| 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. | |
| ver |
| 1. v. to see, to spot | |
| Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered. | |
| Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money. | |
| 2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | |
| Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see... | |
| Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world. | |
| 3. v. to see, to tell, to observe | |
| Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them. | |
| 4. v. to see, to check (verify) | |
| Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear. | |
| 5. v. to watch | |
| ver la televisión - to watch television | |
| 6. v. to look, to seem | |
| Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you. | |
| 7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself | |
| Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more. | |
| 8. v. to find oneself, to be | |
| Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question. | |
| 9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another | |
| Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!) | |
| a ver |
| 1. interj. show me!; let me see!; let's have a look! | |
| Me he comprado unos zapatos. – ¿A ver? - I bought some shoes. – Ooh, let me see! | |
| 2. interj. (a general lead-in, often to get someone's attention before asking a question or before giving an order); all right then; so; now... | |
| A ver, escúchame. - Okay now, listen. | |
| Bueno, a ver, cuéntame más. - All right, so, tell me more. | |
| 3. interj. (used when adding clarification); I mean; well... | |
| A ver, tampoco es para tanto. - But I mean, it's no big deal. | |
| 4. interj. (used as a filled pause to indicate thinking or that one is looking for something); let's see...; let me see...; hmm | |
| Tienes azúcar moreno? – A ver. - Do you have any brown sugar? – Hmm, let me see... | |
| 5. interj. let's see if; let me see if | |
| A ver si encuentro algo para ti. - Let's see if I can find something for you. | |
| A ver si te oí bien. - Let me see if I heard you correctly. | |
| A ver si te lo puedo explicar. - Hmm, how can I explain this to you... | |
| 6. interj. indicates a challange | |
| A ver si lo adivinas. - Guess! | |
| 7. interj. (indicates curiosity); "I wonder". | |
| A ver si nos vemos. - Perhaps we'll meet each other there! | |
| A ver cuándo empieza. - I wonder when it starts. | |
| 8. interj. indicates concern | |
| A ver si te caes. - You might fall! | |
| 9. interj. of course, obviously | |
| ¿Vas a hacerlo? – ¡A ver! - Are you going to do it? – Of course! | |
| 10. interj. used to encourage | |
| A ver cuándo vienes a visitarme. - You should come visit! | |
| uno |
| 1. num. one | |
| 2. det. one | |
| 3. pron. one | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| 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. | |
| uno |
| 1. num. one | |
| 2. det. one | |
| 3. pron. one | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| quién |
| 1. pron. who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose? | |
| ¿Con quién hablo? - With whom am I speaking? | |
| ¡Quién lo hubiera creído! - Who would have believed it!? | |
| ¿De quién es este libro? - Whose book is this? | |
| ¿Quién enseña la clase? - Who teaches the class? | |
| ¿Quién carajo es Kevin? - Who the hell is Kevin? | |
| No sabe quién ha llamado - He doesn't know who has called | |
| 2. pron. (followed by a subjunctive clause in the imperfect or pluperfect tense) if only; I wish | |
| ¡Quién tuviera veinte años! - How I wish I was twenty! | |
| ¡Quién hubiera tocado la lotería! - If only I'd won the lottery! | |
| 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. | |
| toca |
| 1. n-f. kerchief, turban cloth (so to say) | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of tocar | |
| tocar |
| 1. v. to touch | |
| 2. v. to play (a musical instrument) | |
| Ella toca el piano. - She plays the piano. | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn | |
| Ahora me toca jugar. - Now it's my turn to play. | |
| te toca a ti - it's your turn | |
| 4. v. to knock | |
| tocar la puerta - to knock on the door | |
| 5. v. to honk | |
| tocar la bocina - to honk the horn | |
| 6. v. to ring | |
| tocar un timbre - to ring a doorbell | |
| 7. v. to touch on (mention briefly) | |
| 8. v. to touch (affect emotionally) | |
| 9. v. to bunt | |
| 10. v. to comb or dress one's hair | |
| 11. v. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering | |
| 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) | |
| oreja |
| 1. n-f. outer ear, auricle | |
