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the (EN)
artículo, adverbio, preposición

artículo “the”

artículo definido the
  1. el artículo definido
    The cat sat on the windowsill, basking in the sunlight.
  2. el, la (as in "el mejor" for "the best" or "la primera" for "the first")
    He was the first, i.e. the best.
  3. los, las (use "los" before masculine plural nouns and "las" before feminine plural nouns)
    The rich and the poor have very different life experiences.

adverbio “the”

the (more/most)
  1. cuanto más (as in "cuanto más grande, mejor" for "the bigger, the better")
    The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

preposición “the”

the
  1. por
    Gasoline was sold at four dollars the gallon.