| nada |
| 1. pron. nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything | |
| No hay nada en la mesa. - There is nothing on the table. | |
| Nada ocurrió ayer. - Nothing happened yesterday. | |
| No veo nada. - I don’t see anything. | |
| Me niego a creer nada de lo que dice. - I refuse to believe anything he says. | |
| Nada es eterno. - Nothing is eternal. | |
| 2. n-f. nothingness, nothing | |
| Sin ti, soy una nada. - Without you, I am nothing at all. | |
| Ya no me siento una nada. - I don't feel like I am nothing at all anymore. | |
| 3. n-f. nowhere, the void | |
| Salió de la nada. - It came out of nowhere. | |
| 4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of nadar | |
| nadar |
| 1. v. to swim | |
| 2. v. to be swimming in (used with "en") | |
| ¡Nadamos en dinero! - We're swimming in money! | |
| puede |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of poder | |
| poder |
| 1. v. to be able, can | |
| ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow? | |
| No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed. | |
| No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French. | |
| Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me. | |
| 2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality | |
| ¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number? | |
| Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well. | |
| 3. n-m. power, reign | |
| 4. n-m. authorization | |
| 5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another) | |
| pillar |
| 1. v. to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie) | |
| 2. v. to pilfer, steal | |
| 3. v. (game) to tag | |
| 4. v. (colloquial) to get (a joke) | |
| 5. v. (colloquial) to catch, to catch up to | |
| 6. v. (colloquial) to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal) | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness) | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint) | |
| 9. v. (Spain, colloquial) to score (e.g. drugs) | |
| 10. v. (colloquial reflexive) to jam (your finger) | |
| Me pillé el dedo con la puerta. - I jammed my finger in the door. | |
| 11. v. (colloquial reflexive) to fall in love, to crush on someone | |
| Creo que se ha pillado de mí. - I think she may have a crush on me. | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| sorpresa |
| 1. n-f. surprise (something not expected) | |
| para su sorpresa - to her surprise | |
| 2. n-f. upset (unexpected victory) | |
| 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. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| estadounidense |
| 1. adj. of the United States of America; US-American, U.S. American | |
| 2. n. citizen of the United States of America; US-American | |
