á, to, at, on, by, with, from, in, within, according to; _sign of the
object after transitive verbs before a personal object, and often
before any animate object;_ -- impulsos de, moved by, overcome by; --
lo largo de, along; -- mas de, besides; -- más y mejor, the best they
could; the most possible; vying with one another; a -- la media hora,
within half an hour; -- medias, half; -- medio abrir, half open; al
parecer, seemingly; -- poco, in a little while; -- poco de, shortly
after; --los pocos minutos, within a few minutes; estar al ponerse, to
be about to set; -- propósito, suited, suitable, desirable; by the
way; apropos; -- lo que, as far as; from what; as; ¿-- que? why?
wherefore? al revés, backwards; -- no saber, had I not known; -- no
ser, unless it be; -- no ser por, were it not for; -- solas, alone; --
tientas, groping; stealthily; -- través de, across, through; -- vida,
alive; al vuelo, flying; on the wing.
abad, _m._, abbot.
abadesa, _f._, abbess.
abajo, under, below; de arriba --, from top to bottom, from end to end.
abalanzarse, to rush upon.
abandonar, to abandon, desert, leave, let go, give up.
abandono, _m._, abandonment, abandon.
abanico, _m._, fan.
abarcar, to embrace, take in.
abatido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ abatir, blown down, dimmed, dim.
abatir, to lower, take off, strike down; -- el vuelo, to alight.
abeja, _f._, bee.
abierto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ abrir, opened, open.
abigarrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ abigarrar, flecked, variegated, motley.
abismo, _m._, abyss, deep, depth.
abofetear, to buffet, slap, strike.
abogado, _m._, intercessor.
aborrecer, to abhor, hate.
abortar, to eject, abort, give untimely birth to.
abrasador, burning, ardent.
abrasar, to burn.
abrazar, to embrace.
abrazo, _m._, embrace.
abrevar, to water.
abrigo, _m._, shelter, protection.
abril, _m._, April.
abrillantar, to light up, make sparkle, cause to shine.
abrir, to open, open up; -- paso, to clear the way, make room;
á medio --, half open; _subst._, opening; en un -- y cerrar de ojos,
in the twinkling of an eye; in an instant; _refl._, to open (up), be
disclosed; to burst, swell.
absolución, _f._, absolution.
absolutamente, absolutely.
absorto, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.)_ of absorber, absorbed, amazed;
engrossed, spellbound.
abstracción, _f._, abstraction, separation.
absurdo, -a, absurd; _subst. m._, absurdity, nonsense.
abuela, _f._, grandmother.
abuelo, _m._, grandfather.
abultar, to enlarge, increase.
abundancia, _f._, abundance.
abundante, abundant, luxuriant profuse.
aburrido, _adj. pp. of_ aburrir, tired, impatient.
aburrirse, to be bored, be perplexed grow impatient.
abusar, to impose (de, upon).
acá, here; de -- ... de acullá, here ... there; de -- para allá, from
point to point; hither and thither por --, in this direction.
acabar, to finish, end, close, succeed in; -- de, to have just; lo que
acababa de suceder, what had just happened; lo que acabamos de
escuchar, what we have just listened to; ¡Acabáramos de una vez! well
and good! quien (en) mal anda, (en) mal acaba, a bad beginning makes a
bad ending.
acaecer, to happen, befall.
acalorado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ acalorar, heated, hot.
acariciar, to caress, fondle, delight.
acaso, _m._, chance; por --, perchance; _adv._, perhaps, perchance.
accidentado, -a, broken, rugged.
accidente, _m._, accident, property, peculiarity, roughness,
irregularity.
acción, _f._, act, action.
acecho, _m._, ambush.
aceite, _m._, oil.
acento, _m._, tone, accent, voice, word, expression; decía aún su --,
his accents kept repeating.
acerca: -- de, about.
acercar, to approach, bring near; _refl._, to approach.
acero, _m._, steel; sword.
acertado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ acertar, ascertained, accurate.
acertar, to succeed, be able; -con, to hit upon, find, be certain of.
acicate, _m._, spur, rowel.
aclimación, _f._, acclamation.
aclamar, to acclaim.
acoger, to receive; _refl._, to resort, take refuge.
acometedor, _m._, undertaker, one who undertakes.
acometer, to attack, seize.
acomodar, to accommodate, lodge, quarter, furnish with lodging.
acompañamiento, _m._, accompaniment.
acompaiiante, _m._, companion.
acompañar, to accompany.
acompasado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ acompasar measured, regular.
aconsejar, to counsel, advise.
acontecer, to happen.
acordarse, to recollect, remember; -- de, to remember.
acorde, _m._, accord, harmony.
acortarse, to slacken, abate, diminish.
acosar, to molest, harass.
acostar, to lay, place; _refl._, to lie down, go to bed.
acostumbrar, to accustom; to be accustomed.
actitud, _f._, attitude, posture; colocarse en -- de defensa, to fall
on guard.
acto, _m._, act, occasion, incident; -- continuo, straightway,
immediately, immediately afterward.
actor, _m._, actor.
actual, present.
acuático, -a, aquatic.
acudir, to go, come, repair to, run up, hasten, gather, flock, rush.
acuerdo, _m._, agreement; ponerse de --, to come to an agreement; to
agree.
acullá, there; ... de acá ... de --, ... here ... there.
acurrucarse, to conceal oneself; to crouch down.
acusar, to accuse; -- de, to accuse as (_or_ of) being.
adarme, _m._, half a drachm (_or_ dram); minute quantity; mite; dos
--s de imaginación, the least bit of imagination.
adelantar, to advance, proceed; _refl._, to advance, proceed,
approach, go, hasten.
adelante, forward, further; desde allí en --, from that time on; hacia
--; forward; más --, further on, later; ¡--! forward!
ademán, _m._, attitude, gesture, manner, action, motion.
adentro, within.
aderezar, to get ready, prepare, clean.
adiós, _m._, farewell; ¡--! good-by!
adivinar, to divine, guess, observe, note.
administrar, to administer.
admirable, admirable.
admiración, _f._, admiration, wonder.
admirar, to admire, esteem; _refl._, to be seized with admiration; to
marvel.
admitir, to admit, receive.
adolescencia, _f._, adolescence.
adónde (and adonde), _int. (and rel.) adv. and conj._, whither, where;
-- quiera, wheresoever, wheresoe'er.
adoración, _f._, worship, adoration, devotion; _pl., same meanings._
adorador, _m._, adorer.
adormido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ adormir, drowsy, heavy with sleep.
adornar, to adorn.
adosado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ adosar, placed (resting, standing, _or_
leaning) against.
adulador, fawning.
advertencia, _f._, advice, information.
advertir, to notice, advise, inform, warn; pues es de --, and you must
remember (know _or_ bear in mind).
aéreo, -a, aërial, of (_or_ pertaining to) the air.
afable, courteous, gracious.
afán, _m._, eagerness, eager desire.
afectado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ afectar, feigned, affected.
afectar, to affect.
afilado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ afilar, sharpened, sharp.
afilar, to grind, whet, sharpen.
afirmar, to affirm, assert.
afligido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ afligir, afflicted, wretched, miserable.
afligir, to afflict, make wretched (_or_ miserable).
afortunadamente, fortunately.
agarrarse, to grasp, clasp, seize, hold tightly.
agasaparse, to conceal oneself.
ágil, agile, fleet.
agilidad, _f._, agility, celerity.
agitación, _f._, excitement, agitation.
agitar, to agitate, move, shake; _refl._, to move restlessly, be
agitated; to wave, flutter.
agolparse, to crowd, rush.
agonía, _f._, agony, act of expiring.
agotar, to exhaust.
agradable, agreeable, pleasant.
agrupar, to group, collect; _refl._ to come together; to assemble,
collect.
agua, _f._, water; -- bendita, holy water.
aguacero, _m._, shower, torrent of rain.
aguardar, to expect, await, wait for; hacerse --, to delay in
appearing.
agudo, -a, sharp, acute, biting, piercing.
aguijonear, to thrust, impel, drive (_or_ spur) on.
aguja, _f._, needle, spire.
agujero, _m._, hole.
¡ah! ah! oh!
ahí, here, there; por --, hereabouts.
ahogar, to suffocate, smother, drown; to be repressed (_or_ confined).
ahora, now; desde --, from now on.
ahorcar, to hang.
aire, _m_, air, look, appearance, manner, tune, melody.
airoso, -a, airy, graceful; más airosa, with better grace; _adv._,
gracefully.
aislado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ aislar, isolated.
ajimez, _m._, ajimez, pointed (_or_ arched) double window divided in
the middle by a column.
ajorca, _f._ bracelet.
al = á + el; -- salir, as I was going out.
ala, _f._, wing, pinion.
alabastro, _m._, alabaster.
alado, -a, winged, soaring.
alali, _m._, alali, a hunting cry.
alameda, _f._, grove of poplar-trees.
álamo, _m._ poplar, white poplar.
alargar, to extend, raise.
alarido, _m._, outcry, shout, howl, yell.
alarma, _m. or f._, alarm; poner en --, to alarm.
alazán, _m._, sorrel horse.
alba, _f._: dawn.
albedrío, _m._, free will; con libre --, of (her) own free will.
albergarse, to take up lodgings.
albino, _m._, albino.
albor, _m._, (poet.) dawn.
alborotar, to disturb; _refl._, to be disturbed, be turbulent.
alboroto, _m._, disturbance, noise.
alborozado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ alborozar, exhilarated, rejoicing,
gleeful, joyous.
alborozo, _m._, joy, rejoicing, rapture.
alcaide, _m._, jailer, warden, governor (of a castle).
alcance, _m._, reach, range.
alcanzar, to succeed, be able; to overtake, reach, attain, come to; to
comprehend; á la (gente) que sele alcanza, those (persons) who are
good judges of.
alcázar, _m._, castle.
aldaba, _f._, bar, cross-bar, knocker.
aldea, _f._, village, hamlet.
aldeano, _m._, peasant, villager.
alegar, to allege, adduce.
alegrarse, to rejoice, exult, be glad.
alegre, pleasant, joyful, bright, joyous, merry.
alegremente, joyfully, merrily.
alegría, _f._, joy, gladness.
alejar, to remove, take away; _refl._, to go away, disappear.
alerce, _m._, larch, genus of coniferous trees.
alfombra, _f._, carpet, rug.
Alfonso, _m._, Alphonso.
alga, _f._, seaweed, alga.
algarabía, _f._, jargon, babble, clatter, hubbub.
algazara, _f._, rejoicing, shout(s), shouting.
algo, something, anything, some what; -- es --, something is better
than nothing; that is something.
algodón, _m._, cotton.
alguacil, _m._, constable, alguazil.
algún. See alguno.
alguno, -a, some, any; -- que otro, here and there one; a very few;
some.
aliaga, _f._, furze, a thorny evergreen shrub with beautiful yellow
flowers.
aliento, _m._, breath.
aligerar, to lighten, ease.
alimaña, _f._, (_obs._) animal.
aliviar, to alleviate, mitigate, relieve.
alma, _f._, soul, spirit.
almena, _f._, turret.
almohada, _f._, pillow.
alojamiento, _m._, lodging, quarters.
alojarse, to lodge, find lodgings (_or_ quarters).
alondra, _f._, lark.
Alonso, _m._, Alonzo, Alphonso.
alquería, _f._, farmhouse.
alrededor, around; -- de, about, round; á su --, around him; _subst.
m. pl._, environs, neighborhood.
altanero, -a, haughty, proud.
altar, _m._, altar; -- mayor, high altar, chief altar.
alterarse, to be disturbed.
alternado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ alternar, alternating, intermittent,
recurrent.
alteza, _f._, highness.
altisimo, -a, _abs. super. of_ alto, very high, lofty.
altivo, -a, haughty.
alto, -a, tall, high, deep, lofty; important, late, loud; en la alta
noche, in the dead of night; late at night; _subst. m._, height,
summit, top.
alto, _m._, halt; mandar hacer --, to give orders to halt; ¡--! halt!
altura, _f._, height, summit.
alucinación, _f._, hallucination.
alumbrar, to give light to; to enable to see; to light up.
alzar, to raise, lift up; _refl._, to rise, heave.
allá, there; más --, farther; beyond; on past; -- al filo de la media
noche, just about midnight; -- por ..., back there in...; port --, in
that direction, thither, there; de acá para --, from point to point;
hither and thither.
allegados, _m. pl._, friends, allies.
allegar, to collect, get together.
allí, there; desde en adelante, from that time on; ya --, (when they
had) arrived there.
amado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ amar, beloved, loved.
amaestrar, to break in; to train, teach
amalgama, _f._, amalgamation, mixture
amanecer, to dawn; all --, at dawn; at break of day; hasta el --, till
break of day; until dawn; nos amanecía llorando, doawn found us
weeping.
amante, _subst. m. or f._, lover, beloved, loved one.
amar, to love.
amargo, -a, bitter, painful.
amarillo, -a, yallow
ambición, _f._, ambition.
ámbito, m. confines, inclosure, body, compass.
ambos, -as, both.
amenaza, _f._, threat, menace.
amenazador, menacing, threatening.
amenazar, to threaten.
amigablemente, amicably, pleasantly.
amigo, _m._, friend.
amigote, _m._ great friend, intimate friend.
amistad, _f._, friendship.
amonestación, _f._, advice, admonition, warning.
amontonar, to pile up, heap up, crowd together.
amor, _m._, love; sweetheart; -- propio, self-love, conceit, vanity.
amoroso, -a, amorous, loving, dear.
amortiguar, to temper, soften.
amparar, to protect, aid, assist, help.
amparo, _m._, succor, protection, refuge.
amplio, -a, full.
analizar, to analyze.
anciano, -a, old, aged, ancient; _subst. m. or f._, old man, old
woman; _m. pl._, old people, elders.
ancho, -a, large, broad.
anchuroso, -a, spacious.
andar, to go, walk, act, be; á más --, at full speed; como se las
entrase á más -- el día, as the day went on; as the day passed (for
them); -- penando, to suffer torment; -- por, to go about, be current
in; -- más de sobra, to be more in excess; á los talones, to follow
closely; de algún tiempo á esta parte anda, (who) for some time now
has been; quien (en) mal anda, (en) mal acaba, a bad beginning makes a
bad ending.
andas, _f. pl._, bier (with shafts), stretcher, litter.
andurriales, _m. pl._, by-roads, retired spots, out-of-the-way places.
anegarse, to be inundated (_or_ submerged).
anfiteatro, _m._, amphitheater.
anfitrión, _m._, amphitr-yon, host.
angel, _m._, angel.
angosto, -a, narrow, close.
ángulo, _m._, angle, corner.
anguloso, -a, angular.
angustia, _f._, anguish.
angustioso, -a, full of anguish, heartrending, desperate, terrible,
agonizing.
anilla, _f._, ring.
anillo, _m._, ring, coil.
ánima,_f._, soul; en Dios y en mi --, in very truth; God knows (that
it is true).
animación, _f._, animation.
animado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ animar, animated, enlivened, heated, moved,
encouraged, heightened.
animadversión, _f._, censure, reproof, hostility.
animal, _m._, animal.
animar, to animate, encourage, urge on.
