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

#noche#,

f.

night; #buenas —s#, good evening

or

night; #de ——#, by night.

#nombre#,

m.

name, Christian name; #a —— de#, in thename of.

#notar#, to notice, observe.

#noticias#,

f. pl.

news.

#novedad#,

f.

new thing; trouble.

#Noviembre#, November.

#novio, -a#,

m. and f.

sweetheart, lover, betrothed.

#nube#,

f.

cloud; multitude; #andar por las —s#, to behigh-priced, come dear.

#nuestro, -a#, our.

#nuevamente#, anew, again.

#nueve#, nine.

#nuevo, -a#, new, newly arrived; #de nuevo#, again.

#número#,

m.

number.

#nunca#, never, ever.

#O#

#o#, either, or.

#obedecer#, to obey.

#obligación#,

f.

duty.

#obispo#,

m.

bishop.

#obligar#, to compel, oblige.

#observar#, to watch, examine, scrutinize; look to see.

#ocasión#,

f.

opportunity.

#ocioso, -a#, idle.

#ocultar#, to hide, conceal.

#oculto, -a#, hidden.

#ocurrencia#,

f.

strange idea.

#ocurrir#, to occur; happen; #lo que se me ocurre#, an idea ofmine.

#ocho#, eight.

#odio#,

m.

hate, hatred.

#oficio#,

m.

office, occupation.

#ofrecer#, to offer; #¿qué se le ofrece?# what do you wish?

#ofrese# = #ofrece#.

#oído#,

m.

ear.

#oír#, to hear, listen to; #¡oiga usted!# see here!

#ojalá#, (

used to introduce a wish

); #—— sea#, I hopeit is.

#ojeada#,

f.

glance.

#ojo#,

m.

eye; #entrar por el —— derecho#, to suitexactly

or

at first glance.

#ola#,

f.

wave.

#óleo#,

m.

oil.

#oler#, to smell, sniff out.

#olfatear#, to scent.

#Olivenza#,

pr. n.

#olvidar#, to forget.

#once#, eleven; #a las ——#, at eleven o'clock.

#opinar#, to believe, hold the opinion, think.

#oponerse#, to oppose.

#oratorio#,

m.

private chapel.

#orden#,

f.

order, command.

#original#, original, odd.

#originalidad#,

f.

originality.

#oro#,

m.

gold; #—— molido#, gold dust.

#ortografía#,

f.

spelling.

#otoño#,

m.

autumn.

#otro, -a#, another, other; different; #es otra#, she is adifferent person.

#oyito# = #hoyito#.

#P#

#pa# = #para#.

#padecer#, to suffer, suffer from.

#padre#,

m.

father;

pl.

parents.

#pagar#, to pay, repay.

#paisana#,

f.

fellow-country-woman, compatriot.

#paisanaje#,

m.

quality of belonging to the same country.

#pajarito#,

m.

little bird.

#pájaro#,

m.

bird.

#palabra#,

f.

word.

#palabrería#,

f.

empty talk.

#palique#,

m. (coll.)

conversation.

#paliza#,

f.

beating.

#paloma#,

f.

dove; innocent person; #de ——#, innocent.

#pan#,

m.

bread.

#pantalón#,

m.

trousers.

#pañuelo#,

m.

handkerchief.

#papá#,

m.

father.

#papel#,

m.

paper.

#paquete#,

m.

parcel, bundle.

#par#,

m.

pair, couple.

#par#, equal, alike; #a la ——#, at the same time;#a —— del alma#, to the bottom of one's heart.

#para#, to, in order to, for, toward; #contener ——#, torestrain from; #—— eso#, for that purpose; #—

— que#, inorder that; #—— sí#, to himself

or

herself.

#parar#, to stop, stay, remain; #—— de#, cease; #venir a——#, land in.

#parecer#, to appear, seem; #al ——#, apparently;#¿te parece?# don't you think so?

refl.

to resemble.

#pared#,

f.

(

interior

) wall.

#pariente, -ta#,

m. and f.

relative.

#París#,

pr. n.

Paris.

#parrafito#,

m.

little paragraph; #echar un ——#, tohave a chat, little talk.

#parte#,

f.

part, place, side; #a todas —s#, everywhere;#de —— de doña C.#, doña C. sends word.

#particular#,

m.

point, subject.

#partir#, to set out, start; #a —— de#, beginning with, eversince.

#pasado, -a#, past, last; #pasado mañana#, day after to-morrow, n. m.

past.

