mi |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
sánduche |
1. n-m. (Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia) Alternative form of sándwich | |
lo |
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
lo veo - I see it | |
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
lo es - That’s it | |
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
quiero |
1. v. first-person present indicative of querer. | |
querer |
1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
Te quiero. - I love you. | |
Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
con |
1. prep. with | |
2. prep. on | |
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
cuatro |
1. num. four | |
2. n-m. a four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second | |
rodajas |
1. n. plural of rodaja | |
rodaja |
1. n-f. a circular slice | |
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 | |
tomate |
1. n-m. tomato (plant) | |
2. n-m. tomato (fruit) | |
3. n-m. (Mexico) tomatillo | |
4. n-m. hole (in a sock or shoe) | |
5. n-m. (colloquial Chile) a hair bun, or a short ponytail | |
6. n-m. (colloquial) fight | |
toma |
1. n-f. conquest, capture, taking, takeover | |
2. n-f. dose, serving | |
3. n-f. (medicine) intake | |
4. n-f. socket, connector, outlet (source of electricity, internet etc.) (ellipsis of toma de corriente) | |
5. n-f. shot, take, recording | |
6. n-f. (Chile) an act of political civil disobedience through occupation protest that assumes control of a place, often a building or park | |
7. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of tomar | |
tomar |
1. v. to take | |
Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
tomar el tren - to take the train | |
te |
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
3. pron. : yourself | |
Y |
1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. conj. and | |
3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
5. conj. (informal) well | |
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
asado |
1. adj. roast | |
2. adj. grilled | |
3. adj. broiled | |
4. n-m. roast, barbeque | |
5. Participle. past participle of asar | |
asar |
1. v. to roast | |
2. v. to grill | |
3. v. to pester, to plague | |
4. v. to be roasting, to feel very hot | |
Me estoy asando. - I am roasting. | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
crudo |
1. adj. raw (uncooked) | |
2. adj. undercooked, rare, underdone | |
3. adj. crude (being in a natural state) | |
4. adj. harsh, brutal, blunt | |
5. n-m. crude oil | |
6. n-m. dish made of raw meat or fish | |