me |
1. pron. personal accusative of yo: me | |
2. pron. personal;dative pronoun dative of yo: to me, for me | |
3. pron. personal;reflexive pronoun of yo: myself | |
gustaba |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of gustar | |
gustar |
1. v. (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object) | |
Me gusta esta manzana - This apple is pleasing to me. | |
2. v. to taste | |
más |
1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
3. adv. furthermore | |
4. adv. in addition | |
5. adv. else | |
algo más - something/anything else | |
nadie más - nobody else | |
6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
7. det. more, any more | |
8. det. most | |
9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
tu |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of tuyo, your | |
pelo |
1. n-m. hair (a single hair) | |
2. n-m. hair (all hair on the head) | |
3. n-m. fur | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelar | |
pelar |
1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables) | |
2. v. to skin (an animal) | |
3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish) | |
4. v. to unwrap | |
5. v. to pluck (a bird) | |
6. v. to cut the hair of | |
7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody | |
8. v. to exfoliate | |
9. v. (colloquial) to steal | |
10. v. (colloquial) to fleece | |
11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone | |
12. v. to matter | |
Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck. | |
13. v. to have one's hair cut | |
14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald | |
15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.) | |
16. v. to fray (rope, wire) | |
17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable) | |
Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector. | |
18. v. (Chile) to steal | |
19. v. (Chile) to flirt | |
20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event | |
cuando |
1. adv. when | |
2. conj. when | |
Ven cuando estés listo. - Come when you're ready. | |
tenía |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener | |
tener |
1. v. to have, possess | |
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
3. v. to hold, grasp | |
Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
6. v. to make to feel | |
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
14. v. tener en cuenta | |
15. v. tener prisa | |
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) | |
raya |
1. n-f. line | |
2. n-f. limit | |
3. n-f. parting | |
4. n-f. dash (punctuation mark) | |
5. n-f. scratch | |
6. n-f. ray (fish) | |
7. v. third-person singular present imperative of raer | |
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raer |
1. v. (rare) to scrape, fray, abrade | |
2. v. (rare) to remove completely | |
rayar |
1. v. to scratch, gouge | |
2. v. to line, mark | |
3. v. to verge (on) | |
4. v. to drive crazy, to go crazy, to freak out (to annoy or irritate, cause someone to become insane) | |
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 | |
derecha |
1. n-f. right (direction) | |
Tuerza a la derecha. - Turn right. | |
Está a mano derecha. - It's on the right hand side. | |
2. n-f. (political) right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group) | |
3. adj. feminine singular of derecho | |