| tomé |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterit indicative of tomar | |
| tomar |
| 1. v. to take | |
| Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
| Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
| Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
| Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
| 2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
| Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
| 3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
| tomar el tren - to take the train | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much | |
| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. | |
| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. | |
| 2. det. few, not many | |
| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. | |
| 3. det. un-, not | |
| poco saludable - unhealthy | |
| 4. adv. little (not much) | |
| Comí poco. - I ate little / I didn’t eat much. | |
| 5. n-m. little (a small amount) | |
| Hablo un poco (de) inglés. - I speak a little English. | |
| 6. n-m. a short time, a little while | |
| hace poco - a little while ago | |
| dentro de poco - in a little bit | |
| un poco |
| 1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda | |
| Es un poco tarde para almorzar. - It's kind of late for lunch. | |
| 2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little | |
| Estoy tratando de dormir un poco aquí. - I'm trying to sleep a bit here. | |
| 3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de) | |
| Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación. - They just need a little bit of guidance. | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
| Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
| la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
| 2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
| Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
| agua de manantial - springwater | |
| 3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
| una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
| 4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
| Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
| tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
| 5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
| Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
| 6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
| un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
| 7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
| el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
| 8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
| harto de - sick of; tired of | |
| 9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
| Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
| 10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
| más de - more than | |
| menos de - less than, fewer than | |
| 11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
| campamento de verano - summer camp | |
| 12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
| De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
| 13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
| de día - during the daytime | |
| de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
| 14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
| goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
| caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
| mostaza |
| 1. n-f. mustard | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| agua |
| 1. n-f. water | |
| Quiere un vaso de agua fresca. - He wants a glass of cold water. | |
| 2. n-f. body of water | |
| 3. n-f. rain | |
| 4. n-f. (slang) urine | |
| 5. n-f. (Guatemala) pop, soda (soft drink) | |
| Voy a comprar algo de agua. - I'm gonna buy some pop. | |
| Deme agua Pepsi. - Give me Pepsi (soda). | |
| 6. n-f. (Latin America) infusion | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present indicative of aguar | |
| aguar |
| 1. v. to water down, dilute | |
| 2. v. to spoil | |
| caliente |
| 1. adj. hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth) | |
| 2. adj. hot (close to finding or guessing something) | |
| 3. adj. (slang) horny (sexually aroused) | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of calentar | |
| calentar |
| 1. v. to heat, to warm up (cause an increase in temperature) | |
| 2. v. to turn on (arouse sexually) | |
| 3. v. to warm up (prepare for a physical activity) | |
