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mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
hermana
1. n-f. female equivalent of hermano, (sister)
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of hermanar
hermanar
1. v. to unite
2. v. to match
3. v. to harmonize
hermano
1. n-m. brother
2. n-m. sibling
3. n-m. bro
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of hermanar
pequeña
1. adj. feminine singular of pequeño
pequeño
1. adj. small; little
Tengo un gatito pequeñito. - I have a small kitten.
tiene
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
veintiún
1. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of veintiuno twenty-one
años
1. n. plural of año
año
1. n-m. year
el año pasado - last year
el año que viene - next year
el año vigente - the current year
va para un año que no te veo - it's been a year since I saw you
con los años me cuesta cada vez más estar feliz - over the years I find it harder and harder to be happy
dentro de un par de años - in a couple of years' time
el mejor año de mi vida - the best year of my life
todos los años es igual - it's the same thing year on year
en sus años mozo - in her childhood years
2. n-m. (a certain) age
Tengo veinte años. - I'm twenty years old.
Depende de los años que tenga. - It depends how old it is.
es
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
2. n. plural of e
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
e
1. conj. and
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
universitaria
1. n-f. female equivalent of universitario
2. adj. feminine singular of universitario
universitario
1. adj. (relational) university
2. n-m. university student

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