voz |
1. n-f. voice | |
2. n-f. term; word | |
cariñosa |
1. adj. feminine singular of cariñoso | |
cariñoso |
1. adj. loving, kind, caring, warm-hearted | |
2. adj. tender, fond, affectionate, warm, cuddly | |
3. adj. doting | |
con |
1. prep. with | |
2. prep. on | |
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
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) | |
que |
1. conj. that | |
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
2. conj. than | |
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
5. pron. who; that | |
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
6. pron. that; whom | |
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
7. pron. that; which | |
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
8. prep. than | |
9. prep. like, as | |
10. part. to | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
llama |
1. n-f. flame | |
2. n-f. llama (camelid mammal) | |
3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of llamar | |
llamar |
1. v. to summon, to call | |
Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice. | |
Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near. | |
2. v. to call (on the telephone) | |
Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris. | |
Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock. | |
Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel. | |
3. v. to knock (on a door) | |
Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking. | |
4. v. to ring (a doorbell) | |
¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell? | |
5. v. to refer to | |
¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child? | |
Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery. | |
La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything. | |
6. v. to appeal; to attract | |
El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths. | |
El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much. | |
llamar la atención - to attract attention | |
7. v. to be called | |
¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called? | |
¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called? | |
Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin. | |
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. | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
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 | |
querido |
1. adj. dear (also used in letter introductions, etc.) | |
2. adj. (colloquial Colombia) handsome (guy), beautiful (girl) | |
3. n-m. sweetheart | |
4. n-m. lover | |
5. n-m. the letter Q in the | |
6. Participle. past participle of querer | |
querer |
1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
Te quiero. - I love you. | |
Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
ser querido |
1. n-m. loved one | |