| superando |
| 1. v. gerund of superar | |
| superar |
| 1. v. to surpass, exceed | |
| 2. v. to overcome | |
| 3. v. to beat, to outdo | |
| 4. v. to overtake, pass | |
| 5. v. to get over | |
| Supéralo, hombre. - Get over it, man. | |
| 6. v. (reciprocal) to outdo each other, to one-up each other | |
| 7. v. to outdo oneself | |
| 8. v. to be overcome | |
| 9. v. to be exceeded, to be surmounted, to be broken (e.g. a record broken) | |
| 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 | |
| antes |
| 1. adv. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time) | |
| poco antes - shortly before | |
| Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? - We met before, remember? | |
| La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. - The ambassador arrived sooner than expected | |
| 2. adv. soon (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. - I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. | |
| Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. - Come over to my place as soon as possible. | |
| 3. adv. ahead (temporally), ahead of (qual, when followed by de) | |
| Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación. - Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation. | |
| 4. adv. once, formerly (in the past) | |
| Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. - Everyone used to have pagers. | |
| 5. adv. first (before a condition is fulfilled) | |
| 6. adv. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference) | |
| Antes morir que perder. - I'd rather die than lose. | |
| 7. prep. before (earlier than) (qual, triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses) | |
| antes de 1910 - before 1910 | |
| antes de que pudiera responder - before I could reply | |
| Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema. - Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue. | |
| 8. n. plural of ante | |
| ante |
| 1. prep. in front of, before | |
| Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge. | |
| 2. prep. against, compared to | |
| 3. n-m. elk | |
| 4. n-m. suede | |
| 5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip) | |
| dicho |
| 1. adj. mentioned, said, aforementioned | |
| 2. det. said | |
| 3. n-m. saying, expression | |
| 4. n-m. remark | |
| 5. n-m. proverb | |
| 6. n-m. marriage vow | |
| 7. Participle. past participle of decir | |
| decir |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. | |
| ¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? | |
| 2. v. to suggest | |
| 3. v. to show; to demonstrate | |
| 4. v. to call; to name | |
| 5. v. to be said, to say (qual, when a specific subject is not identified) | |
| ¿Cómo se dice __ en inglés? - How do you say __ in English? | |
| 6. v. to declare | |
| 7. n-m. saying | |
| 8. n-m. idle talk | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| mayor |
| 1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger | |
| 2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder | |
| mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me | |
| tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister | |
| 3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age | |
| 4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up | |
| Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor. | |
| 5. adj. major; main | |
| una preocupación mayor - a major concern | |
| la plaza mayor - the main square | |
| 6. adj. head; boss | |
| 7. adj. (music) major | |
| 8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest | |
| 9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest | |
| 10. adj. enhanced | |
| 11. n-m. (military) major (military rank) | |
| 12. n-m. boss; head | |
| 13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors | |
| 14. n-m. old person | |
| 15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail | |
| grado |
| 1. n-m. (temperature, angles, geography) degree | |
| El agua suele hervir a cien grados centígrados. - Water usually boils at 100 degrees Celsius. | |
| 2. n-m. grade | |
| Conocí a mi primera novia en octavo grado. - I met my first girlfriend in 8th grade. | |
| 3. n-m. level | |
| 4. n-m. step | |
| 5. n-m. (Venezuela) graduation | |
| 6. n-m. (alcohol) proof | |
| 7. v. first-person singular present indicative of gradar | |
| 8. n-m. will, wish | |
| 9. n-m. liking, preference | |
| gradar |
| 1. v. to harrow | |
