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 | |
siente |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sentir | |
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sentar |
1. v. to seat | |
2. v. to set, to establish, to lay | |
Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events. | |
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down | |
¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down? | |
¡Siéntate! - Sit down! | |
Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor. | |
Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair. | |
Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up. | |
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down | |
5. v. to assert | |
6. v. to suit, to fit | |
7. v. to sit well | |
8. v. to report | |
9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin) | |
sentir |
1. v. to feel | |
Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace. | |
Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly. | |
Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me. | |
2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry | |
Lo siento. - I'm sorry. | |
3. v. to hear | |
4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being) | |
Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him. | |
Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me. | |
5. n-m. feeling; mood | |
6. n-m. opinion | |
sien |
1. n-f. (anatomy) temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead) | |
2. n-f. (anatomy) temporal (temples of the head) | |
situar |
1. v. to situate, to place, to put, to position | |
2. v. to invest money | |
3. v. to locate (often on a map, chart, diagram or drawing of some sort) | |
4. v. (architecture) to site | |
5. v. to be set (e.g. a novel or film) | |
6. v. to position oneself (physically in a location) | |
7. v. to be placed, to be located, to be situated | |
8. v. to reach (a certain level in quantity or percentage) | |
te |
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
3. pron. : yourself | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
deseo |
1. n-m. desire, wish | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of desear | |
desear |
1. v. to wish | |
Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz! - Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday! | |
2. v. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for | |
Deja mucho que desear. - It leaves a lot to be desired. | |
3. v. to look forward to | |
fuerte |
1. adj. strong | |
2. adj. loud | |
3. adv. hard | |
4. n-m. fort, stronghold | |
5. n-m. strong point, forte, strength | |
6. n-m. (colloquial Chile Ecuador) booze | |
E |
1. n. abbreviation of este; east | |
2. conj. and | |
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
intenso |
1. adj. intense, strong | |
2. adj. intensive | |
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 | |
conseguir |
1. v. to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain | |
2. v. to get, obtain, acquire, find, gain, procure, extract, get to | |
3. v. to ensure, secure | |
4. v. to bring about | |
5. v. to raise (e.g. funds or money) | |
6. v. to enlist (e.g. support, help or participation) | |
7. v. to score | |
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) | |
experimentar |
1. v. to experience | |
2. v. to experiment | |
3. v. to feel | |
algo |
1. pron. something, anything | |
Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened. | |
Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me. | |
Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural. | |
2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of | |
Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me. | |
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) | |
afinidad |
1. n-f. affinity | |
mayor |
1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger | |
2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder | |
mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me | |
tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister | |
3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age | |
4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up | |
Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor. | |
5. adj. major; main | |
una preocupación mayor - a major concern | |
la plaza mayor - the main square | |
6. adj. head; boss | |
7. adj. (music) major | |
8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest | |
9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest | |
10. adj. enhanced | |
11. n-m. (military) major (military rank) | |
12. n-m. boss; head | |
13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors | |
14. n-m. old person | |
15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail | |