Chapter IV: Rhyme (8)

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?

Ch

Champagne, _m._, champagne.

chanzoneta, _f._, jest, joke, nonsense.

chapar (en), to plate (with); to cover (with).

chapín, _m._, clog, patten, chopine.

charla, _f._, gossip, chat.

charlar, to gossip, chat.

chasquido, _f._, crackling, lashing, dashing, cracking, creaking, rustling.

chico, -a, small; _subst. m. or f._, little one; child.

chirrido, _m._, grating, rubbing, friction rattle, sound, squeak, swish, rasping.

chispa, _f._, spark.

chispeante, sparkling, dazzling.

chispear, to sparkle.

chisporrotear, to crackle.

chisporroteo, _m._, hissing, crackling.

chiste, _m._, joke, jest.

chocar, to clang, rattle, clatter, strike, knock.

chopera, _f._, forest (_or_ grove) of black poplars.

chopo, _m._, black poplar.

choque, _m._, shock, clang.

choza, _f._, hut, hovel.

D

dado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ dar, given, granted; considering, in view of.

dado, _m._, die, cube; _pl._, dice.

daga, _f._, dagger.

¡dale! the deuce! come! again! el -- que le das, the persistent efforts.

dama, _f._, lady.

danzar, to dance.

daño, _m._, harm, injury.

dar, to give; -- crédito á, to believe; -- de firme, to beat firmly (_or_ lustily); -- en, to rush (_or_ fall) headlong into; -- en la flor, to take into one's head; to fall into the habit; -- fin, to die, perish; --le á los fuelles, to pump the bellows; -- lugar, to give rise; -- gusto, to gratify; -- de palos, to beat, give a beating; to cudgel; -- un paso, to take a step; -- por, to consider, regard (as); -- principio, to begin; -- que hacer, to give trouble; -- que reir (con), to ridicule, make sport (of), make a laughing stock (of); -- razon de, to give an account of; to inform regarding; -- á alguno en el rostro con, to cast in one's face; -- por seguro, to assert, assure; -- susto, to frighten; tanto os da de, you think as highly of; -- tumbos, to tumble; to whirl head over heels; -- vista á, to come into view of; -- una gran voz, to call out loudly; -- una vuelta, to take a turn, take a walk; -- vueltas, to turn, whirl, revolve; el dale que le das, the persistent efforts; como Dios me daba á emender, to the best of my ability; -- se cuenta de, to realize; -- se de ojo, to conspire, have a secret understanding.

de, of, to, from, at, with, by, in, on, as, than; el bruto Esteban, that clownish fellow Stephen; -- improviso, unexpectedly, suddenly; -- modo que, so that; -- nuevo, again; anew; -- por si, by himself; -- prisa, rapidly; -- pronto, suddenly, abruptly; -- repente, suddenly; --seguro, assuredly; -- no ser, if not; -- sobra, over and above; -- tarde en tarde, seldom; -- un todo, once for all; del todo, wholly, quite.

debajo, underneath, below; por -- de, beneath, below, under.

deber, to owe, be (destined) to, must, ought.

débil, weak, feeble, faint.

debilisimo, -a, _abs. super, of_ débil, very weak (feeble _or_ faint).

debilitarse, to be (or become) weak (faint, dim, or soft).

débilmente, faintly, softly.

decidir, to decide, determine; _refl._, to decide, determine.

decir, to say, tell, speak; se dice, it is said; dicen, they say, people say; al -- de, according to; es --, that is; por --lo así, so to speak; por mejor --, in other words, rather; ¿no os le dije? didn't I tell you so? no se ha de --, it cannot be said; o mejor dicho, or rather; querer --, to mean.

decisión, _f._, decision.

dedicar, to dedicate, consecrate.

dedo, _m._, finger; dos --s de luz, a thin streak of light.

defender, to defend, guard, protect, shield.

defensa, _f._, defense, guard.

deforme, deformed, formless, shapeless, misshapen, hideous.

dejar, to leave, let, allow, cease, leave off, abandon, fail; Como dejo dicho, as I have said; según dejamos dicho, as we have said; -- entrever, to show slightly; -- escapar, to utter; -- lugar, to give place; -- paso, to let pass, make way; no -- titers con cabeza, to destroy everything, put everything in disorder; -- se ver, to appear, show oneself; -- la vida, to die; déjase de decir, fails to be said, is not said, is left unsaid; -- se sentir, to make itself felt.

