| 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) | |
| regla |
| 1. n-f. rule (regulation, norm) | |
| 2. n-f. ruler (measuring stick) | |
| 3. n-f. (colloquial) menstruation, period | |
| Está en su regla. - She's on her period. | |
| general |
| 1. adj. general, overall | |
| 2. n-m. (military ranks) general | |
| 3. n-f. (informal, plural) general elections | |
| por regla general |
| 1. adv. as a rule; generally speaking | |
| 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 | |
| actores |
| 1. n. plural of actor | |
| actor |
| 1. n-m. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie) | |
| 2. n-m. (legal) defendant | |
| llevan |
| 1. v. second-person plural present indicative of llevar | |
| llevar |
| 1. v. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks) | |
| Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños. - I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday. | |
| 2. v. to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker) | |
| Llevamos a las chicas al cine. - We're taking the girls to the movies. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to | |
| A la luz de esos resultados, todo esto lleva a la conclusión de que hay que idear métodos alternativos. - In light of those findings, all this leads to the conclusion that alternative methods s | |
| 4. v. to have spent time, have been | |
| Llevo seis años aquí. - I've been here 6 years. | |
| Llevo dos años estudiando francés. - I've been studying French for two years. | |
| Llevamos más de 30 años casados. - We've been married for more than 30 years. | |
| 5. v. to wear (ellipsis of the more formal llevar puesto) | |
| Llevaba una blusa rosa. - She was wearing a pink blouse. | |
| 6. v. to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient) | |
| Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla. - If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla. | |
| Esta palabra no lleva acento. - This word does not have an accent mark. | |
| 7. v. to give a lift, to give a ride | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope | |
| ¿Cómo lo llevas? - How are you holding up? | |
| 9. v. to wear | |
| 10. v. (informal) to be in, to be fashionable | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| vida |
| 1. n-f. life | |
| ¡Me salvó la vida! - He saved my life! | |
| Tal vez esto te sorprenderá, pero en realidad no me gusta escucharte hablando de tu vida espantosa. - Maybe this will surprise you, but in reality I don't enjoy listening to you talk about your | |
| 2. n-f. lifestyle | |
| 3. n-f. livelihood; living | |
| 4. n-f. liveliness | |
| 5. n-f. lifespan; lifetime | |
| 6. n-f. a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart | |
| Ven acá, mi vida. - Come here, sweetheart. | |
| 7. n-f. (la vida) the game (prostitution) | |
| 8. n-f. (computing) life (in a computer game) | |
| bien |
| 1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno) | |
| Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well. | |
| 2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo) | |
| hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good | |
| 3. adv. properly | |
| 4. adv. willingly | |
| 5. adv. very | |
| 6. adv. as well | |
| Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early. | |
| 7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class | |
| Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family. | |
| 8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class | |
| Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs. | |
| 9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil) | |
| Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community. | |
| 10. n-m. goodness | |
| 11. n-m. good, better (substantive) | |
| para bien o para mal - for better or for worse | |
| He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time. | |
| 12. n-m. welfare, benefit | |
| 13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate | |
| 14. n-m. (dated) darling | |
| Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling. | |
| corriente |
| 1. adj. flowing, running | |
| agua corriente - running water | |
| 2. adj. current (existing or occurring at the moment) | |
| el corriente (mes) - the current month | |
| 3. adj. common, usual | |
| 4. adj. ordinary, normal | |
| una persona corriente - a regular person | |
| 5. n-f. current (the generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid) | |
| corriente de aire - air current; draught | |
| 6. n-f. ellipsis of corriente eléctrica, t=electric current | |
| 7. n-f. current, trend, tendency | |
