para |
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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parar |
1. v. to stop, halt | |
2. v. to put up, stand up | |
3. v. to lift, raise | |
4. v. to stand up | |
5. v. to situate oneself | |
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
dónde |
1. adv. (interrogative) where?; in what place? | |
¿Dónde está tu madre? - Where is your mother? | |
2. n-m. where | |
iría |
1. v. third-person singular conditional of ir | |
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 | |
a |
1. prep. to | |
2. prep. by | |
3. prep. at | |
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
salir |
1. v. to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out | |
2. v. to go out, to come out (to leave one's abode to go to public places) | |
3. v. to go out, date (be in a relationship) | |
4. v. to come out (e.g. from hiding), to come off (gloss, e.g. off the bench in a sport; off of a high place like a roof or ladder) | |
5. v. to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out | |
6. v. to step out (e.g. of a room, house or building) | |
7. v. to get off, to leave (e.g., get off work) | |
8. v. to get off (e.g. get off the plane, an island, someone's property, the street) (gloss, + de) | |
9. v. to get out (e.g. out of the way, out of the sun) (gloss, + de) | |
10. v. to go off (e.g. go off the grid, go off the air) (gloss, + de) | |
11. v. to log out, to quit, to exit (e.g. a web page or document) | |
12. v. to emerge, to come out | |
13. v. to come out (e.g., information, a movie) | |
14. v. to rise (the sun) | |
15. v. to climb out (e.g. a hole, a window, a canyon) | |
16. v. to escape, to break out | |
17. v. to run (e.g. a bus or other form of public transportation) | |
18. v. to come off, to go off (i.e. to project a certain quality) | |
Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch. | |
19. v. to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc) | |
En esta foto salgo bonita, por eso es la que muestro. - In this picture I look pretty, so, this is what I show. | |
20. v. to result, to arise as a consequence | |
Luis salió herido de la pelea. - Luis became hurt from the fight. | |
Aposté al 10 pero salió un 5. - I bet for 10 but it resulted 5. | |
21. v. to turn out, to work out, to go off | |
Salió a su madre. - She turned out like her mother. | |
Todo va a salir muy bien. - Everything's going to work out just fine. | |
Sólo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch. | |
me sale imposible (hacer algo) - it turned out impossible | |
22. v. to be out, to get out (e.g. of a deal, of a situation) | |
Mira, sé que negociamos eso, pero quiero salirme. - Look, I know that we negotiated that, but I want out. | |
23. v. to come off (i.e. to project a certain quality) | |
Ella siempre ha salido como una persona amistosa. - She has always come off as a friendly person. | |
Ese tipo en el parque simplemente se salió como muy raro y espeluznante. - That guy at the park just came off very strange and creepy. | |
24. v. to pop out (e.g. a contact lens, a cork, someone popping out of a dark space) | |
25. v. to get away with (+ con) | |
26. v. to get out, to go out (e.g. get out of control, get out of hand, go out of sync) | |
27. v. to go off, to turn off (go off script, on a tangent, go off the road/track/path) | |
28. v. to rock, rule (be fantastic) | |
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 | |
petizo |
1. adj. (Argentina) little; wee | |