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es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     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
     e
          1. conj. and
                Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
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
vieja
     1. n-f. female equivalent of viejo
     2. n-f. hag
     3. n-f. wife, (spouse) little woman
     4. adj. feminine singular of viejo
     viejo
          1. adj. old (having existed for a long time)
          2. adj. old (having lived for many years)
                Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old.
          3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous)
          4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
          5. n-m. an old person
          6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father)
          7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost
                Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache.
                Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt.
                No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party.
          8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)
                Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear.
          9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband
canción
     1. n-f. song
querido
     1. adj. dear (also used in letter introductions, etc.)
     2. adj. (colloquial Colombia) handsome (guy), beautiful (girl)
     3. n-m. sweetheart
     4. n-m. lover
     5. n-m. the letter Q in the
     6. Participle. past participle of querer
     querer
          1. v. to desire, to want, to want to
                Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book.
          2. v. to love; to be fond of
                Te quiero. - I love you.
                Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation.
          3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
                ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened?
          4. v. to mean to, to try to
                No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you.
                ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
          5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other
                Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love.
          6. n-m. love; affection; fondness
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