| 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) | |
| viga |
| 1. n-f. timber, beam, rafter, girder | |
| maestra |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of maestro; female teacher | |
| 2. n-f. queen bee | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of maestro | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| construcción |
| 1. n-f. construction | |
| 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 | |
| palo |
| 1. n-m. stake, stick, wood | |
| Mamá, me pegó con un palo. - Mom, he hit me with a stick. | |
| 2. n-m. (card games) suit | |
| Las barajas suelen tener cuatro palos. - Decks usually have four suits. | |
| 3. n-m. hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick) | |
| 4. n-m. (figurative) blow | |
| 5. n-m. (nautical) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship) | |
| 6. n-m. (sports) post; goalpost; woodwork | |
| 7. n-m. (historical) execution by hanging or beheading | |
| 8. n-m. (music) style (of flamenco) | |
| 9. n-m. (colloquial El Salvador) tree | |
| Ella está por el palo de hule. - She's by the rubber tree. | |
| 10. n-m. (slang) shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits) | |
| Sírvame un palo de ron. - Get me a shot of rum. | |
| 11. n-m. (vulgar, Latin America) penis | |
| maestro |
| 1. n-m. (especially, Latin America) a male teacher | |
| 2. n-m. master | |
| 3. n-m. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker | |
| 4. adj. expert, master | |
| mayor |
| 1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger | |
| 2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder | |
| mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me | |
| tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister | |
| 3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age | |
| 4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up | |
| Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor. | |
| 5. adj. major; main | |
| una preocupación mayor - a major concern | |
| la plaza mayor - the main square | |
| 6. adj. head; boss | |
| 7. adj. (music) major | |
| 8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest | |
| 9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest | |
| 10. adj. enhanced | |
| 11. n-m. (military) major (military rank) | |
| 12. n-m. boss; head | |
| 13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors | |
| 14. n-m. old person | |
| 15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| embarcación |
| 1. n-f. embarkation, embarkment | |
| 2. n-f. ship, watercraft | |
