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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)
tarta
1. n-f. pie, tart
2. n-f. (Spain) cake
3. n-f. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) quiche
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
manzana
1. n-f. apple
2. n-f. city block
dar la vuelta a la manzana - go around the block
tarta de manzana
1. n-f. apple pie
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
Su
1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
tía
1. n-f. female equivalent of tío; aunt; the sister, sister-in-law or female cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent
Mi tía es la hermana o prima de mi madre o de mi padre. - My aunt is my mother's or father's sister or female cousin.
2. n-f. (colloquial Spain) woman, chick
¡Tías buenas! - Hot chicks!
tío aunt
era
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
2. n-f. era, age
la Nueva Era - New Age
3. n-f. (geology) era
4. n-f. threshing floor
5. n-f. tipple
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
deliciosa
1. adj. feminine singular of delicioso
delicioso
1. adj. delicious, delectable, luscious
2. adj. delightful
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
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
sirvió
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of servir
servir
1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled.
2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for)
3. v. to be of use, to be good for
Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good.
Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread.
4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else)
sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder
5. v. to serve (to be in military service)
6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten)
El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food.
7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.)
8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely)
otra
1. det. feminine singular of otro
2. interj. feminine singular of otro
3. pron. feminine singular of otro
otro
1. det. other, another
Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example.
2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
3. pron. someone else; another person
4. pron. something else; another one
ración
1. n-f. portion
2. n-f. ration

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