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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?
hacemos
1. v. first-person plural present indicative of hacer
hacer
1. v. to do
¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
2. v. to make (something)
Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
4. v. to be
hace frío - it's cold
hace calor - it's hot
hace sol - it's sunny
hace viento - it's windy
5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
hacer la princesa - to play the princess
hacer de princesa - to play a princess
hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
7. v. to become; to get
¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
8. v. to pretend being, play
hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
9. v. to play the fool
No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
13. n-m. task, action
Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
mandar
1. v. to send
2. v. to order
3. v. to lead, be in charge, command
4. v. to enjoin
5. v. (dancing) to lead
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.
buenos
1. adj. masculine plural of bueno
bueno
1. adj. good
Que tengas una buena noche. - Have a good night.
Que tengas un buen viaje. - Have a good trip.
2. adj. fine
3. interj. okay; fine
4. interj. (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence
Bueno, pues, mira. - Well, then, look.
5. interj. (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation IPAchar, /bweˈno/, rather than IPAchar, /ˈbweno/.
¿Bueno? - Hello?
aires
1. n. plural of aire
una
1. n-f. feminine of uno
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
2. art. feminine singular of un
3. det. feminine singular of uno
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
unir
1. v. to unite, join
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
2. v. to merge, conflate
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
pequeña
1. adj. feminine singular of pequeño
pequeño
1. adj. small; little
Tengo un gatito pequeñito. - I have a small kitten.
parte
1. n-f. part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion
Quiero una parte de la acción. Me la merezco. - I want a piece of the action. I deserve it.
El jefe del recién formado cartel también quería una parte del trato, así como su parte justa del producto y su benificio. - The leader of the newly formed cartel also wanted a cut of the deal
2. n-f. place, somewhere
Ve con tu ruido a otra parte. - Take your noise somewhere else.
3. n-f. side
Ese mueble va en esa otra parte. - That furniture goes on the other side.
4. n-f. (legal) party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to)
5. n-f. behalf
Hola. Llamo de parte de mi madre. - Hello. I'm calling on behalf of my mother.
6. n-f. stint (i.e. allotted portion of work)
7. n-m. message, report, dispatch
8. n-m. traffic ticket, sticker
9. v. third-person singular present indicative of partir
partir
1. v. to divide, split
2. v. to go away, leave, depart
3. v. to crack up, have a laugh
4. v. to fall in love
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head)
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
nuestros
1. det. masculine plural of nuestro
2. pron. plural of nuestro: ours
nuestro
1. pron. ours
2. det. our, ours, to us
3. det. (royal) our, ours, to us (as the royal we)
productos
1. n. plural of producto
producto
1. n-m. product, commodity, item
2. n-m. (usually plural) produce
Vamos al pasillo de los productos frescos. No quiero nada congelado. - Let's go to the fresh produce aisle. I don't want anything frozen.
3. n-m. proceeds
4. n-m. result (consequence)
5. n-m. (medical) device
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.
con
1. prep. with
2. prep. on
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you.
traer
1. v. to bring, to fetch
¿Qué te trae por aquí? - What brings you here?
Voy a traerle una cerveza - I'm going to bring you a beer.
2. v. to attract, draw, pull
3. v. to bring about, cause, occasion
4. v. to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state)
Oye, me traes intranquilo. - Listen, you make me restless.
5. v. to wear (ellipsis of traer puesto)
6. v. to bring forward, advance, adduce
7. v. to make, compel, oblige
8. v. to persuade
9. v. to have, carry (in a publication, in stock)
10. v. to include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
al
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.
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
sur
1. n-m. south
unos
1. art. masculine plural of un
2. det. plural of uno: some, a few
3. det. (with a specific time) about, approximately
4. pron. plural of uno: some, a few
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
cajones
1. n. plural of cajón
cajón
1. n-m. drawer
2. n-m. large box
3. n-m. (musical instrument) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)
4. n-m. (Latin America) coffin
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
mercaderías
1. n. plural of mercadería
vegetar
1. v. to vegetate
esperando
1. v. gerund of esperar
esperar
1. v. to hope for, hope to (qual, often with a verb in the subjunctive)
Espera que no sea necesario. - He hopes it won't be necessary.
(coi, esperar con interés, to look forward to, to eagerly await)
2. v. to expect, look for (qual, often with a verb in the indicative)
Espera que no sea fácil. - He expects it isn't easy.
3. v. to wait to, wait for, await
Por favor espera aquí. - Please wait here.
4. v. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)
5. v. to hope
6. v. to expect (qual, a baby)
7. v. to be expected, to expect (impersonal use)
8. v. to spare
tiempos
1. n. plural of tiempo
tiempo
1. n-m. (also, physics) time
No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
3. n-m. tense
El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
4. n-m. weather
¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
mejores
1. adj. plural of mejor
2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of mejorar
mejorar
1. v. to make better, improve
2. v. to enhance
3. v. to ameliorate
4. v. to improve; get better; get well
O
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west
3. conj. or
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else?
4. conj. either … or
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni)
dar
1. v. to give, to give out
2. v. to hand over
3. v. to hit
Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
4. v. to emit
5. v. to produce
6. v. to perform
7. v. to consider
Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me.
Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead.
8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort
Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria.
Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours.
9. v. to hit upon
10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate
darle al botón - to press the button
11. v. to ruin; mess up
Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me
12. v. to occur
13. v. to grow naturally
El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land.
14. v. to hit
El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree.
15. v. to assume
darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated
darse por muerto - to assume to be dead
16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied.
17. v. to surrender
¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender.
18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her.
Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José.
19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
Le re doy.
20. v. to announce, predict
Dan lluvia. - They announced rain.
extemporáneo
1. adj. extemporaneous
impuls

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