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 | |
la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
canoa |
1. n-f. canoe | |
ahí |
1. adv. there: used to designate a place near the listener | |
2. adv. that (in certain phrases) | |
Ahí es como... - That's how... | |
Ahí es cuando... - That's when... | |
Ahí es donde... - That's where... | |
está |
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of estar | |
estar |
1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
quedaron |
1. v. second-person plural preterit indicative of quedar | |
quedar |
1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
3. v. to be left; to remain | |
¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
6. v. to agree on | |
quedar en - agree on | |
Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
8. v. to die | |
Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
quedarse calvo - go bald | |
quedarse ciego - go blind | |
quedarse corto - come out short | |
quedarse limpio - go broke | |
quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
quedarse triste - become sad | |
10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
12. v. to play for a fool | |
quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
sus |
1. interj. c'mon; attaboy | |
2. det. plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee) | |
3. det. (formal) your (with plural possessee) | |
su |
1. 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.) | |
2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
zapatos |
1. n. plural of zapato | |
zapato |
1. n-m. shoe | |
viejos |
1. adj. masculine plural of viejo | |
2. n. plural of viejo | |
viejo |
1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |
2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |
Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |
3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |
4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |
5. n-m. an old person | |
6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |
7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |
Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |
Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |
No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |
8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |
Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |
9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |
ven |
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of ver | |
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venir |
1. v. to come (to move towards the speaker) | |
ven aquí / ven acá - come here | |
2. v. to achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate | |
ver |
1. v. to see, to spot | |
Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered. | |
Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money. | |
2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | |
Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see... | |
Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world. | |
3. v. to see, to tell, to observe | |
Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them. | |
4. v. to see, to check (verify) | |
Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear. | |
5. v. to watch | |
ver la televisión - to watch television | |
6. v. to look, to seem | |
Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you. | |
7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself | |
Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more. | |
8. v. to find oneself, to be | |
Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question. | |
9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another | |
Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!) | |