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renta
     1. n-f. income
           renta básica - basic income
           países de alta renta - high-income countries
     2. n-f. rent
     3. n-f. (colloquial) protection money
     4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of rentar
     rentar
          1. v. to rent
          2. v. to be worth it, to be worthwhile
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
solía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of soler
     soler
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
                suele llegar tarde - he usually arrives late
          2. v. (auxiliary) to tend to
                Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo. - He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
          3. v. (imperfect) used to
                Aquí solía estar la tele. - This is where the television used to be.
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
obispo
     1. n-m. bishop
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)
arzobispo
     1. n-m. archbishop
más
     1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons)
           Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother.
           Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here.
     2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives)
           Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class.
           la cosa más grande - the biggest thing
     3. adv. furthermore
     4. adv. in addition
     5. adv. else
           algo más - something/anything else
           nadie más - nobody else
     6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis
           ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape!
           ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy!
     7. det. more, any more
     8. det. most
     9. conj. (mathematics) plus
           uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two
sus
     1. interj. c'mon; attaboy
     2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
     3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee)
     su
          1. 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.)
          2. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                        Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
          3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
territorios
     1. n. plural of territorio
     territorio
          1. n-m. territory
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