| 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) | |
| primera |
| 1. n-f. lowest gear in a motor vehicle | |
| 2. n-f. first class | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of primero | |
| primero |
| 1. n-m. former (in contrast to the latter), first, first one | |
| 2. n-m. one of the five bids in the card game of Primero, consisting of a combination of four cards in the hand | |
| 3. adj. (ordinal) first, first up | |
| 4. adj. top (head) | |
| Mi sobrino se graduó como el primero de su clase. - My nephew graduated at the top of his class. | |
| 5. adj. chief, fundamental | |
| 6. adj. prime, initial, front | |
| Sería un lugar primero para el establecimiento humano. - It would be a prime place for human settlement. | |
| Mira la primera plana. - Check out the front page. | |
| 7. adv. first, first of all, firstly | |
| vez |
| 1. n-f. time, instance | |
| una vez - once | |
| a veces - sometimes | |
| Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice. | |
| cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you | |
| 2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue) | |
| 3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others) | |
| 4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead | |
| hacer las veces de - to serve as | |
| por vez |
| 1. adv. at the same time | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| vi |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver | |
| ver |
| 1. v. to see, to spot | |
| Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered. | |
| Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money. | |
| 2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | |
| Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see... | |
| Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world. | |
| 3. v. to see, to tell, to observe | |
| Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them. | |
| 4. v. to see, to check (verify) | |
| Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear. | |
| 5. v. to watch | |
| ver la televisión - to watch television | |
| 6. v. to look, to seem | |
| Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you. | |
| 7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself | |
| Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more. | |
| 8. v. to find oneself, to be | |
| Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question. | |
| 9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another | |
| Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!) | |
| sonreír |
| 1. v. to smile | |
| sonreírle a alguien - to smile at someone | |
| Le encanta cuando le sonríes. - He loves it when you smile at him. | |
