Más Vale Maña Que Fuerza by Manuel Tamayo y Baus - HTML preview

#alegre# glad, joyous, merry, gay, cheerful

#alegría# joy, gladness, merriment

#algo# something; somewhat, rather

#alguien# some one, somebody

#algún#

shortened from

#alguno#

#alguno# some (one), any (one), one or the other (of two)

#alianza# alliance

#alma# soul

#alquilar# to rent, hire, let

#alzar# to raise, lift

#allá# there, thither (

remote from speaker and hearer

)

#allí# there (

remote from speaker and hearer

)

#amar# to love

#amarillo# yellow

#ambos# both

#amén# amen

#amenazador, -ora# threatening, menacing

#amiga# friend

#amigo# friend

#amiguita# little friend

#amiguito# little friend, chum

#amontonar# to heap, pile up, accumulate; #—se# to fly into a passion

#amor#

m.

love

#amueblar# to furnish (a house

or

room)

#andar# to walk, go, move

#ángel#

m.

angel

#aniversario# anniversary

#anoche# last night, last evening

#antes# before; first, sooner, rather; #—— bien# rather; #cuanto —— mejor# the sooner the better

#antojarse# to fancy; to take a notion

#antojo# whim, notion

#Antoñito#

dim. of

#Antonio#

#año# year

#aparente# apparent

#apenas# hardly, scarcely

#apoyo# support

#aprecio# esteem, regard

#aprender# to learn

#aprensión#

f.

apprehension

#apresuradamente# hastily

#apretar# to press, compress, squeeze, pinch, clutch

#aprisionar# to imprison

#apurarse# to worry, be anxious, become nervous

#aquel, aquella# that (

as dem. adj.

)

#aquél, aquélla# that (

as dem. pron.

)

#aquí# here

#arder# to burn, blaze

#arma# weapon, arm

#arpía# harpy

#arreglar# to arrange, adjust, fix, put in order, repair

#arrellanarse# to sit at ease, lounge

#arrimar# to place close to; #—se# to draw close to

#arrobamiento# bliss

#arrugar# to wrinkle, corrugate

#asaltar# to assault, strike

#asegurar# to assure; to assert

#así# so, thus, in this way, as it is

#asir# to grasp, seize, take hold of

#asistir# to attend, take part, be present; to belong

#asomarse# to appear, show, come into view

#asustado# startled

#ataque#

m.

attack

#atar# to tie, fasten, hitch

#atender# to attend to, heed, listen to

#atolondrado# confused, bewildered

#atrás# backward(s), back, behind

#atreverse# to dare, venture

#aun, aún# yet, still, even; #aun cuando# even though, although

#aunque# although, even if

#avanzar# to advance

#avenido# agreed, matched; #mal ——# ill-matched, ill-sorted

#avergonzar# to put to shame; #—se# to be ashamed

#averiguar# to ascertain, find out; #es cosa averiguada# the fact is

#avisado# prudent, cautious, sagacious, shrewd

#avisar# to advise, inform, notify

#¡ay!# ah! alas!

#ayuda# help, aid, assistance

#ayudar# to help, aid, assist

#azogue#

m.

mercury, quicksilver; #tener ——# to be agitated

#azote#

m.

whip, lash; beating, whipping

#azul# blue

#B#

#babucha# (Turkish) slipper

#¡bah!# bah! nonsense!

#bailar# to dance

#baile#

m.

ball, dance

#bailecito# little dance, little ball

#bajar# to go

or

come down, descend; to be less

or

lower; to bow

#bajo# low, lower, on the lower floor

#balcón#

m.

balcony

#Baltasar# Belshazzar

#barajar# to shuffle (cards); #paciencia y ——# patience and perseverance

#barquero# boatman, ferryman

#bastante# enough, sufficient, considerable; sufficiently, considerably; quite

#bastar# to be sufficient

or

enough, suffice; #¡basta!# enough!