ánimo, _m._, mind, thought, intention, spirit; recobrar el --, to
recover one's senses; to come to oneself.
anoche, last night.
ansia, _f._, anxiety, agony; eager desire, love, longing.
ansiedad, _f._, anxiety; con --, anxiously.
ansioso, -a, anxious, eager, desirous.
ante, before, in the presence of.
antemano: de --, beforehand, previously.
antepasados, _m. pl._, ancestors.
antepecho, _m._, breastwork, balcony, balustrade.
anterior, former; la noche --, the night before.
anteriormente, previously, before.
antes, formerly, before, first, rather, once; -- de, before; -- de
tiempo, prematurely; before it was ripe; -- que, before; rather than,
sooner than; far from; las -- losas sepulcrales, the once sepulchral
slabs.
antiguo, -a, old, ancient, former.
antojarse, to have a fancy (_or_ desire) (_used only in the 3rd person
sing., with_ me, te, le, etc.); antojábaseme, it seemed to me; I
fancied.
antojo, _m._, whim, fancy, caprice.
anublar, to cloud, darken.
anudarse, to become choked; to die away.
anunciar, to announce, foretell.
anuncio, _m._, announcement.
añadidura, _f._; addition; por --, besides, in addition.
añadir, to add.
año, _m._, year; el -- que viene, next year; allá por los --s de mil
trescientos y pico, back there in the year thirteen hundred and
something.
añoso, -a, old, ancient.
apacible, placid, quiet, pleasant, peaceful, serene.
apaciguarse, to be (_or_ become) calm; to be appeased.
apagar, to put out, extinguish, quench; _refl._, to go out, die out,
be extinguished; to become calm (_or_ silent).
apalear, to beat, cudgel.
aparecer, to appear.
aparición, _f._, appearance, apparition.
apariencia, _f._, appearance.
apartar, to take away, remove, put aside, separate; -- la vista, to
look away; _refl._, to depart, swerve.
aparte de, aside from.
apasionado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ apasionar, passionate.
apearse, to alight, dismount.
apedrear, to stone.
apelar, to appeal.
apellidar, to call.
apenas, hardly, barely; -- sí, hardly, barely; -- sí pudiera, I could
scarcely.
apercibir, to prepare, get ready; to warn.
apilar, to pile (_or_ heap) up.
apiñado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ apiñar, pyramidal, heaped up, crowded,
closely pressed, dense; --os grupos, dense crowds, closely packed
groups; -as matas, tangled (_or_ dense) shrubbery (_or_ under-brush);
-as olas, tossing waves.
apiñar, to heap up, press (_or_ crowd) together; to mass; _refl._, to
a crowd.
aplastar, to flatten, crush, weigh down, smash, destroy.
aplauso, _m._, applause; _pl._, applause.
aplicar, to apply.
aplomo, _m._, assurance, self-possession.
apoderarse, to take possession (de, of).
aposentador, _m._, quartermaster; sargento --, quartermaster-sergeant.
apostarse, to post oneself, take up a position.
apoyado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ apoyar, supported, leaning.
apoyarse, to rest, be supported, support oneself, bear upon, lean (en,
on, upon).
apreciar, to value, appreciate.
aprecio, _m._, esteem, regard.
aprehender, to take; to capture.
aprender, to learn; -- de memoria, to memorize, learn by heart.
aprensión, _f._, apprehension, imagination, groundless fear (de, on
the part of).
aprestarse, to make preparations.
apresurar, to hasten, quicken; _refl._, to hasten, make haste.
apresurado, _adj. pp. of_ apresurar, quickened, hasty, rapid, in
haste, convulsive; _adv._, convulsively.
apretado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ apretar, crowded, dense, difficult.
aprisionar, to confine, imprison.
aprobar, to approve, show one's pleasure.
apropósito de, about, with regard to.
aprovechar, to take advantage of, profit by, avail oneself of, seize..
aproximación, _f._, approach, proximity.
aproximarse, to approach, draw near; ir aproximando, to approach.
apurar, to exhaust, clean up, drain; to try, test.
apuro, _m._, difficulty, straits.
aquel, --la, --lo, that.
aquél, --la, --lo, the one, that one, the former.
aqui, here; pasar de --, to go (any) further (_or_ farther); por --,
here, hereabouts, hither; he --, here is (_or_ are); behold.
ara, _f._, altar.
árabe. Arabic, Moorish.
aragonés, Aragonese, of (_or_ pertaining to) Aragon.
araña, _f._, spider.
árbol, _m._, tree.
arbusto, _m._, shrub, bush.
arca, _f._, chest, coffer.
arcada, _f._, arcade, arch.
arcángel, _m._, archangel.
arco, _m._, arch, archway, entrance
arch, niche, recess; --iris, rainbow.
arder, to burn, blaze, glow.
ardid, _m._, cunning, trick.
ardiente, ardent, fiery, burning, glowing.
ardor, _m._, ardor, fire, heat.
ardoroso, -a, burning, glowing.
arena, _f._, sand.
arista, _f._, straw; fiber (of plants).
arma, _f._, arm, weapon; el haz de --s, panoply; hacer sus (primeras)
--s, to learn fencing.
armada, _f._, fleet, armada.
armadura, _f._, annor
armar, to arm.
armario, _m._, wardrobe, cabinet; no tener su alma en su --, not to
have one's soul in the right place; to have one's soul in an abnormal
condition.
armonía, _f._, harmony.
armónico, -a, harmonious, without discord; melodious, with sweet
sounds.
armonioso, -a, harmonious, regular, beautiful.
aroma, _m._, aroma, odor, perfume.
arpa, _f._, harp, lyre.
arpón, _m._, harpoon, javelin, shaft.
arqueólogo, _m._, archaeologist.
arquero, _m._, archer, bowman.
arrancar, to pull off, snatch away, pull out, tear, wrest, draw,
obtain, deprive of; to produce; to awaken suddenly.
arrancharse, to camp; to mess.
arranque, _m._, passion, burst of passion.
arrastrar, to trail, drag along the ground, draw on, attract, bring
up, take, carry, drag, touch, draw away; _refl._, to drag oneself; to
creep, crawl, drag along the ground, trail; to be convinced, be
induced.
arrebatar, to carry off, snatch away.
arrebato, _m._, transport.
arrebolar, to redden.
arrebujarse, to wrap oneself up.
arreglar, to regulate.
arremolinar, to whirl; to heap (or pile) up.
arrepentido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ arrepentirse, repented, repentant.
arrepentirse, to repent.
arriba, above, over, up; de -- abajo, from top to bottom; from end to
end.
arriesgarse, to venture, risk oneself (por, through, in).
arrodillado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ arrodillarse, kneeling, on one's knees.
arrodillarse, to kneel.
arrogante, handsome, commanding.
arrojar, to throw, cast, fling, hurl forth; to shed, pour, emit,
utter; _refl._, to cast oneself; to fall.
arrostrar, to brave, face, encounter.
arroyo, _m._, rivulet, small stream.
arruinar, to ruin.
arte, _m. or f._, art, artifice, trick.
articular, to speak, utter.
artista, _m._, artist.
artístico, -a, artistic.
arzobispo, _m._, archbishop.
asalto, _m._, assault, storm.
asaz, (_poet._) quite, enough.
ascenso, _m._, ascent.
asco, _m._, nausea, loathing.
ascua, _f._, coal, glowing coal.
asegurar, to assert, assure, secure.
asemejar, to resemble; _refl._, to resemble.
asenderear, to persecute.
asentarse, to be seated; to sit down; to be situated.
asentimiento, _m._, assent.
asesinar, to assassinate.
asesinato, _m._, assassination, murder.
así, thus, so.
asiduidad, _f._, assiduity, assiduous attention, zeal.
asiento, _m._, seat, chair.
asilo, _m._, asylum, sanctuary, shelter, refuge.
asir, to seize, grasp, lay hold of.
asistente, _m._, chief justice (of Seville); servant, orderly.
asistir, to be present; to assist; to witness.
asomado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ asomar, appearing, looking out.
asomar, to appear, be visible, loom up, look up, put out, show; en
hablando del ruín de Roma, cátale aqui que asoma, speak of the devil
and he will appear.
asombrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ asombrar, wondering, astonished,
frightened, terrified, anxious.
asombro, _m._, astonishment, surprise.
asombroso, -a, astonishing, marvelous.
aspecto, _m._, sight, appearance, aspect.
