literally, _there is no other remedy than that he should choose_.--=á
quien Dios se lo dé=, the first part of the saying _á quien Dios se lo
dé, San Pedro se lo bendiga_, a saying which expresses the idea that we
should be content with the decrees of fate, whether they are to our
advantage or not. Here Procopio implies that he will be well pleased if
Claudio chooses either one of his daughters.
=65.=--20. =¿Cómo que quién piensa en eso?= _what do you mean by saying
"who is thinking of that"?_
24. =¿Que no?= _you are not, eh?_; _¿que no?_ = _¿dice usted que no?_
=66.=--11. =eso se dice=, _it is customary to say_ (_that one is married_).
24. =Con decirle á usted que allí tienen gran partido...=, _I have only to
tell you that the... are great favorites there_, see note =11=, 20.
LOS PANTALONES
=71.=--7. =señores=, see voc. under _señor_.
9. =Por vida de la política=, see voc. under _vida_.
=72.=--14. =daba=, see note =13=, 22.
26. =á quien menos le luzca el trabajo=, _whose work shows to less
advantage_.
=73.=--7. =antigüedad=, _length of service_.
18. =Estoy poniendo en limpio una minuta=, _I am making a fair copy of a
memorandum._
19. =¡Poniendo en limpio!= _cleaning up, are you?_ Paula takes the
expression literally.
=74.=--3. =para lo poco que tú servías=, _how little you are good for._
4. =me caso=, the present, instead of the conditional perfect _me habría
casado_, imparts emphasis and certainty to the statement.
6. =consiento= = =habría consentido=; see previous note.
13. =¡Adiós! ¡El diluvio!= _It's no use! Now there will be a storm about
my ears!_
16. =Somos nobles por los cuatro costados=, _we are of noble birth on both
our father's and our mother's side._
21. =nos han envuelto en ricos pañales=, literally, "we were wrapped in
rich swaddling-clothes," trans., _we were born in opulence._
=75.=--4. =¡Por vida de mi debilidad de carácter!= _the deuce take this
weak character of mine!_
10. =pero de habérselo advertido= = _si se lo hubiese advertido._
15. =mételo en algo=; =haz que sea algo=, _get him started in something_;
_make something out of him._
22. =Pues señor=, _just think!_; "well, sir" is occasionally used in
English in this sense.
24. =¡Otro que bien baila!= _another of the same stamp_; this expression
implies that one person resembles another in some defect or quality not
praiseworthy. Here Paula contemptuously compares Felipe, Luisa's lover,
to Juan, Carmen's husband. Colloquially we might say "another bad egg."
=76.=--4. =herrar ó quitar el banco=, _either bring the matter to a head
or drop it_, i.e., "marry Felipe or give him up."
5. =Tú ya no estás para=, _you are not in a condition to_.
10. =Si es que ésta no sabe=, _it's simply this_; _this girl doesn't know_
(_how to go about it_).
16. =¿Cómo que se escame?= _what do you mean by saying that he may take
offence?_
19. =Metternich=, an Austrian statesman, 1773-1859.
22. =Metternach=, unknown except to Paula.
23. =la solfa da poca grasa á los garbanzos=, literally, "music gives the
chick-peas but little fat"; trans. freely, _music provides but poor
fare_, i.e., it is not easy for a musician to support a family.
25. =Más cuenta te hubiese tenido... de casa de las de González=, _it
would have been more profitable for you to have taken notice of the
lieutenant_ (_whom you met_) _at the house of the González women_.
=77.=--5. =Y eso que se han pasado=, _and that, in spite of the fact that
they have spent_.
15. =cuya=; _cuyo, -a_ (Latin _cujus_), is a relative possessive
adjective. Being essentially a genitive its only equivalents in Spanish
are _de quien_, _del cual_ (English, "whose," "of which," "of whom"). It
is incorrectly used here in the sense of _el_ (_la_) _cual_. This misuse
of _cuyo_ is not uncommon.
20. =Serán otros González=, _it may be another González family_.
23. =Ellos serán, los muy...=, _it's probably they, the_ (understand some
disparaging epithet like "upstart").
=78.=--1. =Por allá dentro=, _somewhere inside there_.
15. =¡Estás fresco!= see voc. under _fresco_.
=79.=--23. =con la frecuencia que= = _la frecuencia con que_.
24. =lo próxima que está=, _how near... is_; notice that in this
construction the adjective does not agree with the neuter _lo_, but with
the subject of the conjunctive clause.
26. =Y eso de que=, see voc. under _ése_.
=80.=--13. =como á mí no me duelen prendas=, _as I don't care at all_; cf.
the expression _al buen pagador no le duelen prendas_.
=81.=--11. =Usted lo dirá=, _that is for you to say_.
17. =si por nosotras=, _indeed, for all we care_.
=82.=--1. =¡Caracoles, en la que me he metido!= _Great Scott, what a mess I
have got into!_ The feminine object pronouns _la_, _las_ may be used
with the force of an indefinite pronoun; some word suitable to the
context may be inferred; here, perhaps, _la_ (_situación_).
10. =¿Qué sería de vosotras...?= see voc. under _ser_.
22. =se dan... señor de Rodrigo en la horca=, _put on more airs than the
proudest person that ever lived_; this is Paula's illiterate paraphrase
of the expression _tener más humos que don Rodrigo en la horca_, "to be
prouder than don Roderick on the gallows." The saying may have arisen in
connection with the hanging of some noble who kept up his pride to the
end by insisting that he be hanged with a silken cord, as the law
allowed, instead of by the plebeian rope. Notice Paula's incorrect use
of _señor_ (see note =47=, 10) and of _de_ before the baptismal name.
=84.=--3. =rogarles no falten á esta su casa=, trans. freely, _to beg you
to be sure to honor us with your presence_: =rogarles= (=que=) =no falten=,
_que_ may be omitted after verbs denoting request, permission, or entreaty;
=á esta su casa=, see =56=, 31.
8. =¡Qué hemos de negarnos, hombre!= _I should say we are not going to
refuse!_
20. =ahora es todo un...=, _now he is a real_ (understand some word like
_potentado_).
22. =Nada, nada=, _it's settled_.
29. =que=; supply some expression like _es cierto_, or _es claro_, upon
which the clause introduced by _que_ may depend.
=85.=--5. =está á componer=, _is being repaired_.
6. =nada=, _no trouble about that_.
15. =Ese color= (i.e., _color lila_), =sin pedirlo, me lo dan á mí...=, _I
sha'n't have to ask them to give me that color_, i.e., they will put me
down as a dolt, of their own accord; _lila_, "lilac," is used
colloquially to mean "dolt," "fool."
21. =dejada de la mano de Dios=, literally, "abandoned by God's hand";
trans., _past recall_, or _a hopeless case_.
22. =¡Dale con mi madre!= _you are always harping on the subject of my
mother!_ or _let my mother alone, won't you?_
=86.=--11. =me preguntaron... si el difunto era mayor. Como que tiene cola
el tal pantalón=, _they asked me whether the deceased was a bigger man
than I, since the trousers in question have a train_ (they drag so on
the ground); the question is sometimes facetiously put to one wearing a
badly fitting garment, _si el difunto era mayor_, implying that the
garment is second-hand.
15. =¿Y vas tú á presumir acaso?= _you don't mean you are going to put on
airs?_
20. =¿Cómo se entiende?= _why, what do you mean?_ (implies that the
speaker is displeased at a previous statement).
=87.=--15. =Si es un momento=, _why, it will only take a moment_.
22. =Debe de estar=, _is probably_; _debe de_ expresses the probable
fulfilment of the action of the infinitive: governing the infinitive
directly it denotes obligation, i.e., _debe estar en su cuarto_, "it is
her obligation to be in her room." This distinction, however, is more
theoretical than practical. In current speech, Spaniards use the two
constructions interchangeably.
