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 | |
cuanto |
1. pron. whatever quantity, as much, however much | |
Dame cuanto tengas. - Give me however many you have. | |
2. det. as much of; as many; however much; however many | |
Bebe cuanta agua quieres. - Drink as much water as you want. | |
3. det. (after “unos”) few; quite a few; a handful | |
unos cuantos/unas cuantas - (quite) a few | |
Coge unos cuantos. - Take a handful (a few). | |
4. det. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...” | |
5. adv. as much; however much; in whatever quantity | |
6. n-m. (physics) quantum | |
en cuanto |
1. adv. (with subjunctive) as soon as (immediately after) | |
Empezaremos en cuanto llegue. - As soon as she comes, we will begin. | |
2. prep. as, while | |
3. prep. as (in the role of) | |
al |
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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. | |
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 | |
envenenamiento |
1. n-m. poisoning | |
ella |
1. pron. she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions) | |
2. pron. it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns) | |
sola |
1. adj. feminine singular of solo | |
solo |
1. adj. sole, only, unique, single | |
2. adj. lonely, lonesome | |
3. adj. alone, by oneself | |
4. adj. automatic; self-, by itself | |
La máquina se lava sola. - The machine washes itself.; The machine is self-washing. | |
5. adv. only, solely, just | |
Solo quiero salir. - I just want to leave. | |
No solo... sino también... - Not only... but also... | |
lo |
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
lo veo - I see it | |
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
lo es - That’s it | |
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
había |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber. | |
haber |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
7. n-m. asset | |
8. n-m. history | |
9. n-m. credit side | |
cometido |
1. n-m. mission, task | |
2. Participle. past participle of cometer | |
cometer |
1. v. to commit | |
2. v. to make (an error, etc) | |