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superficie
     1. n-f. surface
     2. n-f. area (extension of land)
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.
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)
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
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
encuentra
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of encontrar
     encontrar
          1. v. to meet
          2. v. to find, encounter, come across
                María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas. - Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls.
          3. v. to meet, bump into
          4. v. to think, consider, find
                Lo encuentro estúpido. - I find that stupid.
          5. v. to manage (to do something)
          6. v. to be located
          7. v. to feel, be
                Solo tú sabes cómo te encuentras. - Only you know how you're feeling.
algo
     1. pron. something, anything
           Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
           Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
           Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
     2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
           Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
pintado
     1. n-m. (history) the tattoed indigenous people of Cebu during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines
     2. Participle. past participle of pintar
     pintar
          1. v. to paint (to apply paint to)
          2. v. to paint (to create an image with paints)
          3. v. to draw (to depict with lines)
          4. v. to depict, portray (as something)
                Ellas me pintaron como el malo. - They painted me as the villain.
          5. v. to look, to seem
                La cosa no pinta bien. - Things aren't looking good.
          6. v. (colloquial chiefly in the negative) to have to do somewhere
                Yo aquí no pinto nada. - I don't fit in here at all.
          7. v. to make up one's face
          8. v. to put lipstick on oneself
          9. v. to color one's hair
          10. v. to want
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