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piensa |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pensar | |
pensar |
1. v. to think | |
Pienso, luego existo. - source=René Descartes | |
2. v. to hold an opinion | |
¿Piensas que la historia es buena? - Do you think that history is good? | |
3. v. to reflect upon a situation | |
4. v. to intend, to plan | |
Nunca pensé lastimarte. - I never meant to hurt you | |
No pienso en afeitarme hasta que llegue el verano. - I won't shave until Summer | |
5. v. to think about | |
¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes? - Why didn't I think of that before? | |
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 | |
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. | |
apto |
1. adj. suitable; capable, able; fit | |
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 | |
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 | |
puesto |
1. n-m. market stall, market stand | |
2. n-m. professional position, employment, job | |
3. adj. standing | |
4. adj. on (clothes) | |
5. adj. put on (cloth) | |
6. conj. because, as, since | |
7. Participle. past participle of poner | |
poner |
1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay | |
Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place. | |
Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now. | |
Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist. | |
2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs) | |
Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.) | |
3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display) | |
4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) | |
5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable) | |
Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous. | |
6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect) | |
No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses. | |
Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example. | |
7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form) | |
El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed. | |
8. v. to name, to give a nickname | |
Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo. | |
9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light) | |
10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork) | |
11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down) | |
Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me. | |
12. v. to get (in certain phrases) | |
Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side. | |
¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem. | |
13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff) | |
14. v. to pay (attention) | |
15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary) | |
16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon) | |
17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring | |
Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages. | |
18. v. (electronics) to play | |
Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice. | |
Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf. | |
19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny | |
Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on. | |
20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements) | |
Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.) | |
21. v. to get | |
¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever! | |
¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees! | |
No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera. | |
22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon) | |
¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set? | |
23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense | |
Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her. | |
Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food. | |
El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry. | |
Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party. | |
24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive) | |
Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly. | |
Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work. | |
Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen. | |
Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away. | |
25. v. to put oneself | |
No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way. | |