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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
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)
responsabilidad
     1. n-f. responsibility, responsibleness
     2. n-f. accountability
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
pagar
     1. v. to pay
     2. v. to be worthwhile, to have a pay off
cuidar
     1. v. to take care of, to care for
           A usted le sugiero que cuide a sus propios niños, y yo voy a preocuparme de los míos. - I suggest that you care for your own children and I'll worry about mine.
     2. v. to look after, to look out for, to keep an eye on, to guard, to protect, to watch over, to watch out for (implies doing so with care)
           Por favor, cuida de mi hija después de que muera. - Please, look out for my daughter after I'm gone.
           El perro leal siempre cuida la casa. - The loyal dog always guards the house.
     3. v. to mind, to watch, to pay attention
           Por favor cuide su lengua, ¿de acuerdo? - Please watch your tongue, all right?
           Creo que debes cuidar tus modales, muchacho. - I think you should mind your manners, boy.
     4. v. to babysit
     5. v. to keep, to sit on (e.g. one's house, keeping the place in order)
     6. v. to nurse, to nurture, to tend, to tend to, to attend to (e.g. nurse back to health, to tend a garden or yard, tend to a herd or flock)
     7. v. to take care, to take care of, to look after, to care for (oneself)
           Cuídate! - Take care of yourself!
     8. v. to be careful of/with, to beware, to watch out for, to be wary of (+ de)
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)
despachar
     1. v. to complete, conclude
     2. v. to send or ship
     3. v. to attend to, serve (a client)
     4. v. to dismiss
           Despacharon los estudiantes - They dismissed the students
     5. v. to finish off
     6. v. to kill off
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
asunto
     1. n-m. matter, issue
     2. n-m. affair (a romantic relationship)
     3. n-m. business
     asumir
          1. v. (of a duty or position) to assume, take on
                asumir la culpa - to take the fall / blame
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