| se |
| 1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
| Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
| Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
| Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
| 2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
| ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
| Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
| Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
| 3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
| El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
| 4. v. misspelling of sé | |
| dice |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of decir | |
| decir |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. | |
| ¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? | |
| 2. v. to suggest | |
| 3. v. to show; to demonstrate | |
| 4. v. to call; to name | |
| 5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified) | |
| ¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English? | |
| 6. v. to declare | |
| 7. n-m. saying | |
| 8. n-m. idle talk | |
| 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 | |
| telas |
| 1. n. plural of tela | |
| telar |
| 1. n-m. loom | |
| tela |
| 1. n-f. (fabric) cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers) | |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial) difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties) | |
| Limpiar el garaje es mucha tela. - Cleaning the garage is tough work. | |
| 3. n-f. (colloquial) cash, dosh (money) | |
| 4. adv. (Spain, colloquial) loads; lots; a shedload; extremely | |
| Es un chico tela de gracioso. - He's a really funny fella. | |
| 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) | |
| géneros |
| 1. n. plural of género | |
| género |
| 1. n-m. (classification) kind | |
| 2. n-m. (music, cinema, theatre, TV, literature) genre | |
| 3. n-m. (taxonomy) genus | |
| 4. n-m. (biology) gender, sex | |
| 5. n-m. (grammar) gender | |
| 6. n-m. produce, merchandise | |
| 7. n-m. (clothing) cloth, material (woven fabric) | |
| 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 | |
| tienen |
| 1. v. third-person plural 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 | |
| alguna |
| 1. det. feminine singular of alguno | |
| 2. pron. feminine singular of alguno | |
| alguno |
| 1. det. some, any | |
| ¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything? | |
| Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday. | |
| 2. det. any (used for emphasis) | |
| No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all. | |
| 3. det. various | |
| 4. pron. someone | |
| 5. pron. some, some people | |
| 6. pron. one (thing); a few | |
| labor |
| 1. n-f. labor | |
| 2. n-f. job, task, chore | |
| 3. n-f. work, effort | |
| 4. n-f. needlework, embroidery | |
| 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) | |
| adorno |
| 1. n-m. decoration, adornment, ornament | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of adornar | |
| adornar |
| 1. v. to adorn, to ornament, to decorate, to garnish, to embellish, to dress, to bedeck, to deck | |
| 2. v. to trim (e.g. a Christmas tree) | |
| 3. v. (Argentina, slang) to buy off; to bribe | |
| bordado |
| 1. adj. embroidered | |
| 2. adv. perfectly | |
| 3. n-m. embroidery | |
| 4. Participle. past participle of bordar | |
| bordar |
| 1. v. to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours) | |
| 2. v. (colloquial transitive) to do something very well | |
| cosido |
| 1. n-m. sewing | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of coser | |
| coser |
| 1. v. to sew | |
| tejido |
| 1. n-m. fabric (the texture of a cloth) | |
| 2. n-m. fabric (a material made of fibers; a textile or cloth) | |
| 3. n-m. weave (a type or way of weaving) | |
| 4. n-m. weaving (a piece of woven material made on a loom) | |
| 5. n-m. (biology) tissue (a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job) | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of tejer | |
| tejer |
| 1. v. to knit | |
| 2. v. to weave | |
| 3. v. to spin (a web, a tale) | |
| 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) | |
| elborado |
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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. | |
| mano |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot | |
| 3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand | |
| 4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick | |
| 5. n-f. (of a clock) hand | |
| 6. n-f. skill, talent | |
| 7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate) | |
| (synonyms, metlapil) | |
| 8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal | |
| 9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar | |
| manar |
| 1. v. to gush forth | |
| 2. v. to flow | |
| 3. v. to abound | |
| a mano |
| 1. adj. even; equal with another | |
| Ahora estamos a mano. - Now we are even. | |
| 2. adv. by hand; manually; without the use of a machine | |
| Puedes escribir una carta con una máquina de escribir, o puedes hacerla a mano. - You can write a letter with a typewriter or you can do it by hand. | |
| 3. adv. at hand, on hand, to hand, handy (within easy reach; nearby) | |
| No tengo la información a mano, pero puedo buscarla. - I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up. | |
