| 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) | |
| investigación |
| 1. n-f. research | |
| 2. n-f. investigation | |
| ha |
| 1. v. third-person singular present 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 | |
| durado |
| 1. Participle. past participle of durar | |
| durar |
| 1. v. to last | |
| Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos. - A football match lasts 90 minutes. | |
| 2. v. to take time | |
| mucho |
| 1. det. (singular) much, a lot of | |
| No tengo mucho dinero. - I don't have much money. | |
| Tengo mucho dinero. - I have a lot of money. | |
| 2. det. (plural) many, a lot of | |
| Tengo muchas monedas. - I have many coins. | |
| 3. adv. much, a lot, far, way | |
| Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar. - It is way harder to get out than to get in. | |
| La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento. - The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document. | |
| 4. adv. long, a long time | |
| 5. pron. a lot, many | |
| tiempo |
| 1. n-m. (also, physics) time | |
| No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time. | |
| 2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time | |
| ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here? | |
| Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed. | |
| Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink. | |
| 3. n-m. tense | |
| El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense. | |
| 4. n-m. weather | |
| ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather? | |
| Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine. | |
