Lecturas Fáciles con Ejercicios by Lawrence A. Wilkins y Max A. Luria - HTML preview

 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.

 c