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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1001–1100
tempestad
tempest, storm (especially at sea)
Noun
ola
wave (on the surface of a liquid); sudden appearance of a large amount of something; Mexican wave
Noun
bramar
to roar, bellow
Verb
ignorar
to not know, be ignorant of; to ignore, to disregard (deliberately not pay attention to)
Verb
siete
seven
Numeric
medio
half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole); half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole); middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives); average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values); average (of or related to a representative example of a group); tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime); mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed); middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive); impressive (extremely large or good)
Adjective
cima
top; peak, summit, mountaintop (top of a mountain or hill); cyme
Noun
nivel
level, tier, height (distance relative to a given reference elevation); level, standard (degree or amount); level (tool for finding whether a surface is level)
Noun
desaparecer
to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone; to drop off (e.g. the map, the face of the earth); to go away, to fade, to wear off, to subside; to make disappear
Verb
debajo
underneath; below
Adverb
turbulento
turbulent
Adjective
papá
dad; parents; team that usually defeats other team
Noun
acongojar
to cause or inflict suffering; to distress, grieve
Verb
momento
moment, instant; timing; momentum
Noun
acordar
to agree; to decide, arrange (plan); to flush, to make flush, to level; to tune; to remember, recall; to reach agreement; to accord
Verb
lámpara
lamp; torch, flashlight; clothing stain; smart cookie (clever person)
Noun
mecha
wick, fuse; lock (length of hair); highlights; drill bit
Noun
demasiado
too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb); too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb); a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal
Adverb
estatura
stature; height, stature (the vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal)
Noun
fósforo
phosphorus; match, matchstick
Noun
probar
to prove; to test, to demonstrate; to taste, to try; to try, to try out, to sample, to test out, to give a go, to have a go; to check out, to probe; to suit; to try out (for a team); to try on, see if it fits; to prove oneself; to be tested, to be proved, to be proven
Verb
escalera
stairs; staircase, stairway; ladder; straight
Noun
lugar
place
Noun
apetecer
to feel like; to fancy; would like; to be down for
Verb
mesa
table; dinner table; mesa; desk (in an office); bureau, committee; board
Noun
todavía
still, yet; even, still
Adverb
sentar
to seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit down, have a seat; to settle down; to assert; to suit, to fit; to sit well; to report; to leave a mark on (the skin)
Verb
descorazonar
to dishearten, discourage
Verb
libro
book
Noun
acostumbrar
accustom, inure, familiarize; to use to (be in the habit of); to get accustomed to
Verb
leer
to read
Verb
suficiente
sufficient, enough
Adjective
poder
power (the ability to coerce, influence or control); proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another); authorization; possession; property
Noun
expansión
expansion, expanse, spread (extending); expansion, growth, boom; sprawl, sprawling (urban); broadening, expanding (of consciousness or awareness); expansion pack
Noun
embravecido
choppy, rough
Adjective
evitar
to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of); to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter; to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative); to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something); to guard against, to ward off; to spare oneself
Verb
amenazar
to threaten (“to make threats”); to threaten (“to be a threat”)
Verb
encendido
on, activated; burning; passionate; turned on, switched on
Adjective
pasado
past; former; last
Adjective
horrendo
horrendous, horrific, dreadful, awful
Adjective
tony
circus clown
Noun
ingrato
thankless; ungrateful
Adjective
raza
race, ethnicity; breed, strain, lineage; people; group of friends or relatives; cleft, fissure; beam of light, ray of light; crack (in a horse’s hoof); stripe
Noun
canino
canine; ravenously hungry; hungry as a hog; ravenously hungry; hungry as a hog Marcos siempre estaba canino después de tomar su medicación. Marcos was always hungry as a hog after taking his medication.; Marcos siempre estaba canino después de tomar su medicación.; Marcos was always hungry as a hog after taking his medication.
