#, consider, take into account.
#cuento#,
m.
story, tale.
#cuerpo#,
m.
body.
#cuesta#,
f.
hill, slope; #a —s#, on one's back.
#cuestión#,
f.
problem, difficulty.
#cuidado#,
m.
care, attention; #pierda usted ——#, don'tworry; #poner en ——#, to make anxious; #¡—— que se les paga conlargueza!# you'd better believe they are well paid!
#cuidar#, to take care of, keep.
#culpa#,
f.
fault, blame, guilt.
#cumplir#, to fulfil, perform.
#cura#,
m.
priest.
#curiosidad#,
f.
curiosity.
#curva#,
f.
curve, line.
#cuyo, -a#, whose.
#CH#
#charla#,
f.
gossip, conversation; #de ——#, talking.
#charlar#, to chat, talk together; chatter.
#charlatán#,
m.
humbug; gabbler.
#che#, sh.
#chica#,
f.
girl.
#chico#,
m.
boy; little fellow;
pl.
children.
#chicha#,
f.
child's word for meat; #de —— y nabo#,despicable.
#chifladura#,
f.
(
coll.
) craziness, crankiness,eccentricity.
#china#,
f.
pebble; #me tocó la ——#, this was my turn(
from the game in which a pebble is held behind the back of one child,and another guesses which hand it is in
).
#chinesco, -a#, Chinese; #sombra chinesca#, pantomime shadow(
cast on a, wall by means of a lantern and silhouettes
).
#chiquilla#,
f.
child, girl.
#chiquillada#,
f.
childish action; puppy love.
#Chirlos Mirlos#,
m. pl. (pop.)
a mythical and wonderfulplace,
as
Thibet, land of Prester John.
#¡chist!# hush!
#chistar#, to speak, say a word.
#chitón#, hush, be still.
#chocar#, to shock, attract one's attention (disagreeably).
#chochear#, to have weakened mental faculties, be in one's dotage.
#chocho, -a#, doting, feeble-minded.
#chupar#, to suck, swallow.
#chupa-sangre#,
m.
bloodsucker.
#chusco, -a#, funny, droll.
#D#
#daño#,
m.
harm, injury; #hacer ——#, to hurt, harm.
#dar#, to give; cause, strike; come upon; #—— a#, open on;#—— con#, hit upon, strike; #—— en#, fall into; #—— unpaso#, take a step; #me dio por#, mine was to; refl.
toexist.
#Daría#,
pr. n. f.
#dato#,
m.
datum, fact.
#de#, of, from; in, with, by; than; as.
#deber#, to owe; ought, should.
#deber#,
m.
duty.
#débil#, weak.
#decidido, -a#, resolute.
#decidir#, to decide, resolve.
#decir#, to say, speak, tell; call; mean; #tú dirás#, go ahead(and speak).
#declarar#, to declare.
#decoración#,
f.
stage setting.
#decorar#, to adorn.
#dedillo#,
m.
little finger; #al ——#, perfectly.
#dedo#,
m.
finger.
#defecto#,
m.
fault.
#defender#, to defend, protect.
#deja# = #dejar#.
#dejar#, to leave, let, allow, let alone; cease; fail.
#delante de#, in front of.
#delicado, -a#, delicate.
#demás#, remaining; #lo ——#, #los ——#, the rest.
#demasiado#, too much, too far.
#demonio#,
m.
devil; #—— del viejo#, confound the oldman.
#dentro#,
adv.
within; #—— de#, within, restrained by.
#deplorar#, to deplore, regret.
#der# = #del#.
#derecha#,
f.
right hand, right side.
#derecho, -a#, right;
n. m.
right.
#desafío#,
m.
duel.
#desahogar#, to relieve.
#desahogo#,
m.
unbosoming, vent to one's feeling.
#desaliño#,
m.
carelessness, negligence, slovenliness.
#desaparecer#, to disappear.
#desatinado, -a#, nonsensical, crazy.
#desatinar#, to talk nonsense.
#desayunarse#, to breakfast; #¿ahora te desayunas?# is that newsto you?
#desbaratar#, to shake to pieces.
#descalzar#, to take off the shoes (and stockings).
#descansar#, to rest, repose; #que en paz descanse#, of blessedmemory.
#descarga#,
f.
discharge, volley.
#descargar#, to relieve.
#descendiente#,
m.
descendent.
#desconcertado, -a#, disconcerted.
#desconocer#, to be ignorant of.
#descubrir#, to discover, find out; reveal, disclose.
#descuidar#, to be easy, not to worry; #—— en#, trust.
#desde#, from; #—— luego#, at once, of course; #—— niña#,since she was a child; #—— que#, since;
#no va —— hace dosdías#, has not gone for two days.
#desdentado, -a#, toothless.
#desdicha#,
f.
misfortune.
#desear#, to wish, desire.
#desengañado, -a#, disillusioned, cynical.
#desesperado, -a#, in despair.
#desfigurar#, to misrepresent.
#desgracia#,
f.
misfortune; #por ——#, unfortunately.
