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si
1. conj. if
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
triángulo
1. n-m. (geometry) triangle
2. n-m. (musical instruments) triangle
3. n-m. (automotive) control arm
tiene
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
dos
1. num. two
2. n. plural of do
do
1. n-m. do (musical note)
2. n-m. C (musical note or key)
3. adv. (obsolete) where
4. pron. (obsolete) where
ángulos
1. n. plural of ángulo
ángulo
1. n-m. (geometry) angle
rectos
1. adj. masculine plural of recto
2. n. plural of recto
recto
1. adj. straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
2. adj. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
3. adj. literal (of a meaning)
4. adj. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
5. n-m. (anatomy) rectum
6. n-m. (anatomy) rectus
es
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
2. n. plural of e
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
e
1. conj. and
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
cuadrado
1. adj. square
2. n-m. (geometry) square (shape)
3. n-m. (mathematics) square (product)
4. n-m. (typography, printing) quad, quadrat
5. n-m. (coining) die
6. n-m. (astrology) quadrate
7. Participle. past participle of cuadrar
cuadrar
1. v. to conform
2. v. to square
3. v. to please
4. v. to fit
5. v. to add up, make sense
masculine singular cuadrar
al
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.
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
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
el que
1. conj. that
Me extraña el que no hayan dicho nada de eso. - It’s strange to me that they have said nothing about that.
2. pron. (for a person) who, whom, that
Eres el hombre al que amo. - You are the man that/who I love.
Estamos buscando a la mujer para la que compraste un ramo de flores en nuestra tienda. - We're looking for the women for whom you bought a bouquet of flowers at our store.
3. pron. (for an object) (that) which, what
Esta es la casa de la que hablé, en la que vivía mi hermano hasta que se mudó a Aragón hace unos cuantos años. - This is the house that I talked about, the one that my brother lived in until he
No creo que haya ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo. - I don't think there's any convincing reason for which I should talk with you.
le
1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él
Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter.
2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella
Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss.
3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello
¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it!
4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses?
5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle
Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you.
falta
1. n-f. lack, shortage
2. n-f. fault
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of faltar
4. adj. feminine singular of falto
faltar
1. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to be lacking, lack, not have
Te falta imaginación. - Imagination lacks to you.
2. v. to remain
¿Cuánto tiempo falta? - How much time left?
Falta un mes para mi cumpleaños. - My birthday is a month away.
3. v. to be absent, missing
aún falta una persona - one person is still missing
4. v. (indtr, a) to miss (a date or an appointment)
faltar al trabajo - to miss work
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
lado
1. n-m. side
a ambos lados - on both sides / on either side
2. n-m. face

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