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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
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)
echó
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of echar
     echar
          1. v. to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
          2. v. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
          3. v. to put in, add
          4. v. to let out
          5. v. to discharge
          6. v. to dump
          7. v. to emit, give off, send out
          8. v. to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove)
          9. v. to expel (to remove from membership)
          10. v. to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
          11. v. to play (to participate in a sport)
                Echamos un partido. - We're playing a match.
          12. v. to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
          13. v. to take, have (a look at)
          14. v. to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
          15. v. to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
          16. v. to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
          17. v. to start off, begin
          18. v. to throw oneself
          19. v. to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
          20. v. to put on
          21. v. to begin
          22. v. to sit on eggs
          23. v. to give in, to yield
sobre
     1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
           La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table.
     2. prep. about
           Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself.
     3. n-m. envelope
     4. n-m. small packet; sachet
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
     sobrar
          1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
                Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books.
                Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over.
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
hombro
     1. n-m. (anatomy) shoulder
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