=88.=--6. =señor don Juan=, see =47=, 10.
16. =que le sobra á este pantalón=, _of which these trousers have enough
and to spare_.
28. =que va usted bien=, trans. freely, _and you will make no mistake_.
=89.=--12. =nos la podemos repartir á temporadas=, literally, "we can share
her by periods"; trans., _we can take turns at having her_.
21. =Éste se la ha olido=, _this fellow has smelled a rat_; for _la_, see
note =82=, 1.
25. =esas=; in English we should use here the definite article, i.e.,
"where are the ladies?" cf. Fr. _où sont ces dames?_ The definite
article is also possible in Spanish.
26. =va de baile=; the distinction between _ir de baile_, as used in the
context, and _ir al baile_ is more easily explained than translated.
Both seem to mean simply "are you going to the dance?" But meeting a
friend on the street in evening clothes it might occur to us to say:
_hola, ¿va usted de baile?_ "Ah, so you are off to a dance, are you?"
though not knowing to what particular dance he is going; but should we
ask _¿va usted al baile?_ we have in mind a specific dance. The English
"on a" sometimes translates _de_ in this construction, cf. _ir de gira_,
"to go on a picnic."
=90.=--12. =Con tal de que tenga usted los pantalones bien puestos=, etc.,
etc.; the point of this dialogue lies in the _double entente_ of the
observations concerning _los pantalones_; Felipe expresses himself, and
understands Juan literally; to the latter the manner of wearing one's
trousers indicates a man's status as a husband and family-man:--=Con tal
de que tenga usted los pantalones bien puestos=, _if only your trousers
fit well_ (implied, "you will be a man of character where the women are
concerned").--=¡Quiá, hombre! Si se me están cayendo; son anchos=, _but
they don't! why, they are falling off! they are too loose_ (interpreted
by Juan to mean that when a man's trousers won't stay on, he is sure to
be henpecked).--=¿Su sastre de usted es profeta?= _is your tailor a
prophet?_ (implied, "when he made your trousers too loose, was he a
prophet to foresee that you, too, would be under a woman's (i.e.,
Luisa's) thumb.)--=No; es García=, _no, his name_ (_is not prophet, it_)
_is García_.
21. =salimos con que=, _it turns out that_.
=91.=--8. =picada=, _decayed_; =picado= (line 9), _provoked_.
12. =¿En qué quedamos?--Ha sido el pretexto para no ir=, _what is to be
assumed?_ ("have you, or have you not, a toothache?").--(_Assume_) _that
it was merely a pretext to avoid going_.
=92.=--1. =Nada=, _it's no use_.
3. =¡... partirnos á la suegra!... ¡Ya lo creo que debíamos partirla!
Pero por la mitad=, _share your mother-in-law! I should say we ought to
split her, and right in two!_
10. =después de escrita=, a compact equivalent of _después de haber
escrito_.
14. =¡Soy lo más lila!= _I'm the biggest fool!_
15. =se me caen los pantalones=, see note =90=, 12.
26. =¡Y qué maja se ha puesto usted!= _my, how you've spruced up!_
=93.=--8. =que me lo ha dado=; notice that _dar_ has as direct objects the
relative pronoun _que_ and the personal pronoun _lo_. The redundant use
of the relative pronoun is common in Spanish.
16. =¡Quién fuera señora...¡= _don't I wish I were a lady!_
23. =Que sí= = _digo que sí_ =... que está usted= = _le aseguro que está
usted_; see note =3=, 6.--=pintiparada=, _exactly like her_ (i.e., Santa
Fislomena).
=94.=--10. =Hablaría=, see note =19=, 20.
25. =se llevan=, _are carrying off_; =llevan= (line 26), _wear_.
=95.=--1. =hombre=, evidently the object of a preposition like _para_
understood.
