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vestido
     1. adj. dressed
           vestido de gala - dressed up
           bien vestido - well-dressed
     2. n-m. dress
     3. Participle. past participle of vestir
     vestir
          1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire
          2. v. to wear
          3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish
          4. v. to disguise, to cover up
          5. v. to make clothes for, to dress
          6. v. to get dressed
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)
traje
     1. n-m. suit
           Quiero este traje. - I'll take this suit.
           El traje es de color azul. - The suit is blue.
     2. n-m. dress (distinctive style for particular occasion)
     3. n-m. gown, dress (e.g. bridal gown, evening gown)
     4. n-m. costume, outfit, getup (e.g. superhero costume; a regional, national, folk costume)
     5. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of traer
     traer
          1. v. to bring, to fetch
                ¿Qué te trae por aquí? - What brings you here?
                Voy a traerle una cerveza - I'm going to bring you a beer.
          2. v. to attract, draw, pull
          3. v. to bring about, cause, occasion
          4. v. to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state)
                Oye, me traes intranquilo. - Listen, you make me restless.
          5. v. to wear (ellipsis of traer puesto)
          6. v. to bring forward, advance, adduce
          7. v. to make, compel, oblige
          8. v. to persuade
          9. v. to have, carry (in a publication, in stock)
          10. v. to include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
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
igual
     1. adj. equal, same
           Isidora es igual de alta que yo. - Isidora is as tall as me.
           Me da igual si vienes o no vienes. - It's the same to me whether you come by or don't.
     2. adj. identical, sharing the same characteristics
           Tu copia de la pintura te quedó igual. - Your copy of the painting turned out the same.
     3. adj. level (surface)
           Han dejado el terreno de abajo igual para poder construir encima. - They have levelled the terrain down there to build something on it.
     4. n. equal (a person or thing of equal status)
           No le hables así, como si fuera tu igual. - Don't talk to her/him like that, as if s/he was your equal.
     5. n-m. equals sign
           Se te olvidó poner un igual en la última línea. - You forgot to add an equals sign on the last line.
     6. adv. in the same way; just like
           La vio una vez, y ahora cocina la pasta igual. - He saw her just once, and now he cooks pasta the same way.
     7. adv. regardless, anyway
           Le pedí y pedí el favor. Igual no quiso ayudarme. - I asked him again and again for the favour. He didn't help us anyway.
     8. adv. (colloquial Spain) maybe
           Esta noche igual van al teatro. - Tonight maybe they’ll go to the cinema.
hechura
     1. n-f. appearance, form
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.
color
     1. n. color, colour, hue
     2. n. (usually feminine archaic or dialectal) complexion
     3. n-m. rouge (cosmetics)
     4. n-m. pretext, motive, reason
     5. n-m. character; special quality
     6. n-m. side, party, faction
     7. n-m. race, ethnicity
     8. n-m. (poker) flush
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
es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
     e
          1. conj. and
                Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
usado
     1. adj. used
     2. adj. worn, worn-out
     3. Participle. past participle of usar
     masculine singular usar
     usar
          1. v. to use
                Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke!
          2. v. to wear
          3. v. to consume
          4. v. to be used
          5. v. to be fashionable
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
ciertos
     1. adj. masculine plural of cierto
     2. det. masculine plural of cierto
     cierto
          1. adj. (of a person) true
          2. adj. (of a claim) true
                Cierto o falso: la mayoría de los Españoles son hispanohablantes. - True or false: the majority of Spanish people are Spanish speakers.
                Es cierto que ambos tienen razón. - It's true that both of them are right.
          3. det. a certain, a specific
                Tiene cierta complejidad que no puedo explicar. - It has a certain complexity that I can't explain.
colectivos
     1. adj. masculine plural of colectivo
     2. n. plural of colectivo
     colectivo
          1. adj. collective
          2. n-m. collective, group, association, union, guild
          3. n-m. (Argentina, Peru) public bus
Tales
     1. Proper noun. Thales (philosopher)
     2. adj. plural of tal
     3. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of talar
     talar
          1. adj. covering or reaching the heel (cloth, garment or accessories)
          2. v. to fell, chop, cut, cut down (particularly a tree, forest)
          3. n-m. tala grove
     tal
          1. adj. such
                No hay tal cosa como los monstruos. - There's no such thing as monsters.
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
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
ejército
     1. n-m. army
colegios
     1. n. plural of colegio
     colegí
          1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of colegir
     colegir
          1. v. (rare) to infer or conclude, gather, work out, deduce
     os
          1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
algunos
     1. det. masculine plural of alguno
     2. pron. masculine plural of alguno
     alguno
          1. det. some, any
                ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything?
                Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday.
          2. det. any (used for emphasis)
                No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all.
          3. det. various
          4. pron. someone
          5. pron. some, some people
          6. pron. one (thing); a few
profesionales
     1. adj. plural of profesional
     2. n. plural of profesional
     profesional
          1. adj. professional
          2. n. professional
etc
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