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especie
     1. n-f. species
     2. n-f. type, sort, kind
     especiar
          1. v. to spice, to season
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
ornato
     1. n-m. (formal) ornament
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
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
pone
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poner
     poner
          1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay
                Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place.
                Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now.
                Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist.
          2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
                Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.)
          3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
          4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
          5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
                Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous.
          6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
                No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses.
                Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example.
          7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
                El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed.
          8. v. to name, to give a nickname
                Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo.
          9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
          10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
          11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
                Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
          12. v. to get (in certain phrases)
                Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side.
                ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
          13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
          14. v. to pay (attention)
          15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
          16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
          17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring
                Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
          18. v. (electronics) to play
                Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice.
                Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
          19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
                Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on.
          20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
                Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.)
          21. v. to get
                ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever!
                ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees!
                No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera.
          22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
                ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set?
          23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense
                Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
                Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
                El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry.
                Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party.
          24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
                Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
                Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work.
                Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen.
                Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away.
          25. v. to put oneself
                No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way.
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
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
friso
     1. n-m. (architecture) frieze
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
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
           La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
           ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
           No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
     4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
     5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
de la
     1. art. of the
arquitectura
     1. n-f. architecture
     2. n-f. architectonics
dórica
     1. adj. feminine singular of dórico
entre
     1. prep. between
           Entre tú y yo... - Between you and me...
     2. prep. among, amongst, from
           Los estudiantes pueden elegir entre una amplia gama de clases. - Students may choose from a wide range of classes.
     3. prep. divided by
           Diez entre cinco son dos. - Ten divided by five is two.
     4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of entrar
     entrar
          1. v. to enter
          2. v. to come in, to get in, to go in, to get inside, to come on in
          3. v. to break in
          4. v. to join, to enter, to start
          5. v. to access, to log in
          6. v. to fit
          7. v. to step in
          8. v. to input, to enter (data, information)
          9. v. to enter in, to enter into, to get into, to come into, to walk into, to step into, to slip into (entrar + en)
          10. v. to break into (entrar + en)
          11. v. to fit in, to fall in, to fall within (entrar + en)
          12. v. (colloquial transitive) to make a move (on someone)
          13. v. (soccer, sports) tackle (to attempt to take away a ball)
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
triglifos
     1. n. plural of triglifo
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary