| lea |
| 1. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of leer | |
| leer |
| 1. v. to read | |
| Quiero leer el periódico. - I want to read the newspaper. | |
| Léase también la Orden General núm. 8. - Also read General Order No. 8. | |
| 2. v. , translation=(...) to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillage land to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get. | |
| completamente |
| 1. adv. completely | |
| 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 | |
| folleto |
| 1. n-m. pamphlet, brochure | |
| antes |
| 1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time) | |
| poco antes - shortly before | |
| Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember? | |
| La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected | |
| 2. adv. soon (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. | |
| Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible. | |
| 3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de) | |
| Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation. | |
| 4. adv. once, formerly (in the past) | |
| Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers. | |
| 5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled) | |
| 6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference) | |
| Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose. | |
| 7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses) | |
| antes de 1910 - before 1910 | |
| antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply | |
| Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue. | |
| 8. n. plural of ante | |
| ante |
| 1. prep. in front of, before | |
| Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge. | |
| 2. prep. against, compared to | |
| 3. n-m. elk | |
| 4. n-m. suede | |
| 5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip) | |
| 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 | |
| usar |
| 1. v. to use | |
| Usa la fuerza, Luke! - Use the force, Luke! | |
| 2. v. to wear | |
| 3. v. to consume | |
| 4. v. to be used | |
| 5. v. to be fashionable | |
| 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 | |
| equipo |
| 1. n-m. team | |
| equipo editorial - editorial team | |
| 2. n-m. equipment, kit, hardware | |
| equipo de audio/sonido - audio/sound equipment | |
| 3. n-m. device | |
| 4. n-m. computer | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of equipar | |
| equipar |
| 1. v. to equip (to furnish for service) | |
| 2. v. to equip (To dress up; to array; to clothe) | |
| 3. v. to equip (To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.) | |
