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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
hicieron
     1. v. third-person plural preterite indicative of hacer
     hacer
          1. v. to do
                ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
                No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
                Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
          2. v. to make (something)
                Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
                Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
          3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
                No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
                Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
          4. v. to be
                hace frío - it's cold
                hace calor - it's hot
                hace sol - it's sunny
                hace viento - it's windy
          5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
                hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
                hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
          6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
                hacer la princesa - to play the princess
                hacer de princesa - to play a princess
                hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
          7. v. to become; to get
                ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
                Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
                Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
          8. v. to pretend being, play
                hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
                hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
                Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
          9. v. to play the fool
                No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
          10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
                hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
          11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
                El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
                El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
          12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
                Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
                Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
          13. n-m. task, action
                Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
varias
     1. adj. feminine plural of vario
     vario
          1. adj. various
          2. adj. varied
preguntas
     1. n. plural of pregunta
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of preguntar
     preguntar
          1. v. to ask
                Me preguntó por su hija. - He asked me about his daughter.
                Le preguntamos a la profesora cómo proceder. - We asked the teacher how to proceed.
          2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
                Me pregunté si todo había sido un sueño. - I wondered if everything had been a dream.
                Todavía me pregunto cómo pudo pasar eso. - I still wonder how that could happen.
     pregunta
          1. n-f. question (sentence that asks for information)
                Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro. - I have a question about the dog.
                hacer una pregunta - to ask a question
          2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of preguntar
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
pero
     1. conj. but
           Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.)
     2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
     3. n-m. but (restriction)
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
realidad
     1. n-f. reality
     2. n-f. commodity
en realidad
     1. adv. actually; in reality
esta
     1. det. feminine singular of este
     2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one
     este
          1. det. this
          2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste
          3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation)
          4. n-m. east
respuesta
     1. n-f. reply, response, answer
           en respuesta a - in response to
puso
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of poner
     poner
          1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay
                Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place.
                Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now.
                Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist.
          2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
                Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.)
          3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
          4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
          5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
                Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous.
          6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
                No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses.
                Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example.
          7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
                El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed.
          8. v. to name, to give a nickname
                Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo.
          9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
          10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
          11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
                Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
          12. v. to get (in certain phrases)
                Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side.
                ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
          13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
          14. v. to pay (attention)
          15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
          16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
          17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring
                Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
          18. v. (electronics) to play
                Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice.
                Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
          19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
                Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on.
          20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
                Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.)
          21. v. to get
                ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever!
                ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees!
                No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera.
          22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
                ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set?
          23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense
                Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
                Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
                El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry.
                Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party.
          24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
                Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
                Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work.
                Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen.
                Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away.
          25. v. to put oneself
                No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way.
fin
     1. n-m. (sometimes feminine) end
           el fin de semana - the weekend
     2. n-m. purpose, aim, objective, goal
           con este fin - for that to happen; to that end
     3. n-m. end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)
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.
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)
a la
     1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
rueda
     1. n-f. wheel
     2. n-f. circle (of people)
     3. n-f. train; spread tail (of a peacock)
     4. n-m. a Rueda wine
     5. v. third-person singular present indicative of rodar
     rodar
          1. v. to roll, rotate
          2. v. to film
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
prensa
     1. n-f. press (print-based media)
     2. n-f. press (machine or exercise)
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of prensar
     prensar
          1. v. to press
rueda de prensa
     1. n-f. press conference, news conference
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