| 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 | |
| extensiones |
| 1. n. plural of extensión | |
| extensión |
| 1. n-f. tract (an area) | |
| 2. n-f. extension | |
| 3. n-f. expanse (wide stretch of space) | |
| 4. n-f. (sports) extension cord (US), extension lead (UK), power extender, drop cord | |
| 5. n-f. (cosmetics) hair extension | |
| negras |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of negro | |
| 2. n. plural of negra | |
| negra |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of negro | |
| 2. n-f. (music) crotchet, quarter note | |
| 3. n-f. (chess) black piece | |
| 4. n-f. bad luck | |
| 5. adj. feminine singular of negro | |
| cubiertas |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of cubierto | |
| 2. n. plural of cubierta | |
| 3. Participle. feminine plural of cubierto | |
| cubierta |
| 1. n-f. cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud | |
| 2. n-f. cover, jacket (of a book) | |
| 3. n-f. envelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (gloss, a structure covering an animal or plant organ) | |
| 4. n-f. sheath (for cables) | |
| 5. n-f. roof (exterior part) | |
| 6. n-f. (Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay) tire | |
| 7. n-f. hood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank) | |
| 8. n-f. shell (e.g. for capsules) | |
| 9. n-f. cover (pretext, false background) | |
| Se va a volar mi cubierta si nos ven juntos. - It'll blow my cover if we're ever seen together. | |
| 10. n-f. (nautical) deck | |
| 11. adj. feminine singular of cubierto | |
| 12. Participle. feminine singular of cubierto | |
| 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 | |
| nubes |
| 1. n. plural of nube | |
| nube |
| 1. n-f. cloud | |
| 2. n-f. multitude, or crowd, of people | |
| 3. n-f. (Spain) marshmallow | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| comprendió |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of comprender | |
| comprender |
| 1. v. to understand, to comprehend | |
| 2. v. to comprise; to include | |
| 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 | |
| era |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser | |
| 2. n-f. era, age | |
| la Nueva Era - New Age | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) era | |
| 4. n-f. threshing floor | |
| 5. n-f. tipple | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| océano |
| 1. n-m. ocean | |
