| sin |
| 1. prep. without | |
| (ant-lite, con) | |
| embargo |
| 1. n-m. embargo | |
| 2. n-m. trade embargo | |
| 3. n-m. distraint | |
| 4. n-m. seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods) | |
| 5. n-m. foreclosure | |
| 6. n-m. repossession | |
| embargar |
| 1. v. (law) to impound | |
| 2. v. to overwhelm (said of a feeling) | |
| sin embargo |
| 1. adv. however, notwithstanding, nevertheless, in spite of, nonetheless | |
| al |
|
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| tiempo |
| 1. n-m. (also, physics) time | |
| No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time. | |
| 2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time | |
| ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here? | |
| Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed. | |
| Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink. | |
| 3. n-m. tense | |
| El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense. | |
| 4. n-m. weather | |
| ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather? | |
| Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine. | |
| estallaron |
| 1. v. second-person plural preterit indicative of estallar | |
| estallar |
| 1. v. to explode, to blow up, to burst | |
| estallar en llamas - to burst into flames | |
| estallar en carcajadas - to burst into laughter | |
| 2. v. to crack (a whip) | |
| 3. v. to break out, erupt; said of a revolution, a war, a fire, or similar | |
| 4. v. to break loose | |
| 5. v. to blow up, to blow one's top, to explode | |
| 6. v. to pop (e.g., a bubble, a balloon, a button, a question) | |
| 7. v. to blow up, to set off, to make explode (hacer + estallar) | |
| veinte |
| 1. num. twenty | |
| tiros |
| 1. n. plural of tiro | |
| tiro |
| 1. n-m. throw (the act of throwing something) | |
| 2. n-m. shot; gunshot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet) | |
| 3. n-m. range (the distance from a person or sensor to an object) | |
| a tiro - in range | |
| 4. n-m. (sports) shooting (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) | |
| tiro con arco - archery | |
| 5. n-m. (sports) shot (the act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal) | |
| 6. n-m. team (a set of draught animals) | |
| 7. n-m. intake of air in a space | |
| 8. n-m. inseam (the seam of a trouser up the inside of the leg) | |
| 9. n-m. fix (dose of a drug) | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present indicative of tirar | |
| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
| La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
| Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
| 4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
| El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
| 5. prep. about | |
| 6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
| Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
| Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
| 7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
| por allí - over there | |
| 8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
| ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
| 9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
| Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
| ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
| 10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
| Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
| 11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
| Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
| 12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
| No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
| Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
| 13. prep. per, for each | |
| Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
| 14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
| Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
| La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
| 15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
| Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
| 16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
| esta |
| 1. det. feminine singular of este | |
| 2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one | |
| este |
| 1. det. this | |
| 2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
| 3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
| 4. n-m. east | |
| abertura |
| 1. n-f. opening (act of opening) | |
| 2. n-f. opening (something open) | |
| 3. n-f. (optics, photography) aperture | |
| 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. | |
| las |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. feminine plural pronoun | |
| las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak | |
| 4. n. plural of la | |
| 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) | |
| Llamas |
| 1. Proper noun. a name of several localities in Asturias, Spain | |
| 2. Proper noun. (surname, toponymic), the 544th most common in Mexico and 428th most common in Spain | |
| 3. n. plural of llama | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of llamar | |
| llamar |
| 1. v. to summon, to call | |
| Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice. | |
| Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near. | |