del = de + el.

delante, before; -- de, before, in front of, in (the) presence of.

delgado, -a, thin, slender, delicate, flexible, gaunt.

deliberar, to deliberate.

delicado, -a, delicate, light.

delicioso, -a, delicious, exquisite, delightful.

delincuente, _m._, delinquent.

delirio, _m._, delirium, madness.

delito, _m._, crime.

demacración,_f._, emaciation.

demandadera, _f._, convent servant, woman who attends at the door of a convent to run errands.

demás, further, besides; los --, the others, the rest; por lo --, for the rest, moreover, besides.

demente, mad; _adv._, madly.

demonio, _m._, demon, devil.

demostrar, to show, manifest, demonstrate, evince.

dentellado, -a, dentated, dentate.

dentro, within; -- de, within, inside of, in.

deparar, to offer, provide.

departir, to speak, converse, chat, talk, dependiente, _m._, dependent, servant.

depositar, to deposit.

derecho, -a, right; á la derecha, at (_or_ to) the right; á derechas, straight, straight ahead; _subst. m._, right, claim, privilege; feudal right (_or_ privilege); _adv._, straight.

derramado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ derramar, scattered, ranging.

derramar, to shed, cast, pour, plash, scatter, emit, pour out; _refl._, to fall, be scattered (cast _or_ shed).

derredor, _m._, circumference, circuit; en --, around; en -- suyo, around him, about him.

derretir, to melt, dissolve.

derribir, to demolish, destroy, fell, throw, cast.

derruido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ derruir, demolished, ruined, in ruins.

derrumbadero, _m._, precipice.

derrumbar, to fall with a crash.

desacato, _m._, disrespect, insolence.

desafiar, to defy, challenge.

desafío, _m._, challenge, duel.

desaforado, -a, disorderly, discordant, loud.

desagradable, disagreeable.

desalmado, -a, soulless, inhuman.

desaparecer, to disappear.

desarmar, to disarm, unload, discharge.

desarreglo, _m._, disorder, confusion, derangement.

desarrollarse, to unfold, be disclosed (_or_ developed).

desasido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desasir, detached, divested (of the body).

desasirse, to free (_or_ extricate) oneself.

desastroso, -a, disastrous.

desatar, to untie, unleash; _rfl._, to break loose.

desbandarse, to disband, scatter.

desbocado, -a, wild, unbridled, unrestrained.

descalzo, -a, barefoot.

descansar, to rest, repose, recover.

descargar, to unload, discharge, cast, direct.

descarnado, -a, fleshless, emaciated.

descender, to descend.

descifrar, to decipher, unravel.

descomponerse, to break up, fall apart.

descompuesto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ descomponer, altered, changed, harsh; apart, in disorder.

desconfianza, _f._, distrust, suspicion, diffidence, fear.

desconocido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desconocer, unknown, foreign, strange, unfamiliar.

descorrer, to draw (as a curtain).

descortés, uncivil, discourteous, rude.

describir, to describe.

descubrimiento, _m._, discovery.

descubrir, to lay bare, disclose, uncover, discover; _refl._, to uncover oneself, take off one's hat (_or_ helmet); to appear, be visible, be revealed.

descuidado, -a, careless.

descuido, _m._, carelessness; por --, from carelessness; inadvertently; con --, carelessly.

desde, from, since, after, to, even to; -- donde, from where; -- que, since; -- lejos, from a distance; -- luego, at once, straightway, thereupon, immediately.

desdén, _m._, disdain, scorn.

desdeñoso, -a, disdainful.

desear, to desire, long for, wish.

desechar, to expel, drive away, exclude, dispel.

desembarazarse de, to free oneself of; to throw off.

desembocar, to terminate, open (en, into).

desembozarse, to uncover one's face, throw open one's cloak.

desempeñar, to drag (_or_ thrust) over; to perform, fulfill, fill.

desencadenado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desencadenar, unchained, wild.

desencajado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desencajar, disfigured, with distorted features: (with eyes) unnaturally wide open, projecting, bulging, staring.

desengañarse, to be undeceived, to undeceive oneself, not to deceive oneself.

desenlace, _m._, catastrophe, dénouement.

desenredarse, to extricate oneself.

desenvolverse, to unfold.

deseo, _m._, desire.

desesperación, _f._, desperation, despair.

