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si
1. conj. if
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
persona
1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
enferma
1. adj. feminine singular of enfermo
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of enfermar
enfermar
1. v. to make ill
2. v. to become ill
enfermo
1. adj. sick, ill
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of enfermar
hace
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of hacer
2. prep. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
Él nos visitó hace tres años. - He visited us three years ago.
Lo compré hace poco. - I bought it not long ago.
Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año. - My father and I don't talk since one year ago.
3. prep. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
Hace un mes que no te veo. - I haven’t seen you in a month.
Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron. - It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa. - It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
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.
mil
1. num. thousand
2. n-m. (usually in the plural) thousand (1000 units of something) (usually in an indefinite sense)
Gané muchos miles de dólares. - I earned many thousands of dollars
grullas
1. adj. feminine plural of grullo
2. n. plural of grulla
grulla
1. n-f. crane (bird)
2. adj. feminine singular of grullo
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
papel
1. n-m. paper
2. n-m. role
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
deseo
1. n-m. desire, wish
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of desear
desear
1. v. to wish
Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday!
2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired.
3. v. to look forward 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
cumplirá
1. v. third-person singular future indicative of cumplir
cumplir
1. v. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)
No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir. - Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
2. v. to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil(e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)
3. v. to turn a certain age (usually succeeded by los, although not necessary)
Cumplí los 18 años el mes pasado. - I turned 18 last month.
Ella vivió con sus padres hasta que cumplió 20 años. - She lived with her parents until she turned 20.
4. v. to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment)
5. v. to comply
6. v. to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed
7. v. to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment)
8. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled

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