222 My parents wont let me go out at night. 2 to drop 2 She dropped the tray.
333 I lent him my maths book. 3 to stop 3 Ive stopped biting my nails.
del PREPOSITION seedeldel Im coming from school.
delante ADVERB
in frontin front You sit in front. in front the front in front front in front the front wheel in front He leaned forward. in front in front of/opposite
Language tip
delante dehas two meanings. Look at the examples.
No digas nada delante de Anna. Dont say anything in front of Anna. No digas nada delante de Anna. My house is opposite the school.
delgado (FEM delgado) ADJECTIVE
thinthin Youre too thin.
demás
demáscan be an adjective or a pronoun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
otherother the other children
B PRONOUN
los demás the others los demás the rest los demás Ill clean the windows and you clean the rest.
demasiado
demasiadocan be an adjective or an adverb.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
too muchtoo much too much time too much too many books
B ADVERB
too muchtoo much You talk too much. too much Its too heavy to lift. too much You walk too quickly.
el dentífrico NOUN
toothpaste
el/la dentista NOUN
dentistdentist My mum is a dentist.
dentro ADVERB
insideinside Whats inside? inside in inside Put it in the envelope. inside in three months inside inside inside Have a good look inside. inside Its in here.
dentro de poco soon
depender VERB
depender de to depend on depender de The price depends on the quality.
Depende. It depends.
el deporte NOUN
sportsport I dont do much sport.
deportista
deportistacan be an adjective or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
sporty
Alicia es poco deportista. Alicia is not very sporty.
B MASC NOUN
sportsman
C FEM NOUN
sportswoman
deprisa ADVERB
quicklyquickly They finished very quickly. quickly They do everything in a rush.
¡Deprisa! Hurry up!
la derecha NOUN
111 I write with my right hand.
222 to turn right 2 on the right 2 Take the second turning on the right.
derecho
derechocan be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
111 I write with my right hand.
222 Stand up straight!
B ADVERB
straightstraight Carry straight on.
C MASC NOUN
rightright human rights
¡No hay derecho! Its not fair!
desagradable (FEM desagradable) ADJECTIVE
unpleasantunpleasant a very unpleasant smell unpleasant You were really nasty to your cousin.
desaparecer VERB
to disappearto disappear The stain has disappeared.
el desastre NOUN
disasterdisaster The show was a disaster. disaster Im hopeless at gymnastics.
desayunar VERB
111 I never have breakfast.
222 I had coffee and a roll for breakfast.
el desayuno NOUN
breakfast
descalzarse VERB
to take ones shoes offto take ones shoes off Take your shoes off.
descalzo (FEM descalzo) ADJECTIVE
barefootbarefoot They walked barefoot along the beach. barefoot Dont come into the kitchen in bare feet.
descansar VERB
to restto rest You must rest.
el descanso NOUN
111 Ive done a lot of walking, I need a rest.
222 I have a break every two hours.
descarado (FEM descarado) ADJECTIVE
cheekycheeky Dont be cheeky!
descargar VERB
to download
descargarsedescargarse
desconectar VERB
to unplug
el descubrimiento NOUN
discovery
desde PREPOSITION
111 Its thirty kilometres from Burgos to my house.
222 Ive known her since I was a child. 2 How long have you been living here?
desde entonces since then desde entonces of course
desear VERB
to wishto wish I wish you lots of luck.
desenchufar VERB
to unplug
el deseo NOUN
wish
el desfile NOUN
parade
la desgracia NOUN
tragedytragedy His death was an absolute tragedy. tragedy unfortunately tragedy Unfortunately Ive failed again.
deshacer VERB
to untie
el desierto NOUN
desert
desnatado (FEM desnatado) ADJECTIVE
skimmed
desnudarse VERB
to get undressed
desnudo (FEM desnudo) ADJECTIVE
naked
desobedecer VERB
to disobey
desobediente (FEM desobediente) ADJECTIVE
disobedient
el desodorante NOUN
deodorant
desordenado (FEM desordenado) ADJECTIVE
untidyuntidy My rooms really untidy.
despacio ADVERB
slowlyslowly Drive slowly.
¡Despacio! Take it easy!
despedir VERB
to say goodbye toto say goodbye to They said goodbye at the station.
el despertador NOUN
alarm clock
despertar VERB
to wake upto wake up Dont wake me up until eleven oclock.
despierto (FEM despierto) ADJECTIVE
awakeawake He was already awake by seven oclock.
después ADVERB
111 They arrived later. 1 a year later
222 What comes next? 2 after 2 Your name comes after mine. 2 After lunch we went for a walk.
el destornillador NOUN
screwdriver
destrozar VERB
to wreckto wreck Your dog has wrecked the chair.
destruir VERB
to destroyto destroy Hurricanes can destroy whole buildings.
la desventaja NOUN
disadvantage
el detalle NOUN
detaildetail I dont remember all the details.
detener VERB
111 Stop them!
222 Theyve arrested the thieves.
detenersedetenersedetenerse We stopped at the lights.
el detergente NOUN
detergent
detrás ADVERB
behindbehind The rest of the children are coming on behind. behind behind behind He hid behind a tree.
devolver VERB
111 Could you give me back the book I lent you?
222 I took the skirt back as it was too small for me.
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di VERB
1 see11 Tell me, what do you think?
2 see22 I gave it to her.
el día NOUN
dayday Ill spend a couple of days at the beach. day Its daylight. day What day is it today?/Whats the date today?
Language tip
¿qué día es hoy?has two meanings. It can be translated as¿qué día es hoy?and¿qué día es hoy?
un día de fiesta a public holiday un día de fiesta Saint Valentines Day un día de fiesta the Feast of the Holy Innocents
Did you know?
In Spanish-speaking countries the day people play practical jokes on each other is 28 Decemberdía de los Santos Inocentes.