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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)
similitud
     1. n-f. similarity, similitude
fonética
     1. n-f. phonetics
     2. adj. feminine singular of fonético
     fonético
          1. adj. (linguistics) phonetic
con
     1. prep. with
     2. prep. on
           Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
marica
     1. n-m. (informal, pejorative) poof; fag; faggot (homosexual man)
     2. n-m. (informal, pejorative) wimp, weakling
     3. n-m. (informal, pejorative) effeminate man
     4. n-m. (Colombia, Venezuela, colloquial, slang) dude; bro; mate
     5. n-f. magpie
hombre
     1. n-m. man, (adult male human)
           Sé (un) hombre! - Man up!
     2. n-m. man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind
     3. n-m. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina)
     4. n-m. (colloquial) husband
     5. n-m. (gay slang) top
     6. n-m. a 17th century card game also called ombre
     7. interj. man!
     8. interj. hey!
     9. interj. oh, come on!
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
siente
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sentir
     sentar
          1. v. to seat
          2. v. to set, to establish, to lay
                Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down
                ¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down?
                ¡Siéntate! - Sit down!
                Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor.
                Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair.
                Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down
          5. v. to assert
          6. v. to suit, to fit
          7. v. to sit well
          8. v. to report
          9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)
     sentir
          1. v. to feel
                Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace.
                Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly.
                Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me.
          2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry
                Lo siento. - I'm sorry.
          3. v. to hear
          4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being)
                Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him.
                Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me.
          5. n-m. feeling; mood
          6. n-m. opinion
     sien
          1. n-f. (anatomy) temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)
          2. n-f. (anatomy) temporal (temples of the head)
     situar
          1. v. to situate, to place, to put, to position
          2. v. to invest money
          3. v. to locate (often on a map, chart, diagram or drawing of some sort)
          4. v. (architecture) to site
          5. v. to be set (e.g. a novel or film)
          6. v. to position oneself (physically in a location)
          7. v. to be placed, to be located, to be situated
          8. v. to reach (a certain level in quantity or percentage)
     te
          1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
                Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
          2. pron. accusative of tú: you
          3. pron. : yourself
atracción
     1. n-f. attraction, pull
     2. n-f. (figuratively) pull, draw
     3. n-f. amusement ride
sexual
     1. adj. sexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)
     2. adj. sexual (pertaining to having sex)
     3. adj. sexual (pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)
     4. adj. sexual (characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)
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)
personas
     1. n. plural of persona
     persona
          1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
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
Su
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
     2. 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.)
     3. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                   Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
     4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
mismo
     1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
     2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
     3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
           yo mismo - I myself
           No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself.
     4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
           gente de su misma clase - people of his own class
     5. adv. right, exactly, immediately
           ahora mismo - right now
           aquí mismo - right here
           ahí mismo - right there
sexo
     1. n-m. gender
     2. n-m. sex (the act)
     3. n-m. sex organ
biológico
     1. adj. biological, biologic
     2. adj. (agriculture, uncommon) organic (grown without agrochemicals)
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary