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lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
cual
1. adv. (formal, literary) like, as, in the manner of
2. pron. (formal, literary) suchlike, like (which), such as
Tal vez podrías probar de otra manera, cual es simplemente ignorarlo. - Maybe you could try another way, like to simply ignore it.
En cuanto a películas, me interesan mucho las de terror, cuales son la mayoría de las que se venden en esta tienda. - As for movies, I'm very interested in horrors, suchlike are the majority of
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.
niega
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of negar
negar
1. v. to deny
2. v. to refuse
Me niego a creer que él dijera eso. - I refuse to believe that he said that.
sino
1. n-m. destiny, fate, lot
2. conj. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
No es cantante, sino actor. - He is not a singer, but an actor.
3. conj. except, apart from
4. conj. only, solely
No eres sino un alumno. - You are solely a student.
antes
1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
poco antes - shortly before
Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
antes de 1910 - before 1910
antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
8. n. plural of ante
ante
1. prep. in front of, before
Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
2. prep. against, compared to
3. n-m. elk
4. n-m. suede
5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
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.
afirma
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of afirmar
afirmar
1. v. to state, assert
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
sea
1. v. formal second-person singular imperative of ser
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
valle
1. n-m. valley
2. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of vallar
vallar
1. v. to fence in, enclose
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
lágrimas
1. n. plural of lágrima
lágrima
1. n-f. tear, teardrop

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