| 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) | |
| favor |
| 1. n-m. favor/favour | |
| Hazme un favor. - Do me a favour. | |
| por favor |
| 1. interj. please | |
| Quisiera una mesa por favor. - I would like a table, please. | |
| 2. interj. you're welcome | |
| ayudame |
| 1. v. Compound of the informal second-person plural (vosotros) imperative form of ayudar, ayudá and the pronoun me | |
| ayuda |
| 1. n-f. help, aid | |
| Muchas gracias por su ayuda. - Many thanks for your help. | |
| 2. n-f. assistance | |
| 3. n-f. guidance | |
| 4. n. helper | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of ayudares, he/she/it helps. | |
| ayudar |
| 1. v. to help | |
| ¿Puedo ayudarle en algo? - Can I help you in any way? | |
| Su preocupación no me ayuda nada. - His concern does not help me at all. | |
| me |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of yo: me | |
| 2. pron. personal;dative pronoun dative of yo: to me, for me | |
| 3. pron. personal;reflexive pronoun of yo: myself | |
| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| abrir |
| 1. v. to open, open up | |
| Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George. | |
| 2. v. to unlock | |
| Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock. | |
| 3. v. to turn on | |
| Abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet. | |
| 4. v. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.) | |
| 5. v. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut) | |
| 6. v. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (gloss, e.g., champagne); to breach | |
| 7. v. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers) | |
| 8. v. to answer (the door) | |
| 9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative) | |
| Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. - The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss. | |
| 10. v. to leave, go away | |
| 11. v. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of | |
| 12. n-m. the act of opening | |
| esta |
| 1. det. feminine singular of este | |
| 2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| 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) | |
| abrir puerta |
| 1. v. (idiom) to open the door | |
