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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)
extensión
     1. n-f. tract (an area)
     2. n-f. extension
     3. n-f. expanse (wide stretch of space)
     4. n-f. (sports) extension cord (US), extension lead (UK), power extender, drop cord
     5. n-f. (cosmetics) hair extension
flotar
     1. v. to float
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
medio
     1. adj. half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole)
           media hora - half hour
           media manzana - half an apple
     2. adj. (inexact) half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole)
           Medio Nueva York fue a los toros. - Half of New York went to the bullfight.
     3. adj. middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives)
           clase media - middle class
     4. adj. average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values)
           velocidad media - average speed
     5. adj. average (of or related to a representative example of a group)
           el español medio - the average Spaniard... your typical Spaniard...
     6. adj. (art) tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime)
     7. adj. (linguistics) mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed)
     8. adj. (grammar) middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive)
     9. adj. (Chile, slang) impressive (extremely large or good)
           ¡Media bolsa! - Such a huge bag! What an awesome bag! Whatta bag!
     10. adv. half, incompletely (indicating an action interrupted or only partially done)
           medio vestido - half-dressed
     11. adv. half, kind of (particularly used to partially soften negative descriptions)
           Es medio idiota. - He’s a bit of an idiot... He’s kind of an idiot...
     12. n-m. half (one of two equal parts of any whole)
     13. n-m.          (math) half (any fraction with a denominator of 2)
     14. n-m.          (historical) medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L)
     15. n-m.          (historical) medio (the usual container used to measure medios)
     16. n-m.          (historical, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) medio, half-real (a former coin)
     17. n-m.          (historical, Dominican Republic) medio, half-peso (a former coin)
     18. n-m.          (historical, Ecuador) medio, half-sucre (a former coin)
     19. n-m.          (historical, Panama) medio, half-balboa (a former coin)
     20. n-m.          (historical, Bolivia) medio, half-boliviano (a former coin)
     21. n-m.          (historical, Mexico) medio, half-octavo (a former coin equal to frac, 1, 16) real
     22. n-m.          (slang) medio (following decimalization, the notional amount of frac, 6, 1, 4) centavos as half of the notional amount of a frac, 1, 8-peseta real and
     23. n-m. middle (the part of anything located halfway between its ends or extremes in time or along one dimension in space)
           Se despertó en medio de la noche. - She awoke in the middle of the night.
     24. n-m.          (sports) midfielder, halfback (a person forming part of the middle or central defensive or offensive line, especially in soccer)
     25. n-m.          spiritualism synonym of médium, t=medium (a person claiming to the ability to communicate with the dead)
     26. n-m.          (politics, business) cut (the payment demanded to permit or facilitate some action, especially as a bribe)
     27. n-m.          (philosophy) middle term (the general category that appears in both premises and disappears in the conclusion)
     28. n-m.          (math, usually in the plural) mean (the second and third terms of a proportion)
     29. n-m. (inexact) center, heart (the innermost part of anything with regard to all dimensions)
           Alemania está en medio de Europa. - Germany is in the middle of Europe.
           en medio de la nada - in the middle of nowhere
     30. n-m. (often in the plural) method, way, means (the actions or things by which some goal is achieved or intended to be achieved, something serving some purpose)
           El fin justifica los medios. - The end justifies the means.
           por todos los medios - by any means
           Se mejoraron los medios de transporte. - Means of transport were improved.
     31. n-m.          synonym of diligencia, t=diligence, hard work (as the generally effective means to achieve any goal)
     32. n-m.          (usually in the plural) medium (a means of communication, especially mass communication)
     33. n-m. (physics) medium (the physical space and substance through which some phenomenon occurs)
           La velocidad de la luz depende del medio. - The speed of light depends on the medium.
     34. n-m.          (art) medium (the physical substances with which art is made)
                   ¿Cuál es tu medio de pintura favorito? - What's your favorite painting medium?
     35. n-m.          environment (the circumstances that affect a person or animal's development)
     36. n-m.          society (the circumstances in which a person or group of people lives)
     37. n-m.          (usually in the plural) circle (a particular segment of society)
                   medios aristocráticos - aristocratic circles... the aristocracy...
     38. n-m.          habitat (the circumstances in which an animal or group of animals lives)
     39. v. first-person singular present indicative of mediar
     mediar
          1. v. to mediate
          2. v. to center, to give a central, medium or average value
líquido
     1. adj. liquid
     2. n-m. liquid
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