Periods after abbreviations have been omitted where the abbreviation
stands in especially close connection with the Spanish word.
_A._ = the Academy's dictionary, or rarely its grammar.
_acc._ = accusative.
_adj._ = adjective.
_adv._ = adverb.
_augm._ = augmentative.
_c._ = colloquial.
_conj._ = conjunction.
_d._ = diminutive.
_dat._ = dative.
_depr._ = depreciative.
_Eng._ = English.
_esp._ = especially.
_f._ = feminine.
_fig._ = figuratively.
_G._ = Galdós.
_Gall._ = Gallicism, Gallicistically.
_i._ = intransitive.
_im._ = impersonally.
_ind._ = indicative.
_inf._ = infinitive.
_intj._ = interjection.
_L._ = Latin.
_lit._ = literally.
_m._ = masculine.
_N._ = note to.
_neg._ = negative.
_obs._ = obsolete.
_pl._ = plural.
_pr._ = pronoun.
_prep._ = preposition.
_ptc._ = past participle.
_r._ = reflexive.
_rel._ = relative.
_sc._ = you are to think of.
_sg._ = singular.
_subj._ = subjunctive.
_sup._ = superlative.
_t._ = transitive.
_tr._ = translate.
_untr._ = to be left untranslated.
_w._ = with.
_adv._ =-mente= = the feminine of this adjective with the suffix
=-mente= is used as an adverb, translated by adding the suffix '-ly' to
the definition of the adjective, or by putting 'in' before the adjective
and 'fashion' after it.
_conj. w._ =que= = with =que= it forms a phrase used as a conjunction;
same translation as without =que=.
_prep. w._ =de= = with =de= it forms a phrase used as a preposition;
same translation as without =de=.
The sign =-= in the black type means the word which stood in black type
at the head of the paragraph: =las -s= under =ala= means =las alas=.
When this sign is accompanied by letters in black italic type, the
meaning is that the beginning or ending of the word at the head of the
paragraph is to be changed to what is printed in black italics: _-do_
under =acabar= means =acabado=.
=a= to, into, on, at, in, for; _w. same word after as before_, by;
_introduces personal direct object_; =a que= in order that, to have,
I'll bet, what will you bet that; =a lo tonto= in a stupid way; =a la
una ... a las dos ... a las tres= one--two--three; _a los tres días_ in
three days; =¡a trabajar!= (go) to work; =estar a= _w. inf._ be ready
to, be on a footing to; =cañón de a ocho= eight-pounder.
=abajo= down, below; down-stairs; =hacia----= downward, down.
=abandonar= _t_ abandon, forsake, break off, quit.
=abandono= _m_ forsakenness.
=abate= _m_ abbé.
=abatir= _t_ cast down, abase.
=abdomen= _m_ abdomen.
=abeja= _f_ bee.
=aberración= _f_ aberration.
=abigarrado= gaudy, garish, motley.
=abismo= _m_ abyss.
=abnegación= _f_ self-abnegation.
=abofetear= _t_ slap in the face.
=abogacía= _f_ law (as profession).
=abogadejo= _m_ limb of the law.
=abogadillo= _m_ little lawyer.
=abogado= _m_ lawyer, advocate.
=abolengo= _m_ ancestry, parentage.
=abominable= abominable.
=abordar= _t (nautical)_ run into, come up to; (_of question_) enter
upon, attack.
=aborrecer= _t_ hate, abhor, detest.
=aborrecimiento= _m_ hate.
=abrasador= scorching.
=abrasar= _t_ scorch, inflame; _r_ be all on fire (=en= with).
=abrazar= _t_ (_r w._ =a=) embrace.
=abrazo= _m_ embrace.
=abrigo= _m_ shelter, protection; wrap.
=abril= _m_ April.
=abrir= _t_ open (=tanto= so wide); _=--ierto= adj._ open.
=ábside= _m_ apse.
=absoluto= absolute; unlimited; _adv._ =--mente=; =en----=
unqualifiedly, outright.
=absolver= _t_ absolve, exculpate.
=absorber= _t_ absorb.
=absorto= astounded, dumfounded.
=abstener= _r_ abstain.
=absurdo= absurd; _m_ absurdity.
=abuelo= grandfather, forefather.
=abundancia= _f_ abundance.
=abundante= abundant, in abundance; _adv._ =--mente=.
=abundar= _i_ abound.
=abur= good-by (_curtly_).
=aburrimiento= _m_ boredom, dull times, ennui.
=aburrir= _t_ bore, weary; annoy.
=acá= here (hither; _cf._ =acá 154= 2, =aquí 154= 3).
=acabamiento= _m_ extinction, collapse.
=acabar= _t or i_ finish; have just (=de=); come to an end, be over, be
done; end (=por= with); make an end (=con= of); =casi---- de= have
hardly more than just; =y--emos= and done with it; =--do= complete,
consummate. N =40= 1.
=academia= _f_ academy.
=acaecer= _i_ befall.
=acalorar= _t_ warm up.
=acaparar= _t_ corner, monopolize, engross, lead by the nose.
=acaso= perchance, peradventure; =si---- = if anything.
=acatar= _t_ look up to, do homage to.
=acaudillar= _t_ head (in war).
=acceso= _m_ access.
=accidente= _m_ accident; fit, seizure.
=acción= _f_ action.
=accionar= _i_ gesture.
=acechar= _i_ watch.
=aceite= _m_ (_esp._ olive) oil.
=acendrar= _t_ refine (in cupel); =--do= stainless.
=acento= _m_ accent.
=aceptar= _t_ accept.
=acequia= _f_ channel.
=acerado= steely, stark.
=acerbo= harsh, severe, sore; _adv._ =-mente=.
=acerca de= about, regarding.
=acercar= _t_ bring near; _r_ near, draw near.
=acero= _m_ steel.
=acertar= _t or i_ hit; =--do= sensible.
=aciago= untoward.
=acicalar= polish (weapon); make up (person; decorating, doing up hair,
etc.).
=acierto= _m_ good aim.
=aclaración= _f_ clearing up, elucidation.
=acobardar= _t_ intimidate, cow; _r_ show the white feather.
=acoger= _t_ admit, receive.
=acólito= _m_ acolyte.
=acometer= _t_ fall upon, rush at, assail.
=acometida= _f_ onslaught.
=acomodamiento= _m_ accommodation.
=acomodar= _t_ accommodate; _r_ get on together.
=acomodo= _m_ accommodations.
=acompañar= _t_ accompany (=de= with), keep one company.
=acongojar= _t_ distress, weigh down with distress.
=aconsejar= _t_ advise (_person dat., thing acc._).
=acontecer= _i_ take place.
=acopiar= _t_ lay in.
=acordar= _t or i_ decide, accord; _r_ remember (=de=).
=acordonar= _t_ quarantine (not nautically).
=acostar= _t_ put to bed; _r_ go to bed; =--do= in bed, lying.
=acostumbrar= _t or i_ get used, accustom, be used, be accustomed;
=--do= wonted.
=acreedor= creditor.
=acrisolar= _t_ refine (in crucible); verify, prove ('como la verdad, la
virtud, etc.' _A_.); =--do= (_not in A.; cf._ =acendrado=) thorough,
unsophisticated.
=actitud= _f_ attitude.
=actividad= _f_ activity.
=activo= active; _adv._ =-mente=.
=acto= _m_ act; =en el---- = forthwith.
=actual= present.
=actuar= _i_ act.
=acuchillar= _t_ knife.
=acudir= _i_ come (when or as one should, or habitually, or to help, or
for help).
=acuerdo= _m_ accord; decision; =ponerse de---- = agree, come to an
understanding.
=acumular= _t_ mass, pile up.
=acusar= _t_ accuse.
=achacar= _t_ impute.
=achaque= _m_ (habitual) ailment, failing.
=achicharrar= _t_ scorch, parch (in cooking).
=adalid= _m_ captain, chieftain; _fig._ champion, paladin.
=adelantar= _i_ advance, make progress; _t_ push ahead, quicken up; _r_
go ahead, get ahead; =--do= _m_ adelantado, N =57= 16.
=adelante= forward, (=más= further) on; further; step this way;
=llevar---- = go ahead with, stick to; =salir---- = come through.
=adelfa= _f_ oleander.
=ademán= _m_ air, (expressive) movement.
=además= besides; _prep. w._ =de=.
=adiós= _intj or m_ adieu, good-by.
=adivinar= _t_ guess.
=administración= _f_ management, administration; office.
=administrar= _t_ administer, manage.
=admirable= admirable.
=admiración= _f_ admiration.
=admirar= _t_ admire.
=admitir= _t_ admit, allow of, agree to, accept.
=adobe= _m_ adobe, sun-baked brick.
=adocenado= common, vulgar; N =141= 3.
=adoptar= _t_ adopt.
=adorable= adorable.
=adorar= _t_ adore.
=adornar= _t_ adorn, decorate.
=adorno= _m_ ornament, decoration.
=adquirir= _t_ acquire.
=adulador= flatterer, flattering, sycophantic.
=adusto= adust; stern, grim.
=advertencia= _f_ (=hacer= give) caution, admonition.
=advertir= _t_ notice; point out, intimate, suggest; notify, warn (of,
_acc._), caution.
=afable= affable.
=afán= _m_ anxiety; eagerness (=de= for); toil; (_not in A._)
(pertinacious) propensity.
=afección= _f_ affection (_all senses, cf._ =afición= _in one sense_,
=cariño= _in one_).
=afectar= _t_ affect; _adv._ =--damente=.
=afecto= well-disposed; =su--ísimo= yours with best regards; _m_ (any,
_esp._ fond) passion, affection.
=afectuoso= affectionate.
=afición= _f_ predilection, fancy.
=afilado= hatchety (of face; _lit._ whetted).
=afirmación= _f_ assertion.
=afirmar= _t_ declare.
=afirmativo= affirmative.
=aflicción= _f_ distress.
=aflictivo= distressful.
=afligir= _t_ afflict, distress.
=aflojar= _t_ slacken; _i_ abate.
=afortunado= lucky; _adv._ =--mente=.
=agasajar= _t_ fondle, caress.
=agente= _m_ agent, agency.
=agitación= _f_ agitation, stir.
=agitar= _f_ agitate, stir, stir up.
=Agnus Dei= _L m_ (_A._ =agnusdéi=) Agnus Dei, N =175= 12.
=agolpar= _r_ rush (all together).
=agraciar= _t_ grace; =--do= handsome.
=agradable= pleasant.
=agradar= _i_ please, suit (=a=).
=agradecer= _t_ thank (a person =a=, for a thing _acc._).
=agradecimiento= _m_ thanks.
=agrandar= _t_ greaten.
=agravar= _t_ aggravate, aggravate the condition of.
=agraviar= _t_ aggrieve, put one's self wrong with, provoke.
=agresivo= aggressive.
=agronomía= _f_ agronomy, agricultural science.
=agrónomo= agronomist, master of agriculture.
=agrupar= _t_ group.
=agua= _f_ water.
=aguantar= _t_ stand, endure.
=aguardar= _t_ await, wait for; _i_ wait (more on the alert than
=esperar=).
=agudo= sharp.
=aguerrido= inured to war, war-worn.
=águila= _f_ eagle.
=aguja= _f_ needle.
=agujerear= _t_ make a hole in.
=agujero= _m_ hole.
=ah= ah.
=ahí= there (where you are, _or_ less remote than =allí=), here;
=hasta---- = up to that point; =---- donde le ve= N =12= 31.
=ahogar= _t_ stifle, choke.
=ahora= now; just now.
=ahorcar= _t_ hang.
=ahuecado= hollowed, loosened up, puffed out, puffed up, pompous.
=ahuyentar= _t_ drive away.
=aire= _m_ air; _pl_ air.
=airoso= breezy; graceful, charming.
=aislamiento= _m_ isolation.
=ajeno= another's, other people's.
=ajero= garlic man, garlic-seller.
=ajo= _m_ garlic.
=al= = =a el=.
=ala= _f_ wing; (hat) brim; =se me caen las--s del corazón= I lose heart
utterly.
=alabanza= _f_ praise.
=alabastro= _m_ alabaster.
=alambicado= distilled; _fig._ double-distilled, finical.
=alamillo= _m d of_ álamo.
=álamo= _m_ poplar.
=alarde= _m_ parade, display.
=alardear= _i_ parade (=de= as).
=alargar= _t_ lengthen, run out, run up, put out, reach.
=alarma= _f_ alarm; hubbub; =grito de---- = alarm-cry, alarum.
=alarmante= alarming.
=alarmar= _t_ alarm, throw into commotion.
=alborotador= unsettling, disturbance-breeding.
=alborotar= _r_ get boisterous; =--do= boisterous, tumultuous.
=alborozar= _t_ enrapture, ravish.
=albricias= _f pl_ pay for good news; joy, joy!.
=alcalde= _m_ alcalde, chief magistrate (of town).
=alcaldesa= _f_ alcalde's wife.
=alcanzar= _t_ reach, attain, come up with, obtain; make out, take in,
see, understand; =no---- más= (_A._ =no se me alcanza más=) not have
much brains.
=alcoba= _f_ bedchamber.
=alcurniado= _m_ (_not in A._) aristocratic.
=aldaba= _f_, =aldabón= _m_, knocker.
=aldea= _f_ (little, unorganized) village, hamlet.
=aldeano= village, villager.
=alegrar= _t_ gladden; _r_ be glad.
=alegre= cheery, merry, blithe.
=alegría= _f_ gladness, joy, glee.
=alejar= _t_ remove (to a greater distance), get out of the way; _r_
recede, move away.
=alemán= German.
=Alemania= _f_ Germany.
=aletargar= _r_ fall into a lethargy.
=aleve= traitor.
=alevosía= _f_ treachery.
=alevoso= traitorous, sinister, iniquitous.
=alférez= _m_ color-bearer.
=algarabía= _f_ din of voices, hubbub, Babel.
=algazara= _f_ noise of gay voices.
=algo= something, somewhat, anything.
=algodón= _m_ cotton.
=alguacil= _m_ constable.
=alguien= somebody.
=algun[o]= some, any, some sort of, one and another, a few; some one
(of, _etc_.).
=alhaja= _f_ jewel.
=aliciente= _m_ attraction, incentive.
=aliento= _m_ breath; energy, pluck.
=alimentar= _t_ feed (=de= on).
=alimento= _m_ food.
=alinear= _t_ align; =--do= in line with each other.
=alma= _f_ soul, heart; life (as a principle residing in man or beast);
=de mi---- = my dear; =con el---- en un hilo= in mortal terror.
=almenado= battlemented.
=almibarado= honeyed.
=almohada= _f_ pillow.
=almoneda= _f_ auction.
=almorzar= _i_ breakfast.
=alojamiento= _m_ lodging.
=alojar= _t_ lodge; _r_ take up one's lodgings.
=alquitrán= _m_ tar; coal-tar (=---- mineral=).
=alrededores= _m pl_ environs.
=altanería= _f_ loftiness, haughtiness.
=altanero= lofty, haughty.
=altar= _m_ altar (=mayor= high).
=alterar= _t_ alter, modify, change, perturb.
=alternativo= alternate; _adv._ =--mente=.
=altisonante= big-sounding.
=alto= (1) high, tall, lofty, upper, top; =de---- = tall; =en---- =
(=pensar= send one's thoughts) on high; =en voz---- a= aloud; =a--as
horas de= deep in; =pasar por---- = pass over; (2) _m_ halt; =---- allá=
hold on.
=altura= _f_ height, altitude; exaltation; _nautically, not in A._,
latitude; =a la---- de= on the level of, up to the standard of,
(_nautical_) off.
=alucinación= _f_ hallucination.
=alumbrado= _m_ lighting system.
=alumbrar= _t_ light, light up.
=alumno= foster-son, pupil.
=alzar= _t_ lift; _i_ elevate the host.
=allá= there (thither), off there; =más---- = further off, further back,
beyond (_prep. w._ =de=); =---- va= look out, look out below there;
=---- (lo) veremos= we'll see (about it).
=allegar= _t_ bring together; =--do= sympathizer, kindred spirit.
=allí= there (not near me or you).
=amabilidad= _f_ amiability.
=amable= amiable; _sup._ =amabilísimo=.
=amanecer= _i_ dawn, day breaks, daylight comes; _of God_ send the new
day; _w. predicate adj. etc. (originally Arabism)_ present itself in the
morning ..., be found ... in the morning.
=amaneramiento= _m_ mannerism.
=amante= loving, lover.
=amar= _t_ love.
=amargar= _t_ embitter.
=amargo= bitter.
=amargura= _f_ bitterness.
=amarillez= _f_ yellowness.
=amarillo= yellow.
=amasar= _t_ prearrange (_esp._ illegitimately), juggle, pull the wires
for.
=amasijo= _m_ lump of dough, congeries.
=ambición= _f_ ambition.
=ambicioncilla= _f_ grain of ambition.
=ámbito= _m_ space, precincts.
=ambos= both, both the.
=amedrentar= _t_ put in fear, make afraid.
=amenaza= _f_ threat.
=amenazador= threatening.
=amenazar= _t_ threaten.
=amenguar= _t_ impair.
=ameno= pleasant.
=amerengado= meringuy, meringue-like; _fig._ mushy, unsubstantial.
=amigable= friendly (in negative sense of mere absence of ill feeling).
=amigo= friend, friendly (positively), with whom one is on friendly
terms; _the f._ =amiga=, _unmodified, when applied to a man's friend,
admits of a double meaning and hence is avoided by some, but G. and
other good writers use it without bad sense_.
=amigote= bosom friend, pal, that friend of his.
=amiguito= good friend, little friend, child friend; =---- de escuela=
school friend of one's childhood.
=aminorar= _t_ lessen.
=amistad= _f_ friendship; =hacer---- = make friends.
=amistoso= friendly.
=amo= master (of house or servants), owner; =--a= (priest's, bachelor's)
housekeeper.
=amonestación= _f_ admonition.
=amonestar= _t_ admonish.
=amor= _m_ love.
=amoratado= empurpled (_cf._ =mora= mulberry).
=amoroso= loving, love, amorous, of love.
=amparar= _t_ protect; _r Gall._ take possession.
=amparo= _m_ (=a= under) shelter (=de= of, =209= 7; =de= from, =209=
15), protection.
=ampolla= _f_ blister.
=anacoreta= _m_ anchorite, hermit.
=analizar= _t_ analyze.
=anatema= _m_ anathema.
=anciano= old man, aged.
=ancho= broad.
=andante= errant; =caballería---- = knight-errantry.
=andar= _i_ go (=tras= after, about; =con= in _of clothing, typically_;
=en= in _of clothing, literally_), walk; _w. gerund or ptc._ be; =--se
con= use, take; =no me--en con gramáticas= don't go talking Latin; =todo
se--á= it will come in good time; =modo de---- = gait; =anda, ande
usted=, fie, pooh, for shame.
=andén= _m_ platform (of railway station).
=anegar= _t_ flood, drown.
=anémico= anaemic.
=ánfora= _f_ amphora.
=ángel= _m_ angel.
=angelical= angelic.
=angosto= narrow.
=ángulo= _m_ angle, corner.
=angustia= _f_ anguish.
=angustiado= anguished; _currently (A.)_ shabby.
=angustioso= anguished; harrowing, agonizing.
=anhelar= _i_ pant; _t_ pant for.
=anhelo= _m_ longing.
=animación= _f_ animation.
=animal= _m_ animal, creature; dunce, _adj._ animal; ignorant.
=animalejo= _m depr_ creature.
=animalito= _m_ little creature.
=animar= _t_ animate.
=ánimo= _m_ spirit; mind; courage.
=aniquilar= _t_ annihilate, extinguish.
=anoche= last night.
=anochecer= _i_ the night comes on, night falls; _m_ nightfall.
=anónimo= anonymous; _m_ anonymous letter.
=ansiedad= _f_ anxiety, anxiousness.
=antagonista= antagonist.
