98, 25.¡Dale, bola!A very familiar expression, denoting the irritation or disgust experienced at hearing a thing much repeated. See vocabulary,bola.
100,tit.XXIX.Post nubila... Diana:After storm-clouds, moonlight.
100, 5.balcón.The Spanishbalcónis not always, or indeed usually, a balcony in the English sense of the word. What is generally to be understood is a window with a railing upon which one may lean, either with or without a very slight projection beyond the wall of the house.
102, 26.había moros en la costa.The expression dates from the time when raids by the Moorish pirates of North Africa were frequent on the eastern and southern coasts of Spain. It has been generalized to signify the nearly impending, and is of frequent use.
105, 5.mantilla: shawl or scarf worn as a head-covering by women of Spanish countries. There are many different kinds ofmantillas. Those worn in the cities are usually of lace, while in the country they are frequently of other materials. The one here spoken of is evidently of flannel covered with a mesh of chenille and bordered with a fringe of balls of the same.
107, 17.meis dative of interest.
115, 28.harina de otro costal:flour from a different sack; i. e., another matter, another story, a horse of a different color, another pair of sleeves. Note that the miller's wife went to the mill for her figure.
117, 8.cuarto estado,the Fourth Estate, i. e., the laborers and serving-classes, the proletariat, as distinguished from the Third Estate, the Commons.
119, 10.arrimó una bofetada:handed him a blow.
120, 6.San Simón y San Judas.The feast-day of St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles, is October 28th. Simon Zelotes the Canaanite, and Judas, also called Thaddeus, are mentioned among the disciples of Jesus, Matthew x, 3, Mark iii, 18, Luke vi, 16; and again, Acts i, 13. For a curious account of their lives and martyrdom, see Jacobus a Voragine,Legenda aurea, Cap. CLIX (154), ed. Graesse, Breslau, 1890, or the Temple reprint of Caxton's translation of the same work, London, Dent, 1900 (vol. VI, pp. 72 sqq.). The night of St. Simon and St. Jude is in Spain what St. John's Eve (June 23) is in most of the rest of Europe, the season when ghosts, goblins and fairies are busiest. Compare86, 10-12.
121, 6.Anteo.Antæus, a giant, son of Poseidon and Gaia. He was invincible as long as he was on the ground, receiving added strength from the Earth, his mother, at every contact. He was killed by Hercules, who held him in the air and strangled him.
121, 8.énfasis.This word, originally feminine, has become common, and is now more often found masculine.
122, 19.la pompa, "the peacock's tail," "the cheese." The name is taken from the puffed circle made on the floor by the performer's skirts at the lowest point of the courtesy.
124, 20.Solán de Cabras: thermal bath at Beteta in the province of Cuenca, about eighty miles eastward from Madrid. The Springs have been known since the sixteenth century, when herdsmen found goats "suffering with cutaneous complaints" bathing in the waters. Hence the name.
126, 5.arroba, in dry measure twenty-five pounds; as liquid measure, varies in different provinces.
126, 10.Guerra de la Independencia.The Peninsular War, 1808-1814, between England, Spain, Portugal and France. It resulted in the expulsion of the French from the Peninsula.
126, 17.mariscal francés.In the first edition, General Sebastiani is named.
126, 28.Baza: town of province of Granada, fifty-seven miles northeast of Granada, an important Moorish city, taken by Isabella the Catholic after a seven months' siege, December 4, 1489. The French under Marshal Soult defeated the Spaniards here August 10, 1810.
127, 6 sqq. The Constitution of Cadiz was adopted in 1812, suspended at the restoration of Ferdinand VII in 1814, accepted by him after Riego's successful rising in 1820, and abrogated with the fall of the Liberals after the French siege of Cadiz in 1823. Ferdinand VII,el Rey Absoluto, died September 29, 1833.
127, 10. The first Carlist War, ended by the Treaty of Vergara, August 31, 1839.
