El Capitán Veneno-La Serie Hispana by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón - HTML preview

 beso, kiss

 biblioteca, library

 bicho, insect;

o —— viviente, living creature

 bien, well, very well, rather, very, willingly, certainly;

o —— que, although;

o más ——, rather;

o no ——, no sooner than, as soon as;

o si ——, although

 bien, m. , good, good thing; pl. , —es, goods, property; o hombre de ——, worthy, honest man;

o mujer de ——, worthy, honest woman

 ¡bien! all right!

 bienestar, m. , well-being, comfort

 bigote, m. , mustache

 Bilbao, Bilbao, the seaport on Bay of Biscay

 billete, m. , letter, note, ticket

 blanco, -a, white

 blandura, gentleness, mildness, amiableness

 blanquísimo, -a, very white

 boca, mouth

 boda, marriage, wedding. ( Same as our words vote, vow)

 bolsillo, pocket, pocketbook

 bomba, bomb

 bondad, goodness, kindness

 bondoso, -a, bounteous

 bonitamente, nicely, quietly

 bonito, -a, nice, pretty

 bordar, to embroider

 borde, m. , border, edge

 bordo, board;

o a ——, on board, aboard

 borrador, rough draft

 borrasca, storm, squall

 borrosamente, indistinctly

 bosque, m. , forest, woods

 botar, to butt, thrust, bound

 bote, m. , thrust; bound; rebound

 botella, bottle

 botica, apothecary shop, drugstore

 boticario, druggist

 bozo, down, soft beard

 bracete, m. dim. of brazo;

o de ——, on the arm

 bramar, to bellow, roar

 bravo, -a, brave, wild

 bravura, bravery, courage

 brazo, arm

 bregar, to contend, struggle

 breve, brief, short

 bribón, -ona, knavish, roguish; f. , hussy, wench (Delilah)

 brida, bridle; reins

 brillante, m. , brilliant, diamond.

 brinco, leap, jump, start

 brindarse, to offer one's self, volunteer

 broche, m. , brooch, jeweled pin

 broma, jest, joke;

o dar —s, to make jokes

 bromear, to jest, crack jokes

 brotar, to gush, burst out

 buen, bueno, -a, good; well;

o meterse en buena, to get into a pretty scrape;

o darse a buenas, to give up beaten

 ¡bueno! good! all right!

 Buen Retiro, "Good Retreat" (public garden in Madrid)

 Buen Suceso, "Good Event" (former church in Madrid)

 buhardilla, small garret, garret-window

 bula, papal bull, edict

 buque, m. , boat, ship

 burla, mockery, jesting

 burlarse, to mock, ridicule, guy

 burlón, -ona, mocking, jesting

 busca, f. , search

 buscar, to seek, search

 butaca, f. , large armchair

 C

 cabal, real, true, perfect

 caballería, cavalry, chivalry;

o libros de —s, books of chivalry

 caballero, cavalier, gentleman, sir

 caballeroso, -a, chivalrous, noble, generous

 caballo, horse;

o a ——, on horseback;

o con cinco mil de a ——, with 5000 [devils] on horseback

 cabecera, head (of the bed)

 cabecilla, m. , insurgent leader, chief (of a faction)

 cabello, hair

 caber, to be contained, be possible

 cabeza, head;

o —— de hierro, stubborn person

 cabo, end;

o al ——, finally, after all

 cabra, goat

 cada, each, every;

o —— vez más, more and more

 cadáver, m. , corpse

 cadena, chain

 cadete, cadet (military student)

 caer, to fall;

o caiga el que caiga, happen what may;

o —— en la cuenta de que, to remember, notice

 café, m. , cafe, restaurant

 Caín, Cain (the Bible name);

o las de ——, hard time, tortures

 caja, box, case;

o tener el pulso en ——, to have pulse within bounds, normal, or regular

 calabaza, gourd;

o dar ——s, to give the mitten

 calaverada, prank

 calcetín, m. , sock

 caldito, dim. of caldo, q.v.

