del |
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
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 | |
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 | |
cuarto |
1. adj. (ordinal) fourth | |
2. n-m. fourth (in a series) | |
3. n-m. fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole) | |
4. n-m. quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour) | |
5. n-m. (historical) watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen) | |
6. n-m. (military) watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols) | |
7. n-m. English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to (frac, 1, 4) galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L) | |
8. n-m. (historical) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to frac, 1, 4) saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L | |
9. n-m. quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds) | |
10. n-m. (historical) quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display) | |
11. n-m. (sewing) quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment) | |
12. n-m. (astronomy) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky) | |
cuarto creciente - first quarter | |
cuarto menguante - last quarter | |
13. n-m. (genealogy) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents) | |
14. n-m. quarters (various structures used for dwelling) | |
15. n-m. synonym of sala, t=room | |
16. n-m. synonym of habitación, t=bedroom | |
17. n-m. synonym of piso, t=apartment | |
18. n-m. watch, shift (the time that a soldier, guard, police, etc. spends on patrol) | |
19. n-m. lot (a piece of real estate, especially one of the divisions of a large piece of land being put to sale) | |
20. n-m. service (particularly to a king or queen) | |
cuarto militar de su majestad Bob VII. - military service to His Majesty Bob VII | |
21. n-m. (chiefly in the plural) well-proportioned limbs (especially in discussion of art and horses) | |
22. n-m. (historical) cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin) | |
23. n-m. Andalusian, Dominican Republic, slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=money | |
24. n-m. slang, in the plural synonym of dinero, t=a fortune | |
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 | |
baño |
1. n-m. bath | |
2. n-m. bathroom | |
3. n-m. toilet | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bañar | |
bañar |
1. v. to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath) | |
2. v. to soak, to dip in | |
3. v. to bathe oneself | |
Voy a bañarme esta noche. - I am going to bathe (myself) tonight. | |
cuarto de baño |
1. n-m. bathroom | |
Mi cuarto de baño está al lado de mi dormitorio. - My bathroom is next to my bedroom. | |
llegó |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of llegar | |
llegar |
1. v. to arrive, get (to) | |
Cuando llegues a casa, mándame un mensaje. - When you get home, send me a message. | |
2. v. to get up to, to go up to (+ a or + hasta) | |
3. v. to be sufficient | |
4. v. to manage (be successful) | |
no llegué a conseguir el trabajo - I didn't manage to get the job. | |
5. v. to reach | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
ruido |
1. n-m. noise, racket, rattle, clatter, sound (various sounds, usually unwanted) | |
No puedo dormir. Los vecinos están haciendo demasiado ruido. - I can't sleep. The neighbors are making too much noise. | |
¡No hagas ruido! - Don't make a sound! | |
2. n-m. noise (unwanted part of a signal) | |
También puede utilizar el efecto de reducción de ruido. - You may also use the noise reduction effect. | |
3. n-m. uproar, talk, fuss | |
desagradable |
1. adj. unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly (US slang) | |
Ella tendrá una sorpresa muy desagradable. - She will have a very unpleasant surprise. | |
Tengo que decirte algo desagradable. - I have something painful to tell you. | |
2. adj. nasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior) | |
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. | |
característico |
1. adj. characteristic, typical | |