pues |
1. conj. so, then; in that case | |
Pues me voy. - I'll go, then. | |
2. conj. because, since | |
Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia. - It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance. | |
enseñarles |
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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) | |
parte |
1. n-f. part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion | |
Quiero una parte de la acción. Me la merezco. - I want a piece of the action. I deserve it. | |
El jefe del recién formado cartel también quería una parte del trato, así como su parte justa del producto y su benificio. - The leader of the newly formed cartel also wanted a cut of the deal | |
2. n-f. place, somewhere | |
Ve con tu ruido a otra parte. - Take your noise somewhere else. | |
3. n-f. side | |
Ese mueble va en esa otra parte. - That furniture goes on the other side. | |
4. n-f. (legal) party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to) | |
5. n-f. behalf | |
Hola. Llamo de parte de mi madre. - Hello. I'm calling on behalf of my mother. | |
6. n-f. stint (i.e. allotted portion of work) | |
7. n-m. message, report, dispatch | |
8. n-m. traffic ticket, sticker | |
9. v. third-person singular present indicative of partir | |
partir |
1. v. to divide, split | |
2. v. to go away, leave, depart | |
3. v. to crack up, have a laugh | |
4. v. to fall in love | |
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head) | |
racional |
1. adj. reasonable | |
2. adj. rational | |
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 | |
esta |
1. det. feminine singular of este | |
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one | |
este |
1. det. this | |
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
4. n-m. east | |
materia |
1. n-f. (physics) matter (the basic structural component of the universe) | |
2. n-f. subject (topic; particular area of study) | |
dejando |
1. v. gerund of dejar | |
dejar |
1. v. to leave (to place) | |
Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
4. v. to let, allow | |
Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
6. v. to drop off | |
Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
11. v. to leave off | |
12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
todo |
1. det. all, every | |
todos los días - every day | |
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young. | |
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of | |
2. det. each, every | |
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual. | |
3. pron. everything | |
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said | |
lo |
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
lo veo - I see it | |
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
lo es - That’s it | |
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
demás |
1. adj. other, remaining | |
los demás pasajeros - the other passengers | |
2. adv. (obsolete) besides, in addition to | |
3. pron. others, other ones | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
sea |
1. v. formal second-person singular imperative of ser | |
ser |
1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
3. v. to exist; to occur | |
La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
4. n-m. a being, organism | |
5. n-m. nature, essence | |
6. n-m. value, worth | |
o sea |
1. adv. (informal) I mean; that is to say (used to introduce a new idea or explain a previous one) | |
lo |
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
lo veo - I see it | |
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
lo es - That’s it | |
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
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 | |
lo que |
1. pron. what (the thing that) | |
Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid. | |
No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I' | |
2. pron. whatever | |
lo que tú digas - whatever you say | |
3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause) | |
Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did. | |
Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are | |
Podemos |
1. Proper noun. a Spanish left wing political party | |
2. v. first-person plural present indicative of poder (we can) | |
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podar |
1. v. to prune | |
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) | |
llamar |
1. v. to summon, to call | |
Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice. | |
Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near. | |
2. v. to call (on the telephone) | |
Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris. | |
Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock. | |
Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel. | |
3. v. to knock (on a door) | |
Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking. | |
4. v. to ring (a doorbell) | |
¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell? | |
5. v. to refer to | |
¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child? | |
Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery. | |
La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything. | |
6. v. to appeal; to attract | |
El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths. | |
El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much. | |
llamar la atención - to attract attention | |
7. v. to be called | |
¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called? | |
¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called? | |
Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin. | |
accesorios |
1. adj. masculine plural of accesorio | |
2. n. plural of accesorio | |
accesorio |
1. adj. accessory, secondary, additional, supplementary | |
2. adj. incidental | |
3. adj. irrelevant | |
4. n-m. accessory equipment, appurtenance | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
estudio |
1. n-m. study | |
2. n-m. studio | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of estudiar | |
estudiar |
1. v. to study | |
2. v. to examine, look into | |
científico |
1. adj. scientific | |
2. n-m. scientist | |