desesperado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desesperar, driven to despair, desperate, in despair; _subst. m._, desperate man, one in despair.

desesperante, maddening.

desesperar, to drive to despair.

desfiladero, _m._, defile, pass.

desfilar, to defile, pass by, file past.

desgajar, to break (_or_ lop) off.

desgarrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desgarrar, rent, torn.

desgarrador, piercing, heartrending.

desgarrar, to rend, tear; _refl._, to tear, be torn.

desgracia, _f._, misfortune; por --, unfortunately.

deshacer, to destroy; to mutilate; _refl._, to dissolve, vanish, be dissolved.

desheredar, to disinherit.

desierto, -a, deserted; _subst_ _m._, desert, waste.

designio, _m._, design, plan.

desigual, unequal, uneven, abrupt.

desistir, to desist, cease, abandon.

desligarse, to free oneself, get loose.

deslizarse, to glide, move slowly, slip through, pierce, go cautiously (_or_ furtively), slide, flow, fall.

deslumbrador, dazzling, brilliant.

desmantelado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desmantelar, dismantled, dilapidated.

desmayado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desmayar, depressed, dispirited, drooping, pale, wan.

desmayar, to lose heart, be discouraged; _refl._, to faint, swoon.

desmentir, to contradict; to deny.

desnudar, to strip; to unsheathe; _refl._, to take off, strip oneself.

desnudo, -a, bare, naked, stripped.

desorden, _m._, disorder.

despacio, at leisure, leisurely, slowly, deliberately.

despacharse, to set out, make haste.

despacho, _m._, haste, dispatch.

desparecer, to disappear.

desparramarse, to scatter.

despavorido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ despavorir, terrified, in terror.

despecho, _m._, despair.

despedida, _f._, farewell.

despedir, to discharge, dispatch, emit; to take leave (á, of); _refl._, to take leave, depart.

despegar, to open.

despeñadero, _m._, precipice.

despeñar, to hurl, fling, hurl over a precipice.

despertar, to arouse, awaken, awake, wake up; to break (of day); _refl._, to awake, wake up.

despierto, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.) of_ despertar, aroused, awake.

desplegar, to unfold, uncoil, open, display; _refl._, to display, unfold.

desplomar, to fall; caer desplomado, to fall in a heap, fall flat; _refl._, to fall, fall flat (_or_ in a heap).

despojar, to despoil, strip; _refl._, to strip oneself; to take off.

despojo, _m._, spoil; _pl._, spoils, remains, mortal remains.

despreciar, to scorn, despise.

desprecio, _m._, scorn, mockery.

desprenderse, to issue forth, be launched, be shed; to fall; to free oneself, escape, depart.

desprendido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desprender, unfastened; (of leaves) loosened from the stem (_or_ frond); broken, separated.

despreocupación, _f._, unconventionality, recklessness.

despreocupado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ despreocupar, unprejudiced, liberal, unconventional; reckless.

después, afterwards, later; since, then; --de, after; --que, after.

despuntar, to break; al --la mañana, at break of day; at dawn.

destacar, to detach, be detached, stand out (sobre, against); _refl._, to stand out (sobre, against).

destapar, to uncover, uncork, open.

destartalado, -a, huddled (together), incompact, promiscuous, without order.

destemplado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ destemplar, untuned, harsh, discordant.

destiuado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ destiuar, destined, designed, intended.

destinar, to destine, design.

destino, _m._, fate, destiny.

destrozar, to destroy.

destructor, -a, destructive.

desunir, to separate, sunder, disunite.

desvanecer, to cause to vanish; to clear up, unravel, dissipate; -- su cabeza, to make one giddy, affect with dizziness, make one's head swim; _refl._, to vanish, evaporate, disappear; to faint, fall fainting.

desvanecido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desvanecer, vanished; unconscious.

desvencijado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desvencijar, broken, dilapidated.

detalle, _m._, detail.

detener, to hinder, restrain, stop, keep, detain; _refl._, to stop, halt.

determinación, _f._, determination.

determinado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ determinar, determined, resolved, determinate, definite.

determinarse, to determine, resolve, decide, make up one's mind.

detestar, to detest.

detrás, after, behind; -- de, after; per --, behind; por -- de, behind.

deudo, _m._, parent, relative.

devauar, to rack; -- se los sesos, to rack one's brains.

devoción, _f._, devotion, ardent love.

devolver, to return, restore.