áspero, -a, rough, harsh, unkempt, rugged.
áspid, _m._, aspic, asp.
aspirar, to breathe in.
asqueroso, -a, loathsome, noisome.
asta, _f._, shaft, staff, trunk, body.
astilla, _f._, chip, splinter.
astro, _m._, star.
astuto, -a, cunning, crafty, sly.
asunto, _m._, circumstance, matter.
affair, event, incident, subject.
asustar, to frighten.
atabal, _m._, drum, kettledrum.
atajar, to stop.
atar, to bind, tie; -- bien corto, to tie very short; to hold in
strict subjection; -- de pies y manos, to bind hand and foot.
ateísmo, _m._, atheism, unbelief.
atención, _f._, attention.
atender, to pay attention to; to expect.
atento, -a, attentive, heedful.
aterrador, terrifying, frightful.
aterrar, to frighten, terrify.
atillo, _m._, bundle.
atmósfera, _f._, atmosphere.
atolondrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ atolondrar, perplexed, confused; giddy,
wild, heedless.
átomo, _m._, atom, particle.
atónito, -a, astonished, amazed.
atractivo, _m._, charm, attraction.
atraer, to draw, attract, bring down.
atrás; back, backwards; -- de, behind.
atravesar, to cross, traverse.
atreverse, to dare, venture, have the courage.
atrevido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ atreverse, daring, bold, rash, audacious.
atrevimiento, _m._, boldness, rashness.
atribulado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ atribular, afflicted, vexed, suffering.
atrio, _m._, portico, church porch.
atronador, deafening, thundering, thunderous.
atropellarse, to hurry, rush.
aturdido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ aturdir, perturbed, confused, bewildered,
stupefied, astonished, agitated.
aturdir, to disturb, confuse, bewilder.
auditorio, _m._, audience.
aullar, to howl.
aún (or aun), even, still, yet; no ... ni --, not even; -- cuando,
although; -- que, although.
aunque, although.
aura, _f._, gentle breeze, zephyr.
aurora, _f._ dawn.
ausencia, _f._, absence.
ausente, absent.
auto, _m._, judicial decree or sentence; warrant, edict; -- de fe,
public punishment by the Inquisition, often a public burning; (hence)
a great fire, a bonfire, a fire.
autor, _m._, author.
autoridad, _f._, authority.
autorizar, to authorize
avanzado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ avanzar, advanced, late.
avanzar, to advance, progress.
avaro, -a, miserly, avaricious
ave, _f._, bird.
avenida, _f._, approach, avenue.
aventura, _f._, adventure, event, incident.
aventurarse, to venture.
aventurero, _m._, adventurer, knight errant.
averiguar, to inquire, find out, investigate.
avidez, _f._, avidity; con --, eagerly.
avisado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ avisar, advised, informed.
aviso, _m._, warning.
¡ay! alas! ayes, _subst. m. pl._, lamentations.
ayer yesterday.
ayuda, _f._, aid, help, means.
ayudar, to aid, help.
ayuntamiento, _m._, municipal government, town (_or_ city) hall.
azar, _m._, hazard; al --, at hazard; at random.
azaroso, -a, hazardous, adventurous, venturesome.
azotar, to whip, lash, beat against, strike, cut.
azucena, _f._, lily, white lily.
azúl, blue; -- turquí, dark blue; _subst. m._, blue, indigo.
azulado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ azular, azured, bluish, indigo, blue.
azuzar, to set on, let loose, urge on.
B
bagaje, _m._, baggage; _pl._, baggage (of an army).
¡bah! bah!, nonsense!
bajar, to descend, lower, sink down, let fall, cast down, come down.
bajel, _m._, ship.
bajo, -a, low; _adv._, underneath, under, beneath.
balanceado. -a, _adj. pp. of_ balancear, balanced, swayed, swaying.
balancearse, to sway, totter, reel.
balbucear, to stammer.
balcón, _m._, balcony, casement window, balcony casement window.
balde: en --, in vain, vainly.
balsa, _f._, pool, lake.
Baltasara, _f._, (_Span._) Raltasara.
ballesta, _f._;, crossbow.
ballestero, _m._, archer, crossbowman.
banda, _f._, band, gang, flock.
bandada,_f,_, flock, crowd, band, swarm.
bandido, _m._, bandit.
bando, _m._, flock, flight.
bandolera, _f._, bandoleer, hunting-belt (slung across the shoulder).
banquillo, _m._, stool, bench.
bañar, to bathe, wash.
báquico, -a, bacchanal, bacchanalian.
barajarse, to writhe.
barandal, _m._, balustrade, railing.
barba, _f._, beard; _pl._, beard; y se le rieron en sus --s; and they
laughed in his face.
barón, _m._, baron, lord.
barra, _f._, bar.
barranco, _m._, gorge, precipice.
barrio, _m._, ward, quarter.
base, _f._, base, basis.
basta, enough, halt, stop.
bastante, sufficient, enough, sufficiently, rather, considerable; lo
--, sufficiently, enough.
bastar, to be sufficient; baste, let that suffice; enough.
batallar, to disagree, battle, be at odds.
batir, to beat, strike, clap; -- el cobre de firme, to be most
diligent; -- las palmas, to clap the hands; _subst._, beating; _refl._
to fight a duel.
beata, _f._, pious woman; lay sister.
bebedor, _m._, tippler, toper.
beber, to drink.
belleza, _f._, beauty.
bellisimo, -a, _abs._ supper. of bello, very (_or_ most) beautiful.
bello, -a, beautiful, handsome.
bendecir, to consecrate, bless.
bendición, _f._, benediction, blessing; que era una -- del cielo, in a
surprising way.
bendito, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.) of_ bendecir, blessed, holy,
consecrated.
benévolo, -a, benevolent, gracious.
besar, to kiss; to touch; llegar y -- el santo, to succeed in a brief
space of time; to find good fortune quickly.
beso; _m._, kiss.
biblioteca, _f._, library.
bien, _m._, good deed (or act), good, benefit; un -- de caridad, a
good turn, a benevolent favor; _pl._, property; _adv._, well, very; si
--, although, even if; mas --, rather; pues --, well, well then, well
now; ó --, or, or else; -- ... ó, whether ... or; either, or; porque
... ó por ser, whether because ... or because it was; -- que ... --
que, whether ... or; either because ... or because.
bigote, _m._, mustache.
birrete, _m._, cap, barret.
bisojo, -a, cross-eyed.
bizarro, -a, gallant, brave, highspirited, generous.
blanco, -a, white.
blancura, _f._, whiteness, whiteness of complexion.
blancusco, -a, whitish, gray.
blandamente, softly.
blandir, to brandish.
blando, -a, soft.
blanquear, to whiten, shine white; to bleach.
blasfemar, to blaspheme, curse.
blasfemia, _f._, blasphemy.
blasón, _m._, blazon.
bobo, _m._, dunce, fool.
boca, _f._, mouth; de --, on (his) face; de manos á --, all of a
sudden; unexpectedly; punto en --, silence, hush.
boca-calle, _f._, entrance (end _or_ opening) to a street.
bocado, _m._, morsel, bite.
boceto, _m._, sketch, outline.
bocina, _f._, trumpet, horn, bugle.
bofetada, _f._, buffet, blow.
bofetón, _m._, slap, blow.
bondad, _f._, kindness, goodness.
bondadoso, -a, benevolent, kind.
bonito, -a, pretty, charming, good, fine.
borceguf, _m._, buskin.
bordar, to border, embroider.
borde, _m._, edge, border, brink, bank.
bordón, _m._, staff.
borracho, -a, drunk, intoxicated.
borrar, to efface, erase; _refl._, to be effaced (_or_ blotted out).
borrascoso, -a, stormy, angry.
bosque, _m._, grove, forest, wood.
bosquecillo, _m._, coppice.
bosquejar, to sketch, paint.
bote, _m._, bound; boat; canister; box, toilet box, estar de -- en --,
to be cram full; to be completely filled.
botella, _f._, bottle.
Botero. See caldera.
botín, _m._, booty.
botón, _m._, button, bud.
bóveda, _f._, arch, vault.
bramar, to roar.
bramido, _m._, bellow, bellowing, belling; calling; clamor, noise,
blast.
¡bravo! bravo!
brazo, _m._, arm.
brecha, _f._, breach.
breña, _f._, bramble, brambles, thicket.
breve, short, brief; en-s palabras, in a few words.
brevísimo, -a, _abs._ sapper, of breve, very (_or_ most) brief.
brial, _m._, skirt, rich silken skirt.
brida, _f._, bridle.
brigada, _f._, brigade; general de --, brigadier-general.
brillante, brilliant, bright, radiant, clear.
brillar, to shine, gleam.
brillo, _m._, gleam, glitter, light, brilliancy, brightness.
brinco, _m._, leap, bound; dar un --, to leap, bound, jump.
brindar, to offer; to toast, drink a toast.
brindis, _m._, toast.
brisa, _f._, breeze.
brocade, _m._, brocade.
broma, _f._, rubbish; jest, joke; echar á --, to take (_or_ consider)
as a joke (_or_ jest).
bromear, to jest, joke, banter.
bronce, _m._, bronze.
broquel, _m._, shield, buckler.
brotar, to bud; to gush, issue, flow, burst forth, gush out.
bruja, _f._, witch.
brujeria, _f._, witchcraft.
bruma, _f._, mist, fog.
bruñido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ bruñir, burnished, polished.
bruto, _m._, brute, beast; clownish (_or_ ignorant) fellow.
buen. See bueuo.
bueno, -a, good, kind, well, fine; una buena, a good one; a warm
reception; Noche Buena, Christmas eve; mass of Christmas eve; --s
evaugelios, some holy sayings; some of the holy Scriptures; de buen
tono, fashionable; _subst._ _m._, good man, Christian.
buffet, _m._, (_French_) buffet, refreshment table.
bufido, _m_)., snort.
bufón, _m._, buffoon.
buho, _m._, owl.
bulto, _m._, bust, figure, form.
bulla, _f._, noise.
bullicio, _m._, bustle, noise, excitement.
bullicioso, -a, lively, restless, noisy, boisterous.
burla, _f._, joke, jest, jesting, scoffing, trick; hacer --, to play a
joke (_or_ trick).
burlado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ burlar, cheated, deceived, mocked, made
sport of, destroyed.
burlarse, to jest, mock, laugh at, make sport of.
burlón, jesting, joking, scoffing, mocking.
busca, _f._, search; echar en --, to go (_or_ set off) in search;
vamos en su --, let us look for her, let us go to her.
buscar, to seek, look for.
busilis, _m._, mystery.
C
cabal, just, exact, quite.
cabalgadura, _f._, beast (of burden), steed, mount.
cabalgar, to ride; to parade on horseback.
cabalgata, _f._, cavalcade.
caballería, _f._, horse, mount, saddlehorse, chivalry; _pl._,
chivalrous deeds.
caballero, _m._, knight, gentleman, lord, sir.
cabecear, to nod; to shake (_or_ toss) the head.
cabecera, _f._, head, head-piece, top (of the cross).
cabellera, _f._, hair.
cabello, _m._, hair; _pl._, hair.
caber, to be contained; to find room; to be; no cabía duda, there was
no doubt.
cabeza, _f._, head, head of hair.
cabezo, _m._, summit, peak.
cabo, _m._, end; al --, finally; llevar á --, to carry out; to
execute; to terminate successfully.
cacería, _f._, hunting expedition, hunting party.
cada, each, every; -- uno, each one; -- vez, each time; ever,
continually.
cadáver, _m._, corpse, cadaver.
cadena, _f._, chain.
cadencia, _f._, measure, beat, strain, cadence, cadenza.
caer, to fall; to strike (against something in falling); -- á pedazos,
to fall to pieces.
caída, _f._, fall.
calabozo, _m._, dungeon, cell.
calado, -a, of openwork; of fretwork; _pp. of_ calar, (of the hat)
pulled down, pressed down (over the eyes).
calamidad, _f._, calamity.
calar, to pull down, press down.
Calavera, _f._, skull; el Cristo de la --, Christ of the skull, the
crucifix with a skull (carved) at the feet of Christ.
calcáreo, -a, calcareous.
calcinar, to burn, reduce to ashes.
cálculo, _m._, estimate, calculation, expectation, computation.
caldera, _f._, caldron, kettle; en las --s de Pero Botero, (_coll._)
in the devil's boiler; in hell.
calentar, to warm.
calibre, _m._, caliber, sort, kind.
calidad, _f._, quality.
caliente, hot, fiery.
calificarse, to qualify, be designated (_or_ described).
caliginoso, -a, dim, dark, obscure, murky, dense.
cáliz, _m._, calyx.
calma, _f._, calm, composure, calmness, tranquillity, silence; con --,
calmly, with composure.
calmar, to calm, appease.
caluroso, -a, heated, hot.
calzado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ calzar, shod, with hair growing low; frente
calzada, low forehead.
calzas, _f._ _pl._, breeches, trousers.
callado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ callar, silent.
callar, to be silent; ¡calle! hush! silence!
calle, _f._, street.
¡calle! See callar. callejón, _m._, lane, alley, narrow street.
cama, _f._, bed; caer en --, to fall sick.
cámara, _f._, chamber, bedroom.
camarada, _m._, comrade, companion.
cambiante, _m._, iridescence; iridescent gleam, glint.
cambiar, to change, exchange.
cambrón, _m._, bramble.
caminante, _m._, traveler.
caminar, to go, walk, walk along.
camino, _m._, way, road, journey, march, course; -- atras, back; down
(_or_ up) the road.
campana, _f._, bell, church bell.
campanada, _f._, stroke.
campanario, _m._, belfry, bell-tower; -- de espadaña, single-walled
bell-tower; belfry (of a single wall with openings for the bells).
campanero, _m._, bellman.
campanilla, _f._, small bell, hand-bell, bell; morning-glory.
campaña, _f._, campaign.
campiña, _f._, field, plain.
campo, _m._, field, camp.
canción, _f._, song.
candelabro, _m._, candlestick, chandelier.
candelilla, _f._, small candle.
candente, incandescent, red-hot.
cándido, white, snowy.
cangilón, _m._, bucket (or cup of an endless chain used in drawing
water). _See_ noria.
cano, -a, hoary, gray.
canónigo, _m._, canon, prebendary.
cansado, -a, _adj. pp._ of cansar, tired, wearied, weary.
cansarse, to bore oneself, be bored, be tired.
cantar, to sing, hum, buzz; -- entre dientes, to hum (a song).
cantar, _m._, song.
cántaro, _m._, pitcher, water-pitcher.
cantazo, _m._, stone, blow with a stone.
cantera, _f._, quarry.
cantidad, _f._, quantity, sum.
cántiga, _f._, song, metrical romance.
canto, _m._, song, hymn, chant, canticle, canto.
cantueso, _m._, lavender, French lavender, spike.
cañada, _f._, glen, dale, glade.
caño, _m._, stream, jet.