#pasar#, to pass, enter, come in; spend, happen; #no pasa de 45años#, she is not more than 45; #se le irá pasando, she will get overit; #hacer ——#, to let in; #pasó#, it is over, has gone;#¿qué pasa?# what's the matter? #pasarlo bien#, to enjoy oneself;#—— por#, tolerate.

#pasear#, to walk back and forth.

#paseo#,

m.

walk, promenade; #de ——#, for a walk.

#pasillo#,

m.

corridor.

#pasión#,

f.

passion.

#paso#,

m.

step; (

theatrical

) curtain-raiser, sketch;#salir del ——#, to get out of a difficulty.

#pata#,

f.

foot and leg of beasts; #—— de gallo#,nonsense.

#patente#, evident, manifest.

#pausa#,

f.

pause.

#paz#,

f.

peace.

#pecho#,

m.

breast, chest; #quedar entre —— y espaldas#,to remain unsaid.

#pedío# = #pedido#.

#pedir#, to ask, beg.

#pegado, -a#, stuck, glued.

#pegar#, to hit; stick, glue; #¿otra te pego?# another blow?what next?

#pelearse#, to fight, quarrel.

#pelo#,

m.

hair; #por un ——#, by a hair's breadth.

#pelota#,

f.

ball.

#pellejo#,

m.

hide, skin; #quitarle a uno el ——#, torun down, pull to pieces, "skin alive."

#pena#,

f.

sorrow.

#pensamiento#,

m.

thought.

#pensar#, to think, intend; consider, think over.

#pensativo, -a#, thoughtful.

#peó# = #peor#.

#peor#, worse, worst; #—— que ——#, worse and worse.

#pequeñito, -a#, very small.

#pequeño, -a#, little, small.

#perder#, to lose; #—— la casa#, lose your position;

refl.

be lost, lose one's way.

#perdiz#,

f.

partridge.

#perdón#,

m.

pardon.

#perdonar#, to pardon, excuse.

#peregrino, -a#, strange, unusual.

#perejil#,

m.

parsley; #ponerle a uno de hoja de ——#,to tear to pieces, scold violently (

another form of

#poner comoun trapo#).

#perfectamente#, perfectly well.

#pérfido, -a#, treacherous.

#perifollos#,

m. pl.

finery, gew-gaws.

#perillán#,

m.

rascal.

#perjurar#, to swear again; #jurando y perjurando#, vowing anddeclaring.

#perla#,

f.

pearl; #como unas —s#, beautifully.

#permanecer#, to remain.

#permiso#,

m.

permission, leave.

#pero#, but.

#perplejo, -a#, perplexed.

#perro#,

m.

dog.

#persona#,

f.

person.

#personaje#,

m.

character.

#personalísimo, -a#, very personal, individual.

#perturbación#,

f.

unsoundness, derangement.

#pesar#, to weigh.

#pescador#,

m.

fisher.

#peseta#,

f.

peseta (

worth 20 cents

).

#peso#,

m.

weight.

#pesquis#,

m.

shrewdness.

#Petra#,

pr. n. f.

#petróleo#,

m.

kerosene.

#picar#, to sting; burn, be hot.

#picaresco, -a#, malicious.

#pie#,

m.

foot; #—s y manos#, right hand, indispensiblehelper; #a los —s de usted#, at your service (

said to a lady

);#al —— de la letra#,

literally

, at its face value (

aGallicism

); #estar de ——#, to be up, able to work.

#piedra#,

f.

stone.

#piel#,

f.

skin.

#pillo#,

m.

rascal, knave.

#pindonga#,

f.

gadabout, woman fond of loitering in the streets.

#pintar#, to paint, describe.

#piquete#,

m.

squad.

#piso#,

m.

floor, story; #—— principal#, second floor.

#pista#,

f.

trail, track.

#pitá# = #pitar#.

#pitar#, to whistle; (

coll.

) to leave on the run, light out;#—— donde no se le espera#, to do the unexpected thing.

#placer#,

m.

pleasure.

#plan#,

m.

plan; #en —— de#, about to.

#planeta#,

m.

planet.

#plantar#, to plant, place.

#plata#,

f.

silver.

#platear#, to silver.

#platónico, -a#, Platonic.

#playa#,

f.

beach, shore.

#plaza#,

f.

square, market place; #—— mayor#, mainsquare; #—— de toros#, bull ring.

#pliego#,

m.

sheet.

#pluma#,

f.

pen.

#poblacho#,

m.

ugly village.

#pobre#, poor.

#pobrecillo#,

m.

poor fellow.

#poco, -a#, little, few; #poco murmurar#, no complaints, now!

#poco#,

adv.

little, not much; #a ——#, little by little;#a —— de hablar#, after talking a little; #a —— que se meditensus palabras#, if one reflects upon her words a little.

#poder#, to be able, can; #no —— con#, sink under; #no puedemenos de#, it cannot help; n. m.

power.

#poderoso, -a#, powerful, great, potent.

#poeta#,

m.

poet.

#poético, -a#, poetic.

#poltrón, -ona#, lazy.

#polvito#,

m.

fine dust; (

pinch of

) snuff.

#pólvora#,

f.

(gun-)powder.

#pollo#,

m.

chicken; young man; #estás hecho un ——#,you look like a youth.

#pone# = #poner#.

#poner#, to place, put, put on; put down; #—— bueno#,

see

#bueno#;

refl.

, become, put on.

#poquito, -a#, very little; #poquita cosa#, good for nothing.

#por#, for, through, along, across, on, at, by, to, in, over, onaccount of; in order to; as; #—— eso#, on that account;#—— aquí#, this way; #¿—— qué?# why? #—— si#, in casethat.

#porque#, because.

#portal#,

m.

entrance, vestibule.

#portamonedas#,

m.

purse, pocketbook.

#porte#,

m.

carriage, behavior, demeanor.

#portón#,

m.

door of the courtyard.

#porvenir#,

m.

future.

#pos# = #pues#.

#posible#, possible.

#poso# = #pozo#.

#postigo#,

m.

wicket, rear gate; peep-window (

in a door orwindow

).

#postizo, -a#, artificial, false (

of teeth or hair

).

#postura#,

f.

attitude.

#potrito#,

m.

colt.

#pozo#,

m.

well.

#precaución#,

f.

precaution.

#preceder#, to precede.

#precioso, -a#, charming (

both

beautiful

and

witty).

#precisamente#, precisely.

#preciso, -a#, necessary.

#predilección#,

f.

liking; #de toda mi ——#, of whom Iwas very fond.

#predilecto#,

m.

chosen one.

#preferido, -a#, favorite.

#preferir#, to prefer.

#pregunta#,

f.

question.

#preguntar#, to ask, question.

#prehistórico, -a#, prehistoric, "from before the Ark."

#prendarse de#, to take a fancy to, fall in love with.

#preocupar#, to worry.

#preparar#, to prepare, make ready.

#prescindir (de)#, to do without, put aside.

#presencia#,

f.

presence (bearing

or

appearance).

#presentación#,

f.

introduction.

#presentar#, to introduce, present;

refl.

appear.

#presente#, present, before one; current; #la ——#, the presentwriting, letter.

#presentimento#,

m.

presentiment.

#presidio#,

m.

military prison, penitentiary.

#prestar#, to lend.

#presumir#, to suppose, presume.

#pretexto#,

m.

pretext, excuse.

#primavera#,

f.

spring.

#primero, -a#, first, front; #primero#,

adv.

at first.

#primo, -a#,

m. and f.

cousin.

#principal#, main; #piso ——#, second floor (

one flightabove the ground

).

#probable#, probable.

#probablemente#, probably.

#procurar#, to try.

#prodigar#, to lavish.

#pródigo, -a#, spending readily, wasteful, generous.

#profesional#, professional.

#profeta#,

m.

prophet.

#prolongarse#, to last, be prolonged.

#pronto#, soon; #de ——#, suddenly; #por de ——#, for thepresent, just now.

#propiedad#,

f.

property, landed estate, ownership.

#propio, -a#, one's own, private.

#proponer#, to propose.

#protectora#,

f.

protectress.

#proteger#, to protect, screen.

#protesta#,

f.

protest.

#provechito#,

m.

(much) benefit; #buen ——#, may it doyou good.

#proverbio#,

m.

proverb.

#providencia#,

f.

providence.

#provocador#,

m.

challenger.

#provocar#, to anger, enrage, provoke.

#próximo, -a#, near, close.

#prudente#, prudent.

#prueba#,

f.

proof.

#prurito#,

m.

itch, desire.

#público, -a#, public;

n. m.

audience.

#puchero#,

m.

pouting.

#pudor#,

m.

modesty, sense of shame.

#pueblo#,

m.

town, village; people.

#puerta#,

f.

door.