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sé
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ser
No lo sé. - I do not know.
2. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of ser
¡Sé un voluntario! - Be a volunteer!
3. interj. (colloquial Chile Mexico) yes
saber
1. v. to know (a fact), to wit
Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back.
Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know...
que yo sepa - as far as I know
Si tu supieras... - If you knew...
2. v. to know how to do something
Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish.
3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
4. v. to taste
Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken.
5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is.
6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me.
7. v. (informal) to figure out
Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
8. v. to hear from (+ de)
No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months.
9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de)
10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de)
11. v. to be known
Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress.
12. v. to know (extremely well)
He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart.
13. n-m. knowledge
ser
1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
Errar es humano. - To err is human.
2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
3. v. to exist; to occur
La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
4. n-m. a being, organism
5. n-m. nature, essence
6. n-m. value, worth
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
eres
1. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of ser
2. n. plural of ere
ser
1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
Errar es humano. - To err is human.
2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
3. v. to exist; to occur
La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
4. n-m. a being, organism
5. n-m. nature, essence
6. n-m. value, worth
ere
1. v. (colloquial) apocopic form of eres; you are
zurda
1. n-f. female equivalent of zurdo
2. adj. feminine singular of zurdo
zurdo
1. adj. left-handed
2. n-m. left-handed person, lefty
3. n-m. (derogatory, Rioplatense Spanish) left-winger, leftist, lefty
(synonyms, rojo, q1=often pejorative, progre, q2=often pejorative, izquierdista)
porque
1. conj. because
llevas
1. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of llevar
llevar
1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday.
2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker)
Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies.
3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to
A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s
4. v. to have spent time, have been
Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years.
Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years.
Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years.
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto)
Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse.
6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla.
Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark.
7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride
8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope
¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up?
9. v. to wear
10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable
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
reloj
1. n-m. clock
2. n-m. watch, wristwatch
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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
brazo
1. n-m. (anatomy) arm
2. n-m. branch, limb (of a tree)
derecho
1. adj. straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
2. adj. straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique)
sentarse derecho - to sit upright
3. adj. right, right-hand (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north)
la mano derecha - the right hand
4. adj. correct, appropriate, right
5. n-m. right (a legal, just or moral entitlement)
el derecho al voto - the right to vote
derechos humanos - human rights
6. n-m. law, jurisprudence (the study of laws)
7. n-m. law (the profession of dealing with laws (as lawyers, judges, etc.))
8. n-m. right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.)
9. n-m. (textiles) right side (The side of a fabric that is intended to face outward on a finished project)
10. n-m. (in the plural) duties, taxes, fees, charges
11. n-m. (rare) path, road
12. adv. straight (of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line)
Sigue derecho. - Keep going straight.
13. adv. straight (directly; without pause, delay or detour)
brazo derecho
1. n-m. (idiom) right-hand man

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