| esa |
| 1. det. feminine singular of ese | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of ésa | |
| ese |
| 1. det. (demonstrative) that | |
| 2. interj. (Mexico, informal) hello | |
| 3. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ése | |
| nariz |
| 1. n-f. nose (organ on face) | |
| 2. n-f. nose; smell (sense of smell) | |
| 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 | |
| corta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of corto | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of cortar | |
| 3. n-f. cutting (of trees) | |
| cortar |
| 1. v. to cut | |
| 2. v. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip | |
| 3. v. to chop, chop up, chop off | |
| 4. v. to slice, to slit | |
| 5. v. to mow | |
| 6. v. to slash, to hack | |
| 7. v. to carve, to engrave | |
| 8. v. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call | |
| 9. v. (Chile, informal) to stop an action | |
| ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo. (Stop it! leave me alone.) | |
| 10. v. (Chile) to shut off | |
| Corta el agua, por favor. (Shut the water off please.) | |
| 11. v. to finish a relationship | |
| Deberías cortar con él. (You should break up with him.) | |
| 12. v. to haircut | |
| 13. v. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body) | |
| 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. | |
| tenía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ojos |
| 1. n. plural of ojo | |
| ojo |
| 1. n-m. eye | |
| Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes. | |
| 2. n-m. keyhole | |
| 3. n-m. caution | |
| hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious | |
| 4. interj. look! watch out! | |
| pequeños |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of pequeño | |
| pequen |
| 1. v. third-person plural present subjunctive of pecar | |
| pecar |
| 1. v. to sin | |
| os |
| 1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros | |
| 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. | |
| apagados |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of apagado | |
| 2. Participle. masculine plural of apagado | |
| apagar |
| 1. v. to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse | |
| 2. v. to satisfy | |
| 3. v. quench, slake (thirst, etc.) | |
| 4. v. to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off | |
| 5. v. to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette) | |
| 6. v. to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (gloss, e.g., a torch) | |
| 7. v. to fade; to wane | |
| 8. v. to go out, be extinguished | |
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| apagad |
| 1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of apagar | |
| apagar |
| 1. v. to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse | |
| 2. v. to satisfy | |
| 3. v. quench, slake (thirst, etc.) | |
| 4. v. to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off | |
| 5. v. to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette) | |
| 6. v. to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (gloss, e.g., a torch) | |
| 7. v. to fade; to wane | |
| 8. v. to go out, be extinguished | |
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| os |
| 1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros | |
