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 | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
sentido |
1. adj. deeply felt, heartfelt | |
2. n-m. sense (faculties of perception) | |
Los cinco sentidos tradicionales son la vista, el tacto, el oído, el gusto y el olfacto. - The traditional five senses are sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell. | |
Los humanos también tienen un sexto sentido llamado la "propriocepción" que tiene que ver con la consciencia de la posición del propio cuerpo. - Humans also have a sixth sense called "proprioce | |
3. n-m. sense, way (manner) | |
Lo dije en un buen sentido. - I meant it in a good way. | |
4. n-m. sense, meaning | |
El sentido de la palabra es... - The meaning of the word is... | |
No tiene sentido. - It makes no sense. / It doesn't make any sense. | |
5. n-m. sense, point, use | |
No tiene sentido. - There's no point. / It's no use. | |
No tiene sentido alarmarse todavía. - There's no point in panicking just yet. | |
¿Qué sentido tiene? - What's the point? | |
6. n-m. direction | |
7. n-m. feeling | |
8. Participle. past participle of sentir | |
sentir |
1. v. to feel | |
Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace. | |
Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly. | |
Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me. | |
2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry | |
Lo siento. - I'm sorry. | |
3. v. to hear | |
4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being) | |
Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him. | |
Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me. | |
5. n-m. feeling; mood | |
6. n-m. opinion | |
moral |
1. adj. moral (relating to right and wrong) | |
2. adj. moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour) | |
3. n-f. moral, morals, standard (modes of conduct) | |
4. n-f. morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal) | |
5. n-m. mulberry tree | |
gris |
1. adj. grey, gray | |
materia gris - grey matter | |
2. n-m. grey, gray | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
utiliza |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of utilizar | |
utilizar |
1. v. to use; to make use of; to utilize | |
2. v. to utilize | |
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 | |
describir |
1. v. to describe | |
peyorativamente |
1. adv. pejoratively | |
situaciones |
1. n. plural of situación | |
situación |
1. n-f. situation, scenario, picture | |
sea cual sea la situación - whatever/regardless of the situation | |
2. n-f. position (based on circumstance or the effect of another's actions) | |
Me pones en una situación imposible. - You are putting me in a impossible position. | |
3. n-f. status, state of affairs, condition | |
4. n-f. location | |
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 | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
tienen |
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of tener | |
tener |
1. v. to have, possess | |
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
3. v. to hold, grasp | |
Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
6. v. to make to feel | |
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
14. v. tener en cuenta | |
15. v. tener prisa | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
Claro |
1. Proper noun. given name, male | |
2. adj. light, bright | |
3. adj. clear | |
alto y claro - loud and clear | |
4. adv. certainly, naturally, of course | |
5. n-m. sunny spell | |
Lluvia por la mañana y apertura de claros por la tarde. - Rain in the morning and sunny spells in the afternoon | |
6. n-m. clearing | |
7. n-m. bald patch | |
8. interj. of course; for sure; sure (indicates enthusiastic agreement) | |
valor |
1. n-m. value (all senses) | |
2. n-m. (finance) security | |
3. n-m. worth | |
4. n-m. courage | |
moral |
1. adj. moral (relating to right and wrong) | |
2. adj. moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour) | |
3. n-f. moral, morals, standard (modes of conduct) | |
4. n-f. morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal) | |
5. n-m. mulberry tree | |
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) | |
positivamente |
1. adv. positively | |
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 | |
evitar |
1. v. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of) | |
Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad. - After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth. | |
2. v. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter | |
3. v. to help (abstain from doing) (qual, always in the negative) | |
No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo. - I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk. | |
4. v. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something) | |
5. v. to guard against, to ward off | |
6. v. to spare oneself | |
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 | |
maniqueísmo |
1. n-m. Manichaeism | |