| así |
| 1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way | |
| ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done! | |
| Así es la vida. - Such is life. | |
| Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry. | |
| 2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell) | |
| ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache! | |
| Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived. | |
| 3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir | |
| asir |
| 1. v. to grab; to seize | |
| 2. v. to cling to | |
| 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 | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| así como |
| 1. conj. as, just as, in the same manner | |
| 2. conj. as well as | |
| él |
| 1. pron. he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions) | |
| Él es mi hermano. - He is my brother. | |
| Lo hice para él. - I did it for him. | |
| 2. pron. it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns) | |
| ―¿Es esto un libro? ―Sí, él es. - ―Is this a book? ―Yes, it is. | |
| ¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él? - My car! What happened to it? | |
| mató |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of matar | |
| matar |
| 1. v. to kill, slay | |
| 2. v. to put out, extinguish (a flame or light) | |
| 3. v. to butcher | |
| 4. v. to injure, damage | |
| 5. v. to fatigue, exhaust, tire out | |
| 6. v. to dull (render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish) | |
| 7. v. to round off | |
| 8. v. to ruin | |
| 9. v. (colloquial) to kill (to annoy) | |
| 10. v. (colloquial) to kill (to get mad at) | |
| 11. v. (colloquial) to kill (to amaze, exceed, stun) | |
| 12. v. (colloquial) to beat (to be better than) | |
| 13. v. to postmark | |
| 14. v. to kill oneself, to commit suicide | |
| 15. v. to be killed, to meet one’s death | |
| 16. v. to become galled, to become chafed, to get sores (said of horses) | |
| 17. v. to wear oneself out | |
| al |
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| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| 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 | |
| gran |
| 1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great. | |
| oso |
| 1. n-m. bear (in general) | |
| 2. n-m. boar, male bear | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual) | |
| Tengo un amigo delgado al que le gustan solo los osos barrigudos y velludos. - I have a skinny friend who only likes paunchy and hairy bears. | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of osar | |
| osar |
| 1. v. to dare | |
