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 | |
peor |
1. adj. comparative of malo: worse | |
2. adj. superlative of malo: worst | |
3. adv. comparative of mal, , worse | |
castigo |
1. n-m. punishment | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of castigar | |
castigar |
1. v. to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct) | |
2. v. to ground, gate (to punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges) | |
del |
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
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 | |
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 | |
embustero |
1. adj. lying, mendacious | |
2. n-m. liar, deceiver | |
es |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
2. n. plural of e | |
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 | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
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 | |
creído |
1. adj. big-headed, conceited, stuck up, arrogant, smug | |
2. Participle. past participle of creer | |
creer |
1. v. to believe | |
2. v. to think, to believe, to reckon, to be of the opinion | |
Creo que es mejor así. - I believe it's better this way. | |
3. v. to give credence to | |
aun |
1. adv. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned) | |
aun más así - even more so | |
aun en ese caso - even in that case | |
aun así - even so | |
¿aun? - still? | |
cuando |
1. adv. when | |
2. conj. when | |
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready. | |
aun cuando |
1. conj. (followed by a subjunctive clause) even if | |
diga |
1. interj. way to say hello on the telephone | |
“Diga.” (“Talk”); “Dígame.” (“Talk to me.”, “Say something to me.”) | |
2. v. formal second-person singular imperative of decir | |
decir |
1. v. to say, to tell | |
Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. | |
¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? | |
2. v. to suggest | |
3. v. to show; to demonstrate | |
4. v. to call; to name | |
5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified) | |
¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English? | |
6. v. to declare | |
7. n-m. saying | |
8. n-m. idle talk | |
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) | |
verdad |
1. n-f. truth | |
2. n-f. fact | |
3. interj. right | |