suspiró |
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of suspirar | |
suspirar |
1. v. to sigh | |
profundamente |
1. adv. profoundly, deeply | |
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. | |
esperó |
1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of esperar | |
esperar |
1. v. to hope for, hope to (qual, often with a verb in the subjunctive) | |
Espera que no sea necesario. - He hopes it won't be necessary. | |
(coi, esperar con interés, to look forward to, to eagerly await) | |
2. v. to expect, look for (qual, often with a verb in the indicative) | |
Espera que no sea fácil. - He expects it isn't easy. | |
3. v. to wait to, wait for, await | |
Por favor espera aquí. - Please wait here. | |
4. v. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use) | |
5. v. to hope | |
6. v. to expect (qual, a baby) | |
7. v. to be expected, to expect (impersonal use) | |
8. v. to spare | |
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 | |
si |
1. conj. if | |
como si |
1. conj. (with imperfect subjunctive) as if; as though | |
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 | |
dispusiera |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of disponer | |
disponer |
1. v. to prepare, arrange | |
2. v. to order, decide, stipulate | |
3. v. to have at one's disposal, to have available, to make use of, to have (+ de) | |
disponer de dinero - to have money on hand | |
4. v. to prepare to, be about to (+ a + infinitive) | |
me dispongo a hacerlo - I'm getting ready to do it | |
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. | |
sostener |
1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically) | |
2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to) | |
3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend | |
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 | |
larga |
1. adj. feminine singular of largo | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of largar | |
largar |
1. v. to chase away | |
2. v. to let go | |
3. v. to release | |
4. v. to go away, to scram, get out, shove off | |
largo |
1. adj. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another) | |
2. adj. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration) | |
3. adj. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time) | |
4. adj. good (slightly larger than the given amount) | |
un kilo largo de naranjas - a good kilo of oranges | |
5. n-m. length | |
6. n-m. (climbing) pitch | |
7. interj. get out!, scram! | |
8. interj. get away! | |
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of largar | |
conversación |
1. n-f. conversation | |
entablar conversación - strike up conversation | |