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=á,= to, for, in, by, at, during, upon; =-- lo que,= according to what.
=abad,= _m._, abbot.
=abadesa,= abbess.
=abajo,= down, below, down stairs; =-- á,= down upon; =más --,= farther
down.
=abandonar,= to abandon, release, give (up), leave, desert.
=abanicar,= to fan.
=abarcar,= to encompass, take in.
=abatido,= dejected, low.
=abatir,= to cast down, humble, lower.
=abeja,= bee.
=abejaruco,= bee-eater (_a bird_).
=abierto= (_p. p. of_ =abrir=)=,= open(ed).
=abigarrado,= speckled, mottled, variegated.
=abismo,= abyss, gulf.
=ablandar,= to soften.
=abnegación,= _f._, abnegation, self-denial.
=abogado,= advocate, lawyer.
=abordar,= to board, attack.
=aborrecedor, -a,= detester.
=aborrecible,= hateful, detestable.
=abrasar,= to burn; =abrasando,= burning hot; =abrasado,= burning.
=abrazar,= to embrace; =--se,= to cling to; =abrazado con,= locked in an
embrace with.
=abrazo,= embrace.
=abreviar,= to abridge, shorten.
=abril,= _m._, April.
=abrir,= to open; =en un -- y cerrar de ojos,= in a twinkling; =-- en
canal,= to cut open, punish severely.
=abrumar,= to oppress, overwhelm.
=absolutamente,= absolutely.
=absolver (ue),= to absolve, acquit.
=absorber,= to absorb.
=absorto= (_irr. p. p. of_ =absorber=)=,= absorbed.
=abstinencia,= abstinence.
=abuelita= (_dim. of_ =abuela=)=,= beloved grandmother.
=abuelo, -a,= grandfather, grandmother; ancestor; old man, old woman.
=abundancia,= abundance.
=abundante,= abundant, copious.
=aburrir,= to weary, bore.
=abuso,= abuse.
=acá,= here; =desde entonces --,= since then; =por --,= here, this way;
=-- abajo,= down here.
=acabar,= to end, finish; =-- de,= to have finished, have just; =--se,=
to grow feeble, be near the end; =y esto se acabó,= and this settles it;
=¡acabáramos de una vez!= is that all!; =algo que no acaba de llegar,=
something that does not come.
=acaecer,= to happen; =lo acaecido,= what had happened.
=acaecimiento,= event.
=acalorar,= to overheat, inflame.
=acampar,= to camp.
=acariciar,= to caress.
=acaso,= perhaps, perchance.
=acceder,= to accede, yield.
=accesible,= accessible.
=acceso,= access.
=acción,= _f._, action, power (_of motion_).
=acusación,= _f._, accusation.
=acebuche,= _m._, wild olive tree.
=acéfalo,= acephalous, without a head.
=aceite,= _m._, oil.
=aceituna,= olive, olive-crop.
=acelerado,= quickened.
=acento,= accent, voice.
=aceptar,= to accept.
=acerca= (_in La Leva_) = =cerca=; =-- de,= about.
=acercar,= to bring near; =--se,= to approach.
=acero,= steel.
=acertado,= proper, fit.
=acertar (ie),= to happen (_unexpectedly_), hit the mark, succeed, say
anything opportunely, guess; =sin -- con las excusas,=, unable to utter
an apology.
=acicalarse,= to dress (in style).
=acoger,= to receive.
=acometer,= to attack, defy.
=acomodar,= to find acommodations, shelter, lay, suit, adjust.
=acomodo,= employment, shelter, acommodation.
=acompañante,= _m. or f._, companion.
=acompañar (de),= to accompany (by).
=acompasado,= regular, rythmical.
=acongojado,= distressed, dismayed.
=aconsejar,= to advise.
=acontecer,= to happen.
=acontecimiento=, event.
=acordar (ue),= to decide; =--se (de),= to remember.
=acosar,= to pursue.
=acostar (ue),= to put to bed; =--se,= to go to bed.
=acostumbrado,= customary; =más de lo --,= more than usual.
=acostumbrar (á),= to be in the habit (of), be accustomed (to).
=acre,= sharp, bitter.
=acribillar,= to riddle, cover with wounds.
=actitud,= _f._, attitude.
=activísimo= (_from_ =activo=)=,= very active, industrious.
=activo,= active.
=acto,= act; =-- continuo,= immediately.
=actuar,= to move, take part.
=acuático,= aquatic.
=acuchillar,= to cut, hack; =--se,= to fight with knives.
=acudir,= to run to, hasten (to help).
=acusación,= _f._, accusation, charge.
=acusar,= to accuse.
=achaque,= _m._, defect, matter.
=achicharrar,= to burn (_to a crisp_).
=adarme,= _m._, dram (_in avoirdupois weight_); =dos --s de
imaginación,= a spark of imagination.
=adecuado,= adequate, fit.
=adelantarse,= to advance, approach; =-- cada vez más á,= to gain more
and more on.
=adelante,= forward; =en --,= henceforth; =seguir --,= to walk on; =por
la mesa --,= across the table.
=ademán,= _m._, gesture, movement, attitude.
=además (de),= moreover, besides.
=adentro,= within; =para mis --s,= to myself.
=adherente,= adherent, adjoined.
=adherir (ie),= to be fastened, united (to).
=adiós,= good-bye.
=adivinar,= to divine, guess, conjecture, understand.
=adivino,= fortune-teller.
=adminículos,= trimmings, tools, "extras."
=administrador,= _m._, manager.
=administrar,= to administer.
=admirablemente,= marvellously.
=admiración=, _f._, sudden surprise, wonder, admiration.
=admirar,= to surprise, astonish, make one wonder; admire; =--se (de),=
to marvel (at).
=admitir,= to receive, give entrance, admit; associate.
=adolescencia,= adolescence.
=adonde,= where.
=adoptar,= to adopt, approve.
=adorar,= to adore, worship.
=Adoracuernos,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, worships bull-fights).
=adormecer,= to lull asleep.
=adornar,= to adorn.
=adorno,= ornament, adornment.
=adosar (á),= to lean, rest, stand (against).
=adquirir,= to acquire, come by, obtain, take possession (of).
=adquisividad,= _f._, acquisitiveness, thrift.
=aduana,= custom-house.
=adular,= to flatter.
=adulto,= adult, grown up.
=adusto,= gloomy, sullen.
=advertencia,= warning.
=advertir (ie),= to inform, warn, take notice, notice, state;
=¡adviértase!= take notice!
=adyacente,= adjacent.
=aerólito,= aerolite.
=afamado,= famous.
=afán,= _m._, pains, efforts, anxiety, eagerness (for).
=afanado,= busy, eager.
=afanar,= to toil, work; =tú has afanado eso,= you have carried that
off.
=afanoso,= anxious.
=afectación,= _f._, affectation.
=afectar,= to affect.
=afecto,= affection.
=afeitarse,= to shave; =¡por estas que me afeito!= by my beard!
=aferrado,= fastened; =-- á la silla,= clinging to the saddle.
=afición,= _f._, affection, inclination; =por -- á,= through love for.
=aficionadísimo= (_from_ =aficionado=) =(á),= very fond (of),
devoted(to).
=aficionado,= amateur; =muy -- al toreo,= a great amateur in the art of
fighting bulls.
=afirmar,= to affirm, assure.
=aflicción,= _f._, grief, anguish.
=aflictivo,= distressing.
=afligido,= afflicted, wretched.
=aflojarse,= to loosen.
=afluir,= to stream, flow.
=aforismo,= aphorism, saying.
=afrenta,= dishonor.
=afueras,= _f. pl._, suburbs.
=agarrar,= to grasp, seize, take hold (of).
=agasajo,= kindness, caress, politeness; =hacer --,= to show politeness,
give a kindly reception.
=ágil,= quick, nimble.
=agitado,= excited.
=agitar,= to agitate, move, shake; =--se,= to be busy, writhe, move.
=agobiado,= exhausted.
=agonía,= suffering, death struggle.
=agonizar,= to be dying.
=agosto,= August.
=agotado,= exhausted.
=agraciado,= graceful.
=agradable,= agreeable, pleasant.
=agradar,= to please.
=agradecer,= to appreciate, be thankful (for).
=agradecido,= grateful.
=agradecimiento,= gratitude.
=agrado,= liking; =sin buscarlo halla el --,= without trying to causes
pleasure; =de buen --,= with (great) pleasure.
=agravar,= to aggravate; =--se,= to grow worse.
=agravio,= grievance, affront, injury.
=agregar (ie),= to add.
=agresor, -a,= aggressor.
=agrietar,= to crack.
=agrupar(se),= to group, come (_or_ draw) together.
=agua,= _f._, water; _pl._, waters, stream; =--s vivas,= running water.
=aguachirle,= _m._, poor excuse for wine; slops.
=aguantar,= to bear, suffer.
=aguar,= to mix with water.
=aguardar,= to wait for; =-- á que,= to wait until.
=aguardiente,= _m._, brandy (_or_ any distilled liquor); =-- de caña,=
rum.
=agudísimo= (_from_ =agudo=)=,= sharpest, very keen.
=agudo,= acute, sharp.
=aguileño,= aquiline.
=agüiña= (_dim. of_ =agua=)=,= water.
=aguja,= needle.
=agujero,= hole; =-- de la llave,= key-hole.
=ah!= ah! oh!
=ahí,= there; =por --,= there, yonder; =-- dentro,= in there.
=ahogarse,= to drown, be drowned; =-- de,= to be suffocated with.
=ahora,= now, now-a-days; =-- mismo,= now, at once, this very moment;
=no es de --,= this is not the first time.
=ahorcar,= to hang.
=ahorrar,= to save, economize.
=ahumado,= smoked, burned, smoke-stained.
=ahuyentar,= to put to flight.
=aire,= _m._, air, wind, breeze.
=airecito= (_dim._)=,= little air.
=aislado,= isolated, lone.
=ajeno,= belonging to another; =lo --,= that which belongs to another.
=ajimez,= _m._, arched window (_with a pillar in the center_).
=al= = =á el,= (_before an inf._) on, in (_doing something_).
=ala,= wing.
=alabar,= to praise.
=alabastro,= alabaster.
