| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| mantener |
| 1. v. to keep | |
| Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor. - Keep the lid closed, please. | |
| 2. v. to maintain, to support | |
| Yo mantengo a mis hijos. - I support my children. | |
| 3. v. to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold | |
| 4. v. to maintain, continue, to keep up | |
| Mantengan el buen trabajo. - Keep up the good work. | |
| 5. v. to stay, to remain | |
| 6. v. to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain | |
| Me voy a mantener despierto toda la noche estudiando la gramática española. - I'm going to stay lit. keep myself awake all night studying Spanish grammar. | |
| 7. v. to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet) | |
| Debemos mantenernos firmes exigiendo libertad. - We must stand firm in demanding freedom. | |
| 8. v. to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns) | |
| 9. v. to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained | |
| algo |
| 1. pron. something, anything | |
| Algo imprevisto ocurrió. - Something unexpected happened. | |
| Me parece algo de interés. - It seems like something interesting to me. | |
| Eso es algo natural. - It's something natural. | |
| 2. adv. rather, somewhat, kind of | |
| Me parece algo extraño. - It seems rather strange to me. | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| 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) | |
| mano |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot | |
| 3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand | |
| 4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick | |
| 5. n-f. (of a clock) hand | |
| 6. n-f. skill, talent | |
| 7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate) | |
| (synonyms, metlapil) | |
| 8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal | |
| 9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar | |
| manar |
| 1. v. to gush forth | |
| 2. v. to flow | |
| 3. v. to abound | |
