| 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 | |
| pruebas |
| 1. n. plural of prueba | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of probar | |
| probar |
| 1. v. to prove | |
| No puedes probarlo. - You can’t prove it. | |
| 2. v. to test, to demonstrate | |
| 3. v. to taste, to try | |
| Prueba a ver si está bueno. - Taste it to see if it’s good. | |
| 4. v. to try, to try out, to sample, to test out, to give a go, to have a go | |
| Lo probó todo sin éxito. - He tried everything without success. | |
| 5. v. to check out, to probe | |
| 6. v. to suit | |
| Vivir en Madrid no le prueba. - Living in Madrid doesn't suit her. | |
| 7. v. to try out (for a team) | |
| 8. v. to try on, see if it fits | |
| María se probó el vestido. - Maria tried on the dress. | |
| 9. v. to prove oneself | |
| 10. v. to be tested, to be proved, to be proven | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| competencias |
| 1. n. plural of competencia | |
| competencia |
| 1. n-f. competence, expertise | |
| 2. n-f. (legal) jurisdiction, purview | |
| 3. n-f. (Latin America) competition | |
| superar |
| 1. v. to surpass, exceed | |
| 2. v. to overcome | |
| 3. v. to beat, to outdo | |
| 4. v. to overtake, pass | |
| 5. v. to get over | |
| Supéralo, hombre. - Get over it, man. | |
| 6. v. (reciprocal) to outdo each other, to one-up each other | |
| 7. v. to outdo oneself | |
| 8. v. to be overcome | |
| 9. v. to be exceeded, to be surmounted, to be broken (e.g. a record broken) | |
| 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. | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| contrincantes |
| 1. n. plural of contrincante | |
| contrincante |
| 1. n. opponent | |
| 2. n. competitor | |
| 3. n. adversary | |
