| 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 | |
| día |
| 1. n-m. day (any period of 24 hours) | |
| 2. n-m. day (a period from midnight to the following midnight) | |
| 3. n-m. day (rotational period of a planet) | |
| 4. n-m. day (the part of a day period which one spends at work, school, etc.) | |
| 5. n-m. day, daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset) | |
| estaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| saturado |
| 1. adj. saturated | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of saturar | |
| saturar |
| 1. v. to saturate | |
| 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 | |
| Luz |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female | |
| 2. n-f. light | |
| la luz extinguida - the extinguished light | |
| 3. n-f. (anatomy) lumen | |
| 4. n-f. (figurative usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence | |
| Vas a llegar con menos luces. - You're going to get there with less intellect. | |
| 5. n-f. (figurative) focus, point of view, understanding | |
| Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz. (You must see it from a new point of view.) | |
| 6. n-f. (electricity) electric power | |
| Se fue la luz. (The lights went out. (There is a blackout.)) | |
| 7. n-f. (architecture) span | |
| demasiado |
| 1. adj. too much, too many, excessive | |
| Ellos beben demasiado licor. - They drink too much liquor. | |
| Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed. | |
| 2. adv. too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb) | |
| Él se queja demasiado. - He complains too much. | |
| 3. adv. too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb) | |
| Hablas demasiado rápido. - You're speaking too fast. | |
| demasiado poco, demasiado tarde - too little, too late | |
| 4. adv. (informal) a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal | |
| Aunque dices que no te importa, está claro que hablas de ellos demasiado. - Even though you say you don't care, you sure talk about them an awful lot. | |
| Sol |
| 1. Proper noun. the Sun | |
| 2. Proper noun. clipping of Soledad | |
| 3. n-m. sun | |
| 4. n-m. sunlight | |
| 5. n-m. sunny side (of a place) | |
| quítate del sol (get out of the sun) | |
| 6. n-m. daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset) | |
| 7. n-m. sol (a unit of currency, currently used in Peru) | |
| 8. n-m. sol (a musical note) | |
| 9. n-m. (chemistry) sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid) | |
| 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 | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| tarde |
| 1. adj. late | |
| demasiado poco, demasiado tarde - too little, too late | |
| 2. adv. late | |
| Siempre llega tarde. - He/she always arrives late. | |
| 3. n-f. afternoon | |
| Buenas tardes. - Good afternoon. | |
| por la tarde - in the afternoon | |
| 4. n-f. evening (before sunset) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tardar | |
| tardar |
| 1. v. to delay | |
| 2. v. to last | |
| 3. v. to be late | |
| primaveral |
| 1. adj. (relational) spring | |
