"sele" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsele/, [ˈse.le] Forms: seles [plural]
Rhymes: -ele Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} sele f (plural seles)
  1. (education, Spain) clipping of selectividad (“university admission exams”) Tags: Spain, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine Alternative form of: selectividad (extra: university admission exams)
    Sense id: en-sele-es-noun-2B~28Tyv Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Education, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 40 29 16 15 Topics: education
  2. (soccer, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama) clipping of selección (“national team”) Tags: Colombia, Costa-Rica, Panama, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine Alternative form of: selección (extra: national team)
    Sense id: en-sele-es-noun-6Z37zryc Categories (other): Colombian Spanish, Costa Rican Spanish, Panamanian Spanish, Football (soccer) Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈsele/, [ˈse.le]
Rhymes: -ele Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} sele
  1. inflection of ser:
    second-person singular imperative combined with le
    Tags: dative, form-of, imperative, object-singular, object-third-person, second-person, singular Form of: ser
    Sense id: en-sele-es-verb-6ilGb9rg
  2. inflection of ser:
    second-person singular voseo imperative combined with le
    Tags: dative, form-of, imperative, object-singular, object-third-person, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: ser
    Sense id: en-sele-es-verb-PSVNGvnk
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  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧le"
  ],
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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
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          "name": "Education",
          "orig": "es:Education",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "40 29 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "clipping of selectividad (“university admission exams”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sele-es-noun-2B~28Tyv",
      "links": [
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          "education",
          "education"
        ],
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          "selectividad",
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Spain",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "extra": "national team",
          "word": "selección"
        }
      ],
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          "name": "Colombian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Panamanian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Football (soccer)",
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        }
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        },
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          "ref": "2026 June 6, ““La Sele” define convocatoria de 21 jugadores para enfrentar a Inglaterra en Orlando”, in El Observador:",
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        }
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        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsele/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.le]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ele"
    }
  ],
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}

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