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suspiró
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of suspirar
     suspirar
          1. v. to sigh
profundamente
     1. adv. profoundly, deeply
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.
esperó
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of esperar
     esperar
          1. v. to hope for, hope to (qual, often with a verb in the subjunctive)
                Espera que no sea necesario. - He hopes it won't be necessary.
                (coi, esperar con interés, to look forward to, to eagerly await)
          2. v. to expect, look for (qual, often with a verb in the indicative)
                Espera que no sea fácil. - He expects it isn't easy.
          3. v. to wait to, wait for, await
                Por favor espera aquí. - Please wait here.
          4. v. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)
          5. v. to hope
          6. v. to expect (qual, a baby)
          7. v. to be expected, to expect (impersonal use)
          8. v. to spare
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
si
     1. conj. if
como si
     1. conj. (with imperfect subjunctive) as if; as though
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
dispusiera
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of disponer
     disponer
          1. v. to prepare, arrange
          2. v. to order, decide, stipulate
          3. v. to have at one's disposal, to have available, to make use of, to have (+ de)
                disponer de dinero - to have money on hand
          4. v. to prepare to, be about to (+ a + infinitive)
                me dispongo a hacerlo - I'm getting ready to do it
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.
sostener
     1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
     2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
     3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend
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
larga
     1. adj. feminine singular of largo
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of largar
     largar
          1. v. to chase away
          2. v. to let go
          3. v. to release
          4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off
     largo
          1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
          2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
          3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
          4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
                un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges
          5. n-m. length
          6. n-m. (climbing) pitch
          7. interj. get out!, scram!
          8. interj. get away!
          9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar
conversación
     1. n-f. conversation
           entablar conversación - strike up conversation
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