haya ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo. - I don't think there's any convincing reason for which I should talk with you.
prendían
1. v. second-person plural imperfect indicative of prender
prender
1. v. to catch, to arrest
2. v. to take, to pick up
3. v. to light, to ignite
4. v. to turn on (light, machine etc.)
fuego
1. n-m. fire
2. interj. (military) fire! (cry to order soldiers to start shooting)
para
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
parar
1. v. to stop, halt
2. v. to put up, stand up
3. v. to lift, raise
4. v. to stand up
5. v. to situate oneself
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
detonar
1. v. to detonate, trigger (catalyze)
al
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.
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
mismo
1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
yo mismo - I myself
No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
ahora mismo - right now
aquí mismo - right here
ahí mismo - right there
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.
diferentes
1. adj. of diferente
diferente
1. adj. different
explosivos
1. adj. masculine plural of explosivo
2. n. plural of explosivo
explosivo
1. adj. explosive
2. n-m. explosive
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
fines
1. n. plural of fin
2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of finir
finir
1. v. to end
fine
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of finir
militares
1. adj. plural of militar
2. n. plural of militar
3. v. informal second-person singular future subjunctive of militar
militar
1. adj. military
2. n. soldier
3. n. any person serving in the military
4. v. to participate actively in a political organization, especially in the military

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