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A
a,prep., to, towards, at, by;before personal objects is sign of acc., and is not translated.With infinitive, if.
abadesa,f., abbess.
abajo,adv., below, downward.cf.escalera.
abandonar,v. a., to leave, to abandon, to desert;v. refl.,—se, to yield, to give oneself up, to abandon oneself.
abanicar,v. a., to fan.
abeja,f., bee.
abierto, ta,adj., open.
abismo,m., abyss, chasm.
ablandar,v. a., to soften,111, 8.
abochornarse,v. refl., to blush.
abogado,m., lawyer, advocate.
abonar,v. a., to pay,50, 30; to warrant, to give security.
abrazar,v. a., to embrace;pp.,abrazado, da, clinging to, pressed against, clasping,111, 13.
abrazo,m., embrace.
abril,m., April.
abrir,v. a., to open.
absolutismo,m., absolutism,25, 5.
absoluto, ta,adj., absolute, unlimited.cf.licencia.
absurdo, da,adj., absurd.
abuelo,m., grandfather;pl.abuelos, grandparents, ancestors.
abusar,v. n.,— de, to abuse, to take advantage of.
abuso,m., abuse, ill-custom.
acá,adv., here, hither;por —, hither, this way.
acabar,v. a., to complete, to finish, to achieve, to end;—de hacer una cosa, to have just done a thing;— por hacer una cosa, to end by doing a thing, to do a thing at last,v. n., to end, to come to an end;—se,v. refl., to come to an end.
Académico,m., academician;— correspondiente de la Historia, corresponding member of the Academy of History;see note to13, 24.
acariciar,v. a., to caress.
acaso,conj., perhaps, perchance.
acaudalado, da,adj., wealthy.
accidental,adj., incidental,3, 23.
acción,f., action.
aceite,m., oil;pan de —,see note to44, 17.
acento,m., accent, tone.
acentuar,v. a., to mark,110, 10.
acepto, ta,adj., agreeable, welcome, acceptable,26, 7.
acequia,f., watercourse,77, 23.
acercarse,v. refl., to approach, to draw near.
acero,m., steel.
acertar,v. n., to hit it right, to be right,31, 3; to manage, to succeed,121, 17.
acomodar,v. a., to suit, to please,120, 1.
acompañante,m., companion, escort,100, 12.
acompañar,v. a., to accompany.
aconsejar,v. a., to counsel, to advise.
acontecer,v. n., to happen.
acordarse,v. refl., to remember.
acostar,v. a., to put to bed,115, 8;—se,v. refl., to lie down, to go to bed.
acostumbrado, da,adj., accustomed, used.
actitud,f., attitude, posture, gesture.
actividad,f., activity, action,35, 23.
acto,m., act;en el —, forthwith, immediately.
actual,adj., present,36, 18.
acueducto,m., aqueduct, conduit,20, 18.
acuerdo,m., agreement, consent,36, 22, accord,49, 28;estar de —,49, 5, to be in accord, to be of one mind, to be agreed.
acusar,v. a., to accuse.
adecuado, da,adj., appropriate, pat,43, 8.
adelantarse,v. refl., to advance.
adelante,adv., forwards, before;hacia —, forward, forwards,35, 19;más —, farther on.
ademán,m., gesture, bearing,125, 24.
además,adv., besides, moreover.
además de,prep., besides,26, 15.
adiós,m., farewell,59, 15.
adivinar,v. a. and n., to guess, to divine.
administrar,v. a., to administer,42, 7.
admirable,adj., admirable.
admirablemente,adv., admirably, excellently.
admiración,f., admiration.
admirar,v. a., to admire,2, 22.
admitir,v. a., to admit,23, 4; to consent; to accept.
adonde,adv., where, whither.
