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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
invasión
invasion; trespass
Noun
paraje
place, site; campground
Noun
apartado
backroom; booth; pigeon hole; paragraph, section; postbox; layaway, lay-by
Noun
rubio
a blond (or blonde) person; gurnard (fish)
Noun
marinero
sailor, seaman
Noun
desvergonzado
shameless
Adjective
fijo
fixed; firm; concrete, tangible
Adjective
insistencia
insistence
Noun
parecer
appearance (used generally when a person is pretty); opinion
Noun
conveniente
convenient; opportune, suitable
Adjective
mueca
an exaggerated facial expression; grimace
Noun
menosprecio
underestimation
Noun
interrumpir
to interrupt, to barge in, to disrupt, to disturb, to intrude, to cut in, to break in, to butt in; to discontinue, suspend; to cut short; to break, to break off, to halt, to cease; to stop (e.g., medication, treatment); to cut off, to block; to heckle
Verb
cabo
end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something); end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time); stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short); cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship); cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake); accessories, knick-knacks, odds and ends (small trinket of minor value); corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4); sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)
Noun
ahí
there (away from the speaker); that (in certain phrases)
Adverb
lola
girl; breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers
Noun
asunción
the Assumption; assumption, succession to the throne
Noun
vivamente
livelily (in a lively manner); deeply, profoundly
Adverb
pepita
pepita (an edible seed from a pumpkin or squash); nugget, especially of gold or platinum
Noun
concha
seashell; shell (mollusk); kind of sweet bread that resembles a shell in design and in decoration; pussy, cunt
Noun
primer
apocopic form of primero (first); apocopic form of primera (first)
Adjective
asustar
to scare, to frighten, to spook; to freak out (somebody), to creep out; to startle; to be scared, frightened; to freak out, to get freaked out, to panic
Verb
empalidecer
to become pale
Verb
clavado
dive
Noun
estatua
statue
Noun
divisar
to spot, to make out, to sight, to descry, to espy, to spy; to perceive
Verb
grupo
group; party, team, crew, gang, squad, (when interchangeable with "group"); cluster, bunch, clump, pool, grouping, lot, batch; bracket (range); caucus (non-electoral) (i.e. a grouping of members); circle, collection (social, of people); band; guile, lie
Noun
aproximar
to approach; to approximate
Verb
centro
center; center, moderate tendencies or ideas; middle; core, heart; city center, downtown; cross (a pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch)
Noun
enlutar
to put into a state of mourning or grief
Verb
morena
moray
Noun
negro
black (absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless); black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin); dirty; sad; clandestine; angry; ( mi ~) my darling, my honey
Adjective
causante
deceased, source (a person) of a right that someone possesses; taxpayer; cause
Noun
mover
to move (to cause to change place or posture); to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather); to wiggle (e.g. one's ears, fingers, nose, toes); to wag (e.g., an animal's tail wagging); to move to, to cause to; to swing (e.g. a sword, a bat, a tennis racket, one's tail); to move (to change place or posture); to shift; to move around, to get around, to drift (i.e. make one's way about a place, to navigate or travel); to budge, to stir, to twitch, to fidget, to move (in an agitated manner); …
Verb
lolita
lolita
Noun
vino
wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%)
Noun
melancólico
melancholic
Adjective
cariñosamente
affectionately
Adverb
asiento
seat; sediment, deposit; treaty, pact; foundation; register office, registry; stability; common sense; trim (manner in which a boat floats)
Noun
instar
to urge (press someone to do something soon); to insist (repeat a plea)
Verb
viveza
liveliness; life; Cunning or smartness, sometimes in the context of gaining an advantage over others, even if ethically questionable.; An act of deceit, such as cheating or exploiting legal loopholes for personal gain.
Noun
tembloroso
flickering; shaking, unsteady
Adjective
imperceptible
imperceptible
Adjective
protestar
to protest; to protest (to publicly demonstrate)
Verb
pepito
a small sandwich with meat
Noun
novio
boyfriend (romantic partner); fiancé; bridegroom, groom
Noun
gustar
translated as "to like", analyzable in structure as "to please" [with dative ‘someone’] (the thing being liked is the subject, while the "liker" is in the dative case ("indirect object")). See the usage notes for more. Compare similar structures in Italian piacere, Romanian plăcea, German gefallen and Russian нравиться (nravitʹsja).; to like in a general sense; to like romantically; to like the taste of (some food); to want, to please; to like, to enjoy; to want, to desire; to taste, to try (determine the flavour of something by putting it in one's mouth); to experiment, to try
Verb
concluir
to conclude; to overwhelm; to silence
Verb
abogado
lawyer, solicitor, counsel.
