| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| Tierra |
| 1. Proper noun. Earth | |
| 2. n-f. (geography) land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | |
| 3. n-f. (geology) earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) | |
| 4. n-f. land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it) | |
| 5. n-f. (agriculture, also, in the plural) land, terrain (reserved for growing crops) | |
| 6. n-f. homeland (one's country of birth) | |
| 7. n-f. land, country, nation, territory (a country or region) | |
| 8. n-f. (electricity) ground, earth (a connection electrically to the earth on equipment) | |
| 9. n-f. (alchemy) earth (one of the four or five classical elements) | |
| 10. Proper noun. (alt case, Tierra, t=Earth) (our planet, third from the Sun) | |
| 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 | |
| suelo |
| 1. n-m. soil, earth | |
| 2. n-m. ground, floor | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of soleres: “I usually”. | |
| Suelo venir a las cinco. - I usually come at five o’clock. | |
|
| solar |
| 1. n-m. ground, land | |
| 2. n-m. house (of a family), noble lineage | |
| 3. n-m. (Cuba) tenement house | |
| 4. v. to pave | |
| 5. v. to sole a shoe | |
| 6. adj. solar | |
| soler |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often | |
| suele llegar tarde - he usually arrives late | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to tend to | |
| Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo. - He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him. | |
| 3. v. (imperfect) used to | |
| Aquí solía estar la tele. - This is where the television used to be. | |
| 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) | |
| alguna |
| 1. det. feminine singular of alguno | |
| 2. pron. feminine singular of alguno | |
| 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 | |
| superficie |
| 1. n-f. surface | |
| 2. n-f. area (extension of land) | |
| queden |
| 1. v. second-person plural present subjunctive of quedar | |
| quedar |
| 1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
| quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
| quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
| Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
| Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
| 2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
| Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
| Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
| Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
| 3. v. to be left; to remain | |
| ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
| Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
| 4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
| Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
| No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
| 5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
| quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
| ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
| 6. v. to agree on | |
| quedar en - agree on | |
| Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
| 7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
| Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
| 8. v. to die | |
| Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
| Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
| 9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
| quedarse calvo - go bald | |
| quedarse ciego - go blind | |
| quedarse corto - come out short | |
| quedarse limpio - go broke | |
| quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
| quedarse triste - become sad | |
| 10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
| quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
| ¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
| ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
| Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
| 11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
| quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
| Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
| ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
| 12. v. to play for a fool | |
| quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
| 13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
| parejos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of parejo | |
| parejo |
| 1. adj. level | |
| 2. adj. uniform, even | |
| 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) | |
| lisos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of liso | |
| liso |
| 1. adj. smooth | |
| 2. adj. plain | |
| 3. adj. flat | |
| 4. adj. flat-chested (woman) | |
| 5. adj. straight | |
| sin |
| 1. prep. without | |
| (ant-lite, con) | |
| altos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of alto | |
| 2. n. plural of alto | |
| alto |
| 1. adj. tall | |
| Esas chicas son altas. - Those girls are tall. | |
| 2. adj. high | |
| Es un número alto. - It's a high number. | |
| 3. adj. loud | |
| En voz alta. - Out loud. | |
| alto y claro - loud and clear | |
| 4. adj. upper, top | |
| 5. adj. senior (rank) | |
| 6. n-m. height (in measurements) | |
| 7. adv. up, high, highly | |
| 8. adv. loudly | |
| gritar alto - scream loudly | |
| 9. n-m. stop, halt | |
| 10. n-m. break, pause, rest | |
| 11. n-m. (traffic) stop (signal) | |
| 12. n-m. (traffic) red light | |
| 13. interj. halt!; stop! | |
| ni |
| 1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor | |
| No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time. | |
| 2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of... | |
| Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason. | |
| 3. conj. nor, or | |
| No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night. | |
| 4. adv. not even | |
| No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute. | |
| Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means. | |
| 5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν | |
| bajos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of bajo | |
| 2. n. plural of bajo | |
| bajo |
| 1. adj. short (of little height) | |
| 2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground) | |
| 3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality) | |
| 4. adj. (music) bass | |
| 5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable | |
| 6. adv. low | |
| 7. adv. down (location) | |
| 8. adv. down, quietly, softly (volume) | |
| 9. n-m. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument) | |
| 10. prep. under (in both literal and figurative senses) | |
| No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. - There's nothing new under the sun. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of bajar | |
| sin |
| 1. prep. without | |
| (ant-lite, con) | |
| cuestas |
| 1. n. plural of cuesta | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of costar | |
| costar |
| 1. v. to cost | |
| 2. v. to find something very difficult, to have a hard time with something (the subject and object roles are inverted relative to the English phrasing, like with gustar) | |
| Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar. - When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe. | |
| Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra. - He has a really hard time pronouncing that word. | |
| cuesta |
| 1. n-f. (geology) slope (acclivity or declivity) | |
| 2. n-f. (geography) cuesta | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of costar | |
| ni |
| 1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor | |
| No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time. | |
| 2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of... | |
| Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason. | |
| 3. conj. nor, or | |
| No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night. | |
| 4. adv. not even | |
| No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute. | |
| Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means. | |
| 5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν | |
| huecos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of hueco | |
| 2. n. plural of hueco | |
| hueco |
| 1. adj. hollow | |
| 2. adj. (Chile, colloquial) gay | |
| 3. adj. (Chile, colloquial) clueless | |
| 4. adj. (Guatemala, pejorative) homosexual man | |
| 5. n-m. hole, gap | |
| 6. n-m. hollow | |
