| ella |
| 1. pron. she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions) | |
| 2. pron. it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns) | |
| llevaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of llevar | |
| llevar |
| 1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks) | |
| Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday. | |
| 2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker) | |
| Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to | |
| A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s | |
| 4. v. to have spent time, have been | |
| Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years. | |
| Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years. | |
| Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years. | |
| 5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto) | |
| Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse. | |
| 6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient) | |
| Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla. | |
| Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark. | |
| 7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope | |
| ¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up? | |
| 9. v. to wear | |
| 10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| cinturón |
| 1. n-m. belt | |
| 2. n-m. (geography) belt | |
| 3. n-m. (religion) cincture | |
| 4. n-m. seat belt | |
| rosado |
| 1. adj. pink | |
| 2. adj. rosé | |
| rosar |
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| que |
| 1. conj. that | |
| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
| 2. conj. than | |
| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
| ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
| 4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
| Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
| Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
| 5. pron. who; that | |
| la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
| 6. pron. that; whom | |
| la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
| 7. pron. that; which | |
| la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
| 8. prep. than | |
| 9. prep. like, as | |
| 10. part. to | |
| era |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser | |
| 2. n-f. era, age | |
| la Nueva Era - New Age | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) era | |
| 4. n-f. threshing floor | |
| 5. n-f. tipple | |
| 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 | |
| tan |
| 1. adv. so, as | |
| Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel. | |
| 2. det. such, such a | |
| ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk! | |
| Caro |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Carolina | |
| 2. Proper noun. Carus | |
| 3. adj. dear (loved) | |
| 4. adj. expensive | |
| 5. adv. costly | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| feo |
| 1. adj. ugly | |
| 2. adj. (Mexico) bad, gross, mean, nasty | |
| 3. adj. in poor condition | |
