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 | |
médico |
1. n-m. doctor, physician | |
2. adj. medical | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
volvió |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of volver | |
volver |
1. v. to return, to revert, to get back | |
Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. - Get back to work. | |
2. v. to come back, go back | |
Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente. - If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally cr | |
3. v. to do again | |
Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. - He forgot the photo again. | |
4. v. to turn | |
5. v. to become, to get | |
Me estoy volviendo loco. - I am going crazy. | |
6. v. to make, to drive | |
Esto me está volviendo loco. - This is driving me mad. | |
Me vuelves loco. - You drive me crazy. | |
7. v. to turn | |
contra |
1. prep. against, versus | |
la lucha contra el prejuicio - the fight against prejudice | |
2. n-m. con (disadvantage) | |
3. n-f. antidote | |
4. n-f. counterpunch | |
5. n-f. counterattack | |
6. adv. opposite, facing | |
la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
pared |
1. n-f. wall, especially of a house or room | |