al |
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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. | |
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 | |
parecer |
1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit | |
Me parece que... - It seems to me that... | |
como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit | |
2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe | |
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think | |
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar? | |
4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression) | |
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you. | |
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday? | |
5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble | |
6. v. to perceive | |
7. n-m. opinion | |
entre |
1. prep. between | |
Entre tú y yo... - Between you and me... | |
2. prep. among, amongst, from | |
Los estudiantes pueden elegir entre una amplia gama de clases. - Students may choose from a wide range of classes. | |
3. prep. divided by | |
Diez entre cinco son dos. - Ten divided by five is two. | |
4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of entrar | |
entrar |
1. v. to enter | |
2. v. to come in, to get in, to go in, to get inside, to come on in | |
3. v. to break in | |
4. v. to join, to enter, to start | |
5. v. to access, to log in | |
6. v. to fit | |
7. v. to step in | |
8. v. to input, to enter (data, information) | |
9. v. to enter in, to enter into, to get into, to come into, to walk into, to step into, to slip into (entrar + en) | |
10. v. to break into (entrar + en) | |
11. v. to fit in, to fall in, to fall within (entrar + en) | |
12. v. (colloquial transitive) to make a move (on someone) | |
13. v. (soccer, sports) tackle (to attempt to take away a ball) | |
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 | |
grupo |
1. n-m. group | |
2. n-m. party, team, crew, gang, squad, (when interchangeable with "group") | |
El grupo de abordaje está listo con sus billetes en la mano. - The boarding party is ready with their tickets in hand. | |
3. n-m. cluster, bunch, clump, pool, grouping, lot, batch | |
4. n-m. bracket (range) | |
5. n-m. caucus (non-electoral) (i.e. a grouping of members) | |
6. n-m. circle, collection (social, of people) | |
7. n-m. (music) band | |
8. n-m. (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) guile, lie | |
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 | |
inmigrantes |
1. adj. plural of inmigrante | |
2. n. plural of inmigrante | |
inmigrante |
1. adj. immigrant | |
2. n. immigrant | |
marroquíes |
1. adj. plural of marroquí | |
2. n. plural of marroquí | |
marroquí |
1. adj. Moroccan | |
2. n. Moroccan | |
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 | |
encontraba |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of encontrar | |
encontrar |
1. v. to meet | |
2. v. to find, encounter, come across | |
María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas. - Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls. | |
3. v. to meet, bump into | |
4. v. to think, consider, find | |
Lo encuentro estúpido. - I find that stupid. | |
5. v. to manage (to do something) | |
6. v. to be located | |
7. v. to feel, be | |
Solo tú sabes cómo te encuentras. - Only you know how you're feeling. | |
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 | |
piloto |
1. n. pilot | |
2. n. driver (racing) | |
3. n. flashing light | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar | |
pilotar |
1. v. to pilot | |
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 | |
embarcación |
1. n-f. embarkation, embarkment | |
2. n-f. ship, watercraft | |
aunque |
1. conj. though, although, even though, albeit | |
Aunque es importante, nadie lo considera así. - Although it is important, nobody considers it so. | |
Voy a juntarme con los amigos, aunque tengo mucho que hacer por la mañana - I'm going to meet up with friends, even though I have a lot to do in the morning. | |
2. conj. even if, irrespective of (followed by subjunctive verb form) | |
Mañana me voy aunque llueva. - I'm leaving tomorrow even if it rains. | |
Aunque se dé cuenta de que todavía no he hecho lo que pidió, espero que no se enoje. No es que no sepa que ya tengo muchas otras cosas que hacer. - Even if he realizes I still haven't done what | |
ninguno |
1. det. no; none | |
2. pron. nobody; no one | |
3. pron. none; neither, any | |
No tengo ninguno más. - I don't have any more. | |
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 | |
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 | |
ocupantes |
1. adj. plural of ocupante | |
2. n. plural of ocupante | |
ocupante |
1. adj. occupying | |
2. n. occupant | |
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 | |
querido |
1. adj. dear (also used in letter introductions, etc.) | |
2. adj. (colloquial Colombia) handsome (guy), beautiful (girl) | |
3. n-m. sweetheart | |
4. n-m. lover | |
5. n-m. the letter Q in the | |
6. Participle. past participle of querer | |
querer |
1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
Te quiero. - I love you. | |
Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
denunciar |
1. v. to denounce | |
2. v. to accuse | |
3. v. to report, to inform against/on (e.g., a crime) | |
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 | |
caso |
1. n-m. case (situation or fact) | |
en mi caso - in my case | |
es un caso especial - it's a special case | |
2. n-m. (medicine) case (instance of a medical condition) | |
Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños. - The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising | |
3. n-m. (law) case | |
el caso Bárcenas - the Bárcenas case | |
4. n-m. (grammar) case | |
5. n-m. occasion | |
6. v. informal first-person singular present indicative of casar | |
casar |
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
2. v. to marry off | |
3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |