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pero
     1. conj. but
           Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.)
     2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
     3. n-m. but (restriction)
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
propio
     1. adj. own (belonging to)
           Tengo mi propio coche. - I have my own car
     2. adj. proper
     3. adj. typical, characteristic
tiempo
     1. n-m. (also, physics) time
           No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
     2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
           ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
           Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
           Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
     3. n-m. tense
           El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
     4. n-m. weather
           ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
           Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
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
conciencia
     1. n-f. conscience
     2. n-f. consciousness
     3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of concienciar
     concienciar
          1. v. to learn, to become aware of
          2. v. to make someone aware; to raise awareness
no
     1. adv. no
     2. adv. not
     3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
     4. n-m. no
     5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
le
     1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él
           Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter.
     2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella
           Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss.
     3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello
           ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it!
     4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
           ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses?
     5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle
           Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you.
permitía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of permitir
     permitir
          1. v. to allow, permit
                No les permitieron ir. - They were not allowed to go.
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to afford, to allow
                No puedo permitirme comprarlo. - I can't allow myself to buy it.
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to indulge in
desmentir
     1. v. to refute, deny
     2. v. to belie; to give a false representation
lo
     1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
           lo veo - I see it
     2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
           lo es - That’s it
     3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
           lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
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
lo que
     1. pron. what (the thing that)
           Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
           No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
     2. pron. whatever
           lo que tú digas - whatever you say
     3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
           Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
           Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
acababa
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of acabar
     acabar
          1. v. to finish; to end
          2. v. (auxiliary) to end up (to eventually do)
                Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga. - You'll end up doing what he says.
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to run out of
                Se me acabó la paciencia. - I've run out of patience.
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up
                Lo siento. Su tiempo se acabó, señor. - I am sorry. Your time is up, sir.
          5. v. (Latin America, vulgar, slang) to orgasm; to cum
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
sostener
     1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
     2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
     3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend
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