devorar, to devour, absorb, consume.

devoto, -a, devout, pious; _subst. m._, devout (_or_ pious) person.

dia, _m._, day; al otro --, the next day; aún en el --, to this day; de noche y --, night and day; en otros --s, in other (_or_ former) days; formerly; un -- y otro, day after day; constantly.

diablo, _m._, devil, rascal, fellow.

diabólico, -a, diabolic.

diáfano, -a, diaphanous, transparent, pellucid.

diálogo, _m._, dialogue.

diamaute, _m._, diamond.

diantre, _m._, deuce; ¡qué --! the deuce! ¡(en) qué -- (_or_ --s)! what the deuce!

dibujar, to draw, sketch; _refl._, to be drawn (_or_ sketched); to appear.

diccionario, _m._, dictionary.

dicha, _f._, happiness, felicity, pleasure.

dichoso, -a, happy, fortunate.

diecinueve (more _commonly_ diez y nueve), nineteen.

diente, _m._, tooth; como que echó los --s en, he was, as it were, born to (_or_ into); eutre --s, between (my) teeth; cantar entre --s, to hum (a song).

diestro, _m._, halter, bridle; elevar del --, to lead by the halter (_or_ bridle).

diez, ten; -- y nueve, nineteen.

diferencia, _f._, difference; _pl._, differences; quarrel, disagreement.

dificil, difficult; que no será --, which it easily may.

dificultad, _f._, difficulty.

difunto, -a, defunct, deceased.

dignidad, _f._, dignity, self-respect.

digno, -a, worthy.

digresien, _f._, digression.

dilatacien, _f._, dilation, expansion.

dilatar, to dilate, expand, enlarge, spread (abroad); _refl._, to dilate, spread out, expand, extend, swell.

diminuto, -a, diminutive, very small.

dinero, _m._, money.

dintel, _m._, lintel; threshold (_incorrect_ use).

Dionis, _m._, Dionysius, Dennis.

dios, _m._, god.

Dios, _m._, God; ¡--! Lord! Goodness! en -- y en mi ánima, in very truth; God knows (that it is true); estar de --, to be God's will, to be inevitable.

dirección, _f._, direction; con -- á, in the direction of.

dirigir, to direct, guide, cast; -- la palabra, to address, speak; _refl._, to turn, face, be directed, direct one's steps, make one's way, take one's course; to address (oneself).

dirimir, to adjust, settle.

discordante, discordant.

discorde, discordant.

discrete, -a, discreet.

disculpa, _f._, excuse, exculpation.

discurrir, to pass; to talk, discourse; to ramble, run about.

discurso, _m._, discourse, speech.

diseminar, to scatter; _refl._, to scatter, be scattered.

disensien, _f._, strife, dissension.

disforme, deformed, misshapen, monstrous.

disfrutar (de), to enjoy.

disgusto, _m._, disgust, ill humor, displeasure.

disimular, to dissemble, conceal, veil.

disipación, _f._, dissipation.

disipar, to dissipate, dispel, displace, cause to vanish; _refl._, to vanish, scatter, be scattered (_or_ dispelled).

disolverse, to dissolve, separate, breakup.

disparar, to fire, shoot, discharge; al --la, upon firing (_or_ shooting) at it.

disparatado, -a, inconsistent, absurd.

dispersarse, to disperse, vanish, scatter.

disponer, to dispose, order, direct, arrange, prepare, get ready; _refl._, to prepare, get ready, proceed, be about to; to be arranged (_or_ projected).

disposición, _f._, disposition, arrangement, position, natural fitness.

disputa, _f._, dispute.

disputar, to dispute, argue, quarrel; _refl._, to vie with one another.

distancia, _f._, distance; como á -- de, something like a distance of; at about the distance of; distant about.

distante, distant, remote.

distar, to be distant.

distinción, _f._, distinction, favor.

distinguir, to distinguish; _refl._, to be distinguished, be visible.

distintamente, distinctly.

distintivo, _m._, distinction, badge, order.

distinto, -a, distinct, different, various.

distraction, _f._, diversion, amusement.

distraer, to divert; _refl._, to divert (_or_ amuse) oneself.

distraido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ distraer, distraught, diverted, absentminded, lost in thought, vacant.

diversiÓn, _f._, diversion, entertainment, sport, amusement.

diverso, -a, different, diverse, various.

divertido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ divertir, diverted, amused, pleasant.

divino, -a, divine.

divisar, to perceive, see, recognize, descry; to divide, separate; _refl._, to be visible (at a distance).

divisorio, -a, dividing; línea divisoria, boundary.

divulgarse, to be divulged; to spread.

do (_poet._ for donde), where; á --, whither.

doblar, to double, pass round; to bow.

doble, double; más --, most double.

doce, twelve; al punto y hora de las --, exactly at midnight.

docena, _f._, dozen.

doctor, _m._, doctor, physician.

doler, to grieve; _refl._, to grieve.

doliente, sorrowful, plaintive.

dolor, _m._, grief, pain, sorrow, anguish.

domar, to break, tame, subdue, master, dominate, overcome.

dominar, to master, dominate, overcome, overlook, obtain a clear view of.

domingo, _m._, Sunday.

dominio, _m._, possession, domain.

don, _m._, Don (a title used beforeChristian names of men).

donaciôn, _f._, donation, gift.

donaire, _m._, grace, courtesy.

doncel, _m._, youth, young nobleman.

doncella, _f._, girl, young lady, maid, maiden.

donde, where, in which; en --, in (_or_ on) which; hasta --, how far; por --, where, through which; ¿Dónde va Vicente? Donde va la gente (_lit._, "Where is Vincent going? Where the crowd goes"), it comes easy to follow the crowd.

¿donde? where? ¿á --? whither? ¿de --? whence? doña, _f._, Lady, mistress (a title used before Christian names of women).

dorado, -a, gilded, golden; brilliant.

dormido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ dormir, slept, sleeping, asleep.

dormir, to sleep, lie dormant; -- á pierna suielta, to sleep soundly (_or_ deeply).

dos, two; los --, both.

doscientos, -as, two hundred.

dosel, _m._, canopy, dais.

dosis, _f._, dose.

dotar, to endow.

dragón, _m._, dragoon.

ducado, _m._, ducat (a gold coin of variable value).

duda, _f._, doubt, suspicion; sin --, doubtless.

dudar, to doubt, hesitate.

dudoso, -a, doubtful, uncertain, hazardous.

duelo, _m._, duel.

duelo, _m._, grief, mourning; funeral procession.

dueña, _f._, duenna, mistress, lady in waiting.

dueño, _m._, master, owner.

dulce, sweet, pleasant, soft, gentle, mild.

dulcisimo, -a, _abs. super. of_ dulce, very (_or_ most) sweet (soft _or_ gentle).

dulzura, _f._, sweetness, gentleness.

duque, _m._, duke.

durante, during, for.

durar, to last, continue.

duro, -a, hard; á duras penas, with great difficulty; _subst. m._, dollar.

E

é, and (_before_ i- and hi-).

ébano, _m._, ebony.

ebrio, -a, drunken, intoxicated, drunk.

eco, _m._, echo.

echado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ echar, thrown, cast; lying.

echar, to throw, cast, put, place, utter, dismiss, put out; -- la bendición, to give the benediction; -- á broma, to take (_or_ consider) as a joke (_or_ jest); -- en busca, to go (_or_ set off) in search; -se algo al coleto, to swallow at a gulp; -- los dientes, to cut one's teeth; como que echó los dientes en, he was, as it were, born to (_or_ into); -- el guante, to arrest; hasta -- los higados, with all (your) might; -- mano de, to lay hands upon, take possession of; -- pestes de, to storm at; -- pie á tierra, to get down, dismount; -- en saco roto, to be heedless of; not to take advantage of; to forget; -- un trago, to have a drink, take a dram.

edad, _f._, age.

edificio, _m._, edifice, building.

efectivamente, indeed, in fact, in reality, effectually.

efecto, _m._, result, effect; en --, in fact, indeed.

efluvio, _m._, effluvium, exhalation, emanation.

efusión, _f._, effusion, tenderness.

egoísmo, _m._, selfishness, egoism.

¡eh! eh! say!

eje, _m._, axis, axle.

ejemplar, exemplary; _subst. m._, example; sin --, unprecedented.

ejemplo, _m._, example.

ejercicio, _m._, exercise, practice.

ejercitar, to exercise, drill, train.

ejército, _m._, army, array.

el, la, lo, the.

él, ella, ello, he, him, she, her, it.

él, la, lo, that.

elaborar, to elaborate, develop, unfold.

elargar, to stretch out, raise.

elegante, elegant, fine, graceful.

elegir, to elect, choose.

elemento, _m._, element.

elevado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ elevar, elevated, lofty.

elevar, to elevate, raise, lift up; _refl._, to arise, rise up.

Elvira, _f._, Elvira.

ella, she, her, it.

ello, it; -- es que, the fact is.

embargar, to hold in subjection, restrain, control.

embargo, _m._, hindrance; sin --, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding.

embebecido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ embebecer, enraptured.

embellecer, to embellish, adorn.

emblema, _m._, emblem.

embocadura, _f._, mouth, entrance.

emboscada, _f._, ambuscade.

emboscarse, to lie in ambush.

embozado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ embozar, wrapped (_or_ muffled) up; disguised, covert.

embozar, to muffle the greater part of one's face.

embriagar, to intoxicate, delight, transport; _reft._, to become intoxicated, get drunk.

embriaguez, _f._, intoxication, stupor, torpor.

embrollo, _m._, intrigue, liaison.

embrujar, to charm, bewitch.

emisario, _m._, emissary.

emoción, _f._, emotion.

empellón, _m._, push, shove, shoving, blow.

empeñarse, to endeavor, persist in.

empeño, _m._, aim, purpose, desire, eagerness; tener --, to desire earnestly.

empequeñecerse, to be (_or_ become) small.

emperador, _m._, emperor.

empero, however.

empezar, to begin.

empinado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ empinar, raised, elevated, lofty, steep.

empinarse, to raise oneself; to rise.

emplear, to employ, make use of.

emponzoñar, to poison.

emprender, to undertake, take, take up, set out on.

empresa, _f._, enterprise, activity, undertaking.

empujar, to drive, impel, force along, push, stir.

empujón, _m._, push, violent shove.

empuñadura, _f._, hilt.

en, in, on, to, upon, at, into; as (a); -- contra mía, against myself; against my interests; -- cuanto, as soon as, when; -- cuanto ó, as to, as for, as regards; -- pos de, after, behind, in pursuit of; -- lo posible, as much as possible; -- tanto que, while; -- torno, round about; -- torno de, about, around.

enamorado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ enamorar, enamored, in love, loving, tender, lovesick; _subst. m._, lover.

encadenar, to chain, bind.

encajarse, to join, be united, come together.

encaje, _m._, lace.

encaminarse, to proceed, take the road, betake oneself.

encanijar, to weaken, cause to pine away.

encantar, to delight, enchant, charm.

encanto, _m._, enchantment, charm, spell.

encapotar, to cloak, muffle.

encaramarse, to climb.

encarar, to aim; -- se con, to face, confront.

encarcelar, to imprison.

encargar, to charge, recommend.

encenagar, to mire; to trouble, disturb.

encender, to kindle, light; _refl._, to be kindled.

encendido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ encender, lighted, inflamed, burning, glowing, aflame, aglow, blazing, passionate.

encerrar, to confine, imprison, enclose, embody; _refl._, to shut oneself up, seclude onself, retire.

encima, upon; -- de, upon, on top of; por -- de, over, above.

encina, _f._, evergreen oak.

enclavar, to nail.

encoger, to shrug; _refl._, to draw back, shrink.

encogido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ encoger, contracted, shrinking.

encogimiento, _m._, timidity.

encomendar, to recommend, commit.

encomienda, _f._, badge, the embroidered cross worn by knights of military orders.

encontrar, to meet, find, encounter, see, reach; _refl._, to meet each other (_or_ one another); to be found, be met with; to be; to meet, join.

encorvado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ encorvar, bent, crooked.

encubierto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ encubrir, covered, concealed, veiled, hidden.

encubrir, to cover, veil, conceal.

encuentro, _m._, meeting, encounter; á su --, to meet him (her, you, _or_ them).

enderezarse, to enter, plunge into.

endiablado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ endiablar, corrupted, devilish, vile, diabolical.

endriago, _m._, monster, dragon.

enebro, _m._, juniper, common juniper.

enemigo, -a, hostile, inimical; _subst. m._, enemy.

enérgico, -a, energetic.

enfermo, -a, sick, ill.

engañarse, to be mistaken.

engañoso, -a, deceitful, deceptive.

engarzar, to enchase, encircle, set.

engendrar, to produce, engender.

engendro, _m._, offspring.

engolfar, to engross, engage, occupy.

