| 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 | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| espera |
| 1. n-f. wait | |
| sala de espera - waiting room | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of esperar | |
| esperar |
| 1. v. to hope for, hope to (qual, often with a verb in the subjunctive) | |
| Espera que no sea necesario. - He hopes it won't be necessary. | |
| (coi, esperar con interés, to look forward to, to eagerly await) | |
| 2. v. to expect, look for (qual, often with a verb in the indicative) | |
| Espera que no sea fácil. - He expects it isn't easy. | |
| 3. v. to wait to, wait for, await | |
| Por favor espera aquí. - Please wait here. | |
| 4. v. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use) | |
| 5. v. to hope | |
| 6. v. to expect (qual, a baby) | |
| 7. v. to be expected, to expect (impersonal use) | |
| 8. v. to spare | |
| 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 | |
| casa |
| 1. n-f. house | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
| casar |
| 1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
| 2. v. to marry off | |
| 3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
| Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
| 4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
| Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
| 5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
| Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |
| en casa |
| 1. adv. home | |
| ¿Hay alguien en casa? - Anybody home? | |
| 2. adv. at home, back home, back at home | |
| 3. adv. in-house, in the house, at the house | |
