| era |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser | |
| 2. n-f. era, age | |
| la Nueva Era - New Age | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) era | |
| 4. n-f. threshing floor | |
| 5. n-f. tipple | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| muy |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Tengo un coche muy caro. - I have a very expensive car. | |
| devoto |
| 1. adj. devout, pious | |
| 2. adj. devoted | |
| 3. n-m. devotee; admirer | |
| 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. | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| 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 | |
| general |
| 1. adj. general, overall | |
| 2. n-m. (military ranks) general | |
| 3. n-f. (informal, plural) general elections | |
| por lo general |
| 1. adv. generally, in general, by and large, usually, typically | |
| cuando |
| 1. adv. when | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready. | |
| 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. | |
| cuando no |
| 1. prep. if not | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| hablaban |
| 1. v. second-person plural imperfect indicative of hablar | |
| hablar |
| 1. v. to talk; to speak; to communicate using words | |
| Hablamos del proyecto. - We talk about the project. | |
| ¿Ya hablaste con él? - Did you already speak with him? | |
| 2. v. to speak (a language) | |
| Hablo inglés. - I speak English. | |
| Hablo bien el inglés. - I speak English well. | |
| No hablo inglés. - I don't speak English. | |
| No hablo bien el inglés. - I don't speak English well. | |
| cantaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of cantar | |
| cantar |
| 1. v. to sing | |
| Voy a cantarme una canción - I am going to sing (myself) a song | |
| 2. n-m. a type of shanty or popular song | |
| Salmos |
| 1. Proper noun. (bible) Psalms (the book of the Bible) | |
| 2. n. plural of salmo | |
| salmo |
| 1. n-m. psalm | |
| 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 | |
| voz |
| 1. n-f. voice | |
| 2. n-f. term; word | |
| baja |
| 1. n-f. casualty, loss | |
| Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra. - We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war. | |
| 2. n-f. drop, fall, reduction | |
| 3. n-f. sick leave (absence for illness) | |
| No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad. - Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave. | |
| 4. n-f. withdrawal, retirement | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of bajar | |
| 6. adj. feminine singular of bajo | |
| bajar |
| 1. v. to go down, come down | |
| 2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle) | |
| Bajé del taxi. - I got out of the taxi. | |
| Bajaron del árbol. - They climbed down the tree. | |
| 3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person) | |
| 4. v. to descend | |
| 5. v. (computing) to download | |
| Estoy bajando libros. - I am downloading books. | |
| 6. v. to lower, reduce, fall | |
| 7. v. to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.) | |
| ¡Baja la música! - Turn that music down! | |
| 8. v. to lose (e.g., weight) | |
| Bajaré de peso. - I will lose weight. | |
| 9. v. to take down, bring down | |
| 10. v. to dim (the lights) | |
| 11. v. to let down (one's guard) | |
| 12. v. to wash down (accompany food) | |
| 13. v. to get off, to get down | |
| 14. v. (computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use) | |
| bajo |
| 1. adj. short (of little height) | |
| 2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground) | |
| 3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality) | |
| 4. adj. (music) bass | |
| 5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable | |
| 6. adv. low | |
| 7. adv. down (location) | |
| 8. adv. down, quietly, softly (volume) | |
| 9. n-m. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument) | |
| 10. prep. under (in both literal and figurative senses) | |
| No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. - There's nothing new under the sun. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of bajar | |
