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hacía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of hacer
hacer
1. v. to do
¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
2. v. to make (something)
Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
4. v. to be
hace frío - it's cold
hace calor - it's hot
hace sol - it's sunny
hace viento - it's windy
5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
hacer la princesa - to play the princess
hacer de princesa - to play a princess
hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
7. v. to become; to get
¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
8. v. to pretend being, play
hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
9. v. to play the fool
No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
13. n-m. task, action
Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
tanto
1. det. so much, as much, that much
2. det. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many
3. adv. so much, long, hard, often, etc.
Te amo tanto. - I love you so much.
De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita. - It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often.
4. adv. (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent
La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida. - The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial.
5. n-m. copy
6. n-m. poker chip, counter
7. n-m. point, goal (in a game)
8. n-m. (Latin America) portion
9. pron. so much, so many
calor
1. n-m. (energy) heat
Tengo calor. - I have heat.
Hace calor. - It makes heat.
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
no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
4. n-m. no
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
podíamos
1. v. first-person plural imperfect 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)
caminar
1. v. to walk
2. v. to stroll
3. v. to travel, to trek
4. v. to go on
5. v. to wade (in or through a body of water)
durante
1. prep. during, in, over
Durante el verano nos gusta ir al parque acuático. - In the summer we like to go to the water park.
durante la noche - overnight
2. prep. for (as a duration)
Acabo de enterarme de que me ha estado mintiendo durante años. - I just found out that he's been lying to me for years.
duran
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of durar
durar
1. v. to last
Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos. - A football match lasts 90 minutes.
2. v. to take time
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
mucho
1. det. (singular) much, a lot of
No tengo mucho dinero. - I don't have much money.
Tengo mucho dinero. - I have a lot of money.
2. det. (plural) many, a lot of
Tengo muchas monedas. - I have many coins.
3. adv. much, a lot, far, way
Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar. - It is way harder to get out than to get in.
La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento. - The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document.
4. adv. long, a long time
5. pron. a lot, many
rato
1. n-m. a while, bit (a short period of time)
2. n-m. time
Pasó un buen rato viendo la película. - He/She had a good time watching the movie.
Me hizo pasar un mal rato. - I had a terrible time because of him/her.

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