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/la/, [la]

the

Article la f sg (masculine el, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)

  1. the

Pronoun la

  1. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
  2. 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.

Noun la m (plural las)

  1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
  2. (music) A (the musical note or key)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Él volverá de EEUU la primera semana a partir de hoy.

    He's coming back from the US a week from today.

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  • La lluvia me impidió salir.

    The rain prevented me from going out.

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  • Visitaremos la vieja ciudad.

    We'll visit the old town.

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  • Estoy de acuerdo con la propuesta.

    I agreed to the proposal.

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  • Gracias al buen clima, nosotros pudimos realizar toda la cosecha en un día.

    Thanks to the nice weather, we were able to harvest all of the crops in a day.

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  • ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que jugaste al fútbol?

    When was the last time you played soccer?

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  • La respuesta es 42.

    The answer is 42.

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  • La mayoría de los empleados espera un aumento de sueldo una vez al año.

    Most employees expect a pay raise once a year.

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  • La vida solo puede entenderse hacia atrás, pero debe vivirse hacia adelante.

    Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

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  • Teísta y ateo: la lucha entre ellos es para saber si Dios se llama Dios o tendrá algún otro nombre.

    Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.

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