| figurativamente |
| 1. adv. figuratively | |
| principio |
| 1. n-m. beginning, start, outset, get-go | |
| al principio - at the beginning, at first | |
| a principios del mes - at the beginning of the month | |
| 2. n-m. cause, origin | |
| 3. n-m. principle | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of principiar | |
| principiar |
| 1. v. to begin | |
| 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) | |
| meta |
| 1. n-f. goal | |
| 2. n-f. target | |
| 3. n-f. (slang) meth | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meter | |
| meter |
| 1. v. to put in, insert | |
| 2. v. (sports) to score | |
| meter un gol - to score a goal | |
| 3. v. to make (qual, noise) | |
| 4. v. to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove | |
| 5. v. to meddle, interfere, to get into | |
| ¡No te metas en lo que no te importa! - Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs! | |
| 6. v. to get into (a small space) | |
| 7. v. to get into, to get in | |
| meterse en problemas - to get in trouble. | |
| Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza. - He's trying to get into your head. | |
| 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 | |
| guía |
| 1. n. guide | |
| 2. n-f. guidebook | |
| 3. n-f. directory | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of guiar | |
| guiar |
| 1. v. to guide | |
| 2. v. to lead, to conduct | |
| 3. v. to show the way | |
| 4. v. to drive, to steer | |
| 5. v. to train (plants) | |
| 6. v. to advise, to counsel, to guide | |
| 7. v. to sprout (of plants) | |
| 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) | |
| acción |
| 1. n-f. action, act, deed (something done) | |
| 2. n-f. action (way of motion or functioning) | |
| 3. n-f. action (fast-paced activity) | |
| 4. n-f. (military) combat, action | |
| 5. n-f. (legal) general legal action; lawsuit | |
| 6. n-f. share (financial instrument) | |
| 7. interj. action (demanding the start of something) | |
| 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 | |
| algún |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of alguno; some, any | |
| ¿Haces algún deporte? - Do you do any sport? | |
| alguno |
| 1. det. some, any | |
| ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything? | |
| Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday. | |
| 2. det. any (used for emphasis) | |
| No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all. | |
| 3. det. various | |
| 4. pron. someone | |
| 5. pron. some, some people | |
| 6. pron. one (thing); a few | |
| aspecto |
| 1. n-m. aspect | |
| 2. n-m. appearance, look | |