24. =las=; notice the redundant construction.
27. =¡Dichoso bailecito!= _confounded dance!_; both the adjective and the
diminutive are used ironically.
=96.=--20. =Debe=, _debe de_ would be expected; see note =87=, 22.
21. =venga=, see voc. under _venir_.
=97.=--25. =¿Á que...?= _I'll bet_.
=98.=--20. =¡Por torpe!= trans. freely, _what an ass!_
23. =¡Yo qué he de ir!= _but I'm not going, I tell you!_
24. =¿Cómo que no?= _you're not, eh?_ a compact equivalent of some
expression like _¿cómo te atreves á decir que no vas?_
=99.=--3. =no implica eso para que yo les sepa llevar=, _that doesn't
prevent my being able to wear them_.
15. =dejarnos sin ir=, _prevent us from going_.
=100.=--10. =Eso es que los muy trapisondistas=, _the fact is these fine
mischief-makers_.
16. =¿Está usted de manga corta?= _are you wearing short sleeves?_
(referring to the trousers).
18. =Para lo que me sirven=, _and little good they will do me_ (Juan says
this resignedly implying that his trousers _se le caerán siempre_, i.e.,
that he will always be under a woman's thumb).
VOCABULARY
A
=á=, to, in, at, on, upon, for, into, by; =-- que=, until (_after verbs of
waiting, etc._); =¿-- qué?= why?
=abajo=, below.
=abandonar=, to abandon, yield.
=abanico=, _m._, fan.
=abdicar=, to abdicate, give up.
=abierto=, _see_ =abrir=.
=abogada=, _f._, advocate, patron.
=abogado=, _m._, lawyer.
=aborrecer=, to abhor, hate.
=aborrezco=, _see_ =aborrecer=.
=abrazar=, to embrace.
=abrazo=, _m._, embrace.
=abreviar=, to abridge, cut short; =abrevia=, be brief, cut it short.
=abrigo=, _m._, overcoat.
=abrir=, to open; =--se paso=, to burst forth, break out.
=absolutamente=, absolutely.
=absoluto, -a=, absolute; =en --=, absolutely.
=abstraído, -a=, absorbed.
=abuela=, _f._, grandmother.
=aburrido, -a=, bored, impatient, vexed.
=aburrimiento=, _m._, tedium, ennui.
=aburrir=, to bore, tire.
=abusar (de)=, to abuse, take advantage of.
=acá=, here, hither.
=acabar=, to end, finish, be done; =-- de=, to have just, finish; =--se=,
to end; =... y se acabó=, and that's all there is to it, and that's
enough.
=acabose=, _m._ (=acabó-se=), end of it all.
=acaparador=, _m._, forestaller, monopolist, cornerer (of the market).
=acariciar=, to caress.
=acaso=, perhaps, perchance; =¿--= (_followed by an interrogative phrase_),
can it be that...?; =por si --=, with a view to contingencies, in case
that (_the rest to fit the context_).
=acatar=, to respect, revere.
=acción=, _f._, action; =cuento en --=, dramatized story, play;
=poner en --=, to dramatize, play.
=acento=, _m._, accent, pronunciation.
=aceptar=, to accept.
=acercar=, to bring near; =--se (á)=, to approach, draw near, go up to.
=acomodar=, to suit, please.
=acompañar=, to accompany, conduct.
=acompasadamente=, rhythmically.
=aconsejar=, to counsel, advise.
=acordar=, to remind; =--se (de)=, to remember.
=acordeón=, =m.=, accordion.
=acostar=, to put to bed; =--se=, to go to bed.
=acostumbrar (á)=, to be accustomed, be in the habit.
=actitud=, _f._, attitude.
=acto=, _m._, act.
=actor=, _m._, actor.
=actual=, actual, present.
=acuerd-a, -as=, _see_ =acordar=.
=acuerdo=, _m._, agreement, harmony; =estar de --=, to be of one mind, be
agreed.
