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estructura
     1. n-f. structure
           Estoy buscando debilidades en la estructura del edificio. - I am searching for weaknesses in the structure of the building.
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of estructurar
     estructurar
          1. v. to structure
vertical
     1. adj. vertical
     2. adj. portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)
formada
     1. Participle. feminine singular of formado
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
balaustres
     1. n. plural of balaustre
unidos
     1. adj. masculine plural of unido
     2. Participle. masculine plural of unido
     unid
          1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
travesaños
     1. n. plural of travesaño
     travesaño
          1. n-m. (architecture) crossbeam
          2. n-m. bolster (long pillow)
          3. n-m. (sport) crossbar
llamados
     1. adj. masculine plural of llamado
     2. n. plural of llamado
     3. Participle. masculine plural of llamado
     llamad
          1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of llamar
     llamar
          1. v. to summon, to call
                Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice.
                Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near.
          2. v.          to call (on the telephone)
                        Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris.
                        Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock.
                        Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel.
          3. v.          to knock (on a door)
                        Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking.
          4. v.          to ring (a doorbell)
                        ¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell?
          5. v. to refer to
                ¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child?
                Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery.
                La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything.
          6. v. to appeal; to attract
                El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths.
                El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much.
                llamar la atención - to attract attention
          7. v. to be called
                ¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called?
                ¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called?
                Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin.
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
barandales
     1. n. plural of barandal
usada
     1. adj. feminine singular of usado
     2. Participle. feminine singular of usado
     usado
          1. adj. used
          2. adj. worn, worn-out
          3. Participle. past participle of usar
para
     1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
           La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
           Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
     2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
           Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
           Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
     3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
           Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
           Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
     4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
           Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
     5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
           Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
           Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
     6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
           Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
           Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
           Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
     parar
          1. v. to stop, halt
          2. v. to put up, stand up
          3. v. to lift, raise
          4. v. to stand up
          5. v. to situate oneself
          6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
proporcionar
     1. v. to provide, supply
           Las viviendas nos proporcionan refugio - Houses provide us shelter
           Le proporcioné comida. - I provided him with food.
           La colina proporciona una buena vista. - The hill gave us a good view.
     2. v. to adapt, adjust
     3. v. to proportion, set or render in proportion
     4. v. to get one's hands on
           proporcionarse del título - get one's hands on the title
apoyo
     1. n-m. support
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of apoyar
     apoyar
          1. v. to lean, to rest, to lie or lay
          2. v. to support, to get behind (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid)
          3. v. to support (to keep from falling)
                Te apoyo. - I've got your back.
          4. v. to lean, to rest, to be supported
          5. v. to lean on, to rely on
          6. v. to be based, to be founded
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.
evitar
     1. v. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
           Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad. - After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.
     2. v. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
     3. v. to help (abstain from doing) (qual, always in the negative)
           No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo. - I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk.
     4. v. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
     5. v. to guard against, to ward off
     6. v. to spare oneself
las
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
           las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
     4. n. plural of la
     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)
caídas
     1. adj. feminine plural of caído
     2. n. plural of caída
     3. Participle. feminine plural of caído
     caída
          1. n-f. fall (act of falling)
          2. n-f. crash (of a computer)
          3. adj. feminine singular of caído
          4. Participle. feminine singular of caído
desde
     1. prep. since
           desde que murió - since he died
     2. prep. from (a location)
           Empieza desde la línea 20. - Start from line 20.
     3. prep. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
           televisores desde $200 - televisions starting at $200
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
estructura
     1. n-f. structure
           Estoy buscando debilidades en la estructura del edificio. - I am searching for weaknesses in the structure of the building.
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of estructurar
     estructurar
          1. v. to structure
elevada
     1. adj. feminine singular of elevado
     2. Participle. feminine singular of elevado
     elevar
          1. v. to elevate
          2. v. to raise; lift up
          3. v. (mathematics) to raise (a number) (to a power)
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
balcón
     1. n-m. balcony
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)
escalera
     1. n-f. stairs
     2. n-f. staircase, stairway
     3. n-f. ladder
     4. n-f. (poker) straight
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