| 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 | |
| voz |
| 1. n-f. voice | |
| 2. n-f. term; word | |
| sonaba |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sonar | |
| sonar |
| 1. v. to sound, to ring | |
| 2. v. to sound (appear) | |
| Suena como que ya te has decidido. - It sounds like your mind is made up. | |
| Suena como si no tuviéramos otra opción. - It sounds like we don't have any other choice. | |
| 3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to ring a bell, to be familiar | |
| Me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico. (His name rings a bell but I can't place him.) | |
| 4. v. to make sound, to play | |
| sonar la bocina - to sound the horn | |
| 5. v. to blow one's nose | |
| Despues de estornudar, me soné la nariz. (After I sneezed, I blew my nose.) | |
| 6. n-m. sonar (a device that uses hydrophones to locate objects underwater) | |
| 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 | |
| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| trompeta |
| 1. n-f. trumpet | |
| 2. n. trumpeter | |