=alambre,= _m._, wire.
=alameda,= (public) promenade _or_ avenue (_lined with shade trees,
generally the_ =álamo=, poplar. _Hence the name. There is generally an_
=alameda= _in the Southern-Spanish and the Spanish-American cities_).
=alargar,= to hold out, reach, hand, lengthen.
=alarido,= outcry, shriek.
=alarma,= alarm.
=alarmado,= alarmed.
=alba,= _f._, dawn; =así que el --despuntó,= at day-break.
=albor,= _m._, dawning.
=alborotado,= rebellious, disorderly.
=alborotador, -a,= rioter, disturber of peace.
=alborotar,= to disturb, cause disorder _or_ disturbance; =--se,= to be
(become) excited.
=alboroto,= disturbance, tumult, noisiness.
=alborozar,= to rejoice, enliven; =alborozado,= enlivened, joyous.
=alcalde,= _m._, justice of the peace, magistrate, mayor.
=alcanzado,= needy; =salir (estar) --,= to be in debt, short in one's
accounts.
=alcanzar,= to reach, overtake, attain, obtain, succeed, manage (=á,=
in, to,); =que no ha de --,= that is not for you.
=alcázar,= _m._ (_of Arabic origin_), castle.
=alcé,= _pret. of_ =alzar=.
=alcoba,= bedroom.
=alcornoque,= _m._, cork-oak.
=aldaba,= knocker (_on a door_).
=aldabonazo= (_aug._ + =azo=: _cf. H. F. Gr._ § 205)=,= blow with the
knocker, knock.
=aldea,= small village, hamlet.
=alegar,= to allege, cite.
=alegrarse (de),= to be glad, happy; =¡cuánto me alegro!= how glad I am!
=alegre,= merry, happy.
=alegría,= merriment, joy; =Alegría,= _prop. noun_.
=alejar,= to remove; =--se,= to go away, retreat, retire; =--se más,= to
remove to a greater distance.
=alemán, -a,= German.
=alentar (ie),= to breathe.
=alerce,= _m._, larch-wood.
=alerta,= vigilant(ly); =estar ojo --,= to be watchful.
=alerto,= watchful.
=aletear,= _m._, flutter, toy(ing).
=alevosamente,= treacherously.
=alfombra,= carpet.
=algarabía,= jargon, confused noise.
=algazara,= merriment, shouting, turmoil.
=algo,= something, somewhat; =--más,= later.
=algún(o), -a,= some, any, some one, any one; =-- tanto,= somewhat.
=alianza,= alliance, relationship.
=Alicante,= _prop. noun_ (_the town of Alicante, with a population of
about 40,000, is the capital of the province of Alicante, on the
southeastern coast of Spain_).
=alícuota; parte --,= equal share.
=alienado,= insane (person).
=aliento,= breath; _pl._, courage.
=alimentación,= _f._, act of nourishing, food.
=alimentar,= to nourish.
=alimento,= food.
=alisado,= smooth.
=alita= (_dim._)=,= little wing.
=alivio,= improvement; =tener --,= to show improvement.
=alma,= soul, human being; =hija de mi --,= my darling.
=almacén,= _m._, warehouse.
=almena,= crenelated battlement.
=almendra,= almond.
=almidonar,= to starch.
=almohada,= pillow, cushion.
=almorzar (ue),= to breakfast.
=alojado,= residing.
=alojamiento,= lodging, quarters.
=alojarse,= to lodge, stop.
=alpargatas,= shoes _or_ sandals made of hemp.
=alquitrán,= _m._, tar.
=alrededor,= around, about; =á su --,= around (him).
=altamente,= highly.
=altanería; con --,= haughtily.
=altanero,= haughty.
=altar,= _m._; =-- mayor,= high altar.
=Altavilla,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, High town).
=alterar,= to alter, change, disturb; =--se,= to be disturbed.
=alternado,= alternating, recurrent.
=alternativa,= alternative; =--s traidoras,= treacherous turns.
=alternativamente,= alternately.
=alteza,= height.
=alto,= high, tall, loud; =lo --,= above, height, top; =-- el fuego,=
_see_ =fuego=; =en --,= high, aloft; =-- sentido,= deep meaning.
=altura,= height, latitude; =á la --de,= as high as, as far north as.
=alubia,= kidney-bean.
=alucinación,= _f._, hallucination.
=aludir,= to allude.
=alumbrar,= to light.
=alumno,= disciple.
=alzar,= to lift, raise; =--se con el cargo,= to take (upon oneself) the
office.
=allá,= there; =-- dentro,= in there; =lo de más --,= the other;
=--abajo,= down there; =-- arriba,= above, up there.
=allí,= there; =por --,= thereabouts, over there.
=amable,= lovable, pleasing, amiable.
=amado,= beloved.
=amagar,= to threaten.
=amanecer,= to dawn; be at day-break; =al --,= at day-break;
=amanezcan,= may find themselves at day-break.
=amante,= _m. or f._, lover.
=amar,= to love.
=amargarse,= to become bitter.
=amargura,= bitterness, pain.
=amarillo,= yellow, pallid; =amarillas,= gold coins.
=amarra,= martingale, strap.
=amarrar,= to tie, fasten.
=ámbito,= space, extent.
=ambos, -as,= both, the two; =por ambas partes,= on either side.
=ambulante,= movable, walking.
=amén,= amen, so be it.
=amenaza,= threat.
=amenazador, -a,= threatening.
=amenazar,= to threaten.
=amenículos= = =adminículos=.
=amigo, -a,= friend; =ser -- de,= to be fond of, like.
=amigote= (_aug. of_ =amigo=)=,= great friend, chum.
=aminorarse,= to diminish.
=amistad,= _f._, friendship.
=amo, -a,= landlord, landlady, proprietor, master, mistress, owner.
=amoldar,= to mould, shape.
=amontonar,= to pile up, crowd together.
=amor,= _m._, affection, love; _pl._, love affairs; =-- propio (de),=
self-love (as a), conceit (as a).
=amorcito= (_dim._)=,= cupid.
=amoroso,= affectionate.
=amortiguar(se),= to calm, soften.
=amotinarse,= to rebel, rise against authority.
=amparar,= to help, protect, shelter.
=amparo,= protection.
=Ana,= Anne; =Santa --,= Saint Anne (_the mother of the Virgin Mary_).
=análogo,= analogous, similar.
=anaranjado,= orange-colored.
=anatómico,= anatomical.
=anciano, -a,= old man, old woman; _adj._, old.
=ancla,= anchor.
=ancho,= width; _adj._, wide, broad.
=andar(se),= to walk, go about; =--= (+ _p. p._), to be; =¡anda!= of
course! come! please! =¿quién anda ahí?= who is there? =anda á,= go and;
=¡andando!= let us go!; =andaba en los cuarenta,= was some forty years
of age.
=andrajoso,= ragged.
=Andrea,= Andrew.
=anduve, -iste, -o,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =andar=.
=anfitrión,= _m._, amphitryon, host.
=ángel,= _m._, angel, (dead) child; =--de Dios,= innocent little thing;
=-- de la guarda,= guardian angel.
=angélicamente,= angelically.
=angelito= (_dim._)=,= little angel.
=angeluco= (_from_ =ángel=)=,= poor innocent.
=angelus,= angelus (_an evening devotion_).
=angostísimo= (_from_ =angosto=)=,= very narrow.
=angosto,= narrow.
=ángulo,= angle, corner.
=angustia,= anguish, agony, distress.
=angustioso,= miserable, troubled, anxious.
=anhelante=, anxious, longing.
=anhelo,= longing, eagerness (for).
=anidarse,= to build a nest; dwell.
=anillo,= ring.
=ánima,= soul, spirit; _pl._, spirits; evening bells (_inviting to
prayer for the souls in purgatory_).
=animado,= animated, bright, quick, lively.
=animadísimo,= (_from_ =animado=)=,= most animated.
=animal,= _m._, animal, brute.
=animalejeño, -a,= inhabitant of =Animalejos=.
=Animalejos,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, small animals).
=animalejuense,= _m. or f._, inhabitant _or_ native of =Animalejos=.
=animalillo= (_dim._)=,= little animal.
=animalito= (_dim._)=,= little animal.
=animar,= to animate, excite, encourage; revive, comfort.
=ánimo,= mind, spirit, soul; courage; =con --,= boldly.
=aniversario,= anniversary.
=anochecer,= to grow dark; =el --,= nightfall.
=anonadar(se),= to vanish.
=ansia,= eagerness, longing, ardent desire.
=ansiedad,= _f._, anxiety.
=ansiosamente,= anxiously.
=ansioso,= anxious, eager.
=ante,= before, in the presence of.
=antecedente,= _m._, antecedent; _pl._, previous conduct.
=antemano; de --,= beforehand.
=antena,= yard(arm).
=antepecho; puerta de --,= window (_opening on hinges like a door, but
not coming down to the floor_).
=anterior,= former, preceding.
=anteriormente,=, previously, before.
=antes,= formerly, before, but rather; =-- de,= before, rather than.
=antífona,= anthem.
=antiguamente,= in olden times, formerly.
=antiguo,= old, antique; former.
=antipatía,= aversion, hatred.
=antipático,= disagreeable, unfeeling.
=antojar(se)= (_used only in the third person_)=,= to desire, fancy;
=que se me antojaran,= that I might desire.
=antojo,= strong desire, longing, pleasure, whim.
=Antonio,= Anthony _or_ Antony; =San -- de Padua,= Saint Antony of Padua
(_b. at Lisbon, 1195; d. at Padua, 1231; the patron saint of animals_).
=antorcha,= torch.
=anudar,= to knot, tie together, fasten.
=anunciar,= to announce.
=anzuelo,= (fish-) hook.
=añadir,= to add.
=añagaza,= allurement.
=añejo,= old (_said of wine_).
=añil,=, _m._, indigo.
=año,= year; =por los --s,= about the year; =¿cuántos --s tiene usted?=
how old are you?
=apagar,= to extinguish, drown (_the voice_); =--se,= to die away.
=apandar,= to steal, rob, pilfer, "swipe."
=aparato; con --,= with indication.
=aparecer,= to appear.
=aparejado (á),= ready (for).
