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eran
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ser
     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
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
gran
     1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great.
cola
     1. n-f. (anatomy) tail
     2. n-f. line (US), queue (UK)
     3. n-f. (aviation) empennage, aircraft tail
     4. n-f. (clothing) train (long back section of a gown)
     5. n-f. (astronomy) coma (a comet's tail)
     6. n-f. (computing, informatics) queue
     7. n-f. (slightly, obscene) ass, the buttocks
     8. n-f. (slightly, obscene) the penis
     9. n-f. (Chile, LGBT, sometimes pejorative) gayboy, homo
     10. n-f. (adhesive) glue (natural)
     11. n-f. drink ellipsis of bebida de cola, (cola)
     12. n-f. (nut) kola
     13. n-f. (tree) kola tree
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
pavo
     1. n-m. turkey
     2. n-m. peacock
     3. n-m. (slang) buck (dollar)
     4. n-m. (slang) euro
     5. n-m. (slang) moron, airhead, dummy, dope (dumb man)
real
     1. adj. real
     2. adj. royal, regal
     3. n-m. real (unit of currency)
     4. n-m. (Spain, historical, colloquial) a quarter of a peseta
pavo real
     1. n-m. peacock
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.
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
quedaron
     1. v. second-person plural preterit indicative of quedar
     quedar
          1. v. to be (as a result of something)
                quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion)
                quedar embarazada - get pregnant
                Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it).
                Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war.
          2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
                Queda muy lejos. - It is too far.
                Queda por allí. - It's over there.
                Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard.
          3. v. to be left; to remain
                ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left?
                Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do.
          4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
                Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore.
                No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me.
          5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
                quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly
                ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well!
          6. v. to agree on
                quedar en - agree on
                Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow.
          7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks)
                Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel.
          8. v. to die
                Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame).
                Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this.
          9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
                quedarse calvo - go bald
                quedarse ciego - go blind
                quedarse corto - come out short
                quedarse limpio - go broke
                quedarse embarazada - get pregnant
                quedarse triste - become sad
          10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick
                quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind
                ¡quédate aquí! - stay here!
                ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend?
                Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.
          11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
                quedarse (con) algo - keep something
                Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one.
                ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it?
          12. v. to play for a fool
                quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool
          13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg
ahí
     1. adv. there: used to designate a place near the listener
     2. adv. that (in certain phrases)
           Ahí es como... - That's how...
           Ahí es cuando... - That's when...
           Ahí es donde... - That's where...
hasta
     1. adv. even
           Hasta yo me enteré del asunto. - Even I heard about the matter.
     2. prep. until
     3. prep. up to, to the point of, as much as
     4. prep. even
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)
medianoche
     1. n-f. midnight
           Me voy a dormir a medianoche - I go to sleep at midnight
     2. n-f. a small meat pie
     3. n-f. (Cuba) a type of sandwich with spherical shaped roles and meats ranging from Sobrasada sausage, York ham or chorizo, containing cheese and even sometimes pieces of a Spanish omelette
     4. n-f. (Cuba) a roll used for said sandwich
     5. n-f. (Mexico) hot dog bun
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