| mamá |
| 1. n-f. (colloquial familiar affectionate) mum, mom | |
| 2. n-f. (Mexico) (a term of affection for a woman) | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| dio |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of dar | |
| dar |
| 1. v. to give, to give out | |
| 2. v. to hand over | |
| 3. v. to hit | |
| Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head. | |
| 4. v. to emit | |
| 5. v. to produce | |
| 6. v. to perform | |
| 7. v. to consider | |
| Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me. | |
| Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead. | |
| 8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort | |
| Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria. | |
| Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours. | |
| 9. v. to hit upon | |
| 10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate | |
| darle al botón - to press the button | |
| 11. v. to ruin; mess up | |
| Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me | |
| 12. v. to occur | |
| 13. v. to grow naturally | |
| El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land. | |
| 14. v. to hit | |
| El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree. | |
| 15. v. to assume | |
| darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated | |
| darse por muerto - to assume to be dead | |
| 16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were | |
| Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied. | |
| 17. v. to surrender | |
| ¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender. | |
| 18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only) | |
| Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her. | |
| Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José. | |
| 19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with) | |
| Le re doy. | |
| 20. v. to announce, predict | |
| Dan lluvia. - They announced rain. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| anillo |
| 1. n-m. ring | |
| 2. n-m. (mycology) annulus | |
| 3. n-m. (heraldry) annulet | |
| 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. | |
| 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) | |
| a la |
| 1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of | |
| niña |
| 1. n-f. girl, female equivalent of niño | |
| 2. n-f. pupil (of eye) | |
| 3. n-f. (Latin America) maiden (virgin) | |
| niño |
| 1. n-m. child; boy, girl | |