=aparejar,= to rig (_a boat_).
=aparejo,= tackle; rigging; =-- de pescar,= fishing-tackle.
=aparentar,= to feign, appear.
=aparente,= feigned, not real.
=aparición,= _f._, apparition.
=apartar(se),= to leave, turn away, separate.
=aparte,= apart, separate.
=apearse,= to dismount.
=apedrear,= to stone.
=apelmazado,= hard, soggy (_as bread_).
=apellido,= family name.
=apenas (si),= hardly, scarcely; as soon as.
=apercibirse (de),= to perceive.
=apesadumbrado,= sad; =que la tenía --a,= that made her sad.
=apestar,= to smell.
=apilar,= to pile up.
=apiñado,= crowded together, dense (_as a crowd_).
=aplacar,= to appease, calm.
=aplastar,= to crush.
=aplaudir,= to favor, applaud.
=aplauso,= applause.
=aplicar,= to apply, put, hold (_one thing to another_).
=apoderarse (de),= to take possession (of), seize.
=apodo,= nickname.
=apogeo,= apogee, culmination.
=apologista,= _m. or f._, apologist (_defender of the divine origin of
Christianity_).
=apoplegía,= apoplexy.
=apoplético,= apoplectic.
=aposentador,= _m._, quartermaster; =sargento --,=
quartermaster-sergeant.
=apostar (ue),= to wager, bet.
=apóstol,= _m._, apostle, messenger.
=apostrofar,= to apostrophize.
=apóstrofe,= _m._, apostrophe.
=apoyar,= to corroborate, confirm; second; =--se,= to lean, rest upon,
lay stress upon.
=apreciar,= to appreciate.
=aprehensión,= _f._, seizure, apprehension, fear.
=aprehensor, -a,= captor.
=apremiante,= pressing.
=aprender (á),= to learn.
=aprendiz,= _m._, apprentice.
=aprensión,= _f._, seizure, fear.
=apresuradamente,= quickly, hastily.
=apresurarse,= to hasten.
=apretar (ie),= to tighten, press, squeeze, hasten, increase the speed
(_of machinery_).
=aprisa,= quickly.
=aprobar (ue),= to approve.
=apropiado,= appropriate.
=aprovechar,= to profit by, make use of.
=aprovisionar,= to provide.
=aproximarse,= to approach.
=apto,= apt, fit.
=apuesto,= elegant, genteel.
=apuntar,= to point out, hint; aim; make a note of, mark.
=apuñalear,= to stab.
=apurar,= to drain, worry; =--se,= to grieve, be afflicted; =-- el
paso,= to hasten one's steps.
=apuro,= difficulty, trouble, strait; =salir de --s,= to get out of
difficulties.
=aquel, aquella,= that; =aquél, aquélla, aquello,= _pron._, that.
=aqueste, -a,= this; =aquéste, -a, aquesto,= _pron._, this.
=aquí,= here; =-- mismo,= right here; =de -- para allí,= here and there,
from one place to another.
=árabe,= Arab.
=arado,= plow.
=arandela,= socket-pan.
=árbitro,= master, arbiter.
=árbol,= _m._, tree.
=arboladura,= rigging, masts.
=arboleda,= trees, grove.
=arcabucear,= to shoot with an arquebus; to shoot (_a criminal for
punishment_).
=arcilla,= argil, clay (_for earthen-ware_).
=arco,= arch, bow.
=arcón,= _m._, large chest.
=archivo,= archives.
=arder,= to burn.
=ardiente,= burning, fiery, ardent.
=ardor,= _m._, spirit, ardor, fire.
=ardoroso,= fiery.
=arduo,= arduous, difficult.
=arena,= sand; _pl._, sand.
=arenal,= _m._, sandy ground.
=arenisco,= sandy.
=arenoso,= sandy, covered with sand.
=argamasa,= mortar, cement.
=Argel,= Algiers (_on the northern coast of Africa; capital of the
French colony of Algeria_).
=Argos,= Argus (_the mythological being with a hundred eyes, who wot
charged by Juno to watch Io; hence, a "sharp-sighted person"_).
=aria,= aria, air, tune.
=arisco,= shy.
=arma,= weapon, arm.
=armar,= to arm, man, stir up, provoke, put up, fit out (_a boat_);
=--se,= to arise.
=armario,= closet, cupboard.
=armero,= armourer, gun-smith.
=armonía,= harmony.
=armonioso,= harmonious, regular.
=arnés,= _m._, harness.
=arqueólogo,= archaeologist.
=arrancar (á),= to uproot, snatch, pull off _or_ out, start off, draw,
tear out; =-- á correr,= to start on a run.
=arrancharse,= to camp.
=arrasar,= to fill (_a glass_); =arrasados los ojos en lágrimas,=
(one's) eyes filled with tears.
=arrastrar,= to drag, creep, drive; =--se,= to drag oneself, crawl.
=arreador,= _m._, muleteer, carter.
=arrebujarse,= to wrap oneself up.
=arrecife,= _m._, reef, shoal.
=arreglar(se),= to arrange, manage; =se las arreglan,= they manage.
=arreglo; con -- á,= according to.
=arremedar,= to imitate.
=arremolinarse,= to whirl about (_as a windmill_), gather together (_as
a mob_).
=arrepentimiento,= repentance, remorse.
=arrepentirse (ie),= to repent.
=arriba,= above, up, upstairs; =de -- abajo,= from end to end, up and
down.
=arrimar,= to approach, draw near, bring near; =con sólo --le á la
nariz,= by merely holding to his nose; =arrimad(it)a á la iglesia,= very
pious.
=arrinconado,= rejected.
=arrobamiento,= rapture, delight.
=arrodajarse,= to sit down (_on the floor or ground_); =arrodajado,=
squatting.
=arrodillarse,= to kneel.
=arrogante,= haughty, commanding, proud.
=arrojar,= to throw.
=arropar,= to clothe.
=arroyo,= brook, "creek."
=arruga,= wrinkle.
=arrugado,= wrinkled.
=arruinarse,= to be ruined, fall into ruin; =habré de arruinarme,= I
shall be ruined.
=arsenal,= _m._, dock-yard.
=arte,= _m. or f._, art.
=artesa,= trough, tub.
=artículo,= article.
=artista,= _m. or f._, artist.
=arzobispo,= archbishop.
=asaltar,= to assault, fall upon, attack.
=asalto,= assault.
=asamblea,= assembly.
=asar,= to roast, broil; =-- á contribuciones,= to roast with taxes,
_i.e._, tax to death.
=ascenso,= promotion.
=asco,= nausea, repugnance.
=ascua,= red-hot coal; =pasar sobre --s,= to be uneasy, be "on pins and
needles."
=aseado,= neat, tidy.
=asedio,= siege, attack.
=asegurar,= to assure.
=asemejarse,= to resemble.
=asentimiento,= assent, consent.
=aserto,= assertion.
=asesinar,= to assassinate.
=asesino,= assassin.
=así,= so, thus, in this way, even if; =-- es que,= so, therefore; =ser
--,= to be like that; =-- como,= just as; =así que,= as soon as, so
that.
=asiento,= seat.
=asilo,= asylum, refuge.
=asistente,= _m._, servant, orderly.
=asociado,= member, associate.
=asomado,= appearing, looking out.
=asomar(se),= to show, appear, come, become visible, begin to appear;
=-- á,= to peep from.
=asombrar,= to astonish; =--se (de),= to be astonished (at).
=asombro; con --,= to the amazement.
=asombroso,= wonderful.
=aspecto,= aspect.
=áspero,= harsh, rigid, severe.
=aspirar,= to aspire.
=asta,= horn, antler.
=astillero,= shipyard.
=astrólogo,= astrologer.
=asumir,= to assume, arrogate.
=asunto,= affair, business, subject; _pl._, business affairs.
=asustado,= frightened, terrified.
=asustarse,= to be frightened.
=atajar,= to stop, put a stop to.
=atañer,= to concern, affect, touch.
=ataque,= _m._, attack; =-- de nervios,= nervous attack.
=atar,= to tie, fasten.
=ataúd,= _m._, coffin.
=atemorizado,= daunted, terror-stricken.
=atención,= _f._, attention.
=atender (ie),= to attend, listen, pay attention.
=atenerse,= to adhere, hold to.
=atentado,= offence, transgression.
=atentamente,= attentively.
=atento (á),= attentive (to), bent (upon), watching.
=aterecío = aterecido,= benumbed with cold.
=aterrado,= terrified.
=Atlante,= Atlas, Atlante (_figure of a man used as a column to support
an entablature_).
=Atlántico,= Atlantic Ocean.
=atmósfera,= atmosphere, air.
=atolondrado,= stunned, in consternation; thoughtless, confused.
=atolondrarse,= to be stunned.
=atónito,= astonished.
=atracar,= to lie alongside of, moor; =--se,= to stuff oneself (_with
food and drink_).
=atraer (á),= to draw, attract (to, toward), bring down (upon).
=atrajo,= _pret. of_ =atraer=.
=atrancar,= to bar.
=atrapar,= to catch, nab.
=atrás,= backwards, behind, back.
=atravesar (ie),= to cross, pass through.
=atreverse (á),= to dare, make bold.
=atrevido,= bold, daring, fearless.
=atribuir,= to attribute, ascribe, charge to.
=atribulado,= afflicted, worried, distressed.
=atrocidad,= _f._, atrocity.
=atrofiar(se),= to waste away.
=atronador, -a,= thundering, deafening.
=atronar (ue),= to make a deafening noise (_like thunder_).
=atroz,= atrocious.
=aturdido,= thoughtless.
=aturdimiento,= perturbation, stupefaction.
=audaz,= fearless, valient.
=auditorio,= audience.
=augusto,= grand, imposing, venerable, sacred.
=aumentar,= to increase.
=aumento,= increase; =seguir en --,= to continue to increase.
=aun= _or_ =aún,= even, yet, still; =ni aun,= not even.
=aunque,= although, even if.
=ausencia,= absence.
=austeridad,= _f._, austerity, severity.
=austero,= stern.
=auto de fe,= _auto de fe_ (_better known by the Portuguese name,_ =auto
da fe=: _a ceremony that used to take place in Spain, in which heretics
were publicly punished, or even burned, together with their heretical
writings_), great fire.
