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recipiente
1. n-m. vessel, container
destinado
1. adj. destined; predestined
2. Participle. past participle of destinar
destinar
1. v. to appoint
2. v. to set aside
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.
recoger
1. v. to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
2. v. to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
3. v. to clean up (e.g., a room)
4. v. to pack up
5. v. to harvest, reap (fruit)
6. v. to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.)
7. v. (figurative) to reflect
8. v. to go to bed
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
ceniza
1. n-f. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. adj. feminine singular of cenizo
cenizo
1. n-m. ash
2. n-m. nettle-leaved goosefoot
3. n-m. a jinxed person
4. adj. ashen
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
los
1. art. the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do?
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan - those who do not speak
cigarrillos
1. n. plural of cigarrillo
cigarrillo
1. n-m. cigarette
así
1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done!
Así es la vida. - Such is life.
Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell)
¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache!
Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived.
3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir
asir
1. v. to grab; to seize
2. v. to cling to
Como
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
3. adv. like, about (approximately)
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
5. conj. as, since (being that)
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
6. conj. how (in which way)
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
9. prep. such as (for example)
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
comer
1. v. to eat
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
3. v. to capture a piece
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
5. n-m. eating, food
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
así como
1. conj. as, just as, in the same manner
2. conj. as well as
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.
extinguir
1. v. to extinguish, to put out
2. v. to carry out (a task, etc.)
3. v. to go extinct, to die out
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
recoger
1. v. to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
2. v. to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
3. v. to clean up (e.g., a room)
4. v. to pack up
5. v. to harvest, reap (fruit)
6. v. to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.)
7. v. (figurative) to reflect
8. v. to go to bed
las
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
4. n. plural of la
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
colillas
1. n. plural of colilla
colilla
1. n-f. butt, stub (remnant of a smoked cigarette)
2. n-f. roach (butt of a marijuana cigarette)

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