rain
raincan be a noun or a verb.
A NOUN
la lluviafemlluvia bajo la lluvia
B VERB
to rainto rainto rain Va a llover. to rain Llueve mucho aquí.
Its raining. Está lloviendo.
17 What is the Spanish word for rain?
18 Why is Its going to rain. in part 18?
19 How do you say Its raining. in Spanish?
20 Is llover a noun or a verb?
Learn useful phrases
In the dictionary youll see phrases that are especially important in orange boxes. Try to learn these when you come across them, and youll soon know lots of useful things to say in Spanish.
What time is it? Qué hora es? What time is it? Es la hora de comer. What time is it? ¿Cuántas veces? What time is it? ¡Que lo pases bien, Amanda!
Find out about life in Spain
There are also boxes which tell you about Spanish customs, and about differences between life in Spain and Britain.
Did you know?
churrosare a kind of fritter that people often eat on the streets in a paper bag or order in a café typically with a cup of thick, hot chocolate:churros.
Even more words
At school you will learn to talk about subjects such as the time and the weather, your family, your pets, and your clothes. The most important words for talking about these subjects are shown in the dictionary itself, and even more words are given in Language Plus, the middle part of the dictionary. Have a look!
Answer key
Answer key
1 ver and teléfono
2 It is the Spanish side. It has Spanish words on it and SpanishEnglish written at the side near the top.
3 Spanish-English
4 The last word
5 aburrirse
6 Arturo, Carmen, David, Isabel, Jorge, Juan, María
7 Jorge because o comes before u
8 Friday; Wednesday
9 Because the second letter of Thursday is h, which comes before u, the second letter of Tuesday.
10 Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
11 June
12 el balón The clue is (for football, rugby).
13 four car, tyre, dent, door
14 two brown and blue
15 two quietly and happily
16 two starts and finishes
17 la lluvia
18 It is an example of the verb and so is in the verb section of the entry.
19 Está lloviendo.
20 a verb
Spanish EnglishA a
a PREPOSITION
Language tip
Whenais followed by a masculine noun, aand the articleaturn intoa.
11(with places)1 They went to Madrid.
2(with movement)2 I fell into the river. 2 They climbed onto the roof. 2 Marta arrived at the station late.
3(with distances)3 Its fifteen kilometres from here.
44(with time, ages, speed)4 at ten oclock 4 at midnight
a los veinticuatro años at the age of twenty-four a los veinticuatro años We were going at over ninety kilometres an hour.
5(with dates)5 Its the ninth of July.
6(with prices)6 Eggs are one euro fifty a dozen.
7(before an infinitive or a direct object)7 Im going to see her. 7 I came to tell you. 7 They forced me to eat. 7 We bumped into each other as we were going out. 7 I gave it to Ana. 7 I showed Pablo the book you lent me. 7 I bought it from him. 7 I saw Juan. 7 I called the doctor.
abajo ADVERB
111 The plates and cups are below. 1 The mountain doesnt seem so high from below. 1 Put the beers right at the bottom. 1 The bottom shelf.
222 The kitchen and lounge are downstairs. 2 Theres a party in the flat downstairs.
la abeja NOUN
bee
el abeto NOUN
fir tree
abierto
abiertocan be an adjective or a verb.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
111 Are the shops open?
222 Dont leave the gas on.
B VERB seeBB Ive opened the door.
abrazar VERB
to hugto hug He hugged me when he saw me. to hug Give me a big hug!
abrazarseabrazarseabrazarse They hugged and kissed.
el abrazo NOUN
hughug Give me a hug!
un abrazo love
Did you know?
Did you know that Spanish speakers sometimes end e-mails, postcards, and letters to friends withun abrazo?
abrigar VERB
Esta chaqueta abriga mucho. This jackets really warm.
abrigarseabrigarse
el abrigo NOUN
coat
un abrigo de pieles a fur coat un abrigo de pieles warm clothing
abril MASC NOUN
April
Language tip
Months are not spelled with a capital letter in Spanish.
Nació el veinte de abril. He was born on the twentieth of April.
en abril in April
abrir VERB
111 The shops open at ten oclock. 1 Open the window. 1 Open the door, its me!
222 Turn the gas on.
abrirseabrirseabrirse Suddenly the door opened.
abrocharse VERB
to do upto do up Do your shirt up. to do up Please fasten your seatbelts.
la abuela NOUN
grandmothergrandmother my grandmother grandmother Wheres Gran?
el abuelo NOUN
grandfathergrandfather my grandfather grandfather Wheres Granddad? grandfather my grandparents
aburrido (FEM aburrido) ADJECTIVE
111 I was bored so I left.
222 Dont be boring and come to the cinema. 2 a very boring film
aburrirse VERB
to get boredto get bored I get bored watching television.
acabar VERB
to finishto finish Yesterday I finished painting the fence. to finish Ive just seen your father.
acabarseacabarseacabarse The printer tells you when the paper runs out.
acaso ADVERB
por si acaso just in case
el accidente NOUN
accidentaccident road accidents accident Theyve had a car accident.
la acción (PL las acción) NOUN
actionaction an action-packed film
el aceite NOUN
oiloil olive oil
la aceituna NOUN
oliveolive stuffed olives
el acento NOUN
accentaccent Té has an accent when it means tea. accent He has a strong southern accent.
aceptar VERB
to acceptto accept I accepted his invitation. to accept I agreed to help them.
la acera NOUN
pavement
acerca ADVERB
acerca de about acerca de a documentary about African wildlife
acercar VERB
111 Could you pass me the salt?
222 Bring your chair over here. 2 Shall I put the bed nearer the window? 2 They gave us a lift to the airport.
acercarse
111 Come closer so that I can see you.
222 I went over to the window. 2 Go over to the shop and get a bottle of water.
acertar VERB
11
He acertado todas las respuestas. I got all the answers right. He acertado todas las respuestas. I got it wrong.
222 If you guess how many sweets there are, Ill give you all of them.
el acierto
aciertocan be a noun or a verb.
A NOUN
right answerright answer I got more right answers than wrong ones in the exam.
B VERB seeBB I cant understand it at all.
aclarar VERB
to clear upto clear up I need you to clear up some doubts for me. to clear up There are so many numbers that I cant make head nor tail of it.
acompañar VERB
acompañar a alguien to come with somebody/to go with somebody
Language tip
acompañar a alguienhas two meanings. Look at the examples.
Si quieres te acompaño. Ill come with you if you like. Si quieres te acompaño. She asked me to go to the station with her.