| 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) | |
| pelota |
| 1. n-f. (sports) ball (a round or ellipsoidal object) | |
| jugar a (lanzar) la pelota - to go fetch | |
| 2. n-f. (sports) ball game | |
| 3. n-f. (figurative vulgar usually in the plural) testicle | |
| 4. n. people pleaser, toady | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| pegó |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of pegar | |
| pegar |
| 1. v. to stick | |
| No pega a la pared - It doesn't stick to the wall. | |
| 2. v. to match; to fit; to go with | |
| La mesa no pega con la silla. - The table doesn't go with the chair. | |
| 3. v. to be strong (of food and drink) | |
| Hoy pega mucho el sol. - The sun is hot/strong/blazing down today. | |
| 4. v. (computing, transitive) to paste | |
| copia y pega - copy and paste | |
| 5. v. to glue | |
| Pégalo con el pegamento - Glue it with the glue | |
| 6. v. to hit; strike | |
| pega el balón - hit the ball | |
| 7. v. to give; dish out (a strike) | |
| ¡Te voy a pegar un manotazo! - I'm gonna give you a slap! | |
| 8. v. to infect; pass on; infect (a disease) | |
| Creo que me pegó la sífilis. - I think he gave me syphilis. | |
| 9. v. to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions) | |
| Voy a pegarme una ducha. - I'm going to take a shower. | |
| Aquí falta pegar una buena limpieza. - This place needs (to have) a good clean-up. | |
| Pegamos una buena comida. - We had an awesome lunch | |
| Acaba de pegar otro grito. - She's just let out another shout | |
| ¡No te pegues otra borrachera! - Don't get smashed again! | |
| pegar un tiro; pegarse un tiro - to shoot; to shoot oneself | |
| 10. v. (colloquial) to flirt, hit on | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) to stick, to become attached, to adhere | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) to take root | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ojo |
| 1. n-m. eye | |
| Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes. | |
| 2. n-m. keyhole | |
| 3. n-m. caution | |
| hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious | |
| 4. interj. look! watch out! | |
