deja |
1. n-f. rest (that remaining after cutting textiles) | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of dejar | |
dejar |
1. v. to leave (to place) | |
Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
4. v. to let, allow | |
Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
6. v. to drop off | |
Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
11. v. to leave off | |
12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
ya |
1. adv. now | |
Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
2. adv. already, yet | |
Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
4. adv. immediately | |
5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
no ya... - not only... | |
8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
ya que... - now that... | |
10. adv. OK | |
11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
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 | |
pedirme |
|
bebidas |
1. adj. feminine plural of bebido | |
2. n. plural of bebida | |
3. Participle. feminine plural of bebido | |
feminine plural beber |
|
bebida |
1. n-f. drink, beverage | |
¿Quieres una bebida? - Do you want a drink? | |
2. n-f. (Chile) soda (soft drink) | |
3. adj. feminine singular of bebido | |
4. Participle. feminine singular of bebido | |
por |
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
5. prep. about | |
6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
por allí - over there | |
8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
13. prep. per, for each | |
Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
qué |
1. det. what; which (interrogative only) | |
¿Qué camisa quiere? - Which shirt do you want? | |
2. det. what; which | |
No sabía qué hacer - I didn't know what to do | |
3. adv. (before a noun) what a; such (used as an intensifier) | |
¡Qué lástima! - What a pity! | |
¡Qué suerte! - What luck! | |
¡Qué casa más bonita! - What a pretty house! | |
¡Qué mierda de tiempo! - What shitty weather! | |
4. adv. (before an adjective) how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) | |
¡Qué feo! - How ugly! | |
¡Qué alto! - He's so tall! | |
¡Qué guay! - That's so cool! | |
5. pron. what (interrogative only) | |
¿Qué ves? - What do you see? | |
por qué |
1. adv. why, for what reason | |
¿Por qué no viniste ayer a la fiesta? - Why didn't you come to the party yesterday? | |
No comprendo por qué te pones así. - I don't understand why you're angry like that. | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
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 | |
las |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) | |
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun | |
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak | |
4. n. plural of la | |
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) | |
pagas |
1. n. plural of paga | |
2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of pagar | |
pagar |
1. v. to pay | |
2. v. to be worthwhile, to have a pay off | |
tú |
1. pron. Second person pronoun in singular tense (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you | |