*artesano*m.artisan
*Ascalonita*m.native of Askelon (in Palestine), Askelonite
*ascendiente*m. and f.ancestor (direct or collateral)
*asegurar* assure; assert positively
*así* this way; that way; so; *—— como* just as
*asimismo* likewise
*asomar* thrust out; *——se* appear
*asombrar* astonish
*aspaviento*m.demonstration of terror
*áspero* rough
*aspirar* aspire
*astuto* astute
*asumir* assume
*asunto*m.subject, matter
*asustar* frighten
*Atala* Atala (heroine of Chateaubriand's novel "Atala")
*ataque*m.attack
*atar* tie; *hay que —lo* he needs a strait-jacket; *—— tantos cabos* arrange so many things
*atención*f.attention; *en —— a* bearing in mind
*atender a* heed, listen to; attend
*atento* attentive; *su —— y seguro servidor* sincerely yours
*atisbar* take a peep; spy out
*atrás* backwards
*atravesar* cross; pierce
*atreverse a* dare
*atrevido* bold
*atribuir* attribute
*atufarse* be angry
*aturdir* stun, bewilder
*aún* yet; still; even;when placed before the word modified it is written without the accent
*aunque* although
*ausencia*f.absence
*autor*m.author
*autoridad*f.authority
*autorizar* authorize
*avalorar* estimate, appreciate
*avanzado* (pp. of*avanzar*) advanced
*aventura*f.adventure
*averiguar* find out
*avisar* inform, notify
*ay*exclam.oh
*ayer* yesterday
*ayuda*f.help
*ayudar* help
*ayuno* in a state of fasting; *en ——, en ayunas*, without knowing, without understanding
*ayuntamiento*m.municipal governing body
*baba*f.drivel; *caerse la ——* drivel, slaver with pleasure;cf. Englishlick one's chops
*bagatela*f.trifle
*bailar* dance; *esta es otra que bien baila* here's another one just as bad
*bajá*m.pasha
*bajar* come down; go down; bring down
*bajeza*f.lowness
*bajo* under; on;adj. and adv.low
*balde*m.(from*balda*f.a thing of trifling value): *de ——* free; *en ——* in vain
*bandera*f.flag
*bando*m.party, faction
*barato* cheap
*barba*f.beard;pl.whiskers; *decir en sus ——s* say to one's face
*Bárbara* Barbara; *Santa ——* patron saint of gunnery; the powder-house
*barrer* sweep
*barrigoncito*dim. of*barrigón* pot-bellied
*barrio*m.district, neighborhood
*Basilio* Basil;as adj. applied to a monkof the order of St. Basil
*bastante* enough; quite; considerable
*bastar* be enough
*batalla*f.battle
*batallón*m.battalion
*batir* strike;—sefight
*batista*f.batiste
*bayoneta*f.bayonet
*baza*f.trick (at cards)
*beber* drink
*belleza*f.beauty
*bello* beautiful, fine
*bendecir* bless
*berenjena*f.plant one of whose varieties is the egg-plant (to eat its fruit was once popularly supposed to cause insanity); *qué ——s* what craziness; what stuff
*Berlín* Berlin
*berroqueña*adj. used with noun*piedra* (rock, stone)to meangranite,as*piedra ——* granite, granite rock; *ser de piedra ——* be hard as stone
*besar* kiss
*biblioteca*f.library
*bibliotecario*m.librarian
*bien* well; quite; *más ——* rather;m.good, benefit; object of love;pl.property; *——es de fortuna* worldly treasures
*bienestar*m.well-being
*bigote*m.mustache; *decir en sus ——s* say to one's face (cf.*decir en sus barbas*)
*blanca*f.old silver coin (no longer in use)
*blanco* white
*blanquear* whiten
*boardilla*f.garret
*boca*f.mouth
*bocado*m.mouthful
*boda*f.wedding; marriage
*bodorrio*m.(fam. for*bodijo*) unequal marriage
*bollo*m.roll, cake
*Bonaparte, Joseph* (1768-1844), brother of Napoleon I, through whose agency he became Spain's unwelcome ruler from 1808 to 1813
*bondad*f.goodness
*bondadoso* kind, generous
*bonito* pretty; good-looking
*boquirrubio* simple, artless
*bordar* embroider
*borraja*f.borage
*bosque*m.forest