=acueste=, _see_ =acostar=.
=adefesio=, _m._, ridiculous person, "fright."
=adelante=, forward; _used imperatively_, come in.
=además=, _adv._, besides; =-- de=, _prep._, besides.
=adentro=, within, inside.
=adiós=, good-bye; =¡--!= that's the last straw! it's no use!
=administración=, _f._, administration.
=admirable=, admirable.
=admiración=, _f._, admiration, wonder.
=admitir=, to admit, accept.
=adonde=, whither, where.
=adoquín=, _m._, paving-stone, blockhead.
=adormidera=, _f._, poppy, essence of poppies.
=adulador=, _m._, flatterer.
=advertir=, to warn, inform.
=afabilidad=, _f._, affability.
=afán=, _m._, eager desire, eagerness.
=afectuoso, -a=, kind, gracious.
=afición=, _f._, liking, fondness.
=aficionado, -a (á)=, fond (of).
=afligir=, to afflict, grieve, mortify.
=aflojar=, to loosen.
=afortunadamente=, fortunately.
=agarrar=, to grasp; =--se=, to hold on, catch hold.
=agradable=, agreeable.
=agradar=, to please, suit.
=agradecer=, to be grateful for; =--le á uno una cosa=, to thank one for
something.
=agradezco=, _see_ =agradecer=.
=agua=, _f._, water.
=aguador=, _m._, water-carrier.
=aguantar=, to endure, bear, put up with.
=aguardar=, to await, wait for.
=¡ah!= ah!
=ahí=, there (_near the person addressed_); =-- tiene usted=, there is;
=-- me tiene usted=, there I am; =-- van...=, there are...
=ahogar=, to choke; =--se=, to choke (_intrans._).
=ahora=, now, presently; =-- mismo=, just now; =hasta --=, so far;
=por --=, just now, for the present.
=ahorcar=, to hang.
=ahorrar=, to save, economize.
=airado, -a=, angry.
=aire=, _m._, air.
=¡ajajá!= haha!
=ajusticiar=, to execute, put to death.
=al= = =á= + =el= _or_ =á= + =él=.
=alcalde=, _m._, mayor.
=alces=, _see_ =alzar=.
=alcoba=, _f._, bedroom.
=Alcobendas=, _prop. noun._
=alcohol=, _m._, alcohol.
=aldaba=, _f._, knocker (of a door); =tener muy buenas --s=, to have
influential friends, have a "pull."
=alegrar=, to cheer, enliven; =--se=, to be glad, rejoice.
=alegre=, happy, joyful, cheerful, gay, joyous.
=alegría=, _f._, joy, joyfulness, happiness.
=alejarse=, to withdraw, go away.
=aleve=, base, perfidious.
=alfiler=, _m._, pin.
=algo=, something, anything; _adv._, somewhat.
=algodón=, _m._, cotton.
=algodoncito=, _m._, small piece of cotton.
=alguien=, someone, anyone, somebody; =¿hay --?= is someone there?;
=¿habrá --?= I wonder if someone is there.
=algún=, _see_ =alguno=.
=alguno, -a=, some, any, someone, anyone.
=alimentar=, to nourish, feed.
=aliviar=, to alleviate, relieve; =--se=, to be relieved, get relief, feel
better.
=alivio=, _m._, relief.
=alma=, _f._, soul.
=almorzar=, to eat the first heavy meal of the day, lunch.
=alojarse=, to stop, lodge (_in a hotel_).
=alpiste=, _m._, canary-seed.
=alterarse=, to get angry, get irritated.
=alto, -a=, high; =en --=, raised, in the air.
=alzar=, to raise; =-- el gallo=, to speak loudly and insolently; =--se=,
to rise.
=allá=, thither, there; =¡-- tú!= that is your lookout; =vamos --=, come
on, let's be about it.
=allí=, there; =por --=, over there.
