| quiso |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of querer | |
| querer |
| 1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
| Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
| 2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
| Te quiero. - I love you. | |
| Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
| 3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
| ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
| 4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
| No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
| ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
| 5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
| Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
| 6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
| 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 | |
| del |
| 1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
| 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 | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| director |
| 1. n-m. director | |
| 2. n-m. conductor (of musical ensembles) | |
| 3. n-m. (school) principal, headmaster | |
| 4. n-m. editor (a person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish) | |
| 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) | |
| orden |
| 1. n-f. order (command) | |
| Es una orden, no una pregunta - This is an order, not a question | |
| A sus órdenes - At your command | |
| 2. n-f. order (request, purchase, or food) | |
| 3. n-f. order (law) | |
| 4. n-f. order (decoration) | |
| La Orden del Toisón de Oro - The Order of the Golden Fleece | |
| 5. n-f. (military) order | |
| 6. n-f. (religion) order | |
| entró a una nueva orden religiosa - (someone) joined a new religious order | |
| 7. n-m. order (arrangement, sequence, organization) | |
| Están en orden alfabético - They are in alphabetical order | |
| 8. n-m. orderliness | |
| 9. n-m. good behavior | |
| 10. n-m. (taxonomy) order | |
| 11. n-m. (mathematics) order (highest exponent) | |
| pero |
| 1. conj. but | |
| Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda. (My house is small but comfortable.) | |
| 2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis) | |
| 3. n-m. but (restriction) | |
| le |
| 1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
| Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
| 2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
| Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
| 3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
| ¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
| 4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
| ¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
| 5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
| Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
| fue |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser | |
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| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| negada |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of negado | |
| 2. Participle. feminine singular of negado | |
| feminine singular negar |
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