| 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) | |
| verdad |
| 1. n-f. truth | |
| 2. n-f. fact | |
| 3. interj. right | |
| 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 | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| 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 | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| tío |
| 1. n-m. uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent) | |
| Mi tío es el hermano o primo de mi madre o de mi padre. - My uncle is my mother’s or father’s brother or male cousin. | |
| 2. n-m. (colloquial Spain) unknown or any male person, dude, guy | |
| Y ese tío me gritó. - And that guy yelled at me. | |
| 3. n-m. (colloquial Spain) friend, mate, pal, man, bro | |
| Tío, ¿me puedes ayudar por un momento? - Can you help me for a moment, mate? | |
| 4. n-m. mister (title conferred on an adult male) | |
| era |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser | |
| 2. n-f. era, age | |
| la Nueva Era - New Age | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) era | |
| 4. n-f. threshing floor | |
| 5. n-f. tipple | |
| 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 | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| armario |
| 1. n-m. cupboard, storage cabinet, wardrobe | |
| 2. n-m. wardrobe, closet (movable furniture for storing clothes) | |
| 3. n-m. locker | |
| muy |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car. | |
| fuerte |
| 1. adj. strong | |
| 2. adj. loud | |
| 3. adv. hard | |
| 4. n-m. fort, stronghold | |
| 5. n-m. strong point, forte, strength | |
| 6. n-m. (colloquial Chile Ecuador) booze | |
| 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. | |
| pesado |
| 1. adj. heavy in weight, weighty | |
| 2. adj. annoying | |
| 3. adj. boring | |
| 4. adj. serious | |
| 5. n-m. (informal) pest, annoying person | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of pesar | |
| masculine singular pesar |
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| pesar |
| 1. v. to weigh (to determine the weight of an object) | |
| 2. v. to weigh (to have a certain weight) | |
| Un galón de agua pesa 3,78 kilos. - A gallon of water weighs 3.78 kilos. | |
| 3. v. to ponder | |
| 4. v. to have weight | |
| 5. v. to be seriousness, to be grave | |
| 6. v. to weigh oneself | |
| 7. n-m. grief, regret, chagrin | |
| reboteador |
| 1. adj. (basketball, relational) rebound | |
| 2. n-m. (basketball) rebounder | |