=autómata,= _m._, automaton.
=autor, -a,= author, authoress; =--de mis días,= my father.
=autoridad,= _f._, authority.
=autoritario,= domineering.
=autorizar,= to authorize.
=auxiliar,= auxiliar, assistant.
=auxilio,= aid, assistance.
=avance,= _m._, advance, attack.
=Avangelios = Evangelios=.
=avanzar,= to advance.
=avaro,= miser.
=ave,= _f._, bird; =-- nocturna,= night-bird (_the owl, etc._).
=avecilla= (_dim. of_ =ave=)=,= little bird.
=aventura,= adventure.
=aventurar(se),= to venture.
=avergonzado,= ashamed.
=avergonzar (üe),= to fill with shame, put to shame.
=averiar,= to damage, spoil.
=averiguar,= to ascertain, find out, inquire, pry.
=Averno= (_= Avernus, a lake near Naples, famous for its poisonous
vapors and supposed by the ancients to be connected with the infernal
regions_), Hades.
=avidez,= _f._, greed; =con --,= eagerly.
=avisar,= to advise, inform, give notice.
=avispa,= wasp.
=avivar,= to enliven, stir up (_as a fire_).
=¡ay!= _interj._ (_expressing grief or pain_), oh! ah! alas!
=ayer,= yesterday; =-- noche,= last night.
=ayudar (á),= to help, assist.
=ayunar,= to fast.
=ayuno,= fasting; _adj._, ignorant.
=ayuntamiento,= city council, municipal government.
=azabache,= _m._, jet.
=azorado,= terrified, trembling, agitated.
=azotar,= to whip, beat.
=azote,= _m._, lash, blow, whip; =que daba --s en cierta parte,= who was
spanking.
=azul,= blue; =-- turquí,= dark blue.
=azulado,= blue, bluish.
=azumbre,= _f._, (_a liquid measure = about_) two quarts.
B
=bacalao,= codfish.
=Baco,= Bacchus (_the god of wine_).
=báculo,= staff.
=bachiller,= _m._, bachelor (_one who has obtained a degree in the_
=instituto= _or_ =colegio=); =-- en humanidades,= Bachelor of Arts.
=bagaje,= _m._, baggage; _pl._, baggage (_of an army_).
=bahía,= bay.
=bailar,= to dance.
=baile,= _m._, dance, ball.
=baja,= fall (_of price_).
=bajar,= to descend, cast down, lower; =--se,= to stoop down; =al --,=
when going down.
=bajito= (_dim. of_ =bajo=)=,= low, in a low voice, under; small.
=bajo,= low; =por lo --,= in an undertone.
=bala,= ball, bullet.
=balancear(se),= to balance, sway.
=balaustrada,= balustrade.
=balazo,= shot, bullet-wound.
=balcón,= _m._, balcony.
=balconcillo= (_dim._)=,= little balcony.
=Baleares,= Balearic Islands (_east of, and belonging to Spain_).
=balsa,= pool.
=banco,= bench.
=bandada,= swarm, flock.
=bandera,= flag, banner.
=bandido,= bandit.
=bando,= proclamation.
=bandolero,= highwayman.
=banqueta,= stool with three legs.
=bañar,= to bathe.
=báquico,= bacchanalian.
=barajar,= to jumble together, frustrate, ward off.
=barandilla,= balustrade.
=baratijas,= _pl._, trifles, toys.
=barato,= cheap; =meter á --,= to undo, spoil, ruin.
=baraúnda,= confusion, hurly-burly.
=barba,= chin, beard; =-- del maíz,= tassel of Indian corn.
=barbaridad,= _f._, barbarity, foolish act or thing.
=bárbaro,= barbarous.
=barbarote, -a= (_aug. of_ =bárbaro=)=,= great savage.
=barbaruelense,= _m. or f._, inhabitant of Barbaruelo.
=Barbaruelo,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, little Barbarian).
=barbudo,= with a long beard.
=barca,= boat, bark.
=barco,= bark, ship; =-- de guerra,= man-of-war.
=barítono,= baritone.
=barquilla,= cock-boat, small boat (_used on rivers and near the
seacoast_).
=barquillo= (_dim. of_ =barco=)=,= small boat.
=Barquillo,= _prop. noun_.
=barra,= bar, tiller.
=barranco,= ravine.
=barreño,= tub.
=barrer,= to sweep (away).
=barrera,= barrier.
=barriga,= paunch, girth.
=barrio,= quarter, ward, suburb.
=barro,= clay.
=basca,= nausea, disgust, loathsomeness.
=base,= _f._, basis, base.
=bastante,= enough, quite, rather.
=bastar,= to suffice; =¡basta!= that will do! enough!
=basto,= of coarse _or_ inexpensive material.
=bastón,= _m._, cane, walking-stick.
=bastoncillo= (_dim. of_ =bastón=)=,= little cane.
=batalla,= battle.
=batallón,= _m._, batallion.
=batir,= to beat, stir; =-- las palmas,= to clap one's hands.
=batista,= batiste.
=bautismo,= baptism.
=bautizar,= to baptize, christen; mix water with wine.
=bautizo,= baptism, christening.
=bayeta,= flannel.
=bayoneta,= bayonet.
=beato,= blessed, devotee; =beatas y ratas,= women who haunt the church.
=bebedor, -a,= toper.
=beber,= to drink; =y bébelos,= and she spends them for drink.
=bebida,= drink.
=becerro,= calf.
=Becerro,= _prop. noun_.
=Belén,= Bethlehem.
=belleza,= beauty; =Suma Belleza,= highest beauty.
=Bellini,= _prop. noun_ (_an Italian composer_).
=bello,= beautiful.
=bellota,= acorn.
=bendecido,= _p. p. of_ =bendecir=.
=bendecir,= to bless.
=bendición,= _f._, blessing.
=bendiga,= _pr. subj. of_ =bendecir=.
=bendijo,= _pret. of_ =bendecir=.
=bendito,= _irr. p. p. of_ =bendecir=.
=beneficio,= benefit; =en --,= for the benefit.
=benéfico,= kind.
=benevolencia,= benevolence.
=Benito,= Benedict.
=berengena,= egg-plant.
=berlina,= open carriage.
=bermejo,= red.
=bermellón,= vermilion.
=berro,= water-cress.
=berza,= cabbage, kale.
=besar,= to kiss.
=beso,= kiss.
=bestia,= beast, brute, animal.
=bestial,= revolting, disgusting.
=besugo,= seabream _or_ red gilt-head (_a fish common to the Bay of
Biscay_).
=biblia,= bible; =-- Sacra,= Holy Bible.
=bíblico,= biblical.
=biblioteca,= library.
=bien,= _m._, goodness, welfare, benefit; =hombre de --,= honest man;
_pl._, property, possessions.
=bien,= well, very; =si --,= although, even if; =-- que,= although;
=--se lo dije yo,= I was right when I told him.
=bienaventurado,= blessed.
=bienaventuranza,= heavenly bliss.
=bienhechor, -a,= benefactor, benefactress.
=bienquisto= (=-quisto= = _irr. p. p. of_ =querer=)=,= beloved.
=bigote,= _m._, mustache.
=bilis,= _f._, bile.
=billar,= _m._, billiards, billiard-room.
=billete,= _m._, note; =-- de Banco,= bank-note; =-- de lotería,=
lottery ticket.
=birlar (á),= to snatch (from), cheat (out of).
=bizarro,= gallant, brave, stately, beautiful.
=bizco,= cross-eyed, squinting.
=bizcocho,= biscuit.
=blanco,= white.
=blandengue,= _m._ (_coll._), easy-going person, "softy."
=blandir,= to brandish.
=blando,= soft.
=blasfemia,= blasphemy.
=blusa,= blouse.
=boca,= mouth; =-- arriba,= (lying) on one's back; =-- calle,= _f._,
opening _or_ end of a street.
=boda,= marriage.
=bodega,= wine-cellar, store-room.
=bofetada,= blow (_on the face_), buffet.
=boga,= ox-eyed cackerel (_a fish_).
=boina,= cap (_the flat one worn in the Basque provinces_).
=boldo,= boldu (_peumus boldus, a fragrant, ever-green shrub of Chile_).
=bolina,= bow-line; "=Bolina,=" "Closehauled" (_as a nickname_).
=bolita= (_dim._)=,= small ball.
=bolsa,= purse, bag.
=bolsillo,= pocket.
=bomba,= bomb.
=bonachón, -a= (_aug._)=,= kindly, good-natured.
=bondad,= _f._, kindness.
=bondadoso,= kind.
=bonitamente,= dexterously.
=bonito,= pretty, fine.
=borbotón,= _m._; =á --es,= in torrents, in clouds (_as smoke_).
=borde,= _m._, edge.
=bordo,= side of a ship; =á --,= on board.
=borracho,= drunk; intoxicated person.
=borrachón, -a= (_aug._)=,= drunkard, tippler.
=borrar,= to erase, efface.
=borrasca,= tempest.
=borrascoso,= stormy, wild.
=borrico,= donkey.
=bosque,= _m._, woods.
=bosquejo,= sketch.
=bostezar,= to yawn.
=bota,= boot; =ponerse las --s,= to be enriched.
=bote,= _m._, small boat, yawl.
=botella,= bottle.
=botellita= (_dim._)=,= small bottle.
=botón,= _m._, button; =echar los --es,= to fasten the buttons, sew on
buttons.
=bou= (_lit._ ox, _in the Valencian dialect_)=,= _m._; =barcas del --,=
fishing-boats that the oxen pull into the water (_when launched by the
oxen, these boats set out in pairs, each pair letting out a net_).
=bóveda,= vault.
=bramar,= to groan, roar, cry.
=Braulio,= _proper noun_.
=bravo,= angry, fierce.
=brazo,= arm, clutch; =del --,= on the arm.
=bregar,= to struggle.
=breñal,= _m._, craggy ground overgrown with brambles; =por aquellos
--es,= through the thicket.
=breva,= (early) green fig.
=breve,= brief, short.
=bribón, -a,= rascal, impostor; =la muy bribona,= the wretched woman;
=¡bribona!= you wretch!
=bribonaza= (_aug._)=,= impudent impostor, great wretch.
