| ayer |
| 1. adv. yesterday | |
| 2. n-m. yesterday | |
| 3. n-m. (figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past | |
| puse |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of poner | |
| poner |
| 1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay | |
| Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place. | |
| Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now. | |
| Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist. | |
| 2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs) | |
| Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.) | |
| 3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display) | |
| 4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) | |
| 5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable) | |
| Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous. | |
| 6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect) | |
| No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses. | |
| Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example. | |
| 7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form) | |
| El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed. | |
| 8. v. to name, to give a nickname | |
| Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo. | |
| 9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light) | |
| 10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork) | |
| 11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down) | |
| Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me. | |
| 12. v. to get (in certain phrases) | |
| Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side. | |
| ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem. | |
| 13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff) | |
| 14. v. to pay (attention) | |
| 15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary) | |
| 16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon) | |
| 17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring | |
| Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages. | |
| 18. v. (electronics) to play | |
| Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice. | |
| Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf. | |
| 19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny | |
| Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on. | |
| 20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements) | |
| Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.) | |
| 21. v. to get | |
| ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever! | |
| ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees! | |
| No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera. | |
| 22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon) | |
| ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set? | |
| 23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense | |
| Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her. | |
| Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food. | |
| El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry. | |
| Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party. | |
| 24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly. | |
| Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work. | |
| Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen. | |
| Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away. | |
| 25. v. to put oneself | |
| No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way. | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| regalos |
| 1. n. plural of regalo | |
| regalo |
| 1. n-m. present, gift | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of regalar | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| techo |
| 1. n-m. ceiling | |
| 2. n-m. roof | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of techar | |
| techar |
| 1. v. to shingle; to roof | |
| hoy |
| 1. adv. today | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| metí |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of meter | |
| meter |
| 1. v. to put in, insert | |
| 2. v. (sports) to score | |
| meter un gol - to score a goal | |
| 3. v. to make (qual, noise) | |
| 4. v. to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove | |
| 5. v. to meddle, interfere, to get into | |
| ¡No te metas en lo que no te importa! - Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs! | |
| 6. v. to get into (a small space) | |
| 7. v. to get into, to get in | |
| meterse en problemas - to get in trouble. | |
| Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza. - He's trying to get into your head. | |
| debajo |
| 1. prep. below, under | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| de la |
| 1. art. of the | |
| cama |
| 1. n-f. bed | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| mañana |
| 1. adv. tomorrow | |
| pasado mañana - the day after tomorrow | |
| mañana por la mañana - tomorrow morning | |
| 2. adv. soon, shortly | |
| 3. n-f. the morning | |
| las ocho de la mañana - eight in the morning | |
| Él se levanta por las mañanas. - He gets up in the mornings. | |
| 4. n-m. the near future; tomorrow | |
| en un día del mañana - someday in the near future | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| voy |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of ir | |
| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| 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. | |
| tirar |
| 1. v. to throw, to toss | |
| 2. v. to throw out, to toss, to dump | |
| 3. v. to shoot; to launch | |
| 4. v. to take (a photograph) | |
| 5. v. to print | |
| 6. v. to skip (e.g. a rock or stone) | |
| 7. v. to knock over; to knock down | |
| 8. v. to roll (dice) | |
| 9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, vulgar, Spain) to fuck | |
| 10. v. to pull, to tug | |
| tirar del pelo de alguien - to pull someone's hair | |
| 11. v. to shoot (e.g., a ball) | |
| 12. v. to manage; to get by | |
| Tiramos. Es difícil, pero tiramos. - We get by. It's hard, but we get by. | |
| 13. v. to attract, to appeal to | |
| 14. v. to be somewhat | |
| tira a lástima - it is a bit sad | |
| 15. v. to throw oneself | |
| 16. v. to spend time, hang out | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| 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) | |
| ventana |
| 1. n-f. window (opening for light and air) | |
| 2. n-f. window frame | |
| 3. n-f. (computing) window (area on a computer screen) | |
| 4. n-f. nostril | |
| 5. n-f. small gap or opening; forest clearing | |
