| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| año |
| 1. n-m. year | |
| el año pasado - last year | |
| el año que viene - next year | |
| el año vigente - the current year | |
| va para un año que no te veo - it's been a year since I saw you | |
| con los años me cuesta cada vez más estar feliz - over the years I find it harder and harder to be happy | |
| dentro de un par de años - in a couple of years' time | |
| el mejor año de mi vida - the best year of my life | |
| todos los años es igual - it's the same thing year on year | |
| en sus años mozo - in her childhood years | |
| 2. n-m. (a certain) age | |
| Tengo veinte años. - I'm twenty years old. | |
| Depende de los años que tenga. - It depends how old it is. | |
| estábamos |
| 1. v. first-person plural imperfect indicative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| mucho |
| 1. det. (singular) much, a lot of | |
| No tengo mucho dinero. - I don't have much money. | |
| Tengo mucho dinero. - I have a lot of money. | |
| 2. det. (plural) many, a lot of | |
| Tengo muchas monedas. - I have many coins. | |
| 3. adv. much, a lot, far, way | |
| Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar. - It is way harder to get out than to get in. | |
| La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento. - The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document. | |
| 4. adv. long, a long time | |
| 5. pron. a lot, many | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| ordenados |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of ordenado | |
| 2. Participle. masculine plural of ordenado | |
| masculine singular ordenar |
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| ordenad |
| 1. v. informal second-person plural affirmative imperative of ordenar | |
| ordenar |
| 1. v. to order | |
| 2. v. to sort | |
| 3. v. to sort through, to sort out, to collect | |
| 4. v. (religion) to ordain | |
| 5. v. to enjoin | |
| os |
| 1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros | |
| pues |
| 1. conj. so, then; in that case | |
| Pues me voy. - I'll go, then. | |
| 2. conj. because, since | |
| Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia. - It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance. | |
| teníamos |
| 1. v. first-person plural 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 | |
| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much | |
| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
| 2. det. few, not many | |
| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
| 3. det. un-, not | |
| poco saludable - unhealthy | |
| 4. adv. little (not much) | |
| Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
| 5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
| Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
| 6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
| hace poco - a little while ago | |
| dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| 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 | |
| treinta |
| 1. num. thirty | |
| contando |
| 1. v. gerund of contar | |
| contar |
| 1. v. to count; to tally | |
| 2. v. to tell (a story); narrate | |
| 3. v. to be (a certain number of years of age) | |
| Cuando contaba treinta años. - When he was thirty years of age | |
| 4. v. (indtr, con) to rely on | |
| 5. v. (indtr, con) to have available | |
| Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente. - We have enough staff available to take good care of you. | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| cantera |
| 1. n-f. quarry | |
| 2. n-f. talent, ingeniosity | |
| 3. n-f. academy, reserve team | |
