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 | |
preparado |
1. adj. prepared | |
2. adj. qualified, well-qualified | |
3. n-m. preparation | |
4. Participle. past participle of preparar | |
preparar |
1. v. to prepare | |
medicinal |
1. adj. medicinal | |
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) | |
recreativo |
1. adj. recreational | |
elaborado |
1. adj. well-prepared | |
2. adj. elaborate (complex, detailed, or sophisticated) | |
3. Participle. past participle of elaborar | |
elaborar |
1. v. to make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate) | |
Esta fábrica elabora hormigón. - This factory produces concrete. | |
pan elaborado con harina integral - bread made with whole grain flour | |
2. v. to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design) | |
Hemos elaborado un plan de negocio para recuperar las pérdidas del año pasado. - We've come up with a business plan to recoup last year's losses. | |
con |
1. prep. with | |
2. prep. on | |
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
estas |
1. det. feminine plural of este | |
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of éstas, t=these ones | |
este |
1. det. this | |
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
4. n-m. east | |
hojas |
1. n. plural of hoja | |
hoja |
1. n-f. leaf (usually green and flat organ that is the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants) | |
2. n-f. petal (an often brightly coloured component of the corolla of a flower) | |
3. n-f. blade (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) | |
4. n-f. pad (floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant) | |
5. n-f. sheet, leaf (piece of paper, usually rectangular) | |
6. n-f. page (one of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book) | |
7. n-f. form (blank document or template to be filled in by the user) | |
8. n-f. foil | |
9. n-f. blade (sharp cutting edge of a knife, sword, etc.) | |
10. n-f. pane (individual sheet of glass in a window) | |
11. n-f. side (of bacon) | |