*bostezar* yawn
*botica*f.drug store; drug
*brasero*m.brazier, pan to hold coals
*bravo* brave, fierce
*brazo*m.arm
*breve* brief
*bribón*m.rascal
*brillante* brilliant
*brinco*m.leap
*Bruno* Bruno (brown)
*Bruselas* Brussels
*buche*m.crop, craw; "chest"
*bueno* good; all right; *estar ——* be well; *estar —— para* be in the mood for (often with the opposite meaning, be in no mood for)
*buey*m.ox
*Burgos* Burgos (city in northern Spain)
*burlarse de* make fun of, mock
*busca*f.search
*buscar* look for
*Bustamante, General Anastasio* (1780-1853), vice-president of Mexico under President Guerrero in 1829; president of Mexico in 1830; again president from 1837 to 1841
*cabal* exact; exactly
*cabalito* (intensive of*cabal*) just exactly so
*cabalmente* exactly, precisely
*caballerito*m.(dim. of*caballero*) young gentleman, young master (expression used by servants in addressing a young master)
*caballero*m.sir; gentleman
*cabecera*f.head (of a bed)
*caber* be contained; *si cabe* if possible
*cabeza*f.head; *irse la ——* go mad
*cabo*m.end; *al ——* after all, finally, at last; *de —— a rabo* from start to finish
*cacao*m.cocoa
*cachivache*m.broken crockery;pl.worthless pots and pans
*cada* each, every; *—— cual* each one
*cadete*m.cadet
*Cádiz* Cadiz (city in Spain; in 1810 the scene of the radical outburst of the Cortes that embodied the Spanish spirit of democracy; here in Cadiz was drawn up the famous Constitution of 1812)
*caer* fall; *——se* fall down; *ya caigo* now I remember, now I understand
*caída*f.fall
*caja*f.drum; *echar con ——s destempladas* send away angrily
*calabaza*f.pumpkin, squash; *dar ——s* jilt, reject
*calabozo*m.cell, dungeon
*calceta*f.under-stocking; *hacer ——* knit
*calcular* calculate
*caliente* hot
*California*f.California;pl.Upper and Lower California
*cáliz*m.chalice, cup
*calor*m.heat
*calumniar* slander
*calzar* put on shoes, put on spurs,etc.
*calzoncillos*m. pl.drawers
*calzones*m. pl.breeches
*callado* (pp. of*callar*) silent
*callar* hush; be silent; not mention; *calla, calle,* whew, why
*calle*f.street
*cama*f.bed
*camaranchón*m.garret
*cambiar* change
*cambio*m.change; *en ——* on the other hand; on the contrary
*camino*m.road, way
*camisa*f.shirt; chemise
*campanada*f.stroke of a bell
*campanudo* high-sounding
*campo*m.country; field
*canario*exclam. of astonishment asgood gracious
*cancel*m.inner door or wooden screen just inside the main entrance; space between the inner door and the outer one (many of the public buildings in the United States have an arrangement similar to the Spanish *cancel*)
*candelero*m.candlestick
*canónigo*m.canon (of a church)
*cantar* sing; *—— de plano* speak out plainly
*Cantarranas (Cantaranas)*literallycroaking frogs.The name of the street was later changed to*Calle de Lope de Vega*
*caña*f.reed, cane
*cañón*m.cannon
*caoba*f.mahogany
*capaz* capable
*capital*f.capital city
*capitán*m.captain
*cara*f.face
*Caracas* Caracas (capital of Venezuela)
*carácter*m.office; character
*caramba*commonest exclam. in Spanish, expressing surprise, admiration, vexation, etc.indeed, the deuce
*carbón*m.coal
*carbunclo*m.carbuncle (glowing precious stone)
*cargo*m.care, charge; *a su ——* under his charge
*cariño*m.tenderness, affection
*Carlos* Charles; Charles III, king of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*caro* dear; expensive
*carraspera*f.hoarseness (necessitating frequent clearing of the throat)
*carrera*f.career
*carta*f.letter
*cartilla*f.primer
*cartucho*m.cartridge
*casa*f.house; *en ——* at home
*casamiento*m.marriage.
*casarse con* marry
*cascada*f.cascade, waterfall
*casco*m.skull, head (used also in pl.)
*casero*m.landlord
*casi* almost
*caso*m.case; *el —— es* the fact is
*cáspita*exclam. indicating surprisewonderful, gracious
*castigar* punish
*castillo*m.castle
*castizo* chaste, pure
*causa*f.cause, sake
*cé* ts (hissing sound made to call some one's attention)
*cebolla*f.onion
*cebón* fattened
*ceder* yield
*ceja*f.eyebrow; *entre —— y ——* in one's head
*cenar* dine
*cenefa*f.border. (In what the ladies style a "dress pattern," the *cenefa* is of the same material as the body of the goods with the design so modified that the *cenefa* may serve as trimming at sleeves, waist line, edge of skirt, etc.)
*ceniza*f.ashes
*centinela*m.sentinel; *de ——* on guard, on the lookout
*cepillar* brush
*cepillo*m.brush
*cerca de* near; about
*cerciorar* inform
*cerebral* cerebral
*ceremonia*f.ceremony
*cerezo*m.cherry-tree; cherry-wood
*cerrar* close; lock
*Cerro Gordo* Cerro Gordo (site near Jalapa in the state of Vera Cruz,Mexico, scene of an important victory for the American forces underGeneral Winfield Scott, April 18, 1847)
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de* (1547-1616), author of "Don Quixote"
*ciego* blind
*cielo*m.heaven
*cien* one hundred
*ciertamente* certainly
*cierto* true; certain; *por ——* certainly, of course; *lo —— es* the fact is
*cifrar(se)* reckon, count
*cimarrón* wild, maroon (term applied to runaway slave living wild in the woods or mountains)
*cinco* five
*circunstancia*f.circumstance, condition; event
*citar* cite
*ciudadanía*f.citizenship
*civil* civil
*clandestino* clandestine
*Clari*f.girl's name
*claro* clear
*clase*f.class
*claustro*m.cloister
*Clementina*f.Clementine
*cocinero*m.cook
*cocotero*m.coconut tree
*coche*m.coach
*codiciar* covet
*codillo*m.codille; card term in the game of *tresillo* or *hombre* (French*hombre*,English*ombre*);in tresillo the hombre or solo player plays against two others;*dar ——* defeat the solo player;the solo player loses if either one of the other two takes more tricks than he does
*coger* catch
*cola*f.tail, train
*colchón*m.mattress
*colegiala*f.schoolgirl
*colegio*m.school
*color*m.color
*colorado* red
*collereta*f.(dim. of*collera*) collar
*coma*f.comma
*combate*m.conflict, engagement
*combustión*f.combustion
*comedia*f.comedy; *entablar la ——* stage the play; begin operations
*comenzar* commence
*comer* eat
*comerciante*m.merchant
*comercio*m.commerce
*cometa*f.kite
*cómico* comic, comical, humorous
*comisión*f.commission
*como* as; how; like
*cómo*interrog.how; *de a ——* at how much
*comodidad*f.comfort
*cómodo* comfortable
*compadecer* feel sorry for
*compañera*f.companion, mate
*compañía*f.company
*compartir* share
*compasión*f.compassion
*complacerse en* take delight in
*completamente* completely
*complot*m.plot, conspiracy
*composición*f.composition, piece of work
*comprar* buy
*comprender* understand
*comprometer* bind; *——se* become engaged to marry
*compromiso*m.embarrassing situation
*con* with; *—— tal que* provided, provided that
*conceder* grant
*concepto*m.opinion
*conciencia*f.conscience
*conde*m.count
*condena*f.sentence
*condenar* condemn, damn
*conducir* conduct
*conferencia*f.meeting, interview
*confesar* confess
*confesonario*m.confessional
*confianza*f.confidence, trust
*confiar* confide
*confidencial* confidential
*confiscar* confiscate
*confite*m.candy
*confundir* embarrass, confuse
*confusión*f.confusion
*congoja*f.anguish
*conmigo* with me
*conocer* know; *si conoceré a mi gente* don't I know them
*conque* and so
*consagrar* consecrate
*consecuencia*f.consequence
*conseguir* succeed in; attain; obtain
*consejero*m.counselor
*consejo*m.advice, counsel; council-house; *—— privado* privy council
*consentimiento*m.consent
*consentir* consent
*conservar* keep, preserve
*considerar* consider
*consigo* with him; with her; with you; with them; with themselves; with yourselves,etc.
*consiguiente*m.consequence; *de ——, por ——,* consequently
*consistir* consist
*consolar* console
*conspirar* conspire; war
*constancia*f.constancy
*constante* constant, faithful
*constitucional* constitutional
*constituir* constitute
*consuelo*m.consolation
*consulta*f.consultation
*consultar* consult
*contar* count
*contento* happy, satisfied
*contestación*f.answer
*contestar* answer
*contigo* with thee
*continuo* continual
*contra* against
*contrabandista*m. and f.smuggler
*contradecir* contradict
*contrario* contrary; *de lo ——* otherwise; *al ——* on the contrary
*contribuir* contribute
*convencer* convince
*convenir* suit; *—— en* agree to, agree upon
*convento*m.convent
*conversación*f.conversation
*convicción*f.conviction
*cooperar* coöperate; *—— a ella* coöperate in it
*copa*f.crown (of a hat)
*copiante*m. and f.copyist
*copiar* copy
*Coralina* girl's name
*corazón*m.heart
*cordial* cordial
*coronar* crown
*coronel*m.colonel
*corrección*f.correction
*correr* run; *su corre ve y dile* (now*correvedile*or*correveidile*;m. or f.) your fetch-and-carry
*corresponder* requite, love in return; belong
*correspondiente* corresponding
*corriente* current
*corte*m.cut, pattern
*corte*f.court;pl.Spanish Senate and Congress of Deputies
*cortedad*f.diffidence
*cortina*f.curtain
*cosa*f.thing, matter; anything
*coser* sew
*costa*f.cost
*costar* cost
*costumbre*f.custom
*cotorra*f.magpie
*cotorrita*f. dim. of*cotorra*
*covachuelista, covachuelo,*m.familiar name given to an official in the service of a minister to the Crown (the offices where the secretaries worked were called *covachuelas*, little caves, because located in the vaults of the old royal palace)
*Creador*m.Creator, God
*crear* create
*crecido* (pp. of*crecer* grow, increase) large
*credo*m.creed (prayer containing the articles of Christian belief); *hace un ——* a few minutes ago
*creer* believe; *ya lo creo* yes, to be sure
*crespo* crisp, curly
*criado (pp. of*criar*) brought up;m.servant;f.servant
*criar* raise; rear, bring up
*criminal* criminal
*crisis*f.crisis
*cristal*m.glass; crystal
*cristiano* Christian
*crítica*f.criticism *crítico*m.critic
*crudo* raw
*cruel* cruel
*crueldad*f.cruelty
*cuadro*m.picture
*cual* which
*cualidad*f.quality
*cualquiera* any, any one
*cuando* when; *—— más* at most (cf.*a lo más*); *—— menos* at least
*cuanto* as, as much; whatever; *en —— a* as for; as regards; *—— más pronto* the sooner; *—— más que* the more so as
*cuánto* how much
*cuarenta* forty
*cuarterón*m.quarter of a pound
*cuartillo*m.pint
*cuarto*m.quarter; fourth; room; flat
*cuatro* four
*cubrir* cover
*cucurucho*m.paper cone
*cuenta*f.account
*cuerpo*m.body; *—— de ejército* main body of an army
*cuestión*f.question
*cuidado*m.care, worry; *tener —— con* worry; *—— que* I tell you, no mistake;used as an exclam. with verb understoodtake care, be careful
*cuidar de* care, take care
*culpa*f.fault, blame
*cultivar* cultivate
*cumplido*m.compliment
*cumplir* fulfill; keep a promise
*cura*m.priest
*curiosear* watch, pry into others' affairs
*curiosidad*f.curiosity
*cuyo* whose
*charlar* chatter
*chasco*m.disappointment; trick
*chaveta*f.(sometimes written*chabeta*) linchpin, key; *perder la ——*fam. expressiongo crazy (cf. Englishgo to pieces)
*chico* little;m.boy;f.girl
*chichón*m.bump
*chisme*m.gossip
*chispear* sparkle; *—— gracias* sparkle with witticisms
*chiste*m.joke
*chistoso* funny, humorous
*chocolate*m.chocolate
