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mientras
1. adv. meanwhile
2. conj. (with the indicative) while, whilst, as (at the same time as)
Quédate aquí con los chicos mientras hablo con la gerente. - Stay here with the kids while I talk with the manager.
3. conj. (with the subjunctive) as long as, so long as (expressing a condition)
Mientras llueva, me quedaré en casa. - As long as it rains, I'll stay at home.
4. conj. (with the indicative) while, whereas (indicating difference)
5. conj. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”
Mientras más lo hago, más me gusta. - The more I do it, the more I like it.
jugaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of jugar
jugar
1. v. to play
2. v. to risk, take a chance
3. v. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)
videojuegos
1. n. plural of videojuego
videojuego
1. n-m. video game
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
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)
sala
1. n-f. room (a separate part of a building)
sala de estar - living room
2. n-f. large hall
3. n-f. ward (section of a hospital)
4. n-f. courtroom
5. v. third-person singular present indicative of salar
salar
1. n-m. a salt pan
2. v. to salt
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
estar
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
estar muerto/a - to be dead
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
sala de estar
1. n-f. living room (room in a house used for social and leisure activities)
mi
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
mamá
1. n-f. (colloquial familiar affectionate) mum, mom
2. n-f. (Mexico) (a term of affection for a woman)
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
preguntó
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of preguntar
preguntar
1. v. to ask
Me preguntó por su hija. - He asked me about his daughter.
Le preguntamos a la profesora cómo proceder. - We asked the teacher how to proceed.
2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
Me pregunté si todo había sido un sueño. - I wondered if everything had been a dream.
Todavía me pregunto cómo pudo pasar eso. - I still wonder how that could happen.
si
1. conj. if
iría
1. v. third-person singular conditional 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
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.
comprar
1. v. to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
2. v. to buy out
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
ella
1. pron. she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)
2. pron. it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)

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