=brigada,= brigade; =general de --,= brigadier general.
=brigadier,= _m._, brigade-officer.
=brillante,= bright, shining, brilliant.
=brillar,= to shine.
=brillo,= resplendence, brightness.
=brincar,= to jump, bound.
=brinco,= leap; =dar --s,= to gambol, leap (=por,= over).
=brindar,= to drink a toast, pledge.
=brindis,= _m._, toast.
=brío(s),= manliness, valor, spirit.
=brioso,= spirited.
=brisa,= breeze; =-- marina,= sea-breeze.
=brocado,= brocade.
=brocha,= brush.
=brochazo,= stroke (_of a brush_).
=broma,= jest; =echar á --,= to take as a jest.
=bromista,= _m._, merry fellow; =amigo --,= a mischievous friend.
=bromita= (_dim._)=,= little jest.
=bronce,= _m._, bronze.
=brotar,= to gush, flow; flash.
=bruces; de --,= with the face downward; =estaba de -- sobre,= was
looking over.
=bruja,= witch, hag; =¡--!= you hag!
=brujona= (_aug._)=,= horrible old witch; =¡--!= you horrible old witch!
=bruñir,= to burnish.
=bruscamente,= abruptly, hastily, suddenly.
=brusco,= rude, hard, jolting.
=brutalidad,= _f._, brutality, rudeness.
=bruto,= stupid, dull.
=buenaventura,= good luck, prediction of fortune-tellers; =hacer la --,=
to tell fortune.
=buen(o),= good, well, very well; =hacer --,= to prove; =-- es para,= he
is not the one to.
=Buenos Aires,= Buenos Ayres (_the capital of the Argentine Republic in
South America_).
=buey,= _m._, ox.
=bueyecito= (_dim._)=,= little ox.
=buffet= (_French_)=,= _m._, refreshment-table.
=buhardilla,= garret.
=buhardillón= (_aug._)=,= garret-room.
=bula,= papal bull (_permission_).
=bulto,= package, parcel, mass.
=bulla,= shouting, noise, merriment.
=bullanga,= concert, noise.
=bullir,= to boil, bustle.
=buñuelo,= fritter (_filled with fruit or jelly_).
=Burdeos,= Bordeaux (_a city in France, famous for its wine_).
=burlar,= to mock, laugh (at).
=burlonamente,= mockingly.
=burro,= donkey.
=busca,= search; =en su --,= in search of him (her, them, you).
=buscar,= to look for, seek; =ir á --,= to go for.
=Bustillo; Eduardo --,= _prop. noun_ (_Spanish poet, author of Las
cuatro estaciones, El libro azul [1879], Romancero de la guerra de
África, El ciego de Buenavista [1888], et al._).
C
=caballerito= (_dim._)=,= little gentleman.
=caballero,= gentleman, horseman, rider; =-- (en),= mounted (on).
=caballete,= _m._, horse (_stand for saddles, etc._).
=caballo,= horse; =á --,= on horse-back, to horse.
=cabecear,= to nod; toss the head (_said of horses_).
=cabecera,= head, end.
=cabecita= (_dim. of_ =cabeza=)=,= little head.
=cabellera,= long hair, growth of hair.
=cabello,= hair; =tiene los --s,= her hair is.
=caber,= to hold, contain, be contained; =no me cabe duda,= there is no
doubt; =ya no me cupo duda,= I no longer doubted; =le cupo en suerte,=
it fell to her lot; =no cabía en sí,= was beside himself.
=cabeza,= head; =con la -- baja,= with bowed head; =estaba de --sobre,=
was leaning over.
=cabezudense,= inhabitant of =Cabezudo=.
=Cabezudo,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, big-headed, obstinate).
=cabildo,= chapter (_of a cathedral_), parish; =-- de arriba=, upper
parish; =-- de abajo=, lower parish.
=cabizbajo= (== cabeza + bajo=)=,= pensive, crest-fallen, with bowed
head.
=cabo,= end; corporal; rope; =al --,= finally; =al -- de,= after;
=llevar á --,= _see_ =llevar=.
=cabra,= goat.
=cabreriza,= goat-herd's hut.
=cacha,= handle (_of a knife_).
=cacoquimio,= pale and wan, cacochymic (_having the fluids of the blood
destroyed_).
=cada,= each; =-- vez más,= more and more; =á -- instante,= every
moment; =-- cual=, each one.
=cadáver=, _m._, corpse, body.
=cadena,= chain, succession.
=cadete,= _m._, cadet (_of military or naval academy_), young officer.
=Cádiz,= _prop. noun_ (_the city of Cadiz, with about 70,000
inhabitants, is picturesquely situated on a low lime-stone rock, which
is almost surrounded by the sea when the tide is high. It is connected
with the Isla de León by a low, narrow isthmus of sand and rock. Cadiz
is a beautiful city, and an important seaport_).
=caer,= to fall, sink; =--se,= to fall; =dejar -- (encima),= to drop
(on); =al -- la tarde,= late in the afternoon; =-- redondo,= to fall in
a heap; =-- á cántaros,= to rain in torrents, pour (_lit._, to fall in
pitchersfull); =caído de fuerzas,= with failing strength; =¡ya caigo!= I
understand.
=cafetera,= coffee-pot; _coll._, drunkenness.
=cáfila,= caravan.
=caigo,= _pr. ind. of_ caer.
=caja,= box, coffin, case.
=cajita,= small box.
=cal,= _f._, lime.
=cala,= hold (_of a ship_).
=calafate,= _m._, calker.
=calaña,= quality, character.
=calcetín,= _m._, sock.
=cálculo,= calculation, computation.
=caldera,= boiler.
=calderetería,= tinker's wares.
=caldo,= broth, gravy.
=calentar (ie),= to warm, heat; =--se la mollera= _or_ =el caletre,= to
rack one's brain.
=caletre,= _m._, judgment, understanding; (_fig._) head.
=calibre,= _m._, caliber, kind.
=calidad,= _f._, quality.
=caliente,= hot, warm.
=caliginoso,= dark, murky.
=calma,= calmness.
=calmante,= _m._, sedative.
=calmar,= to calm, comfort; =--se,= to become calm.
=calor,= _m._, heat, warmth.
=calumniar,= to slander.
=caluroso,= hot, heated.
=calvo,= bald(headed).
=calzado,= fastened, secured; shod.
=calzón= (_generally_ =--es=)=,= breeches; =-- corto,= knee-breeches.
=callado,= silent, reserved.
=callar,= to be silent, pass over in silence, conceal; =y como si
callara,= and all in vain.
=calle,= _f._, street; =-- de las Infantas,= _prop. noun_ (_a street in
Madrid_); =estas --s de Dios,= these (blessed) streets; =esas --s,= the
streets; =-- Alta,= High-street.
=callealtero,= one who lives on the =Calle Alta= (_in_ =La leva=).
=cama,= bed.
=camarada,= _m._, comrade, friend.
=camarilla,= clique, faction.
=cambalache,= _m._, barter.
=cambiante,= _m._, iridescence, play of color.
=cambiar (de),= to change, exchange.
=cambio,= change, exchange; =en --,= on the other hand; in exchange.
=camello,= camel.
=Camila,= Camilla.
=caminante,= _m. or f._, traveler.
=caminar,= to walk, go; =-- la vuelta (de),= to walk back (to);
=caminaban subiendo á saltos,= came bounding up.
=caminito,= path, walk.
=camino,= road, way; =-- real,= highway; =ir -- del cielo,= to start on
the road to heaven.
=camisa,= shirt, chemise, night-gown.
=camiseta,= under-shirt, blouse.
=campamento,= camp.
=campana,= bell; =-- gorda,= great bell (_e. g., in the Cathedral of
Toledo_).
=campanario,= bell-tower, belfry.
=campanero,= bell-ringer, sexton.
=campanilla= (_dim._)=,= (little) bell.
=campaña,= campaign; =-- de rey,= term of enlistment in the king's
service.
=campeón,= _m._, champion, defender.
=campesino,= peasant.
=campiña,= surrounding country, field.
=campo,= country, field; _pl._, fields, country _or_ rural districts.
=cana,= gray hair.
=canal,= _m._, _see_ =abrir=.
=canalla,= _f._, mob, rabble; _m._, scoundrel, despicable fellow.
=canapé,= _m._, couch, settee.
=¡canario!= zounds! gracious!
=canción,= _f._, song.
=candela,= candle.
=candelabro,= chandelier.
=candente,= incandescent, red-hot.
=Cándido,= _prop. noun_.
=cándido,= candid, simple, foolish.
=candileja,= little lamp, light, candle.
=candor,= _m._, simplicity.
=candoroso,= simple, honest.
=canela,= cinnamon.
=canino,= canine, of a dog.
=canjilón,= _m._, jar.
=cano,= gray-haired, gray.
=canoa,= chest (_made of wood; formerly used for keeping provisions_).
=canónico; horas --as,= canonical hours (_offices of prayer and devotion
that are given at certain fixed hours_).
=canónigo,= canon, prebendary.
=canonizar,= to canonize, consecrate.
=cansado,= tired, weary.
=cansancio,= weariness, fatigue.
=cansarse,= to grow tired.
=Cantabria,= _prop. noun_ (_the region lying along the northern coast of
Spain_); =mar de --,= Bay of Biscay.
=cantador, -a,= singer.
=cantante,= singing; =llevar la voz --,= to sing the leading part, take
the lead in the conversation.
=cantar,= _m._, song.
=cantar,= to sing, give (_of an opera_); confess.
=cante; dar el --,= to inform against.
=cantera,= quarry.
=cantidad,= _f._, quantity, amount, number; =--es iguales,= the same
thing.
=canto,= song, air.
=canto,= stone; =darse con el -- en los pechos,= to be happy.
=cantor, -a,= singer.
=canturriar,= to hum.
=caña,= reed, cane, sugar-cane; (= =aguardiente de --=) rum.
=caño,= pipe; stream, spout.
=cañón,= _m._, cannon, gun, tube; =--de chimenea,= funnel, flue (_of a
chimney_).
=cañonazo,= cannon-shot.
=cañonero,= gun-boat.
=caoba,= mahogany.
