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pirueta
     1. n-f. pirouette
     2. n-f. caper (playful behaviour)
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
hace
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of hacer
     2. prep. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
           Él nos visitó hace tres años. - He visited us three years ago.
           Lo compré hace poco. - I bought it not long ago.
           Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año. - My father and I don't talk since one year ago.
     3. prep. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
           Hace un mes que no te veo. - I haven’t seen you in a month.
           Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron. - It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
           Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa. - It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
     hacer
          1. v. to do
                ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
                No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
                Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
          2. v. to make (something)
                Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
                Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
          3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
                No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
                Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
          4. v. to be
                hace frío - it's cold
                hace calor - it's hot
                hace sol - it's sunny
                hace viento - it's windy
          5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
                hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
                hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
          6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
                hacer la princesa - to play the princess
                hacer de princesa - to play a princess
                hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
          7. v. to become; to get
                ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
                Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
                Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
          8. v. to pretend being, play
                hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
                hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
                Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
          9. v. to play the fool
                No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
          10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
                hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
          11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
                El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
                El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
          12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
                Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
                Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
          13. n-m. task, action
                Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
afirmando
     1. v. gerund of afirmar
     afirmar
          1. v. to state, assert
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
suelo
     1. n-m. soil, earth
     2. n-m. ground, floor
     3. v. first-person singular present indicative of soleres: “I usually”.
           Suelo venir a las cinco. - I usually come at five o’clock.
     solar
          1. n-m. ground, land
          2. n-m. house (of a family), noble lineage
          3. n-m. (Cuba) tenement house
          4. v. to pave
          5. v. to sole a shoe
          6. adj. solar
     soler
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
                suele llegar tarde - he usually arrives late
          2. v. (auxiliary) to tend to
                Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo. - He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
          3. v. (imperfect) used to
                Aquí solía estar la tele. - This is where the television used to be.
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
brazos
     1. n. plural of brazo
     brazo
          1. n-m. (anatomy) arm
          2. n-m. branch, limb (of a tree)
extendidos
     1. adj. masculine plural of extendido
     2. Participle. masculine plural of extendido
     extendido
          1. adj. extended
          2. Participle. past participle of extender
uno
     1. num. one
     2. det. one
     3. pron. one
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
delante
     1. adv. in front of, before (spatially)
     2. adv. forward, forwards ( with hacia preceding it)
     3. adv. ahead ( with por preceding it)
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
otro
     1. det. other, another
           Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example.
     2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?)
     3. pron. someone else; another person
     4. pron. something else; another one
E
     1. n. abbreviation of este; east
     2. conj. and
           Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
impulsando
     1. v. gerund of impulsar
     impulsar
          1. v. to impel, to propel
          2. v. to push, to push for, to push forward, to drive, to propel, to force, to drive forward
                La mayoría de las naciones está comprometida a impulsar el proceso. - The majority of nations are committed to pushing the process forward.
          3. v. to boost, to promote, to jump-start
          4. v. to drive, to motivate, encourage, to impel
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
cuerpo
     1. n-m. body (the physical structure of a human or animal)
     2. n-m. body, torso
     3. n-m. body, corpse
     4. n-m. body (unified collection of information)
     5. n-m. body (comparative viscosity of a liquid)
     6. n-m. corps, body, organization (group of people with a common purpose)
     7. n-m. (military, police) corps, force (e.g. army corps, police force)
     8. n-m. (geometry) body (three-dimensional object)
     9. n-m. (printing) body (shank of a type)
     10. n-m. (algebra) field
           (synonyms, campo)
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
modo
     1. n-m. way, manner
           a mi modo de ver - the way I see it
     2. n-m. (grammar) mood
     3. n-m. (following "ni") (no) matter; (there is no) solution (but oh well)
           Ni modo, es un trabajo sucio pero alguien tiene que hacerlo. - No matter, it's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.
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
de modo que
     1. conj. (followed by a subjunctive) so that, in order that, in such a way as/that
           Él gritó de modo que todos pudieran oír. - He shouted so that everyone could hear.
     2. conj. so
           Es una enfermedad mortal de modo que deben cambiar su estilo de vida para sobrevivir. - It's a deadly disease, so they must change their lifestyle in order to survive.
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
pies
     1. n. plural of pie
     pie
          1. n-m. foot (a part of the body)
          2. n-m. English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm)
          3. n-m. (historical, measure) pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm)
          4. n-m. (poetry) foot (a part of a poetic line)
          5. n-m. (design, typography) footer (the bottom of a page or design)
          6. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of piar
          7. n-m. (Central America, South America) pie
den
     1. v. formal second-person plural 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.
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
giro
     1. n-m. turn, spin
           navegación giro a giro - turn-by-turn navigation
     2. n-m. tour
     3. n-m. giro, a money transfer
     4. n-m. economical activity type or kind
     5. n-m. spin number
     6. n-m. turn of events, development
     7. v. first-person singular present indicative of girar
     girar
          1. v. to turn, pivot
                Gira a la izquierda. - Turn to the left.
          2. v. to spin, rotate, revolve, twirl, gyrate
                La tierra gira alrededor del sol. - The earth revolves around the sun.
completo
     1. adj. full, complete
     2. adj. completed
     3. n-m. (Chile) hot dog
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of completar
     completar
          1. v. to complete
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
aire
     1. n-m. air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)
     2. n-m. air (the open space above the ground)
     3. n-m. air; wind
     4. n-m. air (a feeling or sense)
     5. n-m. resemblance (to another person)
     6. n-m. (usually in the plural) air (pretension; snobbishness)
           darse aires - to put on airs
     7. n-m. air (a sense of poise, graciousness, or quality)
     8. interj. get out; begone; away!
     9. n-m. solenodon
en el aire
     1. adv. in the air (in the surrounding ambience)
     2. adv. in the air, up in the air (not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain)
     3. adv. (Spain) on air (transmitting live)
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