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mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
emoción
1. n-f. emotion
2. n-f. excitement, anticipation
era
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
2. n-f. era, age
la Nueva Era - New Age
3. n-f. (geology) era
4. n-f. threshing floor
5. n-f. tipple
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
tan
1. adv. so, as
Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel.
2. det. such, such a
¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk!
grande
1. adj. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large
2. adj. (before a plural noun) great
3. adj. (about human age) aged, old
Mi papá ya es muy grande para hacer eso. - My dad is now a bit old to do that.
4. n. grandee
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
me
1. pron. personal accusative of yo: me
2. pron. personal;dative pronoun dative of yo: to me, for me
3. pron. personal;reflexive pronoun of yo: myself
faltaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of faltar
faltar
1. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to be lacking, lack, not have
Te falta imaginación. - Imagination lacks to you.
2. v. to remain
¿Cuánto tiempo falta? - How much time left?
Falta un mes para mi cumpleaños. - My birthday is a month away.
3. v. to be absent, missing
aún falta una persona - one person is still missing
4. v. (indtr, a) to miss (a date or an appointment)
faltar al trabajo - to miss work
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
aliento
1. n-m. breath
¿Cómo huele mi aliento? — A una selva profunda y primordial. - How does my breath smell? — Like a deep, primordial jungle.
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of alentar
alentar
1. v. to encourage, animate, inspirit
Hay que alentarla un poco. - She needs a little cheering up.
El oficial alentó a sus hombres. - The officer encouraged his men.
2. v. to gather up one's courage
3. v. (Latin America) to slow down, become slow
4. v. (Mexico, reflexive) to become or behave as a shy, shameful or fearful person
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.
dirigía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of dirigir
dirigir
1. v. to direct
2. v. to lead, guide, conduct
3. v. to steer
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) ( + a) to address, direct to
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) ( + a) to head, to make one's way, to head over
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
extravío
1. n-m. misplacement
2. n-m. loss
3. n-m. wrong way
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of extraviar
extraviar
1. v. to mislay
2. v. to go astray, to get lost
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
ojos
1. n. plural of ojo
ojo
1. n-m. eye
Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes.
2. n-m. keyhole
3. n-m. caution
hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious
4. interj. look! watch out!
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.
todos
1. det. masculine plural of todo
todo
1. det. all, every
todos los días - every day
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young.
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of
2. det. each, every
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual.
3. pron. everything
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said
lados
1. n. plural of lado
lado
1. n-m. side
a ambos lados - on both sides / on either side
2. n-m. face
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
quien
1. pron. who
La mujer con quien se casó - The woman whom he married
2. pron. (construed with a) whom
La persona a quien yo amo - The person whom I love
3. pron. whoever; whomever; anyone who
Quienes digan así… - Anyone who says that…
No te fíes de quien no dice la verdad. - Do not trust anyone who does not tell the truth.
4. pron. the one who
¿Eres tú quien ha de venir? - Are you the one who is to come?
¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta! - I am the one who knocks!
ve
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ir
ir
1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
6. v. to overflow
7. v. to go out (lights)
8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
9. v. to die
10. v. to break wind, to fart
11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
ver
1. v. to see, to spot
Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered.
Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money.
2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see...
Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world.
3. v. to see, to tell, to observe
Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them.
4. v. to see, to check (verify)
Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear.
5. v. to watch
ver la televisión - to watch television
6. v. to look, to seem
Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you.
7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself
Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more.
8. v. to find oneself, to be
Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question.
9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another
Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!)
fantasmas
1. n. plural of fantasma
fantasma
1. n-m. ghost, phantom, wraith
El fantasma de la ópera. - The Phantom of the Opera.
2. n-m. (colloquial) show-off

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