=capa,= cloak, mantle; =con --,= under the cloak.
=capataz,= _m._, overseer, foreman.
=capaz,= capable, able.
=capilla,= chapel; =-- mayor,= main chapel (_where the high altar is_).
=capital,= _m._, capital, money; _f._, capital city.
=capitán,= _m._, captain; =-- general,= captain general (_the commanding
military officer of a district, an army or a fleet_); =el gran --= =
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba [1453-1515] (_Spanish general who won fame
in wars against Italy and the Moors_).
=capitanía; -- general,= captaincy general _or_ headquarters of the
captain general.
=capitular,= to surrender (_as a fortress_).
=capítulo,= chapter; =celebrar --,= to hold a meeting of the prelates of
a religious order.
=capón,= _m._, capon.
=capote,= _m._, cloak, great-coat.
=capotón,= _m._ (_aug. of_ =capote=), large cloak.
=capricho,= whim, caprice.
=cara,= face, courage; =-- á --,= face to face; =mala -- tenía,= there
was an evil look on his face; =poner --,= to make a face.
=carabina,= carbine, short rifle; =la -- de Ambrosio,= a useless thing,
a good-for-nothing.
=carabinero,= customs-guard, coast-guard.
=carácter,= _m._, character, determination.
=característico,= characteristic, distinctive.
=caracterizar,= to characterize.
=caramba con,= bother.
=caramelo,= caramel; =palabras de --,= honeyed words.
=carátula,= mask, mask-like face.
=carbón,= _m._, charcoal, coal.
=carcajada,= laughter; =-- de burla,= burst of mocking laughter.
=cárcel,= _f._, prison, jail.
=carecer (de),= to lack.
=carey,= _m._, tortoise-shell.
=carga,= burden, tax, charge.
=cargado,= loaded, covered with heavy clouds (_as the sky_).
=cargamento,= cargo.
=cargar,= to load, burden; =-- con alguno,= to take charge of ("make
off" with) some one.
=cargo,= burden; =hacerse --,= _see_ hacer.
=carguita= (_dim. of_ =carga=), little load.
=caridad,= _f._, charity.
=cariño,= affection, fondness, kindliness; endearing expression; =tener
-- (á),= to be fond (of).
=cariñosamente,= fondly, kindly.
=cariñoso,= affectionate.
=carita,= little face.
=caritativo,= charitable.
=carlanco,= bugaboo.
=Carlos,= Charles; =-- Quinto,= Charles V (_of the Holy Roman Empire
[1500-1558], the monarch who could rightfully say that the sun did not
set in his realm, because his empire extended around the earth. From his
father, Philip, he inherited the Netherlands and a part of the Austrian
States, and from Ferdinand and Isabella, his grandparents, he inherited
the United Spanish monarchy together with its Italian possessions and
the newly-discovered lands of America. In 1519 he was elected emperor
of the Holy Roman Empire. During his reign Spain was the largest empire
that the world had seen. Charles V despoiled Spain in order to have
money and men for his interminable wars with other powers, and he left
Spain exhausted. He abdicated the throne in 1556 and retired to the
monastery of Yuste_).
=carnaza,= mass of flesh.
=carne,= _f._, meat, flesh; =de -- y hueso,= of flesh and blood; =metida
en --s,= plump.
=carnero,= mutton; =no hay tales --s,= there is no such thing.
=caro,= dear.
=carrera,= running, race; career, course; =concluir --,= to complete
one's course of study; =á -- larga nadie escapa,= patience and
perseverance will accomplish wonders.
=carreta,= cart.
=carretela,= carriage, calash.
=carrillo,= pulley.
=carruaje,= _m._, carriage.
=carta,= letter.
=Cartagena,= _prop. noun_ (_town on south-east coast of Spain; 40,000
inhabitants_).
=cartera,= pocket-book, note-book.
=carteta,= game at cards.
=cartilla,= catechism, manual.
=cartón,= _m._, paste-board.
=casa,= house, home; =á --,= home; =en -- de,= in the home of.
=casaca,= coat.
=casado,= married; married man.
=casarse,= to get married; =-- con,= to marry.
=cascabel,= _m._, bell; =echar el -- al gato,= to bell the cat, _or
fig._, to put the plan into effect.
=cáscara,= shell.
=casco,= skull, helmet; hoof; hull (_of a ship_); fragment.
=casero,= domestic, homely; =convite --,= family party.
=caserón= (_aug. of_ =casa=), edifice, large house.
=casi,= almost, nearly.
=casilla= (_dim. of_ =casa=), pigeon-hole; =sacar de sus --s,= to
irritate, vex.
=casino,= club.
=casita= (_dim._), little house, cottage.
=caso,= case, circumstance, occasion; =hacer --,= to take notice of,
heed, mind; =vengamos al --,= let us come to the point; =el -- es,= the
fact is; =no se ha de hacer --,= no attention will be paid.
=casta,= race, family; =de mala --,= from too bad a family; =eso es de
--,= it is in your blood.
=castañera,= chestnut woman.
=castaño,= chestnut; _adj._ (chestnut) brown.
=Castelar; Emilio --= (_1832-99; a Spanish republican leader and famous
orator_).
=castellano,= Castilian; =-- viejo,= old-fashioned Castilian.
=castidad,= _f._, chastity.
=castigado,= culprit.
=castigar,= to punish, chastise.
=castigo,= punishment.
=Castilla,= Castile (_a former kingdom of north-central Spain, now known
as Old Castile [=Castilla la Vieja=], immediately to the south lies New
Castile [=Castilla la Nueva=], which was conquered from the Moors in
1085 by Alfonso the Valiant, king of Castile and Leon. Both Toledo and
Madrid are in New Castile_); =de --,= Castilian.
=castillo,= castle, fort.
=casto,= chaste.
=casualidad,= _f._, chance; =daba la -- de que,= chance ordained it
that.
=casuca,= hovel.
=casucho= (_depr._), miserable dwelling.
=cataclismo,= deluge, upheaval.
=Catanilla= (_dim. of_ =Catana=), little Catana.
=catar,= to observe; =cate Vd. ahí,= lo and behold.
=catástrofe,= _f._, catastrophe.
=cátedra,= professorial chair, department.
=catedral,= _f._, cathedral.
=categoría,= category, class.
=caterva,= crowd, swarm.
=católico,= catholic.
=catorce,= fourteen.
=cauce,= _m._, channel.
=caudal,= _m._, property, wealth.
=caudaloso,= rich; carrying much water (_as a river_).
=caudillo,= chief, commander.
=causa,= cause, reason; =á -- de,= on account of.
=causante= (_from_ =causar=), one who _or_ that which causes.
=causar,= to cause, produce.
=cautela,= caution.
=cavar,= to dig.
=cavilación,= _f._, brooding, persistent thought, fault finding.
=cavilar,= to ponder (deeply), find excuses.
=cayendo,= _pr. p. of_ =caer=.
=cayó,= _pret. of_ =caer=.
=cazar,= to hunt, chase.
=ceder,= to resign, yield, submit.
=cedro,= cedar.
=cédula,= identification card (_describing the person, telling his
occupation, residence, etc. Every Spaniard must have a_ =cédula de
vecindad=).
=ceguedad,= _f._, blindness.
=ceja,= eyebrow.
=celaje,= _m._, (light, swiftly moving) cloud.
=celda,= cell.
=celdita= (_dim._), small cell.
=celebrar,= to celebrate, be glad of; applaud.
=célebre,= famous, celebrated.
=celeste,= celestial, heavenly.
=Celinina= (_dim._), little Celina.
=celo,= zeal; _pl._, jealousy.
=celoso,= jealous.
=cellisca,= storm, snow-storm.
=cementerio,= cemetery.
=cenador,= _m._, arbor, bower.
=cenar,= to eat supper.
=cenobita,= _m._, cenobite (_one of a religious order dwelling in a
convent or community_).
=censurable,= open to blame.
=censurar,= to criticise, find fault.
=centella,= lightning.
=céntimo,= centime (_= the one-hundredth part of a_ =peseta=).
=centinela,= _m._, sentry, guard.
=centro,= centre.
=ceñir (i),= to gird, circle; m=e ceñí á la pared,= I kept close to the
wall.
=ceño,= frown.
=ceñudo,= grim, gruff.
=cepillar,= to brush.
=cepillo,= poor-box.
=cera,= wax.
=cerca,= near; =-- de,= near(ly); =de --,= closely.
=cercanía,= neighborhood, vicinity.
=cercano (á),= near, close (to), neighboring.
=cercar,= to surround, hem in, fence.
=cerdoso,= bristly.
=cerebro,= brain.
=ceremonia,= ceremony, formality.
=ceremonial,= _m._, ceremonial, formality.
=ceremonioso,= ceremonious, formal.
=cereza,= cherry.
=cerillas,= matches, wax-tapers.
=Ceriñola,= Cerignola (_in Italy, near Naples, where the Spanish, led by
the "Great Captain," defeated the French in 1503. The loss of this
battle cost Louis XII his Italian possessions_).
=cerrar (ie),= to close; =la noche había cerrado,= night had closed in
around them.
=cerril,= wild, unkempt.
=cerrillo= (_dim. of_ =cerro=)=,= hillock, little eminence.
=cerro,= hill, high land.
=cerrojo,= bolt.
=certificado,= certificate.
=cerveza,= beer.
=César,= Cæsar.
=cesar (de),= to cease; =sin --,= continually.
=césped,= _m._, lawn, sod covered with grass.
=cesto,= basket.
=cetrino,= jaundiced, lemon-colored.
=cevilación = civilización.=
=Cid,= Cid (_a personage partly historical and partly mythical; the
national hero of Spain. His name was Ruy Díaz de Bivar, and he lived in
the eleventh century. His exploits in the wars between Christians and
Moslems, much exaggerated, are told in verse and prose_); =los nietos
del --,= the Spanish people.
=ciego,= blind.
=cielo,= sky, heaven; =quiso el --,= Heaven willed it.
=ciencia,= science.
=cien(to),= (one, a) hundred.
=cierro,= enclosure; =-- de cristales,= porch enclosed in glass, sun
parlor.
=ciertamente,= certainly, to be sure.
