| vio |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver | |
| 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!) | |
| al |
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| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| chico |
| 1. adj. small | |
| 2. n-m. boy; kid | |
| 3. n-m. (Mexico) white-nosed coati | |
| 4. n-m. (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor) | |
| saltar |
| 1. v. to jump | |
| 2. v. to skip; miss (a meal etc.) | |
| saltarse el desayuno - to skip breakfast | |
| Para ahorrar tiempo, saltó unas diapositivas. - To save time, he skipped a few slides. | |
| 3. v. (cooking) to sautée | |
| 4. v. to miss (accidentally) | |
| Sin querer, se saltó un par de líneas en el texto. - Unwittingly, he skipped a couple of lines of the text. | |
| 5. v. to break, breach (rules etc.) | |
| saltarse las normas - to break the rules | |
| 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) | |
| valla |
| 1. n-f. fence | |
| 2. n-f. barricade | |
| 3. n-f. obstacle | |
| 4. n-f. hurdle | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of vallar | |
| vallar |
| 1. v. to fence in, enclose | |
| val |
| 1. n-m. apocopic form of valle: valley | |
| 2. v. apocopic form of vale: is worth | |
| mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val. (val rhymes with hogar, assonant rhyme) - there's no place like home. | |
| valer |
| 1. v. to be worth | |
| ¿Cuánto vale? - How much is it worth? | |
| 2. v. to be useful or valid | |
| 3. v. to be well, healthy | |
| 4. v. to be strong | |
| 5. v. (+ de) to make use of | |
| Se valió de la confusión para robarse una televisión. - He made use of the confusion and stole a TV. | |
| valerse de su posición privilegiada - to make use of one's privileged position | |
| 6. v. to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own) | |
| Ya después de su caída, mi abuelo no pudo valerse por sí mismo. - After his fall, my grandfather could no longer take care of himself. | |
| Aunque sea viejo, ¡todavía me valgo! - Though I may be old, I can still manage on my own! | |
| 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) | |
| E |
| 1. n. abbreviation of este; east | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| irse |
| 1. to go (away), leave | |
| corriendo |
| 1. v. gerund of correr | |
| correr |
| 1. v. to run, jog | |
| 2. v. to flow | |
| 3. v. to shoo, chase away, drive away | |
| 4. v. to throw out; to fire; to expel | |
| 5. v. to walk away | |
| 6. v. to cop out, to shirk | |
| 7. v. to elapse (time) | |
| 8. v. to go around, spread (rumors) | |
| 9. v. to rush | |
| 10. v. to draw (curtains) | |
| 11. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Spain) to have an orgasm | |
| ¡Me corro! - I'm cumming! | |
| 12. v. to move | |
| 13. n-m. course, passing (of time) | |
| con el (al) correr de los años (tiempo, reloj) - with the passing of years (time, clock) | |
