Spanish Tales for Beginners (Cuentos en Español para Principiantes) by Dr. Elijah Clarence Hills - HTML preview

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camisa,

f. ,

shirt,

nightgown.

camita,

f.

( dim.

of

cama),little

bed.

campana,

f. ,

bell.

campanada, f. ( from campana),stroke of a bell; campanadas de la Oración,sound of the

Angelus-bell.

campanario,

m. ,

( church)belfry.

campanilla,

f.

( dim.

of

campana),bell.

campesino

-a,

m.

and

f. ,countryman,

country

woman.

campestre,

rural.

campiña,

f. ,

cultivated

land( or

fields).

campo,

m. ,

field,

country.

campo

santo,

m. ,

burialground,

God's

acre.

¡canario!

the

deuce!

zounds!

canción,

f. ,

song.

candor,

m. ,

candor,

ingenuousness.

candoroso

-a,

ingenuous,candid.

canino

-a,

canine.

cano

-a,

gray-haired.

cansancio,

m. ,

fatigue.

cansar,

to

tire;

cansarse

(de),to

tire

(of),

become

tired(of).

cantar,

m. ,

song.

cantar,

to

sing,

crow,

call

out.

cántaro,

m. ,

jug;

llover

ácántaros,

to

rain

heavily,pour.

cantidad,

f. ,

quantity,

number.

canto, m. , singing, song,crowing; piezas de canto,snatches of song; el gallolevanta el canto,

the

cockbegins

to

crow.

canto,

m. ,

stone.

caña,

f. ,

cane,

rod;

caña

depescar,

fishing-rod.

cañada,

f. ,

glen.

cáñamo,

m. ,

hemp.

cañón, m. , tube, cannon, barrel( of gun); escopeta dedos cañones, double-barreledshot-gun.

caos,

m. ,

chaos.

capa,

f. ,

cloak.

capataz,

m. ,

overseer.

capellán,

m. ,

chaplain.

capilla, f. , chapel; capillamayor; main chapel ( comprisingthe high altar andthe space between the altarand the choir [coro]. It isusually set off by a railing).

capital,

f. ,

capital

( city).

capital,

capital.

capitel, m. , capital ( the heador upper part of a columnor pillar).

capote,

m. ,

cloak.

caprichoso

-a,

capricious,

uneven.

captura,

f. ,

capture.

cara, f. , face; de mala cara,with ill grace, frowning; cara de desvergonzado, animpudent

look.

carabinero,

m. ,

carbineer,customs

guard.

carácter,

m. ,

character;

dulcede

carácter,

of

a

gentle

disposition.

caracterizar,

to

describe,characterize.

carcajada,

f. ,

(loud)

laugh,boisterous

laughter.

cárcel,

f. ,

jail.

carcelero,

m. ,

jailer.

carga,

f. ,

freight,

load.

cargar,

to

load,

be

a

burden; cargar

de,

to

load

with.

caricia,

f. ,

caress.

caridad,

f. ,

charity.

cariño,

m. ,

affection;

cariños, plur. ,

affection,

lovingwords

and

deeds.

cariñosamente,

affectionately.

cariñoso

-a,

affectionate.

caritativo

-a,

charitable.

carmín,

m. ,

carmine,

crimson,flush.

carnada,

f. ,

bait.

carne, f. , meat, flesh; carnes,flesh, corpulency; echarcarnes, to put on flesh,gain in weight.

carnero, m. , sheep, mutton; no hay tales carneros,there is nothing of the sort.

carrera, f. , run, race, courseof study; carrera de abogado,law course, study oflaw; tomar,

or

dar,

unacarrera,

to

run.

carretela,

f. ,

( light,

covered)carriage,

"top

buggy."

carretera,

f. ,

highway.

carrillo,

m. ,

pulley.

carruaje,

m. ,

carriage.

carta,

f. ,

letter.

cartón, m. , cardboard, papier-maché; muñeca de cartón, a papier-machédoll.

casa, f. , house, home; casade huéspedes, boarding-house; casa de socorro,emergency hospital; á ( orhasta) casa, home; en casa,at home; pagar la casa, topay for one's room.

casamiento,

m. ,

marriage.

casar, to give in marriage,marry; casarse, to get ( or be) married; casarse con,to marry.

cascabelero

-a,

light-witted.

cascada,

f. ,

cascade,

waterfall.

caserío,

m. ,

houses.

casi,

almost;

un

casi,

almost

a.

Casilda,

f.

( prop.

noun).

casita,

f.

( dim.

of

casa),

littlehouse,

cottage.

caso, m. , result, circumstance,fact, case; el caso es, thefact is; en caso de que, incase; hacer al caso, to beof importance; hacer caso(á), to pay attention, heed.

casta,

f. ,

race,

breed.

castaño

-a,

chestnut,

brown.

Castellana,

f.

( name

of

street).

castellano

-a,

Castilian.

castigar,

to

punish,

chastise.

Castilla,

f.

( prop.

noun),

Castile.

castillo,

m. ,

castle.

casualidad,

f. ,

chance.

casualmente,

by

chance;

casualmentecruzaban,

happenedto

pass

by.

catafalco,

m. ,

catafalque,raised

bier.

Catalina,

f.

( prop.

noun),Catherine.

catar,

to

taste,

examine,

see; ¡cata

aquí!

here

is!

catástrofe,

f. ,

catastrophe.

catedral,

f. ,

cathedral.

categoría,

f. ,

class,

category.

catorce,

fourteen.

Caulina,

f.

( prop.

noun).

causa,

f. ,

cause;

á

(or

por)causa

de,

on

account

of.

causante

de,

m.

and

f. ,

onewho

causes

( or

caused).

causar,

to

cause.

cautela,

f. ,

caution;

con

cautela,cautiously.

cautivo

-a,

captive.

caverna,

f. ,

cave,

cavern.

cavilación,

f. ,

reflection;

cavilaciones,pondering,

reflection.

caviloso

-a,

captious,thoughtful;

andar

caviloso,to

ponder

deeply.

cayó,

pret.

ind.,

3d

pers.

sing.,of

caer.

caza,

f. ,

hunting.

cazo,

m. ,

dipper,

ladle.

cazuela,

f. ,

pot,

stew-pan.

cebolla,

f. ,

onion.

ceja,

f. ,

eye-brow.

cejar,

to

hold

back,

yield.

celebrar,

to

celebrate;

celebrarse,to

be

celebrated,take

place.

celebridad,

f. ,

fame,

renown.

Celedonio,

m.

( prop.

noun),Celedonius.

celeridad,

f. ,

quickness,

celerity.

celeste,

celestial.

celestial,

celestial.

celos,

m.

plur. ,

jealousy.

cementerio,

m. ,

cemetery.

cena,

f. ,

supper.

cenar,

to

sup,

eat

supper.

cenizas,

f.

plur. ,

ashes.

cenobita,

m. ,

cenobite

( onewho

adopts

the

monasticlife),

monk.

céntimo,

m. ,

centime

( the

one-hundredthpart

of

a

peseta).

céntrico

-a,

central.

centro,

m. ,

center;

de

su

centro,from

within

it.

cera,

f. ,

wax.

cerca,

near;

cerca

de,

near,nearly.

cercanía,

f. ,

nearness,

proximity.

cercano

-a,

neighboring.

cercar

(de),

to

enclose

(in),surround

(by).

cerdoso

-a,

bristly.

cerquita

( dim.

of

cerca),

verynear;

muy

cerquita,

very,very

near.

cerrar

(ie),

to

close,

shut; cerrar

el

paso,

to

block

theway.

certificar,

to

certify.

cesante,

dismissed

( from

office); dejar

cesante,

to

dismiss.

cesar

(de),

to

cease,

stop.

cese,

m. ,

dismissal

( fromoffice).

cetáceo, m. , cetacean ( of anorder of marine mammals,including the whales).

cicatriz,

f. ,

scar.

ciego

-a,

blind.

cielo,

m. ,

sky,

heaven.

cien:

see

ciento.

ciencia,

f. ,

science;

á

cienciacierta,

with

certainty.

cien(to),

(one)

hundred; ciento

por

uno,

a

hundred-fold.

cierra,

imperative

sing.,

andpres.

ind.,

3d

pers.

sing.,of

cerrar.

ciertamente,

certainly.

cierto -a, certain, a certain,true; por cierto, of course; ¿es cierto? is it true?; ¿noes cierto?

is

it

not

so?

cifrar,

to

cipher,

make

depend.

cigüeña,

f. ,

stork.

cima,

f. ,

top.

cimiento,

m. ,

foundation.

cinco,

five.

cincuenta,

fifty.

cintura,

f. ,

waist.

círculo,

m. ,

circle;

hacer