¿adónde?adv. int., where? whither?
adoptar,v. a., to adopt.
adorar,v. a., to adore, to worship.
adorno,m., adornment, ornament, decoration.
adquirir,v. a., to acquire.
adversario,m., adversary,79, 31.
advertir,v. a., to notice, to note,35, 3,102, 5; to inform,51, 9; to warn,56, 19.
afable,adj., affable.
afablemente,adv., affably, pleasantly, kindly.
afán,m., labour, effort.
afanado, da,adj., suffering, hard-working, overworked,116, 22.
afectar,v. a., to affect, to feign, to make show of,40, 13.
afecto,m., affection, passion, desire.
afectuoso, sa,adj., affectionate, gentle,104, 16.
aficionado, da,adj., devoted (to), fond (of).
afilado, da,adj., (part.afilar), slender,16, 10.
afligir,v. a., to afflict;part.,afligido, da, asadj.,77, 6.
afrancesado, da,adj., like the French, Frenchified,13, 9; partisan of the French,126, 25;see note to13, 9.
afrenta,f., affront, dishonor, outrage,119, 28.
afuera,adv., without, outside.
agacharse,v. refl., to stoop, to squat, to crouch,73, 20; to bend, to bow,122, 17.
agarrar,v. a., to catch hold, hold tight;estoy bien agarrado,30, 14, I have a good hold; to pick up (of a chair),35, 15; to get hold of,49, 3.
agasajar,v. a., to entertain hospitably, to pamper,11, 22.
agasajo,m., caress,19, 18.
ágil,adj., spry, agile.
agilísimo, ma,adj., very spry, very agile,26, 29.
agitar,v. a., to agitate, to trouble, to quicken.
agotar,v. a., to exhaust,81, 14.
agradable,adj., agreeable.
agradar,v. n., to please, to charm,22, 10.
agravio,m., insult,109, 12.
agregar,v. a., to add,39, 24.
agrupar,v. a., to group;part.,agrupado, da,as adj.,107, 13.
agua,f., water,— potable, drinking-water,20, 30;la bocha hecha un —, his mouth watering,40, 16.
aguantarse,v. refl., to be patient, to keep oneself in hand,32, 26.
aguardar,v. a., to await, to wait for.
agüero,m., omen, augury (tit.XVI).
águila,f., eagle.
¡ah!interj., ah!32, 19.
ahí,adv., here;hasta —, thus far,49, 5;de —, from here,63, 14; there,80, 29.
ahogar,v. a., to stifle, to smother,116, 14;—se,v. refl., to drown, to be drowning,115, 9; to smother, to be smothering,70, 17.
ahora,adv., now, at present;— mismo, in this very minute.123, 7;por —, for the present, for the time being,77, 1.
ahorcar,v. a., to hang; to hang up,15, 10.
ahorrar,v. a.,ahorrarse,v. refl., to save, to save up, to hoard,11, 21.
aire,m., air;los aires, air, upper air,38, 27.
ajeno, na,adj., another's; of, belonging to another.
ajustar,v. a., to adjust, to settle.
al,prep. and art.,a el.
ala,f., wing;tener alas, to have freedom, license, assurance, standing,117, 10.
alabastrino, na,adj., alabaster, alabastrine.
alambre,m., wire;patas de —, spindle-shanks,60, 12.
alargar,v. a., to pass, to hand; to bring; to hold out, to extend.
alba,f., dawn,124, 1.
albañil,m., mason,20, 9.
albarca,f., (more usual formabarca),a rough sort ofshoeorsandal;see note to95, 17.
alcabala,f., excise,see note to6, 28.
alcahuete,m., pander, procurer,68, 2.
alcalde,m., mayor;— de monterilla,seemonterilla,and note to tit.XVII.
alcaldesa,f., mayoress, mayor's wife, wife of alcalde,89, 26.
alcance,m., reach,43, 4.
alcanzar,v. a., to reach, to attain; to extend, to succeed, to reach,73, 22; to overtake.
alcoba,f., bedroom, bedchamber.
alcurnia,f., race, lineage, family.
aldaba,f., handle; knocker,47, 20;tener buenas aldabas,36, 20, to have a good "pull."
aldabón,m., knocker (large),97, 10.
aldea,f., hamlet (small village,large farm),3, 16.
aleccionar,v. a., to instruct,120, 2.
alegrar,v. a., to rejoice, to make glad, to give pleasure to,13, 21;—se,v. refl., to be glad, to be pleased,31, 11; to rejoice, to be glad,116, 11.
alegre,adj., joyous, cheerful, merry, happy.
alegremente,adv., joyously,64, 24.
alegría,f., joy, joyousness, cheerfulness; informality, openness, gayness,19, 8.
