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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.
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
quiera
     1. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of querer
     querer
          1. v. to desire, to want, to want to
                Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book.
          2. v. to love; to be fond of
                Te quiero. - I love you.
                Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation.
          3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
                ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened?
          4. v. to mean to, to try to
                No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you.
                ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
          5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other
                Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love.
          6. n-m. love; affection; fondness
como quiera
     1. Phrase. (formal) as you wish
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
como quiera que
     1. conj. however
     2. conj. as; given that; seeing as
diez
     1. num. ten
     2. n-m. (education, number grade) A (highest grade in testing)
           Este año voy a sacar puros dieces. (This year I will get only As.)
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.
seis
     1. num. six
leguas
     1. n. plural of legua
     legua
          1. n-f. (historical) legua, Spanish league (a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km)
          2. n-f. (figurative) mile (any great distance)
son
     1. n-m. tone (pleasant sound)
     2. n-m. (music, genre) son (Afro-Cuban musical form)
     3. n-m. (music) musical composition in this form
     4. v. third-person plural present indicative of ser
     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
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)
centésima
     1. adj. feminine singular of centésimo
     centésimo
          1. adj. (ordinal) hundredth
          2. n-m. (fractional) hundredth
          3. n-m. cent (one hundredth of a currency unit) for the Panamanian balboa and Uruguayan peso
parte
     1. n-f. part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion
           Quiero una parte de la acción. Me la merezco. - I want a piece of the action. I deserve it.
           El jefe del recién formado cartel también quería una parte del trato, así como su parte justa del producto y su benificio. - The leader of the newly formed cartel also wanted a cut of the deal
     2. n-f. place, somewhere
           Ve con tu ruido a otra parte. - Take your noise somewhere else.
     3. n-f. side
           Ese mueble va en esa otra parte. - That furniture goes on the other side.
     4. n-f. (legal) party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to)
     5. n-f. behalf
           Hola. Llamo de parte de mi madre. - Hello. I'm calling on behalf of my mother.
     6. n-f. stint (i.e. allotted portion of work)
     7. n-m. message, report, dispatch
     8. n-m. traffic ticket, sticker
     9. v. third-person singular present indicative of partir
     partir
          1. v. to divide, split
          2. v. to go away, leave, depart
          3. v. to crack up, have a laugh
          4. v. to fall in love
          5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head)
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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
     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
radio
     1. n. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)
     2. n-f. (communications) radio (industry, signal)
     3. n-m. (anatomy) radius
     4. n-m. (geometry) radius
     5. n-m. (chemical element) radium
     6. v. first-person singular present indicative of radiar
     radiar
          1. v. to radiate
          2. v. to transmit by radio waves
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
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)
de la
     1. art. of the
Tierra
     1. Proper noun. Earth
     2. n-f. (geography) land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
     3. n-f. (geology) earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth)
     4. n-f. land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it)
     5. n-f. (agriculture, also, in the plural) land, terrain (reserved for growing crops)
     6. n-f. homeland (one's country of birth)
     7. n-f. land, country, nation, territory (a country or region)
     8. n-f. (electricity) ground, earth (a connection electrically to the earth on equipment)
     9. n-f. (alchemy) earth (one of the four or five classical elements)
     10. Proper noun. (alt case, Tierra, t=Earth) (our planet, third from the Sun)
de la tierra
     1. adj. locally made
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