| lugar |
| 1. n-m. place | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| paja |
| 1. n-f. straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant) | |
| 2. n-f. straw (dried stalks considered collectively) | |
| Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja. - a hat made of straw | |
| 3. n-f. drinking straw | |
| 4. n-f. (slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation | |
| Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía. - He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving. | |
| 5. n-f. (colloquial Guatemala El Salvador Colombia) lie, falsehood | |
| Todos los políticos hablan paja. - All politicians tell lies. | |
| 6. n-f. (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent | |
| ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio! - What a great song they played on the radio! | |
| 7. n-f. (vulgar, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue | |
| ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja! - We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired! | |
| 8. n-f. (vulgar, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete. | |
| 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 | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| establos |
| 1. n. plural of establo | |
| establo |
| 1. n-m. stable (building for animals) | |
| 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 | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that | |
| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
| 2. conj. than | |
| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
| ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
| 4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
| Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
| Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
| 5. pron. who; that | |
| la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
| 6. pron. that; whom | |
| la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
| 7. pron. that; which | |
| la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
| 8. prep. than | |
| 9. prep. like, as | |
| 10. part. to | |
| para que |
| 1. conj. so that, in order that, in order for (followed by the subjunctive) | |
| Preparé la comida para que podamos cenar - I prepared food so that we can eat supper. | |
| 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 | |
| ganado |
| 1. adj. gained, earned | |
| 2. adj. beaten | |
| 3. n-m. livestock, cattle | |
| 4. n-m. herd (group of animals) | |
| 5. n-m. swarm (group of bees) | |
| 6. n-m. (colloquial) swarm (mass of people in a turmoil) | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of ganar | |
| ganar |
| 1. v. to gain | |
| 2. v. to earn | |
| 3. v. (sports) to win | |
| 4. v. to defeat, to beat | |
| 5. v. to reach; to attain | |
| 6. v. to earn (something) for oneself | |
| 7. v. to position oneself, to situate oneself | |
| La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea. (The cat sat down beside the fireplace.) | |
| descanse |
| 1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of descansar | |
| descansar |
| 1. v. to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity) | |
| 2. v. (indtr, .also, .figurative) to sit, to rest on | |
| 3. v. to rest (put into a state of rest) | |