Alemania,f. n. pr., Germany.
alepín,m., bombazine,101, 10.
alfiler,m., pin.
algo,neuter, something, somewhat, a little;para —,85, 19, not for nothing.
alguacil,m., bailiff, constable.
alguien,pron., anybody, somebody.
alguno, na,pron. adj., (algún), some, some or other;— que otro, one or another, occasionally one,40, 9;algunas veces, sometimes,10, 6;... —, any whatever,56, 19.
alimaña,f., scum, rabble,126, 14.
alimento,m., food,71, 23.
alma,f., soul;de mi —,32, 17, beloved.
almagre,m., ochre,25, 8.
almendra,f., almond.
almohada,f., pillow, cushion.
almohadón,m., pillow, large cushion,2, 22.
almorzar,v. a.,8, 5, to breakfast on, to eat for breakfast.
almuerzo,m., breakfast, luncheon,81, 1;see note to8, 5.
alpargata,f.,see note to23, 6.
alpujarreño, ña,adj., of or from Alpujarras.
alrededor de,prep., around,70, 13.
alternado, da,adj., alternate.
alto, ta, adj., high, tall;77, 19, deep;125, 5, high, exalted;en alta voz,58, 21, aloud;en —,84, 7, aloft;lo —,neuter, the top,16, 7,25, 13.
altura,f., height.
aludir,v. n., to allude.
alumbrado,m., lighting,45, 13.
alumbrar,v. a., to light, to illuminate, to show a light,45, 18,55, 30,64, 18.
alzarse,v. refl., to rise.
allá,adv., there, thither, yonder;¡— ellos!29, 5, that's their business.
allende,prep., beyond,6, 15.
allí,adv., there, yonder;por —, yonder,32, 23.
ama,f., mistress;— de leche,98, 4, wet nurse.
amable,adj., kind, good,59, 4.
amanecer,v. n., to dawn.
amanecer,m., daybreak, dawn,52, 28.
amansarse,v. refl., to become mild, to grow mild, to grow gentle; to be pacified,49, 18.
amante,m., lover,93, 19.
amar,v. a., to love.
amargura,f., bitterness.
amarillento, ta,adj., yellowish, growing yellow,101, 11.
amarillo, lla,adj., yellow.
amasar,v. a., to knead, to bake,20, 3.
ambos, bas,adj., both.
amenaza,f., threat.
amenizar,v. a., to adorn, to make charming,14, 29.
amiga,f., friend,114, 27.
amigo, ga,adj., fond (of),51, 1, friendly.
amigo,m., friend.
amistoso, sa,adj., friendly,62, 22.
amo,m., master;pl.,—s,45, 18, master and mistress.
amor,m., love;al — de la lumbre,11, 7, in the glow of the fire.
amoroso, sa,adj., amorous, loving;estratagema amorosa,61, 1, love-stratagem.
amparar,v. a., to protect.
amparo,m., protection; defence, refuge,110, 30.
Ana, Santa —,f. npr., St. Anne.
anciano,m., old man,81, 15.
ancho, cha, adj., wide, broad;a sus anchas,13, 5, at their ease, at their leisure.
andadas,f. pl., traces, tracks of game;see note to9, 10.
Andalucía,f. npr., Andalusia.
andaluz,adj., Andalusian.
andar,v. n., to go to walk; to be;part.,andando,97, 4, on foot;vamos andando,89, 18, let's be getting along, let's be making haste.
andarín,m., fast walker, nimble fellow,85, 10,85, 29.
anfitrión,m., host.
