| 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) | |
| vejez |
| 1. n-f. old age | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| 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 | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| isla |
| 1. n-f. island (area of land surrounded by water) | |
| 2. n-f. block (group of urban lots of property) | |
| rodeada |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of rodeado | |
| feminine singular rodear |
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| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| 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) | |
| muerte |
| 1. n-f. death (the cessation of life) | |
| 2. n-f. (often, capitalized) death (the personification of death as a hooded figure) | |
| 3. n-f. death, demise (the collapse or end of something) | |
| Mi esposa dice que será mi muerte. - My wife says it will be the death of me. | |
