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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.
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
alguien
1. pron. someone, somebody
2. pron. anyone, anybody
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)
algo
1. pron. something, anything
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
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
salga
1. n-f. (historical) a kind of levy on salt in the Kingdom of Aragon
2. v. formal second-person singular imperative of salir
salir
1. v. to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
2. v. to go out, to come out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
3. v. to go out, date (be in a relationship)
4. v. to come out (e.g. from hiding), to come off (gloss, e.g. off the bench in a sport; off of a high place like a roof or ladder)
5. v. to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
6. v. to step out (e.g. of a room, house or building)
7. v. to get off, to leave (e.g., get off work)
8. v. to get off (e.g. get off the plane, an island, someone's property, the street) (gloss, + de)
9. v. to get out (e.g. out of the way, out of the sun) (gloss, + de)
10. v. to go off (e.g. go off the grid, go off the air) (gloss, + de)
11. v. to log out, to quit, to exit (e.g. a web page or document)
12. v. to emerge, to come out
13. v. to come out (e.g., information, a movie)
14. v. to rise (the sun)
15. v. to climb out (e.g. a hole, a window, a canyon)
16. v. to escape, to break out
17. v. to run (e.g. a bus or other form of public transportation)
18. v. to come off, to go off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
19. v. to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc)
En esta foto salgo bonita, por eso es la que muestro. - In this picture I look pretty, so, this is what I show.
20. v. to result, to arise as a consequence
Luis salió herido de la pelea. - Luis became hurt from the fight.
Aposté al 10 pero salió un 5. - I bet for 10 but it resulted 5.
21. v. to turn out, to work out, to go off
Salió a su madre. - She turned out like her mother.
Todo va a salir muy bien. - Everything's going to work out just fine.
Sólo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
me sale imposible (hacer algo) - it turned out impossible
22. v. to be out, to get out (e.g. of a deal, of a situation)
Mira, sé que negociamos eso, pero quiero salirme. - Look, I know that we negotiated that, but I want out.
23. v. to come off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
Ella siempre ha salido como una persona amistosa. - She has always come off as a friendly person.
Ese tipo en el parque simplemente se salió como muy raro y espeluznante. - That guy at the park just came off very strange and creepy.
24. v. to pop out (e.g. a contact lens, a cork, someone popping out of a dark space)
25. v. to get away with (+ con)
26. v. to get out, to go out (e.g. get out of control, get out of hand, go out of sync)
27. v. to go off, to turn off (go off script, on a tangent, go off the road/track/path)
28. v. to rock, rule (be fantastic)
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
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)
de la
1. art. of the
ruta
1. n-f. highway
2. n-f. route
3. n-f. (computing) path
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)
dirección
1. n-f. address
2. n-f. direction
3. n-f. management, or running of a business or organisation
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
llevaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llevar
llevar
1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday.
2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker)
Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies.
3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to
A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s
4. v. to have spent time, have been
Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years.
Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years.
Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years.
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto)
Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse.
6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla.
Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark.
7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride
8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope
¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up?
9. v. to wear
10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable
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)
quería
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of querer
querer
1. v. to desire, to want, to want to
Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book.
2. v. to love; to be fond of
Te quiero. - I love you.
Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation.
3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened?
4. v. to mean to, to try to
No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you.
¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other
Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love.
6. n-m. love; affection; fondness
seguir
1. v. to follow
¡Sígueme! - Follow me!
Ahora siguen los postres - Now follow the desserts.
2. v. to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something)
Este tío sigue hablando sin parar. - This guy keeps talking nonstop.
¿Y todavía sigues sin hablarle? - And you still don't talk to him?
¿Sigues ahí? - Are you still there?
3. v. to further do something
El artículo destaca que es necesario seguir mejorando los derechos de los hombres. - The article stresses that men's rights need to be further improved.
4. v. to observe, to obey (a rule, religion)
5. v. (internet, transitive) to follow (to subscribe to content from an account)
6. v. to remain, to stay, to still be
7. v. to ensue
8. v. to follow, to pursue, to track, to trace, to tail, to chase
9. v. to proceed
10. v. to continue, to keep up
11. v. to follow up
12. v. to follow in, to continue
13. v. to stick to
14. v. to follow, to be followed
Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, se sigue que el diálogo entre ciencia y ética es de suma importancia. - Given the above, it follows that dialogue between science and ethics is of the greatest i

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