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tengo
1. v. first-person singular present 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
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
limpiar
1. v. to clean
2. v. to wash
3. v. to wipe
4. v. to wipe oneself
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
cuarto
1. adj. (ordinal) fourth
2. n-m. fourth (in a series)
3. n-m. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole)
4. n-m. quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour)
5. n-m. (historical) watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen)
6. n-m. (military) watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols)
7. n-m. English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to (frac, 1, 4) galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L)
8. n-m. (historical) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to frac, 1, 4) saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L
9. n-m. quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds)
10. n-m. (historical) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display)
11. n-m. (sewing) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment)
12. n-m. (astronomy) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky)
cuarto creciente - first quarter
cuarto menguante - last quarter
13. n-m. (genealogy) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents)
14. n-m. quarters (various structures used for dwelling)
15. n-m. synonym of sala, t=room
16. n-m. synonym of habitación, t=bedroom
17. n-m. synonym of piso, t=apartment
18. n-m. watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol)
19. n-m. lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale)
20. n-m. service (particularly to a king or queen)
cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII. - military service to His Majesty Bob VII
21. n-m. (chiefly in the plural) well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses)
22. n-m. (historical) cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)
23. n-m. Andalusian, Dominican Republic, slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=money
24. n-m. slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=a fortune
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
baño
1. n-m. bath
2. n-m. bathroom
3. n-m. toilet
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bañar
bañar
1. v. to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath)
2. v. to soak, to dip in
3. v. to bathe oneself
Voy a bañarme esta noche. - I am going to bathe (myself) tonight.
cuarto de baño
1. n-m. bathroom
Mi cuarto de baño está al lado de mi dormitorio. - My bathroom is next to my bedroom.
enseguida
1. adv. immediately

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