abalanzar, to balance;
—se (a), to rush or dart forward.
abandonar, to abandon, release.
abatimiento, m. , depression, despair;
con ——, sorrowfully.
abatir, to beat down, discourage, dismay.
abierto, —a, p.p. abrir; opened; distended, outstretched; open,clear;
nariz —a, flat or wide nose.
ablandar, to soften, melt;
—se, relent.
abogado, m. , lawyer.
aborrecido, —a, hated, abhorred.
abrazar, to embrace, clasp, caress.
abreviar, to shorten, cut short; hasten, hurry.
abrigar, to shelter, protect, cover;
—se, to take shelter.
abrigo, m. , shelter, cover.
abrir, to open, extend.
abrumar, to consume, overwhelm, oppress.
abrupto, —a, abrupt, rugged, broken, craggy.
absorber, to absorb, engross.
absorto, —a, p.p. absorber; amazed, dumbfounded.
abuelo, m. , grandfather, ancestor.
abundancia, f. , abundance, plenty.
abundar, to abound, be frequent, be plentiful.
abundoso, —a, abundant, plentiful, luxuriant.
aburrirse, to be bored, grow weary.
acá, here, hither, this way, to this place ( implies motion).
acabado, —a, finished, complete, perfect, faultless.
acabar, to finish, complete, end, conclude;
—— de + inf. , to havejust done ( action expressed by infinitive);
—— de decidirse, to cometo a decision;
—— de desconcertar, to completely disconcert;
—— desaber, to finally learn;
no —— de salir de, not to recover at allfrom.
académico, —a, learned, scholarly.
acaecer, to happen, occur, come to pass;
lo acaecido, the occurrence.
acaloradamente, hotly, vehemently, excitedly.
acalorado, —a, heated, excited.
acalorarse, to grow hot or angry; get excited, overheated.
acariciar, to cherish, entertain, harbor; stroke.
acaso, perhaps, perchance.
acatamiento, m. , respect, courtesy, reverence.
accidente, m. , accident, sudden attack; illness.
acción, f. , action, gesture, gesticulation.
aceite, m. , (olive) oil.
acento, m. , accent, inflection, emphasis.
aceptar, to accept.
acerca (de), about, concerning.
acercar, to bring near;
—se (a), to approach.
acero, m. , steel.
acertar (a), to succeed; happen.
aciago, —a, sad, ominous.
acobardar, to daunt, dismay.
acoger, to receive, accept.
acogida, f. , reception.
acometer, to attack, assail, beset; undertake, begin.
acompañar, to accompany, join, attend.
acompasadamente, rhythmically.
acongojado, —a, oppressed, afflicted, agonized.
aconsejar, to advise, counsel, charge.
acontecer, to happen, come about.
acontecimiento, m. , event, occurrence, circumstance.
acordar, to agree;
—se (de), to remember, recollect.
acostarse, to go to bed, lie down, retire.
acostumbrado, —a, customary, habitual, usual.
acostumbrar, to accustom; be accustomed, used.
acreedor, -a, deserving, worthy.
acreedor, m. , creditor; recipient.
actitud, f. , attitude, posture, position.
acto, m. , act, action.
acudir (a), to repair to, run to, come forward; apply,
appeal.
acuerdo, etc. , v. acordar.
acusar, to witness, give evidence of, indicate,
acknowledge.
achacar, to attribute, impute, charge, ascribe.
achicar, to bail.
adecuado, —a, adequate, fitting.
adelantado, —a, advanced, bold.
adelante, ahead, forward, onward;
hacia ——, forward, in front, before(one).
ademán, m. , gesture, manner, attitude;
en —— de, in the attitude of; como en —— de, as if.
además, besides, moreover, anyhow, likewise.
adentro, in, inside, within, inner.
aderezar, to prepare, arrange, dress, cook.
adiós, good-bye, farewell.
adivinar, to divine, guess, conjecture.
admiración, f. , admiration, wonder.
adolecer, to suffer, be seized (with illness), fall sick; succumb;
——de rabia, to be overcome by rage.
adoptar, to adopt, assume.
adoratorio, m. , oratory, chapel.
adornado, —a, adorned, embellished.
adquirir, to acquire, obtain, get.
adulador, —a, flattering, fawning.
adusto, —a, dark, gloomy.
adversario, m. , adversary.
advertencia, f. , remark, warning.
advertido, —a, warned, on one's guard, made cautious.
advertir (de), to notice, note, apprise, acquaint, give notice orevidence; show, betoken.
