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tenía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
          13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
          14. v. tener en cuenta
          15. v. tener prisa
manos
     1. n. plural of mano
     mano
          1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
          2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
          3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
          4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
          5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
          6. n-f. skill, talent
          7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
                (synonyms, metlapil)
          8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal
          9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend
          10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar
enormes
     1. adj. of enorme
     enorme
          1. adj. enormous, huge
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.
peludas
     1. adj. feminine plural of peludo
     peludo
          1. adj. hairy
          2. adj. furry, fuzzy
          3. adj. hairball-like
          4. n-m. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) drunkenness
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
no
     1. adv. no
     2. adv. not
     3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
     4. n-m. no
     5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no.
y que no
     1. Phrase. no means no; no way
parecían
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of parecer
     parecer
          1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
                Me parece que... - It seems to me that...
                como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
                ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar?
          4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
                Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
                ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday?
          5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble
          6. v. to perceive
          7. n-m. opinion
manos
     1. n. plural of mano
     mano
          1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
          2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
          3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
          4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
          5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
          6. n-f. skill, talent
          7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
                (synonyms, metlapil)
          8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal
          9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend
          10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar
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
cirujano
     1. n-m. surgeon
sino
     1. n-m. destiny, fate, lot
     2. conj. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
           No es cantante, sino actor. - He is not a singer, but an actor.
     3. conj. except, apart from
     4. conj. only, solely
           No eres sino un alumno. - You are solely a student.
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
Herrero
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
     2. n-m. blacksmith
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