contertulio,m., fellow-guest,126, 12.
contestación,f., answer.
contestar,v. n., to answer.
contigo,prep. and pron., with you, with thee.
contiguo, gua,adj., contiguous; adjoining; near at hand, near by.
continente,m., mien, bearing.
continuar,v. a., to continue, to proceed;v. n., to continue, to keep on.
contorno,m., vicinity, surrounding country,10, 13.
contra,prep., against; opposite, by.
contradecir,v. a., to contradict.
contraer,v. a., to contract.
contrario, ria,adj., contrary;al —,19, 8, on the contrary;al —,85, 14, no indeed, far from it;de lo —,36, 22, in the opposite case, otherwise;—,115, 2, opposite.
contrastar,v. a., to contrast,102, 3.
contribución,f., tax.
contribuir,v. a., to contribute.
convenir,v. n., to be fitting, to be proper; to suit; to please; to agree.
convento,m., convent; monastery.
conversación,f., conversation, intercourse.
convertir,v. a., to convert, change;—se,v. refl., to change, to be changed; (en) to be turned into, be converted into; to be converted.
convicto, ta,adj., convicted,34, 23.
convocar,v. a., to convoke, to call together.
convulsión,f., convulsion.
convulso, sa,adj., convulsed.
conyugal,adj., conjugal, domestic.
cónyuges,mpl., married people, man and wife, couple,tit.VI,122, 26.
copa,f., glass, goblet, drinking glass, tumbler;sombrero de —,127, 10, tall hat, top hat.
copla,f., verse, couplet,59, 5.
coquetería,f., coquetry.
corazón,m., heart.
corbata,f., cravat, neckcloth,26, 19.
corcel,m., steed, charger.
cordonazo de San Francisco,m.,44, 6, autumn equinox, autumn equinoctial storm;see note.
coro,m., choir,24, 5.
corona,f., crown.
coronel,m., colonel.
coronilla,f., crown (of the head),16, 7.
corral,m., yard, enclosure.
corralón,m., large yard.
corregidor,m., mayor;see note to6, 26.
corregidora,f., mayor's wife, mayoress,37, 16,etc.
corregimiento,m., mayor's house, official residence,115, 18.
correo,m., post, post-office.
correr,v. a., to overrun; to drive, to urge; to draw (a bolt);v. n., to run; to hasten; to circulate, to be in circulation.
correspondiente,adj., corresponding; fitting, proper, suitable; appurtenant, proportionate; proper, due, destined, appointed.
corriente,f., current,115, 20.
corriente,m.,2, 26,poner uno al — de una cosa, to inform one of something, acquaint one with something.
¡corriente!interj., all right! understood!57, 6.
corroboración,f., corroboration,72, 3.
corso, sa,adj., Corsican.
cortar,v. a., to cut, to cut off.
corte,f., court.
cortesano, na,adj., courteous, polite.
cortesía,f., courtesy,122, 22.
cortésmente,adv., courteously, politely.
corteza,f., rind, bark,18, 5.
cortijada,f., hamlet, grange.
cortijo,m., farmhouse;86, 10, farm.
cortísimo, ma,adj.,veryshort.
corto, ta,adj., short.
cosa,f., thing, matter, event.
coser,v. a., to sew.
cosquillas,fpl., tickling;hacer —, to tickle.
costa,f., coast;cf.moro; cost, price, expense.
costal,m., sack.
costar,v. n., to cost.
costumbre,f., custom, habit;de —,32, 2, usual.
cotidiano, na,adj., daily.
coyuntura,f., occasion, conjuncture, juncture,118, 28.
crear,v. a., to create, to establish.
creces,fpl., growth, increase;see note to50, 30.
credencial,m., credential (proof),73, 19.
crédito,m., credit.
creencia,f., belief.
creer,v. a., to believe; to think;¡ya lo creo!I should think so, rather, of course;crea,48, 6, believe, take the word of;pres. part.,creyendo,32, 28, thinking to, planning to.
criadero,m., nursery.
criado,m., servant, manservant;— de campaña,17, 10, attendant in the field.
criador,m., creator, maker.
criar,v. a., to create; to nurse, to bring up.
criatura,f., creature, being; little child,14, 6.
criminal,adj., criminal.
cristiano, na,adj., christian.
Cristo,m., Christ;por los clavos de —,105, 18, for Christ's sake.
crítica,f., criticism.
cruel,adj., cruel.
cruz,f., cross;86, 19, withers;hacerse cruces,4, 20, to cross oneself.
cruzar,v. a., to exchange,104, 23;—se,v. refl., to meet, to meet and pass,114, 14.
cuadra,f., stable.
cuadro,m., picture;— de género,23, 11, genre picture.
cual,adj., which; he who, she who; several;lo —,24, 2, which;a — más,45, 7, each more than the other.
cualquier,pron. and adj., whoever, whichever, whatever; each, every; some or other;de — modo, somehow or other.
cualquiera,pron., somebody, anybody; every one.
cuando,adv., when; if;— menos, at least.
¿cuándo?adv. int., when.
cuanto, ta,adj., so many, so much, so great; as many as, all; all that.
cuanto,adv., as much as; as long as;en — a, as to, regarding;en —, as soon as; as, because.
¿cuánto?adv. int., how much?
cuarenta,adj. num., forty.
cuartel,m., barracks;— general,52, 10, headquarters.
cuartilla,f., sheet (of paper),50, 16.
cuartillo,m., pint,51, 20; quarter (short quarter hour),64, 11.
cuarto,m., quarter;las dos y —,34, 21, quarter past two.
cuarto, ta,adj., fourth.
cuatro,adj. num., four;en —palabras,96, 13, briefly, in a word.
cubierto, ta,adj., covered.
cubrir,v. a., to cover.
cuchichear,v. n., to whisper.
cuello,m., neck.
cuenta,f., count, account, reckoning; affair, business,88, 20,103, 11;de —,91, 7, of account, of importance;darse —,19, 11, to explain, to give account; to take account; to understand;pedir —s,22, 5, to ask for a reckoning;¡vamos a —s!112, 5, let us get to business.
cuento,m., story;venir a —,6, 30, to be in place.
cuerda,f., cord.
cuero,m., skin;en —s, naked, stripped to the skin,84, 1.
cuerpo,m., body.
cuervo,m., crow.
cuestión,f., question, dispute.
cuidado,m., care, anxiety,¡—!30, 12, take care!no hay —,50, 24, no danger.
cuidadosamente,adv., carefully.
cuidar,v. a., to care for.
culebra,f., snake.
culpa,f., blame, fault, guilt.
cultivar,v. a., to cultivate, to till.
cumplido, da,adj., complete, perfect.
cumplir,v. a., to complete, to fulfill.
cúspide,f., peak, summit,125, 2.
cuyo, ya,adj., whose.
Czarina,f., Czarina,122, 28.
CH
chabacanería,f., coarseness, rudeness; uncleanness.
chanza,f., joke, jest;no estoy para —s,103, 7, I am in no mood for jesting, in no joking humor.
chasco,m., practical joke; fizzle; disappointment;se han llevado un solemne —,88, 13, you have got jolly well left;1, 12,juegos de —, tricks, farce.
chico, ca,adj., small, little;chica,78, 25, (in direct address) my child, little one.
chillido,m., whistle, screech.
chimenea,f., fireplace.
China,f. npr., China.
chiquilla,f., little girl;— de cuatro años, four-year old child,14, 6.
chispear,v. n., to sparkle.
chistoso, sa,adj., droll, witty.
chocolate,m., chocolate.
chorrear,v. n., to drip,77, 22.
choza,f., hut.
chupa,f., jacket,26, 20;40, 8, (waistcoat with sleeves).
chupetín,m., jacket, waistcoat (usually without sleeves).
chusco,m., joker, tom-fool,99, 5.
