| telilla |
| 1. n-f. dim of tela | |
| 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 | |
| tienen |
| 1. v. third-person plural 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 | |
| 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 | |
| frutos |
| 1. n. plural of fruto | |
| fruto |
| 1. n-m. (botany) any fruit from a plant, whether sweet or not (like avocado or tomato), edible or not | |
| 2. n-m. any vegetable or produce that is grown | |
| 3. n-m. (economics) profit from an activity | |
| 4. n-m. result of an action, omission, attitude, etc. | |
| 5. n-m. (figuratively) offspring | |
| granos |
| 1. n. plural of grano | |
| grano |
| 1. n-m. grain (the seed of various grass food crops) | |
| 2. n-m. grain, seed, kernel, bean (a single seed of certain crops) | |
| un grano de arroz - a grain of rice | |
| un grano de maíz - a kernel of corn | |
| 3. n-m. grain (a single similar particle of various substances) | |
| un grano de arena - a grain of sand | |
| 4. n-m. pimple, blackhead (a blocked skin pore, typically inflamed, painful, and filled with pus) | |
| Estoy tan estresada que me salen granos. - I'm so stressed that I'm getting pimples. | |
| 5. n-m. (figurative) point (the main intent or focus of a conversation) | |
| 6. n-m. grain (the linear texture of a material or surface, especially wood) | |
| 7. n-m. (photography) grain (flawed visual texture present in most processed photographic film) | |
| 8. n-m. (historical) grano, Spanish grain (a traditional small unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg) | |
| 9. n-m. (historical) grain (any of various traditional units of mass notionally based on the weight of different grains) | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present indicative of granar | |
| O |
| 1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
| 3. conj. or | |
| ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
| 4. conj. either … or | |
| (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
| legumbres |
| 1. n. plural of legumbre | |
| legumbre |
| 1. n-f. legume | |
| 2. n-f. vegetable | |
| Tales |
| 1. Proper noun. Thales (philosopher) | |
| 2. adj. plural of tal | |
| 3. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of talar | |
| talar |
| 1. adj. covering or reaching the heel (cloth, garment or accessories) | |
| 2. v. to fell, chop, cut, cut down (particularly a tree, forest) | |
| 3. n-m. tala grove | |
| tal |
| 1. adj. such | |
| No hay tal cosa como los monstruos. - There's no such thing as monsters. | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| castañas |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of castaño | |
| 2. n. plural of castaña | |
| castaña |
| 1. n-f. chestnut | |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial) strike, wallop (hard hit) | |
| 3. n-f. bun, chignon (haircut) | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial) drunkenness | |
| 5. n-f. (colloquial) yawn (boring thing) | |
| 6. n-f. (colloquial) piece of junk | |
| 7. n-f. (colloquial) year (used in talking about ages) | |
| Tiene 40 castañas - He's 40 (years old) | |
| 8. adj. feminine singular of castaño | |
| nueces |
| 1. n. plural of nuez | |
| nuez |
| 1. n-f. nut | |
| 2. n-f. walnut | |
| 3. n-f. pecan | |
| 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. | |
| habas |
| 1. n. plural of haba | |
| haba |
| 1. n-f. broad bean, horse bean (Fabaceae, Vicia faba) | |
| 2. n-f. bean (cocoa, coffee, etc.) | |
| 3. n-f. ballot ball | |
| 4. n-f. nodule (in stone) | |
| 5. n-f. nugget of ore (with gangue) | |
| 6. n-f. bump (caused by insect bite) | |
| 7. n-f. (veterinary) equine palatitis (disease of horses) | |
