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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
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
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
habían
1. v. third-person plural 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
detenido
1. adj. arrested
2. adj. stopped
3. adj. thorough, careful
4. n-m. detainee
5. n-m. prisoner, arrested person
6. Participle. past participle of detener
detener
1. v. to stop, halt, to pause
2. v. to arrest
3. v. to detain
4. v. to pull over
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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
rellano
1. n-m. landing (of a staircase)
junto
1. adj. together
2. adj. joined
3. adj. next to
4. adv. together
Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en la clase. - Pablo and I sit together in class.
5. adv. (all) together, (in) total
Todo junto son 30 kg. - All together it weighs 30 kg.
6. prep. next to, together with, alongside (+ a)
El perro está jugando junto al gato. - The dog is playing next to the cat.
7. prep. along with, together with, alongside (+ con)
8. prep. in conjunction with (+ con)
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of juntar
juntar
1. v. to combine, unite
2. v. to gather (together); to collect
3. v. to close partway
4. v. to join together
5. v. to gather together, socialize, get together, come together, consort
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.
junto a
1. conj. next to, alongside
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)
a la
1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
puerta
1. n-f. door (portal of entry into a building)
2. n-f. gate (doorlike structure outside a house)
3. n-f. gate (passageway in an airport)
4. n-f. doorway, doorstep, gateway
5. n-f. (sports) goal (area into which players attempt to put an object)

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