| máquina |
| 1. n-f. machine | |
| 2. n-f. champ; champion | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| levantar |
| 1. v. to lift | |
| Nadie podía levantar un coche. - Nobody could lift a car. | |
| 2. v. to raise, put up | |
| Levanta la mano. - Raise your hand. | |
| ¿Puedes levantar una sola ceja? - Can you raise a single eyebrow? | |
| 3. v. to put up; build up (buildings) | |
| 4. v. to increase; turn up (volume, power etc.) | |
| 5. v. to adjourn; close; end (a meeting) | |
| Se levanta la sesión. - The session is adjourned. | |
| El presidente levantó la reunión. - The president adjourned the meeting. | |
| 6. v. (hunting) to flush out | |
| 7. v. to draw up (plans) | |
| 8. v. to take, make (a census) | |
| 9. v. to remove; get rid of (a prohibition) | |
| 10. v. to nick, rob (steal) | |
| 11. v. to take down (a tent) | |
| 12. v. to give rise to | |
| 13. v. to set up, found (a business) | |
| 14. v. to bring back, make successful again (a business) | |
| 15. v. to take home, earn (money) | |
| 16. v. (card games) to pick (a card) | |
| 17. v. (card games) to beat (a hand) | |
| 18. v. to get up, to get out of bed | |
| 19. v. to ride; mount (have sex with) | |
| 20. v. to levitate | |
| grandes |
| 1. adj. plural of grande | |
| 2. n. plural of grande | |
| grande |
| 1. adj. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large | |
| 2. adj. (before a plural noun) great | |
| 3. adj. (about human age) aged, old | |
| Mi papá ya es muy grande para hacer eso. - My dad is now a bit old to do that. | |
| 4. n. grandee | |
| pesos |
| 1. n. plural of peso | |
| peso |
| 1. n-m. (physics) weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction) | |
| 2. n-m. weight (a block of metal used in a balance) | |
| 3. n-m. weight class | |
| 4. n-m. peso (unit of currency) | |
| 5. n-m. weight (importance or influence) | |
| 6. n-m. weight, burden, load, brunt (pressure) | |
| 7. n-m. scales, scale (device used to measure weight) | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present indicative of pesar | |
| 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. | |
| poca |
| 1. n-f. (colloquial) tad; bit | |
| 2. det. feminine singular of poco | |
| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much | |
| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
| 2. det. few, not many | |
| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
| 3. det. un-, not | |
| poco saludable - unhealthy | |
| 4. adv. little (not much) | |
| Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
| 5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
| Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
| 6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
| hace poco - a little while ago | |
| dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
| altura |
| 1. n-f. height | |
| 2. n-f. altitude | |
