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hay
there is, there are
Hay dos tiendas que venden películas. - There are two stores that sell films.
1. there is, there are
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
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
baja
1. n-f. casualty, loss
Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra. - We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.
2. n-f. drop, fall, reduction
3. n-f. sick leave (absence for illness)
No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad. - Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave.
4. n-f. withdrawal, retirement
5. v. third-person singular present indicative of bajar
6. adj. feminine singular of bajo
bajar
1. v. to go down, come down
2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
Bajé del taxi. - I got out of the taxi.
Bajaron del árbol. - They climbed down the tree.
3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person)
4. v. to descend
5. v. (computing) to download
Estoy bajando libros. - I am downloading books.
6. v. to lower, reduce, fall
7. v. to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.)
¡Baja la música! - Turn that music down!
8. v. to lose (e.g., weight)
Bajaré de peso. - I will lose weight.
9. v. to take down, bring down
10. v. to dim (the lights)
11. v. to let down (one's guard)
12. v. to wash down (accompany food)
13. v. to get off, to get down
14. v. (computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use)
bajo
1. adj. short (of little height)
2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground)
3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality)
4. adj. (music) bass
5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable
6. adv. low
7. adv. down (location)
8. adv. down, quietly, softly (volume)
9. n-m. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument)
10. prep. under (in both literal and figurative senses)
No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. - There's nothing new under the sun.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of bajar
colina
1. n-f. (geography) hill
2. n-f. (organic compound) choline
cerca
1. adv. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
2. adv. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
3. adv. nearby, close by
4. n-f. fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
5. n-f. stone wall
6. v. third-person singular present indicative of cercar
cercar
1. v. to corral, fence, fence off
del
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
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
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
mar
1. n. sea
2. n. seaside
3. n. (selenology) lunar mare
4. n. (la mar) loads
5. n. (la mar de) really; hella

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