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poco
     1. det. little, not much
           Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water.
           Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago.
     2. det. few, not many
           Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that.
     3. det. un-, not
           poco saludable - unhealthy
     4. adv. little (not much)
           Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much.
     5. n-m. little (a small amount)
           Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English.
     6. n-m. a short time, a little while
           hace poco - a little while ago
           dentro de poco - in a little bit
antes
     1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
           poco antes - shortly before
           Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
           La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
     2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
           Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
           Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
     3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
           Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
     4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
           Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
     5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
     6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
           Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
     7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
           antes de 1910 - before 1910
           antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
           Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
     8. n. plural of ante
     ante
          1. prep. in front of, before
                Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
          2. prep. against, compared to
          3. n-m. elk
          4. n-m. suede
          5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
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
las
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
           las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
     4. n. plural of la
     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)
dos
     1. num. two
     2. n. plural of do
     do
          1. n-m. do (musical note)
          2. n-m. C (musical note or key)
          3. adv. (obsolete) where
          4. pron. (obsolete) where
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
grupo
     1. n-m. group
     2. n-m. party, team, crew, gang, squad, (when interchangeable with "group")
           El grupo de abordaje está listo con sus billetes en la mano. - The boarding party is ready with their tickets in hand.
     3. n-m. cluster, bunch, clump, pool, grouping, lot, batch
     4. n-m. bracket (range)
     5. n-m. caucus (non-electoral) (i.e. a grouping of members)
     6. n-m. circle, collection (social, of people)
     7. n-m. (music) band
     8. n-m. (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) guile, lie
estaba
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
     estar
          1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
                ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
                Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
          2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
                El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
                ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now?
          3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
                Ella está cantando. - She is singing.
          4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
                Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject)
                Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned.
          5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
                Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving.
          6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
                Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done.
                Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come.
          7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
                estar muerto/a - to be dead
                estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado)
                estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially)
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
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
     piar
          1. v. to chirp
de pie
     1. adv. Alternative form of en pie, t=afoot
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