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este
     1. det. this
     2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste
     3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation)
     4. n-m. east
     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
     te
          1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
                Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
          2. pron. accusative of tú: you
          3. pron. : yourself
Verano
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=Basque
     2. n-m. summer
     3. n-m. (obsolete, early modern) spring
me
     1. pron. personal accusative of yo: me
     2. pron. personal;dative pronoun dative of yo: to me, for me
     3. pron. personal;reflexive pronoun of yo: myself
toca
     1. n-f. kerchief, turban cloth (so to say)
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of tocar
     tocar
          1. v. to touch
          2. v. to play (a musical instrument)
                Ella toca el piano. - She plays the piano.
          3. v. (impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn
                Ahora me toca jugar. - Now it's my turn to play.
                te toca a ti - it's your turn
          4. v. to knock
                tocar la puerta - to knock on the door
          5. v. to honk
                tocar la bocina - to honk the horn
          6. v. to ring
                tocar un timbre - to ring a doorbell
          7. v. to touch on (mention briefly)
          8. v. to touch (affect emotionally)
          9. v. to bunt
          10. v. to comb or dress one's hair
          11. v. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering
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
marrón
     1. adj. brown (colour)
     2. n-m. brown (colour)
     3. n-m. (Spain, colloquial) mess; bitch (something annoying)
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
tener
     1. v. to have, possess
           Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
           Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
     2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
           Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
           ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
           ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
     3. v. to hold, grasp
           Ten esto. - Hold this.
     4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
           Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
           El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
           Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
     5. v. to have, feel (internally)
           Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
           Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
           Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
     6. v. to make to feel
           Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
     7. v. to have (a measure or age)
           Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
           Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
     8. v. (used with que) to have to
           Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
     9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
           Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
     10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
           Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
           Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
           Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
     11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
           Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
     12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
     13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
     14. v. tener en cuenta
     15. v. tener prisa
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
trabajar
     1. v. to work
     2. v. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en)
     3. v. (obsolete) to suffer
los
     1. art. the
           ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
     2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
           los que no hablan - those who do not speak
sábados
     1. n. plural of sábado
     sábado
          1. n-m. Saturday
          2. n-m. Sabbath, sabbath
          3. n-m. the letter S in the
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