| pero |
| 1. conj. but | |
| Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.) | |
| 2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis) | |
| 3. n-m. but (restriction) | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| viejo |
| 1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |
| 2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |
| Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |
| 3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |
| 4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |
| 5. n-m. an old person | |
| 6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |
| 7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |
| Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |
| Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |
| No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |
| 8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |
| Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |
| 9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |
| ya |
| 1. adv. now | |
| Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
| Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
| 2. adv. already, yet | |
| Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
| 3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
| 4. adv. immediately | |
| 5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
| 6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
| ¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
| 7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
| no ya... - not only... | |
| 8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
| ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
| 9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
| ya que... - now that... | |
| 10. adv. OK | |
| 11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
| ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
| 12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
| ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
| 13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
| 14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
| —Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
| —No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
| iba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir | |
| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| hacia |
| 1. prep. toward, towards | |
| Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.) | |
| El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon. | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| escalera |
| 1. n-f. stairs | |
| 2. n-f. staircase, stairway | |
| 3. n-f. ladder | |
| 4. n-f. (poker) straight | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| pico |
| 1. n-m. beak (of a bird) | |
| 2. n-m. sharp point | |
| 3. n-m. pick, pickaxe | |
| 4. n-m. peak, summit (of a mountain) | |
| 5. n-m. spout | |
| 6. n-m. a bit, a little | |
| El vuelo dura tres horas y pico. - The flight lasts a little over three hours. | |
| 7. n-m. (zoology) crest | |
| 8. n-m. (vulgar, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica) penis | |
| 9. n-m. (colloquial Bolivia Colombia Argentina) kiss | |
| 10. n-m. (colloquial) trap; gob (mouth) | |
| ¡Cierra el pico! - Shut your trap! | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of picar | |
| picar |
| 1. v. to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched) | |
| una tela que pica - an itchy fabric | |
| 2. v. to sting | |
| 3. v. to chop | |
| 4. v. to bite | |
| 5. v. (culinary) to mince, to dice | |
| 6. v. to stab; to wound | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to snack; to nibble; to have a bite | |
| me apetece picar algo - I fancy a bite to eat | |
| 8. v. to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust | |
| 9. v. to pique | |
| 10. v. to crush (ice) | |
| 11. v. to sting or be pungent to the lips or tongue, be spicy or, of a candy, very sour | |
| Este chile pica mucho. - This chili is very hot. | |
| 12. v. (slang) to sexually penetrate, fuck | |
| 13. v. to get angry, get annoyed, take offence | |
| 14. v. to turn sour | |
| 15. v. to get addicted, fascinated, enraptured | |
| 16. v. to bounce | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| mano |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot | |
| 3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand | |
| 4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick | |
| 5. n-f. (of a clock) hand | |
| 6. n-f. skill, talent | |
| 7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate) | |
| (synonyms, metlapil) | |
| 8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal | |
| 9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar | |
| manar |
| 1. v. to gush forth | |
| 2. v. to flow | |
| 3. v. to abound | |