cañuto, _m._, fluting; gorguera de --s, fluted raff.
capa, _f._, cloak, mantle.
capaz, capable, able.
capellán, _m._, chaplain.
caperuza, _f._, pointed cap, pointed hood, hood.
capilla, _f._, chapel; maestro de --, choir-master, one who composes
and directs church music; -- mayor, main chapel (containing the pulpit
and high altar, and in most Spanish churches opposite the _coro_ and
separated from the transept by a railing).
capitán, _m._, captain.
capitel, _m._, capital.
capítulo, _m._, chapter, council, court.
capote, _m._, cloak, coat, greatcoat.
capotillo, _m._, mantelet, short cloak.
capotón, _m._, large cloak, greatcoat.
capricho, _m._, caprice, whim, fancy; á --, aimlessly.
caprichosamente, capriciously, fancifully.
caprichoso, -a, capricious.
capuchino, _m._, Capuchin monk
cara, _f._, face, countenance, expression, head.
caracolear, to caracole; caracoleando en sus corceles, on their
prancing steeds.
carácter, _m._, character, disposition.
caracterizar, to characterize, describe.
carbón, _m._, charcoal; coal.
carcajada, _f._, laugh, burst of laughter.
cárcel, _f._, prison, jail.
carcomer, to corrode.
cárdeno, -a, violet, livid.
cargo, _m._, charge, office; hacer -- de, to examine, inspect.
caricia, _f._, caress.
caridad, _f._, charity; un bien de -, a good turn, a benevolent favor.
cariiio, _m._, love, affection, tenderness.
Carlos, _m._, Charles.
carne, _f._, meat, flesh; _pl._, flesh; de-y hueso, of flesh and
blood.
caro, -a, dear; _adv._, dearly.
carraca, _f._, rattle, an instrument used instead of bells the last
three days of Holy Week.
carrasca, _f._, pin-oak, swamp-oak.
carrascal, _m._, plantation of pin-oaks; clump of pin-oaks.
carrera, _f._, race, course, speed.
carro, _m._, car, chariot.
carta, _f._, letter, card; tomar--en el asunto, to take a hand in the
matter; cartas leyes, summons.
casa, _f._, house; --de Consejos (_or_ --Consistorial), town hall,
city hall.
casaca, _f._, coat.
Casca, _f._, (_Span._) Casca.
cascada, _f._, cascade.
casco, _m._, helmet; hoof; outside (of anything);--s de las bote-llas
vacias, empty bottles.
caserfo, _m._, houses, row of houses; village, small town.
caserón, _m._, edifice, dwelling, large house.
casi, almost, very nearly.
casita, _f._, small house, cottage.
caso, _m._, case, event, circumstance, effect, fact, matter, affair;
es el --, the fact is; hacer--de, to pay attention to; to care about;
to consider important.
castellano, -a, Castilian, of (_or_ pertaining to) Castile.
castigar, to punish, chastise.
castigo, _m._, chastisement, punishment.
castillo, _m._, castle.
casto, -a, chaste, pure.
casualidad, _f._, chance.
casualmente, casually, by chance.
casulla, _f._, chasuble.
cata. See catar.
catar, to see, consider, notice; cátale aqui que asoma, why! (_or_
lo!) here it (_or_ he) comes. See ruin.
catástrofe, _f._, catastrophe.
catedral, _f._, cathedral.
catorce, fourteen.
cauce, _m._, drain, bed, stream, rivulet.
causa, _f._, cause.
causar, to cause.
caverna, _f._, cave, cavern.
cavidad, _f._, cavity, hollow.
cavilación, _f._, pondering, worrying, preoccupation.
caza, _f._, chase, hunt; andar á -- de, to go in pursuit of; to go
hunting (_or_ seeking); salir de --, to go hunting.
cazador, _m._, hunter, huntsman; --es furtivos, poachers.
cazar, to hunt.
ceder, to yield, submit.
cegar, to blind, make blind; to fill up, obstruct.
ceja, _f._, eyebrow.
cejar, to relax.
celda, _f._, cell.
celebrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ celebrar, celebrated, famous.
celebrante, _m._, officiating priest.
celebrar, to celebrate; _refl._, to be celebrated.
celeste, celestial, heavenly.
celo, _m._, zeal, ardor, devotion; _pl._, jealousy.
celoso, -a, jealous; tener --, to make jealous.
cena, _f._, supper.
cenagoso, -a, muddy, miry.
cencerrada, _f._, charivari.
cendal, _m._, crape, gauze.
cenizas, _f._ _pl._, ashes.
cenobita, _m._, cenobite.
centella, _f._, lightning, lightning flash (_or_ bolt), thunderbolt.
centésimo, -a, hundredth.
centinela, _m._, sentry, sentinel.
cerca, near, near at hand; -- de, near; tan de --, so closely; muy de
--, very closely, very well.
cercano, -a, near, close, next, neighboring.
cercar, to surround.
cerciorarse, to assure oneself; to ascertain.
cerco, _m._, circle.
cerebro, _m._, brain.
ceremonia, _f._, ceremony, service.
cernerse, to soar; to flit; to hover.
cerrar, to close, shut; la noche habia cerrado, night had come (_or_
fallen); night had closed in (around him); _subst._, shutting; en un
abrir y -- de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye; in an instant;
_refl._, to close, shut.
cerrojo, _m._, bolt.
cesar, to cease, stop, end; ir cesando, to cease, die out; sin --,
incessantly, continually.
césped, _m._, grass, sod, grass-plot, turf; _pl._, grasses.
cicerone, _m._, guide, cicerone.
ciego, -a, blind, blinded.
cielo, _m._, sky, heaven.
cien. See ciento.
ciencia, _f._, science, art, knowledge.
cieno, _m._, mire, filth.
ciento, hundred.
ciertamente, certainly, indeed.
cierto, -a, certain.
ciervo, _m._, deer, stag.
cierzo, _m._, north wind.
cifra, _f._, cipher; written character; writing.
cima, _f._, summit, top; por -- de, over; above the tops of.
cimera, _f._, crest.
cimiento, _m._, foundation.
cincelado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cincelar, carved, engraved, embossed.
cinco, five.
cinta, _f._, ribbon, band, girdle; estar en --, to be pregnant; to
have conceived.
cintarazo, _m._, knock, thump, blow, slap (with something flat).
circular, to circulate, flow.
círculo, _m._, circle.
circunspección, _f._, circumspection, dignity.
circunstanciado, -a, circumstantial, minute, detailed.
circunstantes, _m. pl._; bystanders, listeners, hearers, persons
present.
cirio, _m._, (large) wax candle (by taper).
cisne, _m._, swan.
cita, _f._, appointment, rendezvous, tryst.
citar, to make an appointment (with), to give a rendezvous (to).
ciudad, _f._, city.
clamor, _m._, clamor, noise.
clamoreo, _m._, clamor, noise.
clarear, to grow light; to dawn.
claridad, _f._, light, shine.
clarín, _m._, trumpet.
clarísimo, -a, illustrious.
claro, -a, clear; _adv._, clearly.
clase, _f._, class, kind.
claustro, _m._, cloister, piazza, gallery.
clavado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ clavar, fixed, brim. fastened, rooted,
nailed.
clavar, to fix, fasten, nail; _refl._, to be fixed; to fix itself; to
stick, strike.
clave, _f._, keystone.
clavo, _m._, nail; point.
clero, _m._, clergy.
cobarde, coward, cowardly.
cobertizo, _m._, small projecting roof; shed.
cocodrilo, _m._, crocodile.
codazo, _m_, thrust with the elbow.
codiciado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ codiciar, coveted.
codicioso, -a, greedy, covetous.
codo, _m._, elbow.
coger, to catch, take up, pick up, pluck, collect, seize; cogerse, to
be caught; to be trampled (_or_ crushed).