#bata# dressing-gown, wrapper

#batalla# battle; #—— campal# pitched battle

#batallón#

m.

battalion

#bendecir# to bless

#bendito# blessed, saintly; saint

#bien# well; #no ——# hardly, scarcely; #—— a ——# with a good grace, cheerfully; #hombre de ——#

honest man

#bienestar#

m.

well-being, welfare; comfort

#blanco# white

#boca# mouth

#bolsillo# pocket

#bondad#

f.

kindness, goodness

#bonito# pretty

#bordado# embroidered; embroidery

#bordar# to embroider

#bota# boot, shoe

#botella# bottle

#brazo# arm

#bribón#

m.

rascal, scoundrel, rogue

#broma# jest, joke, trick, escapade, trouble

#bruscamente# brusquely, abruptly

#brusco# abrupt, brusque, peevish, curt

#bruto# rude, brutal, rough, coarse, uncivil

#buen#

shortened from

#bueno#

#bueno# good; fine, well

#Burdeos# Bordeaux

#burlarse# to make fun of, ridicule

#busca# search

#buscar# to seek, look for, get, fetch

#butaca# easy chair, chair (in general)

#C#

#¡ca!# bah! nonsense!

#cabal# just, exact, correct

#caballerito# little gentleman

#caballero# gentleman, sir

#caballo# horse; #a ——# on horseback

#cabello# hair

#caber# to be contained, held, be within; to be

#cabeza# head

#cabo# end, extremity

#cachaza# forbearance

#cachete#

m.

slap

or

blow in the face; #andar a -s# to act aggressively

#cada# each, every

#cadena# chain, fetter

#caer# to fall; #—se redondo# to fall flat, collapse; #—— en la cuenta# to comprehend, understand;

#dejarse ——# to drop

#café#

m.

coffee; café

#caída# fall

#caja# box

#cajón#

m.

box, drawer

#calaverada# folly, tomfoolery

#calentar# to heat, warm

#calor#

m.

heat; #hace ——# it is warm

#calzado# shod, in shoes; shoe, boot

#callar# not to speak, be

or

keep silent, hush, stop talking, keep still

#calle#

f.

street

#cama# bed

#cambiar# to change, alter; to exchange

#cambio# change, exchange; #en ——# in turn, on the other hand, in return

#camino# road, way, route, course

#camisa# shirt; chemise

#camorrista#

com.

noisy, boisterous person

#campal# pitched (

referring to a battle

)

#campanilla# bell, door-bell, hand bell

#campanillazo# violent ringing of a bell

#cana# gray hair (

usually in plural

)

#canario# canary-bird; #¡——!# the deuce!

#cansancio# weariness, fatigue

#cansar# to weary, tire, bore; #—se# to become weary or

tired

#cantar# to sing; to crow

#cántaro# pitcher, jar; #alma de ——# gump, prattler

#canturrear# to hum (a tune)

#capaz# capable, able, competent

#capricho# caprice, whim

#cara# face, features

#carácter#

m.

character; disposition, temperament; stamina

#¡caramba!# ha! plague take it!

#carantoña# caress, endearment; #hacer mimos y -s# to pet and fondle

#cariño# affection, fondness, tenderness

#cariñoso# affectionate, tender

#carta# letter, card

#cartita# little letter, note

#casa# house, home; #en ——# at home

#casamiento# marriage; matrimony

#casar# to marry; #—se (con)# to marry, get married to

#casi# almost, nearly

#casilla:# #sacar de -s# to vex beyond endurance, drive to distraction

#castaño# chestnut tree; #pasar de —— obscuro# to go beyond all reason

#catarse# to look at, behold

#catorce# fourteen

#causa# cause, reason

#cazurro# taciturn, reticent, sulky

#ceder# to yield, give way, concede

#ceja# eyebrow; #ponerse entre —— y ——# to have an eye on

#celebrar# to celebrate, be glad of; to hold (a meeting, conference, etc.

)

#cena# supper

#cenar# to take supper

#cepillar# to brush

#cepillo# brush

#cerca# near; #—— de# near, near to

#cerrar# to close, shut, lock

#cielo# sky, heavens; heaven

#cien#

shortened from

#ciento#

#ciento# hundred

#ciertamente# certainly

#cierto# certain; #es lo ——# this is certain; #es ——# it is true

#cifrar# to reckon, calculate; #—— en# to place in, set upon

#cigarro# cigar

#cinco# five

#cintura# waist; girdle, belt; #meter en ——# to put in a strait-jacket; to hold in subjection

#circunstancia# circumstance

#cita# appointment, engagement

#citar# to summon, cite to appear; to make an appointment

#clamar# to cry out, call, clamor

#claro# clear, evident; #—— está# of course

#clavo# nail

#cobarde#

com.

coward

#cocer# to cook, boil

#cocina# kitchen

#coger# to catch, seize, take

#coincidencia# coincidence

#cojear# to limp

#cola# tail; consequence; #traer ——# to lead to serious consequences

#cólera#

f.

anger, wrath, choler;

m.

cholera

#colgar# to hang, suspend; #—se# to hang one's self; to get caught

#colorado# red

#comer# to eat; #—se# to eat up, consume, devour

#como# as, like, as it; how

#¿cómo?# how?

#comparar# to compare

#complacerse# to take pleasure

#comprender# to understand, comprehend

#con# with; by

#conciencia# conscience

#condenado# confounded

#condenar# to condemn

#conducta# conduct

#confianza# confidence, trust

#confiar# to trust, confide

#confusión#

f.

confusion

#confuso# confused

#conmigo# with me

#conmover# to move, affect

#conocer# to know, be acquainted with, recognize; #—se# to be evident, apparent

#conque# so that, so, and so

#conseguir# to secure, obtain, attain, accomplish, get

#consentir# to consent, agree, allow

#consideración#

f.

consideration, regard

#considerar# to consider

#consigo# with one's self, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves or

yourselves

#contaminar# to contaminate

#contar# to count, relate, tell

#contener# to contain, restrain, keep back, control

#contigo# with thee (you)

#contra# against, contrary to

#contrario# contrary; #por el#

or

#al ——# on the contrary; #llevar la contraria a uno# to oppose one, be vexed with one

#convencer# to convince

#convertir# to convert, change

#conyugal# conjugal

#corazón#

m.

heart

#corazoncito# little heart

#corbata# cravat, necktie

#cordón#

m.

cord, string

#correr# to run, elapse; #no corre prisa# there is no hurry

#corrido# run out, elapsed; #cuarenta (años) muy corridos# well past forty (years)

#corto# short

#cosa# thing, something, affair, fact

#coser# to sew

#costumbre#

f.

custom, habit

#costurero# (lady's) work-box

#creer# to believe, think

#criado# (man-)servant

#criar# to rear, educate, bring up, raise; #mal criado# ill-bred

#criatura# creature; infant, child

#crisis#

f.

crisis

#cual# which, what; #cada ——# each one, every one

#¿cuál?# which? what? which one? what one?

#cualquier#

shortened from

#cualquiera#

#cualquiera# any, any one, anybody, some one; whatever

#cuando# when

#¿cuándo?# when?

#cuanto# as much as, all that; #en —— a# in regard to, as regards, as for; #-s# as many as; #unos -s# a few

#¿cuánto?# how much?; #¡——!# how much!; #¿-s?# how many?; #¡-s!# how many!

#cuarenta# forty

#cuarto# room; quarter, fourth

#cuatro# four

#cuellecito# little collar, blessed (little) collar

#cuello# neck; collar

#cuenta# count, account; #hacer ——# to bear in mind

#cuerda# cord, string, rope; halter

#cuerpo# body

#¡cuidadito!# take care!

#cumplir# to fulfil, carry out, discharge, satisfy, keep (promise); to fill out, complete (years of age);

#treinta y seis cumpliré# I shall be thirty-six

#curar# to cure, heal

#curiosidad#

f.

curiosity

#curiosito# a little curious; neat, tidy

#Ch#

#chaleco# waistcoat, vest

#chancero# joking, jocose; jester, joker

#chanza# jest, joke

#chaquet#

m.

jacket

#chasco# practical joke, trick; #dar ——# to play a trick on

#chimenea# fireplace, mantelpiece; chimney, grate

#chinela# slipper

#chino# Chinese; Chinaman

#chiquillo# little child

#chiquito# tiny, little

#chisporrotear# to sputter, flicker

#¡chitito!# silence! sh!

#chufa# chufa; #horchata de -s#

see

#horchata#

#D#

#daño# damage, loss, injury, hurt

#dar# to give; #—— con# to hit on, meet; #lo mismo da# 'tis all the same; #¡dale!# well! there it is again!

#de# of, from, by; #nuestra conducta —— mujeres# our conduct as women

#deber# to owe, ought, must, should, be to; #—— de# (

with inf.

) must, ought

#decidir# to decide, determine

#decir# to say, speak, tell

#decoro# decorum, respectability, circumspection, sense of propriety

#decorosamente# becomingly, decorously, properly

#defecto# defect

#defensivo# defensive

#dejar# to leave, let, allow, permit, quit, omit, fail

#del# = #de + el#

#delante# before, in front; #—— de# in front of, before

#delito# crime, offense

#demás# other, rest (

invariable and used only with def. art.

)

#demasiado# too; too much

#demonio# demon

#dentro# within; behind the scenes; #—— de# within, inside of

#derecho# right, straight; #derecha# right (hand)

#desabrochar# to unbutton, unclasp, unbuckle, unfasten

#desagrado# displeasure

#desaguisado# offense, wrong, outrage

#desaparecer# to disappear

#desasir# to disengage, release, loose

#descarado# shameless, impudent

#descompuesto# disarranged

#desconcertado# disconcerted

#desconfianza# distrust, mistrust

#descubrir# to discover

#descuido# ease, freedom from care, oversight, inattention

#desde# since, from, after

#desdeñosamente# disdainfully, scornfully

#desdicha# misfortune, calamity, ill-luck; #—— es que# it is unfortunate that

#desdichado# unfortunate, unhappy

#desentonar# to get

or

be out of tune; #—se# to be out of tune; to be rude, coarse, disrespectful

#deshecho# undone, unfastened, untied

#desnudo# naked, bare

#desordenado# inordinate; disheveled

#despacio# slowly

#despecho# dejection; spite, anger

#despego# indifference, coolness, aversion

#después# after, afterward

#destemplanza# disorder, indisposition

#desventura# trouble, mishap, misfortune

#detener# to stop, detain, restrain

#día#

m.

day

#diablo# devil

#diario# daily

#dicha# bliss, happiness, (good) fortune

#dicho#

p.p. irreg. of

#decir#; #-s# the same (

used in stage directions

)

#dichoso# blissful, happy

#diez# ten

#diferencia# difference

#diferente# different

#difícil# difficult, hard

#dignidad#

f.

dignity

#dimisión#

f.

resignation (from a position)

#Dios#

m.

God; #¡válgame ——!# for Heaven's sake!

#diputado# delegate, deputy, representative

#diré#

indic. fut. 1st pers. sing. of

#decir#

#dirección#

f.

direction

#dirigir# to direct; #—se# to go, start, make one's way; to address

#disculpa# exculpation, excuse, apology

#disculpar# to exculpate, excuse

#discusión#

f.

discussion, argument

#disfrazar# to disguise

#disgusto# displeasure, annoyance

#disimular# to feign, pretend

#disponer# to dispose, appoint, arrange

#diversión#

f.

diversion, pastime, amusement

#divertido# amusing, entertaining

#divertirse# to enjoy

or

divert one's self

#divorciarse# to divorce one's self, secure a divorce

#doble# double

#doce# twelve

#doler# to ache, hurt, suffer pain

#domar# to tame, break in, dominate

#doméstico# domestic

#dominar# to dominate

#donde# where

#¿dónde?# where?

#dormir# to sleep

#dos# two

#duda# doubt

#dudar# to doubt; #a no ——# no doubt

#dulce# sweet

#dulcísimo# very sweet, sweetest

#durante# during

#durar# to last, endure, continue, remain

#E#

#e# and (

used before a word beginning with

#i#

or

#hi#)

#¡ea!# come!

#echar# to throw, cast, utter; #—— a# (

followed by inf.

) to start; #—— a perder# to spoil, ruin

#edad#

f.

age

#efecto# effect, fact; #con#

or

#en ——# in fact, indeed, really

#eficaz# efficacious, effective

#¡eh!# eh! here! (I) say! #¿——?# eh?

#ejemplo# example

#ejercer# to exercise, practise

#el# the

#él# he, it; him, it (

after a prep.

)

#elegir# to elect, choose

#ella# she, it; her, it (

after a prep.

)

#ellos# they; them (

after a prep.

)

#embargo: sin ——# however, yet, nevertheless

#emborracharse# to become intoxicated, get drunk

#embudo# trick, fraud; #ley de ——# one-sided law

or

rule

#emoción#

f.

emotion

#empalagoso# cloying, s