#desgraciadamente#, unfortunately.
#desgraciado, -a#, unfortunate.
#desí# = #decir#.
#desollar#, to flay, skin.
#despacho#,
m.
office, cabinet.
#despecho#,
m.
spite; #a —— de#, in spite of.
#despedida#,
f.
parting, farewell.
#despedirse#, to take leave, say good-bye.
#Despeñaperros#,
pr. n.
(
the
desfiladero de
Despeñaperros,
a pass through the Sierra Morena, joining La Mancha and Andalusia; known as a resort of highwaymen
).
#despertar#, to awaken, wake up.
#despierto, -a#, wide-awake.
#despilfarrar#, to waste, squander.
#después#, afterward, later; #—— de#, after.
#desquiciarse#, to become unsettled, disordered.
#destrozar#, to shatter.
#desventura#,
f.
misfortune.
#desventurado, -a#, unfortunate.
#desvergüenza#,
f.
impudent
or
indecent remark.
#detalle#,
m.
detail.
#detener#, to stop.
#detenidamente#, attentively.
#determinar#, to find out, determine.
#detrás de#, behind.
#devolver#, to return, restore.
#devorar#, to devour, consume.
#día#,
m.
day; #de ——#, by day, by daylight;#buenos —s#, good morning.
#diablo#,
m.
devil, the deuce; #—— de muchacho#,confounded fellow.
#diálogo#,
m.
dialog.
#diario, -a#, daily, per day.
#dictar#, to dictate.
#dichoso, -a#, happy.
#diente#,
m.
tooth; #hablar entre —s#, to mutter tooneself.
#diez#, ten; #—— y ocho#, eighteen; #a las —— y media#,at 10.30.
#diferencia#,
f.
difference.
#dificultad#,
f.
difficulty.
#dignidad#,
f.
dignity.
#dinero#,
m.
money.
#Dios#,
m.
God; #¡—— de ——!# goodness gracious;#¡—— mío!# oh dear! #por ——#, please, please don't;#hombre de ——#, man alive; #todo sea por ——#, may all be forthe best (
an expression of resignation
); #¡vaya por ——!#I declare! #vaya usted, vete, con ——#, good-bye and good luck toyou.
#dirección#,
f.
address.
#dirigir#, to direct;
refl.
go toward.
#discurrir#, to reflect, reason; discuss, converse.
#discurso#,
m.
talk.
#discutir#, to discuss.
#disecar#, to dissect.
#disertar#, to argue, chatter.
#disgustado, -a#, disgusted, displeased.
#disgusto#,
m.
disappointment, disgust; vexation, sorrow.
#disimuladamente#, secretly.
#disimular#, to dissemble, hide one's feelings.
#disimulo#,
m.
deceit, pretence.
#disparate#,
m.
nonsense, silly idea, foolish act.
#disparatón#,
m.
utter nonsense.
#dispensar#, to excuse, pardon.
#disponerse#, to prepare.
#dispuesto, -a#, ready; inclined.
#distancia#,
f.
distance.
#distinguir#, to distinguish.
#distinto, -a#, different.
#distraer#, to distract.
#divagar#, to digress, leave the subject.
#divisar#, to spy, catch sight of.
#doble#, double, doubly.
#doce#, twelve; #las ——#, twelve o'clock.
#docena#,
f.
dozen.
#doler#, to hurt.
#dolor#,
m.
sorrow, grief; cause for sorrow.
#dolora#,
f.
(
a name invented by Campoamor as a title forsome of his poems
).
#doloroso, -a#, painful, sorrowful.
#domar#, to tame.
#domingo#,
m.
Sunday.
#don#, don, Mr. (
gentleman's title, used only before Christianname
).
#donde, dónde#, where; #por ——#, which way.
#dondequiera#, wherever.
#doña#, doña, Mrs. (
lady's title, used only before Christianname
).
#dormir#, to sleep.
#dos#, two.
#duda#,
f.
doubt; #sin ——#, surely.
#dudar#, to doubt.
#duelo#,
m.
duel.
#dulce#, soft, sweet.
#dulzura#,
f.
sweetness.
#durante#, during.
#durar#, to last, remain; #les durará poco …#, they will notkeep long …
#duro, -a#, hard, severe;
n. m.
dollar (
five pesetas
).
#E#
#e# = #de#.
#ébano#,
m.
ebony.
#eco#,
m.
echo.
#económico, -a#, economic.
#echar#, to throw, cast, drive out, knock; utter; #—— a#,start to; #—— la vista encima#, set eyes on; #—
— por#, setout along.
#edad#,
f.
age.
#educación#,
f.
education, good breeding; #ni por ——#,not even for manners.
#efecto#,
m.
effect, fact.
#egoísta#, selfish;
n. m.
egotist.
#ejército#,
m.
army.
#él, ella, ello#, he, she, it; #ello vino#, that came.
#elección#,
f.
choice.
#eléctrico, -a#, electric.
#eligir#, to choose.
#elogiar#, to praise.
#embarcarse#, to embark, put forth.
#embargo: sin ——#, nevertheless.
