| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| averiguarlo |
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| 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 | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| fácil |
| 1. adj. easy, facile, simple (requiring little effort) | |
| Quiero un trabajo fácil. - I want an easy task. | |
| El proyecto se ve fácil de llevar a cabo. - The project seems easy to carry out. | |
| 2. adj. easy-to-use, user-friendly ((clipping of fácil de usar)) | |
| 3. adj. (slang) easy (being readily available for sex) | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete) gullible, credulous | |
| 5. adv. easily | |
| Demasiado fácil lo dices. - You say that too easily. | |
| sería |
| 1. v. third-person singular conditional of ser | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| acelerar |
| 1. v. to accelerate (to cause to move faster) | |
| 2. v. to hurry up | |
| hasta |
| 1. adv. even | |
| Hasta yo me enteré del asunto. - Even I heard about the matter. | |
| 2. prep. until | |
| 3. prep. up to, to the point of, as much as | |
| 4. prep. even | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that | |
| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
| 2. conj. than | |
| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
| ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
| 4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
| Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
| Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
| 5. pron. who; that | |
| la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
| 6. pron. that; whom | |
| la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
| 7. pron. that; which | |
| la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
| 8. prep. than | |
| 9. prep. like, as | |
| 10. part. to | |
| hasta que |
| 1. conj. until, till | |
| Quiero ver cuanto antes aquella película nueva, pero no hasta que termine de leer el libro en el que se basa. - I want to see that new movie as soon as possible, but not until I finish reading | |
| pase |
| 1. n-m. pass, permit | |
| 2. n-m. (sports) pass (the act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another) | |
| 3. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of pasar | |
| pasar |
| 1. v. to pass, to hand, to slip | |
| 2. v. to happen | |
| ¿qué pasa? - what's up? | |
| estas cosas pasan - these things happen | |
| Ya me ha pasado. - It has already happened to me. | |
| 3. v. to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through | |
| ¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad? - How did you get past security? | |
| ¡No pasarán! - They shall not pass! | |
| 4. v. to spend time | |
| pasarlo bien - to have a good time | |
| pásalo en grande - have a great time | |
| 5. v. to enter a room | |
| 6. v. to go too far, exaggerate | |
| 7. v. to exceed, surpass, go over | |
| 8. v. to ripen too much, become rotten, become off (food) | |
| 9. v. to pass (filter) | |
| 10. v. to strain, to sieve, to sift | |
| 11. v. to break the law, rule, order | |
| 12. v. to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission) | |
| 13. v. to puree (crush or grind food into a puree) | |
| 14. v. to omit, leave out | |
| ¡pasa de ellos! - pay no attention to them! | |
| 15. v. to send, transmit | |
| 16. v. to stand, tolerate, bear | |
| 17. v. to go through, to pass through, to swing by (+ por) | |
| 18. v. (with a + infinitive) to begin a process or action; (gloss, with ser) to become, to come to be | |
| 19. v. (Latin America) to pass an exam | |
| 20. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stop by, to swing by | |
| 21. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to spend (time) | |
| algo |
| 1. pron. something, anything | |
| Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened. | |
| Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me. | |
| Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural. | |
| 2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of | |
| Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me. | |
