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pensaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of pensar
pensar
1. v. to think
Pienso, luego existo. - source=René Descartes
2. v. to hold an opinion
¿Piensas que la historia es buena? - Do you think that history is good?
3. v. to reflect upon a situation
4. v. to intend, to plan
Nunca pensé lastimarte. - I never meant to hurt you
No pienso en afeitarme hasta que llegue el verano. - I won't shave until Summer
5. v. to think about
¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes? - Why didn't I think of that before?
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
aquel
1. det. (demonstrative) that (over there; implying some distance)
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of aquél
nombre
1. n-m. name
(hyponyms, apellido)
¿Cuál es tu nombre? - What is your name?
Mi nombre es Carlos. - My name is Carlos.
2. n-m. (grammar) noun
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar
nombrar
1. v. to name
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.
cogió
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of coger
coger
1. v. (Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain) to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize
2. v. to pick, harvest
3. v. to fish
4. v. to seize, arrest; to overtake
5. v. to get (a joke)
6. v. to collect
7. v. (vulgar, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Central America) to have sex, to fuck, to bang
8. v. (Spain) to imitate, learn
9. v. (Spain) to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking)
10. v. (Spain) to turn to (when driving or walking)
11. v. (Spain) to board (means of transportation)
Tengo que coger el tren. - I have a train to catch.
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
espada
1. n-f. sword (long-bladed weapon with a hilt)
2. n-f. (usually in the plural) spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
3. n-f. (fencing) épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type)
4. n-f. (heraldry) sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge)
5. n. (bullfighting) matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
corta
1. adj. feminine singular of corto
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of cortar
3. n-f. cutting (of trees)
cortar
1. v. to cut
2. v. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
3. v. to chop, chop up, chop off
4. v. to slice, to slit
5. v. to mow
6. v. to slash, to hack
7. v. to carve, to engrave
8. v. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
9. v. (Chile, informal) to stop an action
¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo. (Stop it! leave me alone.)
10. v. (Chile) to shut off
Corta el agua, por favor. (Shut the water off please.)
11. v. to finish a relationship
Deberías cortar con él. (You should break up with him.)
12. v. to haircut
13. v. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)
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
había
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber.
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
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.
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
lado
1. n-m. side
a ambos lados - on both sides / on either side
2. n-m. face
a un lado
1. interj. make way; gangway!
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
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
silla
1. n-f. chair
2. n-f. saddle

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