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ejemplo
1. n-m. example
2. n-m. instance
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
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
par
1. adj. even (divisible by two)
2. n-m. pair (two of the same or similar items that go together)
un par de calcetines - a pair of socks
3. n-m. couple (two of the same or similar items)
bebí un par de cervezas - I drank a couple of beers
4. n-m. (physics) two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics
5. n-m. peer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal)
6. n-m. some, a few
7. n-f. (finance) par (acceptable level)
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
huevos
1. n. plural of huevo
2. n. (colloquial vulgar) guts, balls (courage, bravery)
huevo
1. n-m. egg
(coi, poner un huevo, to lay an egg)
2. n-m. spawn
3. n-m. (vulgar, slang) testicle
4. n-m. (vulgar, slang) guts, balls, courage
(coi, tener huevos, to have balls)
5. n-m. (biology) zygote
6. n-m. (biology) ovule
pasados
1. adj. masculine plural of pasado
2. Participle. masculine plural of pasado
pasad
1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of pasar
pasar
1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip
2. v. to happen
¿qué pasa? - what's up?
estas cosas pasan - these things happen
Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me.
3. v. to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through
¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad? - How did you get past security?
¡No pasarán! - They shall not pass!
4. v. to spend time
pasarlo bien - to have a good time
pásalo en grande - have a great time
5. v. to enter a room
6. v. to go too far, exaggerate
7. v. to exceed, surpass, go over
8. v. to ripen too much, become rotten, become off (food)
9. v. to pass (filter)
10. v. to strain, to sieve, to sift
11. v. to break the law, rule, order
12. v. to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission)
13. v. to puree (crush or grind food into a puree)
14. v. to omit, leave out
¡pasa de ellos! - pay no attention to them!
15. v. to send, transmit
16. v. to stand, tolerate, bear
17. v. to go through, to pass through, to swing by (+ por)
18. v. (with a + infinitive) to begin a process or action; (gloss, with ser) to become, to come to be
19. v. (Latin America) to pass an exam
20. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stop by, to swing by
21. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to spend (time)
os
1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
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)
agua
1. n-f. water
Quiere un vaso de agua fresca. - He wants a glass of cold water.
2. n-f. body of water
3. n-f. rain
4. n-f. (slang) urine
5. n-f. (Guatemala) pop, soda (soft drink)
Voy a comprar algo de agua. - I'm gonna buy some pop.
Deme agua Pepsi. - Give me Pepsi (soda).
6. n-f. (Latin America) infusion
7. v. third-person singular present indicative of aguar
aguar
1. v. to water down, dilute
2. v. to spoil
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
había
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber.
haber
1. v. (auxiliary) to have
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month.
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here.
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book.
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive)
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive)
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world.
6. v. used to denote a past obligation
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her.
7. n-m. asset
8. n-m. history
9. n-m. credit side
en
1. prep. in, at, on
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
en esta página - on this page
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
2. prep. in (a time)
en la antigüedad - in antiquity
en 1999 - in 1999
3. prep. in (a language)
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
en todos los idiomas - in all languages
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
5. prep. in (in various expressions)
en el sentido - in the sense
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
plato
1. n-m. plate, dish (crockery)
2. n-m. dish (of food)
3. n-m. course (of a meal)
4. n-m. plate (of a gear)
5. n-m. (cycling) chainring
escondió
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of esconder
esconder
1. v. to hide
Los pájaros se escondieron entre las hojas y comenzaron a cantar. (The birds hid among the leaves and started to sing.)
El gato ha estado escondiéndose debajo del sofá desde que se levantaron los chicos. - The cat has been hiding under the couch since the kids woke up.
uno
1. num. one
2. det. one
3. pron. one
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
ligereza
1. n-f. agility
2. n-f. lightness, levity, lightheartedness
3. n-f. instability, inconstancy
4. n-f. flippancy, light-mindedness

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