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palo
1. n-m. stake, stick, wood
Mamá, me pegó con un palo. - Mom, he hit me with a stick.
2. n-m. (card games) suit
Las barajas suelen tener cuatro palos. - Decks usually have four suits.
3. n-m. hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick)
4. n-m. (figurative) blow
5. n-m. (nautical) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship)
6. n-m. (sports) post; goalpost; woodwork
7. n-m. (historical) execution by hanging or beheading
8. n-m. (music) style (of flamenco)
9. n-m. (colloquial El Salvador) tree
Ella está por el palo de hule. - She's by the rubber tree.
10. n-m. (slang) shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits)
Sírvame un palo de ron. - Get me a shot of rum.
11. n-m. (vulgar, Latin America) penis
curvo
1. adj. curved; bent
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of curvar
curvar
1. v. to bend
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.
muy
1. adv. very
Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car.
largo
1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges
5. n-m. length
6. n-m. (climbing) pitch
7. interj. get out!, scram!
8. interj. get away!
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar
largar
1. v. to chase away
2. v. to let go
3. v. to release
4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off
al
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.
el
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
que
1. conj. that
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
2. conj. than
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
5. pron. who; that
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
6. pron. that; whom
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
7. pron. that; which
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
8. prep. than
9. prep. like, as
10. part. to
el que
1. conj. that
Me extraña el que no hayan dicho nada de eso. - It’s strange to me that they have said nothing about that.
2. pron. (for a person) who, whom, that
Eres el hombre al que amo. - You are the man that/who I love.
Estamos buscando a la mujer para la que compraste un ramo de flores en nuestra tienda. - We're looking for the women for whom you bought a bouquet of flowers at our store.
3. pron. (for an object) (that) which, what
Esta es la casa de la que hablé, en la que vivía mi hermano hasta que se mudó a Aragón hace unos cuantos años. - This is the house that I talked about, the one that my brother lived in until he
No creo que haya ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo. - I don't think there's any convincing reason for which I should talk with you.
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
asegura
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of asegurar
asegurar
1. v. to secure (to make fast; to close or confine effectually)
2. v. to assure (to give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of)
Te aseguro que haremos todo lo posible. - I assure you that we will do everything possible.
3. v. to claim, to maintain
4. v. to ensure, to guarantee (to make a pledge to someone)
asegurar que... - to ensure that...
5. v. to make sure, to ensure (to take care that something happens)
Asegúrate de que se despierten temprano. - Make sure they wake up early.
6. v. to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
7. v. (climbing) to belay
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)
Vela
1. Proper noun. Vela (constellation)
2. n-f. candle
3. n-f. wakefulness, sleeplessness
una noche en vela (a sleepless night)
4. n-f. vigil, watch
5. n-f. (nautical) sail
6. n-f. (nautical) sailing
7. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ver in takes a reflexive pronoun form for singular feminine noun or person:
Vela = see (or watch) her (a female); see (or watch) it (a feminine noun).
8. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ver in takes a reflexive pronoun form for singular feminine noun or person:
velar
1. adj. velar
2. v. to veil
3. v. (information) to conceal, cover, hide
4. v. (photography) to fog
5. v. to watch, guard
6. v. to be vigilant
7. v. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
8. v. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
9. v. to sit up (with an ill person)
10. v. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
11. v. to stay awake
12. v. to be ensured (+ por)
ve
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative 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
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)
latina
1. n-f. female equivalent of latino; a Latina
2. adj. feminine singular of latino
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of latinar
latinar
1. v. to speak Latin; to write in Latin

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