yo |
1. pron. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I | |
2. n-m. (psychoanalysis) Freud's concept of the ego | |
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 | |
tan |
1. adv. so, as | |
Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel. | |
2. det. such, such a | |
¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk! | |
pocos |
1. det. masculine plural of poco | |
2. n. plural of poco | |
poco |
1. det. little, not much | |
Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
2. det. few, not many | |
Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
3. det. un-, not | |
poco saludable - unhealthy | |
4. adv. little (not much) | |
Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
hace poco - a little while ago | |
dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
años |
1. n. plural of año | |
año |
1. n-m. year | |
el año pasado - last year | |
el año que viene - next year | |
el año vigente - the current year | |
va para un año que no te veo - it's been a year since I saw you | |
con los años me cuesta cada vez más estar feliz - over the years I find it harder and harder to be happy | |
dentro de un par de años - in a couple of years' time | |
el mejor año de mi vida - the best year of my life | |
todos los años es igual - it's the same thing year on year | |
en sus años mozo - in her childhood years | |
2. n-m. (a certain) age | |
Tengo veinte años. - I'm twenty years old. | |
Depende de los años que tenga. - It depends how old it is. | |
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 | |
ni |
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor | |
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time. | |
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of... | |
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason. | |
3. conj. nor, or | |
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night. | |
4. adv. not even | |
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute. | |
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means. | |
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν | |
siquiera |
1. adv. at least, at the least | |
2. adv. (when used in the negative) even | |
Él molesta tanto que ni siquiera los sordomudos pueden soportarlo. - He's so annoying that not even deafmutes can tolerate him. | |
3. conj. if only | |
ni siquiera |
1. adv. not even | |
necesitaba |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of necesitar | |
necesitar |
1. v. to need | |
¡Necesito chocolate! - I need chocolate! | |
calendario |
1. n-m. calendar | |
ni |
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor | |
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time. | |
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of... | |
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason. | |
3. conj. nor, or | |
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night. | |
4. adv. not even | |
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute. | |
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means. | |
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν | |
reloj |
1. n-m. clock | |
2. n-m. watch, wristwatch | |