Noun
casar
to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock); to marry off; to match (up), fit (together); to get married, marry (each other, one another); to wed, marry, get married; to overturn
Verb
vergüenza
shame; embarrassment
Noun
paco
llama; police officer; During Spanish occupation in Africa, a Moroccan sniper; cocaine paste
Noun
declarar
to declare; to state; to declare; to declare one’s love for; to plead (e.g., innocent, guilty, etc.); to break out (e.g., pandemic, fire, war)
Verb
encargo
order (a product that is ordered); errand, task; commission, assignment, job (an order at work from one's boss)
Noun
bailar
to dance; to dribble (the ball)
Verb
atrever
to embolden; to dare
Verb
pesar
grief, regret, chagrin
Noun
enfadado
angry, irate
Adjective
enfado
anger
Noun
salida
exit, way out; departure; future, future opportunity; output
Noun
colegio
school; school before secondary school
Noun
escuchar
to listen to, to hear out; to hear; to sound
Verb
aguardar
to wait; to expect; to have in store (for), await
Verb
mojadura
soaking
Noun
causa
cause; lawsuit; a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables; dude, mate, bro
Noun
llover
to rain
Verb
cántaro
jug, jar; amphora
Noun
cristal
crystal; glass, glassware; window pane; methamphetamine hydrochloride
Noun
meter
to put in, insert; to score; to make (noise); to cram, stuff, stick, shove, pack; to hit, to punch, to strike something hard; to attempt something, to try hard; to meddle, interfere, to get into; to mess with someone; to get into (a small space); to get into, to get in; …
Verb
portal
portal; porch; portal
Noun
enfrente
in front of, across from, opposite, facing
Adverb
paraguas
umbrella, brolly (UK)
Noun
tapar
to cover; to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on; to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit; to block, to obstruct, to clog; to cover up, to hide, to conceal; to mask (e.g., a smell, a painting or colors painted); to be clogged, to be clogged up; to cover oneself up (to cover oneself when naked); to cover oneself (to put on a covering for protection from the elements, etc.)
Verb
perfectamente
perfectly
Adverb
criar
to rear or raise (e.g., a child); to grow up
Verb
atrozmente
atrociously
Adverb
mojar
to make wet, to wet; to dip (+ en); to toast (celebrate with a drink)
Verb
gusto
taste (sense); taste (flavour); liking, preference, aesthetic preference; pleasure, enthusiasm; fancy, whim
Noun
crear
to create
Verb
embargar
to impound; to overwhelm (said of a feeling)
Verb
emoción
emotion (person's internal state of being); excitement
Noun
anudar
to tie, to knot; to join, to unite
Verb
garganta
throat; gorge
Noun
romper
to break; to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.); to begin to do something; to break into; to rupture; to do something well
Verb
sollozar
to sob
Verb
fuertemente
strongly, hard, severely, heavily
Adverb
colérico
choleric (easily becoming angry)
Adjective
ceja
eyebrow; rim, edge; fret; capotasto; clearing (in the woods, in clouds, etc.)
Noun
fruncir
to pucker, wrinkle; to gather; to frown
Verb
repentinamente
suddenly; unexpectedly; out of nowhere; out of the blue
Adverb
formar
to form, to create; to train, to educate; to make up, to constitute; to line up (to get in a line)
Verb
agitar
to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up; to wave, to flail; to wag; to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke); to flap (e.g., wings, sails); to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated; to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)
Verb
narrar
to narrate
Verb
suceso
event, happening; outcome, result; success
Noun
vehemencia
vehemence, zeal
Noun
desprender
to detach; to give off
Verb
expresión
expression
Noun
sombrío
bleak, shady, umbrageous; gloomy, grim, somber, dark
Adjective
fachada
façade (of a building)
Noun
lejano
far, faraway
Adjective