| mi |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
| 2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
| Padre |
| 1. pron. Father (a title for a Latin Catholic priest and also God the Father) | |
| 2. n-m. (family) father | |
| 3. n-m. (Christianity) father | |
| 4. adj. (Mexico, slang) cool, acceptable, easy | |
| lee |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative 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. | |
| 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 | |
| periódico |
| 1. adj. periodic | |
| 2. n-m. newspaper | |
| mientras |
| 1. adv. meanwhile | |
| 2. conj. (with the indicative) while, whilst, as (at the same time as) | |
| Quédate aquí con los chicos mientras hablo con la gerente. - Stay here with the kids while I talk with the manager. | |
| 3. conj. (with the subjunctive) as long as, so long as (expressing a condition) | |
| Mientras llueva, me quedaré en casa. - As long as it rains, I'll stay at home. | |
| 4. conj. (with the indicative) while, whereas (indicating difference) | |
| 5. conj. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...” | |
| Mientras más lo hago, más me gusta. - The more I do it, the more I like it. | |
| desayuna |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of desayunar | |
| desayunar |
| 1. v. to break a fast | |
| 2. v. to have (for) breakfast | |
| Desayuno a las siete y media. - I breakfast at 7:30. | |
