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 | |
habla |
1. n-f. speech (faculty of speech) | |
2. n-f. speaking (action) | |
3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of hablar | |
Habla. - He or she speaks. | |
(Usted) habla. - q=formal singular | |
¡Habla! - q=informal singular | |
hablar |
1. v. to talk; to speak; to communicate using words | |
Hablamos del proyecto. - We talk about the project. | |
¿Ya hablaste con él? - Did you already speak with him? | |
2. v. to speak (a language) | |
Hablo inglés. - I speak English. | |
Hablo bien el inglés. - I speak English well. | |
No hablo inglés. - I don't speak English. | |
No hablo bien el inglés. - I don't speak English well. | |
lenta |
1. adj. feminine singular of lento | |
lento |
1. adj. slow | |
sin |
1. prep. without | |
(ant-lite, con) | |
ingenio |
1. n-m. genius, wit (faculty to reason and invent quickly) | |
2. n-m. intuition, creative faculty | |
3. n-m. skill, cleverness | |
4. n-m. sense of humor | |
5. n-m. machine, device | |
6. n-m. war machine | |
7. n-m. mill, esp. a sugar mill | |
8. n-m. instrument used by bookbinders to cut the edge of books | |
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of ingeniar | |
ingeniar |
1. v. to devise, invent | |
tiene |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener | |
tener |
1. v. to have, possess | |
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
3. v. to hold, grasp | |
Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
6. v. to make to feel | |
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
14. v. tener en cuenta | |
15. v. tener prisa | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
encanto |
1. n-m. charm, captivation | |
2. n-m. spell, enchantment | |
3. n-m. (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity | |
4. n-m. (affectionate) sweetie, doll | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of encantar | |
encantar |
1. v. to delight, be delighting to, to charm, enchant | |
2. v. to please | |
3. v. (with reversed subject and object) to like very much, love, enjoy | |
Me encantan los mariscos. - Seafood pleases me. | |
4. v. to bewitch | |
infantil |
1. adj. childish | |
2. adj. immature | |
espontáneo |
1. adj. spontaneous | |