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y
1. conj. and
2. conj. (in names of number) and
setenta y seis - seventy-six
3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
4. conj. (informal) well
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
5. 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.
después
1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post
2. adv. next
3. adv. (with de) after
después de comer - after eating
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
después de
1. prep. after
Empiezo después de comer. - I'll start after I eat.
Lo hago después de que hayas comido. - I'll do it after you've eaten.
No quiero irme a dormir hasta después de la película. - I don't want to go to sleep until after the movie.
abrir
1. v. to open, open up
Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George.
2. v. to unlock
Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock.
3. v. to turn on
Abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet.
4. v. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
5. v. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
6. v. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (gloss, e.g., champagne); to breach
7. v. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
8. v. to answer (the door)
9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative)
Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. - The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss.
10. v. to leave, go away
11. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of
12. n-m. the act of opening
al
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
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
azar
1. n-m. luck, chance
al azar - at random
2. n-m. misfortune, accident
3. n-m. obstacle, hazard
4. n-m. (games) losing card, losing throw
5. n-m. cushion side of a billiard pocket
se
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
Se dice que... - It says itself that...
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
4. v. misspelling of sé
puso
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of poner
poner
1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay
Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place.
Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now.
Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist.
2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.)
3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous.
6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses.
Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example.
7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed.
8. v. to name, to give a nickname
Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo.
9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
12. v. to get (in certain phrases)
Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side.
¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
14. v. to pay (attention)
15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring
Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
18. v. (electronics) to play
Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice.
Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on.
20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.)
21. v. to get
¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever!
¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees!
No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera.
22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set?
23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense
Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry.
Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party.
24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work.
Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen.
Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away.
25. v. to put oneself
No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way.
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
leer
1. v. to read
Quiero leer el periódico. - I want to read the newspaper.
Léase también la Orden General núm. 8. - Also read General Order No. 8.
2. v. , translation=(...) to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillage land to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.
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)
página
1. n-f. page
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
cayó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of caer
caer
1. v. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. v. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. - The rain is falling heavier than before.
3. v. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. v. to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
El pelo dañado puede caerse. - Damaged hair can fall out.
5. v. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
caer en la trampa - to fall into the trap
6. v. to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. v. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. - The Roman Empire fell little by little.
8. v. to get (to understand)
No caigo. - I don't get it.
9. v. to be granted or awarded
Le cayó una multa. - She got fined.
10. v. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. v. to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
bajo
1. adj. short (of little height)
2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground)
3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality)
4. adj. (music) bass
5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable
6. adv. low
7. adv. down (location)
8. adv. down, quietly, softly (volume)
9. n-m. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument)
10. prep. under (in both literal and figurative senses)
No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. - There's nothing new under the sun.
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of bajar
bajar
1. v. to go down, come down
2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
Bajé del taxi. - I got out of the taxi.
Bajaron del árbol. - They climbed down the tree.
3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person)
4. v. to descend
5. v. (computing) to download
Estoy bajando libros. - I am downloading books.
6. v. to lower, reduce, fall
7. v. to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.)
¡Baja la música! - Turn that music down!
8. v. to lose (e.g., weight)
Bajaré de peso. - I will lose weight.
9. v. to take down, bring down
10. v. to dim (the lights)
11. v. to let down (one's guard)
12. v. to wash down (accompany food)
13. v. to get off, to get down
14. v. (computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use)
sus
1. interj. c'mon; attaboy
2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee)
su
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.)
Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.)
2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms.
3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
ojos
1. n. plural of ojo
ojo
1. n-m. eye
Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes.
2. n-m. keyhole
3. n-m. caution
hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious
4. interj. look! watch out!

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