| 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 | |
| había |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber. | |
| haber |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
| Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
| No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
| En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
| 4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
| 5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
| Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
| 6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
| Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
| 7. n-m. asset | |
| 8. n-m. history | |
| 9. n-m. credit side | |
| dejado |
| 1. adj. sloppy, lax (person) | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of dejar | |
| dejar |
| 1. v. to leave (to place) | |
| Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
| 2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
| Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
| Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
| 3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
| Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
| 4. v. to let, allow | |
| Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
| Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
| 5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
| 6. v. to drop off | |
| Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
| 7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
| Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
| La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
| 8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
| Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
| Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
| Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
| 9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
| Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
| El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
| 10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
| 11. v. to leave off | |
| 12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
| Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
| Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
| 13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
| 14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| silla |
| 1. n-f. chair | |
| 2. n-f. saddle | |
| próxima |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of próximo | |
| próximo |
| 1. adj. near | |
| 2. adj. next | |
| la próxima vez que usted venga - the next time you come | |
| 3. adj. approaching, forthcoming, upcoming | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| envoltorio |
| 1. n-m. bundle | |
| 2. n-m. wrapper, wrapping | |