*chocolatera*f.chocolate pot
*chuleta*f.chop
*Churubusco* Churubusco (small village near Mexico City whose central feature was the massive stone convent of San Pablo. A battle was won here by the American troops on August 20, 1847)
*dama*f.lady
*dar* give; cause; *—— a luz* publish; *—— en* (with inf.) take to; *—— la hora* strike the hour; *va a —— algo* you are going to have an attack of some sort; *—se con la cabeza* bump one's head
*datar* date
*de* of; from; as; by; at; with;with inf.to
*deán*m.dean
*debajo de* underneath
*debelar* conquer
*deber* owe; ought; *debía resultar* must result
*debido* (pp. of*deber*) due
*débil* weak
*debilitar* weaken
*decidir* decide
*decir* say, tell
*declaración*f.proposal of marriage
*decoro*m.decorum
*dedicar* dedicate
*dedo*m.finger; *—— meñique* little finger
*deducir* deduce
*defecto*m.defect
*defender* defend
*defensa*f.defense
*defensor*m.defender
*dejar* leave; let alone; allow; *—— en el tintero* leave out in writing; *—— de* (with inf.) fail to
*delante* before
*delicioso* delightful
*demás: lo ——* the rest, the other; *los ——* the rest, the others
*demasiado* too; too much
*demonio*m.demon
*demostrar* show, indicate
*denominar* designate by name
*dentro* within, inside
*depender* depend
*derecho* straight;m.right
*derramar* shed
*desagradable* disagreeable
*desairar* slight, provoke, offend
*desaliento*m.discouragement
*desamar* cease to love
*desanimarse* become discouraged
*desarmar* disarm
*desastre*m.disaster
*desatar* untie, disarrange
*desatino*m.nonsense, folly
*desayunarse* take breakfast
*descansar* rest
*descanso*m.landing (of a staircase)
*desconocer* fail to recognize
*desconocido* (pp. of*desconocer*) strange, unknown
*descoser* rip; open
*describir* describe
*descripción*f.description
*descubrir* discover, disclose
*descuidar* neglect; *——se* be neglectful
*descuido*m.carelessness
*desde* from; *—— luego* at once
*desear* desire, wish
*desembarazado* (pp. of*desembarazar*) unhindered
*desempeñar* perform; *—— un papel* play a part
*desenamorarse* cease to be in love
*desencantar* disillusion
*desengañar* undeceive; *—se* find out one's mistake
*desengaño*m.disillusion; discovery of a mistake; *Calle de Desengaño* name of a street in Madrid
*desenlace*m.dénouement, ending (of a play or story)
*deseo*m.desire
*desesperación*f.desperation
*desesperar* despair; drive to despair
*desgarrar* tear
*desgracia*f.misfortune
*desgraciadamente* unfortunately
*desgraciado* unfortunate
*desheredar* disinherit
*desistir* desist
*deslealtad*f.disloyalty
*deslumbrado* (pp. of*deslumbrar*) dazed, dazzled; undecided
*desmejorar* change (for the worse)
*desnudar(se)* undress
*desorden*m.disorder
*despachar* finish; *——se* be quick
*despacho*m.office
*despedir* dismiss
*despego*m.aversion, coldness
*despeñar* precipitate
*desperdiciar* fail to make use of; waste
*despertar(se)* awaken
*despojos*m. pl.remains
*después* after; afterwards; *—— de* (with inf.) after
*desterrar* banish
*destierro*m.banishment
*destinar* destine
*destrozar* tear, destroy
*desván*m.attic
*desvelo*m.anxiety, watchful care
*desventurado* unfortunate
*detener(se)* stop
*determinar a* decide
*deuda*f.debt
*día*m.day; *hoy ——* nowadays; *el —— menos pensado* unexpectedly; *buenos ——s* good morning
*diablo*m.devil
*diablura*f.deviltry, mischief
*diálogo*m.dialogue
*diario* daily
*dictar* dictate
*dicha*f.happiness
*dicho* (pp. of*decir*) aforesaid; *lo ——* I mean it; enough said;m.legal promise of marriage
