y |
1. conj. and | |
2. conj. (in names of number) and | |
setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
4. conj. (informal) well | |
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
5. 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. | |
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) | |
suegra |
1. n-f. mother-in-law (spouse's mother) | |
así |
1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way | |
¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done! | |
Así es la vida. - Such is life. | |
Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry. | |
2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell) | |
¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache! | |
Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived. | |
3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir | |
asir |
1. v. to grab; to seize | |
2. v. to cling to | |
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 | |
pudra |
1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of pudrir | |
pudrir |
1. v. to rot | |
2. v. to rot, to decompose, to waste away, to putrefy | |