| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| sirve |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of servir | |
| servir |
| 1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service) | |
| Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled. | |
| 2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for) | |
| 3. v. to be of use, to be good for | |
| Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good. | |
| Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread. | |
| 4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else) | |
| sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder | |
| 5. v. to serve (to be in military service) | |
| 6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten) | |
| El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food. | |
| 7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.) | |
| 8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely) | |
| 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 | |
| medir |
| 1. v. to measure | |
| 2. v. to gauge | |
| pesos |
| 1. n. plural of peso | |
| peso |
| 1. n-m. (physics) weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction) | |
| 2. n-m. weight (a block of metal used in a balance) | |
| 3. n-m. weight class | |
| 4. n-m. peso (unit of currency) | |
| 5. n-m. weight (importance or influence) | |
| 6. n-m. weight, burden, load, brunt (pressure) | |
| 7. n-m. scales, scale (device used to measure weight) | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present indicative of pesar | |
