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saludo
1. n-m. greeting, greetings
2. n-m. salutation
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of saludar
saludar
1. v. to greet
2. v. to wave
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
despedida
1. n-f. farewell
2. n-f. farewell party
3. n-f. (letter-writing) valediction, complimentary close
4. adj. feminine singular of despedido
5. Participle. feminine singular of despedido
despedir
1. v. to dismiss
2. v. to fire from a job
Está usted despedido. - You're fired.
3. v. to say goodbye (to someone)
Despídete de ellos. - Say goodbye to them.
despedido
1. adj. laid off, dismissed (employees)
2. Participle. past participle of despedir
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)
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
irse
1. to go (away), leave
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.
dormir
1. v. to sleep
Duermo muy bien todas las noches. - I sleep very well every night.
2. v. to fall asleep
¿En qué piensas mientras te duermes? - What do you think of while you fall asleep?
3. v. to sleep in
¿Qué hora es? ¡Me he dormido! - What time is it? I've overslept!
4. v. (euphemistic) to die; to rest in death
Y así la reina durmió para siempre. - And so rested the queen for forever.
5. v. to put to sleep (someone or something)
Los durmió a todos usando un hechizo. - He put them all to sleep by using a spell.
6. v. (euphemistic, medicine) to anesthetize
Solo un médico puede dormir a un paciente. - Only a doctor can anesthetize a patient.
7. v. (euphemistic, medicine) to euthanize, to put down (mainly for pets but also people)
Ayer por la tarde durmieron a mi gato. - Yesterday evening my cat was put to sleep.
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)
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)
noche
1. n-f. night (the period between sunset and sunrise)
por la noche - at night
durante la noche - at night / overnight / at night time
2. n-f. evening (after sunset)

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