| 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 | |
| deseo |
| 1. n-m. desire, wish | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of desear | |
| desear |
| 1. v. to wish | |
| Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday! | |
| 2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for | |
| Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired. | |
| 3. v. to look forward to | |
| 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 | |
| ambos |
| 1. adj. both | |
| 2. pron. both | |
| 3. n. plural of ambo | |
| ambo |
| 1. n-m. (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) suit | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| 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 | |
| hacia |
| 1. prep. toward, towards | |
| Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.) | |
| El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon. | |
| adelante |
| 1. adv. forward (toward the front) | |
| 2. adv. forward (into the future) | |
| 3. interj. come in | |
| 4. interj. go ahead | |
| 5. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of adelantar | |
| adelantar |
| 1. v. to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time) | |
| 2. v. to pay in advance | |
| 3. v. to outstrip, to outrun | |
| 4. v. to make progress | |
| 5. v. to overtake, to pass (to pass a more slowly moving object) | |
| 6. v. to move up, speed up (to make something happen faster or come sooner) | |
| 7. v. to fast forward (e.g. a film or recording) | |
| 8. v. to preempt | |
| 9. v. to anticipate, to forestall (+ a) | |
| 10. v. to get ahead of, to stay ahead of (+ a) | |
| 11. v. to jump the gun, get ahead of oneself | |
| 12. v. to be brought forward | |
