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obrar
1. v. to act, to behave
2. v. to work (to function correctly)
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
contra
1. prep. against, versus
la lucha contra el prejuicio - the fight against prejudice
2. n-m. con (disadvantage)
3. n-f. antidote
4. n-f. counterpunch
5. n-f. counterattack
6. adv. opposite, facing
en contra
1. adv. against; not in favour (of)
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
en contra de
1. prep. against
ciertas
1. adj. feminine plural of cierto
2. det. feminine plural of cierto
cierta
1. adj. feminine singular of cierto
2. det. feminine singular of cierto
reglas
1. n. plural of regla
regla
1. n-f. rule (regulation, norm)
2. n-f. ruler (measuring stick)
3. n-f. (colloquial) menstruation, period
Está en su regla. - She's on her period.
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
normas
1. n. plural of norma
2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of normar
normar
1. v. to norm
2. v. to normalize; to standardize
norma
1. n-f. rule, norm, standard, touchstone
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of normar
éticas
1. adj. feminine plural of ético
2. n. plural of ética
ética
1. n-f. ethic
2. n-f. (philosophy) ethics; morality
3. adj. feminine singular of ético
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
mandamientos
1. n. plural of mandamiento
religiosos
1. adj. masculine plural of religioso
religioso
1. adj. religious
cometer
1. v. to commit
2. v. to make (an error, etc)
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
pecado
1. n-m. sin
2. Participle. past participle of pecar
pecar
1. v. to sin
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
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
infracción
1. n-f. infraction, infringement, violation
transgredir
1. v. to transgress
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
prohibición
1. n-f. prohibition
moral
1. adj. moral (relating to right and wrong)
2. adj. moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
3. n-f. moral, morals, standard (modes of conduct)
4. n-f. morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
5. n-m. mulberry tree

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