| cerró |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of cerrar | |
| cerrar |
| 1. v. to close, to shut | |
| No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door. | |
| 2. v. to shut down, to close down | |
| Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down. | |
| 3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas) | |
| cerrar el grifo - to turn off the tap | |
| cerrar la luz - to turn off the lights | |
| 4. v. to enclose | |
| 5. v. to lock, to lock up | |
| 6. v. to seal, to close (e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift) | |
| 7. v. to close up, to close off (e.g. a wound) | |
| 8. v. to close, to conclude, to end | |
| 9. v. to close (itself) (qual, e.g., a store, a door) | |
| 10. v. to close off (oneself) | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| grifo |
| 1. n-m. tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids) | |
| 2. n-m. (Peru) petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station | |
| 3. n-m. griffin | |
| 4. n-m. (heraldry) griffin | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial) intoxicated (by alcohol, cannabis) | |
| 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. | |
| empezó |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of empezar | |
| empezar |
| 1. v. to start, begin, to get started | |
| 2. v. (indtr, a) to start to | |
| Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with | |
| Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help. | |
| En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ. | |
| 4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with | |
| 5. v. to be started | |
| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| secarse |
| 1. to dry, to become dry | |
