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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)
bicicleta
     1. n-f. (exercise, vehicle) bicycle, pushbike, cycle
           (coi, andar/montar en bicicleta, to ride a bike)
     2. n-f. (soccer) step over, pedalada (a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a dir
     3. n-f. (climbing) bicycle
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
inclina
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of inclinar
     inclinar
          1. v. to tilt
          2. v. to bow, to lean (physically)
                Inclínese ante su Dios. - Bow down before your God.
          3. v. to be inclined
                me inclino a pensar tiene razón - I'm inclined to think she is right
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.
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)
a la
     1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
derecha
     1. n-f. right (direction)
           Tuerza a la derecha. - Turn right.
           Está a mano derecha. - It's on the right hand side.
     2. n-f. (political) right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group)
     3. adj. feminine singular of derecho
antes
     1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
           poco antes - shortly before
           Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
           La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
     2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
           Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
           Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
     3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
           Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
     4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
           Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
     5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
     6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
           Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
     7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
           antes de 1910 - before 1910
           antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
           Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
     8. n. plural of ante
     ante
          1. prep. in front of, before
                Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
          2. prep. against, compared to
          3. n-m. elk
          4. n-m. suede
          5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
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
girar
     1. v. to turn, pivot
           Gira a la izquierda. - Turn to the left.
     2. v. to spin, rotate, revolve, twirl, gyrate
           La tierra gira alrededor del sol. - The earth revolves around the sun.
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.
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)
a la
     1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
derecha
     1. n-f. right (direction)
           Tuerza a la derecha. - Turn right.
           Está a mano derecha. - It's on the right hand side.
     2. n-f. (political) right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group)
     3. adj. feminine singular of derecho
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