| 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 | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| 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 | |
| te |
| 1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
| Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
| 2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
| 3. pron. : yourself | |
| animal |
| 1. adj. animal | |
| 2. n-m. animal | |
| hay |
| there is, there are | |
| Hay dos tiendas que venden películas. - There are two stores that sell films. | |
| 1. there is, there are | |
| haber |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
| Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
| No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
| En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
| 4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
| 5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
| Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
| 6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
| Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
| 7. n-m. asset | |
| 8. n-m. history | |
| 9. n-m. credit side | |
| tanto |
| 1. det. so much, as much, that much | |
| 2. det. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many | |
| 3. adv. so much, long, hard, often, etc. | |
| Te amo tanto. - I love you so much. | |
| De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita. - It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often. | |
| 4. adv. (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent | |
| La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida. - The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial. | |
| 5. n-m. copy | |
| 6. n-m. poker chip, counter | |
| 7. n-m. point, goal (in a game) | |
| 8. n-m. (Latin America) portion | |
| 9. pron. so much, so many | |
| Orgullo |
| 1. Proper noun. Pride (a festival primarily for LGBT people, usually organized annually within a city) | |
| Este fin de semana es el Orgullo, Madrid volverá a estar lleno. - It's Pride this weekend, Madrid will be packed again. | |
| 2. n-m. pride (arrogance, haughtiness) | |
| 3. n-m. pride (sense of self-worth) | |
| 4. n-m. pride (something of which one is proud) | |
| 5. n-m. (alt case, Orgullo, , Pride; festival for LGBT people); pride | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that | |
| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
| 2. conj. than | |
| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
| ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
| 4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
| Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
| Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
| 5. pron. who; that | |
| la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
| 6. pron. that; whom | |
| la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
| 7. pron. that; which | |
| la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
| 8. prep. than | |
| 9. prep. like, as | |
| 10. part. to | |
| no |
| 1. adv. no | |
| 2. adv. not | |
| 3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
| 4. n-m. no | |
| 5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
| queda |
| 1. n-f. curfew | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of quedo | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of quedar | |
| quedar |
| 1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
| quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
| quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
| Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
| Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
| 2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
| Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
| Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
| Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
| 3. v. to be left; to remain | |
| ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
| Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
| 4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
| Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
| No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
| 5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
| quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
| ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
| 6. v. to agree on | |
| quedar en - agree on | |
| Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
| 7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
| Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
| 8. v. to die | |
| Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
| Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
| 9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
| quedarse calvo - go bald | |
| quedarse ciego - go blind | |
| quedarse corto - come out short | |
| quedarse limpio - go broke | |
| quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
| quedarse triste - become sad | |
| 10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
| quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
| ¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
| ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
| Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
| 11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
| quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
| Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
| ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
| 12. v. to play for a fool | |
| quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
| 13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
| quedo |
| 1. adj. quiet, still | |
| 2. adv. quietly | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of quedar | |
| hueco |
| 1. adj. hollow | |
| 2. adj. (Chile, colloquial) gay | |
| 3. adj. (Chile, colloquial) clueless | |
| 4. adj. (Guatemala, pejorative) homosexual man | |
| 5. n-m. hole, gap | |
| 6. n-m. hollow | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| nada |
| 1. pron. nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything | |
| No hay nada en la mesa. - There is nothing on the table. | |
| Nada ocurrió ayer. - Nothing happened yesterday. | |
| No veo nada. - I don’t see anything. | |
| Me niego a creer nada de lo que dice. - I refuse to believe anything he says. | |
| Nada es eterno. - Nothing is eternal. | |
| 2. n-f. nothingness, nothing | |
| Sin ti, soy una nada. - Without you, I am nothing at all. | |
| Ya no me siento una nada. - I don't feel like I am nothing at all anymore. | |
| 3. n-f. nowhere, the void | |
| Salió de la nada. - It came out of nowhere. | |
| 4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of nadar | |
| nadar |
| 1. v. to swim | |
| 2. v. to be swimming in (used with "en") | |
| ¡Nadamos en dinero! - We're swimming in money! | |
| para nada |
| 1. adv. not at all, absolutely not | |
| ¡No, para nada! - No, not at all! | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| nada más |
| 1. pron. nothing else | |
| 2. prep. (formal) Just after, right after, upon | |
| Nada más llegar, le besé. - Upon arriving, I kissed him. | |