| 2. v. to call (on the telephone) | |
| Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris. | |
| Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock. | |
| Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel. | |
| 3. v. to knock (on a door) | |
| Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking. | |
| 4. v. to ring (a doorbell) | |
| ¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell? | |
| 5. v. to refer to | |
| ¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child? | |
| Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery. | |
| La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything. | |
| 6. v. to appeal; to attract | |
| El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths. | |
| El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much. | |
| llamar la atención - to attract attention | |
| 7. v. to be called | |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called? | |
| ¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called? | |
| Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin. | |
| llama |
| 1. n-f. flame | |
| 2. n-f. llama (camelid mammal) | |
| 3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of llamar | |
| 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 | |
| salían |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of salir | |
| salir |
| 1. v. to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out | |
| 2. v. to go out, to come out (to leave one's abode to go to public places) | |
| 3. v. to go out, date (be in a relationship) | |
| 4. v. to come out (e.g. from hiding), to come off (gloss, e.g. off the bench in a sport; off of a high place like a roof or ladder) | |
| 5. v. to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out | |
| 6. v. to step out (e.g. of a room, house or building) | |
| 7. v. to get off, to leave (e.g., get off work) | |
| 8. v. to get off (e.g. get off the plane, an island, someone's property, the street) (gloss, + de) | |
| 9. v. to get out (e.g. out of the way, out of the sun) (gloss, + de) | |
| 10. v. to go off (e.g. go off the grid, go off the air) (gloss, + de) | |
| 11. v. to log out, to quit, to exit (e.g. a web page or document) | |
| 12. v. to emerge, to come out | |
| 13. v. to come out (e.g., information, a movie) | |
| 14. v. to rise (the sun) | |
| 15. v. to climb out (e.g. a hole, a window, a canyon) | |
| 16. v. to escape, to break out | |
| 17. v. to run (e.g. a bus or other form of public transportation) | |
| 18. v. to come off, to go off (i.e. to project a certain quality) | |
| Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch. | |
| 19. v. to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc) | |
| En esta foto salgo bonita, por eso es la que muestro. - In this picture I look pretty, so, this is what I show. | |
| 20. v. to result, to arise as a consequence | |
| Luis salió herido de la pelea. - Luis became hurt from the fight. | |
| Aposté al 10 pero salió un 5. - I bet for 10 but it resulted 5. | |
| 21. v. to turn out, to work out, to go off | |
| Salió a su madre. - She turned out like her mother. | |
| Todo va a salir muy bien. - Everything's going to work out just fine. | |
| Sólo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas. - I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch. | |
| me sale imposible (hacer algo) - it turned out impossible | |
| 22. v. to be out, to get out (e.g. of a deal, of a situation) | |
| Mira, sé que negociamos eso, pero quiero salirme. - Look, I know that we negotiated that, but I want out. | |
| 23. v. to come off (i.e. to project a certain quality) | |
| Ella siempre ha salido como una persona amistosa. - She has always come off as a friendly person. | |
| Ese tipo en el parque simplemente se salió como muy raro y espeluznante. - That guy at the park just came off very strange and creepy. | |
| 24. v. to pop out (e.g. a contact lens, a cork, someone popping out of a dark space) | |
| 25. v. to get away with (+ con) | |
| 26. v. to get out, to go out (e.g. get out of control, get out of hand, go out of sync) | |
| 27. v. to go off, to turn off (go off script, on a tangent, go off the road/track/path) | |
| 28. v. to rock, rule (be fantastic) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| volcán |
| 1. n-m. volcano | |
| llegaron |
| 1. v. third-person plural preterite indicative of llegar | |
| llegar |
| 1. v. to arrive, get (to) | |
| Cuando llegues a casa, mándame un mensaje. - When you get home, send me a message. | |
| 2. v. to get up to, to go up to (+ a or + hasta) | |
| 3. v. to be sufficient | |
| 4. v. to manage (be successful) | |
| no llegué a conseguir el trabajo - I didn't manage to get the job. | |
| 5. v. to reach | |
| hasta |
| 1. adv. even | |
| Hasta yo me enteré del asunto. - Even I heard about the matter. | |
| 2. prep. until | |
| 3. prep. up to, to the point of, as much as | |
| 4. prep. even | |
| 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 | |
| arabescos |
| 1. n. plural of arabesco | |
| del |
| 1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular). | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| techo |
| 1. n-m. ceiling | |
| 2. n-m. roof | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of techar | |
| techar |
| 1. v. to shingle; to roof | |
