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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
usado
     1. adj. used
     2. adj. worn, worn-out
     3. Participle. past participle of usar
     masculine singular usar
     usar
          1. v. to use
                Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke!
          2. v. to wear
          3. v. to consume
          4. v. to be used
          5. v. to be fashionable
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
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
juego
     1. n-m. play
     2. n-m. game; sport
     3. n-m. gaming
     4. n-m. set
           un juego de copas de vino - a set of wine glasses
     5. n-m. kit
     6. n-m. gambling
     7. v. first-person singular present indicative of jugar
     jugar
          1. v. to play
          2. v. to risk, take a chance
          3. v. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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
     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
tranco
     1. n-m. large step or jump
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of trancar
     trancar
          1. v. to lock, latch, bolt
          2. v. to stride (take long steps)
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