Have you read the posting notes? :
http://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/?newthread=&newpost=New+Thread
Please read those again.
Yes, most of the questions are about
cryptic clues.
To iterate, in future, please give the following:
1) Name & date (or number) of the puzzle.
2) The clue, including letter count thus: (5)
3) The letters you have, e.g.: E?A?E
Also, using caps & punctuation in your query will make it easier to read. This is not a texting centre.
Anyway, the answer is:
"the" Spanish = EL
had a meal = ATE
to raise spirits [definition] = ELATE
Cheers.