#emborracharse#, to get drunk.
#embustero#,
m.
liar, cheat.
#emoción#,
f.
emotion.
#empachar#, to surfeit, cause indigestion.
#empeñarse#, to persist, try persistently.
#emperador#,
m.
emperor.
#emperejilarse#, to deck oneself out, dress elaborately.
#empezar#, to begin.
#en#, in, into, on, over, at, to; with; as, like.
#enamorado, -a#, in love, enamored.
#enardecerse#, to become inflamed with passion.
#encaminarse#, to go toward.
#encararse con#, to face.
#encargar#, to charge, order, commission.
#encargo#,
m.
commission.
#encarnado, -a#, red, flesh-colored.
#encender#, to light, kindle.
#encerrar#, to shut up, lock up; #que la encierren#, she oughtto be behind bars.
#encima#, above, on; over and above; to boot.
#encomendar#, to entrust, confide.
#encontrar#, to find, meet; consider;
refl.
be; meet.
#energía#,
f.
energy, force.
#enérgico, -a#, vigorous, energetic.
#enfadado, -a#, angry, offended.
#enfermo, -a#, sick.
#enfrente#, opposite.
#enfriarse#, to grow cold.
#engañar#, to deceive.
#engolfarse#, to become absorbed.
#enojar#, to annoy, irritate.
#enorme#, enormous.
#enredarse#, to become tangled; #—— la madeja#, lose one'sself-control.
#enseñar#, to teach, show.
#entender#, to understand; #darse por entendido#, comprehend,catch the allusion.
#enteramente#, entirely.
#enterar#, to inform;
refl. with
#de#, learn, find out.
#entereza#,
f.
fortitude, firmness.
#entero, -a#, whole, entire, all.
#enterrar#, to bury.
#entonces#, then, at that time.
#entrar (en)#, to enter; (
in stage directions
) leave;#entra#, exit.
#entre#, between, among; #—— mí#, to myself; #—— el padrey el hijo#, father and son between them.
#entrecortado, -a#, interrupted, broken, jerky.
#entregar#, to give over, hand, deliver.
#entretener#, to entertain, detain;
refl.
kill time.
#entretenimiento#,
m.
diversion.
#entrevista#,
f.
interview.
#entrometido, -a#, meddlesome.
#entusiasmarse#, to become enthusiastic.
#envenenar#, to poison.
#enviar#, to send.
#envidiable#, enviable.
#enzarzarse#, to quarrel.
#equivocarse#, to be mistaken.
#er# = #el#.
#esbelto, -a#, slender.
#escalera#,
f.
stairs, stairway.
#escamón, -ona#, shrewd, crafty.
#escarnecido, -a#, jeered at.
#escapado#; #irse ——#, to fly out.
#escarapela#,
f.
cockade (
a round particolored ornamentworn in a soldier's cap or helmet
).
#escasamente#, barely.
#escena#,
f.
stage.
#escéptico#,
m.
sceptic.
#esconderse#, to lurk, be hidden, hide.
#escondido, -a#, hidden, secret.
#escopeta#,
f.
shot-gun.
#escribir#, to write; #por escrito#, in writing.
#escritorio#,
m.
writing-desk.
#escuchar#, to listen.
#esculpir#, to carve, engrave; #que se puede ——#, worthy to becarved in stone.
#escultura#,
f.
sculpture.
#escurrir#, to wring out; slip; #—— el bulto#,
see
bulto.
#ese, -a#, that.
#ése, -a, eso#, that one, that; #por eso#, on that account.
#esforzarse#, to make an effort.
#esfuerzo#,
m.
effort.
#espalda#,
f.
shoulder;
pl.
back; #tirar de —s#,to knock over backward; #a —s mías#, behind my back.
#espantar#, to frighten.
#espanto#,
m.
horror.
#espantoso, -a#, terrible.
#español, -la#, Spanish.
#especular#, to speculate.
#espejo#,
m.
mirror.
#esperanza#,
f.
hope.
#esperar#, to expect, await, wait.
#espetaperros#: #a ——#, at full speed.
#espíritu#,
m.
mind, spirit.
#espontáneo, -a#, spontaneous.
#Espronceda#,
pr. n.
(José de Espronceda. 1808-1842,
Spain's greatest romantic poet
).
#esquina#,
f.
corner.
#esquivar#, to avoid, shun.
#establecer#, to fix.
#estación#,
f.
station.
#estado#,
m.
state, condition.
#estallido#,
m.
bursting, report; #dar un ——#, toburst, die suddenly.
#estampa#,
f.
picture, portrait.
#estancia#,
f.
room.
#estantigua#,
f.
fright, old witch.
#estar#, to be.
#estatuto#,
m.
statute, law.
#este, -a#, this.
#éste, -a, esto#, this one, this.
#estimar#, to value, regard.
#estomacal#, digestive.
#estorbar#, to be in the way, disturb.
#estornudar#, to sneeze.
#estornudo#,
m.
sneeze.
#estrechar#, to press, grasp, clasp.
#estremecer#, to make tremble