| 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. | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| niños |
| 1. n. plural of niño Boys or children. | |
| niño |
| 1. n-m. child; boy, girl | |
| les |
| 1. pron. dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for them | |
| 2. pron. dative of ustedes; to you all, for you all (formal) | |
| 3. art. (gender-neutral, neologism) the (plural) | |
| encanta |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of encantar | |
| encantar |
| 1. v. to delight, be delighting to, to charm, enchant | |
| 2. v. to please | |
| 3. v. (with reversed subject and object) to like very much, love, enjoy | |
| Me encantan los mariscos. - Seafood pleases me. | |
| 4. v. to bewitch | |
| jugar |
| 1. v. to play | |
| 2. v. to risk, take a chance | |
| 3. v. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument) | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| 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) | |
| playa |
| 1. n-f. beach | |
| 2. n-f. car park | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of playo | |
| playo |
| 1. adj. (Latin America) shallow, flat | |
| 2. n-m. (Ecuador) pliers | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) homosexual | |
