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

insolente,

insolent.

inspiración,

f. ,

inspiration.

inspirar,

to

inspire.

instalación,

f. ,

establishment.

instante, m. , moment, instant; al instante, instantly; porinstantes, every moment,steadily.

instar

á,

instar

para

que,

tourge

to.

instinto,

m. ,

instinct;

por

instinto,instinctively.

instrucción,

f. ,

instruction.

instrumento,

m. ,

instrument.

inteligencia,

f. ,

intelligence.

inteligente,

intelligent.

intención,

f. ,

intention.

intensamente,

intently.

intentar,

to

try,

attempt.

interés,

m. ,

interest.

interesar,

to

interest,

urge,request.

interior,

m. ,

interior;

en

suinterior,

inwardly.

interjección,

f. ,

interjection.

interlocutor, -ora, m. and f. ,speaker, one who talkswith; los demás interlocutoresde, the others who hadbeen talking with; su interlocutor,the one who spoketo him.

internar,

to

confine;

internarseen,

to

penetrate

into,enter.

interpuesto -a ( past part. ofinterponer), that lies ( or lay) interposed.

interrogado -a ( past part. ofinterrogar), questioned; elinterrogado, the one whowas being

questioned.

interrogar,

to

question.

interrumpir,

to

interrupt,break.

intervenir,

to

intervene,

interfere.

interventor,

m. ,

ticket-collector.

interviene:

see

intervenir.

íntimamente,

intimately.

intrépido

-a,

intrepid.

introducir,

to

introduce;

introducirse,to

get

in.

introduje,

-iste,

-o,

etc. ,

pret.ind.

of

introducir.

inundar,

to

flood,

inundate.

inútil,

useless.

inútilmente,

in

vain.

invadir,

to

invade.

invariable,

unchanging,

invariable.

invasión,

f. ,

invasion.

invencible,

invincible.

inventiva,

f. ,

inventiveness.

inverosímil,

improbable.

invierno,

m. ,

winter.

invisible,

invisible.

involuntariamente,

involuntarily.

ir, to go, go on; keep on or be( with a participle or adjective); irse, to go away; ¡vamos! come! let us go!; vamos á ver, let us see; ¡vámonos! let us go ( or leave)!; ¡vaya! come! Ishould think so!; ¡puesvaya...! well that is...!

ira,

f. ,

or

iras,

f.

plur. ,

wrath.

iracundo

-a,

irascible.

irascible,

irascible.

irónico

-a,

ironical.

irregular,

irregular.

irritado

-a

( past

part.

of

irritar),irritated,

angry.

irritar,

to

irritate,

vex,

anger.

Isidro,

m.

( prop.

noun),

Isidor.

isla,

f. ,

island.

izquierdo

-a,

left;

á

la

izquierda,on

the

left

(hand).

J

jabalí,

m. ,

wild

boar.

jaca,

f. ,

pony.

Jacinto,

m.

( prop.

noun),

Hyacinth.

Jairo,

m.

( prop.

noun),

Jairus.

jaleo,

m. ,

uproar,

noisy

prank.

jamás,

never;

no

...

jamás,not

ever.

jamón,

m. ,

ham.

jardín,

m. ,

garden.

jaro,

m. ,

bramble

thicket.

jaula,

f. ,

cage.

jaulita,

f.

( dim.

of

jaula),little

cage.

Jerez

( prop.

noun);

vino

deJerez,

sherry

wine.

jerezano

-a,

of

Jerez;

losjerezanos,

the

people

ofJerez.

Jesús,

Jesus;

¡Jesús!

Heavens!

ji

...

ji,

hee,

hee

( denotingsuppressed

laughter).

jilguero,

m. ,

linnet.

jinete,

m. ,

horseman,

rider.

jockey

( an

English

word),jockey.

jorobado

-a,

m.

and

f. ,

hunchback.

José,

m.

( prop.

noun),

Joseph.

joven,

m.

and

f. ,

young

man,young

woman.

joven,

young.

joya,

f. ,

jewel.

Juan, m. ( prop. noun), John; Juan de Dios, John ofGod ( originally the nameof the founder

of

a

monasticorder).

juanete,

m. ,

bunion.

Juanillo,

m.

( dim.

of

Juan),Johnnie.

Juanito,

m. ,

( dim.

of

Juan),Johnnie.

júbilo,

m. ,

joy.

Judea,

f.

( prop.

noun),Judea.

judío

-a,

m.

and

f. ,

Jew.

juego,

m. ,

play,

game.

jueves,

m. ,

Thursday.

jugador,

-ora,

m.

and

f. ,

player,gambler.

jugar

(ue),

to

play,

sport,gamble;

jugar

á,

to

play.

jugo,

m. ,

sap.

juguete,

m. ,

toy,

plaything.

juguetón,

-ona,

playful.

Julia,

f.

( prop.

noun),

Julia.

julio,

m. ,

July.

junio,

m. ,

June.

juntar,

to

amass.

junto

-a,

together,

near.

junto,

near;

junto

á,

near.

jurar,

to

swear.

justamente,

just

so,

exactly.

justo -a, just, usual, tight; álo justo, tightly; más de lojusto, more than usual.

juventud,

f. ,

youth.

juzgar,

to

judge.

K

kepis,

m. ,

cap

( of

a

soldier).

L

la,

las:

see

el

and

le.

labio,

m. ,

lip.

labor,

f. ,

work,

cultivation.

labrador,

m. ,

peasant

farmer.

labrar,

to

work,

cultivate,build.

ladera,

f. ,

side,

slope.

lado, m. , side; por un lado, onone side; del lado, on theside; del lado de afuera,outside.

ladrar,

to

bark.

ladrido,

m. ,

bark,

barking.

ladrón,

-ona,

m.

and

f. ,

thief.

ladronzuelo

-a,

m.

and

f. ( dim.

of

ladrón),

little

thief,petty

thief.

lago,

m. ,

lake.

lágrima,

f. ,

tear.

lamentable,

lamentable,

deplorable.

lamento,

m. ,

moan,

cry,

lamentation.

lamer,

to

lick.

lámpara,

f. ,

lamp.

lana,

f. ,

wool;

niña

de

lanas,shaggy

child.

lance,

m. ,

incident,

occurrence.

lanchita,

f.

( dim.

of

lancha),(small)

boat,

rowboat.

lánguido

-a,

languid.

lanza,

f. ,

lance.

lanzar, to hurl, give (forth),utter; lanzarse (á), to throwone's self (into), rush (into).

lápida,

f. ,

stone.

lar,

m. ,

tutelar

god;

patrioslares,

household

gods.

largarse,

to

go

away.

largo

-a,

long.

lástima, f. , pity; ¡lástimade...! poor...!; ¡lástimaque...! it is a pitythat...!

lata:

hoja

de

lata,

f. ,

tin,

tin-plate.

latigazo,

m.

( from

látigo," whip"),

blow

( or

cut)

witha

whip,

lash.

latir,

to

beat,

throb.

lavabo,

m. ,

wash-stand.

lavar,

to

wash.

lazo,

m. ,

tie,

bond.

le, la, lo, him, her, it, you; los, las, them, you; le, to him,her, it, you; les, to them, you.

leal,

loyal.

lealtad,

f. ,

loyalty.

lectura,

f. ,

reading.

leche,

f. ,

milk.

lecho,

m. ,

couch,

bed.

leer,

to

read.

Leganés,

m.

( prop.

noun).

legua, f. , league (1 legua= about5-1/2 kilómetros, or about3-1/2 English miles).

legumbre,

f. ,

vegetable.

lejano

-a,

distant.

lejos, far; lejos de, far from,away from; á lo lejos, delejos, in the distance; allálejos, a long

way

off,

overthere.

lengua,

f. ,

tongue,

language.

lentamente,

slowly.

lente, m. or f. , lens, eye-glass; echar el lente, to directone's glass ( or field-glasses).

lento

-a,

slow.

leña,

f. ,

wood.

leñador,

m. ,

woodcutter.

león,

m. ,

lion.

León, m. ( prop. noun), Leon( a former kingdom in thenorthwestern part of Spain.There

are

now

a

provinceand

a

city

of

León).

Leonor,

f.

( prop.

noun),

Eleanor.

Leopoldo,

m.

( prop.

noun),Leopold.

letanía,

f. ,

litany,

church

service.

letra,