| su |
| 1. 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.) | |
| 2. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 3. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| cara |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) face (the front part of the head) | |
| 2. n-f. face (one's facial expression) | |
| 3. n-f. face (the frontal aspect of something) | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial) gall, nerve (impudence) | |
| 5. n-f. (geometry) face (any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron) | |
| 6. n-f. side (of paper, a card, a coin) | |
| 7. n-f. heads (side of a coin) | |
| 8. adj. feminine singular of caro | |
| caro |
| 1. adj. dear (loved) | |
| 2. adj. expensive | |
| 3. adv. costly | |
| 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 | |
| volvió |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of volver | |
| volver |
| 1. v. to return, to revert, to get back | |
| Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. - Get back to work. | |
| 2. v. to come back, go back | |
| Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente. - If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally cr | |
| 3. v. to do again | |
| Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. - He forgot the photo again. | |
| 4. v. to turn | |
| 5. v. to become, to get | |
| Me estoy volviendo loco. - I am going crazy. | |
| 6. v. to make, to drive | |
| Esto me está volviendo loco. - This is driving me mad. | |
| Me vuelves loco. - You drive me crazy. | |
| 7. v. to turn | |
| sombría |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of sombrío | |
| sombrío |
| 1. adj. bleak, shady, umbrageous | |
| 2. adj. gloomy, grim, somber, dark | |
| 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 | |
| dejó |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of dejar | |
| dejar |
| 1. v. to leave (to place) | |
| Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
| 2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
| Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
| Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
| 3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
| Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
| 4. v. to let, allow | |
| Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
| Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
| 5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
| 6. v. to drop off | |
| Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
| 7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
| Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
| La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
| 8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
| Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
| Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
| Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
| 9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
| Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
| El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
| 10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
| 11. v. to leave off | |
| 12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
| Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
| Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
| 13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
| 14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
| caer |
| 1. v. to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity) | |
| 2. v. to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend) | |
| La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. - The rain is falling heavier than before. | |
| 3. v. to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground) | |
| 4. v. to fall out (to come out of something by falling) | |
| El pelo dañado puede caerse. - Damaged hair can fall out. | |
| 5. v. to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by | |
| caer en la trampa - to fall into the trap | |
| 6. v. to fall into (to enter a negative state) | |
| 7. v. to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated) | |
| El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. - The Roman Empire fell little by little. | |
| 8. v. to get (to understand) | |
| No caigo. - I don't get it. | |
| 9. v. to be granted or awarded | |
| Le cayó una multa. - She got fined. | |
| 10. v. to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization) | |
| 11. v. to fall on (to occur on a particular day) | |
| 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) | |
| silla |
| 1. n-f. chair | |
| 2. n-f. saddle | |
| 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. | |
| cerró |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of cerrar | |
| cerrar |
| 1. v. to close, to shut | |
| No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door. | |
| 2. v. to shut down, to close down | |
| Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down. | |
| 3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas) | |
| cerrar el grifo - to turn off the tap | |
| cerrar la luz - to turn off the lights | |
| 4. v. to enclose | |
| 5. v. to lock, to lock up | |
| 6. v. to seal, to close (e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift) | |
| 7. v. to close up, to close off (e.g. a wound) | |
| 8. v. to close, to conclude, to end | |
| 9. v. to close (itself) (qual, e.g., a store, a door) | |
| 10. v. to close off (oneself) | |
| 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 | |
| ojos |
| 1. n. plural of ojo | |
| ojo |
| 1. n-m. eye | |
| Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes. | |
| 2. n-m. keyhole | |
| 3. n-m. caution | |
| hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious | |
| 4. interj. look! watch out! | |
