Doña Clarines y Mañana de Sol by Serafín y Joaquín Álvarez - HTML preview

m.

angle.

#angustia#,

f.

anguish, agony.

#ánima#,

f.

soul.

#animal#,

m.

animal.

#anoche#, last night.

#anónimo#,

m.

anonymous letter.

#anotar#, to note down.

#ansioso, -a#, eager.

#antaño#,

m.

last year; former time.

#ante#, before, in the face of.

#anteanoche#, night before last.

#antecedente#,

m.

previous information.

#anterior#, previous.

#antes#, first, before, previously; #—— de, —— que#, before.

#antiguo, -a#, old, antiquated.

#antipático, -a#, displeasing, disagreeable.

#antiquísimo, -a#, very old.

#antojarse#, (

impers.

), #se me antoja#, I desire, wish.

#anunciar#, to announce, relate.

#anuncio#,

m.

announcement.

#añadir#, to add.

#añejo, -a#, old, time-worn, musty.

#año#,

m.

year.

#aparecer#, to appear.

#apartado, -a#, retired, secluded.

#apartarse de#, to depart from, leave.

#apasionado, -a#, full of passion

or

feeling.

#apellido#,

m.

family name, surname.

#apenas#, scarcely; #—— si#, scarcely.

#apoyado, -a#, leaning.

#apoyarse#, to rest, lean.

#apreciar#, to judge.

#aprender#, to learn.

#aprovechar#, to make use of, profit by.

#apuntar#, to jot down, note in writing.

#apurarse#, to worry.

#aquel, -lla#, that.

#aquél, -élla, -ello#, that one, that.

#aquí#, here; #por ——#, this way, hereabouts.

#ar# = #al#.

#Aravaca#,

pr. n.

#árbol#,

m.

tree.

#arena#,

f.

sand.

#argo# = #algo#.

#argolla#,

f.

large ring.

#argumento#,

m.

argument.

#armar#, to arm, arrange; #¡buena íbamos a armarla!# that wouldbe a fine trick to play!

#armófera# = #atmósfera#.

#arquitecto#,

m.

architect.

#arrancar#, to pull out; start, begin.

#arrastrar#, to drag.

#arreglar#, to arrange.

#arrepentirse#, to repent.

#arriba#, above, up; #de —— abajo#, from head to foot.

#arrojar#, to cast out, drive out; throw.

#arruinar#, to ruin.

#asalariar#, to pay an allowance to.

#asegurar#, to assure.

#así#, thus, in that way, so, just so; #muy ——#, just as yousee; #como ——#, anyway.

#asiento#,

m.

seat.

#asomar#, to appear; put forth;

refl.

look out.

#asombrado, -a#, frightened.

#asombrarse#, to wonder, be amazed.

#asombro#,

m.

astonishment, amazement; #voy de —— en——#, wonders never cease.

#aspecto#,

m.

side.

#Astrea#,

pr. n. f.

Astraea, goddess of justice.

#asustado, -a#, frightened.

#asustar#, to frighten;

refl.

be afraid, frightened.

#atajar#, to cut short, stop.

#ataque#,

m.

attack.

#atar#, to tie; #que la aten#, she ought to be tied up.

#atender#, to pay attention.

#atentamente#, closely.

#aterrar#, to appal, terrify.

#atestiguar#, to bear witness to.

#atmósfera#,

f.

atmosphere.

#atracción#,

f.

attraction.

#atractivo#,

m.

attraction.

#atravesar#, to cross, pass through.

#atreverse#, to make bold, dare.

#atrevido, -a#, bold.

#atribulado, -a#, troubled, in distress.

#aun, aún#, even, yet, still.

#aunque#, although.

#autor#,

m.

author.

#autorizar#, to grant permission.

#auxiliar#, to aid, help.

#auxilio#,

m.

aid.

#avanzar#, to project, reach.

#Ave María#, Hail Mary (

a familiar prayer

).

#aventura#,

f.

adventure.

#aventurarse#, to venture, make bold.

#avergonzado, -a#, put to shame, humiliated.

#averiguar#, to investigate, ascertain.

#avisar#, to send word, warn.

#avispa#,

f.

wasp.

#axiomático, -a#, axiomatic.

#¡ay!# alas!

#ayer#, yesterday.

#ayí# = #allí#.

#ayudar#, to aid.

#ayuntamiento#,

m.

city hall, city government.

#azar#,

m.

bad luck, disaster; chance.

#azoradísimo, -a#, much scared.

#azul#, blue.

#B#

#badulaque#

m.

rattle-pate, fool.

#¡bah!# bah, nonsense.

#bailarina#,

f.

dancing-girl.

#baile#,

m.

dance.

#bajar#, to descend, go down; lower.

#bajo, -a#, low, lower;

adv.

in an undertone.

#bajo#,

prep.

under, beneath.

#bala#,

f.

bullet; #como las —s#, like a shot, at once.

#balcón#,

m.

balcony.

#baldar#, to cripple, maim.

#banco#,

m.

bench, seat.

#bandera#,

f.

flag.

#bandolero#,

m.

highwayman.

#Bárbara#,

pr. n. f.

#barnizar#, to varnish.

#barrenar#, to bore, drill.

#barruntar#, to suspect, guess.

#Basilio#,

pr. n. m.

Basil.

#bastante#, enough, plenty; much, no little.

#bastar#, to be enough, suffice.

#be#,

the letter

b.

#beber#, to drink, drink up.

#Bécquer#,

pr. n.

(Gustavo Adolfo ——, 1836-1870,

whose

Rimas

are the most finished erotic poems of the century in Spain

).

#belleza#,

f.

beauty.

#bello, -a#, beautiful, fair.

#bendición#,

f.

blessing; #que es una —— de Dios#, asfinely as could be wished.

#bendito, -a#, blessed.

#besar#, to kiss.

#beso#,

m.

kiss.

#besuqueo#,

m.

repeated kissing.

#bien#, well, very well; aright; indeed; very; #—— de comer#,plenty to eat.

#bienes#,

m. pl.

property, estate.

#bienestar#,

m.

comfort.

#blanca#,

f.

a small copper coin, no longer used; cent.

#blanco, -a#, white.

#boca#,

f.

mouth, lips.

#bochornoso, -a#, shameful.

#bofetada#,

f.

slap, blow.

#bola#,

f.

ball, knob.

#bolsillo#,

m.

pocket.

#bollo#,

m.

roll, small cake.

#bondad#,

f.

goodness, kindness.

#bondadoso, -a#, kind.

#boquera#,

f.

(

pop.

) (large and drooping) corner of themouth.

#borrachín#,

m.

drunkard, toper.

#borracho, -a#, drunk;

m.

drunkard.

#borrar#, to erase, wipe out.

#bota#,

f.

boot, shoe.

#botarate#,

m.

harum-scarum, fool, talkative ass.

#botella#,

f.

bottle.

#botellita#,

f.

small bottle, vial.

#boteyita# = #botellita#.

#botica#,

f.

drug store.

#boticario#,

m.

druggist.

#brazo#,

m.

arm; #del —— de#, on the arm of; #hechoun —— de mar#, gorgeously attired.

#breve#, short.

#bribón#,

m.

rascal.

#brillante#, brilliant.

#brotar#, to flow, spring.

#bueno, -a#, good, good-hearted, kind;

adv.

very well;#bueno está#, this is fine; #de buenas a primeras#, at the veryoutset; #ponerle a uno bueno#, to make one out to be a good person(

ironical

).

#bulto#,

m.

bulk, mass; #escurrir el ——#, to run away,dodge the danger.

#burla#,

f.

mocking tone, sneer, gibe.

#burra#,

f.

she-ass; #írsele a uno la ——#, to sing offthe key, make a great mistake.

#burro#,

m.

ass, donkey.

#busca#,

f.

search; #en su ——#, in search of him.

#buscar#, to seek, hunt, look for.

#butaca#,

f.

armchair.

#butacón#,

m.

great armchair.

#C#

#¡ca!# no indeed! by no means!

#cabal#, complete, perfect; #en sus —es#, in her right mind.

#caballejo#,

m.

pony, nag.

#caballero#,

m.

gentleman, sir.

#caballo#,

m.

horse; #a ——#, on horseback.

#cabello#,

m.

(

usually pl.

), hair.

#caber#, to be contained in; #no cabe duda#, there's no doubt;#no cabe a entrar#, he can't get through.

#cabeza#,

f.

head; mind.

#cabo#,

m.

end; #al —— de los años#, after so manyyears; #atar —s#, to collect evidence.

#cabra#,

f.

she-goat; #estar como una ——#, to be as madas a March hare.

#cacarear#, to brag of.

#cada#, each, every; #—— cual#, each one; #—— vez más#,more and more.

#caer#, to fall; suit; #le ha caído bien#, he approves of it.

#caja#,

f.

box.

#calceta#,

f.

hose; #hacer ——#, to knit.

#calcular#, to judge.

#calificar#, to characterize, qualify.

#calma#,

f.

calm, quiet.

#calmar#, to calm.

#calzones#,

m. pl.

trousers;

fig.

man.

#callar#, to be silent, keep still; omit to mention, conceal.

#calle#,

f.

street.

#callejero, -a#, of the streets.

#callejón#,

m.

lane.

#cama#,

f.

bed.

#camarada#,

m.

companion, chum.

#cambiar#, to change.

#cambio#,

m.

change, exchange; #en ——#, on the otherhand.

#caminar#, to travel.

#camino#,

m.

way, road; #—— de la playa#, in thedirection of the beach.

#campanilla#,

f.

bell; tassel.

#Campeadó# = #Campeador#,

see

Cid.

#campechano, -a#, frank, hearty.

#Campoamor#,

pr. n.

(Ramón de ——, 1817-1901,

a Spanishquasi-philosophical poet

).

#cana#,

f.

white hair.

#canal#,

f.

pipe, channel; #abrir en ——#, to cut wideopen.

#candor#,

m.

innocence.

#cansadillo, -a#, very tired.

#cansar#, to weary, tire.

#cantar#, to sing.

#cantar#,

m.

song.

#cantina#,

f.

saloon, wine counter.

#canturrear#, to hum.

#caña#,

f.

cane, reed;

pl.

mock tournament with reedspears; #tener toros y —s#, to have quarrels and disagreements.

#capaz#, capable.

#capital#,

m.

capital, estate.

#cara#,

f.

face.

#carabela#,

f.

caravel.

#carácter#,

m.

character.

#¡caramba!# I declare! strange!

#¡carape!# gracious! I declare! (

not a common exclamation, but anidiosyncrasy of Don Basilio

).

#carecer de#, to lack.

#caráter# = #carácter#.

#cargo#,

m.

burden, duty; care, management.

#cariño#,

m.

affection.

#carrera#,

f.

profession.

#carrete#,

m.

spool.

#carta#,

f.

letter.

#cartucho#,

m.

paper roll.

#casa#,

f.

house; #a ——#, home.

#casar#, to marry (

trans., intrans. and refl.

).

#cascarrabias#,

m. and f.

irritable person.

#casco#,

m.

skull;

pl.

(

coll.

) brains.

#caserón#,

m.

big, ramshackle house.

#casi#, almost.

#caso#,

m.

case; #hacer ——#, to pay attention to.

#casquivano, -a#, light-headed, silly.

#casta#,

f.

, race, family, offspring.

#castellano, -a#, Castilian (

of Old or New Castile, the centralprovinces of Spain

).

#castellano#,

m.

Castilian (language).

#castigo#,

m.

punishment.

#Castilla#,

pr. n. f.

Castile (

Old and New Castile togetheroccupy the whole center of Spain

).

#castillo#,

m.

castle; #como un ——#, "as big as ahouse", as large as life.

#Castiya# = #Castilla#.

#casualidad#,

f.

chance.

#catarro#,

m.

cold in the head.

#cautelosamente#, warily.

#cazador#,

m.

hunter.

#cazar#, to chase.

#ce#,

the letter

c; #—— por be#, word for word.

#cebolla#,

f.

onion.

#celebrar#, to commend, praise; be glad.

#cencerro#,

m.

cowbell; untuned guitar; #estar como un——#, to be cracked, have a screw loose.

#céntimo#,

m.

centime (

one-fifth of a cent

).

#ceñir#, to gird, encircle;

refl.

abide by.

#cepillar#, to brush.

#cepillo#,

m.

brush.

#cerca#, near, close; #—— de#, near, nearly.

#cercano, -a#, near.

#cerrar#, to close, shut; #—— con#, meet.

#cerril#, wild, untamed; rude.

#certidumbre#,

f.

certainty.

#cerveza#,

f.

beer.

#Cid#,

pr. n. m.

Ruy Díaz de Bivar,

called

El CidCampeador (

the greatest medieval military hero of Spain, whotook Valencia from the Moors in 1094, and died there in 1099

).

#cielo#,

m.

heaven.

#ciencia#,

f.

science; #a —— cierta#, for a certainty.

#científicamente#, scientifically.

#científico, -a#, scientific.

#ciertamente#, certainly.

#cierto, -a#, true, certain; a certain; #de ——#, for certain;#por ——#, to be sure.

#cinco#, five; #el día ——#, the fifth day.

#circunstancia#,

f.

circumstance.

#ciudad#,

f.

city.

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