derecho |
1. adj. straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length) | |
2. adj. straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique) | |
sentarse derecho - to sit upright | |
3. adj. right, right-hand (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north) | |
la mano derecha - the right hand | |
4. adj. correct, appropriate, right | |
5. n-m. right (a legal, just or moral entitlement) | |
el derecho al voto - the right to vote | |
derechos humanos - human rights | |
6. n-m. law, jurisprudence (the study of laws) | |
7. n-m. law (the profession of dealing with laws (as lawyers, judges, etc.)) | |
8. n-m. right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.) | |
9. n-m. (textiles) right side (The side of a fabric that is intended to face outward on a finished project) | |
10. n-m. (in the plural) duties, taxes, fees, charges | |
11. n-m. (rare) path, road | |
12. adv. straight (of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line) | |
Sigue derecho. - Keep going straight. | |
13. adv. straight (directly; without pause, delay or detour) | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
juridisción |
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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 | |
uno |
1. num. one | |
2. det. one | |
3. pron. one | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of unir | |
unir |
1. v. to unite, join | |
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
2. v. to merge, conflate | |
tiene |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener | |
tener |
1. v. to have, possess | |
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
3. v. to hold, grasp | |
Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
6. v. to make to feel | |
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
14. v. tener en cuenta | |
15. v. tener prisa | |
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 | |
gobernar |
1. v. to govern | |
2. v. to steer (a vehicle or watercraft) | |
3. v. to guide | |
castigar |
1. v. to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct) | |
2. v. to ground, gate (to punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges) | |
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. | |
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. | |
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 | |
ejecución |
1. n-f. execution (the act, manner, or style of executing actions) | |
2. n-f. execution, implementation, implementing (the state of being accomplished) | |
3. n-f. execution (the act of putting to death) | |
4. n-f. (legal) enforcement | |
5. n-f. (legal) attachment | |
6. n-f. (music) performance | |
poner en ejecución |
1. v. (idiom) to put into practice | |
las |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) | |
3. pron. feminine plural pronoun | |
las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak | |
4. n. plural of la | |
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) | |
leyes |
1. n. plural of ley | |
ley |
1. n-f. law (a well-established characteristic of nature) | |
2. n-f. law (body of rules issued by a legislative body) | |
3. n-f. law (particular piece of legislation) | |
4. n-f. religion, credence, worship of a god | |