| 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 | |
| costo |
| 1. n-m. cost | |
| 2. n-m. (slang) hashish | |
| 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 | |
| vida |
| 1. n-f. life | |
| ¡Me salvó la vida! - He saved my life! | |
| Tal vez esto te sorprenderá, pero en realidad no me gusta escucharte hablando de tu vida espantosa. - Maybe this will surprise you, but in reality I don't enjoy listening to you talk about your | |
| 2. n-f. lifestyle | |
| 3. n-f. livelihood; living | |
| 4. n-f. liveliness | |
| 5. n-f. lifespan; lifetime | |
| 6. n-f. a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart | |
| Ven acá, mi vida. - Come here, sweetheart. | |
| 7. n-f. (la vida) the game (prostitution) | |
| 8. n-f. (computing) life (in a computer game) | |
| cada |
| 1. det. each; every | |
| vez |
| 1. n-f. time, instance | |
| una vez - once | |
| a veces - sometimes | |
| Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice. | |
| cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you | |
| 2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue) | |
| 3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others) | |
| 4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead | |
| hacer las veces de - to serve as | |
| cada vez |
| 1. adv. every time | |
| 2. adv. more and more, increasingly | |
| 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 | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| mayor |
| 1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger | |
| 2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder | |
| mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me | |
| tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister | |
| 3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age | |
| 4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up | |
| Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor. | |
| 5. adj. major; main | |
| una preocupación mayor - a major concern | |
| la plaza mayor - the main square | |
| 6. adj. head; boss | |
| 7. adj. (music) major | |
| 8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest | |
| 9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest | |
| 10. adj. enhanced | |
| 11. n-m. (military) major (military rank) | |
| 12. n-m. boss; head | |
| 13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors | |
| 14. n-m. old person | |
| 15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail | |
