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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)
novela
1. n-f. novel
2. n-f. soap opera, telenovela
3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of novelar
novelar
1. v. to novelize; to make a novel out of
nové
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of novar
novar
1. v. (legal) to novate
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)
cuyo
1. det. whose
la mujer cuyos hijos son cocineros - the woman whose sons are cooks
2. n-m. (El Salvador) Alternative form of cuy
autor
1. n-m. author
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
famoso
1. adj. well-known, famous
2. n-m. celebrity, famous person
cantante
1. adj. who sings, singing
El gato cantante. - The singing cat.
2. n. singer
cantan
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of cantar
cantar
1. v. to sing
Voy a cantarme una canción - I am going to sing (myself) a song
2. n-m. a type of shanty or popular song
te
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
2. pron. accusative of tú: you
3. pron. : yourself
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
está
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of estar
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
vendiendo
1. v. gerund of vender
vender
1. v. to sell
2. v. to sell for (a sum), to fetch
bien
1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno)
Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well.
2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good
3. adv. properly
4. adv. willingly
5. adv. very
6. adv. as well
Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early.
7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family.
8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class
Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs.
9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil)
Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community.
10. n-m. goodness
11. n-m. good, better (substantive)
para bien o para mal - for better or for worse
He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time.
12. n-m. welfare, benefit
13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
14. n-m. (dated) darling
Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling.

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