| 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 | |
| valle |
| 1. n-m. valley | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of vallar | |
| vallar |
| 1. v. to fence in, enclose | |
| verde |
| 1. adj. green in colour | |
| La puerta es verde. - The door is green. | |
| 2. adj. unripe | |
| 3. adj. (figurative) inexperienced; naïve | |
| 4. adj. (figurative) risqué, naughty | |
| ¿Están verdes los vestidos? - Are the dresses risqué? | |
| 5. adj. (figurative) dirty, coarse | |
| Esos son chistes verdes - Those are dirty jokes. | |
| 6. adj. (figurative) unwell; sick | |
| ¿Estás verde? - Are you unwell? | |
| 7. adj. green (eco-friendly) | |
| 8. n-m. green (colour) | |
| 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. | |
| ondulado |
| 1. adj. wavy | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of ondular | |
| ondular |
| 1. v. to wave | |
| contra |
| 1. prep. against, versus | |
| la lucha contra el prejuicio - the fight against prejudice | |
| 2. n-m. con (disadvantage) | |
| 3. n-f. antidote | |
| 4. n-f. counterpunch | |
| 5. n-f. counterattack | |
| 6. adv. opposite, facing | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| cielo |
| 1. n-m. sky | |
| 2. n-m. heaven | |
| cie |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of ciar | |
| ciar |
| 1. v. to back water | |
| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
| lo veo - I see it | |
| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
| lo es - That’s it | |
| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
| lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
| extrañamente |
| 1. adv. strangely | |
| Rojo |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, descriptive | |
| 2. adj. red (colour) | |
| 3. n-m. red (colour) | |
| 4. n-m. (Costa Rica) a 1000 colón bill | |
| 5. n-m. (Spain, Peru, pejorative) Red; a left-winger, especially communist | |
| (synonyms, progre, q1=often pejorative, zurdo, q2=often pejorative) | |
| 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. | |
| azul |
| 1. adj. blue | |
| 2. n-m. blue | |
| 3. n-m. (Mexico) a police officer | |