=cierto,= certain; =lo --,= the truth is; =por --,= surely, in truth,
certainly; =--s son los toros,= we were right about it.
=ciervo,= stag, deer.
=cifra,= number.
=cigarro,= cigar.
=cilicio,= cilice (_a kind of hair-cloth undergarment worn to mortify
the flesh_).
=cima,= top, summit.
=cimiento,= foundation.
=cinco,= five.
=cincuenta,= fifty.
=cincha,= girth.
=cinta,= ribbon.
=cintita,= ribbon (_in Cast. Viejo, the ribbon is the decoration worn by
members of some order_).
=cintura,= waist, girdle, belt.
=circular,= to spread, circulate.
=círculo,= circle, ring.
=circunstancia,= circumstance, condition.
=cirimonia = ceremonia=.
=cisne,= _m._, swan.
=cita,= appointment.
=citar,= to make an appointment with, summon.
=ciudad,= _f._, city.
=clamar,= to call, shout, cry out; implore.
=claramente,= clearly.
=claridad,= _f._, clearness, light, brightness.
=clarín,= _m._, trumpet, bugle.
=claro,= clear; =¡es --!= of course! certainly!
=clase,= _f._, class, rank; =-- media,= middle class; =-- baja,= lower
class.
=clasificar (de),= to classify (as).
=clau clau,= gobble gobble.
=claustro,= cloister, gallery (_around the court of a convent_).
=clausura,= retirement; inner recess of a convent.
=clavar,= to nail, fasten, force in.
=clave,= _f._, key.
=clavo,= nail.
=clérigo,= clergyman.
=clis clas,= click clack.
=cobarde,= _m. or f._, coward.
=cobrar,= to collect, receive, charge.
=cocer (ue),= to cook, bake, boil.
=cocido,= boiled meat and vegetables (_a popular dish in all Spanish
countries_).
=cocina,= kitchen.
=cocinero, -a,= cook.
=coco,= bugbear, fright; =así fuese el --,= even if she were a fright.
=coche,= _m._, carriage, coach, car.
=codiciar,= to covet.
=codo,= elbow.
=coger,= to catch, reap, pluck, pick up, take hold of.
=cogida,= harvest.
=cogote,= _m._, occiput, back of the head.
=cojear,= to limp.
=cola,= tail, train; =ahí esta la --del lagarto,= there's the rub.
=colarse,= to slip in.
=colector, -a,= gatherer.
=colega,= _m._, colleague.
=colegio,= school or "college" (_of secondary instruction, usually under
Church control, where students may be received at the age of eight or
nine years, and prepared for the degree of_ =bachiller= _by the age of
eighteen_); =-- de artillería,= military academy for artillery.
=colegir (i),= to gather, infer.
=cólera,= _f._, anger, fury.
=colérico,= enraged, choleric; =cuando se ponía ó lo ponían --,= when he
was bilious or angry.
=colgar (ue),= to hang; =colgado,= hanging.
=cólico,= colic, cramp.
=colmena,= bee-hive.
=colmo,= summit, limit; =para --= =de aflicción,= to complete her
sorrow.
=colocación,= _f._, place, position.
=colocar,= to place.
=coloquio,= colloquy, conversation.
=color,= _m._, color; =de --,= colored; =-- de rosa,= pink.
=colorado,= red, florid.
=colorear,= to redden, color, dye.
=colorido,= coloring, color.
=columna,= column; =-- volante,= flying column.
=columnilla; -- salomónica,= small twisted column.
=columpio,= swing.
=collado,= bill.
=comadrear,= to gossip.
=comandante,= _m._, major.
=comarca,= region, district.
=combate,= _m._, combat, fight.
=combatir,= to attack.
=comedia,= comedy, play.
=comentario,= commentary.
=comenzar (ie),= to begin.
=comer,= to eat, dine, bite; =--se las palabras,= to slur _or_ omit
syllables; =-- del negocio,= to be supported by the business.
=cometer,= to commit.
=cómico,= comedian, actor; _adj._, comical, funny.
=comida,= meal, dinner, food.
=comisión,= f., commision, committee, errand.
=como,= as, as if, if, as for being; =-- que,= as if; =-- quiera que,=
in view of the fact that; =--para,= as if to, in order to.
=¿cómo? ¡cómo!= how? why? what!
=cómodamente,= comfortably.
=comodidad,= _f._, comfort; =estar con --,= to be comfortable; _pl._,
comfortable circumstances, wealth.
=compacto,= compact.
=compadecer,= to pity.
=compadre,= godfather, friend, comrade; (_in direct address and
familiarly_) old man, my dear fellow.
=compañero, -a,= companion, wife, consort, friend, comrade; =--de
cuarto,= room-mate.
=compañía,= company; =en -- de,= accompanied by; =hacer --,= to stay
with, keep company.
=comparar,= to compare.
=compartir,= to share.
=compás,= measure, time in music; =al -- de,= in time with, amidst.
=compasión,= _f._; =por --,= for pity's sake.
=compatriota,= _m. or f._, compatriot.
=competidor, -a,= rival.
=complacencia,= good nature.
=complacer,= to please; =--se,= to delight (in).
=completar,= to complete.
=completo,= complete, whole of it; =por --,= completely.
=complexión,= _f._, constitution.
=complicado,= complicated.
=componer,= to compose, make up; =--se,= to be composed, be made up,
dress up.
=composición,= _f._, making _or_ building up.
=compostura,= composure.
=comprender,= to understand, know, realize.
=comprensión,= _f._, comprehension, understanding.
=compresión,= _f._, compression, restraint.
=comprobante,= proving, proof.
=comprometer,= to engage, bind; expose to danger _or_ suspicion.
=compuesto,= combination.
=común,= common; =de --,= in common.
=comunicación,= _f._, communication, connection.
=comunicar,= to communicate, impart; =--se alientos,= to encourage
oneself. =comunidad,= _f._, community, order; =en --,= the whole order;
=guerra de las --es,= war of the communes (_or of the League, 1520-1523.
This revolt was occasioned by the arbitrary exaction of taxes by Charles
V_).
=comunión,= _f._, communion.
=con,= with, by; =-- que,= so then.
=concebir (i),= to conceive, understand; express.
=conceder,= to concede, grant.
=concejo,= (ancient) municipal council; _in Asturias and Leon_, district
composed of several parishes with one common jurisdiction.
=concentrado,= intensified.
=concentrar,= to concentrate.
=concepto,= thought, idea.
=concerniente,= concerning.
=concertar (ie),= to agree, settle.
=conciencia,= conscience; =de --,= conscientious.
=conciliar,= to reconcile, consider, win.
=concluir (de),= to end, finish, conclude; =conclúyese el potaje,= the
mess is finished.
=concluyente,= conclusive.
=concretarse,= to combine, unite.
=concurrencia,= assembly.
=concurrente,= _m. or f._, member of an assembly; =--s,= those present.
=concurrido,= frequented.
=concurso,= crowd, assembly.
=conde,= _m._, count.
=condenao= = =condenado,= condemned, damned; =esta --a=, this confounded
woman; =este --,= this useless thing.
=condenar,= to condemn, find guilty.
=condescendencia,= condescension, kindness.
=condición,= _f._, condition; habit, natural quality of mind.
=conducir,= to conduct, take, lead; =hacerse --,= to have oneself taken.
=conducta,= conduct.
=conductor,= _m._, channel.
=confeccionar,= to make, construct.
=conferenciar,= to confer, discuss.
=confesar (ie),= to confess, acknowledge.
=confesor,= _m._, father confessor.
=confianza,= confidence; =hombre de --,= confidential clerk; =de toda su
--,= whom he trusted implicitly.
=confiar,= to confide, entrust.
=confirmar,= to confirm, corroborate.
=confitería,= confectionery, sweets.
=conformarse,= to consent, agree.
=conforme,= in proportion; =estar --,= to agree, be resigned.
=conformidad,= _f._, resemblance, condition.
=confundirse,= to be _or_ become confused, mingle together, be mistaken
for.
=confusamente,= confusedly, indistinctly.
=confusión,= _f._, confusion, commotion.
=confuso= (_irr. p. p. of_ =confundir=)=,= confused, indistinct.
=congoja(s),= anxiety, distress, faintness, dismay.
=congregar,= to congregate, gather.
=conjugar,= to conjugate.
=conjurar,= to conjure, exorcise.
=conmigo,= with me.
=conmoción; -- cerebral,= concussion of the brain.
=conmover (ue),= to move, touch, affect.
=conocedor, -a,= judge _or_ critic (_in matters of taste_), connoisseur.
=conocer,= to know, become acquainted (with), recognize, meet; =bien se
conoce,= it is evident.
=conocido,= acquaintance.
=conocimiento,= acquaintance, friendship, knowledge, experience.
=conque,= so, so that, well then!
=conquista,= conquest; =ir de --,= to go a-wooing.
=conquistador, -a,= conqueror.
=conquistar,= to win, conquer.
=consagrar,= to consecrate.
=consecuencia,= consequence.
=conseguir (i),= to succeed (in), obtain, get.
=consejo,= council, advice, consultation; =Casa de --s,= city hall; =de
mucho --,= of wise council.
=consentido,= spoiled.
=conservación,= _f._, (self-)preservation.
=conservar,= to preserve, keep; =que conserva las ... señales,= which
shows the marks; =--se soltero,= to remain a bachelor.
=considerable,= great.
=consigna,= watchword; instruction (_to a doorkeeper_).
=consigo,= with oneself.
=consiguiente; por --,= consequently.
=consistente,= consistent, solid.
=consistir (en),= to consist (of).
=consolador, -a (de),= comforter (in).
=consolar,= to console.
=constar,= to be clear, evident, appear.
=consternado,= frightened.
=constituir,= to constitute.
=constreñir (i),= to constrain, hold (_by force_).
=construir,= to construct, build, erect.
=construyendo,= _pr. p. of_ =construir=.
=consuelo,= comfort, consolation.
=consulta,= consultation; =á puras --s,= by dint of consultations.
=consultar,= to consult.
=consumir,= to consume, exhaust.
=consumos,= food-stuffs; municipal tax on food-stuffs.
=contacto,= contact.
=contador, -a,= narrator.
