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fueron
     1. v. third-person plural preterite indicative of ser
     ir
          1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
                Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
          2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
                Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
                Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
                Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
          4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
                Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
                Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
          5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
          6. v. to overflow
          7. v. to go out (lights)
          8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
          9. v. to die
          10. v. to break wind, to fart
          11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
          12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
     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
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
Su
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
     2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
           Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
           Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
     3. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                   Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
     4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
Padre
     1. pron. Father (a title for a Latin Catholic priest and also God the Father)
     2. n-m. (family) father
     3. n-m. (Christianity) father
     4. adj. (Mexico, slang) cool, acceptable, easy
abogado
     1. n-m. lawyer, solicitor, counsel
     2. Participle. past participle of abogar
     abogar
          1. v. to advocate
          2. v. to defend in court
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
él
     1. pron. he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
           Él es mi hermano. - He is my brother.
           Lo hice para él. - I did it for him.
     2. pron. it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
           ―¿Es esto un libro? ―Sí, él es. - ―Is this a book? ―Yes, it is.
           ¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él? - My car! What happened to it?
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)
mayor
     1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger
     2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder
           mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me
           tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister
     3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age
     4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up
           Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.
     5. adj. major; main
           una preocupación mayor - a major concern
           la plaza mayor - the main square
     6. adj. head; boss
     7. adj. (music) major
     8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest
     9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest
     10. adj. enhanced
     11. n-m. (military) major (military rank)
     12. n-m. boss; head
     13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors
     14. n-m. old person
     15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail
parte
     1. n-f. part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion
           Quiero una parte de la acción. Me la merezco. - I want a piece of the action. I deserve it.
           El jefe del recién formado cartel también quería una parte del trato, así como su parte justa del producto y su benificio. - The leader of the newly formed cartel also wanted a cut of the deal
     2. n-f. place, somewhere
           Ve con tu ruido a otra parte. - Take your noise somewhere else.
     3. n-f. side
           Ese mueble va en esa otra parte. - That furniture goes on the other side.
     4. n-f. (legal) party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to)
     5. n-f. behalf
           Hola. Llamo de parte de mi madre. - Hello. I'm calling on behalf of my mother.
     6. n-f. stint (i.e. allotted portion of work)
     7. n-m. message, report, dispatch
     8. n-m. traffic ticket, sticker
     9. v. third-person singular present indicative of partir
     partir
          1. v. to divide, split
          2. v. to go away, leave, depart
          3. v. to crack up, have a laugh
          4. v. to fall in love
          5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head)
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