| 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. | |
| diciéndolo |
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| empezaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
| 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. | |
| redactar |
| 1. v. to draft | |
| 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) | |
| orden |
| 1. n-f. order (command) | |
| Es una orden, no una pregunta - This is an order, not a question | |
| A sus órdenes - At your command | |
| 2. n-f. order (request, purchase, or food) | |
| 3. n-f. order (law) | |
| 4. n-f. order (decoration) | |
| La Orden del Toisón de Oro - The Order of the Golden Fleece | |
| 5. n-f. (military) order | |
| 6. n-f. (religion) order | |
| entró a una nueva orden religiosa - (someone) joined a new religious order | |
| 7. n-m. order (arrangement, sequence, organization) | |
| Están en orden alfabético - They are in alphabetical order | |
| 8. n-m. orderliness | |
| 9. n-m. good behavior | |
| 10. n-m. (taxonomy) order | |
| 11. n-m. (mathematics) order (highest exponent) | |