=amabilidad=, _f._, amiability, kindness, kind act.
=amable=, amiable, pleasant, agreeable.
=amar=, to love.
=amargar=, to embitter.
=amargura=, _f._, bitterness.
=ambos, -as=, both.
=amenazador, -ora=, threatening.
=amenazar=, to threaten.
=amenizar=, to make agreeable, adorn, grace, beautify.
=ameno, -a=, pleasant, agreeable.
=americana=, _f._, sack-coat.
=amigo=, _m._, friend.
=amo=, _m._, master.
=amor=, _m._, love; =-- propio=, personal pride; =al -- de la lumbre=, by
the fireside.
=amueblar=, to furnish.
=ancho, -a=, broad, wide.
=anchura=, _f._, width; _pl._, width, fulness, breadth.
=andaluz, -uza=, Andalusian.
=andana=; =llamarse --=, to fail to do what is expected of one, back out
(_of an obligation or situation_).
=andar=, to go, walk; =¡anda!= _interj._, _emphasizes persuasive force of a
request_, go on; come now, well, well; _has a conciliatory force_, there
now, there, there; _expresses surprise_, =¡Anda, como arde!= Gracious, how
it burns!; =andando=, go ahead; =¡ande usted pronto!= be quick about it!
=ángel=, _m._, angel; =cabello de --=, a confection made with the fruit of
the calabash-tree and shredded to resemble strands of hair.
=ángulo=, _m._, angle, corner.
=anhelante=, eager, anxious.
=animadamente=, excitedly, in an animated manner.
=animadete=, rather lively.
=animal=, _m._, animal; dunce, blockhead.
=animar=, to animate, cheer, encourage; =--se=, to become animated, get
courage, cheer up.
=ánimo=, _m._, courage.
=anoche=, last night.
=ante=, _prep._, before, in front of, in the presence of.
=antecedente=, _m._, antecedent; _pl._, previous facts, information.
=antepasados=, _m. pl._, ancestors, forefathers.
=antes=, _adv._, before, ahead; =--de=, _prep._, before; =-- (de) que=,
_conj._, before.
=anticipadamente=, in advance.
=antigüedad=, _f._, antiquity, length of service.
=antiguo, -a=, ancient, old, former.
=antipático, -a=, antipathetic, unsociable, disagreeable.
=anunciar=, to announce.
=año=, _m._, year; =á los quince --s=, at the age of fifteen.
=aonde=, _mispronunciation of_ =adónde=.
=aparador=, _m._, sideboard.
=aparato=, _m._, apparatus.
=aparecer=, to appear, be seen.
=aparentar=, to feign, pretend.
=apartar=, to withdraw.
=aparte=, aside.
=apasionadamente=, passionately.
=apellidar=, to call, name.
=apellido=, _m._, surname, name.
=apenas=, hardly, scarcely.
=apetito=, _m._, appetite.
=apocado, -a=, mean-spirited, cowardly.
=Apolo=, _m._, Apollo.
=aprobación=, _f._, approbation, approval.
=apropiado, -a=, appropriate.
=aprovechar=, to make use of, take advantage of, improve, utilize; =--se=,
to be of use; =--se de=, to take advantage of, profit by.
=aproximarse (á)=, to draw near, approach.
=aquel, -la=, that.
=aquél, -la, -lo=, that, the one; =aquello de=, that (thing, remarks,
etc.), about.
=aquí=, here; =hé --=, behold; =por --=, here, hither, this way, around
here.
=arder=, to burn, blaze.
=aritmética=, _f._, arithmetic.
=armar=, to arm, equip, start, raise (_said of disturbances or quarrels_);
=-- una bronca=, to raise a row; =--se un lío con=, to get tangled up in.
=armario=, _m._, cabinet.
=arraigado, -a=, rooted, fixed.
=arrancar=, to pull out.
=arranque=, _see_ =arrancar=.
=arreglar=, to arrange; =--se=, to get ready.
