| llegaron |
| 1. v. third-person plural preterite indicative of llegar | |
| llegar |
| 1. v. to arrive, get (to) | |
| Cuando llegues a casa, mándame un mensaje. - When you get home, send me a message. | |
| 2. v. to get up to, to go up to (+ a or + hasta) | |
| 3. v. to be sufficient | |
| 4. v. to manage (be successful) | |
| no llegué a conseguir el trabajo - I didn't manage to get the job. | |
| 5. v. to reach | |
| pocas |
| 1. det. feminine plural of poco | |
| 2. n. plural of poca | |
| poca |
| 1. n-f. (colloquial) tad; bit | |
| 2. det. feminine singular of poco | |
| horas |
| 1. n. plural of hora | |
| hora |
| 1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes) | |
| Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.) | |
| 2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device) | |
| ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) | |
| Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.) | |
| 3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya") | |
| Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other. | |
| 4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class) | |
| Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow. | |
| Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together. | |
| 5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor) | |
| antes |
| 1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time) | |
| poco antes - shortly before | |
| Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember? | |
| La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected | |
| 2. adv. soon (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. | |
| Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible. | |
| 3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de) | |
| Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation. | |
| 4. adv. once, formerly (in the past) | |
| Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers. | |
| 5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled) | |
| 6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference) | |
| Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose. | |
| 7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses) | |
| antes de 1910 - before 1910 | |
| antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply | |
| Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue. | |
| 8. n. plural of ante | |
| ante |
| 1. prep. in front of, before | |
| Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge. | |
| 2. prep. against, compared to | |
| 3. n-m. elk | |
| 4. n-m. suede | |
| 5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip) | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| de la |
| 1. art. of the | |
| ceremonia |
| 1. n-f. ceremony | |
| 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 | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| visita |
| 1. n-f. visit | |
| 2. n-f. visitor | |
| 3. n-f. (Philippines, historical) chapel at the center of a barrio | |
| 4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of visitar | |
| visitar |
| 1. v. to visit | |
| relámpago |
| 1. n-m. lightning, bolt | |
| 2. n-m. flash, glance, sparkle | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| posteriormente |
| 1. adv. afterwards, later | |
| regresar |
| 1. v. to return, go back, come back | |
| Me gustaría regresar otro día. - I would like to come back another day. | |
| 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. | |
| Mallorca |
| 1. Proper noun. Majorca, Mallorca | |
