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Se admiraron de su resistencia

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

They were amazed at his courage



Analysis


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
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
     4. v. misspelling of sé
admiraron
     1. v. second-person plural preterit indicative of admirar
     admirar
          1. v. to admire
          2. v. to be admirable
          3. v. to be amazed
de
     1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
     2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
     3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
     4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
     5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
     6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
     7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
     8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
     9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
     10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
     11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
     12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
     13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
     14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
su
     1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal)
     2. det.          (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately
     3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your
resistencia
     1. n-f. resistance
     2. n-f. (physics) resistance
     3. n-f. resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)
     4. n-f. (exercise) endurance, stamina
     5. n-f. (figuratively) endurance, resilience
     6. n-f. strength (of a material)




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