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no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
4. n-m. no
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
artista
1. n. artist
2. n. entertainer, performer, artiste (occupation)
pero
1. conj. but
Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.)
2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
3. n-m. but (restriction)
trabajaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of trabajar
trabajar
1. v. to work
2. v. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en)
3. v. (obsolete) to suffer
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.
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
trabajaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of trabajar
trabajar
1. v. to work
2. v. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en)
3. v. (obsolete) to suffer
no
1. adv. no
2. adv. not
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
4. n-m. no
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
le
1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él
Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter.
2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella
Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss.
3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello
¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it!
4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses?
5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle
Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you.
podía
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of poder
poder
1. v. to be able, can
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
3. n-m. power, reign
4. n-m. authorization
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
suspender
1. v. to suspend
2. v. to flunk, to fail to pass an exam or class

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