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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
tiene
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
sabor
1. n-m. flavor; taste
Me gustan el chicle con sabor a menta y también el chicle con sabor a limón. - I like peppermint flavor gum and also lemon flavor gum.
2. n-m. (Mexico, colloquial) seasoning
agradable
1. adj. agreeable, pleasant
Fue una excursión muy agradable. - It was a very pleasant trip.
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
complace
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of complacer
complacer
1. v. to please
2. v. to satisfy
3. v. to take pleasure
El director se complace en invitarte a la inauguración. - The director is pleased to invite you to the inauguration.
4. n-m. concession
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
sentido
1. adj. deeply felt, heartfelt
2. n-m. sense (faculties of perception)
Los cinco sentidos tradicionales son la vista, el tacto, el oído, el gusto y el olfacto. - The traditional five senses are sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell.
Los humanos también tienen un sexto sentido llamado la "propriocepción" que tiene que ver con la consciencia de la posición del propio cuerpo. - Humans also have a sixth sense called "proprioce
3. n-m. sense, way (manner)
Lo dije en un buen sentido. - I meant it in a good way.
4. n-m. sense, meaning
El sentido de la palabra es... - The meaning of the word is...
No tiene sentido. - It makes no sense. / It doesn't make any sense.
5. n-m. sense, point, use
No tiene sentido. - There's no point. / It's no use.
No tiene sentido alarmarse todavía. - There's no point in panicking just yet.
¿Qué sentido tiene? - What's the point?
6. n-m. direction
7. n-m. feeling
8. Participle. past participle of sentir
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
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
gusto
1. n-m. taste (sense)
El gusto es uno de los cinco sentidos. - Taste is one of the five senses.
2. n-m. taste (flavour)
3. n-m. liking, preference, aesthetic preference
4. n-m. pleasure, enthusiasm
Es un gusto que nos visites. - It’s a pleasure to see you.
Lo haré con gusto. - I will do it gladly.
5. n-m. fancy, whim
Me di el gusto de bailar. - I enjoyed dancing.
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of gustar
gustar
1. v. (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
Me gusta esta manzana - This apple is pleasing to me.
2. v. to taste

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