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 | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
2. adv. not | |
3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
4. n-m. no | |
5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
vuelvas |
1. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of volver | |
volver |
1. v. to return, to revert, to get back | |
Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. - Get back to work. | |
2. v. to come back, go back | |
Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente. - If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally cr | |
3. v. to do again | |
Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. - He forgot the photo again. | |
4. v. to turn | |
5. v. to become, to get | |
Me estoy volviendo loco. - I am going crazy. | |
6. v. to make, to drive | |
Esto me está volviendo loco. - This is driving me mad. | |
Me vuelves loco. - You drive me crazy. | |
7. v. to turn | |
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. | |
mirar |
1. v. to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes) | |
2. v. to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time) | |
Estábamos mirando la televisión. - We were watching TV. | |
3. v. to watch (to mind, attend, or guard) | |
4. v. to consider, think over (to think about seriously) | |
5. v. (used for emphasis); look | |
¡Mira qué linda! - How pretty! | |
¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto. - Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed. | |
¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engaño, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros! - Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him! | |
6. v. to seek, look for (to try to find) | |
7. v. to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes) | |
8. v. to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing) | |
9. v. to look at oneself | |
hacia |
1. prep. toward, towards | |
Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.) | |
El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon. | |
aquí |
1. adv. here | |