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 | |
pretende |
1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of pretender | |
pretender |
1. v. to intend, to aim (for/to) | |
Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años. (Juan intends to have his own house in three years.) | |
2. v. to woo, to court | |
Juan pretende a Fernanda porque él siempre le lleva rosas y chocolates (Juan is courting Fernanda, so he always gives her roses and chocolates.) | |
3. v. (Latin America, possibly, nonstandard) to pretend, purport (claim, allege) | |
elegancia |
1. n-f. elegance | |
2. n-f. smartness, stylishness | |
3. n-f. refinement (of style) | |
distinción |
1. n-f. distinction | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
refinamiento |
1. n-m. refinement | |
2. n-m. cruelty | |
sin |
1. prep. without | |
(ant-lite, con) | |
poseerlo |
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verdaderamente |
1. adv. truthfully | |
resultando |
1. v. gerund of resultar | |
resultar |
1. v. to result, to turn out, to end up, to prove | |
Todo resultó bien. - Everything came out okay in the end. | |
Resultó ser cierto. - It turned out to be true. | |
Resulta que… - As it turns out… | |
2. v. to work out | |
3. v. to seem, to look | |
El piso resulta pequeño. - The flat seems small. | |
¿Te resulta familiar? - Sounds familiar? | |
Me resultó agotador. - It looked exhausting to me. | |
4. v. (Spain, colloquial) to be pretty | |
ridículo |
1. adj. ridiculous | |
2. n-m. ridicule, ridiculousness, laughableness (ridiculous situation) | |