| quitar |
| 1. v. to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away | |
| 2. v. to get rid of | |
| 3. v. to get off | |
| ¡Quitádmelo! (Get it off me!) | |
| 4. v. to deprive of, to take away from (qual, uses indirect object) | |
| 5. v. to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements) | |
| quitarse la mascarilla (to take off the mask) | |
| 6. v. to be removed | |
| 7. v. to get rid of (something belonging to oneself) | |
| 8. v. to quit, give up (smoking etc) | |
| quitarse de fumar - to stop smoking | |
| 9. v. to move away, to get out of the way | |
| O |
| 1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
| 3. conj. or | |
| ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
| 4. conj. either … or | |
| (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
| tomar |
| 1. v. to take | |
| Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
| Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
| Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
| Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
| 2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
| Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
| 3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
| tomar el tren - to take the train | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| sí |
| 1. part. yes (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question) | |
| 2. part. (Spain) hello (used to answer the telephone) | |
| 3. n-m. yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance | |
| Ganaron los síes. - The ayes have it. | |
| 4. pron. himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourself, yourselves (form of se used after prepositions) | |
| para sí - for himself/herself/itself/themselves/yourself/yourselves | |
| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
| lo veo - I see it | |
| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
| lo es - That’s it | |
| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
| lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
| ajeno |
| 1. adj. of others, belonging to someone else | |
| Casa ajena. - Other people's home/The home of others. | |
| Sentimientos ajenos. - Other people's feelings/The feelings of others. | |
| Conversaciones ajenas - Other people's conversations/The conversations of others. | |
| 2. adj. distant, alien, foreign | |
| 3. adj. extraneous, external | |
| sin |
| 1. prep. without | |
| (ant-lite, con) | |
| emplear |
| 1. v. to hire, to employ (to give someone a job) | |
| 2. v. to use (employ, apply) | |
| 3. v. to use (consume, spend) | |
| violencia |
| 1. n-f. violence | |
