| superficie |
| 1. n-f. surface | |
| 2. n-f. area (extension of land) | |
| del |
| 1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| planeta |
| 1. n-m. planet | |
| Tierra |
| 1. Proper noun. Earth | |
| 2. n-f. (geography) land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) | |
| 4. n-f. land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it) | |
| 5. n-f. (agriculture, also, in the plural) land, terrain (reserved for growing crops) | |
| 6. n-f. homeland (one's country of birth) | |
| 7. n-f. land, country, nation, territory (a country or region) | |
| 8. n-f. (electricity) ground, earth (a connection electrically to the earth on equipment) | |
| 9. n-f. (alchemy) earth (one of the four or five classical elements) | |
| 10. Proper noun. (alt case, Tierra, t=Earth) (our planet, third from the Sun) | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| encuentra |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of encontrar | |
| encontrar |
| 1. v. to meet | |
| 2. v. to find, encounter, come across | |
| María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas. - Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls. | |
| 3. v. to meet, bump into | |
| 4. v. to think, consider, find | |
| Lo encuentro estúpido. - I find that stupid. | |
| 5. v. to manage (to do something) | |
| 6. v. to be located | |
| 7. v. to feel, be | |
| Solo tú sabes cómo te encuentras. - Only you know how you're feeling. | |
| cubierta |
| 1. n-f. cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud | |
| 2. n-f. cover, jacket (of a book) | |
| 3. n-f. envelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (gloss, a structure covering an animal or plant organ) | |
| 4. n-f. sheath (for cables) | |
| 5. n-f. roof (exterior part) | |
| 6. n-f. (Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay) tire | |
| 7. n-f. hood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank) | |
| 8. n-f. shell (e.g. for capsules) | |
| 9. n-f. cover (pretext, false background) | |
| Se va a volar mi cubierta si nos ven juntos. - It'll blow my cover if we're ever seen together. | |
| 10. n-f. (nautical) deck | |
| 11. adj. feminine singular of cubierto | |
| 12. Participle. feminine singular of cubierto | |
| cubierto |
| 1. adj. covered | |
| estar cubierto de nieve - to be covered by snow, snowy | |
| 2. adj. (accounting) hedged (e.g. hedged item) | |
| 3. n-m. cutlery | |
| 4. n-m. silverware, flatware (used in the plural) | |
| 5. n-m. place setting | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of cubrir | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| agua |
| 1. n-f. water | |
| Quiere un vaso de agua fresca. - He wants a glass of cold water. | |
| 2. n-f. body of water | |
| 3. n-f. rain | |
| 4. n-f. (slang) urine | |
| 5. n-f. (Guatemala) pop, soda (soft drink) | |
| Voy a comprar algo de agua. - I'm gonna buy some pop. | |
| Deme agua Pepsi. - Give me Pepsi (soda). | |
| 6. n-f. (Latin America) infusion | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present indicative of aguar | |
| aguar |
| 1. v. to water down, dilute | |
| 2. v. to spoil | |
