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sabían
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of saber
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
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
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)
mamá
1. n-f. (colloquial familiar affectionate) mum, mom
2. n-f. (Mexico) (a term of affection for a woman)
era
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
2. n-f. era, age
la Nueva Era - New Age
3. n-f. (geology) era
4. n-f. threshing floor
5. n-f. tipple
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
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
pusilánime
1. adj. pusillanimous, fainthearted, weak-kneed
2. n. pushover
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
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
dejaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of dejar
dejar
1. v. to leave (to place)
Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs.
2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue)
Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on.
Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer.
3. v. to leave (to cause, result in)
Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced.
4. v. to let, allow
Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself.
Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry.
5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp)
6. v. to drop off
Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package.
7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump
Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three.
La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her.
8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial)
Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking.
Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent.
Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good.
9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases)
Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight.
Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you.
El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark.
10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop)
11. v. to leave off
12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something)
Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking.
Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me.
13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to
14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance)
dominar
1. v. to dominate
2. v. to hold sway
por
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
4. prep. across (indicating movement)
El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
5. prep. about
6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
7. prep. (used with directions) over
por allí - over there
8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
11. prep. for (indicating duration)
Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
13. prep. per, for each
Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
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
cerdo
1. adj. dirty
2. n-m. pig, hog
3. n-m. pork
4. n-m. (colloquial figurative) slob, pig, hog
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
Su
1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana
2. 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.)
3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
marido
1. n-m. husband
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of maridar
maridar
1. v. (usually culinary) to pair, to combine (in foodpairing)
2. v. (rare) to marry

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