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lanzamiento
     1. n-m. launch (act of launching)
     2. n-m. throwing
     3. n-m. release
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
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)
de la
     1. art. of the
pelota
     1. n-f. (sports) ball (a round or ellipsoidal object)
           jugar a (lanzar) la pelota - to go fetch
     2. n-f. (sports) ball game
     3. n-f. (figurative vulgar usually in the plural) testicle
     4. n. people pleaser, toady
hacia
     1. prep. toward, towards
           Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.)
           El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon.
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)
canasta
     1. n-f. basket
     2. n-f. (card games) canasta
     3. n-f. (basketball) basket, hoop
     4. n-f. (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela) laundry basket, hamper (made of plastic)
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
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
hace
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of hacer
     2. prep. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
           Él nos visitó hace tres años. - He visited us three years ago.
           Lo compré hace poco. - I bought it not long ago.
           Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año. - My father and I don't talk since one year ago.
     3. prep. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
           Hace un mes que no te veo. - I haven’t seen you in a month.
           Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron. - It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
           Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa. - It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
     hacer
          1. v. to do
                ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
                No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
                Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
          2. v. to make (something)
                Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
                Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
          3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
                No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
                Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
          4. v. to be
                hace frío - it's cold
                hace calor - it's hot
                hace sol - it's sunny
                hace viento - it's windy
          5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
                hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
                hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
          6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
                hacer la princesa - to play the princess
                hacer de princesa - to play a princess
                hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
          7. v. to become; to get
                ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
                Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
                Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
          8. v. to pretend being, play
                hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
                hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
                Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
          9. v. to play the fool
                No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
          10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
                hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
          11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
                El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
                El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
          12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
                Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
                Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
          13. n-m. task, action
                Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
formando
     formar
          1. v. to form, to create
          2. v. to train, to educate
          3. v. to make up, to constitute
          4. v. to line up (to get in a line)
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
arco
     1. n-m. bow (weapon)
           tirar con arco - to shoot with a bow
     2. n-m. (music) bow (rod for an instrument)
     3. n-m. (geometry) arc
     4. n-m. (storytelling, literature) arc
     5. n-m. (architecture) arch
     6. n-m. (sports) goal (structure)
           (synonyms, portería)
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on 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
brazo
     1. n-m. (anatomy) arm
     2. n-m. branch, limb (of a tree)
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.
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)
cabeza
     1. n-f. (anatomy) head
     2. n-f. mind (in certain phrases)
           perder la cabeza - to lose one's mind
           No puedo quitarme a esa chica de la cabeza. - I can't get that girl out of my head.
     3. n-m. (colloquial Andalusia) guy, dude, man
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