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) | |
voz |
1. n-f. voice | |
2. n-f. term; word | |
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 | |
niño |
1. n-m. child; boy, girl | |
era |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser | |
2. n-f. era, age | |
la Nueva Era - New Age | |
3. n-f. (geology) era | |
4. n-f. threshing floor | |
5. n-f. tipple | |
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 | |
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. | |
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 | |
flauta |
1. n-f. (woodwind instruments) flute | |
2. n-f. (Mexico) a type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco | |
Antigua |
1. Proper noun. ellipsis of Antigua Guatemala | |
2. adj. feminine singular of antiguo | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of antiguar | |
antiguar |
1. v. (obsolete) to antiquate | |
2. v. (obsolete) to acquire seniority | |
antiguo |
1. adj. old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime | |
el antiguo presidente - the former president | |
una antigua novia - an old girlfriend | |
2. adj. old, ancient, age-old | |
el español antiguo - Old Spanish | |
una antigua tradición - an old tradition | |
el pueblo es antiguo - the village is old | |
3. adj. vintage, antique | |
4. adj. old-fashioned, outdated, old-style, old-time | |
5. adj. long-standing, longstanding | |
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of antiguar | |
penetrante |
1. adj. penetrating, piercing, penetrant | |
2. adj. pervasive | |
3. adj. pungent, sharp, poignant (smell) | |
4. adj. insightful, keen, searching | |
5. adj. (figuratively) biting (e.g., biting cold, biting criticism) | |
penetran |
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of penetrar | |
penetrar |
1. v. to penetrate | |
te |
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
3. pron. : yourself | |
llena |
1. adj. feminine singular of lleno | |
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of llenar | |
llenar |
1. v. to fill something up | |
2. v. to fill out or complete a form | |
Por favor llene este formulario. - Please fill out this form. | |
3. v. to complete a group | |
4. v. to bore, to tire | |
5. v. to bother, to disturb | |
6. v. to become full | |
7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to gorge, to chow down | |
lleno |
1. adj. superlative: llenísimo | |
2. adj. full | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of llenar | |
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 | |
matices |
1. n. plural of matiz | |
2. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of matizar | |
matizar |
1. v. to clarify a concept, to be more specific | |
2. v. to blend colours in an agreeable way | |
3. v. to nuance (redefine in a subtle way) | |
matiz |
1. n-m. hue | |
2. n-m. (also, figurative) nuance, overtone | |