hay |
there is, there are | |
Hay dos tiendas que venden películas. - There are two stores that sell films. | |
1. there is, there are | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
incendio |
1. n-m. fire (especially burning buildings or forests) | |
2. n-m. blaze | |
3. n-m. outburst | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of incendiar | |
incendiar |
1. v. to set fire to | |
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 | |
mi |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
cocina |
1. n-f. kitchen | |
2. n-f. stove, cooker, range | |
3. n-f. cuisine | |
Mi hermana como chef decidió especializarse en la cocina asiática. - My sister as a chef decided to specialize in Asian cuisine. | |
4. n-f. (Dominican Republic, slang) back seats of a bus | |
5. v. third-person singular present indicative of cocinar | |
cocinar |
1. v. to cook | |