| 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 | |
| gato |
| 1. n-m. cat (unspecified gender) | |
| 2. n-m. tomcat, gib (male cat) | |
| 3. n-m. (Mexico) servant | |
| 4. n-m. C-clamp | |
| 5. n-m. jack (mechanical device) | |
| 6. n-m. (Mexico) tic-tac-toe | |
| 7. n-m. (colloquial) Madrilenian (a person from Madrid) | |
| 8. n-m. (Costa Rica) person with blue or green eyes | |
| 9. n-m. (Costa Rica) rectangular cake made of two layers joined by jam in the middle | |
| 10. n-m. (obsolete, slang) whoremonger | |
| 11. n-m. (vulgar, slang) a prostitute woman | |
| fue |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser | |
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| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| 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 | |
| corriendo |
| 1. v. gerund of correr | |
| correr |
| 1. v. to run, jog | |
| 2. v. to flow | |
| 3. v. to shoo, chase away, drive away | |
| 4. v. to throw out; to fire; to expel | |
| 5. v. to walk away | |
| 6. v. to cop out, to shirk | |
| 7. v. to elapse (time) | |
| 8. v. to go around, spread (rumors) | |
| 9. v. to rush | |
| 10. v. to draw (curtains) | |
| 11. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Spain) to have an orgasm | |
| ¡Me corro! - I'm cumming! | |
| 12. v. to move | |
| 13. n-m. course, passing (of time) | |
| con el (al) correr de los años (tiempo, reloj) - with the passing of years (time, clock) | |
| tras |
| 1. prep. after, in the wake of | |
| Tras el mortal sismo, se derrumbaron numerosos edificios. - In the wake of the deadly earthquake, many buildings collapsed. | |
| año tras año - year after year | |
| semana tras semana - week after week | |
| 2. prep. behind (on the far side of) | |
| 3. prep. beyond | |
| 4. prep. after (+ de, optional) (in pursuit of) | |
| Los malos están tras de ti. - The bad guys are after you. | |
| 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 | |
| ratón |
| 1. n-m. mouse (small rodent) | |
| 2. n-m. (computing) mouse (input device) | |
| 3. n-m. (Venezuela) hangover | |
