| 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) | |
| razón |
| 1. n-f. reason | |
| Esa es precisamente la razón por la que te traje aquí. - That is precisely the reason I brought you here. | |
| 2. n-f. reasoning | |
| 3. n-f. (with tener) correctness, rectitude, a point | |
| Usted tiene razón. - You are correct. | |
| Tus padres tienen razón. Deberías escucharlos. - Your parents have a point. You should listen to them. | |
| 4. n-f. ratio | |
| 5. n-f. rate | |
| será |
| 1. v. third-person singular future indicative of ser | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
| lo veo - I see it | |
| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
| lo es - That’s it | |
| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
| lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
| 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 | |
| lo que |
| 1. pron. what (the thing that) | |
| Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid. | |
| No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I' | |
| 2. pron. whatever | |
| lo que tú digas - whatever you say | |
| 3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause) | |
| Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did. | |
| Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are | |
| 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 | |
| quiera |
| 1. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of querer | |
| querer |
| 1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
| Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
| 2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
| Te quiero. - I love you. | |
| Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
| 3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
| ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
| 4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
| No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
| ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
| 5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
| Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
| 6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
| menos |
| 1. adv. less | |
| 2. adv. (often with definite article) least | |
| 3. det. less, fewer | |
| 4. det. least, fewest | |
| 5. prep. minus | |
| Dos menos uno son uno. - Two minus one is one. | |
| 6. prep. except | |
| 7. n-m. minus sign | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| motor |
| 1. adj. moving | |
| 2. n-m. motor (mechanical device) | |
| 3. n-m. (mechanics) engine | |
| 4. n-m. (figuratively) driving force, driver, mover | |
| 5. n-m. (figuratively) powerhouse | |
| 6. n-m. (computing) backend, back end | |
