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 | |
filete |
1. n-m. fillet, steak | |
2. n-m. thread of a screw | |
3. n-m. (architectural element) fillet (space between two flutings in a shaft) | |
filé |
1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of filar | |
filar |
1. v. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto | |
te |
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
3. pron. : yourself | |
solía |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of soler | |
soler |
1. v. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often | |
suele llegar tarde - he usually arrives late | |
2. v. (auxiliary) to tend to | |
Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo. - He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him. | |
3. v. (imperfect) used to | |
Aquí solía estar la tele. - This is where the television used to be. | |
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 | |
tan |
1. adv. so, as | |
Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel. | |
2. det. such, such a | |
¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk! | |
grande |
1. adj. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large | |
2. adj. (before a plural noun) great | |
3. adj. (about human age) aged, old | |
Mi papá ya es muy grande para hacer eso. - My dad is now a bit old to do that. | |
4. n. grandee | |
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 | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
cabía |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of caber | |
caber |
1. v. to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains)) | |
Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían. - I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit me. | |
2. v. to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.) | |
3. v. to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains)) | |
4. v. to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases) | |
No os quepa duda... - Make no mistake about it... | |
Cabe señalar que... - It should be noted that... | |
No cabe comparación entre las dos cosas. - The two things aren't comparable. | |
5. v. to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc. | |
6. v. to be possible | |
Cabe eso. - There is room for it. | |
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 | |
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) | |
sartén |
1. n. frying pan | |