un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
sábado |
1. n-m. Saturday | |
2. n-m. Sabbath, sabbath | |
3. n-m. the letter S in the | |
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 | |
tarde |
1. adj. late | |
demasiado poco, demasiado tarde - too little, too late | |
2. adv. late | |
Siempre llega tarde. - He/she always arrives late. | |
3. n-f. afternoon | |
Buenas tardes. - Good afternoon. | |
por la tarde - in the afternoon | |
4. n-f. evening (before sunset) | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tardar | |
tardar |
1. v. to delay | |
2. v. to last | |
3. v. to be late | |
ya |
1. adv. now | |
Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
2. adv. already, yet | |
Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
4. adv. immediately | |
5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
no ya... - not only... | |
8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
ya que... - now that... | |
10. adv. OK | |
11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
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. | |
comienzos |
1. n. plural of comienzo | |
comienzo |
1. n-m. beginning | |
a comienzos del siglo - at the beginning of the century | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of comenzar | |
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 | |
noviembre |
1. n-m. November | |
tenía |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
yo |
1. pron. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I | |
2. n-m. (psychoanalysis) Freud's concept of the ego | |
casi |
1. adv. almost | |
terminado |
1. adj. finished | |
2. Participle. past participle of terminar | |
terminar |
1. v. to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to wrap up, to finish up, to finish off, to finish out, to complete, to conclude | |
2. v. to end up, to wind up, to turn out | |
3. v. to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic) | |
Si haces eso, ¡hemos terminados! ¡No volvería a hablar contigo nunca más! - If you do that, we are through! I would never speak to you again! | |
4. v. to end up with (qual, + con) | |
5. v. to put an end to, to be done with (qual, + con) (in the perfect tense) | |
mi |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my | |
2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ | |
trabajo |
1. n-m. work, job | |
Es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo. - It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. | |
2. n-m. (physics) work | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of trabajar | |
trabajar |
1. v. to work | |
2. v. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en) | |
3. v. (obsolete) to suffer | |
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) | |
camioneta |
1. n-f. pick-up truck | |