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 | |
bloque |
1. n-m. bloc | |
2. n-m. block (street block or a piece of something) | |
3. n-m. slab | |
4. v. formal second-person singular imperative of blocar | |
blocar |
1. v. (sport) to block, tackle | |
defensivo |
1. adj. defensive | |
parece |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of parecer | |
parecer |
1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit | |
Me parece que... - It seems to me that... | |
como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit | |
2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe | |
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think | |
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar? | |
4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression) | |
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you. | |
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday? | |
5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble | |
6. v. to perceive | |
7. n-m. opinion | |
sólido |
1. adj. solid | |
2. adj. strong, firm | |
3. n-m. (numismatics) solidus | |
4. n-m. solid | |
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. | |
firme |
1. adj. firm, steady, secure | |
2. adj. steadfast, unwavering, unswerving, firm | |
3. adj. adamant | |
4. adj. strong, assertive (uncompromising, unyielding) | |
5. adj. strong (promising) | |
un firme candidato - a strong candidate | |
6. adj. solid, firm | |
en tierra firme - on solid ground | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of firmar | |
firmar |
1. v. to sign | |
Él no quiso firmar el papel y por ende, no se pudo hacer nada. - He didn't want to sign the paper and as a result, nothing could be done. | |