=antaño= _m_ last year; formerly; bygone days; =de---- = old-time;
=aquel de---- = the old-time sort.
=ante= before (_A. only in the senses_ 'in presence of,' 'in preference
to').
=anteanoche= night before last.
=antecedente= _m_ antecedent, _pl_ record.
=anteojos= _m pl_ spectacles.
=antepasado= one who went before, forefather.
=antepecho= _m_ parapet; (window-) sill, window-seat.
=anterior= anterior, previous.
=antes= first, before, heretofore, sooner; _prep. w._ =de=, _conj. w._
=de que= _or_ =que=; =cuanto---- = as soon as possible; =---- bien=
rather (in antithetical sense).
=anticipo= _m_ anticipation; payment in advance; (occasion for) acting
ahead of time, being ahead of time, precipitating matters.
=anticuado= antiquated.
=anticuario= antiquarian, antiquary.
=antigualla= _f_ antiquity, antiquated thing, relic of the past, ancient
history (_often pl._).
=antigüedad= _f_ antiquity.
=antiguo= ancient, former, old; of long standing, by long prescription,
from time immemorial.
=Antinoo= _m_ Antinous (_pronounce_ an-tin'-o-us), N =86= 5.
=antipatía= _f_ antipathy, repugnance, dislike, aversion.
=antiquísimo= _sup of_ =antiguo=.
=antireligioso= _properly_ =antirreligioso=; (_not in A._) anti-religious.
=antojar= _r w. dat. pr._ seem good to, I take a fancy, I like, I
please; seem, strike one (as).
=anunciar= _t_ announce, inform (_dat._), herald, manifest.
=añadir= _t_ add.
=año= _m_ year.
=apabullar= _t c_ squelch.
=apacible= peaceful.
=apadrinar= _t_ be sponsor for, countenance.
=apagar= _t_ put out, slake.
=apalear= _t_ drub, cane, cudgel, give a drubbing _etc._.
=aparador= _m_ dish-cupboard.
=aparato= _m_ apparatus.
=aparcería= _f_ agreement for cultivation (etc.) on shares.
=aparecer= _i_ appear (become visible).
=aparentar= _t_ make believe.
=aparente= apparent; _adv._ =--mente=.
=aparición= _f_ appearance (act of appearing); manifestation, apparition.
=apariencia= _f_ appearance (looks, semblance).
=apartar= _t_ separate, part company, turn away, remove, put out of the
way, brush away; =--do= out of the way.
=aparte= aside, separately; =cuestión---- = a separate question.
=apasionado= impassioned.
=apatecer= _t_ feel a desire for.
=apeadero= _m_ station (without side track etc.).
=apedrear= _t_ throw stones (at), stone.
=apelación= appeal.
=apellido= _m_ surname.
=apenas= hardly.
=apetito= _m_ appetite.
=apiadar= _r_ take pity (=de= on).
=apiñar= _t_ crowd.
=aplacar= _t_ appease, placate, calm down.
=aplastamiento= _m_ crushing flat.
=aplastar= _t_ flatten out; crush flat (=moler= _is_ crush to powder).
=aplaudir= _t_ applaud.
=aplauso= _m_ applause (_pl. of applause on many occasions_).
=aplicación= _f_ application.
=aplicar= _t_ apply.
=apoderar= _r_ take possession, master (=de=).
=apodo= _m_ nickname.
=Apolo= _m_ Apollo.
=apoplético= apoplectic.
=aporrear= _t_ club, cudgel, maul.
=aposentar= _t_ quarter, put up, house.
=apostar= _t_ bet (=que= _or_ =a que=, _the latter less affirmative_).
=apostólico= apostolic (=los A---- s= were those who were later styled
Carlists).
=apostrofar= _t_ apostrophize; _i_ (_not in A._) soliloquize.
=apostura= _f_ style, caparison.
=apoyar= _t_ support, rest (=en= on).
=apoyo= _m_ support.
=apreciación= _f_ appreciation.
=apreciar= _t_ appreciate, think highly of.
=aprehender= _t_ apprehend.
=apremiante= urgent.
=apremiar= _t_ drive.
=apremio= _m_ constraint; writ to enforce the payment of taxes;
mandamus; =comisionado de---- s= enforcer of taxes.
=aprender= _t_ learn.
=apresuramiento= _m_ haste, hustling, quickness.
=apresurar= _t_ hasten; =--do= hasty, in haste; _adv._ =--mente=.
=apretar= _t_ push, press, squeeze, quicken; =--do= tight.
=apretón= _m_ grip.
=aprieto= _m_ straits.
=apropiar= _t_ appropriate; =--do= appropriate.
=aprovechamiento= _m_ progress, success (in studies etc.).
=aprovechar= _t_ turn to account, improve; _i_ make progress, do well,
improve; =--do= thriving, hopeful.
=apuntar= _t_ note.
=apunte= _m_ (=tomar= take, perhaps incidentally; =sacar= get, as object
of study) note; _c_ scamp, good-for-nothing.
=apurar= _t_ worry; =--do= trying.
=aquel, aquello=, that; N =1= 9; =por--lo de que= on that account that
(_clumsy language_).
=aquí= here; =por---- = this way, on this side, hereabouts.
=aquiescencia= _f_ acquiescence.
=arado= _m_ plough.
=árbol= _m_ tree.
=arboleda= _f_ growth of trees.
=arbolito= _m_ young tree, little tree.
=arboricultura= _f_ arboriculture.
=arbusto= _m_ shrub.
=arco= _m_ bow; arch; arc.
=arder= _i_ glow, burn.
=ardid= _m_ device, maneuver, policy.
=ardiente= glowing, fiery; _adv._ =--mente=.
=ardor= _m_ ardor, burning, longing.
=arduo= arduous.
=arena= _f_ sand.
=argamasa= _f_ mortar.
=argucia= _f_ quibble.
=argumentación= _f_ argument (process).
=argumentar= _i_ argue.
=argumento= _m_ argument (ground, series of grounds).
=árido= arid.
=arma= _f_ arm, weapon.
=armadura= _f_ suit of armor.
=armamento= _m_ armament.
=armar= _t_ arm; set up; get up.
=armonía= _f_ harmony.
=aroma= _m_ aroma.
=arquear= _t_ arch.
=arqueología= _f_ archaeology.
=arqueológico= archaeological.
=arqueólogo= _m_ archaeologist.
=arquitectónico= architectural.
=arquitectura= _f_ architecture.
=arquitrabe= _m_ architrave.
=arrabal= _m_ outlying quarter, suburb, outskirt.
=arraigo= _m_ rooting, getting rooted.
=arrancar= _t_ uproot, tear out, tear (away), pull out.
=arrasar= _t_ raze.
=arrastrar= _t_ drag.
=arrebatar= _t_ snatch, sweep away; _r_ fire up, fly into a passion;
=--do= hasty, precipitate, passionate, impetuous.
=arrebato= _m_ outburst, fit of passion, rush.
=arreglar= _t_ arrange, settle, put in order.
=arreglito= _m_ nice settlement.
=arreglo= _m_ arrangement, compromise, accordance; =con---- a= in
accordance with.
=arrellanar= _r_ settle one's self at ease.
=arrendar= _t_ rent (as landlord or as tenant); =no le arriendo la
ganancia= I wouldn't be in his shoes.
=arrepentimiento= _m_ repentance, regret.
=arrepentir= _r_ repent.
=arriba= up, above; =hacia---- = up; =de---- a bajo= (_A._ =abajo=) up
and down (_not so A._).
=arriesgar= _t_ venture, risk; =--do= risky.
=arroba= _f_ arroba (weight, over 25 lb.; liquid measure, varying from
province to province).
=arrobamiento= _m_ ecstasy, rapture.
=arrodillar= _r_ kneel.
=arrogante= arrogant, haughty, cavalier, spirited, mettlesome, gay.
=arrojar= _t_ throw, fling; throw out; thrust away.
=arropar= _t_ clothe, wrap.
=arroyo= _m_ brook.
=arruga= _f_ wrinkle.
=arrugar= _t_ wrinkle.
=arruinar= _t_ ruin.
=arsenal= _m_ arsenal.
=arte= _m (f), pl f_, art, skill, deftness.
=articular= _t_ articulate.
=artifice= artificer.
=artificio= _m_ artifice, artful dodge, trick.
=artillería= _f_ artillery.
=artimaña= _f_ pitfall; artifice.
=artista= artist.
=artístico= artistic; _adv._ =--mente=.
=asa= _f_ handle.
=asaltar= _t_ assault, assail; come over.
=asalto= _m_ assault.
=ascendiente= _m_ ascendancy.
=asegurar= _t_ assure, guarantee, affirm.
=asemejar= _r_ resemble, come to resemble (=a=).
=asentar= _t_ seat.
=aseo= _m_ neatness.
=asesinar= _t_ murder.
=asesinato= _m_ murder.
=asesino= _m or f_ murderer.
=asestar= _t_ point (weapon), fire, deal, deliver, land (blow etc.).
=así= thus, so; like that; _in wish_ N =4= 13; =ser---- = be such; =yo
soy---- = it's my way, that's my way; =---- como= just as, as well as.
=asiento= _m_ seat; discretion.
=asilo= _m_ asylum.
=asimismo= likewise.
=asistencia= _f_ help; care (of sick).
=asolador= devastating.
=asolar= _t_ wreck, devastate, raze.
=asomar= _i_ show itself; _r_ show one's self (at window etc.), go to
... and look out, look out, look through (=a=).
=asombrar= _t_ astonish.
=asombro= _m_ terror; astonishment; (astonished) admiration.
=asombroso= astonishing.
=aspa= _f_ (set of) sails (of windmill).
=aspecto= _m_ aspect.
=áspero= harsh, rough; _adv._ =--mente=.
=aspiración= _f_ aspiration.
=aspirar= _i_ aspire.
=astro= _m_ star (in a wide sense), heavenly body, luminary.
=astronomía= _f_ astronomy.
=astucia= _f_ shrewdness, subtlety, cunning, guile.
=astuto= shrewd, astute.
=asuntillo= _m_ little matter.
