después |
1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post | |
2. adv. next | |
3. adv. (with de) after | |
después de comer - after eating | |
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 | |
después de |
1. prep. after | |
Empiezo después de comer. - I'll start after I eat. | |
Lo hago después de que hayas comido. - I'll do it after you've eaten. | |
No quiero irme a dormir hasta después de la película. - I don't want to go to sleep until after the movie. | |
quitarse |
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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) | |
flor |
1. n-f. flower (structure in angiosperms) | |
2. n-f. bloom, blossom (an expanded bud) | |
3. n-f. (figuratively) best, finest, pick | |
Flor de harina. - Finest flour. | |
En la flor de la vida. - In the prime of life. | |
4. n-f. compliment, flattery | |
5. n-f. (in the plural , Argentina, Uruguay) marijuana | |
que |
1. conj. that | |
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
2. conj. than | |
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
5. pron. who; that | |
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
6. pron. that; whom | |
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
7. pron. that; which | |
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
8. prep. than | |
9. prep. like, as | |
10. part. to | |
llevaba |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llevar | |
llevar |
1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks) | |
Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday. | |
2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker) | |
Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies. | |
3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to | |
A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s | |
4. v. to have spent time, have been | |
Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years. | |
Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years. | |
Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years. | |
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto) | |
Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse. | |
6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient) | |
Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla. | |
Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark. | |
7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride | |
8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope | |
¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up? | |
9. v. to wear | |
10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable | |
en |
1. prep. in, at, on | |
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
en esta página - on this page | |
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
2. prep. in (a time) | |
en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
en 1999 - in 1999 | |
3. prep. in (a language) | |
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
en el sentido - in the sense | |
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
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 | |
ojal |
1. n-m. buttonhole, eyelet | |
2. n-m. loop | |
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 | |
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) | |
de la |
1. art. of the | |
chaqueta |
1. n-f. jacket, piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length | |
2. n-f. (Mexico, vulgar) masturbation | |
pareció |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of parecer | |
parecer |
1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit | |
Me parece que... - It seems to me that... | |
como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit | |
2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe | |
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think | |
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar? | |
4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression) | |
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you. | |
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday? | |
5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble | |
6. v. to perceive | |
7. n-m. opinion | |
vacilar |
1. v. to hesitate, waver, dither (UK), vacillate | |
2. v. (colloquial Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Guatemala) to enjoy | |
3. v. (colloquial) to spy on | |
4. v. (colloquial) to kid, tease, rib, trick; to play a joke on, to pull someone's leg | |
(synonyms, tomar el pelo) | |