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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.
fe
1. n-f. faith
a fe
1. adv. (idiom) actually; truth be told
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
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.
puedo
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of poder
poder
1. v. to be able, can
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
3. n-m. power, reign
4. n-m. authorization
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
entender
1. v. to understand, to fathom
No entiendo. - I don't understand.
2. v. to hear
3. v. to be queer; to bat for the other team
4. v. to get on; get along
5. v. to get it on; do it (have an amorous relationship)
6. n-m. understanding; opinion
lo
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
lo veo - I see it
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
lo es - That’s it
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
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
lo que
1. pron. what (the thing that)
Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
2. pron. whatever
lo que tú digas - whatever you say
3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
dice
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of decir
decir
1. v. to say, to tell
Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth.
¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you?
2. v. to suggest
3. v. to show; to demonstrate
4. v. to call; to name
5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified)
¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English?
6. v. to declare
7. n-m. saying
8. n-m. idle talk
ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
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.
fácil
1. adj. easy, facile, simple (requiring little effort)
Quiero un trabajo fácil. - I want an easy task.
El proyecto se ve fácil de llevar a cabo. - The project seems easy to carry out.
2. adj. easy-to-use, user-friendly ((clipping of fácil de usar))
3. adj. (slang) easy (being readily available for sex)
4. adj. (obsolete) gullible, credulous
5. adv. easily
Demasiado fácil lo dices. - You say that too easily.
conocer
1. v. to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
Mucho gusto en conocerla - Nice to meet you.
2. v. (in the preterite tense) to meet
3. v. (in the future tense) to get to know, become acquainted (with)
4. v. to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time)
5. v. to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time)
Me gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el material de origen. - I would like to hear your opinion about the source material.
6. v. to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out
7. v. to know, to have known
Se conocen desde la infancia. - They have known each other since childhood.
8. v. to know oneself
9. v. to conceptualize or conceive
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
carácter
1. n-m. character (traits marking a person or group)
2. n-m. character (moral strength)
3. n-m. character (symbol for a sound or word)
Ahora los usuarios de Twitter pueden utilizar hasta 280 caracteres al enviar un tuit. - Now Twitter users can use up to 280 characters when sending a tweet.
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
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)
de la
1. art. of the
escritura
1. n-f. document, deed
2. n-f. writing
3. n-f. (religion) scripture
escriturar
1. v. (legal) to legally register
2. v. (legal) to write up a contract; to sign up (said of various professions, especially theatre workers)

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