| servir |
| 1. v. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service) | |
| Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados. - It's a business that serves the disabled. | |
| 2. v. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for) | |
| 3. v. to be of use, to be good for | |
| Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía. - Ten years ago, automated translation was no good. | |
| Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan. - This knife is good for cutting bread. | |
| 4. v. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else) | |
| sirve como recordatorio - serves as a reminder | |
| 5. v. to serve (to be in military service) | |
| 6. v. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten) | |
| El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa. - The waiter served us another table's food. | |
| 7. v. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.) | |
| 8. v. to help oneself to (to take something freely) | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| soldado |
| 1. n. soldier | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of soldar | |
| soldar |
| 1. v. to weld | |
| 2. v. to solder, to braze | |
