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 | |
pintor |
1. n-m. painter | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
echó |
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of echar | |
echar |
1. v. to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air) | |
2. v. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container) | |
3. v. to put in, add | |
4. v. to let out | |
5. v. to discharge | |
6. v. to dump | |
7. v. to emit, give off, send out | |
8. v. to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove) | |
9. v. to expel (to remove from membership) | |
10. v. to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment) | |
11. v. to play (to participate in a sport) | |
Echamos un partido. - We're playing a match. | |
12. v. to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed) | |
13. v. to take, have (a look at) | |
14. v. to mail, post (to send through the mail/post) | |
15. v. to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on | |
16. v. to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt) | |
17. v. to start off, begin | |
18. v. to throw oneself | |
19. v. to lie down (to assume a reclining position) | |
20. v. to put on | |
21. v. to begin | |
22. v. to sit on eggs | |
23. v. to give in, to yield | |
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. | |
reír |
1. v. to laugh | |