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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)
caballería
1. n-f. cavalry (soldiers mounted on horses)
2. n-f. cavalry (a soldier mounted on a horse)
3. n-f. mount (any animal used for riding)
4. n-f. (historical, law) knight's fee (the land necessary to maintain a mounted soldier, legally bound to provide military service)
5. n-f. (historical) caballeria (a traditional unit of land area equivalent to about 38.64 ha)
6. n-f. synonym of caballerosidad: chivalry (the behavior proper to a lord or gentleman)
persa
1. adj. Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia)
2. n. Persian (person from Persia)
3. n-m. Persian (language)
Su padre es de Teherán, pero no empezó a aprender persa hasta este año. - His/her father is from Tehran, but he/she didn't start to learn Persian until this year.
caía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of caer
caer
1. v. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. v. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. - The rain is falling heavier than before.
3. v. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. v. to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
El pelo dañado puede caerse. - Damaged hair can fall out.
5. v. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
caer en la trampa - to fall into the trap
6. v. to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. v. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. - The Roman Empire fell little by little.
8. v. to get (to understand)
No caigo. - I don't get it.
9. v. to be granted or awarded
Le cayó una multa. - She got fined.
10. v. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. v. to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
sobre
1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table.
2. prep. about
Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself.
3. n-m. envelope
4. n-m. small packet; sachet
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
sobrar
1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books.
Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over.
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
enemigo
1. adj. adverse, hostile
2. n-m. foe, enemy
Los enemigos de nuestros enemigos son nuestros amigos. - The enemies of our enemies are our friends.
Como
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
3. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
5. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
6. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
9. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
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
tromba
1. n-f. whirlwind, tornado
2. n-f. waterspout
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
desaparecía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of desaparecer
desaparecer
1. v. to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone
Mis llaves han desaparecido. - My keys have disappeared.
2. v. to drop off (e.g. the map, the face of the earth)
3. v. to go away, to fade, to wear off, to subside
Ignorar esto no lo hace desaparecer. - Ignoring this will not make it go away.
Esos síntomas iniciales luego deben desaparecer. - Those initial symptoms later should subside.
lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
mismo
1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
yo mismo - I myself
No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
ahora mismo - right now
aquí mismo - right here
ahí mismo - right there
lo mismo
1. adv. perhaps; maybe

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