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mi
     1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
     2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
abuelo
     1. n-m. grandfather
           Su abuelo es simpático. - His grandfather is nice.
     2. n-m. (colloquial affectionate) an elderly person
     3. n-m. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
murió
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of morir
     morir
          1. v. to die
                La caballerosidad no ha muerto. - Chivalry is not dead.
          2. v. to die
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)
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
tiempo
     1. n-m. (also, physics) time
           No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
     2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
           ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
           Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
           Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
     3. n-m. tense
           El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
     4. n-m. weather
           ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
           Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
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