sabéis |
1. v. informal second-person plural present indicative of saber | |
saber |
1. v. to know (a fact), to wit | |
Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back. | |
Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know... | |
que yo sepa - as far as I know | |
Si tu supieras... - If you knew... | |
2. v. to know how to do something | |
Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish. | |
3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn | |
4. v. to taste | |
Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken. | |
5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize) | |
El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is. | |
6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case) | |
Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me. | |
7. v. (informal) to figure out | |
Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened. | |
8. v. to hear from (+ de) | |
No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months. | |
9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de) | |
10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de) | |
11. v. to be known | |
Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress. | |
12. v. to know (extremely well) | |
He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart. | |
13. n-m. knowledge | |
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. | |
sube |
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of subir | |
subir |
1. v. to go up or come up | |
2. v. to raise | |
3. v. to climb | |
4. v. (computing) to upload | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
globo |
1. n-m. balloon | |
2. n-m. globe | |
3. n-m. (tennis) lob | |