| sólo |
| 1. adv. superseded spelling of solo | |
| solo |
| 1. adj. sole, only, unique, single | |
| 2. adj. lonely, lonesome | |
| 3. adj. alone, by oneself | |
| 4. adj. automatic; self-, by itself | |
| La máquina se lava sola. - The machine washes itself.; The machine is self-washing. | |
| 5. adv. only, solely, just | |
| Solo quiero salir. - I just want to leave. | |
| No solo... sino también... - Not only... but also... | |
| tengo |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of tener | |
| tener |
| 1. v. to have, possess | |
| Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
| Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
| 2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
| Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
| ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
| ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
| 3. v. to hold, grasp | |
| Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
| 4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
| Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
| El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
| Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
| 5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
| Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
| Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
| Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
| 6. v. to make to feel | |
| Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
| 7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
| Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
| 8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
| Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
| 9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
| Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
| 10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
| Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
| Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
| Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
| 11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
| Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
| 12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
| 13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
| 14. v. tener en cuenta | |
| 15. v. tener prisa | |
| cuatro |
| 1. num. four | |
| 2. n-m. a four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second | |
| dedos |
| 1. n. plural of dedo | |
| dedo |
| 1. n-m. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes) | |
| El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta. - Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also maye | |
| 2. n-m. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing) | |
| 3. n-m. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length) | |
| 4. n-m. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm) | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| mi |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
| 2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
| pie |
| 1. n-m. foot (a part of the body) | |
| 2. n-m. English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm) | |
| 3. n-m. (historical, measure) pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm) | |
| 4. n-m. (poetry) foot (a part of a poetic line) | |
| 5. n-m. (design, typography) footer (the bottom of a page or design) | |
| 6. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of piar | |
| 7. n-m. (Central America, South America) pie | |
| piar |
| 1. v. to chirp | |
| izquierdo |
| 1. adj. left; on the left side or toward the left; the opposite of right | |
| Está a mano izquierda. - It's on the left hand side. | |
| 2. adj. left-handed | |
| 3. adj. crooked | |
