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masa
1. n-f. (food) dough
2. n-f. (physics) mass
3. n-f. drove (large amount)
en masa - in droves
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of masar
masar
1. v. to knead
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
barro
1. n-m. (geology) mud
2. n-m. (materials) clay
3. n-m. (dermatology) pustule (caused by acne), closed comedo
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of barrar
barrar
1. v. to mud, to muddy
barrer
1. v. to sweep
sin
1. prep. without
(ant-lite, con)
cocción
1. n-f. cooking
2. n-f. boiling
3. n-f. doneness
4. n-f. (ceramics) firing
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.
veces
1. prep. (mathematics) by, times (multiplication)
2. n. plural of vez
vez
1. n-f. time, instance
una vez - once
a veces - sometimes
Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice.
cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you
2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue)
3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others)
4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead
hacer las veces de - to serve as
mezclada
1. adj. feminine singular of mezclado
2. Participle. feminine singular of mezclado
mezclar
1. v. to mix
2. v. to blend in
mezclado
1. adj. mixed
2. Participle. past participle of mezclar
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
paja
1. n-f. straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
2. n-f. straw (dried stalks considered collectively)
Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja. - a hat made of straw
3. n-f. drinking straw
4. n-f. (slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation
Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía. - He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.
5. n-f. (colloquial Guatemala El Salvador Colombia) lie, falsehood
Todos los políticos hablan paja. - All politicians tell lies.
6. n-f. (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent
¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio! - What a great song they played on the radio!
7. n-f. (vulgar, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue
¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja! - We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!
8. n-f. (vulgar, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete.
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)
algún
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of alguno; some, any
¿Haces algún deporte? - Do you do any sport?
alguno
1. det. some, any
¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything?
Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday.
2. det. any (used for emphasis)
No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all.
3. det. various
4. pron. someone
5. pron. some, some people
6. pron. one (thing); a few
otro
1. det. other, another
Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example.
2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
3. pron. someone else; another person
4. pron. something else; another one
aditivo
1. adj. additive
2. n-m. additive (substance added to another to alter its properties)
secada
1. Participle. feminine singular of secado
feminine singular secarse
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
Sol
1. Proper noun. the Sun
2. Proper noun. clipping of Soledad
3. n-m. sun
4. n-m. sunlight
5. n-m. sunny side (of a place)
quítate del sol (get out of the sun)
6. n-m. daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset)
7. n-m. sol (a unit of currency, currently used in Peru)
8. n-m. sol (a musical note)
9. n-m. (chemistry) sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)
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.
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
aire
1. n-m. air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)
2. n-m. air (the open space above the ground)
3. n-m. air; wind
4. n-m. air (a feeling or sense)
5. n-m. resemblance (to another person)
6. n-m. (usually in the plural) air (pretension; snobbishness)
darse aires - to put on airs
7. n-m. air (a sense of poise, graciousness, or quality)
8. interj. get out; begone; away!
9. n-m. solenodon
empleado
1. adj. employed
2. n-m. employee
3. Participle. past participle of emplear
emplear
1. v. to hire, to employ (to give someone a job)
2. v. to use (employ, apply)
3. v. to use (consume, spend)
Como
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
3. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
5. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
6. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
9. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
material
1. adj. material
2. n-m. material
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
construcción
1. n-f. construction

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