| cerrar |
| 1. v. to close, to shut | |
| No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door. | |
| 2. v. to shut down, to close down | |
| Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down. | |
| 3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas) | |
| cerrar el grifo - to turn off the tap | |
| cerrar la luz - to turn off the lights | |
| 4. v. to enclose | |
| 5. v. to lock, to lock up | |
| 6. v. to seal, to close (e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift) | |
| 7. v. to close up, to close off (e.g. a wound) | |
| 8. v. to close, to conclude, to end | |
| 9. v. to close (itself) (qual, e.g., a store, a door) | |
| 10. v. to close off (oneself) | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ojos |
| 1. n. plural of ojo | |
| ojo |
| 1. n-m. eye | |
| Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes. | |
| 2. n-m. keyhole | |
| 3. n-m. caution | |
| hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious | |
| 4. interj. look! watch out! | |
| rápidamente |
| 1. adv. rapidly, quickly | |
