| ellos |
| 1. pron. plural of él | |
| vivían |
| 1. v. second-person plural imperfect indicative of vivir | |
| vivir |
| 1. v. to live; to be alive | |
| 2. v. to make a living, to live (on) | |
| Vive de migas, nada más. - He lives on crumbs, nothing more. | |
| 3. v. to live, reside, inhabit | |
| Vive en la casa roja. - She lives in the red house. | |
| La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. - The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters. | |
| 4. v. to experience, to live through | |
| 5. n-m. life; lifestyle | |
| Gracias |
| 1. Proper noun. a colonial town in the Lempira department of Honduras | |
| 2. interj. thank you | |
| 3. n. thanks | |
| el día de acción de gracias - Thanksgiving day | |
| dar gracias - to give thanks | |
| darle las gracias a alguien por algo - to give thanks to somebody | |
| 4. n. plural of gracia | |
| 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. | |
| gracias a |
| 1. prep. thanks to | |
| 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) | |
| a la |
| 1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of | |
| ayuda |
| 1. n-f. help, aid | |
| Muchas gracias por su ayuda. - Many thanks for your help. | |
| 2. n-f. assistance | |
| 3. n-f. guidance | |
| 4. n. helper | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of ayudares, he/she/it helps. | |
| ayudar |
| 1. v. to help | |
| ¿Puedo ayudarle en algo? - Can I help you in any way? | |
| Su preocupación no me ayuda nada. - His concern does not help me at all. | |
| económica |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of económico | |
| económico |
| 1. adj. economic | |
| 2. adj. economical | |
| del |
| 1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| abuelo |
| 1. n-m. grandfather | |
| Su abuelo es simpático. - His grandfather is nice. | |
| 2. n-m. (colloquial affectionate) an elderly person | |
| 3. n-m. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up | |
