| 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 | |
| pasar |
| 1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip | |
| 2. v. to happen | |
| ¿qué pasa? - what's up? | |
| estas cosas pasan - these things happen | |
| Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me. | |
| 3. v. to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through | |
| ¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad? - How did you get past security? | |
| ¡No pasarán! - They shall not pass! | |
| 4. v. to spend time | |
| pasarlo bien - to have a good time | |
| pásalo en grande - have a great time | |
| 5. v. to enter a room | |
| 6. v. to go too far, exaggerate | |
| 7. v. to exceed, surpass, go over | |
| 8. v. to ripen too much, become rotten, become off (food) | |
| 9. v. to pass (filter) | |
| 10. v. to strain, to sieve, to sift | |
| 11. v. to break the law, rule, order | |
| 12. v. to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission) | |
| 13. v. to puree (crush or grind food into a puree) | |
| 14. v. to omit, leave out | |
| ¡pasa de ellos! - pay no attention to them! | |
| 15. v. to send, transmit | |
| 16. v. to stand, tolerate, bear | |
| 17. v. to go through, to pass through, to swing by (+ por) | |
| 18. v. (with a + infinitive) to begin a process or action; (gloss, with ser) to become, to come to be | |
| 19. v. (Latin America) to pass an exam | |
| 20. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stop by, to swing by | |
| 21. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to spend (time) | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| 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 | |
| bulevar |
| 1. n-m. boulevard | |
| lleno |
| 1. adj. superlative: llenísimo | |
| 2. adj. full | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of llenar | |
| llenar |
| 1. v. to fill something up | |
| 2. v. to fill out or complete a form | |
| Por favor llene este formulario. - Please fill out this form. | |
| 3. v. to complete a group | |
| 4. v. to bore, to tire | |
| 5. v. to bother, to disturb | |
| 6. v. to become full | |
| 7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to gorge, to chow down | |
| 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 | |
| muchedumbre |
| 1. n-f. crowd | |
| 2. n-f. multitude | |
| he |
| 1. adv. (literary) here is | |
| 2. adv. (literary) behold (+ aquí) | |
| 3. n-f. he; the Hebrew letter ה | |
| 4. v. first-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 | |
| visto |
| 1. adj. seen | |
| 2. adj. obvious, clear | |
| 3. adj. exposed, bare | |
| 4. adj. known about, talked about, seen around | |
| 5. Participle. past participle of ver | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present indicative of vestir | |
| 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!) | |
| vestir |
| 1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire | |
| 2. v. to wear | |
| 3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish | |
| 4. v. to disguise, to cover up | |
| 5. v. to make clothes for, to dress | |
| 6. v. to get dressed | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| 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) | |
| imaginación |
| 1. n-f. imagination | |
| 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 | |
| ocurre |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of ocurrir | |
| ocurrir |
| 1. v. (impersonal) to happen, to occur | |
| 2. v. (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive) to come up with | |
| Se me ocurrió una idea. - I came up with an idea. | |
| allá |
| 1. adv. there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener) | |
| 2. adv. then; back then (in time) | |
| 3. adv. expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker | |
| allá tú - that's your problem / too bad for you / that's up to you | |
| 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. | |
| estas |
| 1. det. feminine plural of este | |
| 2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of éstas, t=these ones | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| horas |
| 1. n. plural of hora | |
| hora |
| 1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes) | |
| Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.) | |
| 2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device) | |
| ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) | |
| Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.) | |
| 3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya") | |
| Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other. | |
| 4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class) | |
| Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow. | |
| Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together. | |
| 5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor) | |
