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hoy
     1. adv. today
hace
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of hacer
     2. prep. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
           Él nos visitó hace tres años. - He visited us three years ago.
           Lo compré hace poco. - I bought it not long ago.
           Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año. - My father and I don't talk since one year ago.
     3. prep. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
           Hace un mes que no te veo. - I haven’t seen you in a month.
           Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron. - It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
           Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa. - It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
     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.
calor
     1. n-m. (energy) heat
           Tengo calor. - I have heat.
           Hace calor. - It makes heat.
así
     1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
           ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
           Así es la vida. - Such is life.
           Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
     2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
           ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
           Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
     3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
     asir
          1. v. to grab; to seize
          2. v. to cling to
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
así que
     1. conj. such that, so that
puedes
     1. v. informal second-person singular present 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)
bañarte
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
           Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
           Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
           en esta página - on this page
           en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
     2. prep. in (a time)
           en la antigüedad - in antiquity
           en 1999 - in 1999
     3. prep. in (a language)
           No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
           en todos los idiomas - in all languages
     4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
           Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
     5. prep. in (in various expressions)
           en el sentido - in the sense
           en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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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