| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| sintió |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of sentir | |
| sentir |
| 1. v. to feel | |
| Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz. - For the first time in my life, I felt true peace. | |
| Ella sintió a su corazón latir rápidamente. - She felt her heart beating rapidly. | |
| Siento que deberías que estar aquí conmigo. - I feel that you are supposed to be here with me. | |
| 2. v. to regret, feel/be sorry | |
| Lo siento. - I'm sorry. | |
| 3. v. to hear | |
| 4. v. to feel (an emotion/state of being) | |
| Me siento un poco mal ahora por gritarle. - I feel kind of bad now for yelling at him. | |
| Me siento como si me conocieras. - I feel as though you know me. | |
| 5. n-m. feeling; mood | |
| 6. n-m. opinion | |
| avanzar |
| 1. v. to advance (to make (something) happen at an earlier time or date) | |
| 2. v. to advance (to move forwards) | |
| 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) | |
| un |
| 1. art. a | |
| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
| 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 | |
| estrechar |
| 1. v. to narrow (make narrower) | |
| 2. v. to strengthen (relations, etc.) | |
| estrechar lazos - to strengthen bonds | |
| 3. v. to shake (the hand) | |
| túnel |
| 1. n-m. tunnel | |
| 2. n-m. (football) nutmeg | |
| hacia |
| 1. prep. toward, towards | |
| Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad. (We'll walk towards the center of the city.) | |
| El cohete se dirige hacia la luna. - The rocket is heading towards the Moon. | |
| 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 | |
| Luz |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female | |
| 2. n-f. light | |
| la luz extinguida - the extinguished light | |
| 3. n-f. (anatomy) lumen | |
| 4. n-f. (figurative usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence | |
| Vas a llegar con menos luces. - You're going to get there with less intellect. | |
| 5. n-f. (figurative) focus, point of view, understanding | |
| Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz. (You must see it from a new point of view.) | |
| 6. n-f. (electricity) electric power | |
| Se fue la luz. (The lights went out. (There is a blackout.)) | |
| 7. n-f. (architecture) span | |
