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tan
     1. adv. so, as
           Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel.
     2. det. such, such a
           ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk!
pronto
     1. adj. prompt, on time
     2. adj. ready
     3. adv. soon, promptly, any time soon
           de pronto - suddenly
tan pronto
     1. adv. no sooner; as soon as; barely
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
tan pronto como
     1. adv. as soon as
sonó
     1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of sonar
     sonar
          1. v. to sound, to ring
          2. v. to sound (appear)
                Suena como que ya te has decidido. - It sounds like your mind is made up.
                Suena como si no tuviéramos otra opción. - It sounds like we don't have any other choice.
          3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to ring a bell, to be familiar
                Me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico. (His name rings a bell but I can't place him.)
          4. v. to make sound, to play
                sonar la bocina - to sound the horn
          5. v. to blow one's nose
                Despues de estornudar, me soné la nariz. (After I sneezed, I blew my nose.)
          6. n-m. sonar (a device that uses hydrophones to locate objects underwater)
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)
campana
     1. n-f. bell
     2. n-f. a bell-shaped (or roughly) object or component (such as the canopy of a parachute)
     3. n-f. hood (device to suck away smokes and fumes)
     4. n-f. extractor hood
     5. n-f. cloche, tableware cover, usually metalic
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
profesor
     1. n-m. (especially, Spain) teacher
     2. n-m. professor, faculty member
           profesores y personal - faculty and staff
entró
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of entrar
     entrar
          1. v. to enter
          2. v. to come in, to get in, to go in, to get inside, to come on in
          3. v. to break in
          4. v. to join, to enter, to start
          5. v. to access, to log in
          6. v. to fit
          7. v. to step in
          8. v. to input, to enter (data, information)
          9. v. to enter in, to enter into, to get into, to come into, to walk into, to step into, to slip into (entrar + en)
          10. v. to break into (entrar + en)
          11. v. to fit in, to fall in, to fall within (entrar + en)
          12. v. (colloquial transitive) to make a move (on someone)
          13. v. (soccer, sports) tackle (to attempt to take away a ball)
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
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
salón
     1. n-m. living room, front room, sitting room, parlor, lounge, drawing room (room where guests are received)
           Veo la tele en mi salón. - I watch TV in my lounge.
     2. n-m. salon (room)
     3. n-m. salon (gathering)
     4. n-m. hall (meeting hall)
     5. n-m. exhibition hall
     6. n-m. (Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay) classroom (long form is "salón de clases")
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
clases
     1. n. plural of clase
     2. n. tuition
     clase
          1. n-f. lecture
          2. n-f. class (lesson)
          3. n-f. class (group of students)
          4. n-f. class (level of society)
          5. n-f. kind, sort, type
                ¿Qué clase de persona eres? - What kind of a person are you?
          6. n-f. (taxonomy) class
          7. n-f. class (elegance)
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary