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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.
echando
1. v. gerund of echar
echar
1. v. to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
2. v. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
3. v. to put in, add
4. v. to let out
5. v. to discharge
6. v. to dump
7. v. to emit, give off, send out
8. v. to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove)
9. v. to expel (to remove from membership)
10. v. to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
11. v. to play (to participate in a sport)
Echamos un partido. - We're playing a match.
12. v. to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
13. v. to take, have (a look at)
14. v. to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
15. v. to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
16. v. to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
17. v. to start off, begin
18. v. to throw oneself
19. v. to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
20. v. to put on
21. v. to begin
22. v. to sit on eggs
23. v. to give in, to yield
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.
correr
1. v. to run, jog
2. v. to flow
3. v. to shoo, chase away, drive away
4. v. to throw out; to fire; to expel
5. v. to walk away
6. v. to cop out, to shirk
7. v. to elapse (time)
8. v. to go around, spread (rumors)
9. v. to rush
10. v. to draw (curtains)
11. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Spain) to have an orgasm
¡Me corro! - I'm cumming!
12. v. to move
13. n-m. course, passing (of time)
con el (al) correr de los años (tiempo, reloj) - with the passing of years (time, clock)
empezó
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of empezar
empezar
1. v. to start, begin, to get started
2. v. (indtr, a) to start to
Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables.
3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with
Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help.
En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ.
4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with
5. v. to be started
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
trabajo
1. n-m. work, job
Es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo. - It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.
2. n-m. (physics) work
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of trabajar
trabajar
1. v. to work
2. v. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en)
3. v. (obsolete) to suffer
antes
1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
poco antes - shortly before
Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
antes de 1910 - before 1910
antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
8. n. plural of ante
ante
1. prep. in front of, before
Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
2. prep. against, compared to
3. n-m. elk
4. n-m. suede
5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
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
ninguno
1. det. no; none
2. pron. nobody; no one
3. pron. none; neither, any
No tengo ninguno más. - I don't have any more.

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