| instrumento |
| 1. n-m. instrument (device) | |
| 2. n-m. (musical) instrument | |
| 3. n-m. tool, means | |
| 4. n-m. (law) instrument | |
| 5. n-m. (vulgar) tool (a term for the penis) | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present indicative of instrumentar | |
| instrumentar |
| 1. v. to orchestrate | |
| metálico |
| 1. adj. metallic | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| avivar |
| 1. v. to enliven, to fan, to stoke, to fuel | |
| 2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to wake up, get clever (become more aware) | |
| 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 | |
| fuego |
| 1. n-m. fire | |
| 2. interj. (military) fire! (cry to order soldiers to start shooting) | |
| 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. | |
| mover |
| 1. v. to move (to cause to change place or posture) | |
| 2. v. to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather) | |
| 3. v. to wiggle (e.g. one's ears, fingers, nose, toes) | |
| 4. v. to wag (e.g., an animal's tail wagging) | |
| 5. v. to move to, to cause to | |
| 6. v. to swing (e.g. a sword, a bat, a tennis racket, one's tail) | |
| 7. v. to move (to change place or posture) | |
| 8. v. to shift | |
| La tierra se movió. - The ground shifted. | |
| 9. v. to move around, to get around, to drift (i.e. make one's way about a place, to navigate or travel) | |
| 10. v. to budge, to stir, to twitch, to fidget, to move (in an agitated manner) | |
| La bebé no se movió para nada toda la noche. - The baby didn't stir at all the entire night. | |
| ¡Deja de moverte! - Stop fidgeting! | |
| 11. v. to get a move on (idiom) | |
| 12. v. to be moved (by a performance, etc.) | |
| las |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. feminine plural pronoun | |
| las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak | |
| 4. n. plural of la | |
| 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) | |
| brasas |
| 1. n. plural of brasa | |
