| forma |
| 1. n-f. shape; form; figure | |
| 2. n-f. way; manner | |
| ¡Tiene que haber otra forma! - There has to be another way! | |
| 3. n-f. basis; method | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of formar | |
| formar |
| 1. v. to form, to create | |
| 2. v. to train, to educate | |
| 3. v. to make up, to constitute | |
| 4. v. to line up (to get in a line) | |
| caprichosa |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of caprichoso | |
| caprichoso |
| 1. adj. whimsical, capricious, wayward | |
| 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) | |
| irregular |
| 1. adj. irregular, uneven, erratic, haphazard | |
| 2. adj. patchy, spotty, jagged, ragged | |
| 3. adj. fitful | |
| 4. adj. (grammar) (of a verb etc.) irregular | |
| 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 | |
| hace |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of hacer | |
| 2. prep. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.) | |
| Él nos visitó hace tres años. - He visited us three years ago. | |
| Lo compré hace poco. - I bought it not long ago. | |
| Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año. - My father and I don't talk since one year ago. | |
| 3. prep. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time) | |
| Hace un mes que no te veo. - I haven’t seen you in a month. | |
| Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron. - It has been fifteen years since my parents got married. | |
| Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa. - It has been two years since I traveled to Europe. | |
| hacer |
| 1. v. to do | |
| ¿Qué haces? - What are you doing? | |
| No sé que hago. - I don't know what I'm doing. | |
| Prefiero no hacerlo - I prefer not to do it. | |
| 2. v. to make (something) | |
| Empecemos a hacer el pastel. - Let's start making the cake. | |
| Le gustaba hacer poemas placenteros. - She liked to make pleasant poems. | |
| 3. v. to make (e.g. someone do something or feel a certain way.) | |
| No sabe cómo hacerla feliz. - He doesn't know how to make her happy. | |
| Lo hiciste llorar / Hiciste que llorara. - You made him cry. | |
| 4. v. to be | |
| hace frío - it's cold | |
| hace calor - it's hot | |
| hace sol - it's sunny | |
| hace viento - it's windy | |
| 5. v. to go (to release or excrete (urine, excrement)) | |
| hacer pis, pipí, el número uno - to pee | |
| hacer caca, pupú, el número dos - to poo | |
| 6. v. (ambitransitive, optionally with de) to play (a part in a play) | |
| hacer la princesa - to play the princess | |
| hacer de princesa - to play a princess | |
| hacer de Óscar - to play (the character of) Oscar | |
| 7. v. to become; to get | |
| ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian! | |
| Me haré rico. - I will get rich. | |
| Ese niño se hizo todo un hombre. - That boy became a real man. | |
| 8. v. to pretend being, play | |
| hacerse el tonto - to pretend being a fool, play the fool | |
| hacerse la víctima - to play the victim | |
| Háganse los sofisticados si quieren, igual nadie les cree. - You can pretend to be sophisticated if you want, no one believes you anyway. | |
| 9. v. to play the fool | |
| No te hagás: vos sabés lo que hiciste. - Don't play the fool, you know what you did. | |
| 10. v. to prep, adorn, do (a body part) | |
| hacerse las uñas - to do one's nails | |
| 11. v. to get used to (chiefly in idioms) | |
| El cuerpo se hace a las fatigas. - The body gets used to tiredness. | |
| El caballo se hace al fuego. - A horse gets used to fire (for the Luminarias). | |
| 12. v. to arrive (said of a certain time), be now | |
| Se hace tarde. - It's getting late. | |
| Se hicieron las doce. - It was now/suddenly 12 o'clock. | |
| 13. n-m. task, action | |
| Nos quedan muchos haceres. - We have a lot of tasks left. | |
| al |
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| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| 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 | |
| escribir |
| 1. v. to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate) | |
| Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno. - She writes all her ideas in a notebook. | |
| ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido? - How is your last name written? | |
| 2. v. to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.)) | |
| Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII. - Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century. | |
| 3. v. to write (to be an author) | |
| Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir. - After publishing her first book, she stopped writing. | |
| 4. v. to write (to send written information to) | |
| Luego te escribo un mensaje. - I'll write you a message later. | |
| Escríbete una nota. - Write yourself a note. | |
| ciertas |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of cierto | |
| 2. det. feminine plural of cierto | |
| cierta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of cierto | |
| 2. det. feminine singular of cierto | |
| letras |
| 1. n. plural of letra | |
| 2. n. (music) lyrics | |
| letra |
| 1. n-f. letter (symbol) | |
| 2. n-f. handwriting | |
| 3. n-f. lyrics | |
| palabras |
| 1. n. plural of palabra | |
| palabra |
| 1. n-f. word | |
| las palabras de amor - the words of love | |
| 2. n-f. wording | |
| 3. n-f. word (promise) | |
| te doy mi palabra - I give you my word | |
| 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) | |
| figuras |
| 1. n. plural of figura | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of figurar | |
| figurar |
| 1. v. to appear | |
| figura |
| 1. n-f. figure | |
| 2. n-f. (heraldry) charge | |
| 3. n-f. (theatre) part, role | |
| 4. n-f. (theatre) actor | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of figurar | |
