| 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 | |
| paciente |
| 1. adj. patient | |
| 2. n. (medical) patient | |
| puede |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder | |
| poder |
| 1. v. to be able, can | |
| ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow? | |
| No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed. | |
| No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French. | |
| Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me. | |
| 2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality | |
| ¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number? | |
| Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well. | |
| 3. n-m. power, reign | |
| 4. n-m. authorization | |
| 5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another) | |
| fallecer |
| 1. v. to pass away, die | |
| 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 | |
| cualquier |
| 1. det. (before noun) apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever | |
| momento |
| 1. n-m. (time) moment, instant | |
| Un momento, señor. (One moment, sir.) | |
| 2. n-m. timing | |
| Fue un mal momento, así de simple. - It was bad timing, plain and simple. | |
| ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre. - Good timing! I have the day off. | |
| 3. n-m. (physics) momentum | |
| en cualquier momento |
| 1. adv. anytime, at any time, at any one time | |
| 2. adv. at a moment's notice, any minute, at any moment, any minute now, any moment now | |
