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 | |
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 | |
juego |
1. n-m. play | |
2. n-m. game; sport | |
3. n-m. gaming | |
4. n-m. set | |
un juego de copas de vino - a set of wine glasses | |
5. n-m. kit | |
6. n-m. gambling | |
7. v. first-person singular present indicative of jugar | |
jugar |
1. v. to play | |
2. v. to risk, take a chance | |
3. v. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument) | |
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 | |
naipes |
1. n. plural of naipe | |
número |
1. n-m. number (counting) | |
2. n-m. musical number | |
3. n-m. (grammar) number | |
4. n-m. (colloquial) spectacle | |
5. n-m. (military) man, soldier | |
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 | |
tantos |
1. n. plural of tanto | |
2. n. (Spain) score | |
3. det. masculine plural of tanto | |
tanto |
1. det. so much, as much, that much | |
2. det. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many | |
3. adv. so much, long, hard, often, etc. | |
Te amo tanto. - I love you so much. | |
De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita. - It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often. | |
4. adv. (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent | |
La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida. - The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial. | |
5. n-m. copy | |
6. n-m. poker chip, counter | |
7. n-m. point, goal (in a game) | |
8. n-m. (Latin America) portion | |
9. pron. so much, so many | |
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 | |
toma |
1. n-f. conquest, capture, taking, takeover | |
2. n-f. dose, serving | |
3. n-f. (medicine) intake | |
4. n-f. socket, connector, outlet (source of electricity, internet etc.) (ellipsis of toma de corriente) | |
5. n-f. shot, take, recording | |
6. n-f. (Chile) an act of political civil disobedience through occupation protest that assumes control of a place, often a building or park | |
7. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of tomar | |
tomar |
1. v. to take | |
Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
tomar el tren - to take the train | |
cada |
1. det. each; every | |
jugador |
1. n-m. player | |
2. n-m. gambler | |
para |
1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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parar |
1. v. to stop, halt | |
2. v. to put up, stand up | |
3. v. to lift, raise | |
4. v. to stand up | |
5. v. to situate oneself | |
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
saber |
1. v. to know (a fact), to wit | |
Sé que volverá. - I know that it'll come back. | |
Lo siguiente que sé... - Next thing I know... | |
que yo sepa - as far as I know | |
Si tu supieras... - If you knew... | |
2. v. to know how to do something | |
Sabe hablar español. - He knows how to speak Spanish. | |
3. v. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn | |
4. v. to taste | |
Sabe a pollo. - It tastes like chicken. | |
5. v. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize) | |
El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es. - The man doesn't realize how talented his son is. | |
6. v. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case) | |
Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes. - It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me. | |
7. v. (informal) to figure out | |
Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar. - We're still trying to figure out what just happened. | |
8. v. to hear from (+ de) | |
No he sabido nada de ella en meses. - I haven't heard from her in months. | |
9. v. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de) | |
10. v. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de) | |
11. v. to be known | |
Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés. - It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress. | |
12. v. to know (extremely well) | |
He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria. - I heard that you know all the lines of the movie by heart. | |
13. n-m. knowledge | |
después |
1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post | |
2. adv. next | |
3. adv. (with de) after | |
después de comer - after eating | |
cuánto |
1. adv. how much; how many | |
¿A cuánto están las naranjas? - How much are the oranges? | |
2. det. how much; how many | |
¿Cuántas hijas tienes? - How many daughters do you have? | |
gana |
1. n-f. (often, in the plural) desire (to do something) | |
Tengo ganas de irme. (I've got an urge to leave.) | |
Lo que me da la gana. (Whatever I feel like doing.) | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of ganar, it wins; it gains; it earns. | |
ganar |
1. v. to gain | |
2. v. to earn | |
3. v. (sports) to win | |
4. v. to defeat, to beat | |
5. v. to reach; to attain | |
6. v. to earn (something) for oneself | |
7. v. to position oneself, to situate oneself | |
La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea. (The cat sat down beside the fireplace.) | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
pierde |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of perder | |
perder |
1. v. to lose | |
2. v. to miss, to miss out | |
No quiero perderme nada. - I don't want to miss anything. | |
3. v. to waste | |
4. v. (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down | |
Los Cowboys pierden por solo siete. - The Cowboys are behind by only seven. | |
5. v. to get lost | |