| vestían |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of vestir | |
| vestir |
| 1. v. to dress, to clothe, to attire | |
| 2. v. to wear | |
| 3. v. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish | |
| 4. v. to disguise, to cover up | |
| 5. v. to make clothes for, to dress | |
| 6. v. to get dressed | |
| trajes |
| 1. n. plural of traje | |
| traje |
| 1. n-m. suit | |
| Quiero este traje. - I'll take this suit. | |
| El traje es de color azul. - The suit is blue. | |
| 2. n-m. dress (distinctive style for particular occasion) | |
| 3. n-m. gown, dress (e.g. bridal gown, evening gown) | |
| 4. n-m. costume, outfit, getup (e.g. superhero costume; a regional, national, folk costume) | |
| 5. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of traer | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| más |
| 1. adv. more; -er (used to make comparisons) | |
| Teresa es más lista que su hermano. - Teresa is more clever than her brother. | |
| Hay más de cien personas aquí. - There are more than a hundred people here. | |
| 2. adv. (with definite article) most; -est (used to make superlatives) | |
| Teresa es la más inteligente de la clase. - Teresa is the most intelligent in her class. | |
| la cosa más grande - the biggest thing | |
| 3. adv. furthermore | |
| 4. adv. in addition | |
| 5. adv. else | |
| algo más - something/anything else | |
| nadie más - nobody else | |
| 6. adv. used with qué to express emphasis | |
| ¡Qué paisaje más hermoso! - What a pretty landscape! | |
| ¡Qué niño más tonto! - What a silly boy! | |
| 7. det. more, any more | |
| 8. det. most | |
| 9. conj. (mathematics) plus | |
| uno más uno es igual a dos - one plus one is equal to two | |
| caprichosos |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of caprichoso | |
| caprichoso |
| 1. adj. whimsical, capricious, wayward | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| unos |
| 1. art. masculine plural of un | |
| 2. det. plural of uno: some, a few | |
| 3. det. (with a specific time) about, approximately | |
| 4. pron. plural of uno: some, a few | |
| tenían |
| 1. v. third-person plural 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 | |
| sombrero |
| 1. n-m. hat | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| otros |
| 1. det. masculine plural of otro | |
| 2. interj. masculine plural of otro | |
| 3. pron. plural of otro | |
| otro |
| 1. det. other, another | |
| Deme otro ejemplo. - Give me another example. | |
| 2. interj. "Not again!" or "What, again?" (also Otra vez! or Otra vez?) | |
| 3. pron. someone else; another person | |
| 4. pron. something else; another one | |
| 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) | |
| cabeza |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) head | |
| 2. n-f. mind (in certain phrases) | |
| perder la cabeza - to lose one's mind | |
| No puedo quitarme a esa chica de la cabeza. - I can't get that girl out of my head. | |
| 3. n-m. (colloquial Andalusia) guy, dude, man | |
| atada |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of atado | |
| 2. Participle. feminine singular of atado | |
| atado |
| 1. adj. tied, tied up, tied down | |
| 2. adj. confused | |
| 3. adj. timid | |
| 4. adj. biased | |
| 5. n-m. bundle | |
| 6. n-m. (rare, obsolete) coward | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of atar | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with | |
| 2. prep. on | |
| Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| pañuelo |
| 1. n-m. handkerchief | |
| (synonyms, pañuelo de tela) | |
| 2. n-m. handkerchief, neckerchief | |
| (synonyms, fular) | |
| 3. n-m. tissue, Kleenex | |
| (synonyms, pañuelo de papel, clínex) | |
| limpio |
| 1. adj. clean | |
| ¿Viste lo limpia que quedaba su habitación? - Did you see how clean his room was? | |
| 2. adj. (colloquial) broke, out of pocket | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of limpiar | |
| limpiar |
| 1. v. to clean | |
| 2. v. to wash | |
| 3. v. to wipe | |
| 4. v. to wipe oneself | |
| O |
| 1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
| 3. conj. or | |
| ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
| 4. conj. either … or | |
| (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
| sucio |
| 1. adj. dirty, filthy | |
| 2. adj. sinful, tainted | |
| 3. adj. obscene, vulgar | |
| 4. adv. dirty (in a dirty manner) | |
| Háblame sucio, papazote. - Talk dirty to me, daddy. | |
