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figura
1. n-f. figure
2. n-f. (heraldry) charge
3. n-f. (theatre) part, role
4. n-f. (theatre) actor
5. v. third-person singular present indicative of figurar
figurar
1. v. to appear
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
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
comete
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of cometer
cometer
1. v. to commit
2. v. to make (an error, etc)
come
1. v. second-person singular present imperative 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
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
cuando
1. adv. when
2. conj. when
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready.
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
anticipa
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of anticipar
anticipar
1. v. to bring forward; to advance
2. v. to occur/act earlier than expected, planned, etc.; to act in advance
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)
previene
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of prevenir
prevenir
1. v. to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward off, to stave off
2. v. to avert (e.g. a disease, an accident, a disaster, danger)
3. v. to forewarn, warn
4. v. to anticipate
5. v. (Mexico) to prepare
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
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
discurso
1. n-m. discourse
2. n-m. speech
lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
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
lo que
1. pron. what (the thing that)
Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
2. pron. whatever
lo que tú digas - whatever you say
3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
otro
1. det. other, another
Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example.
2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
3. pron. someone else; another person
4. pron. something else; another one
puede
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder
poder
1. v. to be able, can
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
3. n-m. power, reign
4. n-m. authorization
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
decir
1. v. to say, to tell
Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth.
¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you?
2. v. to suggest
3. v. to show; to demonstrate
4. v. to call; to name
5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified)
¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English?
6. v. to declare
7. n-m. saying
8. n-m. idle talk
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)
alegar
1. v. to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions
alegando que - on the ground(s) that
2. v. to claim, to allege
3. v. to complain
4. v. to speak in defence of the accused in a criminal proceeding; to defend
5. v. (Canarian) to converse, talk
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
contrario
1. adj. contrary, opposite
2. adj. opposed, against

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