| aparato |
| 1. n-m. apparatus, device, tool, instrument, appliance | |
| 2. n-m. blower, piece (phone) | |
| 3. n-m. (in the orthodontics) braces (a device worn on the teeth to straighten them) | |
| (synonyms, aparatos dentales, brackets, frenos, frenillo) | |
| 4. n-m. willy, tool (penis) | |
| 5. n-m. pomp, ceremony | |
| 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 | |
| averiguar |
| 1. v. to find out, figure out, work out, determine | |
| No me digas la respuesta. Déjame averiguarla. - Don't tell me the answer. Let me figure it out. | |
| 2. v. to dig up, to investigate | |
| Voy a averiguar quién hizo la travesura. - I'm going to dig up who was the one that did the mischief. | |
| 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) | |
| igualdad |
| 1. n-f. equality | |
| 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) | |
| diferencia |
| 1. n-f. difference | |
| Debemos tener presente la diferencia entre cantidad y calidad. - We should bear in mind the difference between quantity and quality. | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of diferenciar | |
| diferenciar |
| 1. v. to differentiate (to show the difference between two things) | |
| 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 | |
| altura |
| 1. n-f. height | |
| 2. n-f. altitude | |
| 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) | |
| dos |
| 1. num. two | |
| 2. n. plural of do | |
| do |
| 1. n-m. do (musical note) | |
| 2. n-m. C (musical note or key) | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete) where | |
| 4. pron. (obsolete) where | |
| puntos |
| 1. n. plural of punto | |
| punto |
| 1. n-m. point (a specific spot, location, or place) | |
| 2. n-m. point (a unit of scoring) | |
| Tienes cinco puntos. - You have five points. | |
| Ese artículo cuesta tres puntos. - That item costs three points. | |
| 3. n-m. (grammar) point (a full stop or period) | |
| 4. n-m. (math) point (a decimal mark) | |
| 5. n-m. (sewing) stitch (a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture) | |
| 6. n-m. bombshell (a great surprise or shock) | |
| 7. n-m. (historical) punto, Spanish point (a traditional small unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm) | |
| 8. interj. that's it! | |
| 9. v. first-person singular present indicative of puntar | |