D
dama,f., lady.
daño,m., damage, harm, injury;hacerse ——,39, 5, to hurt oneself;hacer ——,72, 28, to hurt.
dar,v. a., to give; to provide; to furnish,10, 22; to tell,112, 10;—— otro paso,71, 13, to take another step;—— paso atrás, to take a step backwards,80, 18;—— con,93, 6, to meet with;—— con el codo,47, 9, to nudge;—— a,52, 17,52, 21,65, 3;—— sobre,77, 18, to lead to, to open on, (of a door or window);—— la hora, to call the hour,20, 23;—— las cinco,44, 13, to strike five;v. refl.,——se,94, 16, to yield, to surrender;——se cuenta,19, 11,75, 1, to be conscious, to take account, to appreciate.
de,prep., of, for, from, concerning, as, by, in, on, with, as to.
De profundis(Latin), De profundis;see note to64, 25.
Deán,m., dean (ecclesiastical).
debajo,adv., below.
debajo de,prep., under, beneath.
deber,v. a., to owe;v. n., to be obliged;debe ir,12, 7, he should go, he must go;debemos advertir,35, 3, we should notice, we must notice;—— de,expression of probability: must be,64, 9,etc.;debió de asustarse,67, 24, he must have been frightened;no ha debido de,84, 26, cannot have,etc.
debido, da,adj., due, proper,106, 11.
débil,adj., weak;sexo ——,65, 8, weaker sex.
decano,m., dean; oldest member, senior member.
decente,adj., decent, proper.
decir,v. a., to say, to tell, to speak; to mention, to describe,26, 14;es ——,122, 15, that is, that is to say;que digamos,119, 3, so to speak, to speak of, as it were;diz que,43, 13, they say, the story runs;he dejado dicho,79, 26, I left word;lo dicho,81, 4, you heard what I said, you hear me;dijérase,18, 5, it might be said.
declaración,f., declaration, explanation,35, 24,61, 1.
declarar,v. a., to declare;79, 6,79, 7, to admit; to explain;——se,v. refl.,——se contigo,32, 27, to open his heart to you.
decoro,m., decorum, decency.
decoroso, sa,adj., decorous, decent.
decreto,m., decree.
dedo,m., finger.
deducir,v. a., to deduct, to conclude.
defender,v. a., to defend.
defensa,f., defence.
dejar,v. a., to allow, to permit; to leave;—— de, to cease, to stop;déjeme de reyes,87, 23, don't talk to me about kings, let me alone with your kings;——,94, 23, to let go of, to release;v. refl.,——se de, to get rid of, to stop, to leave;déjate de bachillerías,50, 4, stop your chattering, stop your nonsense;dejémonos de latines,43, 16, let us put aside this latin stuff.
del,prep. and art.,see various meanings underde.
delantal,m., apron.
delante,adv., before, in front, first;por ——, ahead.
delante de,prep., before, in front of, opposite, in the presence of.
delegado,m., delegate, representative.
deliberadamente,adv., deliberately.
delicadeza,f., delicacy.
delicado, da,adj., delicate.
demanda,f., claim, question.
demás,adj., other, remaining,lo ——, the rest;los ——, the others, the rest.
demás,adv., besides;por lo ——, besides;—— de, except.
demasiado, da,adj., too great, too much.
demasiado,adv., too, too much,30, 17, too well.
democrático, ca,adj., democratic.
demonio,m., demon, devil, fiend.
demontre,m., devil, deuce.
demostrar,v. a., to prove, to demonstrate, to show.
demudar,v. a., to change, to alter,100, 15.
denominarse,v. refl., to be called, to be denominated.
dentadura,f., teeth, set of teeth,18, 5.
dentro,adv., within;por ——, within.
dentro de,prep., within, inside.
denuesto,m., abuse, affront,119, 13.
depender,v. n., to depend;—— de, to depend upon.
depositaria,f., depository, guardian, keeper,103, 14.
depósito,m., deposit.
derecha,f., right, the right side, the right hand.
derecho,m., right.
derecho, cha,adj., straight; right,ant.,izquierdo, left.
derretirse,v. refl., to melt, to become fluid,110, 25;for40, 24,seegacha.
derribar,v. a., to tear down;95, 6, to throw down, to overturn;los derribados,95, 22, the overthrown.
