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era
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
     2. n-f. era, age
           la Nueva Era - New Age
     3. n-f. (geology) era
     4. n-f. threshing floor
     5. n-f. tipple
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
Como
     1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
     2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
           No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
     3. adv. like, about (approximately)
           Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
     4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
           ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
     5. conj. as, since (being that)
           Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
     6. conj. how (in which way)
           Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
     7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
           Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
     8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
           Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
     9. prep. such as (for example)
           Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
     10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
           Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
     11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
     comer
          1. v. to eat
                ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
          2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
          3. v. to capture a piece
          4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
          5. n-m. eating, food
                quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
                el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
                ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
pedir
     1. v. to ask for something
           Él le pidió agua al camarero. - He asked the waiter for water.
           ¿Puede pedirle el dinero? - Can you ask her for the money?
     2. v. to request someone else to do something
           Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una. - I ask that you be there at one o'clock.
     3. v. to order something
           Voy a pedir una hamburguesa. - I am going to order a burger.
     4. v. to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)
     5. v. to plead
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.
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)
a la
     1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
Luna
     1. Proper noun. Earth's Moon
           La Luna es el único satélite natural de la Tierra. - The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite.
     2. Proper noun. given name, female, usage=modern
     3. Proper noun. surname, from=Aragonese
     4. n-f. moon
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
broche
     1. n-m. clasp, brooch
     2. n-m. paperclip
     3. n-m. cuff link, cufflink
     4. n-m. punch line (final, concluding statement)
     5. n-m. (Argentina) clothes peg
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
plata
     1. adj. (heraldry) argent
     2. n-f. silver
     3. n-f. (Latin America) money, dough
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