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. | |
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 | |
banquero |
1. n-m. banker (conducting the business of a bank) | |
2. n-m. banker (dealer in a gambling house) | |
empezó |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of empezar | |
empezar |
1. v. to start, begin, to get started | |
2. v. (indtr, a) to start to | |
Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables. | |
3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with | |
Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help. | |
En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ. | |
4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with | |
5. v. to be started | |
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. | |
aplaudir |
1. v. to applaud | |
frenéticamente |
1. adv. frenetically; furiously | |