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 | |
mi |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
jefe |
1. n-m. chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization | |
2. n-m. boss; supervisor; manager | |
3. n-m. (military ranks) colonel; major; rank between captain and general | |
4. n-m. (heraldry) chief | |
5. n-m. (video games) boss | |
6. n-m. (colloquial Mexico) dad, father | |
usted |
1. pron. second person formal; you (singular) | |
2. pron. (Costa Rica, Colombia, chiefly Bogotá) second person informal; you (singular) | |
olía |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of oler | |
oler |
1. v. to smell (perceive by scent) | |
2. v. to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome) | |
3. v. to smell out, uncover (find out by prying) | |
4. v. to smell (emit an odour) | |
oler mal - to stink | |
oler a - to smell of | |
5. v. to suspect, have a hunch | |
6. v. inhale | |
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. | |
Rojo |
1. Proper noun. surname, descriptive | |
2. adj. red (colour) | |
3. n-m. red (colour) | |
4. n-m. (Costa Rica) a 1000 colón bill | |
5. n-m. (Spain, Peru, pejorative) Red; a left-winger, especially communist | |
(synonyms, progre, q1=often pejorative, zurdo, q2=often pejorative) | |