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encendió
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of encender
encender
1. v. to light, ignite
Julio encendió la fogata. - Julio ignited the campfire.
2. v. to turn on, switch on, power up
María encendió la máquina. - María turned on the machine.
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
cerilla
1. n-f. match (firestarter)
2. n-f. long, narrow candle; taper
3. n-f. earwax
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
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
viento
1. n-m. wind (the movement of air)
2. n-m. woodwind section (of an orchestra)
3. n-m. guy rope
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of ventar
ventar
1. v. to blow
2. v. to sniff, scent
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)
apagó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of apagar
apagar
1. v. to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
2. v. to satisfy
3. v. quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
4. v. to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
5. v. to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
6. v. to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (gloss, e.g., a torch)
7. v. to fade; to wane
8. v. to go out, be extinguished

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