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espacio
1. n-m. space (distance between things)
2. n-m. space (physical extent across two or three dimensions)
3. n-m. space (physical extent in all directions; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere)
4. n-m. space (the near-vacuum in which celestial bodies are situated)
5. n-m. space (the physical and psychological area one needs)
6. n-m. space (an area with set boundaries)
7. n-m. space; course; period (an undefined period of time)
8. n-m. space (a gap in text between words, lines, etc.)
9. n-m. (typography) space (a piece of metal type used to separate words)
10. v. first-person singular present indicative of espaciar
espaciar
1. v. to space; to spread out
2. v. to range (from)
cerrado
1. adj. shut, closed
El baúl está cerrado. - The trunk is shut.
Gracias por mantener la boca cerrada. - Thanks for keeping your mouth shut.
2. adj. closed off (qual, personality trait)
3. n-m. synonym of cercado
4. Participle. past participle of cerrar
cerrar
1. v. to close, to shut
No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door.
2. v. to shut down, to close down
Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down.
3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas)
cerrar el grifo - to turn off the tap
cerrar la luz - to turn off the lights
4. v. to enclose
5. v. to lock, to lock up
6. v. to seal, to close (e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift)
7. v. to close up, to close off (e.g. a wound)
8. v. to close, to conclude, to end
9. v. to close (itself) (qual, e.g., a store, a door)
10. v. to close off (oneself)
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
lenguaje
1. n-m. language (the ability to communicate using words)
2. n-m. language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them, understood by a community)
3. n-m. language (the expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way)
lenguaje sencillo - simple language
lenguaje corporal - body language
4. n-m. vocabulary
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
significa
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of significar
significar
1. v. to signify
2. v. to mean
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stand out
se significa por su inteligencia - He stands out for his intelligence.
4. v. (indtr, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to speak out, to assert (to voice one's opinion)
significarse en contra de la guerra - to speak out against the war
obra
1. n-f. work, usually literary or artistic
2. n-f. construction
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of obrar
obrar
1. v. to act, to behave
2. v. to work (to function correctly)
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
campaña
1. n-f. campaign
2. n-f. countryside
3. n-f. (heraldry) base
cerrada
1. adj. feminine singular of cerrado
2. Participle. feminine singular of cerrado
cerrado
1. adj. shut, closed
El baúl está cerrado. - The trunk is shut.
Gracias por mantener la boca cerrada. - Thanks for keeping your mouth shut.
2. adj. closed off (qual, personality trait)
3. n-m. synonym of cercado
4. Participle. past participle of cerrar
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
usualmente
1. adv. usually
consta
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of constar
constar
1. v. to be or seem evident, clear, obvious
A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío. - It seems to me that it's very cold today.
Consta que es así. - It is clear that it's so.
2. v. to be written, to be on record
Eso consta en las actas. - This is recorded in the minutes.
3. v. (indtr, de) to consist
Esta novela consta de tres partes. - This novel consists of three parts.
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
parapeto
1. n-m. parapet, breastwork
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of parapetar
parapetar
1. v. to shield, hide, protect
2. v. to take cover; to take refuge
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.
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
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
más
1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons)
Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother.
Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here.
2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives)
Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class.
la cosa más grande - the biggest thing
3. adv. furthermore
4. adv. in addition
5. adv. else
algo más - something/anything else
nadie más - nobody else
6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis
¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape!
¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy!
7. det. more, any more
8. det. most
9. conj. (mathematics) plus
uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two
banquetas
1. n. plural of banqueta
banqueta
1. n-f. (furniture) footstool
2. n-f. (furniture) small bench
3. n-f. (Guatemala, Mexico, Philippines) sidewalk

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