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espacio
1. n-m. space (distance between things)
2. n-m. space (physical extent across two or three dimensions)
3. n-m. space (physical extent in all directions; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere)
4. n-m. space (the near-vacuum in which celestial bodies are situated)
5. n-m. space (the physical and psychological area one needs)
6. n-m. space (an area with set boundaries)
7. n-m. space; course; period (an undefined period of time)
8. n-m. space (a gap in text between words, lines, etc.)
9. n-m. (typography) space (a piece of metal type used to separate words)
10. v. first-person singular present indicative of espaciar
espaciar
1. v. to space; to spread out
2. v. to range (from)
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
tiempo
1. n-m. (also, physics) time
No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
3. n-m. tense
El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
4. n-m. weather
¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
agua de manantial - springwater
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera - a wooden table
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past.
tratarse de - to be about; to concern
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger.
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe - a man of faith
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de - sick of; tired of
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold.
10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
más de - more than
menos de - less than, fewer than
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
campamento de verano - summer camp
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día - during the daytime
de niño - as a child; during childhood
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
goma de mascar - chewing gum
caña de pescar - fishing rod
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)
duración
1. n-f. duration, length (time)
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
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
ocurre
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of ocurrir
ocurrir
1. v. (impersonal) to happen, to occur
2. v. (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive) to come up with
Se me ocurrió una idea. - I came up with an idea.
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)
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
puede
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder
poder
1. v. to be able, can
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
3. n-m. power, reign
4. n-m. authorization
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
se puede
1. Phrase. may I?
hacer
1. v. to do
¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
2. v. to make (something)
Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
4. v. to be
hace frío - it's cold
hace calor - it's hot
hace sol - it's sunny
hace viento - it's windy
5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
hacer la princesa - to play the princess
hacer de princesa - to play a princess
hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
7. v. to become; to get
¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
8. v. to pretend being, play
hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
9. v. to play the fool
No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
13. n-m. task, action
Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
algo
1. pron. something, anything
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened.
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me.
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural.
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me.
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.
ocurre
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of ocurrir
ocurrir
1. v. (impersonal) to happen, to occur
2. v. (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive) to come up with
Se me ocurrió una idea. - I came up with an idea.
ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
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
puede
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder
poder
1. v. to be able, can
¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow?
No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed.
No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French.
Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me.
2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number?
Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well.
3. n-m. power, reign
4. n-m. authorization
5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
se puede
1. Phrase. may I?
hacer
1. v. to do
¿Qué haces? - What are you doing?
No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing.
Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it.
2. v. to make (something)
Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake.
Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems.
3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.)
No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy.
Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry.
4. v. to be
hace frío - it's cold
hace calor - it's hot
hace sol - it's sunny
hace viento - it's windy
5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement))
hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee
hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo
6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play)
hacer la princesa - to play the princess
hacer de princesa - to play a princess
hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar
7. v. to become; to get
¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian!
Me haré rico. - I will get rich.
Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man.
8. v. to pretend being, play
hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool
hacerse la víctima - to play the victim
Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway.
9. v. to play the fool
No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did.
10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part)
hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails
11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms)
El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness.
El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias).
12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now
Se hace tarde. - It's getting late.
Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock.
13. n-m. task, action
Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left.
ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
antes
1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
poco antes - shortly before
Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember?
La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
2. adv. soon (in certain phrases)
Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible.
3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de)
Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
4. adv. once, formerly (in the past)
Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers.
5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose.
7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
antes de 1910 - before 1910
antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply
Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
8. n. plural of ante
ante
1. prep. in front of, before
Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
2. prep. against, compared to
3. n-m. elk
4. n-m. suede
5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
ni
1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor
No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time.
2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of...
Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason.
3. conj. nor, or
No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night.
4. adv. not even
No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute.
Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means.
5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
después
1. adv. later, afterwards, afterward, post
2. adv. next
3. adv. (with de) after
después de comer - after eating

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