| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| puso |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of poner | |
| poner |
| 1. v. to put, to put up, to place, to lay | |
| Pon eso en su lugar. - Put that in its place. | |
| Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. - Let's put the plan on hold for now. | |
| Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. - I put up an ad on Craigslist. | |
| 2. v. to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs) | |
| Voy a poner la mesa (I'm going to set the table.) | |
| 3. v. to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display) | |
| 4. v. to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) | |
| 5. v. to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable) | |
| Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. - Stop. You're making me nervous. | |
| 6. v. to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect) | |
| No pongas excusas. - Don't make excuses. | |
| Permítanme poner un ejemplo. - Let me give an example. | |
| 7. v. to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form) | |
| El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar. - The sign says smoking is not allowed. | |
| 8. v. to name, to give a nickname | |
| Le voy a poner Rodrigo. - I will name him Rodrigo. | |
| 9. v. to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light) | |
| 10. v. to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork) | |
| 11. v. to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down) | |
| Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra. - My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me. | |
| 12. v. to get (in certain phrases) | |
| Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. - We need to get them on our side. | |
| ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas. - Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem. | |
| 13. v. to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff) | |
| 14. v. to pay (attention) | |
| 15. v. to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary) | |
| 16. v. to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon) | |
| 17. v. (Mexico, slang) to contribute; to bring | |
| Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos. - Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages. | |
| 18. v. (electronics) to play | |
| Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces. - The song already played on the radio twice. | |
| Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo. - If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf. | |
| 19. v. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny | |
| Me pones mucho. - You really turn me on. | |
| 20. v. to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements) | |
| Me puse las gafas. (I put on my glasses.) | |
| 21. v. to get | |
| ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo! - Get clever! | |
| ¡Ponte de rodillas! - Get on your knees! | |
| No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. - I don't like getting in front of the camera. | |
| 22. v. (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon) | |
| ¿A qué hora se pone el sol? - What time does the sun set? | |
| 23. v. to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (gloss, e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense | |
| Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. - She gets aggressive when anyone touches her. | |
| Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta. - He got very sick after eating the rotten food. | |
| El jamón se puso seco. - The ham turned dry. | |
| Ponte guapa para la fiesta. - Smarten up for the party. | |
| 24. v. to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. - They sat down at the table and started talking loudly. | |
| Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. - So, it's time for us to get down to work. | |
| Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto. - He began telling us about the things he had seen. | |
| Me pondré con ello inmediatamente. - I'll get on it right away. | |
| 25. v. to put oneself | |
| No te pongas en peligro. - Do not put yourself in harm's way. | |
| 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) | |
| piel |
| 1. n-f. skin | |
| 2. n-f. fur | |
| 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 | |
| gallina |
| 1. n-f. hen | |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial) chicken (coward) | |
| piel de gallina |
| 1. n-f. goose bumps; raised skin, usually on the neck or arms caused by cold or fear | |
