| 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. | |
| debería |
| 1. v. third-person singular conditional of deber | |
| deber |
| 1. v. to owe | |
| Debo mucho dinero. (I owe a lot of money.) | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning) | |
| Debo estudiar. (I must study.) | |
| Eso debe haber sido muy difícil. - That must have been really hard. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to | |
| Debería haber un plan en marcha. - There should be a plan in place. | |
| La gente no debería mensajear y conducir. - People aren't supposed to text and drive. | |
| Deberías disculparte. - You ought to apologize. | |
| Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer. - You are to be up before sunrise. | |
| Los niños deberían dormir un poco. - The children should get some sleep. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required) | |
| Debiste esperarme. - You should have waited for me. | |
| Debiste haberme esperado. - You should have waited for me. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) shall (future tense usually) | |
| 6. v. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by | |
| 7. v. (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb) | |
| Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos. (You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.) | |
| 8. n-m. obligation, duty | |
| 9. n-m. debt | |
| 10. n-m. should, ought (modal noun) | |
| 11. n-m. (usually in the plural) homework | |
| beber |
| 1. v. to drink | |
| Voy a beberme un vaso de agua - I am going to drink (myself) a glass of water | |
| 2. v. to draw from (to be inspired by) | |
| Su narrativa bebe de lo personal - Her narrative draws from personal (experience) | |