 caldo, soup; broth

 calentura, fever, heat

 calidad, quality, rank

 calificar (de), to qualify as, call, describe as

 calma, calmness;

o dar ——, to discount, joke about

 calmar, to calm, quiet

 calumniar, to calumniate, slander

 calumnioso, -a, slanderous

 callar, to be silent

 calle, f. , street, way;

o —s de Dios, blessed streets

 cama, bed;

o caer en ——, to take to one's bed

 camaleón, chameleon

 cambiar, to change;

o —— de estilo, to change in style

 cambio, change;

o en ——, on the other hand

 camilla, dim. of cama, cot, stretcher

 camino, road, way

 camisa, shirt

 camorra, quarrel, dispute

 campal: batalla—— , pitched battle

 campanilla, little bell

 campaña, field, campaign

 campesino, peasant

 campo, field, country

 canal, m. , canal, channel

 canalla, rabble; wretch

 canana, cartridge belt

 ¡canastos! baskets! ( disguised oath)

 canción, song; pl., fig. , irrelevant matters, nonsense

 canicular, of dog days

 cansar, to weary, tire;

o —se, to become weary

 cantar, to sing

 cantidad, quantity

 canto, singing

 capaz, capable

 capilla, chapel

 capitán, captain

 capítulo, chapter; session;

o llamar a ——, to call to account

 capricho, caprice, whim

 cara, face, front

 ¡caracoles! snails! ( disguised oath)

 carácter, m. , character

 ¡caramba! the deuce! ( disguised oath)

 carcajada, loud laugh, hearty laugh;

o soltar la ——, to burst out laughing

 cardinal, cardinal, important

 carecer (de), to lack

 cargar, to charge, load;

o —— con, to take up and carry

 cargo, charge, account; office;

o hacerse —— de, to take into consideration

 caridad, charity

 cariño, love

 cariñoso, -a, affectionate

 caritativo, -a, charitable

 carlista, m. , Carlist (follower of Carlos)

 Carlos, Charles;

o Don ——, the absolutist leader, claimant to the Spanish throne, died 1855

 carne, f. , flesh, meat;

o tener —— de perro, to be tough as a dog

 carnero, sheep

 carrera, road, street, avenue

 Carrillo, maiden name of Angustias's mother

 carruaje, carriage, vehicle

 carta, letter

 casa, house, home;

o —— de huéspedes, boarding-house;

o —— mortuoria, house of mourning

 casar, to marry, marry off;

o por ——, marriageable;

o —se con, to marry, get married to

 casero, -a, domestic

 casi, almost;

o —— nada, almost not at all, very little

 casilla, small house, hut; beaten path; pl. , squares of chessboard; o sacar de —s, to put out, exasperate

 casino, casino, club

 caso, case, fact, condition, event;

o hacer —— a, to heed, pay attention to;

o no hace al ——, it doesn't matter;

o pero no estamos en ese ——, but that is not our situation

 ¡cáspita! the deuce! ( disguised oath)

 castigo, chastisement, punishment

 castillo, castle, prison

 casto, -a, chaste, pure

 catástrofe, f. , catastrophe, disaster

 catecúmeno, catechumen, novice, beginner in religion

 categoría, category, rank

 caudal, m. , capital, property

 caudillo, chieftain, leader

 causa, f. , cause, process, lawsuit;

o a —— de, because of;

o formar ——, to bring suit or action

 causar, to cause, produce

 caviloso, -a, captious, quarreling

 cazador, hunter, chasseur (soldier in the light troops called cazadores)

 cazar, to chase, hunt

 ceder, to cede, yield

 cegar, to blind

 celebración, praise

 celebrado, -a, praised, famous

 celebrar, to celebrate, praise

 célebre, celebrated, famous

 celestial, celestial, heavenly

 celo, zeal

 cementerio, cemetery

 cenceno, -a, thin, lean

 cera, wax

 cerca, near, about;

o —— de, near, about

 cercanía, vicinity; pl. , —s, environs, vicinity

 cerebral, cerebral, of the brain

 ceremonia, ceremony, formality

 ceremonioso, -a, ceremonious

 cerrar, to close, shut

 cervata, humorously formed femimine of cervato, q.v.

 cervato, fawn, deer

 cesar, to cease, stop

 cicatriz f. , scar

 cielo, heaven, sky;

o cara de ——, heavenly face

 cien: see ciento

 ciencia, science

 ciento, (a, one) hundred

 cierto, -a, certain, a certain, true

 cifrar, to figure, count, base. ( Cf. Eng. decipher)

 cigarrillo, cigarette

 cinco, five

 cincuenta, fifty

 circunstancia, circumstance

 cirugía, surgery

 citar, to cite, mention;

o —se, to make an appointment

 civil, civil

 clamar ( older form of llamar), to cry out, wail

 claro, -a, clear, plain

 clase, f. , class, rank, kind

 clasificación, classification

 clavar (en), to nail, fix, root, fasten; to stab

 clavo, nail

 cobarde, m. , coward

 cobardía, cowardice

 cocinero, -a, cook

 cocodrilo, crocodile;

o lágrimas de ——, crocodile tears, false grief

 coche, m. , coach

 coger, to gather, seize, catch, take

 cohonestar, to give an honest appearance to; to excuse

 coincidir, to coincide, agree with

 cojo, -a, crippled, lame

 colchón, mattress

 colegio, school, college

 cólera, choler, anger;

o montar en ——, to fly into a passion

 colgar, to hang;

o colgado, hanging

 colocación, employment, position, job

 colocar, to place, station, locate

 color, color, hue

 colorado, -a, red;

o ponerse ——, to blush

 comandante, commander

 combate, m. , combat, fight

 comedia, comedy

 comedor, dining-room

 comenzar, to commence, begin

 comer, to eat;

o derecho a tener qué ——, right to have something to eat, to live

 como, as, as if, like;

o —— de, of about;

o —— no sea [que], unless;

o —— quiera que, although, since, however

 ¿cómo? how? what?

o ¿a —— estamos hoy? what is the day of the month?

o ¿—— así? how so?

 cómodo, -a, convenient

 compadecer, to pity

 compaña ( older form of compañía), company, society

 compasivo, -a, compassionate, kind

 complacer, to please

 complacido, -a, pleased, satisfied, contented

 complaciente, complacent, pleasing

 completamente, completely

 completo, -a, complete, entire

 comprar, to buy

 comprender, to comprehend, understand, comprise

 comprometer, to compromise, put at a disadvantage

 común, common

 con, with, by

 concebir, to conceive

 conceder, to concede, grant

 concepto, concept, idea, thought, opinion;

o en tal ——, on such a basis

 concesión, concession, grant

 conciencia, conscience

 concluir, to conclude

 condado, countship, title or dignity of count

 conde, count

 condenar, to condemn

 condesa, countess

 condición, condition, quality, rank

 condoler, to pity;

o —se de, to be sorry for, have pity on

 conducción, transfer, taking, conveyance

 conducir, to conduct, take

 conducta, conduct

 conejo, rabbit

 conferencia, conference, interview

 confesar, to confess, admit

 confesor, confessor

 confianza, confidence

 confiar, to intrust

 conforme, conformable, agreed; adv. , as

 confusión, confusion

 congoja, affliction, choking spell

 conjetura, conjecture

 conjunto, make-up, composite

 conllevar, to display, bear

 conmigo, with me

 conmiseración, commiseration

 conmoción, commotion, excitement

 conmover, to move, arouse, shock

 conocer, to know, be acquainted with, perceive, see

 conocimiento, consciousness, knowledge;

o poner en ——, to let know

 conque, so, so then

 consecuencia, consequence, result;

o a —— de, por —— de, in consequence of

 conseguir, to succeed in

 consejo, advice, counsel; council

 consentido, -a, indulged, spoiled

 consentimiento, consent

 consentir (en), to consent to, agree on

 conservar, to preserve, keep

 consideración, consideration

 considerar, to consider

 consigo, with himself, with herself, with itself, with themselves

 consiguiente, consequent;

o de ——, por ——, in consequence, consequently

 consistir, to consist

 consolar, to console, comfort

 consolidarse, to consolidate, grow firm, knit (as bone)

 consorte, m. or f. , consort (wife, husband)

 constante, constant

 constantemente, constantly

 constar, to be clear, well made out

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