*dichoso* happy
*Dieguito* Jimmy
*diez* ten
*diferencia*f.difference
*diferente* different
*difícil* difficult
*dificultad*f.difficulty
*digerir* digest
*dignamente* worthily, suitably
*dignidad*f.dignity
*digno* worthy
*dinero*m.money
*Dios*m.God; *por ——* for heaven's sake
*diplomático*m.diplomat;adj.diplomatic
*dirección*f.executive board
*dirigir* address; *—se* go (toward)
*discernir* discern, distinguish
*disculpar* excuse
*discurso*m.course, space of time
*discutir* discuss
*disfrutar* enjoy
*disparate*m.nonsense; foolish remark
*dispensa*f.dispensation
*disponer* dispose, arrange
*disposición*f.disposal
*disputo*m.dispute
*distinguido* (pp. of*distinguir*) distinguished
*distinto* different
*distraer* distract
*diversión*f.amusement
*diverso* various
*divertido* (pp. of*divertir*) amusing
*divinamente* divinely
*doblar* bend
*docena*f.dozen
*dócil* docile
*doler* pain
*dominante* dominant
*Domingo* Dominic, the black slave in Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's story "Paul et Virginie" (Paul and Virginia)
*Dominus* (Latin) Lord; *—— tecum*Latin salutation meaningtheLord be with thee
*don*m.Spanish title used only with a gentleman's Christian ame (abbreviated*D.*)
*don*m.gift
*doncella*f.maid
*donde* where
*dónde* where (interrog.)
*doña*f.Spanish title used only with a lady's Christian name (more commonly used in addressing or speaking of a married lady, but as a mark of formality the title may be applied to a lady who is unmarried)
*dorar* gild
*dormido* (pp. of*dormir*) sleepy, dreamy
*dormir* sleep; *——se* go to sleep
*dos* two
*dote*m. and f.gift, quality; dowry
*dramático* dramatic
*dramaturgo*m.dramatist
*ducado*m.ducat
*duda*f.doubt
*dudar* doubt
*duende*m.fairy, ghost
*durante* during
*duro*m.dollar;adj.hard
*e* and
*eclesiástico* ecclesiastical
*economía*f.economy
*echar* throw; throw out; put; pour; *—— mano a* seize; *haberse echado el alma atrás* be lost to a sense of duty; *—— por tierra* outdo, overcome;fig.gainsay
*edad*f.age
*edición*f.edition
*Eduardo* Edward
*educación*f.breeding, education
*educar* educate
*efecto*m.effect; *en ——* in fact; really; at any rate
*eficaz* efficacious
*efímero* ephemeral
*ejemplo*m.example
*ejército*m.army
*el, la, lo,*pl.*los, las,* the
*él, ella, ello,*pl.*ellos, ellas,* he; she; it; him; her; they; them; *ello es* it is a fact
*elección*f.choice
*elegancia*f.elegance
*elegante* elegant
*elemento*m.element
*elogiar* praise
*elogio*m.eulogy
*embargo*m.embargo; *sin ——, sin —— de,* notwithstanding; *sin —— de que* notwithstanding the fact that
*embromar* joke, tease
*embustero*m.liar, cheat
*embutido*m.inlaid work
*emigrado*m.political exile
*Emilia Galotti* title of a play by Lessing
*emoción*f.emotion
*empacho*m.bashfulness, embarrassment
*empeñarse en* insist; intercede
*empeño*m.determination, insistence
*empezar* begin
*empleado*m.employee; office-*holder
*emplear* employ; spend; use
*empleo*m.employment
*emporcar* soil
*emprender* begin, undertake
*empresario*m.manager (of a theater)
*en* in; on; (after such verbs as*pensar*) of
*enamorado* (pp. of*enamorarse*) enamored, in love;m.lover
*enamorarse de* fall in love
*encaje*m.lace
*encajera*f.lacemaker
*encantador* charming
*encaramar(se)* perch
*encargado de negocios*m.chargé d'affaires
*encargar* intrust; *——se* take charge; *——se del mando* assume command
*encargo*m.charge; request
*encender* light
