| apenas |
| 1. adv. barely, scarcely | |
| Apenas logré terminar el proyecto a tiempo. - I barely managed to finish the project on time. | |
| Apenas nos alcanza para el próximo mes. - We barely have enough (money) for the next month. | |
| Tiene apenas cinco añitos. - She's barely five years old. | |
| 2. adv. recently, just | |
| Apenas terminé. - I've just finished. | |
| 3. adv. as soon as | |
| Apenas termine mi tarea, usaré la computadora. - As soon as I finish my homework, I’ll use the computer. | |
| 4. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of apenar | |
| apenar |
| 1. v. to sadden | |
| 2. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to become embarrassed | |
| si |
| 1. conj. if | |
| apenas si |
| 1. adv. barely; hardly | |
| 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 | |
| motor |
| 1. adj. moving | |
| 2. n-m. motor (mechanical device) | |
| 3. n-m. (mechanics) engine | |
| 4. n-m. (figuratively) driving force, driver, mover | |
| 5. n-m. (figuratively) powerhouse | |
| 6. n-m. (computing) backend, back end | |
| devora |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of devorar | |
| devorar |
| 1. v. to devour | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much | |
| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
| 2. det. few, not many | |
| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
| 3. det. un-, not | |
| poco saludable - unhealthy | |
| 4. adv. little (not much) | |
| Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
| 5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
| Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
| 6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
| hace poco - a little while ago | |
| dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
| un poco |
| 1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda | |
| Es un poco tarde para almorzar. - It's kind of late for lunch. | |
| 2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little | |
| Estoy tratando de dormir un poco aquí. - I'm trying to sleep a bit here. | |
| 3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de) | |
| Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación. - They just need a little bit of guidance. | |
| 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 | |
| paja |
| 1. n-f. straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant) | |
| 2. n-f. straw (dried stalks considered collectively) | |
| Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja. - a hat made of straw | |
| 3. n-f. drinking straw | |
| 4. n-f. (slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation | |
| Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía. - He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving. | |
| 5. n-f. (colloquial Guatemala El Salvador Colombia) lie, falsehood | |
| Todos los políticos hablan paja. - All politicians tell lies. | |
| 6. n-f. (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent | |
| ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio! - What a great song they played on the radio! | |
| 7. n-f. (vulgar, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue | |
| ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja! - We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired! | |
| 8. n-f. (vulgar, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete. | |
