| ella |
| 1. pron. she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions) | |
| 2. pron. it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns) | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| Miró |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Catalan | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of mirar | |
| mirar |
| 1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes) | |
| 2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time) | |
| Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV. | |
| 3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard) | |
| 4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously) | |
| 5. v. (used for emphasis); look | |
| ¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty! | |
| ¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed. | |
| ¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him! | |
| 6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find) | |
| 7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes) | |
| 8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing) | |
| 9. v. to look at oneself | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| atención |
| 1. n-f. attention | |
| (coi, prestar atención, to pay attention) | |
| Atención, por favor. - Your attention, please. | |
| 2. n-f. courtesy | |
| 3. n-f. favor | |
| sin |
| 1. prep. without | |
| (ant-lite, con) | |
| desviar |
| 1. v. to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack | |
| 2. v. to deflect | |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to derail (e.g. a movement, a process) | |
| 4. v. to bypass, to reroute, to redirect | |
| 5. v. to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds) | |
| 6. v. to forward (a phone call) | |
| 7. v. to avert (e.g. one's eyes or gaze) | |
| 8. v. to change (e.g. the subject, the course, the conversation) | |
| 9. v. to shunt | |
| 10. v. (figuratively) to shunt (i.e. move aside) | |
| 11. v. to deviate, to detour, to turn aside, to depart | |
| 12. v. to turn off, to veer (e.g. to take an exit) | |
| 13. v. to branch off, to fork off (e.g. a road or highway) | |
| 14. v. to swerve, to go off course | |
| 15. v. to get sidetracked | |
| 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 | |
| ningún |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of ninguno t=not any | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| cañón |
| 1. n-m. (geography) canyon | |
| 2. n-m. cannon | |
| 3. n-m. barrel (of a gun), pipe, tube | |
| 4. adj. (Mexico, colloquial) powerful, intense, difficult | |
| 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 | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. 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.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| arma |
| 1. n-f. weapon, arm | |
| El arma secreta - the secret weapon | |
| Las armas secretas - the secret weapons | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of armar | |
| armar |
| 1. v. to arm (supply with weapons) | |
| 2. v. to arm (provide with tools or skills) | |
| 3. v. to assemble | |
| 4. v. to organize, get going | |
| 5. v. to provoke; stir up | |
| 6. v. to set up; instal | |
| 7. v. to load (a weapon) | |
| 8. v. to stock up | |
| 9. v. to balk | |
| 10. v. to pluck up | |
| armarse de valor - pluck up the courage | |
