| una |
| 1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
| a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of un | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
| 4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
| unir |
| 1. v. to unite, join | |
| ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
| 2. v. to merge, conflate | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| buena |
| 1. n-f. (obsolete) inheritance | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of bueno | |
| bueno |
| 1. adj. good | |
| Que tengas una buena noche. - Have a good night. | |
| Que tengas un buen viaje. - Have a good trip. | |
| 2. adj. fine | |
| 3. interj. okay; fine | |
| 4. interj. (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence | |
| Bueno, pues, mira. - Well, then, look. | |
| 5. interj. (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation IPAchar, /bweˈno/, rather than IPAchar, /ˈbweno/. | |
| ¿Bueno? - Hello? | |
| tienda |
| 1. n-f. shop, store | |
| 2. n-f. tent | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tender | |
| tender |
| 1. v. to tend to, to have a tendency | |
| 2. v. to spread, to stretch out | |
| 3. v. to lay (cable) | |
| 4. v. to make (a bed) | |
| 5. v. to hang up (clothes) | |
| 6. v. to build (a bridge across an expanse) | |
| 7. v. to extend (the hand) | |
| 8. v. to floor (with a punch), to stretch out | |
| 9. v. to cast (a net) | |
| 10. v. to set (a trap) | |
| 11. v. to coat (with plaster) | |
| 12. v. to lay oneself down | |
| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| donde |
| 1. adv. (in indirect questions) where, in what place | |
| Deja los libros donde quieras. (Leave the books where you want.) | |
| 2. conj. (Chile, colloquial) because | |
| 3. conj. (Latin America, colloquial) if | |
| 4. prep. by, near to | |
| Estamos donde la plaza mayor. - We're around by the main square. | |
| 5. prep. round (at the house of) | |
| Cenamos donde Daniel. - We're having dinner (round) at Daniel's place. | |
| 6. pron. (relative) where, in what place | |
| El lugar donde estamos es secreto. (The place where we are is secret.) | |
| 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 | |
| pan |
| 1. n-m. bread | |
| Para mi desayuno, tomo pan y leche. - For my breakfast, I have bread and milk. | |
| 2. n-m. bun (e.g. the kinds used for a hamburger or hot dog) | |
| 3. n-m. (figurative) money, dough | |
| 4. n-m. (figurative) work, job | |
| siempre |
| 1. adv. always | |
| ¿Por qué siempre me mientes? - Why do you always lie to me? | |
| Las cosas no siempre han sido así. - Things haven't always been that way. | |
| 2. adv. in spite of it, still...at least | |
| Pase lo que pase, nosotros siempre estaremos juntos. - Whatever happens, we'll still be together at least. | |
| 3. adv. (Latin America) all the same, ultimately, in the end | |
| Siempre no fui a la fiesta. - I didn't go to the party all the same. | |
| 4. adv. (Colombia, Philippines) of course | |
| está |
| 1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| 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) | |
| 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. | |
| 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) | |
| bebidas |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of bebido | |
| 2. n. plural of bebida | |
| 3. Participle. feminine plural of bebido | |
| feminine plural beber |
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| bebida |
| 1. n-f. drink, beverage | |
| ¿Quieres una bebida? - Do you want a drink? | |
| 2. n-f. (Chile) soda (soft drink) | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of bebido | |
| 4. Participle. feminine singular of bebido | |
| siempre |
| 1. adv. always | |
| ¿Por qué siempre me mientes? - Why do you always lie to me? | |
| Las cosas no siempre han sido así. - Things haven't always been that way. | |
| 2. adv. in spite of it, still...at least | |
| Pase lo que pase, nosotros siempre estaremos juntos. - Whatever happens, we'll still be together at least. | |
| 3. adv. (Latin America) all the same, ultimately, in the end | |
| Siempre no fui a la fiesta. - I didn't go to the party all the same. | |
| 4. adv. (Colombia, Philippines) of course | |
| están |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of estar | |
| estar |
| 1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space) | |
| ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you? | |
| Estoy en casa. - I am at home. | |
| 2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then. | |
| ¿Estás feliz? - Are you happy right now? | |
| 3. v. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb) | |
| Ella está cantando. - She is singing. | |
| 4. v. to be in a state (in a passive voice sense) | |
| Los vasos están rotos. - The vases are broken. (In passive voice with estar, unlike haber, its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) | |
| Llegaron y vieron que el hotel estaba abandonado. - They arrived and saw the hotel was abandoned. | |
| 5. v. to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion) | |
| Estense callados y quietos. - Stay quiet and not moving. | |
| 6. v. to be to be done, to be (still) undone: | |
| Esto todavía está por hacer. - This is still to be done. | |
| Lo peor está por llegar. - The worst part is yet to come. | |
| 7. v. to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms) | |
| estar muerto/a - to be dead | |
| estar casado/a - to be married (can also be ser casado) | |
| estar chico/a - to be short (colloquially) | |
| heladas |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of helado | |
| 2. n. plural of helada | |
| 3. Participle. feminine plural of helado | |
| helada |
| 1. n-f. frost, freezing | |
| 2. n-f. (El Salvador) handcuffs | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of helado | |
| 4. Participle. feminine singular of helado | |