=asunto= _m_ subject, affair, matter.
=asustar= _t_ scare.
=atacar= _t_ attack.
=atajar= _t_ head off.
=ataque= _m_ attack.
=atar= _t_ tie, tie up; =---- cabos= put two and two together.
=atarear= _t_ set a task, give one something to do; _r_ keep hard at
work.
=ateísmo= _m_ atheism.
=atención= _f_ (=llamar= draw, =poner= pay) attention.
=atender= _i_ attend (=a= to), listen.
=Ateneo= _m_ Athenaeum, N =40= 18.
=atener= _r_ pin one's faith.
=atentado= _m_ (heinous) crime, outrageous attack.
=atento= attentive, intent; _adv._ =--mente=.
=atenuación= _f_ attenuation, abatement, mitigation.
=atenuar= _t_ attenuate, extenuate, mitigate, palliate, abate.
=ateo= atheist.
=aterrador= terror-striking, intimidating.
=aterrar= _t_ terrorize; _r_ be terror-struck.
=ático= Attic.
=atisbar= _t or i_ peer, scrutinize; peer out _etc._.
=atmósfera= _f_ atmosphere.
=atónito= thunderstruck, lost in amazement.
=atormentar= _t_ torture.
=atracar= _r c_ eat all one can hold.
=atracción= _f_ attraction (the act or power); attractiveness.
=atracón= _m_ surfeit.
=atractivo= _m_ attraction (that which attracts).
=atraer= _t_ attract, draw upon.
=atrás= back, in the rear.
=atraso= _m_ behind-the-timesness, fossilism.
=atravesar= _t_ cross, traverse, go across.
=atrever= _r_ dare, have the audacity, venture (=a= on); =--ido=
audacious fellow.
=atrevimiento= _m_ daring, audacity, venturesomeness.
=atribuir= _t_ ascribe.
=atrocidad= _f_ atrocity, outrage; _c_ excess, indiscretion, wild scheme.
=atronador= thundering.
=atropellar= _t_ ride rough-shod over, override, treat with violence, do
violence to.
=atropello= _m_ (piece of) arbitrariness, outrage.
=atroz= atrocious, savage, outrageous, severe, enormous; _adv_.
=--mente=.
=aturdir= _i_ fluster, perturb, stupefy; =--do= inconsiderate.
=audacia= _f_ audacity, hardihood.
=audaz= daring, venturesome, audacious.
=auge= _m_ high standing, consequence.
=augurar= _t_ forebode.
=augustinus= _L_ Augusta's.
=augusto= august, majestic, illustrious; _also Latin_.
=aula= _f_ classroom.
=áulico= aulic.
=aullar= _i_ howl.
=aullido= _m_ howl.
=aumentar= _t or i_ increase (=de, en=, in).
=aun= even, also; =aún= yet, still. (_So Knapp; but A._ =aun= _before
verb_, =aún= _after verb, whatever the sense. By 'verb' understand the
modified word_.).
=aunque= although.
=aureola= _f_ aureole.
=aurora= _f_ (red) dawn, daybreak.
=ausencia= _f_ absence; departure.
=austero= austere.
=autor= author.
=autoridad= _f_ authority.
=autorizar= _t_ authorize, license.
=auxilio= _m_ (=en= to the) help, aid.
=avanzar= _t or i_ advance.
=avaricia= _f_ (piece of) avarice.
=avaro= avaricious.
=ave= _f_ bird (_esp._ large, of wild places).
=Ave María= (_A._ avemaría) _f_ Ave Maria, Hail Mary; =Ave María= (_so
A._) =Purísima= _interjectional phrase, not the first words of the
prayer_.
=avecilla= _f_ nestling (of =ave=).
=avellanado= nut-brown.
=avenir= _t_ harmonize.
=aventar= _t_ winnow.
=aventura= _f_ adventure, venture, (running) risk, (_not in A._) story.
=aventurar= _t_ risk; =--do= venturesome, overbold.
=avergonzar= _r_ be ashamed.
=averiguar= _t_ ascertain, find out.
=avisar= _t_ warn (=a=) of (_acc._).
=ay= oh (_'thoroughly Spanish for the_ oh _of other peoples,' Knapp_);
alas, ah me; =---- de mí= oh poor me.
=ayer= yesterday.
=ayuda= _f_ (=en= to) aid, help.
=ayudar= _t_ aid, help.
=ayuno= _m_ (=hacer, observar=, keep) fast, (=hacer= do) fasting.
=ayuntamiento= _m_ town council; town hall.
=azada= _f_ shovel.
=azoramiento= _m_ perturbation, bewilderment, flustering.
=azote= _m_ lash, cut of the whip, spank, stroke of spanking.
=azotea= _f_ (flat) roof (or part of roof; as place to walk on etc.).
=azufre= _m_ sulphur.
=azul= blue.
=baba= _f_ slaver, thick saliva.
=bah= pshaw.
=bailar= _i_ dance.
=bailarina= _f_ ballet-dancer, chorus girl.
=bailoteo= _m_ dancing ('much, esp. without grace or decorum,' _A._),
capering.
=baja= _f_ casualty, loss.
=bajada= _f_ descent.
=bajar= _i_ go down, come down, get down, descend; _t_ lower, bring
down; drop; _acc. of place_ (=---- la escalera=) _not in A._.
=bajeza= _f_ lowness, meanness, paltriness.
=bajo= under; lower; low; _'barbarism' (A.) for_ =desde= _before_ =punto
de vista=.
=bala= _f_ shot (not of shotgun).
=balbuciente= faltering, broken.
=balbucir= _i or t_ falter (in speech).
=balcón= _m_ balcony, balcony window.
=baldosa= _f_ tile (of floor).
=balija (_A._ valija=) _f_ valise, satchel, mail-bag.
=banco= _m_ bench; bank.
=bandada= _f_ flock (of birds flying), bevy, flight.
=bandido= _m_ bandit.
=bandolerismo= _m_ (_not in A._) brigandage.
=banquete= _m_ banquet.
=baño= _m_ bath.
=barba= _f_ beard (_pl in same sense_), chin.
=barbaridad= _f_ barbarousness, foolhardiness, Gothishness, spirit of
primitive savagehood; barbarity.
=barbarie= _f_ barbarism, savagery.
=bárbaro= barbarian, barbarous; foolhardy, harebrained, reckless.
=barbilampiño= thin-bearded.
=barda= _f_ brushwood (or straw etc.) on top of wall (to prevent tapia
from weathering away).
=bardal= _m_ a tapia topped with brush; _say_ wall.
=barniz= _m_ varnish.
=barra= _f_ bar (N =13= 1).
=barraca= _f_ hut.
=barranco= _m_ gully, ravine.
=barrer= _t_ sweep.
=barricada= _f_ barricade.
=barrido= _m_ sweeping; sweepings.
=barro= _m_ wet earth, clay; =de---- = earthen.
=barruntar= _t_ have an inkling of.
=Bartolomé= _m_ Bartolomé, Bartholomew.
=basca= _f_ qualm.
=base= _f_ base, basis.
=basilisco= _m_ basilisk.
=bastante= enough; tolerably, a good deal, rather.
=bastar= _i_ suffice; =basta= enough, no need of any more; =con X. basta
(y sobra)= X. is enough (and more).
=bastardear= _i (not r by A._) degenerate, be debased.
=batalla= _f_ battle.
=batallar= _i_ battle.
=batallón= _m_ battalion.
=batir= _t_ beat, beat against; _r_ fight; =---- palmas= clap one's
hands.
=baúl= _m_ trunk.
=bayo= bay (horse).
=beatífico= beatific; (_not in A._) seraphic (as if inspired by the
Beatific Vision).
=beber= _t or i_ drink, drink up.
=beduino= Bedouin.
=behetría= _f_ old-time free town, N =125= 1; anarchy, turmoil.
=bellaquería= _f_ knavery.
=belleza= _f_ loveliness.
=bello= beautiful (_deeper word than_ =hermoso=).
=bendecir= _t_ bless.
=bendición= _f_ blessing.
=bendito= blessed; =un---- = an innocent; =agua--a= holy water.
=beneficencia= _f_ beneficence.
=beneficio= _m_ good deed, kindness.
=beneficioso= beneficial, of benefit.
=benéfico= beneficent.
=benevolencia= _f_ kindness, kindliness, good will.
=benévolo= benevolent, kindly; _adv._ =--mente=.
=benignidad= _f_ suavity.
=bergante= _m_ scoundrel.
=bermellonar= _t_ vermilion, paint with vermilion.
=besar= _t_ kiss.
=beso= _m_ kiss.
=bestia= _f_ beast; lout, lubber.
=besuquear= _t_ keep kissing.
=Biblia= _f_ Bible.
=bibliófilo= bibliophile.
=biblioteca= _f_ library.
=bien= well; very; quite; easily; well off; comfortable; _m_ good;
=más---- = rather, _w. imperative_ just; =si---- = though _w. accent on
following auxiliary_ (_w._ do _if no other auxiliary_), even though;
=o---- = or else; =encontrar---- = find good, think well of; =hombre
de---- = honest man.
=bienestar= _m_ welfare, well-being.
=bigote= _m often pl_ mustache.
=bigotejo= _m_ scrubby mustache.
=bilioso= bilious.
=bizarría= _f_ gallantry.
=bizco= squint-eyed; N =75= 22.
=blanco= white.
=blando= soft, sweet.
=blanquecino= whitish.
=blanquinegro= (_not in A._) grizzled.
=blasfemia= _f_ blasphemy; (piece of) abuse, (piece of) billingsgate.
=blasfemo= blasphemer, blasphemous.
=bobería= _f_ silliness.
=bobo= dolt, simpleton; =sacar de---- s= enlighten our ignorance,
undeceive.
=boca= _f_ mouth.
=boda= _f_ wedding.
=bofetada= _f_ slap (hostile); =dar--s, dar de--s=, slap.
=bofetón= _m_ slap, hard slap.
=bolita= _f_ little ball.
=bolsillo= _m_ purse.
=bombardear= _t_ bombard.
