| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| ciudad |
| 1. n-f. city | |
| Viven en la ciudad. - They live in the city. | |
| ¡Qué ciudad tan grande y bonita! - What a large and beautiful city! | |
| daban |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of dar | |
| dar |
| 1. v. to give, to give out | |
| 2. v. to hand over | |
| 3. v. to hit | |
| Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head. | |
| 4. v. to emit | |
| 5. v. to produce | |
| 6. v. to perform | |
| 7. v. to consider | |
| Doy eso por menos que yo. - I consider that beneath me. | |
| Yo lo doy por muerto. - I consider him dead. | |
| 8. v. (indtr, con) to encounter; to find with effort | |
| Dimos con María. - We encountered Maria. | |
| Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. - We finally found the building after three hours. | |
| 9. v. to hit upon | |
| 10. v. (indtr, a, .colloquial, intr=1) to press, activate | |
| darle al botón - to press the button | |
| 11. v. to ruin; mess up | |
| Me dio la noche - It ruined the night for me | |
| 12. v. to occur | |
| 13. v. to grow naturally | |
| El maíz se da en esta tierra. - Corn grows on this land. | |
| 14. v. to hit | |
| El coche se dio con/contra un árbol. - The car hit a tree. | |
| 15. v. to assume | |
| darse por vencido - to assume to be defeated | |
| darse por muerto - to assume to be dead | |
| 16. v. to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were | |
| Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado. - He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied. | |
| 17. v. to surrender | |
| ¿Te das? — Me doy. - Do you surrender? — I surrender. | |
| 18. v. to fuck (used with third person direct objects only) | |
| Vos solo te la das. - You just fuck her. | |
| Me quiero dar a José. - I want to fuck José. | |
| 19. v. to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with) | |
| Le re doy. | |
| 20. v. to announce, predict | |
| Dan lluvia. - They announced rain. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| gran |
| 1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande; great. | |
| baile |
| 1. n-m. dance (a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music) | |
| 2. n-m. dance (a social gathering where dancing is the main activity) | |
| 3. n-m. ball (a formal dance) | |
| 4. n-m. dance (the art, profession, and study of dancing) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of bailar | |
| bailar |
| 1. v. to dance | |
| No sé bailar. - I can't dance. | |
| 2. v. (soccer) to dribble (the ball) | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| 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) | |
| muchacha |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of muchacho; girl, young lady | |
| muchacho |
| 1. n-m. boy, servant | |
| había |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber. | |
| haber |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
| Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
| No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
| En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
| 4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
| 5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
| Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
| 6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
| Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
| 7. n-m. asset | |
| 8. n-m. history | |
| 9. n-m. credit side | |
| sido |
| 1. Participle. past participle 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 | |
| invitada |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of invitado | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of invitado | |
| 3. Participle. feminine singular of invitado | |
| invitado |
| 1. adj. invited | |
| 2. n-m. guest, invitee | |
| 3. n-m. houseguest | |
| 4. Participle. past participle of invitar | |
