| prestar |
| 1. v. to lend | |
| Prestame tu bicicleta. - Lend me your bicycle. | |
| 2. v. to give, pay (e.g., attention) | |
| ¡Prestad atención, por favor! - Pay attention, please! | |
| 3. v. to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency | |
| El alcohol se presta al abuso. - Alcohol tends to be abused. | |
| 4. v. to take | |
| Los ministros prestan el juramento. - The ministers take the oath. | |
| 5. v. to borrow | |
| ¿Le prestaste la laptop? - Did you borrow the laptop from her? | |
| atención |
| 1. n-f. attention | |
| (coi, prestar atención, to pay attention) | |
| Atención, por favor. - Your attention, please. | |
| 2. n-f. courtesy | |
| 3. n-f. favor | |
| prestar atención |
| 1. v. (idiom) to pay attention; take notice | |
| 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. | |
| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
| lo veo - I see it | |
| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
| lo es - That’s it | |
| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
| lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
| a lo |
| 1. prep. a la | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that | |
| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
| 2. conj. than | |
| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
| ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
| 4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
| Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
| Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
| 5. pron. who; that | |
| la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
| 6. pron. that; whom | |
| la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
| 7. pron. that; which | |
| la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
| 8. prep. than | |
| 9. prep. like, as | |
| 10. part. to | |
| lo que |
| 1. pron. what (the thing that) | |
| Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid. | |
| No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I' | |
| 2. pron. whatever | |
| lo que tú digas - whatever you say | |
| 3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause) | |
| Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did. | |
| Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are | |
| se |
| 1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
| Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
| Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
| Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
| 2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
| ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
| Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
| Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
| 3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
| El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
| 4. v. misspelling of sé | |
| oye |
| 1. interj. (exclamation, informal) hey! listen! (call to attract attention of a single person) | |
| ¡Oye! ¡Ven aquí! - Hey! Come over here! | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of oír | |
| oír |
| 1. v. to hear | |
| ¡Oiga, por favor! - Hear, please! | |
| 2. v. to hear (passively perceive a sound) | |
| Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo. - I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared. | |
| 3. v. to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking) | |
| Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros. - Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds. | |
| 4. v. to heed; to listen to | |
