| toca |
| 1. n-f. kerchief, turban cloth (so to say) | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of tocar | |
| tocar |
| 1. v. to touch | |
| 2. v. to play (a musical instrument) | |
| Ella toca el piano. - She plays the piano. | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn | |
| Ahora me toca jugar. - Now it's my turn to play. | |
| te toca a ti - it's your turn | |
| 4. v. to knock | |
| tocar la puerta - to knock on the door | |
| 5. v. to honk | |
| tocar la bocina - to honk the horn | |
| 6. v. to ring | |
| tocar un timbre - to ring a doorbell | |
| 7. v. to touch on (mention briefly) | |
| 8. v. to touch (affect emotionally) | |
| 9. v. to bunt | |
| 10. v. to comb or dress one's hair | |
| 11. v. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering | |
| el |
| 1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
| el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
| el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
| piano |
| 1. n-m. (musical instrument) piano | |
| así |
| 1. adv. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way | |
| ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial. - That's how it's done! | |
| Así es la vida. - Such is life. | |
| Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar. - If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry. | |
| 2. adv. (followed by a subjunctive clause) (used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell) | |
| ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza! - I hope he gets a headache! | |
| Así hubiera sobrevivido. - I hope he survived. | |
| 3. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of asir | |
| asir |
| 1. v. to grab; to seize | |
| 2. v. to cling to | |
| 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 | |
| así como |
| 1. conj. as, just as, in the same manner | |
| 2. conj. as well as | |
| 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) | |
| guitarra |
| 1. n-f. guitar | |
