| sirve |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of servir | |
| servir |
| 1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service) | |
| Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled. | |
| 2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for) | |
| 3. v. to be of use, to be good for | |
| Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good. | |
| Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread. | |
| 4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else) | |
| sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder | |
| 5. v. to serve (to be in military service) | |
| 6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten) | |
| El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food. | |
| 7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.) | |
| 8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely) | |
| esto |
| 1. pron. singular of este (this) | |
| ¿Qué es esto? - What is this? | |
| 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 | |
| llenar |
| 1. v. to fill something up | |
| 2. v. to fill out or complete a form | |
| Por favor llene este formulario. - Please fill out this form. | |
| 3. v. to complete a group | |
| 4. v. to bore, to tire | |
| 5. v. to bother, to disturb | |
| 6. v. to become full | |
| 7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to gorge, to chow down | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| nevera |
| 1. n-f. refrigerator | |
| 2. n-f. dated female equivalent of nevero, t=snow seller | |
