| referirse |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| desarrollar |
| 1. v. to develop | |
| La empresa está desarrollando un nuevo lenguaje de programación. - The company is developing a new programming language. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| tema |
| 1. n-m. theme; plot (of a book, film or other media) | |
| Me gusta la serie porque el tema es complicado. - I like the series because the plot is complicated. | |
| 2. n-m. topic; matter; subject | |
| el tema es que… - the thing is… | |
| por el tema de - because of… | |
| 3. n-m. (linguistics) theme; topic | |
| 4. n-m. song, track | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of temer | |
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| temer |
| 1. v. to fear | |
| 2. v. to dread | |
| 3. v. to be afraid, sorry; to suspect | |
| Me temo que perderemos el juego. - I'm afraid we'll lose the game. | |
| Me temo que sí. - I'm afraid so. | |
| sea |
| 1. v. formal second-person singular imperative of ser | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| escrito |
| 1. adj. written | |
| 2. adj. having stains or scratches resembling writing | |
| 3. n-m. a writing, a writ | |
| 4. n-m. a typescript, embossed or pressed manuscript or document | |
| 5. n-m. a literary or scientific journal entry | |
| 6. n-m. a legal demand or allegation with regards to a cause or disagreement | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of escribir | |
| escribir |
| 1. v. to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate) | |
| Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno. - She writes all her ideas in a notebook. | |
| ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido? - How is your last name written? | |
| 2. v. to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.)) | |
| Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII. - Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century. | |
| 3. v. to write (to be an author) | |
| Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir. - After publishing her first book, she stopped writing. | |
| 4. v. to write (to send written information to) | |
| Luego te escribo un mensaje. - I'll write you a message later. | |
| Escríbete una nota. - Write yourself a note. | |
| masculine singular escribir |
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| por escrito |
| 1. adv. in writing; written down | |
| 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) | |
| intercambiando |
| 1. v. gerund of intercambiar | |
| intercambiar |
| 1. v. to interchange, to exchange | |
| comunicación |
| 1. n-f. communication | |
| sobre |
| 1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop | |
| La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa. - My aunt's pen is on the table. | |
| 2. prep. about | |
| Dime algo sobre ti. - Tell me something about yourself. | |
| 3. n-m. envelope | |
| 4. n-m. small packet; sachet | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar | |
| sobrar |
| 1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra | |
| Les sobran los libros. - They have too many books. | |
| Me sobran diez dólares. - I have ten dollars left over. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| tema |
| 1. n-m. theme; plot (of a book, film or other media) | |
| Me gusta la serie porque el tema es complicado. - I like the series because the plot is complicated. | |
| 2. n-m. topic; matter; subject | |
| el tema es que… - the thing is… | |
| por el tema de - because of… | |
| 3. n-m. (linguistics) theme; topic | |
| 4. n-m. song, track | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of temer | |
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| temer |
| 1. v. to fear | |
| 2. v. to dread | |
| 3. v. to be afraid, sorry; to suspect | |
| Me temo que perderemos el juego. - I'm afraid we'll lose the game. | |
| Me temo que sí. - I'm afraid so. | |
