| 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) | |
| extensión |
| 1. n-f. tract (an area) | |
| 2. n-f. extension | |
| 3. n-f. expanse (wide stretch of space) | |
| 4. n-f. (sports) extension cord (US), extension lead (UK), power extender, drop cord | |
| 5. n-f. (cosmetics) hair extension | |
| cuestión |
| 1. n-f. matter, question, issue | |
| Es cuestión de vida y muerte. - It’s a matter of life and death. | |
| 2. n-f. (nonstandard) question | |
| 3. n-f. (Chile, colloquial) thing | |
| O |
| 1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
| 3. conj. or | |
| ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
| 4. conj. either … or | |
| (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
| asunto |
| 1. n-m. matter, issue | |
| 2. n-m. affair (a romantic relationship) | |
| 3. n-m. business | |
| asumir |
| 1. v. (of a duty or position) to assume, take on | |
| asumir la culpa - to take the fall / blame | |
| confuso |
| 1. adj. confused | |
| 2. adj. confusing | |
| confundir |
| 1. v. to confuse, to throw off, to baffle, to perplex | |
| 2. v. to mistake, to confuse, to mix up (misidentify) | |
| Mi abuelo confundió un calabacín con un pepino y lo puso en su ensalada. - My grandpa mistook a zucchini for a cucumber and put it in his salad. | |
| 3. v. to confound | |
| 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. | |
| complejo |
| 1. adj. complex, sophisticated, intricate (made of multiple parts) | |
| 2. adj. complex, complicated (complicated; not straightforward) | |
| 3. n-m. (psychology) complex | |
| 4. n-m. complex, compound (collection of buildings or facilities) | |
| 5. n-m. resort, complex (where one can vacation to) | |
| 6. n-m. (psychology, informal) hang-up | |
