| empezó |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of empezar | |
| empezar |
| 1. v. to start, begin, to get started | |
| 2. v. (indtr, a) to start to | |
| Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with | |
| Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help. | |
| En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ. | |
| 4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with | |
| 5. v. to be started | |
| 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. | |
| cantar |
| 1. v. to sing | |
| Voy a cantarme una canción - I am going to sing (myself) a song | |
| 2. n-m. a type of shanty or popular song | |
| 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 | |
| agradeciendo |
| 1. v. gerund of agradecer | |
| agradecer |
| 1. v. to thank | |
| Le agradecí mucho su ayuda. - I thanked him very much for his help. | |
| 2. v. to be grateful for | |
| 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 | |
| libertad |
| 1. n-f. liberty, freedom | |
| 2. n-f. latitude, leeway | |
| 3. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of libertar | |
| libertar |
| 1. v. to liberate, set free | |