desabrido, da,adj., tasteless, in bad taste,9, 7.
desafío,m., challenge,sp., challenge to a duel; duel.
desaforadamente,adv., wildly, violently,118, 2.
desalmado,m., dead man,57, 27, (pp. ofdesalmar, to kill).
desaparecer,v. n., to disappear.
desatar,v. a., to untie,65, 10.
desavenido, da,adj., disagreeing, discordant,122, 26.
descambiar,v. a., to exchange.
descansadamente,adv., in peace, at one's ease,64, 28,90, 12.
descansar,v. a., to rest;— armas,57, 29, to ground arms;—,v. n., to rest, to rest one's self.
descanso,m., rest, repose;punto de —,10, 10,seepunto.
descargado, da,adj., not loaded,80, 24.
descargar,v. a., to discharge, to unload.
descendiente,m., descendant,5, 8;see note.
descolgar,v. a., to take down;—se,v. refl., to swing down, to slide down.
descollar,v. n., to rise above, to predominate,100, 17.
descomponerse,v. refl., to lose composure,38, 16.
descomunal,adj., extraordinary,6, 4; of unusual size, huge,27, 12.
desconocer,v. a., to not know, to fail to know,1, 2.
describir,v. a., to describe.
descuartizar,v. a., to cut in quarters;44, 19, to cut up.
descubierto, ta,adj., uncovered.
descubrir,v. a., to discover, to disclose, to reveal; to uncover; to find;—se,v. refl., to be disclosed, to come into sight; to uncover (the head), remove hat,see note to28, 2.
descuidado, da,adj., free of care, tranquil,122, 3.
descuidar,v. n., to be easy, to be without fear;descuida,30, 14, don't be afraid.
descuido,m., carelessness, inattention, negligence; moment of inattentiveness,41, 6.
desde,prep., from, since;— que, as soon as;— luego,104, 1, immediately, from that moment;— arriba,75, 20, from above;— en medio,55, 2, from the middle.
Desdémona,f. npr., Desdemona.
desdeñosamente,adv., scornfully, disdainfully.
desear,v. a., to wish, to desire.
desechar,v. a., to throw back,65, 12.
desembozar,v. a., to unwrap, to unveil;see note to26, 19.
desencajado, da,adj.,70, 19, (of the eyes) staring, starting.
desenfado,m., unconstraint,15, 27.
desengaño,m., undeceiving, disappointment,34, 16,73, 4.
desenojar,v. a., to appease.
deseoso, sa,adj., desirous, anxious.
desesperación,f., despair.
desfallecido, da,adj., weak, feeble.
desgracia,f., accident, misfortune.
desgraciado, da,adj., unhappy, wretched, ill starred.
deshecho, cha,adj.(deshacer), violent, uncontrolled,5, 9;calavera —,111, 11, utter rake, out and out rake.
deshollinador,m.,25, 14, chimney scraper.
deshonra,f., dishonor.
deshonrado, da,adj., dishonored,96, 16,perhaps better taken as pp. of
deshonrar,v. a., to dishonor.
desierto,m., desert, wilderness.
desigualdad,f., inequality.
disinterés,m., disinterestedness,125, 26.
desinteresado, da,adj., disinterested, unselfish.
deslindar,v. a., to clear up, to disentangle, to mark the bounds of, to delimit,6, 27.
deslizarse,v. refl., to slip, to slip down,74, 10.
deslumbrar,v. a., to dazzle.
desmantelado, da,adj., dismantled,24, 24.
desnaturalizarse,v. refl., to change nature, to change character,4, 13.
desnudar,v. a., to undress.
desnudo, da,adj., naked, bare.
desobedecer,v. n., to disobey.
desobediencia,f., disobedience.
despacio,adv., slowly.
despachar,v. a., to dispatch, to attend to,62, 4,63, 1;—se,v. refl., to hasten, to make haste, to hurry;se están despachando,86, 11, are flying about, are hurrying about.
despedida,f., leave-taking, farewell.
despedir,v. a., to dismiss,122, 14.
