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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)
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
asunto
1. n-m. matter, issue
2. n-m. affair (a romantic relationship)
3. n-m. business
asumir
1. v. (of a duty or position) to assume, take on
asumir la culpa - to take the fall / blame
va
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ir
2. interj. (Mexico) okay
ir
1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
6. v. to overflow
7. v. to go out (lights)
8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
9. v. to die
10. v. to break wind, to fart
11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
bien
1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno)
Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well.
2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good
3. adv. properly
4. adv. willingly
5. adv. very
6. adv. as well
Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early.
7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family.
8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class
Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs.
9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil)
Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community.
10. n-m. goodness
11. n-m. good, better (substantive)
para bien o para mal - for better or for worse
He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time.
12. n-m. welfare, benefit
13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
14. n-m. (dated) darling
Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling.
donde
1. adv. (in indirect questions) where, in what place
Deja los libros donde quieras. (Leave the books where you want.)
2. conj. (Chile, colloquial) because
3. conj. (Latin America, colloquial) if
4. prep. by, near to
Estamos donde la plaza mayor. - We're around by the main square.
5. prep. round (at the house of)
Cenamos donde Daniel. - We're having dinner (round) at Daniel's place.
6. pron. (relative) where, in what place
El lugar donde estamos es secreto. (The place where we are is secret.)
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
aldeano
1. adj. rustic
2. adj. rural
3. n-m. villager, countryman
obra
1. n-f. work, usually literary or artistic
2. n-f. construction
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of obrar
obrar
1. v. to act, to behave
2. v. to work (to function correctly)
según
1. prep. according to
Según dice Marta... - According to what Marta says...
Según la leyenda... - According to the legend...
2. prep. as, just as, the same way
Todo queda según estaba. - Everything stays just as it was.
3. prep. depending on
sus
1. interj. c'mon; attaboy
2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee)
su
1. 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.)
2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
costumbres
1. n. plural of costumbre
costumbre
1. n-f. habit
2. n-f. custom, tradition
Como
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
3. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
5. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
6. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
9. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
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
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)
casa
1. n-f. house
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar
casar
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
2. v. to marry off
3. v. to match (up), fit (together)
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources.
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation.
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con)
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.
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
viejo
1. adj. old (having existed for a long time)
2. adj. old (having lived for many years)
Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old.
3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous)
4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
5. n-m. an old person
6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father)
7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost
Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache.
Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt.
No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party.
8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)
Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear.
9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband
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
vive
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of vivir
vivar
1. v. (Latin America) to applaud
vivir
1. v. to live; to be alive
2. v. to make a living, to live (on)
Vive de migas, nada más. - He lives on crumbs, nothing more.
3. v. to live, reside, inhabit
Vive en la casa roja. - She lives in the red house.
La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. - The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters.
4. v. to experience, to live through
5. n-m. life; lifestyle
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.
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)
a la
1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
mitad
1. n-f. (fractional) half
la mitad del pastel - half of the cake
tres mitades - three halves (frac)
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
camino
1. n-m. way, route
2. n-m. road
3. n-m. path
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of caminar
caminar
1. v. to walk
2. v. to stroll
3. v. to travel, to trek
4. v. to go on
5. v. to wade (in or through a body of water)

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