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) | |
vieja |
1. n-f. female equivalent of viejo | |
2. n-f. hag | |
3. n-f. wife, (spouse) little woman | |
4. adj. feminine singular of viejo | |
viejo |
1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |
2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |
Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |
3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |
4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |
5. n-m. an old person | |
6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |
7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |
Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |
Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |
No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |
8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |
Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |
9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |
ley |
1. n-f. law (a well-established characteristic of nature) | |
2. n-f. law (body of rules issued by a legislative body) | |
3. n-f. law (particular piece of legislation) | |
4. n-f. religion, credence, worship of a god | |
del |
1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
de |
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
agua de manantial - springwater | |
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
harto de - sick of; tired of | |
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
más de - more than | |
menos de - less than, fewer than | |
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
campamento de verano - summer camp | |
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
de día - during the daytime | |
de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
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! | |
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) | |
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! | |
deja |
1. n-f. rest (that remaining after cutting textiles) | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of dejar | |
dejar |
1. v. to leave (to place) | |
Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
4. v. to let, allow | |
Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
6. v. to drop off | |
Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
11. v. to leave off | |
12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
a |
1. prep. to | |
2. prep. by | |
3. prep. at | |
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
todos |
1. det. masculine plural of todo | |
todo |
1. det. all, every | |
todos los días - every day | |
Todos somos jóvenes. - We are all young. | |
todo tipo de - every type/kind/sort of; all kinds/sorts of | |
2. det. each, every | |
Toda persona es un individuo. - Every person is an individual. | |
3. pron. everything | |
todo lo que dijiste - everything that you said | |
ciegos |
1. adj. masculine plural of ciego | |
2. n. plural of ciego | |
ciego |
1. n-m. blind person | |
Un ciego de un ojo es un tuerto. - A blind person with one eye is a one-eyed person. | |
2. n-m. (anatomy) caecum | |
3. adj. blind | |
ser ciego de nacimiento - to be born blind | |
4. adj. (Spain) very drunk; plastered | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of cegar | |