| 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 | |
| veía |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ver | |
| ver |
| 1. v. to see, to spot | |
| Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered. | |
| Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money. | |
| 2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | |
| Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see... | |
| Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world. | |
| 3. v. to see, to tell, to observe | |
| Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them. | |
| 4. v. to see, to check (verify) | |
| Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear. | |
| 5. v. to watch | |
| ver la televisión - to watch television | |
| 6. v. to look, to seem | |
| Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you. | |
| 7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself | |
| Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more. | |
| 8. v. to find oneself, to be | |
| Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question. | |
| 9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another | |
| Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!) | |
| se veía |
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| verse |
| 1. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of versar | |
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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. | |
| si |
| 1. conj. if | |
| mismo |
| 1. adj. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing | |
| 2. adj. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities | |
| 3. adj. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase | |
| yo mismo - I myself | |
| No te hagas eso a ti mismo. - Don't do that to yourself. | |
| 4. adj. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun | |
| gente de su misma clase - people of his own class | |
| 5. adv. right, exactly, immediately | |
| ahora mismo - right now | |
| aquí mismo - right here | |
| ahí mismo - right there | |
| 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 | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal) | |
| Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.) | |
| Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| casa |
| 1. n-f. house | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
| casar |
| 1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
| 2. v. to marry off | |
| 3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
| Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
| 4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
| Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
| 5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
| Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |
| pidiendo |
| 1. v. gerund of pedir | |
| pedir |
| 1. v. to ask for something | |
| Él le pidió agua al camarero. - He asked the waiter for water. | |
| ¿Puede pedirle el dinero? - Can you ask her for the money? | |
| 2. v. to request someone else to do something | |
| Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una. - I ask that you be there at one o'clock. | |
| 3. v. to order something | |
| Voy a pedir una hamburguesa. - I am going to order a burger. | |
| 4. v. to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor) | |
| 5. v. to plead | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| pesos |
| 1. n. plural of peso | |
| peso |
| 1. n-m. (physics) weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction) | |
| 2. n-m. weight (a block of metal used in a balance) | |
| 3. n-m. weight class | |
| 4. n-m. peso (unit of currency) | |
| 5. n-m. weight (importance or influence) | |
| 6. n-m. weight, burden, load, brunt (pressure) | |
| 7. n-m. scales, scale (device used to measure weight) | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present indicative of pesar | |
| para |
| 1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient) | |
| La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. - The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother. | |
| Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. - I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all. | |
| 2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action) | |
| Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto. - I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this. | |
| Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. - I am going to leave early to avoid traffic. | |
| 3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline) | |
| Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. - I need your decision by the end of the month. | |
| Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. - Your group projects are due on Friday without exception. | |
| 4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected) | |
| Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso. - For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful. | |
| 5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective) | |
| Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película. - For me, the music was the only good thing about that film. | |
| Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón. - As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right. | |
| 6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss) | |
| Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. - My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team. | |
| Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo. - We worked for the same boss but not at the same time. | |
| Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple. - She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir | |
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| parar |
| 1. v. to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. to put up, stand up | |
| 3. v. to lift, raise | |
| 4. v. to stand up | |
| 5. v. to situate oneself | |
| 6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas | |
| 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 | |
| cuaderno |
| 1. n-m. notebook | |
| 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. | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| lápices |
| 1. n. plural of lápiz | |
| lápiz |
| 1. n-m. pencil | |
| amarillos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of amarillo | |
| 2. n. plural of amarillo | |
| amarillo |
| 1. adj. yellow or golden coloured | |
| 2. adj. (heraldry) or | |
| 3. n-m. yellow | |
| 4. n-m. (colloquial) whitey (a state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use) | |
