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por
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
4. prep. across (indicating movement)
El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
5. prep. about
6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
7. prep. (used with directions) over
por allí - over there
8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
11. prep. for (indicating duration)
Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
13. prep. per, for each
Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
embustero
1. adj. lying, mendacious
2. n-m. liar, deceiver
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.
daba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative 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.
yo
1. pron. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
2. n-m. (psychoanalysis) Freud's concept of the ego
cincuenta
1. num. fifty
azotes
1. n. plural of azote
2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of azotar
azotar
1. v. to whip, flog
azote
1. n-m. whip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especially when used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh)
2. n-m. lash (stroke with a whip)
3. n-m. spanking, licking, thrashing (severe beating)
4. n-m. calamity, scourge (event that causes great trouble and suffering, such as pestilence)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of azotar
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.
ese
1. det. (demonstrative) that
2. interj. (Mexico, informal) hello
3. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ése
mozo
1. n-m. boy, lad, young man, youth
2. n-m. servant, helper, steward, manservant
3. n-m. (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru) waiter, server
4. n-m. cat, tomcat
5. adj. young, youthful
6. adj. unmarried

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