poner |
1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay | |
Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place. | |
Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now. | |
Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist. | |
2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs) | |
Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.) | |
3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display) | |
4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) | |
5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable) | |
Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous. | |
6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect) | |
No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses. | |
Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example. | |
7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form) | |
El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed. | |
8. v. to name, to give a nickname | |
Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo. | |
9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light) | |
10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork) | |
11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down) | |
Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me. | |
12. v. to get (in certain phrases) | |
Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side. | |
¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem. | |
13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff) | |
14. v. to pay (attention) | |
15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary) | |
16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon) | |
17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring | |
Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages. | |
18. v. (electronics) to play | |
Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice. | |
Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf. | |
19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny | |
Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on. | |
20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements) | |
Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.) | |
21. v. to get | |
¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever! | |
¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees! | |
No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera. | |
22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon) | |
¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set? | |
23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense | |
Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her. | |
Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food. | |
El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry. | |
Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party. | |
24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive) | |
Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly. | |
Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work. | |
Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen. | |
Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away. | |
25. v. to put oneself | |
No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way. | |
algo |
1. pron. something, anything | |
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened. | |
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me. | |
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural. | |
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of | |
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me. | |
flexible |
1. adj. flexible | |
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 | |
modo |
1. n-m. way, manner | |
a mi modo de ver - the way I see it | |
2. n-m. (grammar) mood | |
3. n-m. (following "ni") (no) matter; (there is no) solution (but oh well) | |
Ni modo, es un trabajo sucio pero alguien tiene que hacerlo. - No matter, it's a dirty job but somebody has to do it. | |
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 | |
quede |
1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of quedar | |
quedar |
1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
3. v. to be left; to remain | |
¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
6. v. to agree on | |
quedar en - agree on | |
Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
8. v. to die | |
Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
quedarse calvo - go bald | |
quedarse ciego - go blind | |
quedarse corto - come out short | |
quedarse limpio - go broke | |
quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
quedarse triste - become sad | |
10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
12. v. to play for a fool | |
quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
plano |
1. adj. plane, level | |
2. adj. flat | |
3. n-m. (geometry) plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) | |
4. n-m. level | |
Están en un mismo plano - They're on the same level. | |
5. n-m. (cinematography) shot | |
6. n-m. plan (of a building) | |
7. n-m. street plan, map of a city | |
8. n-m. (sport) shot | |
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. | |
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 | |
sus |
1. interj. c'mon; attaboy | |
2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee) | |
3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee) | |
su |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal) | |
Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.) | |
Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.) | |
2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
extremos |
1. adj. masculine plural of extremo | |
2. n. plural of extremo | |
extremo |
1. adj. extreme, dire | |
2. n-m. end, extreme | |
3. n-m. (football) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center) | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of extremar | |
opuestos |
1. adj. masculine plural of opuesto | |
2. Participle. masculine plural of opuesto | |
opuesto |
1. adj. opposed to a thing, against | |
2. adj. the opposite to another thing | |
3. adj. something contrary to another | |
4. Participle. past participle of oponer | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
toquen |
1. v. third-person plural present subjunctive of tocar | |
tocar |
1. v. to touch | |
2. v. to play (a musical instrument) | |
Ella toca el piano. - She plays the piano. | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn | |
Ahora me toca jugar. - Now it's my turn to play. | |
te toca a ti - it's your turn | |
4. v. to knock | |
tocar la puerta - to knock on the door | |
5. v. to honk | |
tocar la bocina - to honk the horn | |
6. v. to ring | |
tocar un timbre - to ring a doorbell | |
7. v. to touch on (mention briefly) | |
8. v. to touch (affect emotionally) | |
9. v. to bunt | |
10. v. to comb or dress one's hair | |
11. v. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering | |