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. | |
saque |
1. n-m. expulsion, extraction, act of putting something out | |
2. n-m. (sports) service; serve (in racquet sports, the first shot) | |
3. n-m. (soccer) kick-off | |
4. n-m. appetite | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sacar | |
sacar |
1. v. to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment) | |
Vamos a sacar un álbum - We're going to release an album | |
2. v. to take out (e.g. the trash) | |
3. v. to pull out, to take out (e.g. a badge, an ID card, a picture, paperwork, the keys, finger) | |
¡Saca el dedo de la nariz! - Pull/take your finger out of your nose! | |
4. v. to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog) | |
5. v. to pull out, to get out (e.g. a pencil, a hand, a key) | |
sacar al perro de paseo - to take the dog out for a walk | |
6. v. to remove, to extract, to get out, to take out, to dig up or dig out (e.g., the weeds, a tooth, military forces, information, the truth, remove someone from the equation or a situation) | |
7. v. to take (e.g. a photograph, advantage of, etc.) | |
Con una cámara digital, se puede sacar y borrar una foto en dos segundos. - With a digital camera, you can take and delete a photo in two seconds. | |
(synonyms, hacer, quitar) | |
8. v. to withdraw, to take out (e.g. money) | |
(synonyms, retirar, quitar) | |
9. v. to rip off (e.g. to steal money) | |
Esta secta me quiere sacar el dinero. - This sect wants to rip me off. | |
(synonyms, quitar) | |
10. v. to drive out, expel, to eject | |
11. v. to send out or move out something or somebody from some place | |
12. v. to extricate, to lift from or out of, to rescue somebody from an entanglement or trouble | |
13. v. to bring up (a subject or issue for talk or discussion) | |
14. v. to stick out | |
15. v. to get, to make, to take, to receive, to derive (e.g. a benefit, make or take something out of an experience or to make the most of) or (gloss, e.g., a profit, money, etc.) | |
16. v. to lift (e.g. a fingerprint) | |
17. v. to draw, to whip out, to take out, to unsheathe (e.g. water, blood, a weapon, straws) | |
(synonyms, desenfundar) | |
18. v. to draw (e.g. a lesson, conclusions, strength, power, energy, hope) | |
19. v. to make (a copy, etc.) | |
20. v. to take off, remove (e.g. clothing, footwear, jewelry) | |
(synonyms, quitar, desvestirse, q2=clouting, descalzarse, q3=footwear) | |
21. v. to take off (remove from a place) | |
Saca los pies de la mesa. - Take your feet off the table. | |
(synonyms, quitar) | |
22. v. to bring out (e.g. the best or worst in someone, a certain quality or trait) | |
23. v. to scoop (e.g. fruit, flour, sugar, salt, sand) | |
24. v. to serve | |
25. v. to kick off | |
26. v. to obtain, receive | |
27. v. to win, get, obtain (a prize, award) | |
Él se sacó el gordo. - He won first prize. | |
28. v. to receive, get, be inflicted with | |
Me saqué un puñetazo - I received a punch. | |
los |
1. art. the | |
¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
documentos |
1. n. plural of documento | |
documento |
1. n-m. document, paper | |
2. n-m. record | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of documentar | |
de |
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
agua de manantial - springwater | |
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
harto de - sick of; tired of | |
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
más de - more than | |
menos de - less than, fewer than | |
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
campamento de verano - summer camp | |
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
de día - during the daytime | |
de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
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 | |
habitación |
1. n-f. room (separate part of a building) | |
2. n-f. bedroom (room with a bed for sleeping) | |
3. n-f. habitation (the act of inhabiting) | |
4. n-f. habitat (place where an organism occurs) | |