| 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 | |
| país |
| 1. n-m. country (the territory of a nation) | |
| 2. n-m. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits) | |
| País Vasco - Basque Country | |
| El País de las Maravillas - Wonderland | |
| dependía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of depender | |
| depender |
| 1. v. to depend, to be subject to | |
| 2. v. to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon (+ de) | |
| 3. v. to be up to (+ de) | |
| No me mires así. No depende de mí. - Don't look at me like that. It isn't up to me. | |
| 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 | |
| sus |
| 1. interj. c'mon; attaboy | |
| 2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee) | |
| 3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee) | |
| su |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal) | |
| Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.) | |
| Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.) | |
| 2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| pocas |
| 1. det. feminine plural of poco | |
| 2. n. plural of poca | |
| poca |
| 1. n-f. (colloquial) tad; bit | |
| 2. det. feminine singular of poco | |
| exportaciones |
| 1. n. plural of exportación | |
