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ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
nube
1. n-f. cloud
2. n-f. multitude, or crowd, of people
3. n-f. (Spain) marshmallow
ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
poco
1. det. little, not much
Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water.
Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago.
2. det. few, not many
Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that.
3. det. un-, not
poco saludable - unhealthy
4. adv. little (not much)
Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much.
5. n-m. little (a small amount)
Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English.
6. n-m. a short time, a little while
hace poco - a little while ago
dentro de poco - in a little bit
un poco
1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda
Es un poco tarde para almorzar. - It's kind of late for lunch.
2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little
Estoy tratando de dormir un poco aquí. - I'm trying to sleep a bit here.
3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de)
Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación. - They just need a little bit of guidance.
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
espuma
1. n-f. foam, mousse
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of espumar
espumar
1. v. to froth

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