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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.
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
ha
     1. v. third-person singular present 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
subido
     1. adj. striking (colour or smell)
     2. adj. sky-high;
     3. Participle. past participle of subir
     subir
          1. v. to go up or come up
          2. v. to raise
          3. v. to climb
          4. v. (computing) to upload
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.
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)
él
     1. pron. he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
           Él es mi hermano. - He is my brother.
           Lo hice para él. - I did it for him.
     2. pron. it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
           ―¿Es esto un libro? ―Sí, él es. - ―Is this a book? ―Yes, it is.
           ¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él? - My car! What happened to it?
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