vivíamos |
1. v. first-person plural imperfect indicative of vivir | |
vivir |
1. v. to live; to be alive | |
2. v. to make a living, to live (on) | |
Vive de migas, nada más. - He lives on crumbs, nothing more. | |
3. v. to live, reside, inhabit | |
Vive en la casa roja. - She lives in the red house. | |
La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. - The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters. | |
4. v. to experience, to live through | |
5. n-m. life; lifestyle | |
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 | |
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 | |
casa |
1. n-f. house | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
casar |
1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
2. v. to marry off | |
3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |
en casa |
1. adv. home | |
¿Hay alguien en casa? - Anybody home? | |
2. adv. at home, back home, back at home | |
3. adv. in-house, in the house, at the house | |
estrecha |
1. adj. feminine singular of estrecho | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of estrechar | |
estrechar |
1. v. to narrow (make narrower) | |
2. v. to strengthen (relations, etc.) | |
estrechar lazos - to strengthen bonds | |
3. v. to shake (the hand) | |
estrecho |
1. adj. narrow | |
2. adj. tight | |
3. adj. (of a relative) close, kin | |
4. adj. (of a relationship) close, intimate, strong | |
5. adj. prudish, uptight, strict | |
6. n-m. (geography) strait | |
7. v. first-person singular present indicative of estrechar | |
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. | |
oscura |
1. adj. feminine singular of oscuro | |
oscuro |
1. adj. dark (lacking light) | |
2. adj. dark (of a color, deep in hue) | |
3. adj. obscure, incomprehensible | |
4. adj. suspicious, unclear | |
tan |
1. adv. so, as | |
Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel. | |
2. det. such, such a | |
¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk! | |
pequeña |
1. adj. feminine singular of pequeño | |
pequeño |
1. adj. small; little | |
Tengo un gatito pequeñito. - I have a small kitten. | |
Como |
1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
6. conj. how (in which way) | |
Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
9. prep. such as (for example) | |
Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
comer |
1. v. to eat | |
¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
3. v. to capture a piece | |
4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
5. n-m. eating, food | |
quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
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 | |
colmena |
1. n-f. beehive | |