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 | |
queso |
1. n-m. cheese | |
2. n-m. (Spain, colloquial) foot | |
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. | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
alimento |
1. n-m. (slightly, formal) food (solid substance that can be consumed) | |
2. n-m. nourishment | |
3. n-m. (in the plural) alimony, maintenance | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of alimentar | |
alimentar |
1. v. to feed (give food to eat) | |
sólido |
1. adj. solid | |
2. adj. strong, firm | |
3. n-m. (numismatics) solidus | |
4. n-m. solid | |
elaborado |
1. adj. well-prepared | |
2. adj. elaborate (complex, detailed, or sophisticated) | |
3. Participle. past participle of elaborar | |
elaborar |
1. v. to make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate) | |
Esta fábrica elabora hormigón. - This factory produces concrete. | |
pan elaborado con harina integral - bread made with whole grain flour | |
2. v. to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design) | |
Hemos elaborado un plan de negocio para recuperar las pérdidas del año pasado. - We've come up with a business plan to recoup last year's losses. | |
a |
1. prep. to | |
2. prep. by | |
3. prep. at | |
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
partir |
1. v. to divide, split | |
2. v. to go away, leave, depart | |
3. v. to crack up, have a laugh | |
4. v. to fall in love | |
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crack open (e.g., one's head) | |
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 | |
a partir de |
1. prep. from, as of, starting from, beginning, starting in, beginning in (time-related) | |
a partir de hoy - starting today, as of today | |
En este estado se puede manejar a partir de los 16 años. - In this state you can drive starting at 16. | |
2. prep. based on, from, on the basis of | |
Estas empresas crean sus pautas a partir de su interpretación de las investigaciones actuales. - These companies create their guidelines based on their interpretation of current research. | |
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) | |
de la |
1. art. of the | |
leche |
1. n-f. (food) milk | |
Prefiero el café con leche y azúcar. - I prefer coffee with milk and sugar. | |
2. n-f. (slang) cum, semen | |
Había leche en sus pantalones. - There was cum on his pants. | |
3. interj. (vulgar, Philippines, Spain) shit | |
4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of lechar | |
la leche |
1. Phrase. for something to be amazing, very good | |
Esta canción es la leche. - This song is amazing. | |
2. Phrase. for someone to be skillful or impressive | |
Él es la leche. - He's so impresssive. | |
3. Phrase. wow (used to express surprise, amazement) | |
¿Y esta es su casa? ¡La leche! - Is this his house? Wow! | |
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 | |
vaca |
1. n-f. cow (adult female of the species Bos taurus) | |
2. n-f. beef | |
3. n-f. leather | |
4. n-f. (derogatory, informal) cow (woman considered unpleasant, particularly one considered fat) | |
5. n-f. (Chile) collection | |
6. adj. feminine singular of vaco | |
vacar |
1. v. to take a break | |
2. v. to vacate | |
3. v. to dedicate time to | |
4. v. to lack | |
cabra |
1. n-f. female goat | |
2. n-f. goat (unknown gender) | |
3. n-f. (colloquial Chile) girl | |
oveja |
1. n-f. sheep | |
U |
1. Letter. the 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. conj. or | |
otros |
1. det. masculine plural of otro | |
2. interj. masculine plural of otro | |
3. pron. plural of otro | |
otro |
1. det. other, another | |
Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example. | |
2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?) | |
3. pron. someone else; another person | |
4. pron. something else; another one | |
mamíferos |
1. adj. masculine plural of mamífero | |
2. n. plural of mamífero | |
mamífero |
1. adj. mammalian | |
2. n-m. mammal | |