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tapa
     1. n-f. lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)
     2. n-f. the bottom of a shoe's heel
     3. n-f. cover (the front and back of a book)
           de tapa blanda - softcover
           de tapa dura - hardcover
     4. n-f. sluicegate
     5. n-f. flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
     6. n-f. tapa, appetizer (small portion of food)
     7. n-f. (Argentina) dough for making empanadas (pastries)
     8. v. third-person singular present indicative of tapar
     tapar
          1. v. to cover
          2. v. to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on
          3. v. to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit
          4. v. to block, to obstruct, to clog
          5. v. to cover up, to hide, to conceal
          6. v. to mask (e.g., a smell, a painting or colors painted)
          7. v. to be clogged, to be clogged up
          8. v. to cover oneself when naked
          9. v. to cover oneself for protection from the elements, etc.
consistente
     1. adj. consisting (of); made up (of)
     consisten
          1. v. second-person plural present indicative of consistir
     consistir
          1. v. to consist of
                Una oración consiste en un sujeto y un predicado. - A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate.
                Escribe libros que enteramente consisten en vulgaridades y tonterías. - He/She writes books that consist entirely of vulgarities and stupidity.
     te
          1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you
                Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches
          2. pron. accusative of tú: you
          3. pron. : yourself
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
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
pasta
     1. n-f. pasta
     2. n-f. paste, dough
     3. n-f. biscuit
     4. n-f. (Spain, slang) money, dough
     5. n-f. slang ellipsis of pasta de cocaína, , cocaine paste
     6. n-f. ellipsis of pasta de dientes, , toothpaste
     7. v. third-person singular present indicative of pastar
     pastar
          1. v. to graze
O
     1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
     3. conj. or
           ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
     4. conj. either … or
           (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
masa
     1. n-f. (food) dough
     2. n-f. (physics) mass
     3. n-f. drove (large amount)
           en masa - in droves
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of masar
     masar
          1. v. to knead
servida
     1. Participle. feminine singular of servido
     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)
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.
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
rodaja
     1. n-f. a circular slice
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
pan
     1. n-m. bread
           Para mi desayuno, tomo pan y leche. - For my breakfast, I have bread and milk.
     2. n-m. bun (e.g. the kinds used for a hamburger or hot dog)
     3. n-m. (figurative) money, dough
     4. n-m. (figurative) work, job
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