bondad, f. , goodness, kindness.
bondadosamente, kindly.
Borinquen or Boriquén, ancient Indian name of Porto Rico.
borrador, m. , eraser.
borrar, to erase.
bosque, m. , woods, forest.
bosquejo, m. , sketch.
botánico, botanical; m. , botanist.
bote, m. , boat.
botella, f. , bottle.
botijo, m. , water jug.
botero, m. , boatman.
bramido, m. , bellowing.
Brasil (El), Brazil.
brasileño, Brazilian.
brazo, m. , arm.
breve, brief, short.
brillante, brilliant; m. , diamond.
brillo, m. , brilliancy, glow.
brío, m. , mettle, spirit, dash.
británico, British.
bromear, to jest.
brotar, to gush out, issue.
Brown, Admiral, he, with General Alvear, expelled the Spanish forcesfrom Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1814.
brújula, f. , compass.
bueno, good.
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
bulto, m. , package.
buque, m. , ship, boat;
o —— de guerra, battleship.
Burgos, a city of northern Spain.
burla, f. , mockery.
burlarse (de), to make fun of.
burlón-a, mocking.
burro, m. , donkey.
busca, f. , search;
o en —— de, in search of, seeking.
buscar, 31, to seek, look for.
butaca, f. , arm-chair.
buzo, m. , diver.
caballar, equine, pertaining to horses.
caballeroso, chivalrous, gentlemanly.
caballero, m. , knight, gentleman, sir.
caballito, m. dim. of caballo.
caballo, m. , horse.
cabaña, f. , cabin.
caber, 2, to be contained in, be room for;
o no cabe duda, there is no doubt.
cabeza, f. , head.
cabo, m. , end, cape;
o —— de Hornos, Cape Horn;
o al —— de, at the end of.
Cabot, Sebastián (1472-1557), an Italian navigator sailing under theEnglish flag.
cabra, f. , goat.
Cabral, Pedro Alvares (1460-1526), a Portuguese
navigator who discoveredthe coast of Brazil in 1500.
cacao, m. , cocoa.
cada ( adj. ), each;
o —— uno ( pron. ), each, every.
cadena, f. , chain.
cadí, m. , cadi, magistrate among the Turks and Moors.
Cádiz, a city on the southwestern coast of Spain.
caer(se), 3, to fall, approach ripeness (of fruits).
café, m. , coffee.
cafetal, m. , coffee plantation.
cafetalero, pertaining to coffee.
cafeto, m. , coffee plant.
caída, f. , fall, close (of day).
caja, f. , box, trunk (of body), receptacle.
Cajamarca, a city of Peru.
calabozo, m. , cell, jail.
calado, m. , draught.
calceta, f. , stocking.
calcular, to calculate.
cálculo, m. , calculation.
caldera, f. , pot, kettle.
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro (1600-1681), the great Spanish dramatist andpoet. Best known for the drama "La Vida es Sueño."
calentar, 24, to heat.
calidad, f. , quality.
cálido, warm.
calificar, 31, to rate, name, qualify.
calizo, limy, calcareous.
calor, m. , heat.
calzón, m. , trousers.
callado, silent.
Callao (El), a seaport of Peru.
callarse, to become silent.
calle, f. , street.
cama, f. , bed.
cámara, f. , chamber.
cambiar, to change, exchange.
cambio, m. , exchange, change;
o en ——, in exchange, on the other hand.
camello, m. , camel.
caminar, to journey, walk.
camino, m. , way, road.
campamento, m. , camp.
campesina, f. , countrywoman.
campesino, m. , farmer.
campiña, f. , plain.
campo, m. , field, country.
canal, m. , canal.
candil, m. , kitchen lamp, candle (S. A.); o —— de sebo, tallow candle.
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822), a celebrated Italian sculptor.
cansado, tired.
cansancio, m. , fatigue, weariness.
cansarse, to become tired.
cantar, to sing.
cantidad, f. , quantity.
caña, f. , cane;
o —— de azúcar, sugar cane.
cañón, m. , cannon, canyon.
capa, f. , cloak, layer, covering.
capital, f. , capital (of a country); m. , capital (of money).
capitán, m. , captain.
capitanía, f. , captaincy.
capturar, to capture.
cara, f. , face.
Caracas, capital city of Venezuela.
carácter, m. , character, nature.
carbón, m. , coal.
carcajada, f. , loud laughter.
cárcel, f. , prison.
cardenal, m. , cardinal.
carecer (de), 39, to lack.
carencia, f. , lack, scarcity.
carga, f. , load, burden.
cargamento, m. , cargo.
cargar, 32, to load, burden.
cargo, m. , charge.
caribe, Caribbean.
cariño, m. , affection.
cariñosamente, affectionately.
carita, dim. of cara.
carne, f. , meat, flesh.
carnicero, m. , butcher.
carrera, f. , race.
carro, m. , cart.
carruaje, m. , carriage.
carta, f. , letter, chart, map.
Cartago, a city of Costa Rica.
casa, f. , house.
cáscara, f. , shell.
casco, m. , helmet.
caserío, m. , group of houses.
casero, domestic, of the family.
casi, almost.
casita, f. , dim. of casa.
caso, m. , case;
o es el —— que, the fact is that;
o dado —— de que;
o en —— que, in case that.
Castelar, Emilio (1832-1899), a Spanish statesman and journalist notedparticularly for his eloquence.
castellano, Castilian, Spanish; m. , Spaniard.
castigar, 32, to punish.
castigo, m. , punishment.
Castilla, f. , Castile, one of the ancientkingdoms in Spain, the name still being applied to thatregion which is the
central and north-west central part of Spain;
o —— la Vieja, Old Castile;
o —— la Nueva, New Castile.
castillo, m. , castle.
castizo, pure.
casualidad, f. , chance;
o por ——, by chance.
catalán-a, Catalan, Catalonian; m. , the dialect of Catalonia.
Cataluña, f. , Catalonia, a district and ancient principality ofextreme northeastern Spain.
catástrofe, f. , disaster.
catedral, f. , cathedral.
catedrático, m. , professor.
católico, catholic.
catorce, fourteen.
caucho, m. , rubber.
caudal, m. , fortune, volume.
causa, f. , cause, lawsuit;
o a —— de, on account of.
causar, to cause.
cayendo, from caer.
cayó, from caer.
ce, f. , the letter C.
cebada, f. , barley.
ceceoso, lisping.
ceder, to yield, give in;
o —— el paso a, to give way to, "play second fiddle to."
cegar, 24, 32, to blind.
celda, f. , cell.
celebrar, to celebrate, praise.
célebre, famous, celebrated.
celebridad, f. , fame.
cena, f. , supper.
censo, m. , census.
centavo, m. , cent.
centenar, m. , a hundred.
centímetro, m. , centimeter.
central, central.
centro, m. , center.
ceñir, 29, 44, to surround.
cerca, nearby;
o —— de, near, nearly; f. , fence, hedge.
cercano, near, neighboring.
cereal, m. , cereal.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616), the greatest figure inSpanish literature, author of "Don Quijote."
cerrar, 24, to close.
cesar, to cease, stop.
cesta, f. , basket.
Cicerón, m. , Cicero.
ciclón, m. , cyclone.
ciego, blind;
o —— de, blind in.
cielo, m. , sky, heaven.
ciencia, f. , science, knowledge.
científico, scientific.
cien(to), hundred.
cierto, certain, true.
cimentar, 24, to strengthen.
cincel, m. , chisel.
cinco, five.
cincuenta, fifty.
cinematógrafo, moving picture theater, moving picture apparatus.
cinturón, m. , belt.
circular, to circulate.
circunstancia, f. , circumstance.
citar, to cite, name.
ciudad, f. , city.
ciudadano, m. , citizen.
civilización, f. , civilization.
claramente, clearly.
clase, f. , class, kind.
clásico, classic.
cláusula, f. , clause.
clima, m. , climate.
club, m. , club, society.
cobarde, m. , coward.
cobrar, to collect, charge.
cobre, m. , copper.
coca, f. , coca, coca leaves.
cocer, 26, 35, to cook, boil.
coche, m. , coach.
Cochrane, Thomas Lord (1775-1860), a British Admiral who organized theChilean navy and helped that nation
against Spain; always a soldier offortune.
codicia, f. , cupidity, greed.
codicioso, covetous.
coger, 30, to catch, seize.
cojo, lame;
o —— de, lame in.
cola, f. , tail.
colcha, f. , coverlet, quilt.
Colchagua, a province in central Chile.
colchón, m. , mattress.
colgar, 23, 32, to hang.
colina, f. , hill.
colmo, m. , culmination, height.
colocar, 31, to place.
Colombia, f. , Colombia.
colombiano, of Colombia.
colombino, of Columbus, Columbian.
Colón, m. , Columbus; also the name of a city of Panamá.
colonia, f. , colony.
colonizar, 34, to colonize.
colono, m. , farmer, colonist.
color, m. , color.
colosal, colossal, gigantic.
coma, f. , comma.
combate, m. , fight, combat.
combatir, to fight, refute.
combinar, to combine.
comedero, m. , dish.
comedia, f. , comedy, play.
comenzar, 24, 34, to begin.
comer, to eat;
o ——se, to eat up.
comercial, commercial.
comercialmente, commercially.
comerciante, m. , merchant.
comercio, m. , commerce, business.
cometer, to commit.
comida, f. , meal, dinner.
comienzo, m. , beginning.
comillas, f. , quotation marks.
¿cómo? how? what?
como, as, how, something like.
comodidad, f. , comfort, convenience.
cómodo, comfortable.
compadre, m. , friend (familiar).
compañero, m. , companion.
compañía, f. , company.
comparar, to compare.
comparecer, 39, to appear (in court).
compasivo, tender-hearted.
complacer, 39, to please.
complaciente, pleasing.
complemento, m. , complement;
o —— directo, direct object;
o —— indirecto, indirect object.
completamente, completely.
completar, to complete.
completo, complete;
o por ——, completely.
cómplice, m. , accomplice.
componer, 13, to compose.
compra, f. , purchase.
comprar, to buy.
comprender, to understand, comprise.
comprimir, to hold in check.
compuesto, pp. of componer; compound.
compuse, etc. , from componer.
común, common;
o por lo ——, usually.
comunicación, f. , communication.
comunicar, 31, to join, communicate.
con, with.
concebir, 29, to conceive.
conceder, to grant.
concentrado, concentrated.
concesión, f. , concession, franchise.
conciencia, f. , conscience.
concierto, m. , concert.
concluir, 46, to finish.
concordar (con), 23, to agree (with).
concurrente, m. f. , one present.
condenar, to condemn.
condición, f. , condition.
condicional, conditional; m. , conditional tense; o —— perfecto, conditional perfect.
condiscípulo, m. , fellow-student.
conducir, 4, 40, to conduct, guide.
conducta, f. , conduct.
conductor, m. , conductor.
conduje, etc. , from conducir.
condujera, from conducir.
conejo, m. , rabbit.
confesar, 24, to confess;
o —— se de, to make confession of.
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