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llevaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llevar
llevar
1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday.
2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker)
Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies.
3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to
A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s
4. v. to have spent time, have been
Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years.
Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years.
Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years.
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto)
Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse.
6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla.
Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark.
7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride
8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope
¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up?
9. v. to wear
10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable
no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
4. n-m. no
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
más
1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons)
Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother.
Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here.
2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives)
Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class.
la cosa más grande - the biggest thing
3. adv. furthermore
4. adv. in addition
5. adv. else
algo más - something/anything else
nadie más - nobody else
6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis
¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape!
¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy!
7. det. more, any more
8. det. most
9. conj. (mathematics) plus
uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two
no más
1. adv. only; no more
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
cuarto
1. adj. (ordinal) fourth
2. n-m. fourth (in a series)
3. n-m. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole)
4. n-m. quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)
5. n-m. (historical) watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen)
6. n-m. (military) watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols)
7. n-m. English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to (frac, 1, 4) galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L)
8. n-m. (historical) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to frac, 1, 4) saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L
9. n-m. quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)
10. n-m. (historical) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display)
11. n-m. (sewing) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment)
12. n-m. (astronomy) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky)
cuarto creciente - first quarter
cuarto menguante - last quarter
13. n-m. (genealogy) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents)
14. n-m. quarters (various structures used for dwelling)
15. n-m. synonym of sala, t=room
16. n-m. synonym of habitación, t=bedroom
17. n-m. synonym of piso, t=apartment
18. n-m. watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol)
19. n-m. lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale)
20. n-m. service (particularly to a king or queen)
cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII. - military service to His Majesty Bob VII
21. n-m. (chiefly in the plural) well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses)
22. n-m. (historical) cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)
23. n-m. Andalusian, Dominican Republic, slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=money
24. n-m. slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=a fortune
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
hora
1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes)
Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.)
2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.)
3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya")
Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other.
4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class)
Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow.
Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together.
5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor)
cuando
1. adv. when
2. conj. when
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready.
desde
1. prep. since
desde que murió - since he died
2. prep. from (a location)
Empieza desde la línea 20. - Start from line 20.
3. prep. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
televisores desde $200 - televisions starting at $200
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
matorral
1. n-m. brush, scrub (wild vegetation)
2. n-m. thicket, copse
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
había
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber.
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
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.
unos
1. art. masculine plural of un
2. det. plural of uno: some, a few
3. det. (with a specific time) about, approximately
4. pron. plural of uno: some, a few
veinte
1. num. twenty
pasos
1. adj. masculine plural of paso
2. n. plural of paso
paso
1. adj. dried (said of fruit)
2. n-m. pace (rough distance of a brisk stride)
3. n-m. (historical, measure) paso, Spanish pace (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 1.4 m)
4. n-m. step (in a set of instructions)
5. n-m. way, passage
6. n-m. pitch (of a helix or screw thread)
7. n-m. (geography) pass, col
8. n-m. float (in religious parades, carried on the backs of a group of people called costaleros)
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of pasar
del
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
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
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
pabellón
1. n-m. pavilion
2. n-m. (Chile) operating room
3. n-m. ensign (national flag flown on a vessel)
4. n-m. (Venezuela) clipping of pabellón criollo
5. n-m. (music) bell (part of a wind instrument)
llegaron
1. v. third-person plural preterite indicative of llegar
llegar
1. v. to arrive, get (to)
Cuando llegues a casa, mándame un mensaje. - When you get home, send me a message.
2. v. to get up to, to go up to (+ a or + hasta)
3. v. to be sufficient
4. v. to manage (be successful)
no llegué a conseguir el trabajo - I didn't manage to get the job.
5. v. to reach
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.
él
1. pron. he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
Él es mi hermano. - He is my brother.
Lo hice para él. - I did it for him.
2. pron. it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
―¿Es esto un libro? ―Sí, él es. - ―Is this a book? ―Yes, it is.
¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él? - My car! What happened to it?
los
1. art. the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan - those who do not speak
acordes
1. adj. plural of acorde
2. n. plural of acorde
acordar
1. v. to agree
Lo acordaron por unanimidad. - They agreed to it unanimously.
2. v. to decide, arrange (plan)
3. v. to flush, to make flush, to level
4. v. to tune
5. v. to remember, recall (+ de)
¿Se acuerda usted de esto? - Do you remember this?
Acuérdate de apagar la luz. - Remember to turn off the light.
Acordaos de hacer los deberes, chicos - Remember to do your homework, boys.
6. v. to reach agreement (+ de)
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
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
guitarra
1. n-f. guitar

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