=arrepentirse=, to repent.
=arrepintiéndose=, _see_ =arrepentirse=.
=arriba=, above, upstairs.
=arrimar=, to place near; =-- el ascua á su sardina=, to look out for
number one.
=arrodillarse=, to kneel.
=arrojar=, to throw, throw away, cast.
=asaltar=, to assault, surprise, strike.
=ascender=, to rise, advance, be promoted.
=ascua=, _f._, glowing coal.
=asegurar=, to assure, assert.
=asesino=, _m._, assassin.
=así=, thus, so, like this; =--como --=, at any rate; =¡--fuese...!= would
that it were so...!; =¿es -- como...? = is this how...? is this the
way...?
=asiento=, _m._, seat.
=asistir (á)=, to be present, attend.
=asomar=, to show, present to view; =hacer --=, to cause to appear, bring
out.
=aspaviento=, _m._, gesture of affected surprise or fear.
=asqueroso, -a=, nasty, disgusting.
=asunto=, _m._, affair, business matter; =gestionar un --=, to attend to a
business matter.
=asustar=, to frighten.
=atención=, _f._, attention.
=atender (á)=, to attend to, give heed to.
=aterrar=, to frighten, terrify.
=Atilano=, _prop. noun_.
=atormentar=, to torment, give pain.
=atractivo=, _m._, charm, grace.
=atragantarse=, to choke (_from food_).
=atrapar=, to catch.
=atreverse (á)=, to venture, dare.
=atrevido, -a=, bold.
=atrocidad=, _f._, absurdity, nonsense.
=atroz=, atrocious, fearful.
=aturdir=, to confuse, bewilder, rattle.
=aumento=, _m._, increase.
=aun=, =aún=, even, still; =--cuando=, although; =ni --=, not even.
=aunque=, although.
=ausentarse=, to absent oneself, be away.
=autor=, _m._, author.
=autoridad=, _f._, authority.
=auxiliar=, _m._, assistant.
=auxiliar=, to aid, assist.
=auxilio=, _m._, aid.
=avance=, _m._, advance, assault; =dar un -- á=, to accost a person for
help of some kind, to give one a "brace."
=avanzar=, to advance.
=Ave= (_Latin_), hail; =¡-- María!= Good Heavens! Did you ever hear of such
a thing!
=avilantez=, _f._, audacity, insolence.
=avisar=, to notify, inform.
=aviso=, _m._, notice; =hasta nuevo --=, until further notice.
=¡ay!= (_interj. expressing pain_; _not always translatable_), oh! alas!
Goodness!
=ayudante=, _m._, assistant.
=ayudar=, to aid, help.
=ayuntamiento=, _m._, municipal council; =secretario del --=, town clerk.
=azogado=, _m._ (_from_ =azogue=, quicksilver), one who suffers from a
nervous trembling which comes from protracted labor in a quicksilver
mine, or from excessive use of mercury as a drug; =temblar como un --=,
to tremble like a leaf.
=azucarillo=, _m._, preparation of sugar, whites of eggs, and a flavoring
substance. It is made into a long stick which dissolved in water affords
a sweetened drink very popular in Spain.
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=bacalao=, _m._, codfish, salt cod.
=bachillerato=, _m._, baccalaureate (_first academical degree conferred in
Spain_); baccalaureate course.
=¡bah!= bah!
=bailar=, to dance.
=baile=, _m._, dance, ball.
=bailecito=, _m._ (_dim. of_ =baile=), (little) dance.
=bajar=, to go down, descend.
=bajito=, _adv._, low, in a low voice.
=bajo, -a=, low.
=bajo=, _prep._, beneath, under, from.
=balcón=, _m._, balcony, casement window.
=baldado, -a=, paralyzed, crippled (with rheumatism).
=banco=, _m._, bench; =sentarse en el -- de la paciencia=, to wait with
the patience of Job.
=banquero=, _m._, banker.