| 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) | |
| llave |
| 1. n-f. key (to open doors) | |
| 2. n-f. key (of musical instrument) | |
| 3. n-f. key (in heraldry) | |
| 4. n-f. spanner, wrench | |
| 5. n-f. faucet, tap, water tap, spigot | |
| 6. n-f. curly bracket ( and ) | |
| 7. n-f. switch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow) | |
| 8. n-f. (wrestling) hold (position or grip used to control the opponent) | |
| 9. n-f. a game where a small metal disc is thrown at a small metal structure | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| 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 | |
| se |
| 1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
| Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
| Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
| Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
| 2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
| ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
| Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
| Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
| 3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
| El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
| 4. v. misspelling of sé | |
| abre |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of abrir | |
| abrir |
| 1. v. to open, open up | |
| Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George. | |
| 2. v. to unlock | |
| Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock. | |
| 3. v. to turn on | |
| Abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet. | |
| 4. v. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.) | |
| 5. v. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut) | |
| 6. v. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (gloss, e.g., champagne); to breach | |
| 7. v. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers) | |
| 8. v. to answer (the door) | |
| 9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative) | |
| Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. - The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss. | |
| 10. v. to leave, go away | |
| 11. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of | |
| 12. n-m. the act of opening | |
| dicho |
| 1. adj. mentioned, said, aforementioned | |
| 2. det. said | |
| 3. n-m. saying, expression | |
| 4. n-m. remark | |
| 5. n-m. proverb | |
| 6. n-m. marriage vow | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of decir | |
| decir |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. | |
| ¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? | |
| 2. v. to suggest | |
| 3. v. to show; to demonstrate | |
| 4. v. to call; to name | |
| 5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified) | |
| ¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English? | |
| 6. v. to declare | |
| 7. n-m. saying | |
| 8. n-m. idle talk | |
| mecanismo |
| 1. n-m. mechanism | |