*encerado* (pp. of*encerar* wax)m.oilcloth, oilskin
*encerrar* shut up; shut in; lock up
*encierro*m.confinement
*encontrar* find, meet; *——se con* meet
*encuentro*m.meeting
*enemigo*m.enemy
*enfadar* make angry; *——se* become angry
*enfermedad*f.illness, sickness
*enfermo* sick
*enfrascar* bottle up; *——se* be absorbed; be deeply interested in
*enfrente* in front; opposite
*engañar* deceive
*engendrar* beget; form
*engullir* devour
*enhorabuena*adv.well and good
*enlace*m.union
*enojado* (pp. of*enojar*) provoked, annoyed
*enojo*m.anger
*enorme* enormous
*ensalada*f.salad
*ensalzar* exalt
*ensangrentarse* rail offensively; *—— con* rail against
*enseñanza*f.teaching
*enseñar* teach; show
*entablar* make ready
*entender* understand
*enteramente* entirely
*enterarse de* inform one's self; be informed
*enternecer* move to pity; *——se* be moved to pity
*entero* whole
*enterrar* bury; *—— con palma* bury unwed (the palm branch being here a symbol of virginity)
*entonces* then; *por ——* then
*entrada*f.entrance; *libro de ——s y salidas* book of debits and credits
*entrambos* both
*entraña*f.entrail;pl.affection, compassion; *hija de mis ——s* my darling daughter
*entrarse en* enter, come in; come upon; take in
*entre* between; among; *—— tanto* (*entretanto*) meanwhile
*entreabrir* half open
*entregar* hand; give over
*entretener* entertain; delay; *——se* be busy
*entristecer* sadden
*entusiasta* enthusiastic
*enviado*m.envoy
*enviar* send
*envidiable* enviable
*envolver* wrap
*época*f.epoch
*equivocado* (pp. of*equivocar*) mistaken
*equivocar* mistake; *——se* be mistaken
*Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de* (1533-1594), author of the "Araucana"
*erupción*f.eruption
*errar* miss; mistake
*escalera*f.stair, stairway
*escándalo*m.scandal
*escapar(se)* escape; elope
*escapatoria*f.escape; elopement
*escarmiento*m.warning, chastisement
*escasez*f.privation, scarcity
*escena*f.scene
*escenario*m.stage; setting
*escocer* smart
*escoger* select, choose
*esconder* hide
*escribano*m.notary
*escribir* write; *—— corrido* write steadily; write easily and plainly
*escrito* (pp. of*escribir*)m.writing
*escrúpulo*m.scruple
*escuchar* listen
*ese, esa,*dem. adj.that, that very
*ése, ésa, eso,*dem. pron.that, that one;pl.those
*esfera*f.sphere
*eso*neuter pron. referring to an idea, phrase, or sentencethat; *—— es* that's it; *a —— de* about
*espadín*m.rapier
*espalda*f.back; shoulder; *volver las ——s* turn one's back
*España*f.Spain; *Nueva ——* early name given to Mexico by theSpaniards
*español* Spanish
*especialmente* especially
*especie*f.kind
*esperanza*f.hope
*esperar* wait; hope
*espina*f.thorn; splinter; physical cause of annoyance or discomfort;figurative meaningsuspicion, worry; *no me da buena ——* arouses my suspicion (cf. Englishdoesn't look good to me)
*esportilla*f.flexible basket or pannier (woven of esparto grass or something similar)
*esposa*f.wife
*esposo*m.husband
*espumar* skim; remove the scum; *saber cómo se espuma el puchero* know how to skim a stew
*esquina*f.corner
*esta*adj.this (f. form; m.*este*)
*establecer* settle
*establecimiento*m.establishment
*estado*m.state
*Estados Unidos*m. pl.United States
*estar* be; *—— bueno para* be in a fine state for; *—— de vuelta* be back; *—— de prisa* be in a hurry; *ya estoy (enterado)* I understand
*estatua*f.statue
*este, esta,*dem. adj.this
*éste, ésta, esto,*dem. pron.this; this one; the latter;pl.theseetc.