Adjective
naturaleza
nature
Noun
dotar
to endow; award; to award
Verb
enfermedad
illness, disease
Noun
horrible
horrible (causing horror); horrible (very bad)
Adjective
rabia
rage, anger; rabies
Noun
fuera
outside; out
Adverb
bárbaramente
barbarically
Adverb
inverosímil
unlikely; implausible, incredible
Adjective
cierto
a certain, a specific
Determiner
real
real; royal, regal
Adjective
mastín
mastiff
Noun
lomo
back (the rear of body); lower back, lumbar; loin, tenderloin (any of several cuts of meat); fillet (of fish) (a strip or compact piece of meat); rib (cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones); spine (the narrow, bound edge of a book); crease (of a hide, fabric, etc); blunt edge (of a blade); flesh; an extraordinarily magnificent or ideal human body; …
Noun
rojo
red (colour); a 1000 colón bill; A grade of 3,9 or below in the Chilean academic grading.; Red; a left-winger, especially communist
Noun
claro
clear; light, pale (not dark in hue); bright (emitting much light); clear (transparent)
Adjective
inseparable
inseparable
Adjective
excursión
excursion, trip
Noun
jaca
pony; mare
Noun
rabona
rabona
Noun
escopeta
shotgun
Noun
colgar
to hang; to hang up (the telephone, etc.); to upload; (+ con) to hang out with, relax with; to freeze, to hang (to come a sudden halt, stop working); to fail a class or exam; to flunk
Verb
grupa
haunch (of horse)
Noun
dehesa
meadow; pasture
Noun
inteligente
intelligent; clever; smart
Adjective
leal
adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true
Adjective
fornido
strapping, well-built
Adjective
dócil
docile
Adjective
frotar
to rub
Verb
cansar
to tire; to get tired
Verb
impertinencia
impertinence, insistence, intrusiveness
Noun
infantil
childish; childlike; immature; of, relating, or for children.
Adjective
gruñir
to grunt; to growl; to rumble, growl
Verb
tumbar
to knock over, tip (make fall); to fall; to lie down; (of social media accounts, servers or posts) to take down
Verb
bastar
to be enough; to suffice
Verb
juego
play; game; sport; gaming; set; kit; gambling
Noun
cerdoso
piglike; owning pigs
Adjective
confianza
confidence, trust
Noun
paz
peace (warlessness); peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony)
Noun
adivinar
to guess; to divine, to foretell; to discern
Verb
misión
mission, quest; mission, task, assignment; mission; mission (a building used as a base for missionary work); tour of duty
Noun
reducido
reduced
Adjective
velar
to watch, guard; to be vigilant; to ensure, see to, guarantee; to look after, look out for, watch over, monitor; to sit up (with an ill person); to keep vigil (over a dead person); to stay awake; to be ensured; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide (of information); …
Verb
interés
interest (a fraction of the amount of what was borrowed); interest (attention that is given to something or someone); interest (an involvement or stake in an undertaking); hobby, interest (task or activity that is of interest for someone)
Noun
persona
person (an individual; usually a human being); a socially distinguished person, a personality; a wise or otherwise excellent person; a character (an individual with a specific role in a literary work)
Noun
seguro
secure; safe (free from danger); certain; sure; positive; definite (of being correct); secure; firm; stable; reliable; surefire; foolproof (not likely to fall); security; security-related; confident; self-confident
Adjective
sueño
sleep, slumber; sleepiness; dream
Noun
víctima
victim
Noun
sorpresa
surprise (something not expected); upset (unexpected victory)
Noun
confiar
to reassure; to be certain; to trust; to confide; to entrust
Verb
lealtad
loyalty
Noun
precisar
to state, specify; to need, to require
Verb
tratar
to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way); to treat (to apply medical care); to treat (to submit to a chemical action); to address, to refer to as; to deal with; to be about; to try, to seek, to attempt, to strive, to endeavor; to be
Verb
asunto
matter, issue, business; affair (a romantic relationship)
Noun
terreno
land, ground; grounds (plural); pitch
Noun
despoblado
unpopulated
Adjective
ocasión
occasion
Noun
separar
to separate, to detach (to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect); to break up, to split up (a couple or group that the subject of the sentence is not a part of); to break up, to split up, to separate (e.g. a relationship, a band, a fight); to split off, to split up, to split apart, to separate; to part, to detach; to detach (oneself)
Verb