| pregunta |
| 1. n-f. question (sentence that asks for information) | |
| Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro. - I have a question about the dog. | |
| hacer una pregunta - to ask a question | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of preguntar | |
| preguntar |
| 1. v. to ask | |
| Me preguntó por su hija. - He asked me about his daughter. | |
| Le preguntamos a la profesora cómo proceder. - We asked the teacher how to proceed. | |
| 2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder | |
| Me pregunté si todo había sido un sueño. - I wondered if everything had been a dream. | |
| Todavía me pregunto cómo pudo pasar eso. - I still wonder how that could happen. | |
| 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) | |
| razón |
| 1. n-f. reason | |
| Esa es precisamente la razón por la que te traje aquí. - That is precisely the reason I brought you here. | |
| 2. n-f. reasoning | |
| 3. n-f. (with tener) correctness, rectitude, a point | |
| Usted tiene razón. - You are correct. | |
| Tus padres tienen razón. Deberías escucharlos. - Your parents have a point. You should listen to them. | |
| 4. n-f. ratio | |
| 5. n-f. rate | |
| motivo |
| 1. n-m. reason, ground, motive | |
| no sé por qué motivo - I don't know for what reason | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of motivar | |
| motivar |
| 1. v. to motivate | |
| origen |
| 1. n-m. origin | |
| No se conocen con certeza los orígenes de ellos. - Their origins aren't known with certainty. | |
| O |
| 1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
| 3. conj. or | |
| ¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
| 4. conj. either … or | |
| (ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
| causa |
| 1. n-f. cause | |
| 2. n-f. (law) lawsuit | |
| 3. n-f. a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial Peru slang) dude, mate, bro | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of causar | |
| causar |
| 1. v. to cause, to make | |
| 2. v. to wreak, to bring, to provoke | |
| 3. v. to inflict | |
