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hermanos
1. n. noun form of hermano, , p, t=brothers, siblings
hermano
1. n-m. brother
2. n-m. sibling
3. n-m. bro
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of hermanar
míos
1. det. masculine plural of mío (mine, my)
2. pron. masculine plural of mío (mine)
mío
1. pron. mine
¿De quién son estos libros? — Son míos. Los tuyos están en la mesa. - Whose books are these? — They're mine. Yours are on the table.
2. det. (predicative or after the noun) mine, my
Ese libro grande es mío. - That big book is mine.
No es lo mío. - It's not my thing.
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
amor
1. n-m. love
2. n-m. love affair
es
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
2. n. plural of e
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
e
1. conj. and
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
buen
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of bueno t=good, fine
maestro
1. n-m. (especially, Latin America) a male teacher
2. n-m. master
3. n-m. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker
4. adj. expert, master
pero
1. conj. but
Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.)
2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
3. n-m. but (restriction)
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
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
saber
1. v. to know (a fact), to wit
Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back.
Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know...
que yo sepa - as far as I know
Si tu supieras... - If you knew...
2. v. to know how to do something
Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish.
3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
4. v. to taste
Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken.
5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is.
6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me.
7. v. (informal) to figure out
Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
8. v. to hear from (+ de)
No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months.
9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de)
10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de)
11. v. to be known
Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress.
12. v. to know (extremely well)
He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart.
13. n-m. knowledge
adquirirlo
pues
1. conj. so, then; in that case
Pues me voy. - I'll go, then.
2. conj. because, since
Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia. - It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance.
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.
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
obtiene
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of obtener
obtener
1. v. to obtain
fácilmente
1. adv. easily
sino
1. n-m. destiny, fate, lot
2. conj. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
No es cantante, sino actor. - He is not a singer, but an actor.
3. conj. except, apart from
4. conj. only, solely
No eres sino un alumno. - You are solely a student.
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
Costa
1. Proper noun. (surname, from=Romance languages, non-Castilian, xlit=Costa), equivalent to the Spanish Cuesta
2. Proper noun. (surname, from=Occitan)
3. Proper noun. (surname, from=Catalan, Catalonian)
4. Proper noun. (surname, from=Galician)
5. n-f. coast, shore, coastline, shoreline
6. n-f. (in certain expressions) expense, costs
vivir a costa de - to live on the expense of
a toda costa - at all costs
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
a costa de
1. prep. at the expense of
largos
1. adj. masculine plural of largo
2. n. plural of largo
largo
1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges
5. n-m. length
6. n-m. (climbing) pitch
7. interj. get out!, scram!
8. interj. get away!
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar
esfuerzos
1. n. plural of esfuerzo
esfuerzo
1. n-m. effort, endeavor
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of esforzar

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