=bonachón= amiable.
=bondad= _f_ goodness, kindness, kindliness.
=bondadoso= kindly, kind, amiable, benignant; _adv._ =--mente=.
=bonito= pretty.
=boquete= _m_ breach.
=Borbón= _m_ Bourbon; N =150= 31.
=borbotón= _m_ uprush (of water, heaving the surface).
=bordado= _m_ embroidering.
=bordar= _t_ embroider.
=borde= _m_ edge.
=bordo= _m_ side (of ship); (_A. 'obs.'_) edge, margin, side (of
anything).
=borla= _f_ tassel.
=borracho= drunk, drunkard.
=borrico= donkey.
=bosque= _m_ grove, thicket.
=bostezar= _i_ yawn, gape.
=bota= _f_ boot.
=botella= _f_ bottle.
=botica= _f_ drug-store.
=botón= _m_ button.
=bóveda= _f_ vault.
=bozo= _m_ down (on youth's face).
=bramar= _i_ bellow; _sometimes tr._ roar.
=bramido= _m_ bellow.
=bravo= doughty, brave, wild, swashbuckler, fighting man.
=bravucón= _augm of depr_ fire-eater.
=brazo= _m_ (=entre= in) arm.
=breve= short, brief.
=Briador= _m_ Brigliadoro, N =167= 5.
=bribón= rascal.
=brigada= _f_ brigade.
=brigadier= _m_ brigadier-general.
=brillante= brilliant.
=brillantez= _f_ brilliancy.
=brillar= _i_ sparkle; (of personal merit) strike the eye.
=brindis= _m_ brindisi, drinking-song.
=brío= _m (sg or pl)_ strength, muscle, mettle, vivacity.
=broma= _f_ fun, joking, sport.
=bromear= _i_ crack jokes.
=bronco= rough, grating, jarring, jangling.
=Brumario= _m_ Brumaire, N =150= 31.
=brusco= blunt, brusque, abrupt, bluff; _adv._ =--mente=.
=brutal= brutish, churlish, rude, brutal; _adv._ =--mente=.
=brutalidad= _f_ brutishness, blackguardism.
=bruto= blockish, stupid, brute; _m_ brute.
=buen[o]= (_comparative_ =mejor=) good, well; all right; (_comparative_
=más bueno=) kind, nice, good-natured, pleasant; simple; =de--as a
primeras= at the very start, at first sight, without warning.
=bufete= _m_ desk, law-office.
=bufo= buffo; =ópera--a= opera bouffe.
=bufón= buffoon.
=buitre= _m_ vulture.
=bulto= _m_ bulk; something (imperfectly seen; _so Longfellow_ '_a bulk
in the dark_'); bale ('fardo' _A._), (_not in A._) parcel, piece (of
baggage).
=bullicio= _m_ uproar, hubbub.
=bullicioso= boisterous.
=buquinista= _Gall._ bouquiniste.
=burla= _f_ jest, ridicule; =de--s= jocular.
=burlar= _t_ baffle; _r_ mock, poke fun (=de= at), ridicule (=de=), make
fun.
=burlesco= jocular, comic, farcical.
=burro= donkey.
=busca= _f_ quest, search.
=buscador= seeker.
=buscar= _t_ look for, hunt up, seek, pick (quarrel).
=busto= _m_ bust.
=butaca= _f_ easy-chair.
=cabal= precise; _adv_ just, precisely; _adv. also_ =--mente=.
=cabalgadura= _f_ mount, (ridden) horse.
=caballeresco= knightlike.
=caballería= _f_ knighthood, chivalry; cavalry; beast (horse, ass, or
mule).
=caballerito= _m_ younker, young gentleman.
=caballero= _m_ knight, gentleman; man of honor; _before proper name
say_ Squire.
=caballerosidad= _f_ chivalry, knightliness.
=caballista= _m_ expert in horses, horsemaster, horse man.
=caballo= _m_ horse; =a---- = on horseback.
=Caballuco:-uco= _is depr. suffix_.
=cabecera= _f_ head (of table etc.).
=cabellera= _f_ (head of) hair.
=cabello= _m_ (a) hair.
=caber= _i_ find room, find a place, there is room for; belong to,
be------ 's, fall to; =N =190= 14=.
=cabeza= _f_ head; =cómo me pusieron la---- = what a time they gave me
(with their talk).
=cabo= _m_ end; corporal; =al---- = ultimately, to end up with, now _as
introductory conj._.
=cabra= _f_ goat (either sex); she-goat (_m_ =cabrón=).
=cacarear= _i_ crow, cackle.
=cacique= _m_ cacique; leader in politics, boss.
=caco= _m_ thief; =Caco= Cacus.
=cachaza= _f_ phlegm, apathy, leisureliness.
=cada= each, every.
=cadáver= _m_ corpse.
=caer= _i_ fall, fall a victim.
=café= _m_ coffee.
=cafre= Kafir.
=caída= _f_ fall.
=caja= _f_ box, case; coffin.
=calamidad= _f_ calamity (_A._ 'which extends to many persons').
=calavera= _f_ skull; madcap.
=calaverada= _f_ piece of recklessness, madcap freak, escapade, spree.
=cálculo= _m_ calculation; (_not in A._) scheme.
=caldeo= Chaldee, Chaldean.
=calentar= _t_ warm, heat.
=calificación= _f_ characterization, epithet.
=calificar= _t_ characterize (=de= as), put a (descriptive) name to.
=calificativo= _m_ epithet, characterization.
=calma= _f_ calm, quiet, placidity, calmness.
=calmar= _t_ calm.
=calor= _m_ (=a= by) heat, warmth.
=calumnia= _f_ slander, calumny.
=calumniador= slanderous, slanderer.
=calvicie= _f_ baldness.
=calzada= _f_ causeway.
=calzar= _t_ shoe.
=calzón= _m mostly pl_ breeches.
=calzonazos= _m pl, also as sg_ (=un----, unos---- =), _c_ wishy-washy
fellow.
=calladita= _f d of_ =a las calladas= on the quiet, under cover.
=callar= _i_ be silent, keep silence, hold one's tongue; _t_ say nothing
of; =--do= silent; =calla= no such thing (_'c. intj. denoting surprise'
A._).
=calle= _f_ street.
=callejón= _m_ alley.
=cama= _f_ bed.
=camaleón= _m_ chameleon.
=camarero= (chief) valet de chambre; =--a mayor= mistress of the robes
(chief of a queen's maids).
=cambiar= _t_ change, exchange.
=cambio= _m_ exchange (=de= for); =en---- = on the other hand.
=camello= _m_ camel.
=caminar= _i_ go, travel.
=caminata= _f_ course, jaunt.
=caminejo= _m_ bad road.
=camino= _m_ road, journey, journeying, course; =---- real= turnpike.
=camisa= _f_ shirt; =meterse en---- de once varas= interfere in other
people's business.
=camorra= _f_ quarrel.
=campana= _f_ (large) bell.
=campanilla= _f_ (little) bell.
=campaña= _f_ plain; the field; campaign.
=campeador= champion, _esp._ the Cid, N =152= 31.
=campeón= _m_ champion.
=campesino= rural, rustic, countryman, yeoman.
=campiña= _f_ (arable) territory, region (around a town).
=campo= _m_ field, fields; the country.
=canaleja= _f_ watering-trough; shovel hat.
=canalla= _f_ riffraff, (set of) rascals; _m_ rascal; _adj (Gall.?)_
blackguardly; =---- de= rascally.
=canana= _f_ cartridge-belt.
=canario= _m_ canary.
=canción= _f_ song.
=candelero= _m_ candlestick.
=candidatura= _f_ candidacy.
=canela= _f_ cinnamon.
=cangilón= _m_ jar, pot.
=canónigo= _m_ canon.
=cansancio= _m_ exhaustion.
=cansar= _t_ tire, weary.
=cantar= _i or t_ sing; (of cock) crow.
=cántara= _f_, =cántaro= _m_, pitcher.
=cantidad= _f_ quantity, number, sum.
=cantinela= _f_ old song, yarn, reiteration, refrain, strain.
=canto= _m_ song; crowing.
=cantor= singer.
=caña= _f_ reed, cane; =las--s se vuelven lanzas= _proverb from
jereed-play_ the jest turns to earnest.
=cañada= _f_ vale.
=cañón= _m_ (gun-)barrel; cannon (_sg. sometimes in collective sense, as
in Eng._).
=cañonazo= _m_ cannon-shot.
=caoba= _f_ mahogany.
=capa= _f_ cloak (N =2= 19).
=capacidad= _f_ capacity.
=capaz= capable.
=capilla= _f_ chapel.
=capita= _f_ precious capa, _fig._ nice cloak.
=capital= _m_ capital (means); _f_ metropolis, capital (chief city).
=capitis diminutio= _term of ancient Roman law_ loss of status.
=capitular= _m_ capitular, N =153= 1.
=capítulo= _m_ chapter.
=capote= _m_ capote (_not pronounced or meant as in ordinary Eng._),
short cloak with sleeves; =para mi---- = in my mind, to myself.
=caprichillo= _m_ whimsy, whim-wham.
=capricho= _m_ caprice, whim.
=cara= _f_ face; =tenir ...---- = be looking ...; =poniendo ---- =
looking.
=caracol= _m_ snail.
=carácter= _m_ character.
=caracterizar= _t_ characterize, mark, bring out well; _see_ =184= 32.
=carátula= _f_ mask (comic or protective, not for concealment);
(preternaturally comic) visage.
=caravana= _f_ caravan.
=carbón= _m_ coal, charcoal.
=carcajada= _f_ guffaw.
=cárcel= _f_ prison, jail.
=carcomido= worm-eaten (of wood), honeycombed; wasted away,
weather-eaten.
=Cardec= 'Allan Kardec,' author of _Livre des esprits_ etc., N =145= 30.
=cardo= _m_ thistle.
=carecer= _i_ lack (=de=), be destitute.
=cargadito de= rather strong of.
=cargante= disagreeable.
=cargar= _t_ load, carry; be a nuisance to.
=cargo= _m_ load, charge; mission, duties.
