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su
     1. 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.)
     2. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
                   Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
     3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
valentía
     1. n-f. courage, bravery
era
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
     2. n-f. era, age
           la Nueva Era - New Age
     3. n-f. (geology) era
     4. n-f. threshing floor
     5. n-f. tipple
     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
Como
     1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
     2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
           No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
     3. adv. like, about (approximately)
           Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
     4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
           ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
     5. conj. as, since (being that)
           Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
     6. conj. how (in which way)
           Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
     7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
           Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
     8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
           Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
     9. prep. such as (for example)
           Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
     10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
           Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
     11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
     comer
          1. v. to eat
                ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
          2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
          3. v. to capture a piece
          4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
          5. n-m. eating, food
                quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
                el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
                ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
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)
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
hombre
     1. n-m. man, (adult male human)
           Sé (un) hombre! - Man up!
     2. n-m. man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind
     3. n-m. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina)
     4. n-m. (colloquial) husband
     5. n-m. (gay slang) top
     6. n-m. a 17th century card game also called ombre
     7. interj. man!
     8. interj. hey!
     9. interj. oh, come on!
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.
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
vestidura
     1. n-f. clothing; garb
masculina
     1. adj. feminine singular of masculino
     masculino
          1. adj. masculine, male
sirvió
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of servir
     servir
          1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
                Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled.
          2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for)
          3. v. to be of use, to be good for
                Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good.
                Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread.
          4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else)
                sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder
          5. v. to serve (to be in military service)
          6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten)
                El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food.
          7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.)
          8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely)
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.
bordo
     1. n-m. (nautical) side, board
     2. n-m. (nautical) tack
     3. n-m. (Latin America) ridge
     4. n-m. (Latin America) dam
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of bordar
     bordar
          1. v. to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours)
          2. v. (colloquial transitive) to do something very well
a bordo
     1. adv. aboard; on board
     2. adv. shipboard
Como
     1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como)
     2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree)
           No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us.
     3. adv. like, about (approximately)
           Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour.
     4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)
           ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am?
     5. conj. as, since (being that)
           Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.
     6. conj. how (in which way)
           Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk.
     7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)
           Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!
     8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified)
           Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle.
     9. prep. such as (for example)
           Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...
     10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of)
           Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.
     11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer
     comer
          1. v. to eat
                ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
          2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
          3. v. to capture a piece
          4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger)
          5. n-m. eating, food
                quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others
                el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common
                ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body
Marinero
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
     2. adj. (relational) sailor, seaman; seafaring
     3. n-m. sailor, seaman
           Yo no soy marinero; soy capitán. - I'm not a sailor; I'm a captain.
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