coincidencia, _f._, coincidence.
cojín, _m._, cushion.
cola, _f._, tail.
colación, _f._, lunch.
colegio, _m._, college, school.
colegir, to gather, collect, deduce, infer
cólera, _f._, anger, fury, passion, rage, wrath
colérico, -a, angry, choleric, irascible, passionate.
coleto, _m._, doublet body; inside (_or_ body) of a man; echarse
(algo) al --, to swallow (at a gulp).
colgado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ colgar, suspended, hung, hanging.
colgar, to hang, suspend; to hang from, be suspended.
colina, _f._, hill.
colmar, to heap up, fill to the brim.
colmo, _m._, climax.
colocar, to place, set up; --se en actitud de defensa, to fall on
guard.
color, _m._, color, coloring, hue, complexion, shadings; de --(es),
colored, stained; -- de plomo, leaden, lead-colored; -- de rosa,
rose-colored.
colorado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ colorar, colored, dyed, ruddy, florid,
red; sorrel.
colorearse, to redden, become red.
colorín, _m._, showy (_or_ vivid) color.
colosal, colossal, enormous.
columbrar, to discern, espy.
columna, _f._, column, body of soldiers; -- volante, flying column.
columnilla, _f._, little column; -- salomónica, little twisted column.
columpiarse, to swing.
comadre, _f._, a gossip.
comarca, _f._, district, border, country.
comarcano, -a, neighboring, of (_or_ pertaining to) the neighborhood.
combate, _m._, combat, duel.
combatiente, _m._, combatant.
combatir, to fight, beat, strike, attack.
combinación, _f._, combination.
comedimiento, _m._, courtesy, civility, politeness.
comentar, to comment upon, discuss.
comentario, _m._, commentary, remark.
comenzar, to begin; _reft._, to begin, commence.
comer, to eat; que se ha de -- la tierra, which the earth shall (one
day) swallow up.
cometa, _m._, comet.
cómico, -a, comical.
comitiva, _f_,. procession, cortège, retinue, company, suite, escort.
como, as, like, as if, as it were, as though, so to speak, apparently,
if, if only, provided that, as soon as; -- de, at (_or_ of) about;
about; á distancia de, something like a distance of; at about the
distance of; distant about; así --, as well as; as also; así ... --,
both ... and; -- no sea, unless it be; except; -- para, as if to; --
que, as; -- as if; inasmuch as; it was as if; he was as it were; --
quiera que, although; notwithstanding the fact that; tanto --, as much
as; tal --, just as; tan --, as.. as; tan pronto ... -- ..., now ...
now ...; ¡-- ha'de ser! that's the way of the world! what can you
expect? what is to be expected? -- pudo, as best he could; -- las
gasta, how he acts.
¿cómo? how? why?
compacto, -a, compact, dense.
compañera, _f._, companion, mate.
companero, _m._, companion, comrade, associate.
comparable, comparable.
comparación, _f._, comparison.
comparar, to compare.
comparecer, to appear.
compás, _m._, measure, time, accompaniment, rhythm, beat.
compasado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ compasar, measured, regular.
compasión, _f._, compassion, pity.
compeudioso, -a, laconic.
complacerse, to take pleasure (en, in).
completamente, completely.
completar, to complete.
completo; -a, complete; por --, completely.
componer, to compose, repair, keep in repair; _refl._, to be composed;
to consist.
comprar, to buy.
comprender, to understand, comprehend; hacerse --, to make oneself
understood.
comprimir, to restrain, compress, suppress.
comprometerse, to compromise oneself, risk one's reputation, lay
oneself open to criticism.
comunicar, to communicate; _refl._, to communicate.
comunidad, _f._, community, order; en --, by ourselves; with only the
members of the order present.
con, with, along with, by, among; para --, amongst; -- que, therefore,
wherefore, so then; -- vida, alive.
concebir, to conceive.
concejo, _m._, council.
concepto, _m._, conceit, thought, fancy.
concertar, to hold (secret) council; to plan, concert.
conciencia, _f._, conscience, consciousness.
concierto, _m._, concert, arrangement, method.
conciliábulo, _m._, conventicle, secret council.
concluido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ concluir, concluded; after.
concluir, to conclude, end, finish, complete, infer.
concurrente, _m._, person present; bystander, spectator; _pl._,
assembly, congregation, audience.
concha, _f._, shell.
condado, _m._, earldom, county.
conde, _m._, earl, count.
condenación, _f._; condemnation, damnation.
condenar, to condemn, damn.
condesa, _f._, countess.
condición, _f._, condition, circumstance.
conducir, to lead, conduct, convey, bear, bring in.
conducta, _f._, conduct, leadership, guidance.
confesar, to confess, acknowledge.
confesión, _f._, confession.
confesor, _m._, confessor, a priest authorized to hear confession of
sins and to grant absolution.
confirmar, to confirm.
conforme, agreeable to; according to.
conformidad, _f._, agreement; state, condition.
confundir, to confuse, confound, mingle, unite; _refl._, to lose form
(_or_ substance); to blend, be confused (confounded or mingled); to
mingle, intermingle, vanish, be lost, be lost to sight (en, in).
confusamente, confusedly.
confusión, _f._, confusion, complication.
confuso, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.) of_ confundir, confused, perplexed,
indistinct.
congregar, to assemble.
conjunto, _m._, ensemble, collection, combination.
conjurar, to conjure, beseech.
conjuro, _m._, incantation, enchantment.
conmigo, with me.
conmoción, _f._, commotion.
conmover, to move, affect.
conmovido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ conmover, affected, moved, in (_or_ with)
emotion.
conocer, to know, recognize, realize, be acquainted with.
conquistar, to conquer.
consagración, _f._, consecration.
consagrar, to consecrate.
conseguir, to succeed, obtain.
conseja, _f._, fable, story.
consejo, _m._, council, advice; Casa de --s, town hall, city hall.
consentir, to agree (_or_ consent) to.
conservar, to keep, guard.
consigo, with himself, with herself, with itself, with oneself, with
themselves.
consiguiente, _m._, consequence; por --, consequently, therefore,
hence.
consistencia, _f._, consistency, coherence.
consistir, to consist, lie; no sé en qué consista, I do not know why.
consistorial. See casa.
constante, constant.
Constanza, _f._, Constance.
constelación, _f._, constellation.
consternado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ consternar, dismayed, in consternation.
construcción, _f._, fortification.
consuelo, _m._, comfort, consolation.
consultar, to consult, ask, advise, consult about, ask advice about.
consumir, to consume, eat, cost.
consunción, _f._, consumption.
contacto, _m._, contact, touch.
contar, to count, recount, relate, tell; -- con, to count (_or_ rely)
upon.
contemplación, _f._, contemplation.
contemplar, to contemplate.
contener, to contain, hold, repress, restrain.
contenido, _m._, contents.
contentamiento, _m._, satisfaction, pleasure.
contestatión, _f._, reply.
contestar, to reply.
continuamente, continually.
continuar, to continue.
continuo, -a, continual; de --, continually; acto --, straightway,
immediately, immediately afterward.
contorno, _m._, form, waist, trunk, torso; circuit, radius; veinte
jornados al --, within a radius of twenty days' journey.
contorsión, _f._, contortion; hacer una --, to bend one's body; to
writhe.
contra, against, contrary to; en -- mía, against myself; against my
interests.
contraer, to contract.
contraído, -a, _adj. pp. of_ contraer, contracted, rigid.
contraposición, _f._, contrast.
contrario, _m._, contrary, reverse, opposite, opponent, adversary; al
--, on the contrary; por el --, on the contrary.
contraste, _ m._, contrast.
contribuir, to contribute, serve.
convecino, _m_, neighbor.
convencer, to convince.
conveniencia, _f._, advantage, utility, expediency.