=caribe= Carib; _fig._ Mohawk ('hombre cruel y inhumano' _A._).
=caricatura= _f_ caricature.
=caricia= _f_ caress.
=caridad= _f_ charity.
=carilla= _f_ little face.
=carilleno= full-faced, full (face).
=cariño= _m_ affection.
=cariñoso= affectionate; _adv._. =--mente=.
=carita= _f_ little face.
=Carlos= _m_ Charles; N =150= 31.
=Carmen= _m_ the Carmelites.
=carnal= of the body; (of relatives) own.
=Carnaval= _m_ Carnival.
=carne= _f_ flesh.
=carnicero= of prey; bloodthirsty.
=carnoso= fleshy, massive.
=caro= dear; _w._ =costar= _inflected or uninflected_.
=carrera= _f_ running; course; rush, rushes; (=hacer= have a) career.
=carromatero= _m_ carter.
=carta= _f_ letter; (playing-)card; _obs._ paper; =tomar --s= take a
hand.
=cartera= _f_ pocket-book, wallet; portfolio, letter-case.
=cartita= _f_ note.
=cartón= _m_ pasteboard, papier maché.
=cartoncejo= _m_ little pasteboard box.
=casa= _f_ house, home; =en---- = at home, in my house; =a ----, a
su---- =, home; =---- de= (_without_ =la=)------ 's (house), the ...
house; =los de----, las personas de---- =, one's home people, one's
folks, household.
=casaca= _f_ coat (_esp._ of uniform).
=casamiento= _m_ marriage.
=casar= _t_ marry; =--se con= marry.
=cáscara= _f_ shell, bark, peel; =de la---- amarga= _c_ cross-grained,
bumptious, truculent.
=cascarazo= _m (not in A.)_ shot with the peel.
=casco= _m_ skull; helmet; shard, fragment, piece (of broken crockery,
burst bomb, etc.); layer (of onion); hoof; _(not in A.) for_ =gajo=
segment (of orange etc.).
=caserío= _m_ cluster of houses, hamlet; farmhouse.
=casero= domestic, household, indoor.
=casi= almost.
=casino= _m_ (social) club.
=caso= _m_ case; topic; situation; =el---- = the point; =hacer---- =
regard, mind, pay any attention to (=de= _or dat._); =verse en el----
de= (have) come to the point of.
=casta= _f_ race, ancestry, breed, blood.
=castel= _m obs_ castle.
=castellano= Castilian.
=castigar= _t_ chasten.
=castigo= _m_ punishment.
=castillo= _m_ castle.
=casto= chaste; _adv._ =--mente=.
=casualidad= _f_ accident, chance.
=casucha= _f_ hovel.
=casulla= _f_ chasuble.
=casus belli= _m_ casus belli.
=catadura= _f c_ (_usually_ evil) looks, air.
=catafalco= _m_ catafalque.
=catástrofe= _f_ catastrophe.
=catedral= _adj or f_ cathedral.
=catequizar= _t_ teach the catechism to, teach the (Christian, _A._)
religion to.
=católico= Catholic.
=cauce= _m_ bed (of stream), channel.
=caudal= _m_ wealth, stock.
=caudillo= _m_ commander.
=causa= _f_ cause, suit, prosecution; =a---- de, por---- de=, because
of, on account of.
=causar= _t_ cause.
=cautela= _f_ caution.
=cautivar= _t_ captivate, take captive.
=cavernoso= cavernous.
=cavilación= _f_ brooding, anxiety, nervous pondering, fidget.
=cavilar= _i_ rack one's brains.
=Cayetano= _m_ Cayetano, Cajetan.
=caza= _f_ hunting, game.
=cazador= hunter.
=cazuelillo= _m d of_ =cazuelo=.
=cazuelo= _m_ (_A._ =--a= _f_) (earthen) pan, (stewpan-like) dish,
casserole.
=cebo= _m_ fodder, feed, bait.
=ceder= _i_ give way.
=cédula= _f_ billet (=de alojamiento= _untr._).
=cegar= _t_ blind.
=ceguera= _f_ blindness.
=ceja= _f_ eyebrow.
=cejar= _i_ (_of horse_) back; _fig._ back down, weaken.
=cejijunto= with meeting eyebrows; _(not in A._) with knitted brow.
=celador= person appointed to see to the observance of order and
ordinances; _say_ warden.
=celaje= _m_ broken clouds; colored clouds; storm-scud.
=celebrar= _t_ celebrate, applaud, laud, extol; hold (a meeting etc.);
execute (a legal document etc.); (_not in A._) be glad of.
=célebre= famous.
=celeste= celestial.
=celestial= heavenly.
=celibato= _m_ celibacy.
=celosía= _f_ jalousie.
=celoso= jealous.
=cena= _f_ supper.
=cenar= _i_ sup, take supper, have supper.
=ceniza= _f_ (_sg or pl_) ashes.
=centauro= _m_ centaur.
=centella= _f_ flash (of lightning); spark (of flint and steel).
=centinela= sentinel; =de---- = standing sentry.
=central= central.
=centro= _m_ center; =fuera de su---- = out of one's element.
=centuplicar= _t_ centuple, expand a hundred fold.
=ceñir= _t_ gird, gird about, belt, encircle.
=ceño= _m_ brow; frown.
=ceñudo= frowning.
=cerca= _adv._ near, close by; _prep. w._ =de=, _but_ =de---- = _adv._.
=cercanía= _f_ proximity; (_mostly pl._) vicinage, purlieus.
=cercano= _adj_ near, near by, close by.
=cercenar= _t_ lop, clip; lop off, clip off; _fig._ cut down.
=cerebro= _m_ brain.
=cereza= _f_ cherry.
=cerradura= _f_ lock.
=cerrar= _t_ shut, close; lock.
=cerrillo= _m_ knoll.
=cerro= _m_ hill.
=cesante= out of a (government) job.
=cesar= _i_ cease, come to an end; be put out of one's office.
=César= _m_ Caesar.
=cesta= _f_ basket.
=Cicerón= _m_ Cicero.
=ciego= blind; _adv._ =--mente=.
=cielo= _m_ sky, heaven; N =44= 2.
=ciencia= _f_ science.
=científico= scientific, in science.
=cien[to]= hundred.
=cierto= _before noun pl._ certain (some), _sg._ a certain; _after noun_
certain (sure), _adv._ =--mente=; _as predicate, in antithesis to a
contrary suggestion_, true (=seguro= certain. =149= 5, 13); =por----,
por---- que=, you may be sure.
=cigarrillo= _m_ cigarette.
=cigarro= _m_ cigar.
=cima= _f_ top (of mountain or tree).
=cimiento= _m_ foundation.
=cinco= five.
=cinto= _m_ belt (of person); waist.
=cinturón= _m_ belt (of things).
=círculo= _m_ circle; club (_A._ '=casino='), coterie.
=circunscribir= _t_ circumscribe, limit.
=circunspección= _f_ circumspection.
=circunspecto= circumspect.
=circunstancia= _f_ circumstance.
=circunstante= (_hardly in sg._) person present, _pl_ company.
=cirio= _m_ (large wax) candle.
=cita= _f_ quotation.
=citar= _t_ cite, quote, summon.
=ciudad= _f_ city (town which anciently had privileges superior to those
of a villa).
=civil= civil.
=cizañoso= mischief-maker.
=clamorear= _i_ clamor, blare.
=clamoreo= _m_ clamor.
=clandestino= clandestine; _adv._ =--mente=.
=claqueteo= _m Gall._ clatter, clacking.
=claraboya= _f_ skylight.
=claridad= _f_ clearness, brightness; light (_A._ the effect of light in
making everything visible); plainness; (=tenue---- =) glimmering, gleam.
=clarín= _m_ clarion.
=clarinete= _m_ clarinet.
=claro= clear; light; plain (of language etc.); illustrious; _adv._
=--mente=.
=clase= _f_ class; sort (_more c. than_ =suerte=); subject (of
instruction), study.
=clásico= classic.
=clasificar= _t_ classify.
=clavar= _t_ nail, drive in, stick in; fasten (eyes).
=clerical= clerical.
=clérigo= _m_ clergyman.
=clero= _m_ clergy.
=cliente= client.
=club= _m_ club (_A._ political, 'usually clandestine').
=coacción= _f_ compulsion, constraint.
=coalición= _f_ coalition.
=cobarde= coward, cowardly, faint-hearted.
=cobardía= _f_ faint-heartedness, cowardice.
=cobrar= _t_ receive, take in, collect.
=cocina= _f_ kitchen.
=coco= _m c_ grimace; =hacer--s= flirt (=a= with; N =85= 32).
=coche= _m_ coach, carriage, car.
=cochero= _m_ coachman, stage-driver.
=codo= _m_ elbow; =hablar por los--s= have one's tongue hung in the
middle and going at both ends.
=coetáneo= coeval.
=coger= _t_ grasp, catch, pick up, take up, take in.
=cogote= _m_ nape of one's neck.
=coincidencia= _f_ coincidence.
=coincidir= _i_ coincide.
=cojear= _i_ be lame (one-sidedly).
=col= _f_ cabbage.
=cola= _f_ tail; string of consequences.
=colaboración= _f_ collaboration, cooperation.
=colegio= _m_ preparatory school.
=cólera= _f_ exasperation, wrath.
=colérico= exasperated.
=colgar= _t or i_ hang, hang up.
=colilla= _f_ stub (of cigar).
=colindante= adjoining (of real estate), adjoining proprietor.
=colocar= _t_ place.
=colophón= (_A._ =colofón=) _m_ colophon.
=coloquio= _m_ colloquy, conversation.
=color= _m_ (_pl used of blushing_) color.
=colosal= colossal.
=columna= _f_ column.
=comarca= _f_ district (containing several villages); (populous or
extensive) region.
=combate= _m_ combat.
=combatir= _t_ combat, contend.
=comedia= _f_ comedy, play, acting.
=comediante= actor; shammer, dissembler.
=comedido= mannerly, courteous, self-restrained.
=comedimiento= _m_ civility, self-restraint, mannerliness.
=comedor= _m_ dining-room.
=comensal= companion at table; _pl_ company.
=comentario= _m_ commentary, comment, remarks ('lengthy conversation on
topics of everyday life, mostly with some backbiting' _A._).
=comenzar= _t_ commence.
=comer= _t or i_ eat; _as necessity of life_ have something to eat, get
something that one can eat, fill one's stomach; =--ido de= (by) ... =vea
yo= _is a customary form of c. imprecation_.
=comerciante= merchant.
=comercio= _m_ commerce, intercourse.
=cometer= _t_ commit, do, be guilty of.
=cómico= comic, comical; comedian, actor.
=comida= _f_ meal, food.
=comisión= _f_ commission.
=comisionar= _t_ commission; =--do= commissioner, agent.
=como= as, like; as I do _etc._; such as; something like, as it were; as
soon as; if; that; =cómo= how; how is it that; what ... like; what?.
=cómoda= _f_ bureau.
=cómodo= convenient, comfortable.
=compaña= _obs. or provincial for_ =compañía=.
=compañero= comrade, companion.
=compañía= _f_ companionship, company.
=comparación= _f_ comparison.
=comparecer= _i_ put in an appearance.
=compartir= _t_ divide, apportion.
=compás= _m_ beat, time (e.g. musical).
=compasión= _f_ compassion.
=compensar= _t_ compensate, make up for.
=compilar= _t_ compile.
=compinche= '_c_ friend, comrade' _A._; =de---- = pals, in cahoots.
=complacencia= _f_ complacency.
=complacer= _t_ gratify (_r_ =de, en=, with), accommodate, follow the
wishes of.
=completar= _t_ complete.
=completo= complete, full; _adv._ =--mente; por---- = completely.
=complexión= _f_ physique, constitution, habitus, type.
=cómplice= accomplice.
=complot= _m_ plot.
=componedor= arbitrator.
=componer= _t_ compose; mend; settle (=se las= it between them).
=comportamiento= _m_ behavior.
=composición= _f_ composition.
=compostura= _f_ (more external than =gravedad=) composure, gravity,
seriousness, decorum; neatness.
=comprar= _t_ buy.
=comprender= _t_ understand (grasp, see, see through); realize.
=comprimir= _t_ compress; repress.
=comprometer= _t_ jeopardize, put in peril; make responsible, make
liable.
=compromiso= _m_ engagement, promise entered into.
=cómputo= _m_ calculation.
=común= common; =de---- = jointly; =por lo---- = commonly, in general.
=comunicación= _f_ communication.
=comunicar= _t_ communicate, connect.
=comunicativo= communicative.
=con= with; toward (a person); =---- elegancia= _etc._ elegantly _etc._;
=---- que= (_A._ =conque=) so then, well then.
=concebir= _t_ conceive.
=conceder= _t_ grant, concede.
=conceptista= conceptist, dealer in double meanings, double-meaning; N
=175= 19.
=concepto= _m_ conception, conceit, estimation.
=concerniente= relating (=a= to), concerning (=a=).
=concertar= _t_ arrange, agree, harmonize.
=conciencia= _f_ consciousness, conscience.
=concienzudo= conscientious.
=concierto= _m_ concert.
=conciliación= _f_ conciliation.
=conciliar= _t_ reconcile.
=concilio= _m_ council.
=concluir= _t or i_ finish (_acc. or_ =de=); end.
=concordar= _i_ harmonize, agree.
=concordia= _f_ concord, harmony.
=concretar= _r_ confine one's self.
=concurso= _m_ concourse.
=concha= _f_ shell (of any animal).
=conde= _m_ count.
=condenar= _t_ condemn; disuse, close (permanently, room or door); _r_
be damned; =--do= _as objurgation_ confounded (_lit._ damned, _but
possible in lady's mouth_, =157= 22).
=condensar= _t_ condense.
=condesa= _f_ countess.
=condescendencia= _f_ accommodatingness, complaisance, leniency,
easy-goingness.
=condescendiente= facile, complaisant.
=condestable= _m_ Constable (highest rank in mediaeval army).
=condición= _f_ condition; nature, temperament; qualification.
=conducción= _f_ carrying.
=conducir= _t_ conduct, take, lead, comport.
=conducta= _f_ conduct.
=conducto _m_ conduit, channel; =por---- de= by the hands of, through.
=conductor= conductor; carrier.
=conexión= _f_ connection.
=confabular= _i_ confabulate; _r_ collude; =se han--do= are in collusion.
=conferencia= _f_ conference, lecture.
=conferenciar= _i_ confer, hold a conference.
=confesar= _t_ confess, acknowledge.
=confesión= _f_ confession.
=confesonario= _m_ confessional.
=confesor= _m_ confessor.
=confianza= _f_ trust; (sense of) intimacy; =persona de---- = intimate;
=amigo de---- = trusty friend; =de mucha---- = highly confidential.
=confiar= _i_ trust; _t_ entrust, confide.
=confidente= confidant.
=confirmación= _f_ confirmation.
=confirmar= _t_ confirm (=me en= to me).
=confite= _m_ bonbon.
=conflicto= _m_ thick of the fight, tug of war, crisis; predicament,
trouble.
=conformar= _t or i_ conform.
=conforme= agreed, agreeable, willing to agree; that depends; according
as.
=conformidad= _f_ agreement.
=confundir= _t_ confound, confuse.
=confusión= _f_ confusion.
=confuso= confused; _adv._ =--mente=.
=congénito= inborn, congenital, native.
=congoja= _f_ distress.
=congojoso= distressful.
=congreso= _m_ congress (_A. [against using foreign words] 'In place of_
meeting _we can say_ =reunión, junta, asamblea, congreso, conventículo=,
_etc._').
=conjetura= _f_ conjecture, guess.
=conjunto= _m_ aggregate, mass.
=conjurar= _i_ conspire, band together (mutinously).
=conmigo= _used instead of_ =con mí=.
=conmover= _t_ affect, move, agitate.
=connaturalizar= _r_ inure, acclimatize, familiarize; (_not in A._)
establish.
=conocer= _t_ know (be acquainted with,--_but distinguished from_
tratar, =145= 3, =---- de= by; recognize, =en= by), know of, know
anything of; recognize, perceive; become acquainted with; _r_ be evident.
=conocimiento= _m_ knowledge (_sometimes Eng. sg. represents Spanish
pl._), acquaintance; consciousness.
=conquista= _f_ conquest.
=conquistador= conquering, conqueror (applied e.g. to any soldier of
Cortez's army).
=consabido= aforesaid.
=consagrar= _t_ consecrate, devote.
=conseguir= _t_ obtain, bring about, manage.
=consejero= counselor; councilor.
=consejo _m_ counsel, advice; =poner en---- = submit to counselors, take
advice on.
=consentimiento= _m_ consent.
=consentir= _t_ allow, give one's consent.
=conservar= _t_ preserve.
=considerable= considerable.
=consideración= _f_ consideration, considerateness; =de---- =
considerable, of some consequence; =guardar--es= be considerate, have
considerateness.
=considerar= _t_ consider, look upon.
=consigo= _used instead of_ =con sí=.
=consistir= _i_ be based (=en= on), rest (=en= with), consist (=en= in).
=consolar= _t_ console, comfort.
=consonancia= _f_ harmony.
=consonante= _m_ riming word; harmonizing sound; _f_ consonant.
=conspiración= _f_ conspiracy.
=constante= constant, continual; _adv._ =--mente=.
=constar= _i_ be (positively) known; =me consta= I have assurance.
=consternación= _f_ consternation.
=consternar= _t_ dismay, appall.
=constitución= _f_ constitution.
=constructor= construction.
=construir= _m_ construct.
=consuelo= _m_ consolation, comfort.
=consulta= _f_ counsel, consultation.
=consultar= _t_ consult (=me lo me= about it).
=consumar= _t_ consummate, carry through.
=consumir= _t_ consume, use up.
=contagioso= contagious, catching.
=contar= _t_ tell, tell the story, recount, count (=con= on).
=contemplación= _f_ contemplation, viewing.
=contemplar= _t_ contemplate, view.
=contemporáneo= contemporary, of our own day.
=contener= _t_ contain, restrain, keep in, hold back.
=contentar= _t_ content.
=contento= glad, pleased, suited (=de= with); _m_ cheer, satisfaction.
=contestación= _f_ reply.
=contestar= _t_ reply, respond, answer.
=contigo= _used instead of_ =con ti=.
=continuar= _t or i_ continue.
=continuo= continual.
=contra= against, contrary to; over against; _m. see_ =pro; en---- de,
en---- a=, against, unfavorable to.
=contradecir= _t_ contradict.
=contradicción= _f_ contradiction; =---- del mismo= self-contradiction
of.
=contrariar= _t_ antagonize; (_not in A._) disappoint, irk, annoy.
=contrariedad= _f_ hindrance, obstacle.
=contrario= (=al, por el, por lo=, on the, _A.; but_ =por el 22= 9 =111=
30 on the, =por lo 54= 13 for the) contrary; opponent.
=contrarrestar= _t_ withstand.
=contrato= _m_ contract.
=contribución= _f_ tax.
=contribuir= _t_ contribute.
=contristar= _t_ sadden.
=controversia= _f_ controversy; =de---- = controversial.
=contundente= bruising, scathing.
=convencer= _t_ convince.
=conveniencia= _f_ propriety; advantage; (domestic servant's, _A._)
place, situation.
=conveniente= expedient, advantageous, best, proper.
=convenir= _i_ agree (=en que= that), be to the purpose, be well, (_not
in A._) suit; =--do= agreed on.
=conversación= _f_ conversation.
=convertir= _t_ turn, convert, change.
=convexo= convex.
=convicción= _f_ conviction.
=convidar= _t_ invite; treat.
=conviene= _see_ =convenir=.
=convulsión= _f_ convulsion, spasm, convulsive strain.
=convulso= convulsive (person); _adv._ =--mente=.
=cooperar= _i_ coöperate.
=copa= _f_ goblet (cup with foot); cup.
=cophto= Copt, Coptic.
=copioso= copious, ample.
=copla= _f_ verse, song (N =10= 28).
=copón= _m_ ciborium.
=coraje= _m_ valor, gallantry.
=corazón= _m_ heart; courage, pluck, nerve.
=corazonada= _f_ (inward) prompting, presentiment.
=corcel= _m_ steed, courser.
=corchuelo= _m d depr of_ =corcho= cork.
=cordial= cordial; _adv._ =--mente=.
=cordialidad= _f_ cordiality.
=cordón= _m_ cord (in clothing, etc.).
=corifeo= _m_ coryphaeus.
=corneta= _f_ cornet.
=coro= _m_ chorus; choir; (divine) office, service.
=corona= _f_ crown.
=coronar= _t_ crown.
=coronel= _m_ colonel.
=corpachón= _m_ unwieldy body.
=corporación= _f_ corporation.
=corpulento= corpulent.
=corpúsculo= _m_ corpuscle.
=corrección= _f_ correctness.
=correctivo= _m_ corrective.
=correcto= correct.
=corregidor= _m_ corregidor (N =147= 20).
=correo= _m_ mail, post.
=correr= _i_ run; go about; (_not r in A._) be seen to (i.e. pass
through the regular channels); _t_ run; draw (curtain etc., either
opening or closing); face, go through (=aventuras= _etc._); pursue,
chase (=aventuras= _Gall.?_); =---- a cargo= _etc._ =de= be under the
charge _etc._ of.
=correspondencia= _f_ letters, correspondence.
=corresponder= _i w._ a return, reciprocate, match, correspond to;
belong to, be the part of, be for.
=correspondiente= corresponding.
=corretear= _i_ gad about, go up and down.
=corrida= _f_ run.
=corriente= current; settled (as general opinion); _f_ current; =---- de
aire= draft.
=corromper= _t_ corrupt.
=corrupción= _f_ corruption.
=corruptio optimi pessima= _L_ a corruption of the best is worst.
=cortar= _t_ cut, cut off, cut short; disconcert.
=corte= _f_ court; (monarch's) capital.
=cortejo= _m_ gallant ('especialmente si las relaciones son ilícitas'
_A._); cortege.
=cortés= courteous.
=cortesanía= _f_ courtliness.
=cortesano= courtly; _m_ courtier, _f_ courtesan.
=cortesía= _f_ courtesy.
=Cortez= _see_ =Ferdinand=.
=corteza= _f_ bark, rind.
=cortijo= _m_ grange.
=cortinaje= _m_ (set of) curtains.
=corto= scant, slight, little.
=cosa= _f_ thing, matter; _pl_ doings; =no ...---- = nothing; =gran----
= much of anything; =qué--s tienes= what a fellow (_etc._) you are;
=---- de= (_inf._) a thing to ... over.
=cosecha= _f_ harvest, crop, crops.
=coser= _i_ sew.
=cosita= _f_ a little something, little matter.
=costa= _f_ cost; =a---- = at the expense.
=costar= _i_ cost.
=costumbre= _f_ custom, habit; =de---- = usual.
=costura= _f_ sewing.
=costurero= _m_ work-box (with cushion top; sometimes with legs, making
it a stand).
=cotorra= _f_ parrakeet; magpie.
=coyuntura= _f_ opportunity.
=cráneo= _m_ skull (_less ambiguous than_ =casco=).
=creación= _f_ creation.
=crear= _t_ create.
=crecer= _i_ grow, increase.
=crecimiento= _m_ growth.
=crédito= _m_ credit.
=creencia= _f_ (=según= in) belief.
=creer= _t_ believe, think, suppose (that, =que= _if the following verb
has a subject different from that of_ =creer=; _usually inf. if the two
subjects would be the same_); =no crea Vd.= believe it or not.
=crepuscular= (of the) twilight.
=creyente= believer.
=creyó= _see_ =creer=.
=criadero= _m_ nursery (in agricultural sense); (mineral) deposit.
=criado= servant.
=criar= _t_ create.
=criatura= _f_ baby.
=crimen= _m_ crime ('delito grave' _A._).
=criminal= criminal.
=crisis= _f_ crisis.
=cristal= _m_ crystal; (_A._) flint glass; (_not in A._) pane, _pl_ sash.
=cristiandad= _f_ Christendom.
=cristianismo= _m_ Christianity.
=cristiano= Christian.
=Cristo= _m_ Christ.
=Cristóbal= _m_ Cristobal, Christopher.
=criterio= _m_ criterion; judgment.
=crónica= _f_ chronicle.
=cruce= _m_ crossing.
=crucificar= _t_ crucify.
=cruel= cruel.
=cruento= gory, sanguinary.
=cruz= _f_ cross.
=cruzar= _t or i_ cross; fold (arms, hands).
=cuaderno= _m_ fascicle, section, part (of unbound book).
=cuadrar _i_ square, fit, harmonize, correspond; befit, suit (=a=).
=cuadrilátero= _m_ quadrilateral.
=cuadrito= _m_ little picture.
=cuadro= _m_ picture.
=cual= such as, like a; (_after =tal, tan=) as; =el---- = who, which;
=tal para---- = six of one and half a dozen of the other (_usually
disparaging_); =---- si= as if; =cada---- = each one; =cuál= which.
=cualidad= _f_ (_esp._ individual) quality.
=cualquier[a]= (_positively_) any, anybody, any whatever, anybody
whatever, any and every, anybody and everybody, any no matter what;
=---- que= whatever; =un---- = a nobody.
=cuan= as ... as; _after_ =tan= as; =cuán= how.
=cuando= when; since; if; _as prep. c._ at the time of; =----menos= at
least; =de vez en---- = from time to time.
=cuanto= as much as, all that, _pl_ as many as; _after_ =tanto= as;
=en---- = as soon as; =en---- a= as to; =unos--s= a few; =cuánto= how
much, _freely_ how, _pl_ how many.
=cuartago= _m_ nag.
=cuarto= _m_ quarter; room, apartment; farthing (N =6= 34).
=cuatro= four; _indefinitely_ half a dozen, a few.
=cubicularia= _L. word_ night-lamp (lucerna cubicularia, _Martial_).
=cubrir= _t_ cover; =--ierto= _m_ 'plate, knife, fork, spoon, bread, and
napkin' (_A._) at a diner's place; _say_ plate.
=cuchicheo= _m_ whispering.
=cuchillo= _m_ knife.
=cuchufleta= _f_ pleasantry, quip.
=cuello= _m_ neck.
=cuenca= _f_ hollow, basin.
=cuenta= _f_ account, accounting; =tener en---- = bear in mind;
=darse---- de= (_not in A._) realize; =tomar por su---- = take upon
one's self (an affair that would normally be another's).
=cuento= _m_ story.
=cuerda= _f_ cord, string.
=cuerdo= sane.
=cuero= _m_ leather.
=cuerpo= _m_ body; corps; =de---- entero= full-length; =estar de----
presente= be a corpse at its funeral; =a---- de rey= in clover.
=cuestión= _f_ question (topic, not inquiry), dispute, altercation,
debate.
=cueva= _f_ cave.
=cuidadito= _m_ take mighty good care (=con= about).
=cuidadoso= careful, cautious; _adv._ =--mente=.
=cuidar= _t, or i w._ =de=, take care, care for, tend; _r_ regard
(=de=), concern one's self; =--do= _m_ (=tener= take) care, anxiety,
have a care, be careful, look out, O my, O my what, I must say; =estar
con--do= be apprehensive; =estar sin--do= have no fears.
=cuita= _f_ trouble, trial.
=culebra= _f_ snake.
=culebrear= _i_ twist and turn, meander (_A._ 'go making S's').
=culminante= culminating, capital, transcendent.
=culpa= _f_ fault, (=tener, tener la=, be to) blame.
=culpabilidad= _f_ blameworthiness, guilt.
=culpable= culpable, guilty, party at fault.
=cultivar= _t_ cultivate.
=culto= civilized; _m_ worship (_in broad enough sense to include,
without metaphor, the 'worship' of saints_).
=cultura= _f_ culture.
=cumplimiento= _m_ fulfillment.
=cumplir= _t_ fulfill; =--do= _m_ courteous words, act of courtesy.
=cúmulo= _m_ pile.
=cuna= _f_ cradle.
=cundir= _i_ spread (esp. of liquid soaking in and of popular movement).
=cuñado= brother-in-law.
=cura= _m_ pastor, priest; _f_ cure.
=curar= _t_ cure.
=curia= _f_ court; lawyers and court officers.
=curiosidad= _f_ curiosity.
=curso= _m_ course=.
=cuyo= whose, of which ('of which' _may be indistinguishable from, or
confused with, adjectival_ 'which,' N =24= 7).
=chacó= _m_ shako.
=charla= _f_ chatter.
=charlar= _i_ talk (_A._ 1, 'much and pointlessly'; 2, 'for mere
pastime'), chatter.
=charlatán= chatterer, gabbler, prater.
=charolar= _t_ japan.
=chasquido= _m_ whiz, crepitation, click.
=chaveta= _f_ forelock, key; =perder la---- = _c_ go off one's nut.
=chico= little; boy.
=chichear= _i_ chirrup (_A._ as token of displeasure, e.g. at theater).
=chillón= strident, shrill.
=china= _f_ pebble.
=chiquillo= _d of_ =chico=.
=chirrido= _m_ strident noise, scraping, creaking.
=chisme= _m_ (bit of) gossip; gimcrack.
=chismoso= gossiper, gossipy.
=chispa= _f_ spark; acumen, brightness.
=chispilla= _f d of_ chispa.
=chiste= _m_ witticism, joke; facetiousness, wit.
=chocante= clashing, harsh, jarring, repellent, offensive.
=chocar= _i_ strike, hit (=con= against).
=chocarrería= _f_ (piece of) buffoonery.
=chocolate= _m_ chocolate.
=chopo= _m_ black poplar (tall).
=choza= _f_ hut, booth.
=chuchería= _f_ knickknack.
=chupar= _t_ suck.
=chusma= _f_ gang (_when said of respectable people it is 'slang,' A._).