| 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) | |
| tienda |
| 1. n-f. shop, store | |
| 2. n-f. tent | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tender | |
| tender |
| 1. v. to tend to, to have a tendency | |
| 2. v. to spread, to stretch out | |
| 3. v. to lay (cable) | |
| 4. v. to make (a bed) | |
| 5. v. to hang up (clothes) | |
| 6. v. to build (a bridge across an expanse) | |
| 7. v. to extend (the hand) | |
| 8. v. to floor (with a punch), to stretch out | |
| 9. v. to cast (a net) | |
| 10. v. to set (a trap) | |
| 11. v. to coat (with plaster) | |
| 12. v. to lay oneself down | |
| ya |
| 1. adv. now | |
| Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
| Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
| 2. adv. already, yet | |
| Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
| 3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
| 4. adv. immediately | |
| 5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
| 6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
| ¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
| 7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
| no ya... - not only... | |
| 8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
| ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
| 9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
| ya que... - now that... | |
| 10. adv. OK | |
| 11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
| ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
| 12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
| ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
| 13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
| 14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
| —Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
| —No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
| está |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| ya está |
| 1. Phrase. that's it; that's all | |
| montada |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of montado | |
| 2. Participle. feminine singular of montado | |
| feminine singular montar |
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| ahora |
| 1. adv. now (at the present time) | |
| 2. adv. just now, just a moment ago (in the past) | |
| 3. adv. very soon, in a moment (in the future) | |
| 4. adv. (usually preceded by de) of nowadays, of today, latter-day | |
| La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más. - Today's youth understands this and more. | |
| 5. adv. (Latin America) today | |
| Ahora me levanté temprano y con ánimo. - Today I woke up early and full of energy. | |
| Te veré ahora en la noche. - I'll see you later today in the evening. | |
| 6. adv. however, on the other hand | |
| Te quiero mucho. Ahora eso no quiere decir que haré lo que digas. - I love you. However, that doesn't mean I'll do what(ever) you say. | |
| 7. adv. (correlative, literary) sometimes...other times | |
| Ahora dice una cosa, ahora dice lo contrario. - She sometimes says one thing, and then other times she says the opposite. | |
| 8. conj. (correlative, literary) now...now, whether...or... | |
| Ahora en la sala, ahora en el comedor, había un desastre por doquier. - Whether you looked at the kitchen, or the dining room, there was a disaster everywhere. | |
| nos |
| 1. pron. dative of nosotros: to us, for us | |
| 2. pron. accusative of nosotros: us | |
| 3. pron. of nosotros: ourselves; each other | |
| 4. n. plural of no | |
| no |
| 1. adv. no | |
| 2. adv. not | |
| 3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
| 4. n-m. no | |
| 5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
| queda |
| 1. n-f. curfew | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of quedo | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of quedar | |
| quedar |
| 1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
| quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
| quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
| Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
| Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
| 2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
| Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
| Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
| Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
| 3. v. to be left; to remain | |
| ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
| Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
| 4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
| Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
| No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
| 5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
| quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
| ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
| 6. v. to agree on | |
| quedar en - agree on | |
| Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
| 7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
| Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
| 8. v. to die | |
| Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
| Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
| 9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
| quedarse calvo - go bald | |
| quedarse ciego - go blind | |
| quedarse corto - come out short | |
| quedarse limpio - go broke | |
| quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
| quedarse triste - become sad | |
| 10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
| quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
| ¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
| ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
| Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
| 11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
| quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
| Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
| ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
| 12. v. to play for a fool | |
| quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
| 13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
| quedo |
| 1. adj. quiet, still | |
| 2. adv. quietly | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of quedar | |
| despegar |
| 1. v. to detach, to remove, to unstick | |
| 2. v. to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air) | |
| 3. v. to become alienated | |
