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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
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
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.
delgado
1. adj. thin, skinny
2. adj. delicate
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
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
escobilla
1. n-f. brush
2. n-f. filings
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
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
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
da
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of dar
dar
1. v. to give, to give out
2. v. to hand over
3. v. to hit
Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
4. v. to emit
5. v. to produce
6. v. to perform
7. v. to consider
Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me.
Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead.
8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort
Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria.
Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours.
9. v. to hit upon
10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate
darle al botón - to press the button
11. v. to ruin; mess up
Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me
12. v. to occur
13. v. to grow naturally
El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land.
14. v. to hit
El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree.
15. v. to assume
darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated
darse por muerto - to assume to be dead
16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied.
17. v. to surrender
¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender.
18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her.
Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José.
19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
Le re doy.
20. v. to announce, predict
Dan lluvia. - They announced rain.
alquitrán
1. n-m. (chemistry) tar, pitch
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.
los
1. art. the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan - those who do not speak
costados
1. n. plural of costado
2. Participle. masculine plural of costado
costad
1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of costar
costar
1. v. to cost
2. v. to find something very difficult, to have a hard time with something (the subject and object roles are inverted relative to the English phrasing, like with gustar)
Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar. - When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe.
Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra. - He has a really hard time pronouncing that word.
os
1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
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.
palos
1. n. plural of palo
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
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
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)
de la
1. art. of the
nave
1. n-f. ship, vessel (with a concave hull)
2. n-f. craft, spaceship, spacecraft (ellipsis of nave espacial,), starship (ellipsis of, nave estelar,)
3. n-f. (architecture, religion) nave, aisle

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