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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
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.
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
abrigo
1. n-m. overcoat
2. n-m. shelter
3. n-m. (agriculture) blanket, quilt
4. n-m. (nautical) haven, harbor
5. n-m. (figuratively) aid, protection
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of abrigar
abrigar
1. v. to wrap up (to put on abundant clothing)
Estas mantas abrigan mucho. - These blankets are very warm.
2. v. to cover
3. v. to shelter, to protect
La pared me abrigaba de la lluvia. - The wall protected me from the rain.
4. v. to bundle up
Y
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. conj. and
3. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
5. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
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
fue
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
ir
1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies.
2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you.
Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house.
3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth.
4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave.
Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again.
5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
6. v. to overflow
7. v. to go out (lights)
8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
9. v. to die
10. v. to break wind, to fart
11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
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
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
casa
1. n-f. house
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar
casar
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
2. v. to marry off
3. v. to match (up), fit (together)
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources.
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation.
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con)
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.

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