despegar,v. a., to part, to open, (of the lips),62, 20.
desperezarse,v. refl., to stretch,87, 11,90, 13.
despertar,v. a., to awaken;—se,v. refl., to awake, to wake up, to wake,87, 9.
despotismo,m., despotism, despotic character,26, 1.
despreciable,adj., contemptible, despicable,104, 20.
despreciar,v. a., to despise.
después,adv., after, afterwards, thereafter, later.
después de,prep., after.
después que,conj., after.
destacarse,v. refl., to stand out, to detach itself,36, 5,60, 8.
destierro,m., exile, banishment,122, 29.
destinar,v. a., to destine, to devote;pp. as adj.,27, 4, destined, appointed.
destino,m., fate; destination;58, 9, office, position.
destituir,v. a., to remove from office.
desusado, da,adj., unaccustomed, unusual,66, 5.
desvanecer,v. a., to dispel, to dissolve,119, 30.
desventura,f., misfortune,99, 18.
desvergonzado, da,adj., shameless, impudent, indecent,88, 9.
detener,v. a., to detain, to stop, to hold back;—se,v. refl., to stop, to stay, to stand still.
detrás de,prep., behind; after.
devoción,f., devotion;pl.,—es,45, 5, devotions, prayers.
devolver,v. a., to return, to repay, to give back.
día,m., day;— de precepto,8, 5, holy day of obligation;de —,24, 14, by day.
diablesa,f., she-devil,13, 20.
diablo,m., devil;¡qué —s!49, 20, deuce take, what the devil.
diabólico, ca,adj., diabolic, devilish.
diálogo,m., dialogue.
Diana,f. npr., Diana.
diario, ria,adj., daily.
dibujar,v. a., to sketch, to outline,60, 9.
Diciembre,m., December.
dictado,m., title, appellation,1, 9.
dicha,f., happiness, good fortune.
dicho,m., speech, saying.
dicho, cha,adj., said, aforesaid.
dichosísimo, ma,adj., most happy.
dichoso, sa,adj., happy; blessed.
diente,m., tooth; (sp.front tooth;cf.muelas,25, 29);entre —s,59, 6, between his teeth.
diestro,m., halter,95, 1.
diez,adj.,num., ten.
diezmo,m., tithe.
diferencia,f., difference.
diferenciarse,v. refl., to be different,15, 25.
diferente,adj., different.
diferir,v. n., to differ.
difunto,m., dead man.
difunto, ta,adj., dead, defunct;el — Obispo,17, 5, the late bishop.
dignarse,v. refl., to deign,122, 26.
dignidad,f., dignity,113, 12.
digno, na,adj., worthy.
diminuto, ta,adj., tiny,16, 9; defective, imperfect, degenerate,27, 1.
dinastía,f., dynasty.
dineral,m., large sum of money.
diócesis,f., diocese.
Dios,m.,pl.—es, God.
diplomacia,f., diplomacy,63, 5.
dirección,f., direction; destination; address;con — a,65, 16,85, 29,124, 2,etc., towards, in the direction of.
dirigir,v. a., to direct, to supervise; to direct, to address, to send; to aim;dirigió una mirada,41, 1,56, 6, shot a glance;—se,v. refl., to take one's way, to go;,24, 5,etc.; to address, to turn to, to speak to,39, 24,103, 22,117, 3,etc.
disciplina,f., scourge,27, 2.
discreto, ta,adj., discreet, wise; witty, bright,10, 19,4, 5.
discurrir,v. n., to talk together, to speak together,30, 1; to discourse, to hold forth; to move about, to move to and fro,45, 16.
discurso,m., discourse;81, 7, speech;75, 2, idea, thought.
disfraz,m., disguise.
disfrazar,v. a., to disguise, to mask.
disimuladamente,adv., slyly,44, 2.
disimulado, da,adj., disguised, concealed;muy disimulada,55, 9, well concealed, very well concealed.
disimular,v. a., to conceal, to hide; to dissemble.
disimulo,m., dissimulation, feigned innocence,40, 1,63, 4.
