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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1301–1400
preceder
to precede
Verb
angustiar
to anguish, distress; to become anxious
Verb
abrazar
to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal); to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life); to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another)
Verb
besar
to kiss; to kiss (each other, one another); to make out with, to neck with
Verb
respetuosamente
respectfully
Adverb
asesino
murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)
Adjective
lamer
to lick (stroke with the tongue); to lick (lap; take in with the tongue)
Verb
resbalar
to slip; to slide; to run, roll, trickle (e.g. tears, rain, water); to roll (e.g. off one's back); to slip (to make oneself slip)
Verb
curtir
to tan, cure (a hide); to catch a tan; to gain experience; to do something by oneself (without help); to get used to something difficult; (figuratively, of a person) to grow up, to mature; suck it up; fuck you; to like; to have sexual relations with someone
Verb
acariciar
to caress; to fondle; to stroke; to pet
Verb
frío
cold (having a low temperature); cool; cold (unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling); cool (of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself)
Adjective
embargo
embargo; trade embargo; distraint; seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods); foreclosure; repossession
Noun
paralizar
to paralyze
Verb
ternura
tenderness
Noun
cadáver
cadaver, corpse
Noun
acompañar
to accompany, to go with, to join, to tag along; to chaperone
Verb
sepulcro
sepulchre; grave, tomb
Noun
enterrar
to bury; to entomb; to stick (press something with a sharp point into something else)
Verb
pescador
fisherman, fisher (a person engaged in fishing)
Noun
caña
cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane); reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water); slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer; glass of beer; hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking); shank (part of the leg between the knee and the ankle); drinking straw
Noun
sombrero
hat; butterfly pea (Clitorea ternatea)
Noun
ancha
large town
Noun
bastante
quite, rather, pretty, fairly; enough; sufficiently; quite a bit; to a considerable degree
Adverb
moreno
a dark-skinned or tan person; a person with dark hair
Noun
uso
use; usage; habit; wear (degradation)
Noun
pescar
to fish; to angle; to get; to catch; to mind, pay attention to (a person); to search, or fish for information; to screw, to get action (have sex)
Verb
tendido
hanging; lying; extended, wide
Adjective
casi
almost
Adverb
horizontalmente
horizontally
Adverb
altura
height; altitude; heaven
Noun
muerto
dead; exhausted; dead tired; unupdated, inactive, outdated
Adjective
pez
fish (especially if alive or not intended for consumption); idiot, dimwit; pitch, tar
Noun
picar
to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched); to sting; to chop; to bite; to mince, to dice; to stab; to wound; to snack; to nibble; to have a bite; to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust; to pique; to crush (ice); …
Verb
anzuelo
hook, fishhook
Noun
chico
boy; kid; guy, lad; term of address equivalent to English guys, feminine form chicas; white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica); raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Noun
soler
to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often; to tend to; used to
Verb
tono
tone
Noun
zumba
bashing, beating; drunkenness; binge, bender, spree (act of consuming a large quantity); Zumba
Noun
sonrisa
smile
Noun
desdeñosa
hedgehog grass, Echinaria capitata
Noun
encoger
to shrink; to contract; to intimidate; to shrug; to crouch, to cringe
Verb
hombro
shoulder; shoulder (verge to the side of a road)
Noun
siquiera
at least, at the least; even
Adverb
atento
attentive; polite, courteous; thoughtful
Adjective
pesca
fishing
Noun
paciencia
patience, forbearance (the quality of being patient)
Noun
ejemplar
exemplar, example; specimen; sample; copy, exemplar
Noun
intentar
to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
Verb
fortuna
fortune; fortune, prophecy, reading; wealth; luck
Noun
diverso
diverse; several
Adjective
imaginación
imagination
Noun
fecundo
fertile
Adjective
varios
various, several
Determiner
luminoso
luminous, bright
Adjective
realizar
to carry out; to perform; to conduct; to implement (e.g. a change, a task, project, plan, inspection, experiment, procedures); to make real; to realise or realize (bring about); to fulfil; to achieve; to accomplish; to make (e.g. a profit, a purchase, a visit, a trip); to produce; to make (e.g. a film); to engage in (e.g. an activity, work, exercise); to realize (come to comprehend)
Verb
desgraciado
unfortunate
Adjective
adelantar
to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time); to pay in advance; to outstrip, to outrun; to make progress; to overtake, to pass (to pass a more slowly moving object); to move up, speed up (to make something happen faster or come sooner); to fast forward (e.g. a film or recording); to preempt; to anticipate, to forestall (+ a); to get ahead of, to stay ahead of (+ a); …
Verb
empresa
company; enterprise, undertaking; task
Noun
producir
to produce; to occur, to be there, to take place, to happen, to arise, to come about (to be produced)
Verb
continuo
continual, constant (done or extending without interruption); continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption); steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption); continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)
Adjective
chasco
disappointment
Noun
establecer
to establish; to set
Verb
millón
million (10⁶)
Noun
caviloso
suspicious
Adjective
cambio
change, shift; change (money given back); gear (of a motor vehicle); exchange rate
Noun
carácter
character (traits marking a person or group); character (moral strength); character (symbol for a sound or word); character (mathematics)
Noun
paseo
walk, stroll; outing, excursion; promenade (place where one takes a walk for leisure); vacation, holiday; walk in the park, stroll in the park (something easy); shoulder (verge to the side of a road); ride, lift, act of driving someone to a place; a summary execution committed as part of the White Terror during the Spanish Civil War
Noun
ausentar
to send away; to absent oneself
Verb
largo
long (having much distance from one terminating point to another); long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration); long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time); good (slightly larger than the given amount); (used with words for "ball" or "pass") long, high-distance
Adjective
franco
franc (former currency of France and other countries)
Noun
expansivo
effusive, emotive; expansive; extensive
Adjective
silencioso
silent; quiet
Adjective
reservado
reserved; private, secretive; discrete; fitting room
Adjective
fama
fame; reputation
Noun
tenaz
tenacious
Adjective
rendir
to conquer; to tire, exhaust; to yield, pay, submit, pass down; to take a test or an exam; to vomit; to make headway; to surrender, give in, give up; to be paid (homage or tribute)
Verb
fácilmente
easily
Adverb
contrariedad
opposition, pushback, resistance; setback, hindrance
Noun
tanto
so much; as much; that much; so many, as many, that many
Determiner
cavilación
worrying
Noun
desengañado
disillusioned
Adjective
ocupación
occupation (the act of possessing a place); occupation (the control of a region by a hostile army); occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
Noun
acudir
to go, come [with a ‘to’], to attend, visit; to turn to, consult, resort; to apply, appeal [with a ‘to’] (a court, government department, commission, etc.); to come to mind
Verb
disimular
to hide, to conceal; to dissemble
Verb
carnada
bait
Noun
valía
worth; faction
Noun
ma
mum; mom
Noun
caída
fall (act of falling); crash (of a computer); downfall
Noun
curioso
gawker, onlooker
Noun
anguila
eel
Noun
soberbio
haughty; arrogant; angry; superb
Adjective
trucha
trout; fish
Noun
mercado
market
Noun
precio
price; worth, cost
Noun
rica
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Noun
abundante
plentiful, abundant; affluent
Adjective
atribuir
to assign; to ascribe to, to attribute to, to chalk up to (+ a)
Verb
simple
simple (uncomplicated); mere, ordinary; simple, single (not divided into parts); simple-minded, stupid; insipid, flavorless; simple
Adjective
semana
week (7 days)
Noun
mes
month
Noun