| tenía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener | |
| tener |
| 1. v. to have, possess | |
| Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
| Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
| 2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
| Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
| ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
| ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
| 3. v. to hold, grasp | |
| Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
| 4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
| Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
| El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
| Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
| 5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
| Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
| Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
| Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
| 6. v. to make to feel | |
| Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
| 7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
| Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
| 8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
| Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
| 9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
| Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
| 10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
| Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
| Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
| Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
| 11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
| Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
| 12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
| 13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
| 14. v. tener en cuenta | |
| 15. v. tener prisa | |
| tres |
| 1. num. three | |
| bolsillos |
| 1. n. plural of bolsillo | |
| bolsillo |
| 1. n-m. pocket | |
| ¡Sácame del bolsillo! - Take me out of your pocket! Spanish cellphone ringtone | |
| 2. n-m. pocketbook (personal resources) | |
| repletos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of repleto | |
| repleto |
| 1. adj. full, replete | |
| 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 | |
| dinero |
| 1. n-m. money | |
| 2. n-m. wealth | |
| 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. | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| aún |
| 1. adv. still, yet | |
| Aún no ha llegado. - He has not arrived yet. | |
| 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 | |
| casa |
| 1. n-f. house | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
| casar |
| 1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
| 2. v. to marry off | |
| 3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
| Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
| 4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
| Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
| 5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
| Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |
| en casa |
| 1. adv. home | |
| ¿Hay alguien en casa? - Anybody home? | |
| 2. adv. at home, back home, back at home | |
| 3. adv. in-house, in the house, at the house | |
| 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 | |
| otros |
| 1. det. masculine plural of otro | |
| 2. interj. masculine plural of otro | |
| 3. pron. plural of otro | |
| otro |
| 1. det. other, another | |
| Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example. | |
| 2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?) | |
| 3. pron. someone else; another person | |
| 4. pron. something else; another one | |
| pantalones |
| 1. n. pants, trousers | |
| 2. n. plural of pantalón | |
| pantalón |
| 1. n-m. trousers, pants | |