=contar (ue),= to tell, relate, count; =-- con,= to count on, be sure
of; =á -- de,= counting from; =son contados,= they are few.
=contemplación,= _f._, contemplation, holy meditation.
=contemplar,= to contemplate; =--se los unos á los otros,= to look at
one another.
=contemplativo,= meditative; =devoto --,= pious devotee.
=contemporáneo,= of the same age.
=contener,= to contain, restrain.
=contentarse,= to be contented, limit oneself (=con,= to).
=contento,= contentment; _adj._, contented, happy.
=contera; por -- y remate,= lastly and in conclusion.
=contestación,= _f._, answer.
=contestar,= to answer.
=contiguo (á),= adjacent (to).
=continuar,= to continue.
=continuo,= continuous.
=contorno,= contour, outline; =en --,= round about.
=contra,= against; =en -- de,= against; _noun_, _m._, inconvenience,
disadvantage.
=contrabandista,= _m. or f._, smuggler.
=contrabando,= forbidden article; smuggling.
=contradecir,= to contradict.
=contramaestre,= _m._, boat-swain.
=contraproducente,= contrary to what is expected.
=contrapuesto,= opposite, contrary.
=contrario,= contrary; =al --,= on the contrary; =al -- de,= the
opposite of.
=contrastar,= to contrast.
=contraste,= _m._, contrast.
=contravenir,= to oppose, act against.
=contribución,= _f._, tax.
=contribuir,= to contribute.
=conturbar,= to disturb.
=convecino,= neighbor.
=convencer (de),= to convince.
=convenir,= to suit; =-- en,= to agree; =conviene,= it is expedient.
=convento,= convent.
=conversación,= _f._, conversation; =dar= _or_ =entrar en --,= to engage
in conversation (=á,= with).
=conversar,= to converse, chat.
=convertir (ie),= to convert, change, turn (=en,= into).
=convidado,= guest; =-- de cuatro anos,= four-year old guest.
=convidar,= to invite.
=convite,= _m._, invitation; =-- de días,= birthday-dinner.
=convulso,= convulsed.
=cónyuges,= _m. pl._, husband and wife.
=copa,= cup; top (_of a tree_).
=copiar,= to copy.
=copioso,= copious, abundant.
=copita= (_dim._)=,= small cup.
=copla,= couplet.
=copleja= (_depr._)=,= little couplet.
=coraje,= _m._, wrath, rage, anger.
=corazón,= _m._, heart.
=corazonazo= (_aug._)=,= (big) heart.
=corcel,= _m._, charger.
=corcova,= hump.
=corcho,= cork.
=cordaje,= _m._, ropes.
_cordel,_ _m._, line.
=cordelería,= rigging.
=cordón,= _m._, cord.
=cornisa,= cornice.
=coro,= chorus, choir (_in Spanish churches it is near the center of the
building, separated from the main chapel by the transept_).
=corona,= crown.
=coronar,= to crown.
=corporación,= _f._, =en --,= together, in company.
=corpulencia,= corpulence, stoutness.
=corral,= _m._, yard, corral, court.
=correa,= leather strap.
=corredor,= _m._, corridor, gallery; =--, -a,= runner; _adj._, swift.
=corregir (i),= to correct.
=correo,= mail, courier; =-- de gabinete,= king's messenger.
=correr,= to run; peddle; =de vuelta de -- la sardina,= on returning
from selling sardines.
=correría,= expedition.
=Correspondencia,= _prop. noun_ (_name of a Madrid newspaper_).
=corresponder,= to return a favor, make a suitable return; correspond.
=corrida; -- de toros,= bull-fight.
=corriente,= _m._, current, course; =estar al --,= to know, be
acquainted (=de,= with).
=corrillo= (_dim._)=,= group, circle.
=corro,= group, circle.
=corruptela,= corruption.
=cortar,= to cut, cut short, trim; =cortado,= short (_as breathing_).
=corte,= _f._, court, =capital= (= _Madrid_).
=cortejar,= to court.
=cortesía,= courtesy.
=corteza,= bark.
=cortina,= curtain, veil, drapery.
=corto,= short; =de corta edad,= of tender age.
=corvo,= curved dagger.
=cosa,= thing, matter; =-- de,= about; =gran --,= very much, =qué --,=
what; =-- igual,= such a thing.
=cosecha,= crop, harvest.
=coser,= to sew.
=cosilla= (_dim. of_ =cosa=)=,= little thing, trifle.
=costa,= coast; expense, price, =á --,= at the cost.
=costado,= side; =por todos cuatro --s,= in every respect.
=costar (ue),= to cost.
=Costa Rica= (_lit._, Rich Coast; _a Central American republic_), Costa
Rica.
=costilla=, rib; (_fig._) wife.
=costo,= cost, expense.
=costumbre,= _f._, custom, habit; =de --,= usual(ly); =tener -- de,= to
be accustomed _or_ wont to.
=coyuntura,= joint.
=craso,= gross.
=creación,= _f._, creation.
=crear,= to create.
=crecer,= to grow, increase.
=crecido,= large, big, great.
=creciente,= growing, rising.
=crédito,= credit, character, reputation.
=creer,= to believe (in), think; =ya lo creo (que),= yes, indeed.
=crepúsculo,= dusk.
=cresta,= cresting, crest tile.
=creyente,= _m. or f._, believer; _adj._, believing, devout.
=creyó, creyeron,= _pret. of_ =creer=.
=criado, -a,= servant; =criada de todos los días,= maid of all work.
=crianza,= good breeding, education.
=criar,= to create; nourish, raise, bring up.
=criatura,= creature; (_in direct address and familiarly_) man alive!
=criaturita= (_dim._)=,= young child.
=crimen,= _m._, crime.
=crin,= _f._, mane, hair.
=crisis,= _f._, crisis, critical moment.
=cristal,= _m._, crystal, window-pane.
=cristalino,= crystalline, clear.
=cristiano,= Christian.
=Cristo,= Christ.
=criterio,= criterion, judgment.
=crítico,= critic.
=crónica,= chronicle.
=crucecita= (_dim. of_ =cruz=)=,= little cross.
=crucero,= crossing of nave and transept.
=crudo,= raw, uncooked, fresh.
=crujir,= to crack, rattle, creak, squeak.
=cruz,= _f._, cross.
=cruzar,= to cross.
=cuadra,= stable; land measure (_about 1500 feet_); =--s planas,= acres
of level land.
=cuadrado,= square.
=cuadrilla,= band, gang, troop, company.
=cuajado,= coagulated; =ojos --s,= glazed eyes.
=cuajar,= to coagulate, harden (_as the grains of corn_).
=cual,= which, what, like, as; =el (la, lo) --,= who, which, whom; =á --
más absurdos,= each more absurd than the other; =por lo --,= therefore;
=-- si,= as if.
=¿cuál? ¡cual!= which, whom, what.
=cualquier(a),= any, any one; =--que,= whatever.
=cuando= (_interr. and exclam._, =cuándo=)=,= when; =de vez en --; de --
en --,= now and then; =--menos,= at least.
=cuanto, -a= (_interr. and exclam._, =cuánto=)=,= how much, (_pl._) how
many; all that; =unos cuantos,= a few, some; =-- más,= the more; =en
--,= when; =en -- á,= as for; =tanto... --,= so much as.
=cuarenta,= forty.
=cuarentón, -a,= person forty years old.
=cuartel,= _m._, quarters, barracks.
=cuartillo,= pint (_approximately_).
=cuarto,= quarter, fourth (part); room, floor; small copper coin = =3
céntimos=.
=cuatro,= four, a few; =hasta las --,= until four o'clock; =-- veces,=
several times.
=cubierta,= deck.
=cubierto= (_irr. p. p. of_ =cubrir=)=,= covered, sheltered; =á --,=
under shelter.
=cubrir,= to cover, conceal, spread over; =-- el expediente,= to cloak
over the affair.
=cucurucho,= high pointed paper-cap (_worn by the penitents during holy
week_).
=cuchara,= spoon.
=cuchichear,= to whisper.
=cuchillada,= thrust, blow with a knife.
=cuchillo,= knife.
=cuélgate,= _imper. sing. of_ =colgarse=.
=cuello,= collar, neck; =al --,= about (someone's) neck.
=cuenta,= account, bill; =dar --,= to give an account; =darse -- de,= to
heed, notice; =tener --,= to be of advantage; =os tiene --,= it is to
your advantage; =tomar --,= to cross-examine.
=cuentecillo= (_dim. of_ =cuento=).
=cuento,= story.
=cuerda,= cord.
=cuerno,= horn.
=cuero,= leather, skin; =en --s vivos,= in their bare skins.
=cuerpecillo= (_dim._)=,= little body.
=cuerpo,= body, corps; =-- de Telégrafos,= Bureau of Telegraphs.
=cuervo,= raven.
=cuesta,= hill, slope, steep street.
=cuestión,= _f._, question.
=cueva,= cave.
=cuidado,= care; =¡--!,= take care! look out; =-- que,= oh! but; =tener
-- (de que),= to take care (that); =-- con no...,= be careful not to...;
=estar con --,= to worry; =-- que no faltes,= do not fail; =-- con que
te vengas,= I want you not to go.
=cuidadosamente,= carefully.
=cuidar,= to take care of, look after.
=culpa,= fault, guilt, crime, blame; =tener (la) -- (de),= to be to
blame (for _or_ for it), be guilty.
=culpable,= blameworthy, guilty.
=culto,= worship, adoration.
=cumplido,= large, full; obliging, accomplished, perfect.
=cumplimiento,= compliment, expression of civility, formality.
=cumplir,= to carry out, comply, fulfill, perform (_one's duty_).
=cuna,= cradle, birthplace.
=cundido,= filled, lined.
=cuota,= quota, fixed share; =--fija,= fixed sum.
=cupe, --iste, --o,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =caber=.
=cúpula,= dome.
=cura,= _m._, priest, parson; =Señor --,= your Reverence; =Cura
Párroco,= parish priest.
=curiosear,= to look on curiously.
=curiosidad,= _f._, curiosity.
=curioso,= curious.
=curso,= course.
=curtido,= tanned, weather-beaten.
=curva,= curve.
=cutis,= _m._, skin.
=cuyo, -a,= whose, of whom, of which, which.