también |
1. adv. also, too, as well | |
Y tu mamá también - And your mother, as well. | |
2. adv. so | |
también lo hace el / la… - so does the… | |
admite |
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of admitir | |
admitir |
1. v. to accept, to admit, to agree to, to concede | |
2. v. to admit, to let in | |
3. v. to permit, to allow | |
fideos |
1. n. plural of fideo | |
fideo |
1. n-m. noodle | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
arroz |
1. n-m. rice (cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food) | |
2. n-m. rice (the seeds of this plant used as food) | |
Y |
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. conj. and | |
3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
5. conj. (informal) well | |
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
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 | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
le |
1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
echa |
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of echar | |
echar |
1. v. to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air) | |
2. v. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container) | |
3. v. to put in, add | |
4. v. to let out | |
5. v. to discharge | |
6. v. to dump | |
7. v. to emit, give off, send out | |
8. v. to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove) | |
9. v. to expel (to remove from membership) | |
10. v. to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment) | |
11. v. to play (to participate in a sport) | |
Echamos un partido. - We're playing a match. | |
12. v. to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed) | |
13. v. to take, have (a look at) | |
14. v. to mail, post (to send through the mail/post) | |
15. v. to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on | |
16. v. to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt) | |
17. v. to start off, begin | |
18. v. to throw oneself | |
19. v. to lie down (to assume a reclining position) | |
20. v. to put on | |
21. v. to begin | |
22. v. to sit on eggs | |
23. v. to give in, to yield | |
harina |
1. n-f. flour | |
2. n-f. (informal, slang) cocaine | |
para |
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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parar |
1. v. to stop, halt | |
2. v. to put up, stand up | |
3. v. to lift, raise | |
4. v. to stand up | |
5. v. to situate oneself | |
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
espesarla |
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pimienta |
1. n-f. pepper (herb, peppercorns) | |
Y |
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. conj. and | |
3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
5. conj. (informal) well | |
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
gran |
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great. | |
cantidad |
1. n-f. amount | |
2. n-f. quantity | |
3. n-f. figure | |
4. n-f. (colloquial Spain) plenty | |
5. adv. (colloquial) like hell; a hell of a lot; shedloads | |
de |
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
agua de manantial - springwater | |
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
harto de - sick of; tired of | |
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
más de - more than | |
menos de - less than, fewer than | |
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
campamento de verano - summer camp | |
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
de día - during the daytime | |
de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
especias |
1. n. plural of especia | |
especiar |
1. v. to spice, to season | |
especia |
1. n-f. spice | |