| ojalá |
| 1. adv. hopefully (I hope that) | |
| 2. adv. if only | |
| El gato ha estado escondiéndose debajo del sofá desde que se levantaron los niños. Ojalá yo pudiera hacer lo mismo. - The cat has been hiding under the couch since the kids woke up. If only I c | |
| 3. interj. I hope so; let's hope so | |
| 4. interj. God willing | |
| 5. interj. I hope (that); let's hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive) | |
| 6. interj. God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive) | |
| 7. interj. I wish (when used to refer to past events) | |
| pudiera |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive 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) | |
| comerme |
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| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much | |
| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
| 2. det. few, not many | |
| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
| 3. det. un-, not | |
| poco saludable - unhealthy | |
| 4. adv. little (not much) | |
| Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
| 5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
| Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
| 6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
| hace poco - a little while ago | |
| dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
| un poco |
| 1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda | |
| Es un poco tarde para almorzar. - It's kind of late for lunch. | |
| 2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little | |
| Estoy tratando de dormir un poco aquí. - I'm trying to sleep a bit here. | |
| 3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de) | |
| Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación. - They just need a little bit of guidance. | |
| 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 | |
| helado |
| 1. adj. icy, frozen | |
| 2. adj. shocked | |
| 3. n-m. ice cream | |
| 4. n-m. popsicle, ice pop | |
| 5. Participle. past participle of helar | |
| helar |
| 1. v. to freeze, to cool | |
| 2. v. to freeze | |
| icy |
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| 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 | |
| chocolate |
| 1. n-m. chocolate (food made from cocoa beans) | |
| 2. n-m. hot chocolate (drink made by dissolving chocolate in milk or water) | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) hashish (the leaves of the Indian hemp plant) | |
| ahora |
| 1. adv. now (at the present time) | |
| 2. adv. just now, just a moment ago (in the past) | |
| 3. adv. very soon, in a moment (in the future) | |
| 4. adv. (usually preceded by de) of nowadays, of today, latter-day | |
| La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más. - Today's youth understands this and more. | |
| 5. adv. (Latin America) today | |
| Ahora me levanté temprano y con ánimo. - Today I woke up early and full of energy. | |
| Te veré ahora en la noche. - I'll see you later today in the evening. | |
| 6. adv. however, on the other hand | |
| Te quiero mucho. Ahora eso no quiere decir que haré lo que digas. - I love you. However, that doesn't mean I'll do what(ever) you say. | |
| 7. adv. (correlative, literary) sometimes...other times | |
| Ahora dice una cosa, ahora dice lo contrario. - She sometimes says one thing, and then other times she says the opposite. | |
| 8. conj. (correlative, literary) now...now, whether...or... | |
| Ahora en la sala, ahora en el comedor, había un desastre por doquier. - Whether you looked at the kitchen, or the dining room, there was a disaster everywhere. | |
| mismo |
| 1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing | |
| 2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities | |
| 3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase | |
| yo mismo - I myself | |
| No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself. | |
| 4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun | |
| gente de su misma clase - people of his own class | |
| 5. adv. right, exactly, immediately | |
| ahora mismo - right now | |
| aquí mismo - right here | |
| ahí mismo - right there | |
| ahora mismo |
| 1. adv. right now, just now, immediately | |
| Hágalo ahora mismo - Do it right away | |
