| Spanish > English | |
| vela | |
| 1. n-f. candle | |
| 2. n-f. wakefulness, sleeplessness | |
| una noche en vela (a sleepless night) | |
| 3. n-f. vigil, watch | |
| 4. n-f. (nautical) sail | |
| 5. n-f. (nautical) sailing | |
| Vela = see (or watch) her (a female); see (or watch) it (a feminine noun). | |
| velar | |
| 1. adj. velar | |
| 2. v. to veil | |
| 3. v. (information) to conceal, cover, hide | |
| 4. v. (photography) to fog | |
| 5. v. to watch, guard | |
| 6. v. to be vigilant | |
| 7. v. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por) | |
| 8. v. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por) | |
| 9. v. to sit up (with an ill person) | |
| 10. v. to keep vigil (over a dead person) | |
| 11. v. to stay awake | |
| 12. v. to be ensured (+ por) | |
| ve | |
| 1. (he) sees | |
| ir | |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| 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) | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
| vela | |
| 1. nf. Cilindro de cera o grasa, atravesado longitudinalmente por una mecha o pábilo, usado para alumbrar. |  |
| 2. nf. Acción y efecto de velar. |  |
| 3. nf. Período durante el que se vela. |  |
| 4. nf. Trabajo nocturno. |  |
| 5. nf. Asistencia delante del Santísimo Sacramento. |  |
| 6. nf. Romería a algunos santuarios. |  |
| 7. nf. Centinela nocturno o guardia que cuidaba un lugar durante la noche. |  |
| 8. nf. Acción de acompañar al fallecido piadosamente en las horas previas al entierro. |  |
| 9. nf. Reprimenda o reconvención. |  |
| Ámbito: México |  |
| 10. v. Tercera persona del singular (ella, él, ello; usted, 2.ª pers.) del presente de indicativo de velar |  |
| 11. v. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de velar |  |
| Uso: para el negativo se emplea el presente del subjuntivo: «no veles». |  |
| 12. nf. Tela hecha de un material resistente que, ubicada junto al mástil de un barco, le posibilita a éste aprovechar las fuerzas del viento para generar fuerza motriz. |  |
| 13. nf. Paño de tela con que se cubre una superficie desde cierta altura para protegerla del sol. |  |
| 14. nf. Barco de vela. |  |
| 15. nf. Deporte, con varias modalidades en que se navega sobre el agua, impulsado por la acción del viento sobre una o más velas. |  |
| 16. nf. Maniobra o ejercicio circense sobre una cuerda o alambre. |  |
| Ámbito: Andalucía. |  |
| 17. nf. Cuerno del toro. |  |
| 18. nf. En plural Moco que cuelga de las narices de un niño. |  |
| Ámbito: ?. |  |
| 19. nf. Acompañante de un inválido, de un menor o de una persona de condición frágil y expuesta. |  |
| English > Spanish | |
| candle | |
| 1. n. Bujía, vela. |  |
| 2. n. Candela (Unidad de medida para la intensidad luminosa). |  |