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*separar to separate, set apart ''Separe Ud. las niñas de los niños.'' Separate the girls from the boys. $undefined$ to divide Una cortina separa las dos habitaciones. $undefined$ curtain divides the two rooms. $undefined$ to move away ''Separe Ud. un poco la mesa de la pared.'' Move the table away from the wall a bit. $undefined$ to lay aside Separe estos trajes para que me los envíen. Lay aside these suits so they can send them to me. separarse to separate El matrimonio decidió separarse. The couple decided to separate.
 * septiembre [m] September.
 * séptimo seventh.
 * sepultar to bury, inter, entomb.
 * sepultura grave.
 * sequedad [f] aridity, dryness.
 * ser [irr] to be (with predicate noun or pronoun) Su padre es abogado. His father's a lawyer.—La victima no fui yo. The victim wasn't I. $undefined$ (with predicate adjectives that express an inherent or characteristic quality) El camino es muy largo. The road's very long.—La niña es bonita. The child's pretty. $undefined$ (origin) El señor Pérez es de Madrid. Mr. Pérez is from Madrid. $undefined$ (ownership) Pero no era de Ud. But it wasn't yours. $undefined$ (material of which a thing is made) Era un reloj de oro. It was a gold watch. $undefined$ (in impersonal expressions) Es imposible. It's impossible.—No era verdad. It wasn't true. $undefined$ (in expressions of time) ¿Qué hora era? What time was it?—Eran las cuatro y media. It was half past four. $undefined$ to take place La escena es en Paris. The scene takes place in Paris. $undefined$ (with a past participle to form passive voice) La obra fué escrita por Lope de Vega. The work was written by Lope de Vega. es que the fact is that Es que va a venir ahora. The fact is that he's coming right away.  no sea que  might Lleve el paraguas no sea que llueva. Take an umbrella because it might rain.  ¿qué ha sido  what's become
 * serenata serenade.
 * serenidad [f] serenity, calm.
 * sereno clear, fair El cielo está muy sereno. The sky is very clear. $undefined$ calm, serene Era un hombre sereno. He was a calm man. $undefined$ [m] [Sp] Esta calle no tiene sereno. This street has no  $undefined$ dew Hay mucho sereno en las flores. There is a lot of dew on the flowers.
 * serie [f] series Pertenece a la serie A. It belongs to series A. en serie mass produced, standardized.
 * seriedad [f] seriousness, gravity, earnestness.
 * serio serious, solemn No se ponga Ud. tan serio. Don't be so solemn. $undefined$ critical Estos son tientos muy serios. These are critical times. en serio seriously Estábamos hablando en serio. We were speaking seriously.
 * servicio service El servicio del ferrocarril es ahora muy malo. Train service is very bad now. $undefined$ toilet, [Am].  servicio doméstico domestic help Es muy difícil conseguir servicio doméstico. It is very difficult to get any domestic help.  servicio militar military service.
 * servidor, servidora servant Tiene muy buenos servidores. She has excellent servants. Servidor de Ud. At your service.
 * servidumbre [f] (staff of) servants, attendants; servitude.
 * servilleta table napkin.
 * servir [ III] to serve, wait on Sirva Ud. primero a las señoras. Serve the ladies first. $undefined$ to serve Sirvió cuatro años en las fuerzas aéreas. He served in the Air Corps for four years. servir para to be good for Eso no sirve para nada. That's good for nothing.  servirse to help oneself Tenga la bondad de servirse. Please help yourself.  ¡Para servir a Ud.! At your service!
 * sesenta sixty.
 * sesión [f] session, meeting ¿Dónde se celebrará la sesión? Where will the meeting take place?
 * seso brain Comió un plato de sesos de ternera. He ate a plate of calf's brains. devanarse los sesos to rack one's brains Hay que devanarse los sesos para comprender este problema. One has to rack one's brains to understand that problem.  perder el seso to lose one's head (over) Perdió el seso por aquella muchacha. He lost his head over that girl.  saltarse la tapa de los sesos to blow out one's brains De un tiro se saltó la tapa de los sesos. He blew his brains out with one shot.  sin seso witless, scatterbrained ¡Qué muchacha sin sesos! What a scatterbrained girl!