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) | |
obra |
1. n-f. work, usually literary or artistic | |
2. n-f. construction | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of obrar | |
obrar |
1. v. to act, to behave | |
2. v. to work (to function correctly) | |
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 | |
sirve |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of servir | |
servir |
1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service) | |
Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled. | |
2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for) | |
3. v. to be of use, to be good for | |
Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good. | |
Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread. | |
4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else) | |
sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder | |
5. v. to serve (to be in military service) | |
6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten) | |
El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food. | |
7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.) | |
8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely) | |
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 | |
dirigir |
1. v. to direct | |
2. v. to lead, guide, conduct | |
3. v. to steer | |
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) ( + a) to address, direct to | |
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) ( + a) to head, to make one's way, to head over | |
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 | |
algunas |
1. det. feminine plural of alguno | |
2. pron. feminine plural of alguno; some (some people) | |
alguno |
1. det. some, any | |
¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything? | |
Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday. | |
2. det. any (used for emphasis) | |
No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all. | |
3. det. various | |
4. pron. someone | |
5. pron. some, some people | |
6. pron. one (thing); a few | |
ciencias |
1. n. plural of ciencia | |
ciencia |
1. n-f. science | |
2. n-f. erudition, knowledge | |
El árbol de la ciencia. - The tree of knowledge. | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
negocios |
1. n. plural of negocio | |
negocio |
1. n-m. business, enterprise (commercial enterprise or establishment) | |
2. n-m. deal (a particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction) | |
3. n-m. deal (agreement between parties) | |
4. n-m. profit, money-making | |
5. n-m. shop | |
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of negociar | |