y |
1. conj. and | |
2. conj. (in names of number) and | |
setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
4. conj. (informal) well | |
¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
5. 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. | |
arrancando |
1. v. gerund of arrancar | |
arrancar |
1. v. to pull out | |
2. v. to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.) | |
3. v. to rip, to tear | |
4. v. to start (a machine) | |
5. v. to get going, get started | |
6. v. to run away | |
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 | |
Cincel |
1. Proper noun. Caelum | |
2. n-m. chisel, cold chisel | |
de |
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
agua de manantial - springwater | |
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
harto de - sick of; tired of | |
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
más de - more than | |
menos de - less than, fewer than | |
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
campamento de verano - summer camp | |
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
de día - during the daytime | |
de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
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) | |
de la |
1. art. of the | |
herida |
1. n-f. wound | |
2. adj. feminine singular of herido | |
3. Participle. feminine singular of herido | |
lo |
1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
lo veo - I see it | |
2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
lo es - That’s it | |
3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
lanzó |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of lanzar | |
lanzar |
1. v. to throw | |
El bebé lanzó el juguete con todas sus fuerzas. - The baby threw the toy with all his/her strength. | |
2. v. to launch | |
3. v. (baseball) to pitch | |
No pude lidiar con el modo en que lanzaba ese tipo. - I couldn't deal with how that guy pitched. | |
por |
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
5. prep. about | |
6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
por allí - over there | |
8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
13. prep. per, for each | |
Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
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) | |
ventana |
1. n-f. window (opening for light and air) | |
2. n-f. window frame | |
3. n-f. (computing) window (area on a computer screen) | |
4. n-f. nostril | |
5. n-f. small gap or opening; forest clearing | |
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 | |
había |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of haber. | |
haber |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
7. n-m. asset | |
8. n-m. history | |
9. n-m. credit side | |
quedado |
1. Participle. past participle of quedar | |
quedar |
1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
3. v. to be left; to remain | |
¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
6. v. to agree on | |
quedar en - agree on | |
Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
8. v. to die | |
Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
quedarse calvo - go bald | |
quedarse ciego - go blind | |
quedarse corto - come out short | |
quedarse limpio - go broke | |
quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
quedarse triste - become sad | |
10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
12. v. to play for a fool | |
quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
abierta |
1. adj. feminine singular of abierto | |
2. Participle. feminine singular of abierto | |
abierto |
1. adj. open, unlocked (not closed, accessible) | |
La puerta está abierta. - The door is open. | |
2. adj. open (actively conducting business) | |
A ver si el banco está abierto todavía. - Let's see if the bank is still open. | |
3. adj. open, open-minded (receptive) | |
Un buen profesor estará abierto a las sugerencias de sus alumnos. - A good professor will be open to their students' suggestions. | |
4. adj. open, overt, outspoken, candid (not subtle in character) | |
5. adj. open-ended (i.e. unrestricted) | |
Estas negociaciones son un proceso abierto cuyo resultado no puede garantizarse de antemano - These negotiations are an open-ended process, the outcome of which cannot be guaranteed beforehand. | |
6. adj. (phonetics) open (uttered with a wide opening of articulators) | |
7. n-m. (sports) open (event in which anyone can compete) | |
8. Participle. past participle of abrir | |