vamos |
1. interj. come on! (expression of encouragement) | |
2. v. first-person plural imperative of ir; Let us go, let's go | |
ir |
1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
6. v. to overflow | |
7. v. to go out (lights) | |
8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
9. v. to die | |
10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
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. | |
ver |
1. v. to see, to spot | |
Vine, vi, vencí. - I came, I saw, I conquered. | |
Sí, con mis propios ojos, lo vi robar el dinero. - Yes, with my own eyes, I saw him steal the money. | |
2. v. to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | |
Hmm. Ya veo... - Hmm. I see... | |
Tal experiencia única en la vida cambiará tu manera de ver el mundo. - Such a once in a lifetime experience will change the way that you look at or see or view the world. | |
3. v. to see, to tell, to observe | |
Puedo ver que no eres como el resto. - I can tell you aren't like the rest of them. | |
4. v. to see, to check (verify) | |
Déjenme ver si hay moros en la costa. - Let me check if the coast is clear. | |
5. v. to watch | |
ver la televisión - to watch television | |
6. v. to look, to seem | |
Te ves tan diferente desde la última vez que te vi. - You look so different since the last time I saw you. | |
7. v. to see oneself, to picture oneself | |
Me veo así como un consejero, nada más. - I just see myself as an advisor, nothing more. | |
8. v. to find oneself, to be | |
Nos vemos obligados a hacernos una pregunta difícil. - We are forced to ask ourselves a difficult question. | |
9. v. (reciprocal) to see one another | |
Nos vemos! - We'll see each other!) | |
a ver |
1. interj. show me!; let me see!; let's have a look! | |
Me he comprado unos zapatos. – ¿A ver? - I bought some shoes. – Ooh, let me see! | |
2. interj. (a general lead-in, often to get someone's attention before asking a question or before giving an order); all right then; so; now... | |
A ver, escúchame. - Okay now, listen. | |
Bueno, a ver, cuéntame más. - All right, so, tell me more. | |
3. interj. (used when adding clarification); I mean; well... | |
A ver, tampoco es para tanto. - But I mean, it's no big deal. | |
4. interj. (used as a filled pause to indicate thinking or that one is looking for something); let's see...; let me see...; hmm | |
Tienes azúcar moreno? – A ver. - Do you have any brown sugar? – Hmm, let me see... | |
5. interj. let's see if; let me see if | |
A ver si encuentro algo para ti. - Let's see if I can find something for you. | |
A ver si te oí bien. - Let me see if I heard you correctly. | |
A ver si te lo puedo explicar. - Hmm, how can I explain this to you... | |
6. interj. indicates a challange | |
A ver si lo adivinas. - Guess! | |
7. interj. (indicates curiosity); "I wonder". | |
A ver si nos vemos. - Perhaps we'll meet each other there! | |
A ver cuándo empieza. - I wonder when it starts. | |
8. interj. indicates concern | |
A ver si te caes. - You might fall! | |
9. interj. of course, obviously | |
¿Vas a hacerlo? – ¡A ver! - Are you going to do it? – Of course! | |
10. interj. used to encourage | |
A ver cuándo vienes a visitarme. - You should come visit! | |
si |
1. conj. if | |
nuestros |
1. det. masculine plural of nuestro | |
2. pron. plural of nuestro: ours | |
nuestro |
1. pron. ours | |
2. det. our, ours, to us | |
3. det. (royal) our, ours, to us (as the royal we) | |
coches |
1. n. plural of coche | |
coche |
1. n-m. (chiefly Philippines, Mexico, Spain) car (a wheeled vehicle that moves independently) | |
Mi coche tiene una avería. - My car has broken down. | |
2. n-m. carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power) | |
3. n-m. (rail transport) car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train) | |
4. n-m. (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay) baby carriage, pram | |
5. n-m. (slang) pig | |
tienen |
1. v. third-person plural present 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 | |
suficiente |
1. adj. sufficient, enough | |
gasolina |
1. n-f. petrol, gasoline | |