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ladrones
     1. adj. masculine plural of ladrón
     2. n. plural of ladrón
     ladrón
          1. adj. having the qualities of a thief
          2. n-m. thief, robber, crook
          3. n-m. (Spain) adapter (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
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
poca
     1. n-f. (colloquial) tad; bit
     2. det. feminine singular of poco
     poco
          1. det. little, not much
                Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water.
                Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago.
          2. det. few, not many
                Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that.
          3. det. un-, not
                poco saludable - unhealthy
          4. adv. little (not much)
                Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much.
          5. n-m. little (a small amount)
                Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English.
          6. n-m. a short time, a little while
                hace poco - a little while ago
                dentro de poco - in a little bit
monta
     1. n-f. riding
     2. n-f. mounting
     3. n-f. total, sum total
     4. n-f. importance
           de poca monta - small-time
     5. v. third-person singular present indicative of montar
     montar
          1. v. to mount
          2. v. to ride
          3. v. to set up
          4. v. to establish
          5. v. (Spain, cooking) to whip, beat
          6. v. to hump
O
     1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
     3. conj. or
           ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
     4. conj. either … or
           (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
rateros
     1. n. plural of ratero
llamados
     1. adj. masculine plural of llamado
     2. n. plural of llamado
     3. Participle. masculine plural of llamado
     llamad
          1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of llamar
     llamar
          1. v. to summon, to call
                Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice.
                Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near.
          2. v.          to call (on the telephone)
                        Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris.
                        Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock.
                        Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel.
          3. v.          to knock (on a door)
                        Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking.
          4. v.          to ring (a doorbell)
                        ¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell?
          5. v. to refer to
                ¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child?
                Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery.
                La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything.
          6. v. to appeal; to attract
                El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths.
                El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much.
                llamar la atención - to attract attention
          7. v. to be called
                ¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called?
                ¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called?
                Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin.
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
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
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
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
habilidad
     1. n-f. ability, skill
para
     1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
           La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.
           Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
     2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
           Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.
           Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
     3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
           Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month.
           Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
     4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
           Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
     5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
           Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.
           Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
     6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
           Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.
           Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.
           Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
     parar
          1. v. to stop, halt
          2. v. to put up, stand up
          3. v. to lift, raise
          4. v. to stand up
          5. v. to situate oneself
          6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
moverse
     1. to move
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.
actuar
     1. v. to act, to behave
           ¡Para de tocar todo! Estás actuando como un niño. - Stop touching everything! You're acting like a child.
           actuar con moderación - to exercise restraint, to show restraint
     2. v. to act, to perform
     3. v. to actuate
     4. v. (law) to litigate, to sue
silenciosamente
     1. adv. silently
sin
     1. prep. without
           (ant-lite, con)
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
detectados
     1. Participle. masculine plural of detectado
     detectar
          1. v. to detect
     detectad
          1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of detectar
     detectar
          1. v. to detect
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
al
     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.
     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
igual
     1. adj. equal, same
           Isidora es igual de alta que yo. - Isidora is as tall as me.
           Me da igual si vienes o no vienes. - It's the same to me whether you come by or don't.
     2. adj. identical, sharing the same characteristics
           Tu copia de la pintura te quedó igual. - Your copy of the painting turned out the same.
     3. adj. level (surface)
           Han dejado el terreno de abajo igual para poder construir encima. - They have levelled the terrain down there to build something on it.
     4. n. equal (a person or thing of equal status)
           No le hables así, como si fuera tu igual. - Don't talk to her/him like that, as if s/he was your equal.
     5. n-m. equals sign
           Se te olvidó poner un igual en la última línea. - You forgot to add an equals sign on the last line.
     6. adv. in the same way; just like
           La vio una vez, y ahora cocina la pasta igual. - He saw her just once, and now he cooks pasta the same way.
     7. adv. regardless, anyway
           Le pedí y pedí el favor. Igual no quiso ayudarme. - I asked him again and again for the favour. He didn't help us anyway.
     8. adv. (colloquial Spain) maybe
           Esta noche igual van al teatro. - Tonight maybe they’ll go to the cinema.
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
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
animal
     1. adj. animal
     2. n-m. animal
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