| 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 | |
| fuerte |
| 1. adj. strong | |
| 2. adj. loud | |
| 3. adv. hard | |
| 4. n-m. fort, stronghold | |
| 5. n-m. strong point, forte, strength | |
| 6. n-m. (colloquial Chile Ecuador) booze | |
| afilado |
| 1. adj. sharp | |
| 2. n-m. sharpening (of knives) | |
| 3. n-m. cut, edge (of knives) | |
| 4. Participle. past participle of afilar | |
| afilar |
| 1. v. to sharpen | |
| 2. v. (colloquial Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay) to court, flirt with | |
| 3. v. to fuck | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| extremo |
| 1. adj. extreme, dire | |
| 2. n-m. end, extreme | |
| 3. n-m. (football) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of extremar | |
| extremar |
| 1. v. to go to extremes | |
| 2. v. to maximize, step up | |
| extremar las precauciones - to maximize precautions | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| facilitar |
| 1. v. to make easier; facilitate | |
| 2. v. to send, deliver | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal) | |
| Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.) | |
| Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| clavado |
| 1. adj. nailed | |
| 2. adj. identical, spitting | |
| 3. adj. speechless | |
| 4. adj. (Mexico) attached, glued | |
| 5. interj. precisely!, exactly! | |
| 6. n-m. dive | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of clavar | |
| clavar |
| 1. v. to nail, to pin, to stick | |
| masculine singular clavar |
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