ángel,m., angel.
angosto, ta,adj., narrow; tight, close-fitting, scant,41, 12.
angustia,f., anguish.
angustiado, da,adj., heart-broken,93, 8.
anillo,m., ring.
animación,f., animation, liveliness.
animado, da,adj., living, animated.
animal,m., animal,13, 22.
Ánimas,fpl., the tolling of a bell, to announce prayers for souls in purgatory; usually shortly after sunset.See note to8, 14.
anoche,adv., last night.
ansiar,v. a., to long for, to desire,34, 13.
ante,prep., before, in the presence of.
antecesor,m., predecessor.
Antecristo,m., Antichrist.
Anteo,m. npr., Antaeus.
anterior,adj., preceding,15, 5.
antes,adv., before, beforehand; sooner, the sooner,47, 5; rather.
antes de,prep., before.
antes de que,conj., before,60, 13,93, 14.
antes que,conj., before; rather than,69, 16.
anticipación,f., anticipation;habían llegado con bastante —,45, 4, had arrived considerably ahead, before.
anticiparse,v. refl., to forestall,108, 21.
anticuado, da,adj., antiquated, grown old;25, 3, discarded;91, 24, former, old-time.
antigüedad,f., antiquity,13, 23.
antiguo, gua,adj., old,58, 25; old-time, former,91, 24.
antojarse,v. refl.,used only in the third person, to wish, to be pleasing;como se te antoje,36, 30, as you will, any way you please.
antonomasia,f., antonomasia.
anunciar,v. a., to inform, to declare,72, 29.
añadir,v. a., to add.
año,m., year;al —,11, 21, by the year, in the course of the year;tener cuarenta —s, to be forty years old.
apagar,v. a., to extinguish, to put out.
aparato,m., preparation,70, 8.
apareado, da,adj., paired,124, 5.
aparecer,v. n., to appear, to show oneself.
aparejar,v. a., to prepare, to get ready; to saddle,57, 17,65, 11.
aparición,f., appearance,105, 10.
apartar,v. a., to put aside, to push aside, push away,109, 14;pp.apartada,99, 14, standing aside, apart;—se,v. refl., to go aside, turn aside, turn from,67, 26.
aparte,adv., apart, aside,96, 5.
apearse,v. refl., to dismount, to get down,67, 9.
apegado, da,adj., attached, clinging, devoted,6, 20.
apenas,adv., scarcely.
apéndice,m., appendix,28, 2.
aplacerse,v. refl., to take pleasure,104, 26.
aplicar,v. a., to apply,97, 17.
apoderado,m., plenipotentiary,106, 9.
apoderarse,v. refl., to gain possession, to get into one's power (de).
aposento,m., room,69, 23.
apoyar,v. a., to lean, to rest,35., 19.
apreciar,v. a., to reckon.
aprecio,m., esteem,17, 13.
apremiante,adj., urgent,62, 23.
apresurarse,v. refl., to hasten, to make haste,39, 1.
aprovechar,v. a., to take advantage of, to make use of, to turn to account, to profit by,41, 5,etc.
apuntar,v. a., to aim at, to cover.
apurar,v. a., to drain,63, 20.
apuro,m., trouble, trial, difficulty, need,36, 16.
aquel, —lla,adj. dem., that.
aquél, —lla,pron., that, the former.
aquello,neuter, that.
aquí,adv., here;por —,34, 6, here, hereabouts;por —,47, 4,64, 20, this way, in this direction;cf.tomar.
Archena,f., Archena (town of Spain, on the Segura, 16 miles N. W. of Murcia).
arder,v. n., to burn, to glow,70, 2.
ardid,m., deceit, deception,61, 9.
argentino, na,adj., silvery.
aristocrático, ca,adj., aristocratic,26, 5.
arma,f., weapon;pl.—s, arms;cf.descansar.
armarse,v. refl., to break out, to begin,99, 7,126, 9.
arqueado, da,adj., bent, bowed;piernas arqueadas,25, 23, bow-legs, bandy-legs.
arracada,f., pendant, earring,16, 9.
arranque,m., arch, curve,16, 4.
arrastrar,v. a., to drag,118, 4,79, 16;cf.sacar.
