| cuando |
| 1. adv. when | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready. | |
| miraba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of mirar | |
| mirar |
| 1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes) | |
| 2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time) | |
| Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV. | |
| 3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard) | |
| 4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously) | |
| 5. v. (used for emphasis); look | |
| ¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty! | |
| ¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed. | |
| ¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him! | |
| 6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find) | |
| 7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes) | |
| 8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing) | |
| 9. v. to look at oneself | |
| hería |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of herir | |
| herir |
| 1. v. to wound, injure (to cause physical injury and pain) | |
| 2. v. to hurt, offend, wound (to cause emotional pain) | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| serpiente |
| 1. n-f. snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes) | |
| 2. n-f. (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) snake | |
