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. | |
mi |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
reloj |
1. n-m. clock | |
2. n-m. watch, wristwatch | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
le |
1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
ha |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of haber | |
haber |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
7. n-m. asset | |
8. n-m. history | |
9. n-m. credit side | |
caído |
1. adj. fallen | |
2. adj. collapsed | |
3. Participle. past participle of caer | |
caer |
1. v. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity) | |
2. v. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend) | |
La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. - The rain is falling heavier than before. | |
3. v. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground) | |
4. v. to fall out (to come out of something by falling) | |
El pelo dañado puede caerse. - Damaged hair can fall out. | |
5. v. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by | |
caer en la trampa - to fall into the trap | |
6. v. to fall into (to enter a negative state) | |
7. v. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated) | |
El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. - The Roman Empire fell little by little. | |
8. v. to get (to understand) | |
No caigo. - I don't get it. | |
9. v. to be granted or awarded | |
Le cayó una multa. - She got fined. | |
10. v. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization) | |
11. v. to fall on (to occur on a particular day) | |
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 | |
aguja |
1. n-f. needle | |
¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones? - Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons? | |
2. n-f. hand (of a clock) | |
3. n-f. (military) firing pin | |
4. n-f. (architectural element) spire, steeple | |
5. n-f. (plant) Venus' comb | |
6. n-f. glaive | |
7. n-f. (railroad) switch | |