disparar,v. a., to fire, to shoot;pp.disparado,67, 21, like a shot.
dispuesto, ta,adj., ready; determined, capable.
distancia,f., distance.
distar,v. n., to be distant.
distinguir,v. a., to distinguish; to select; to recognize, make out, to distinguish,71, 14,113, 17,etc.
distraer,v. a., to distract.
diversión,f., diversion, play,19, 10.
diverso, sa,adj., divers, diverse,10, 8.
divertido, da,adj., diverting, amusing,3, 2.
divertirse,v. refl., to enjoy oneself, to amuse oneself, to have a good time;— conmigo,98, 28, to trifle with me, to have fun with me, at my expense, to make sport of me.
divinamente,adv., divinely.
divino, na,adj., divine.
divisar,v. a., to descry, to perceive; to recognize;,60, 4,104, 28.
do ut des,latin, tit.III, I give, that thou give; give and take.
doblar,v. a., to fold.
doblemente,adv., doubly.
doce,adj. num., twelve;las —, twelve o'clock;las — y media, half past twelve.
docena,f., dozen.
doctrina,f., doctrine;libro de la —,2, 24.
doloroso, sa,adj., painful.
domadora,f., tamer.
domesticar,v. a., to tame.
doméstico,m., domestic, servant.
dominación,f., domination, rule.
dominar,v. a., to rule, to control, to restrain, to dominate;—se,v. refl.,109, 21,etc., to control oneself, keep one's temper.
domingo,m., Sunday.
don,m., gift;— de gentes,10, 19, gift of making friends, of making oneself liked, gift of getting on with people.
Don,m., Mr., Don, Sir;used only with the given name.
donaire,m., grace; elegance; joke, witticism,17, 17.
Don Carlos IV,npr. m., Charles the Fourth.
donde,adv., where;por —, through which.
¿dónde?adv. int., where.
dondequiera,adv., wherever;por —,28, 1, wherever.
donosamente,adv., agreeably, prettily,14, 24.
Doña,f., Doña; Miss, Madam;used only with the given name.
dorar,v. a., to gild.
dormido, da,adj., asleep.
dormir,v. n., to sleep; to sleep off,cf.mona;—se,v. refl., to go to sleep.
dormitar,v. n., to doze,90, 11.
dormitorio,m., sleeping room, bedchamber, bedroom.
dos,adj. num., two;los —,las —, both;las —, two o'clock,8, 7,24, 1.
dosel,m., canopy.
drama,m., drama,9, 5.
dramático, ca,adj., dramatic.
duda,f., doubt.
dudar,v. n., to doubt.
dudoso, sa,adj., doubtful.
duende,m., goblin, hobgoblin, sprite.
dueño,m., master; possessor.
dulce,m., sweetmeat, sweet dish.
dulce,adj., sweet, agreeable.
dulzura,f., sweetness.
D. Agustín Durán,see note to3, 19.
durante,prep., during, throughout.
dureza,f., harshness;con —,54, 24, harshly.
duro, ra,adj., hard; harsh.
E
e,conj., and.
¡ea!int., come!81, 4.
ebrio,m., drunken fellow,106, 27.
eclipsar,v. a., to eclipse.
echar,v. a., to throw, to cast; to drive out, to throw out; to throw away; to offer; to pour; to bestow;— espumarajos,107, 16, to foam (with rage);— llamas,57, 12, to flash fire;— yescas,114, 16, to light tinder;— mano,91, 3, to seize;—se a,60, 15,110, 24, to begin, to set oneself at;—se a reír,32, 9, to burst out laughing;—se a la cara,80, 20, (of a gun) to bring to the cheek, take aim;— de menos,91, 23, to miss; "el verbo echar es la mayor parte de las veces una especie de comodín que hace a todo," "the verb echar is for the most part a sort of trump that does for everything."—Spanish saying, quoted by Tolhausen.
edad,f., age.
edificio,m., edifice, building.
educar,v. a., to educate, to bring up, to train.
efectivamente,adv., in fact,77, 18.
efecto,m., effect, result;en —,43, 13,etc., in effect, in fact.