*estéril* fruitless
*esto*neuter pron.this (sometimesthat); *—— es* that is to say
*estómago*m.stomach
*estornudar* sneeze
*estratagema*f.stratagem
*Estuardo* Stuart
*estudiante*m.student
*estudio*m.study
*Etelvina* Ethelwyn
*eternidad*f.eternity
*eterno* eternal
*europeo* European
*evidente* evident
*evitar* avoid; prevent
*ex abrupto* suddenly
*exageración*f.exaggeration
*exaltar* exalt;fig.carry away; *—— la cabeza* turn one's head
*excelente* excellent
*excitar* excite, arouse
*excusa*f.excuse
*exigir* demand; insist on
*existencia*f.existence
*éxito*m.success
*experiencia*f.experience
*explicar* explain
*exponer* expose
*expresar* express
*expresión*f.expression
*expresivo* gracious, kind; expressive
*éxtasis*m.ecstasy
*extensión*f.extent
*exterior* exterior; *en el ——* abroad
*extranjero* foreign
*extrañar(se)* wonder, be surprised
*extraño* strange
*extraordinario* special, extraordinary
*extravagante* extraordinary, outlandish
*fácil* easy
*falsedad*f.falseness
*falta*f.lack; fault; *hacer buena ——* be much in need of; be absolutely necessary
*faltar* lack; *—— a* be lacking in; *no faltaba más* (expression of dissent) the idea! that would be the last straw
*fallo*m.decision, sentence
*familia*f.family
*fastidiar* weary; *——se* become bored
*fatigado* (pp. of*fatigar*) fatigued, weary
*fatuo* fatuous, conceited
*favor*m.favor
*favorable* favorable *fe*f.faith; *a ——*exclam.upon my word
*fecundo* fecund, fertile
*felicidad*f.happiness
*feliz* happy
*feo* ugly
*fiar(se)* trust
*ficción*f.fiction; stratagem, invention, trick
*figurar* figure; *——se* imagine
*filiación*f.filiation
*filial* filial
*fin*m.end; *en ——, al ——, por ——,* after all; finally
*finalmente* finally
*fingir* pretend; plan; invent; counterfeit
*fino* fine, courteous, delicate
*firma*f.signature
*firmar* sign
*fisgonear* spy
*físico*m.constitution
*fisonomía*f.physiognomy
*Flandes* Flanders; *punto de ——* Flemish lace
*fleco*m.fringe
*flor*f.flower
*fogosidad*f.fire, spirit
*fomentar* foment
*fomentom.development
*Fontana de Oro* (Golden Fount) famous café in Madrid much frequented by such liberals and men of letters as the critic Larra and the dramatist Gorostiza
*formación*f.formation
*formar* form; *—— en el bando* join the faction
*forrar* line
*forro*m.lining; cover (of a book)
*fortuna*f.fortune, good luck; *por ——* fortunately
*fosco (hosco)* harsh, frowning
*fracaso*m.sorry plight
*frágil* fragile, frail
*francés* French
*Francia*f.France
*Francisco* Francis
*franco* open
*frase*f.phrase; sentence
*frecuencia*f.frequency
*fregado*m.tangle
*fregar* scrub
*frenético* frenzied
*frente*m.front;f.brow, forehead
*fresco* fresh, cool
*frío*m.cold
*friolera*f.trifle
*frugalmente* frugally
*fruto*m.fruit
*fuego*m.fire
*fuelle*m.bellows
*fuera* outside; *—— de sí* beside one's self
*fuerte*adj. and adv.loud; loudly; strong; strongly
*fuerza*f.force; *por ——* of necessity
*fulano*m.so-and-so
*fundar* found; base
*furioso* furious
*furor*m.fury
*futuro*m.future
*gabacho*m. disrespectful word forFrench; poor Spanish
*gabinete*m.boudoir
*gaceta*f.gazette
*gallina*f.hen; *la —— ciega* blind man's buff
*gamo*m.buck (of the fallow deer)
*gana*f.desire; *tener ——* want
*ganar* earn; *le ——ía la voluntad* must have won for him the good will