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) | |
cuerda |
1. adj. feminine singular of cuerdo | |
2. n-f. rope, cord, string | |
3. n-f. (geometry, architecture, aeronautics) chord | |
4. n-f. (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument) | |
5. n-f. clockwork | |
6. n-f. historical synonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance) | |
7. n-f. (Caribbean, historical) cuerda (unit of land area) | |
cuerdo |
1. adj. sane | |
2. adj. prudent | |
puede |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder | |
poder |
1. v. to be able, can | |
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow? | |
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed. | |
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French. | |
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me. | |
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality | |
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number? | |
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well. | |
3. n-m. power, reign | |
4. n-m. authorization | |
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another) | |
aflojarse |
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poco |
1. det. little, not much | |
Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
2. det. few, not many | |
Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
3. det. un-, not | |
poco saludable - unhealthy | |
4. adv. little (not much) | |
Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
hace poco - a little while ago | |
dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
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. | |
poco |
1. det. little, not much | |
Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
2. det. few, not many | |
Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
3. det. un-, not | |
poco saludable - unhealthy | |
4. adv. little (not much) | |
Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
hace poco - a little while ago | |
dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
a poco |
1. interj. (Mexico) really, seriously (used to express surprise or disbelief) | |