engreído, -a, _adj. pp. of_ engreir, elated, lofty, haughty.

enigma, _m._, enigma.

enigmático, -a, enigmatical.

enjaezado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ enjaezar, caparisoned.

enjambre, _m._, swarm.

enjugar, to dry, wipe away.

enlutado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ enlutar, in mourning.

enmarañado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ enmarañar, entangled, perplexing, confusing, intricate.

enmudecer, to be (_or_ become) silent.

ennegrecido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ ennegrecer, blackened, black, burnt.

enojoso, -a, vexing, disturbing.

enorme, enormous, mighty.

enredar, to become entangled; to catch, entangle, entwine, coil _refl._, to entwine (around); to entangle oneself, become entangled (_or_ ensnared); to coil.

enrojecer, to redden, heat red-hot; _refl._, to become red-hot.

enroscarse, to twist, curl, coil, writhe.

ensancharse, to widen, broaden.

ensangrentar, to stain with blood, be blood-stained.

ensayar, to practice.

enseñar, to teach.

ensordecer, to deafen.

ensueño, _m._, sleep, dream.

entender, to understand; como Dios me daba á --, to the best of my ability.

enteramente, entirely, quite, just, right.

enterarse, to inform oneself.

entero, -a, entire, whole.

enterrar, to inter, bury.

entonar, to sing, begin singing.

entonces, then; -- que ..., then, while ...; then, when ...

entornar, to turn; to close.

entrada, _f._, entrance.

entrañas, _f._ _pl._, entrails, heart.

entrar, to enter, come, arrive; á to begin; _refl._, (of the night) to come on; to fall; como se les enttase á más andar el día, as the day went on; as the day passed (for them).

entre, between, among, in; por --, between, among, in, through; mirarse -- sé, to look at each other (_or_ one another); sí, to himself, etc.

entreabierto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ entreabrir, half opened, ajar, gaping.

entreabrir, to open slightly.

entrecortado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ entrecortar, interrupted, broken, broken.

entregado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ entregar, given over, devoted.

entregarse, to yield, give way, give oneself over (up. up), abandon oneself.

entrelazar, to interlace, intertwine.

entremezclar, to intermingle.

entretener, to keep (in order); to entertain, divert; _refl._, to delay, tarry, amuse oneself.

entrever, to get a glimpse of; dejar --, to show slightly.

entrevista, _f._, interview, meeting.

enturbiar, to disturb, trouble.

entusiasmo, _m._, enthusiasm.

envejecer, to grow old.

enviar, to send.

envidioso, -a, envious, invidious.

envilecer, to debase, debauch.

envio, _m._, remittance.

envolver, to envelop.

enzarzarse, to be (_or_ become) entangled (as among brambles or briars).

epidermis, _f._, epidermis.

epigrama, _m._, epigram.

época, _f_, period, epoch, time.

equivaler, to be equal to, be worth, be equivalent to.

equivocadamente, inadvertently, by mistake.

eremita, _m._, hermit.

erguirse, to straighten up; to rise.

erizado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ erizar, bristling (de, with).

erizar, to cause to stand on end; to bristle; _refl._, to stand on end; to bristle.

ermita, _f._, hermitage.

ermitaño, _m._, hermit.

errante, wandering, rambling, roving.

esbelto, -a, tall, slender.

escabel, _m._, seat, stool; pedestal; resting-place.

escala, _f._, ladder.

escalador, _m._, scaler, one who scales walls.

escalar, to scale, climb.

escalera, _f._, stairs, staircase.

escalinata, _f._, steps.

escalón, _m._, step, jut, projection.

escandaloso, -a, scandalous, disgraceful, opprobrious.

escaño, _m._, bench, chair.

escapar, to escape, fall; _refl._, to escape, fall.

escape, _m._, flight, speed; á (or al) --, at full speed; á todo --, at full speed.

escapulario, _m._, scapular.

escarabajo, _m._, scarab.

escarcha, _f._, hoar-frost, frost.

escasear, to give sparingly (_or_ grudgingly).

escaso, -a, slight, scanty.

escena, _f._, scene.

esclarecimiento, _m._, dawn.

escoger, to choose, select.

escogido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ escoger, chosen, select, choice, fine.

escombros, _m. pl._, debris, rubbish.

esconder, to hide, cover up; _refl._, to hide, be concealed; (of the sun) to set; to disappear.