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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
dice
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of decir
decir
1. v. to say, to tell
Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth.
¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you?
2. v. to suggest
3. v. to show; to demonstrate
4. v. to call; to name
5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified)
¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English?
6. v. to declare
7. n-m. saying
8. n-m. idle talk
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
algo
1. pron. something, anything
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
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
sale
1. interj. (Mexico) ok
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of salir
salar
1. n-m. a salt pan
2. v. to salt
salir
1. v. to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
2. v. to go out, to come out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
3. v. to go out, date (be in a relationship)
4. v. to come out (e.g. from hiding), to come off (gloss, e.g. off the bench in a sport; off of a high place like a roof or ladder)
5. v. to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
6. v. to step out (e.g. of a room, house or building)
7. v. to get off, to leave (e.g., get off work)
8. v. to get off (e.g. get off the plane, an island, someone's property, the street) (gloss, + de)
9. v. to get out (e.g. out of the way, out of the sun) (gloss, + de)
10. v. to go off (e.g. go off the grid, go off the air) (gloss, + de)
11. v. to log out, to quit, to exit (e.g. a web page or document)
12. v. to emerge, to come out
13. v. to come out (e.g., information, a movie)
14. v. to rise (the sun)
15. v. to climb out (e.g. a hole, a window, a canyon)
16. v. to escape, to break out
17. v. to run (e.g. a bus or other form of public transportation)
18. v. to come off, to go off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
19. v. to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc)
En esta foto salgo bonita, por eso es la que muestro. - In this picture I look pretty, so, this is what I show.
20. v. to result, to arise as a consequence
Luis salió herido de la pelea. - Luis became hurt from the fight.
Aposté al 10 pero salió un 5. - I bet for 10 but it resulted 5.
21. v. to turn out, to work out, to go off
Salió a su madre. - She turned out like her mother.
Todo va a salir muy bien. - Everything's going to work out just fine.
Sólo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
me sale imposible (hacer algo) - it turned out impossible
22. v. to be out, to get out (e.g. of a deal, of a situation)
Mira, sé que negociamos eso, pero quiero salirme. - Look, I know that we negotiated that, but I want out.
23. v. to come off (i.e. to project a certain quality)
Ella siempre ha salido como una persona amistosa. - She has always come off as a friendly person.
Ese tipo en el parque simplemente se salió como muy raro y espeluznante. - That guy at the park just came off very strange and creepy.
24. v. to pop out (e.g. a contact lens, a cork, someone popping out of a dark space)
25. v. to get away with (+ con)
26. v. to get out, to go out (e.g. get out of control, get out of hand, go out of sync)
27. v. to go off, to turn off (go off script, on a tangent, go off the road/track/path)
28. v. to rock, rule (be fantastic)
exactamente
1. adv. exactly
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
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
deseaba
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of desear
desear
1. v. to wish
Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday!
2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired.
3. v. to look forward to

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