advierto, etc. , v. advertir.
advirtió, etc. , v. advertir.
afablemente, courteously, cordially, pleasantly.
afán, m. , eagerness, anxiety, solicitude.
afectar, to influence, impress; affect, pretend, feign.
aferrar, to catch.
afición, f. , affection, fondness, attachment.
afilado, —a, sharp.
afirmación, f. , statement, assertion.
afirmar, to declare, assert, maintain.
afirmativo, —a, affirmative, consenting.
afligirse, to grieve, worry, repine.
aflojar, to let go, loosen, relax.
afortunadamente, luckily.
afortunado, —a, fortunate, lucky.
afuera, out, outside.
afueras, f. pl. outskirts, environs.
agarrar, to grasp;
—se (a), to lay hold of, clutch, seize, hold on to.
agitación, f. , agitation, excitement, disturbance, fluctuation.
agitar, to move, shake, wave, sway, flutter; agitate, excite.
agosto, m. , August.
agotar, to exhaust, tire.
agradecer, to be grateful for, acknowledge, thank.
agradecido, —a, grateful, thankful.
agradecimiento, m. , gratitude.
agrado, m. , pleasure, satisfaction, content, liking.
agradezco, etc. , v. agradecer.
agregar, to add, join.
agua, f. , water, the sea;
entre aguas, sunk to the level of the water,swamped.
aguantar, to bear, suffer, endure.
aguardar, to await, expect;
—se, to wait.
agudo, —a, sharp, piercing, keen, acute.
agüero, m. , sign, omen;
de buen ——, lucky.
águila, f. , eagle.
aguileño, —a, aquiline.
agujero, m. , hole.
aguzar, to sharpen.
aherrojado, —a, in chains, in irons.
ahí, there, yonder;
de ——, thence.
ahijada, f. , goddaughter.
ahogar, to smother, choke, strangle; drown;
—se, to be suffocated,drowned.
ahora, now, at present, just now;
—— mismo, this very minute;
por——, for the present.
ahorcar, to hang.
ahorrar, to save, economize.
ahorro, m. , frugality, economy; parsimony.
ahuecar, to deepen, to make hollow.
ahuyentar, to banish, dispel.
airado, —a, wrathful, furious, angry.
aire, m. , air, atmosphere, wind;
al —— libre, outdoors, in the freshair.
aislado, —a, isolated, separated.
ajar, to spoil, mar.
ajeno, —a, another's, one's neighbor's.
alabado, —a, praised.
alargar, to extend, reach out.
alarma, f. , alarm.
alarmar, to alarm, rouse.
albañil, m. , mason, bricklayer.
alborotarse, to get excited, become agitated or disturbed; be roused.
alcalde, m. , mayor, justice of the peace.
alcanzar (a), to obtain, attain, acquire; reach, overtake, come up to;succeed.
alcoba, f. , alcove, bed-room.
aldea, f. , village.
aldeana, f. , village maid, countrywoman.
alegrar, to comfort, cheer, enliven;
—se (de), to be glad, rejoice.
alegre, gay, happy, cheerful.
alegremente, cheerfully, merrily, brightly.
alegría, f. , joy, pleasure, mirth, rejoicing, festivity.
alejar, to drive or put away, remove, separate;
—se (de), to go off,get away, withdraw.
aletargado, —a, lethargic, inactive, dull.
alfombra, f. , carpet.
alforja, f. , saddle-bag.
algodón, m. , cotton.
alguacil, m. , bailiff, constable, sheriff.
alianza, f. , alliance.
aliento, m. , breath.
alimentar, to feed, nourish, support, cherish.
alimento, m. , food, nourishment.
aliño, m. , neatness, tidiness; elaborateness.
alma, f. , soul, spirit; mind, heart; human being; pl. , people,persons;
con —— y vida, with heart and soul.
almendra, f. , almond.
Alonso, m. , Alonzo, Alphonso.
alquitrán, m. , tar, liquid pitch.
altamente, highly, exceedingly.
altar mayor, m. , high altar.
alternativamente, alternately.
altivo, —a, haughty, proud, lofty.
alto, —a, tall, high, elevated; eminent, illustrious.
¡alto! halt! stop!
altura, f. , high seas, open sea.
alumbrar, to light.
alzar, to raise, lift up;
—se, to rise, get up.
allá, there, thither, to or in that place;
más ——, further;( implies motion).
allí, there, yonder, in that place ( implies rest).
ama, f. , housekeeper.
amabilidad, f. , amiability, cordiality, courtesy.
amable, amiable, affable.
amanecer, m. , dawn, daybreak.
amanecer, to dawn.
amanezca, etc. , v. amanecer.
amante, m. , lover, sweetheart.
amapola, f. , poppy.
amar, to love, like.
amargo, —a, bitter.
amargor, m. , bitterness.
amargura, f. , bitterness, sorrow.
amarillo, —a, yellow, golden.
amarra, f. , cable.
amarrar, to fasten, tie, lash, moor.
ambiente, m. , atmosphere, air.
ámbito, m. , extent, length, depths.
ambos, —as, both.
amenaza, f. , threat.
amenazador, —a, threatening, menacing.
amenazar (con), threaten, menace.
amenidad, f. , agreeableness, delight, pleasantness.
ameno, —a, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, delicious.
amical, friendly, fraternal.
amigablemente, amicably.
amigo, —a, m. & f. , friend.
amigo, —a, friendly, fond, willing.
amistad, f. , friendship.
amistoso, —a, friendly, cordial.
amo, m. , master, owner, proprietor.
amonestación, f. , warning, advice, admonition.
amontonar, to heap, pile up, gather.
amor, m. , love, affection;
—— propio, self-love, conceit.
amoroso, —a, amorous.
amparar, to aid, shelter, protect.
amparo, m. , shelter, protection, refuge.
amplio, —a, ample, large, extensive.
amplitud, f. , extent, size.
amurar, to tack.
anciano, —a, old, aged.
ancla, f. , anchor.
anclar, to anchor.
ancho, —a, broad, wide, large.
andar, to walk, come, go, go on; to be;
¡anda! here! well! I tell you!be gone, off with you!
anduviese, etc. , v. andar.
anegarse, to sink.
anejo, —a, annexed, joined, attached.
angelito, m. , cherub.
angosto, —a, narrow, limited.
angustia, f. , agony, anguish, affliction.
angustiado, —a, wretched, miserable, worried, in anguish.
angustioso, —a, difficult, distressing, painful.
anhelo, m. , anxiety, eagerness.
anidar, to nest, nestle.
animal, m. , animal, beast; dolt, booby.
animar (a), to encourage, animate, incite, urge;
—se, to feelencouraged, hopeful, grow animated; p. 164, l.
11, animadas,quickened, fanned.
ánimo, m. , mind, thought; intention; courage, spirit, bravery.
animoso, —a, brave, daring, courageous.
anochecer, to grow dark.
anochezca, etc. , v. anochecer.
anonadar, to annihilate.
ansia, f. , anxiety, longing.
ansiar, to desire earnestly, long for, crave.
ansiedad, f. , anxiety, eagerness.
ansiosamente, anxiously, uneasily, eagerly.
ansioso, —a, anxious, solicitous, careful.
ante, before.
antepasado, m. , ancestor, predecessor.
anterior, —, former, previous, preceding.
antes (de), prep. , before, prior to; adv. & conj. , before, first; —— de que, before;
—— que, rather than, sooner than.
antigüedad, f. , antiquity, age; priority.
antiguo, —a, antique, old, ancient;
desde muy ——, v. p. 95, n. 1.
antipatía, f. , antipathy, dislike, repugnance.
antojarse, to fancy, take a notion to.
antojo, m. , fancy, whim, caprice.
Antonio, m. , Anthony.
anual, annual, yearly.
anudado, —a, knotted, tied.
anuencia, f. , consent, permission.
anunciar, to announce, proclaim.
anzuelo, m. , (fish-)hook.
añadir, to add, join.
año, m. , year.
apacible, peaceable, mild, inoffensive.
apagado, —a, dull, faint; submissive.
apagar, to put out, extinguish, destroy, quench; smother (a laugh); —se, to go out, grow dim.
apalabrado, —a, bespoken, engaged.
aparato, m. , pomp, display, ceremony, formality.
aparecer, to appear, seem, look, show up.
aparejado, —a, ready, rigged, equipped.
aparejo, m. , equipment, furnishing; gear, tackle, rigging;instruments, apparatus.
aparentar, to appear, pretend.
aparente, apparent, evident, seeming.
apariencia, f. , appearance, look.
apartado, —a, separated, retired, distant.
apartar, to put away, banish, dismiss; dislodge, remove, separate;
—se(de), to leave, withdraw (from), quit, go off.
aparte, apart, aside.
apasionado, —a, passionate, intense, devoted.
apego, m. , attachment, fondness.
apelar, to have recourse to, appeal.
apenado, —a, pained, grieved, saddened.