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persona
     1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being)
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
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
gana
     1. n-f. (often, in the plural) desire (to do something)
           Tengo ganas de irme. (I've got an urge to leave.)
           Lo que me da la gana. (Whatever I feel like doing.)
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of ganar, it wins; it gains; it earns.
     ganar
          1. v. to gain
          2. v. to earn
          3. v. (sports) to win
          4. v. to defeat, to beat
          5. v. to reach; to attain
          6. v. to earn (something) for oneself
          7. v. to position oneself, to situate oneself
                La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea. (The cat sat down beside the fireplace.)
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)
vida
     1. n-f. life
           ¡Me salvó la vida! - He saved my life!
           Tal vez esto te sorprenderá, pero en realidad no me gusta escucharte hablando de tu vida espantosa. - Maybe this will surprise you, but in reality I don't enjoy listening to you talk about your
     2. n-f. lifestyle
     3. n-f. livelihood; living
     4. n-f. liveliness
     5. n-f. lifespan; lifetime
     6. n-f. a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart
           Ven acá, mi vida. - Come here, sweetheart.
     7. n-f. (la vida) the game (prostitution)
     8. n-f. (computing) life (in a computer game)
la vida
     1. n-f. the game (prostitution)
pintando
     1. v. gerund of pintar
     pintar
          1. v. to paint (to apply paint to)
          2. v. to paint (to create an image with paints)
          3. v. to draw (to depict with lines)
          4. v. to depict, portray (as something)
                Ellas me pintaron como el malo. - They painted me as the villain.
          5. v. to look, to seem
                La cosa no pinta bien. - Things aren't looking good.
          6. v. (colloquial chiefly in the negative) to have to do somewhere
                Yo aquí no pinto nada. - I don't fit in here at all.
          7. v. to make up one's face
          8. v. to put lipstick on oneself
          9. v. to color one's hair
          10. v. to want
generalmente
     1. adv. generally, normally
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
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
solo
     1. adj. sole, only, unique, single
     2. adj. lonely, lonesome
     3. adj. alone, by oneself
     4. adj. automatic; self-, by itself
           La máquina se lava sola. - The machine washes itself.; The machine is self-washing.
     5. adv. only, solely, just
           Solo quiero salir. - I just want to leave.
           No solo... sino también... - Not only... but also...
color
     1. n. color, colour, hue
     2. n. (usually feminine archaic or dialectal) complexion
     3. n-m. rouge (cosmetics)
     4. n-m. pretext, motive, reason
     5. n-m. character; special quality
     6. n-m. side, party, faction
     7. n-m. race, ethnicity
     8. n-m. (poker) flush
diferentes
     1. adj. of diferente
     diferente
          1. adj. different
superficies
     1. n. plural of superficie
     superficie
          1. n-f. surface
          2. n-f. area (extension of land)
U
     1. Letter. the 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. conj. or
objetos
     1. n. plural of objeto
     objeto
          1. n-m. object
          2. n-m. objective; goal
          3. v. first-person singular present indicative of objetar
paredes
     1. n. plural of pared
techos
     1. n. plural of techo
     techo
          1. n-m. ceiling
          2. n-m. roof
          3. v. first-person singular present indicative of techar
puertas
     1. n. plural of puerta
     puerta
          1. n-f. door (portal of entry into a building)
          2. n-f. gate (doorlike structure outside a house)
          3. n-f. gate (passageway in an airport)
          4. n-f. doorway, doorstep, gateway
          5. n-f. (sports) goal (area into which players attempt to put an object)
ventanas
     1. n. plural of ventana
     ventana
          1. n-f. window (opening for light and air)
          2. n-f. window frame
          3. n-f. (computing) window (area on a computer screen)
          4. n-f. nostril
          5. n-f. small gap or opening; forest clearing
vallas
     1. n. plural of valla
     2. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of vallar
     vallar
          1. v. to fence in, enclose
     val
          1. n-m. apocopic form of valle: valley
          2. v. apocopic form of vale: is worth
                mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val. (val rhymes with hogar, assonant rhyme) - there's no place like home.
     valer
          1. v. to be worth
                ¿Cuánto vale? - How much is it worth?
          2. v. to be useful or valid
          3. v. to be well, healthy
          4. v. to be strong
          5. v. (+ de) to make use of
                Se valió de la confusión para robarse una televisión. - He made use of the confusion and stole a TV.
                valerse de su posición privilegiada - to make use of one's privileged position
          6. v. to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own)
                Ya después de su caída, mi abuelo no pudo valerse por sí mismo. - After his fall, my grandfather could no longer take care of himself.
                Aunque sea viejo, ¡todavía me valgo! - Though I may be old, I can still manage on my own!
     las
          1. art. the
          2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
          3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
                las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak
          4. n. plural of la
bancos
     1. n. plural of banco
     banco
          1. n-m. bank (financial institution)
          2. n-m. bench
          3. n-m. pew
          4. n-m. school of fish
etc
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary