| llevaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llevar | |
| llevar |
| 1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks) | |
| Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday. | |
| 2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker) | |
| Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to | |
| A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s | |
| 4. v. to have spent time, have been | |
| Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years. | |
| Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years. | |
| Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years. | |
| 5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto) | |
| Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse. | |
| 6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient) | |
| Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla. | |
| Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark. | |
| 7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope | |
| ¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up? | |
| 9. v. to wear | |
| 10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable | |
| 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 | |
| bata |
| 1. n-f. dressing gown, robe | |
| 2. n-f. lab coat | |
| 3. n-f. smock | |
| 4. n-m. (Philippines) child | |
| 5. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of batir | |
| batir |
| 1. v. to beat, to pound repeatedly | |
| batir las alas - to flap (of a bird) | |
| batir las palmas - to clap | |
| 2. v. to beat, whisk, whip | |
| 3. v. to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.) | |
| 4. v. to coin (a word, etc.) | |
| 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 | |
| vivos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of vivo | |
| vivo |
| 1. adj. alive, living (having life) | |
| 2. adj. vivid, lively | |
| 3. adj. intense, strong | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of vivar | |
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| colores |
| 1. n. plural of color | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of colorar | |
| acolchada |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of acolchado | |
| 2. Participle. feminine singular of acolchado | |
| acolchado |
| 1. adj. padded, cushioned | |
| 2. n-m. quilt, bed cover | |
| 3. Participle. past participle of acolchar | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| 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. | |
| muy |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car. | |
| vieja |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of viejo | |
| 2. n-f. hag | |
| 3. n-f. wife, (spouse) little woman | |
| 4. adj. feminine singular of viejo | |
| viejo |
| 1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |
| 2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |
| Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |
| 3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |
| 4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |
| 5. n-m. an old person | |
| 6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |
| 7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |
| Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |
| Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |
| No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |
| 8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |
| Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |
| 9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |
