| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| 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 | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| ratón |
| 1. n-m. mouse (small rodent) | |
| 2. n-m. (computing) mouse (input device) | |
| 3. n-m. (Venezuela) hangover | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| plumas |
| 1. n. plural of pluma | |
| pluma |
| 1. n-f. feather | |
| 2. n-f. quill, quill pen | |
| 3. n-f. pen, fountain pen | |
| 4. n-f. (Mexico, US Spanish) ballpoint pen | |
| 5. n-f. (figurative) writer, penman | |
| 6. n-f. (Spain, slang) effeminacy | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| 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 | |
| hocico |
| 1. n-m. snout (mouth of a beast) | |
| 2. n-m. (derogatory) a person's mouth | |
| bien |
| 1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno) | |
| Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well. | |
| 2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo) | |
| hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good | |
| 3. adv. properly | |
| 4. adv. willingly | |
| 5. adv. very | |
| 6. adv. as well | |
| Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early. | |
| 7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class | |
| Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family. | |
| 8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class | |
| Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs. | |
| 9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil) | |
| Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community. | |
| 10. n-m. goodness | |
| 11. n-m. good, better (substantive) | |
| para bien o para mal - for better or for worse | |
| He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time. | |
| 12. n-m. welfare, benefit | |
| 13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate | |
| 14. n-m. (dated) darling | |
| Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling. | |
| puntiagudo |
| 1. adj. sharp-pointed | |
