| espero |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of esperar | |
| esperar |
| 1. v. to hope for, hope to (qual, often with a verb in the subjunctive) | |
| Espera que no sea necesario. - He hopes it won't be necessary. | |
| (coi, esperar con interés, to look forward to, to eagerly await) | |
| 2. v. to expect, look for (qual, often with a verb in the indicative) | |
| Espera que no sea fácil. - He expects it isn't easy. | |
| 3. v. to wait to, wait for, await | |
| Por favor espera aquí. - Please wait here. | |
| 4. v. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use) | |
| 5. v. to hope | |
| 6. v. to expect (qual, a baby) | |
| 7. v. to be expected, to expect (impersonal use) | |
| 8. v. to spare | |
| 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 | |
| te |
| 1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
| Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
| 2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
| 3. pron. : yourself | |
| guste |
| 1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of gustar | |
| gustar |
| 1. v. (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object) | |
| Me gusta esta manzana - This apple is pleasing to me. | |
| 2. v. to taste | |
| 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) | |
| torta |
| 1. n-f. tart, pie | |
| 2. n-f. (South America) cake | |
| 3. n-f. (Mexico, Guatemala) sandwich on a roll | |
| 4. n-f. (Spain) flatbread | |
| 5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) slap in the face, cuff on the ear | |
| 6. n-f. (colloquial) drunkenness | |
| 7. n-f. (colloquial sometimes derogatory Rioplatense) dyke, lez (a lesbian) | |
| 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 | |
| chocolate |
| 1. n-m. chocolate (food made from cocoa beans) | |
| 2. n-m. hot chocolate (drink made by dissolving chocolate in milk or water) | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) hashish (the leaves of the Indian hemp plant) | |