convenir, to agree, come to an agreement, acknowledge.
convento, _m._, convent, cloister, monastery.
conversación, _f._, conversation.
convertir, to change, convert, metamorphose.
convidado, _m._, guest.
convito, _M._, feast, banquet.
convulsión, _f._, convulsion.
convulsivamente, convulsively.
convulsivo, -a, convulsive, rigid, convulsed, trembling, shaking.
coordinar, to collect, arrange.
copa, _f._, cup, goblet, drinking cup; summit, crest, crown.
copia, _f._, copy.
copiar, to copy, reproduce.
copla, _f._, couplet; _pl._, verses.
copudo, -a, copped, crested.
coral, _m._, coral.
corazón, _m._, heart; hacerse de tripas--, to pluck up courage.
corcel, _m._, steed, charger.
cordero, _m._, lamb.
cornisa, _f._, cornice.
coro, _m._, choir, chorus.
corona, _f._, crown.
coronar, to crown, adorn, deck.
corporación, _f._, body; en--, in a body.
corpulento, -a, large, bulky.
corregidor,_m._, corregidor, a Spanish magistrate; a mayor of a town.
correo, _m._, messenger, courier;--de gabinete, state messenger,
king's messenger.
correr, to run, move, be current, flow; á todo (el)--, at full speed.
correría, _f._, incursion, raid.
corresponder, to correspond.
corriente, usual, current; _subst. m._, current, course; al -- de,
conversant (or acquainted) with; muy al --, well informed; _subst.
f._, current (of streams).
corrillo, _m._, circle, gathering, knot, group.
corro, _m._, circle, group.
cortado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cortar, cut, interrupted, abashed,
confounded; --á pico, perpendicular, precipitous.
cortadura, _f._, gorge, ravine.
cortar, to cut, cut off, intercept, interrupt; terreno, to make a
short cut; to shorten the way (_or_ distance).
corte, _f._, court; de--, trenchant, sharp-edged.
cortejar, to court, win the affection of.
cortejo, _m._, procession, cortege.
cortés, courteous, polite.
cortesano, -a, courtly.
cortina, _f,_, curtain.
corto, -a, short.
corza, _f._, roe, doe.
cosa, _f._, thing, matter, matter of importance, fact; -- de, about;
desde habia -- de, for a matter of; for about; gran --, much, a great
deal; -- hecha, settled, decided; -- imposible, impossible; la -- no
era para menos, nothing less could be expected; publica, well-known,
notorious; qué --, what; ser -- de, to be sufficient cause to; to be
enough to; no ser --: not to be small (_or_ few in number), to be
large (_or_ numerous).
cosecha, _f._, production; de mi --, of my own invention.
coser, to sew, sew up.
cosquilla, _f._, ticklish point, weak point.
costa, _f._, cost, price; á --, at the cost.
costado, _m._, side.
costar, to cost.
costear, to skirt.
costumbre, _f._, custom, habit; de -- , customary, usual(ly); tener de
--, to be accustomed; to be one's custom.
cota, _f._, coat of mail.
coyuntura, _f._, occasion, opportunity.
craneo, _m._, cranium.
creación, _f._, creation.
crecer, to grow, increase.
creciendo, increasing, growing, swelling.
creciente, increasing, growing.
crédito, _m._, credit, belief; dar -- á, to believe.
credulidad, _f._, credulity.
creencia, _f._, belief.
creer, to believe, fancy, think.
crepúsculo, _m._, twilight.
cresta, _f._, crest, cresting, peak.
criado, _m._, servant.
Criador, _m._, Creator.
criatura, _f._, creature, being, woman; babe, baby, infant.
crimen, _m._, crime.
criminal, criminal.
crin, _f._, mane; _pl.,_ mane.
crispado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ crispar, agitated, convulsed, clinched,
trembling, nervous, convulsive.
crispar, to shrivel; to cause to creep.
cristal, _m._, crystal, glass, window; de --, crystalline, clear,
pure.
cristiano, _m._, Christian.
Cristo, _m._, Christ.
critica, _f._, criticism.
crónica, _f._, chronicle.
cronista, _m._, chronicler, narrator.
crucera, _m._, crossing, the place of crossing of nave and transept,
in some churches the choir.
crudo, -a, rude, coarse, pitiless, ruthless.
cruel, cruel.
crueldad, _f._, cruelty.
crujir, to crackle, clash, rustle, crack, clang.
cruz, _f._, cross.
cruzado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cruzar, interposed, intervening.
cruzar, to cross, pass by, pass, clasp, join.
cuadra, _f._, hall; stable; _pl._, quarters.
cuadro, _m._, picture, painting.
cuajar, to coat over; (_here_) to begem.
cual, which; such, as, such as; el --, la--, lo--, who, which; por
lo--, wherefore; cada --, each (_or_ every) one; -- si, as if; tal --,
such as; todas á -- más bellas, vying with one another in loveliness;
each one more lovely than the other.
cuál, what, which, which one; -- .,. --, one...one.
¿cual? what? which?
cualidad, _f._, quality; _pl._, disposition.
cualquier. See cualquiera.
cualquiera, anybody, whatever, whoever, any.. whatever, one, some; --
otro, any one else; -- otra cosa, anything else; -- que, whoever.
cuando, when; aun --, although; hasta --, how long; de yez en --, from
time to time; every now and then; at intervals; de -- en --, from time
to time.
¿cuándo? when?
cuanto, how much, as much, as much as, whatever, as many as, that
which, what.
cuanto, _adv._, as much as; en --, as soon as, when; en -- á, as to,
as for, as regards; -- quedarepetido, as has been said.
¿cuánto? how much? what? _pl._, how many?
cuarenta, forty.
cuarta, _f._, fourth, quarter, fourth part (of a _vara_),
hand-breadth; hundir una -- de hierro, to bury the spurs; to spur
deeply.
cuartel, _m._, quarters.
cuartilla, _f._, sheet.
cuarto, _m._, quarter.
cuatro, four.
cubierto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cubrir, covered, overcast, cloaked;
shrub-covered; s&t. _m._, cover; á --, under shelter.
cubilete, _m._, dice-box.
cubrir, to cover, cloak.
cuchillo, _m._, knife; -- de monte, hunting-knife, hunter's cutlass.
cuello, _m._, neck.
cuenca, _f._, valley, deep valley surrounded by mountains.
cuenta, _f._, account, reckoning, calculation, explanation; tener en
--, to take into account; to consider, darse -- de, to realize.
cuento, _m._, story, fiction, tale, fable; de nunca acabar,
never-ending story.
cuerda, _f._, cord, string, rope.
cuerpo, _m._, body, corpse; story, floor, section (of a building up to
the cornice).
cuesta, _f._, hill, slope.
cuestión, _f._, question, matter.
cuidado, _m._, care, wory; _pl._, care, attentions; ¡ -- ! mind!
notice! -- con (_or_ que), mind, stop, beware, look out, notice; no
haya --, don't worry; never mind; apprehension (_or_ care).
cuidar, to take care, look after, care for, care, pay attention,
notice.
cuja, _f._, socket, lance-bucket.
culebra, _f._, snake.
culpa, _f._, fault, crime, blame, sin, guilt.
culto, _m._, worship.
cumbre, _f._, summit, mountain ridge.
cumplido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cumplir, polished, accomplished,
faultless.
cumplir, to perform, fulfill, discharge accomplish.
cuna, _f._, cradle; iguales en --, equals in point of birth.
cundir, to spread.
cupula, _f._, cupola, dome.
cura, _m._, curate, priest, rector.
curiosidad, _f._, curiosity.
curioso, -a, curious, inquisitive.
curso, _m._, course.
curva, _f._, curve, winding.
cúspide, _f._, point, summit, peak.
cuyo, -a, whose.
¿cúyo? whose?