| picaporte |
| 1. n-m. doorknob, door handle | |
| 2. n-m. knocker, door knocker | |
| 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 | |
| sentía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sentir | |
| sentir |
| 1. v. to feel | |
| Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace. | |
| Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly. | |
| Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me. | |
| 2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry | |
| Lo siento. - I'm sorry. | |
| 3. v. to hear | |
| 4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being) | |
| Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him. | |
| Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me. | |
| 5. n-m. feeling; mood | |
| 6. n-m. opinion | |
| cada |
| 1. det. each; every | |
| vez |
| 1. n-f. time, instance | |
| una vez - once | |
| a veces - sometimes | |
| Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice. | |
| cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you | |
| 2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue) | |
| 3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others) | |
| 4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead | |
| hacer las veces de - to serve as | |
| cada vez |
| 1. adv. every time | |
| 2. adv. more and more, increasingly | |
| 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 | |
| cada vez más |
| 1. adv. increasingly, more and more | |
| invadido |
| 1. Participle. past participle of invadir | |
| invadir |
| 1. v. to invade | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| 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) | |
| embriaguez |
| 1. n-f. inebriation, intoxication, drunkenness (state of being intoxicated or drunk) | |
