calzado |
1. adj. (of religions) calced | |
2. n-m. footgear | |
3. Participle. past participle of calzar | |
calzar |
1. v. to wear or put on shoes | |
2. v. to be or have (a shoe size) | |
¿Cuánto calzas? - What's your shoe size? | |
Yo calzo 44. - I wear size 44. | |
3. v. to wedge, to chock | |
4. v. (reflextive) to wear, to slip into | |
5. v. (slang) to have sex with | |
cómodo |
1. adj. comfortable | |
2. adj. convenient | |
3. adj. lazy | |
ligero |
1. adj. light, not heavy | |
abierto |
1. adj. open, unlocked (not closed, accessible) | |
La puerta está abierta. - The door is open. | |
2. adj. open (actively conducting business) | |
A ver si el banco está abierto todavía. - Let's see if the bank is still open. | |
3. adj. open, open-minded (receptive) | |
Un buen profesor estará abierto a las sugerencias de sus alumnos. - A good professor will be open to their students' suggestions. | |
4. adj. open, overt, outspoken, candid (not subtle in character) | |
5. adj. open-ended (i.e. unrestricted) | |
Estas negociaciones son un proceso abierto cuyo resultado no puede garantizarse de antemano - These negotiations are an open-ended process, the outcome of which cannot be guaranteed beforehand. | |
6. adj. (phonetics) open (uttered with a wide opening of articulators) | |
7. n-m. (sports) open (event in which anyone can compete) | |
8. Participle. past participle of abrir | |
abrir |
1. v. to open, open up | |
Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George. | |
2. v. to unlock | |
Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock. | |
3. v. to turn on | |
Abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet. | |
4. v. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.) | |
5. v. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut) | |
6. v. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (gloss, e.g., champagne); to breach | |
7. v. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers) | |
8. v. to answer (the door) | |
9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative) | |
Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. - The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss. | |
10. v. to leave, go away | |
11. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of | |
12. n-m. the act of opening | |
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. | |
menudo |
1. adj. what (a/an) (intensifier, followed by a noun) | |
¡Menudo capullo! - What a plonker! | |
¡Menuda casa de lujo! - What a fancy house! | |
2. adj. small, tiny | |
3. adj. insignificant | |
4. n-m. (slim-wikipedia, Menudo (comida)) | |
5. n-m. (Mexico, cooking) a traditional Mexican spicy soup made with tripe | |
6. n-m. (Mexico, cooking) tripes (used as food) | |
7. n-m. (Dominican Republic) money, usually a singular unit (dollar or peso) | |
a menudo |
1. adv. often, oftentimes (habitually) | |
sin |
1. prep. without | |
(ant-lite, con) | |
talón |
1. n-m. (anatomy) heel | |
2. n-m. heel (shoe) | |
3. n-m. check | |
usado |
1. adj. used | |
2. adj. worn, worn-out | |
3. Participle. past participle of usar | |
masculine singular usar |
|
usar |
1. v. to use | |
Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke! | |
2. v. to wear | |
3. v. to consume | |
4. v. to be used | |
5. v. to be fashionable | |
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 | |
|
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 | |
caminar |
1. v. to walk | |
2. v. to stroll | |
3. v. to travel, to trek | |
4. v. to go on | |
5. v. to wade (in or through a body of water) | |
dentro |
1. adv. inside (for space) | |
Dentro de la caja - inside the box | |
2. adv. indoors | |
3. adv. within, in (for time) | |
dentro de cinco minutos - within five minutes | |
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 | |
dentro de |
1. prep. in, inside | |
una |
1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
2. art. feminine singular of un | |
3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
unir |
1. v. to unite, join | |
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
2. v. to merge, conflate | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
casa |
1. n-f. house | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
casar |
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
2. v. to marry off | |
3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |