antes |
1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time) | |
poco antes - shortly before | |
Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember? | |
La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected | |
2. adv. soon (in certain phrases) | |
Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. | |
Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible. | |
3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de) | |
Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation. | |
4. adv. once, formerly (in the past) | |
Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers. | |
5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled) | |
6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference) | |
Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose. | |
7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses) | |
antes de 1910 - before 1910 | |
antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply | |
Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue. | |
8. n. plural of ante | |
ante |
1. prep. in front of, before | |
Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge. | |
2. prep. against, compared to | |
3. n-m. elk | |
4. n-m. suede | |
5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip) | |
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 | |
todo |
1. det. all, every | |
todos los días - every day | |
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young. | |
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of | |
2. det. each, every | |
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual. | |
3. pron. everything | |
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said | |
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 | |
demás |
1. adj. other, remaining | |
los demás pasajeros - the other passengers | |
2. adv. (obsolete) besides, in addition to | |
3. pron. others, other ones | |
en |
1. prep. in, at, on | |
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
en esta página - on this page | |
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
2. prep. in (a time) | |
en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
en 1999 - in 1999 | |
3. prep. in (a language) | |
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
en el sentido - in the sense | |
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
primer |
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of primero (first) | |
el primer hijo - the first child | |
2. adj. (informal, proscribed) apocopic form of primera (first) | |
lugar |
1. n-m. place | |
en primer lugar |
1. adv. firstly; first up; first of all | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
término |
1. n-m. end | |
2. n-m. term | |
para |
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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parar |
1. v. to stop, halt | |
2. v. to put up, stand up | |
3. v. to lift, raise | |
4. v. to stand up | |
5. v. to situate oneself | |
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
empezar |
1. v. to start, begin, to get started | |
2. v. (indtr, a) to start to | |
Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables. | |
3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with | |
Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help. | |
En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ. | |
4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with | |
5. v. to be started | |
para empezar |
1. adv. for starters; first up; first of all | |