| algunos |
| 1. det. masculine plural of alguno | |
| 2. pron. masculine plural of alguno | |
| alguno |
| 1. det. some, any | |
| ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything? | |
| Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday. | |
| 2. det. any (used for emphasis) | |
| No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all. | |
| 3. det. various | |
| 4. pron. someone | |
| 5. pron. some, some people | |
| 6. pron. one (thing); a few | |
| diseñadores |
| 1. n. plural of diseñador | |
| diseñador |
| 1. n-m. designer | |
| 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 | |
| moda |
| 1. n-f. fashion | |
| 2. n-f. fad | |
| 3. n-f. (statistics) mode | |
| de moda |
| 1. adv. in, in fashion | |
| italianos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of italiano | |
| 2. n. plural of italiano | |
| italiano |
| 1. adj. Italian (from or native to Italy) | |
| 2. adj. Italian (pertaining to Italy) | |
| 3. n-m. an Italian | |
| 4. n-m. (Chile) hot dog | |
| 5. n-m. Italian (language) | |
| están |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| diciendo |
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| decir |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. | |
| ¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? | |
| 2. v. to suggest | |
| 3. v. to show; to demonstrate | |
| 4. v. to call; to name | |
| 5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified) | |
| ¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English? | |
| 6. v. to declare | |
| 7. n-m. saying | |
| 8. n-m. idle talk | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| trajes |
| 1. n. plural of traje | |
| traje |
| 1. n-m. suit | |
| Quiero este traje. - I'll take this suit. | |
| El traje es de color azul. - The suit is blue. | |
| 2. n-m. dress (distinctive style for particular occasion) | |
| 3. n-m. gown, dress (e.g. bridal gown, evening gown) | |
| 4. n-m. costume, outfit, getup (e.g. superhero costume; a regional, national, folk costume) | |
| 5. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of traer | |
| 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 | |
| baño |
| 1. n-m. bath | |
| 2. n-m. bathroom | |
| 3. n-m. toilet | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bañar | |
| bañar |
| 1. v. to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath) | |
| 2. v. to soak, to dip in | |
| 3. v. to bathe oneself | |
| Voy a bañarme esta noche. - I am going to bathe (myself) tonight. | |
| blancos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of blanco | |
| 2. n. plural of blanco | |
| blanco |
| 1. adj. white | |
| 2. adj. (heraldry) argent | |
| 3. n-m. white | |
| 4. n-m. target | |
| 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 | |
| pondrán |
| 1. v. third-person plural future indicative of poner | |
| poner |
| 1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay | |
| Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place. | |
| Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now. | |
| Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist. | |
| 2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs) | |
| Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.) | |
| 3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display) | |
| 4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) | |
| 5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable) | |
| Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous. | |
| 6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect) | |
| No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses. | |
| Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example. | |
| 7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form) | |
| El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed. | |
| 8. v. to name, to give a nickname | |
| Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo. | |
| 9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light) | |
| 10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork) | |
| 11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down) | |
| Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me. | |
| 12. v. to get (in certain phrases) | |
| Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side. | |
| ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem. | |
| 13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff) | |
| 14. v. to pay (attention) | |
| 15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary) | |
| 16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon) | |
| 17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring | |
| Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages. | |
| 18. v. (electronics) to play | |
| Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice. | |
| Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf. | |
| 19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny | |
| Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on. | |
| 20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements) | |
| Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.) | |
| 21. v. to get | |
| ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever! | |
| ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees! | |
| No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera. | |
| 22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon) | |
| ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set? | |
| 23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense | |
| Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her. | |
| Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food. | |
| El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry. | |
| Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party. | |
| 24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly. | |
| Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work. | |
| Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen. | |
| Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away. | |
| 25. v. to put oneself | |
| No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way. | |
| 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 | |
| moda |
| 1. n-f. fashion | |
| 2. n-f. fad | |
| 3. n-f. (statistics) mode | |
| de moda |
| 1. adv. in, in fashion | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| te |
| 1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
| Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
| 2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
| 3. pron. : yourself | |
| año |
| 1. n-m. year | |
| el año pasado - last year | |
| el año que viene - next year | |
| el año vigente - the current year | |
| va para un año que no te veo - it's been a year since I saw you | |
| con los años me cuesta cada vez más estar feliz - over the years I find it harder and harder to be happy | |
| dentro de un par de años - in a couple of years' time | |
| el mejor año de mi vida - the best year of my life | |
| todos los años es igual - it's the same thing year on year | |
| en sus años mozo - in her childhood years | |
| 2. n-m. (a certain) age | |
| Tengo veinte años. - I'm twenty years old. | |
| Depende de los años que tenga. - It depends how old it is. | |