¡arre!interj., get up! (call used to draught animals)tit.IX.
arrear,v. a., (cf.arre) to drive, to urge (horses, etc.),60, 4,82, 15.
arrebatar,v. a., to snatch,50, 1.
arreglar,v. a., to arrange,30, 7,96, 6,105, 4.
arremangar,v. a., to pull up the sleeves;pp.arremangado,withbrazo,15, 28, uncovered, bare, short-sleeved.
arrestado, da,adj., confined, in custody,122, 9.
arrestar,v. a., to arrest,79, 7.
arriba,adv., above, upward;piso de —,77, 9, upper story;de — abajo,80, 7, up and down.
arriesgar,v. a., to risk.
arrimar,v. a., to lean;le arrimó una bofetada,119, 10, dealt him a blow;pp.arrimado,118, 11, leaning;—se,v. refl., to lean,96, 21.
arriscado, da,adj., bold, dashing,102, 15.
arroba,f.,see note to126, 5.
arrogante,adj., arrogant, proud,applied to stature,14, 13.
arrogantemente,adv., boldly, impertinently,108, 17.
arrojar,v. a., to throw, to throw down.
arrollar,v. a., to roll up,37, 9.
arrugado, da,adj., wrinkled,25, 28.
arruinarse,v. refl., to become bankrupt, to be ruined,12, 16.
artero, ra,adj., sly, crafty,26, 4.
artísticamente,adv., artistically.
asado, da,adj., roasted, roast.
asador,m., spit.
asalto,m., assault, storm, storming,15, 15.
asegurar,v. a., to secure, to make fast, to fasten,65, 13.
asesinar,v. a., to assassinate, to murder, to kill.
asesino,m., assassin, murderer.
así,adv., thus, so;—... como, as well... as, both... and;— que, when.
asiento,m., seat, place,34, 9.
asistir,v. n., to be present, to attend.
asmático, ca,adj., asthmatic.
asomar,v. a., to show, to thrust out, to project,38, 24;pp.asomada,100, 5, leaning from, appearing at;v. refl.,asomarse a,64, 8, to lean over.
asombrarse,v. refl., to be astonished.
asombro,m., astonishment,95, 20.
asomo,m., suspicion, conjecture;ni por —,6, 7, not in their wildest dreams;90, 17, don't dream of it.
astuto, ta,adj., astute,90, 7.
asuntillo,m., little matter, little affair,63, 2.
asunto,m., matter, business;— reservado, private matter, secret matter,56, 20;vamos al —,51, 6, we'll come to the point, let's get to business.
asustarse,v. refl., to be frightened, to be afraid, to take fright.
atar,v. a., to bind,27, 4; to tie,65, 6.
atención,f., attention.
aterrado, da,adj.(pp.ofaterrar), thunderstruck, dumbfounded.
atiborrado, da,adj.(pp.ofatiborrar, to stuff with wool), stuffed,14, 8.
atildamiento,m., neatness, carefulness, elegance,101, 22.
atmósfera,f., atmosphere.
atrapar,v. a., to catch,51, 12.
atrás,adv., back, backwards, behind;de — hacia adelante, backwards and forwards,25, 25.
atravesar,v. a., to break off, to interrupt, to shut off,70, 15; to cut across,65, 17; to cross,69, 20;—se,v. refl., to interpose, to come between,108, 17.
atreverse,v. refl., to dare, to venture, to be impertinent;no se atrevía con su mujer, he dared not face his wife, dared not stand up to his wife,123, 11.
atrevido, da,adj., bold, daring,17, 20.
atrio,m., outer courtyard,30, 4.
atrocidad,f., atrocity.
atropellar,v. a., to override, to thrust aside, to force,109, 17.
atroz,adj., atrocious, frightful, horrible,64, 2.
aturdir,v. a., to deafen,52, 25.
aun,aún,adv., even, still, yet, also.
aunque,conj., although, though.
ausencia,f., absence.
austero, ra,adj., stern, rigid,73, 9.