| 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. | |
| sobre |
| 1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop | |
| La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table. | |
| 2. prep. about | |
| Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself. | |
| 3. n-m. envelope | |
| 4. n-m. small packet; sachet | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar | |
| sobrar |
| 1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra | |
| Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books. | |
| Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over. | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| 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 | |
| te |
| 1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
| Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
| 2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
| 3. pron. : yourself | |
| conjunto |
| 1. adj. joint | |
| 2. n-m. outfit | |
| 3. n-m. group | |
| 4. n-m. squad | |
| 5. n-m. (mathematics) set | |
| encantador |
| 1. adj. charming, captivating, enchanting, lovely | |
| Juan es un hombre encantador. Tienes suerte de tenerlo. - John is a lovely man. You're lucky to have him. | |
| 2. adj. delightful, lovely | |
| Fue una noche encantadora. - It was a delightful evening. | |
| 3. adj. winsome | |
| 4. n-m. charmer | |
| 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) | |
| flor |
| 1. n-f. flower (structure in angiosperms) | |
| 2. n-f. bloom, blossom (an expanded bud) | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) best, finest, pick | |
| Flor de harina. - Finest flour. | |
| En la flor de la vida. - In the prime of life. | |
| 4. n-f. compliment, flattery | |
| 5. n-f. (in the plural , Argentina, Uruguay) marijuana | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| de la |
| 1. art. of the | |
| juventud |
| 1. n-f. youth | |
| 2. n-f. a youth, young person | |
| había |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber. | |
| haber |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
| Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
| No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
| En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
| 4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
| 5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
| Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
| 6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
| Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
| 7. n-m. asset | |
| 8. n-m. history | |
| 9. n-m. credit side | |
| esparcido |
| 1. adj. scattered | |
| 2. adj. festive, merry | |
| 3. adj. candid | |
| 4. Participle. past participle of esparcir | |
| esparcir |
| 1. v. to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out | |
| 2. v. to entertain, divert | |
| 3. v. to circulate, spread (news) | |
| 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 | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. 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.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| brillo |
| 1. n-m. shine, glow, radiance | |
| 2. n-m. brightness, brilliance, shininess, éclat | |
| 3. n-m. sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening, glint | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of brillar | |
| brillar |
| 1. v. to shine | |
| 2. v. to glow | |
| 3. v. to sparkle, glisten, glitter, twinkle | |
| 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. | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. 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.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| perfume |
| 1. n-m. perfume | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of perfumar | |
| perfumar |
| 1. v. to scent | |
