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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1601–1700
recoleto
quiet, silent
Adjective
discutir
to discuss, to argue; to talk about; to examine some subject in detail
Verb
violencia
violence; act of violence
Noun
rechazar
to reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline; to decline, to deny (e.g. a credit card declining, an appeal being denied); to repel, to ward off
Verb
enérgicamente
energetically; vigorously
Adverb
proposición
proposition
Noun
conciliador
conciliator
Noun
lentamente
slowly
Adverb
postura
position; pose; posture, attitude
Noun
soplo
a sigh, a puff, a blow; an exhalation; news; word; murmur (sound made by turbulent blood flow); tip-off
Noun
enternecimiento
act of being moved (to pity etc.)
Noun
irritado
irritated, annoyed
Adjective
cuello
neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso); collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
Noun
cabecita
glans penis.
Noun
confundir
to confuse, to throw off, to baffle, to perplex; to mistake, to confuse, to mix up (misidentify); to confound
Verb
verter
to pour, spill, shed
Verb
enjugar
to dry; to wipe, wipe off, wipe down; to eliminate, wipe out
Verb
pañuelo
handkerchief; handkerchief, neckerchief; tissue, Kleenex; hijab
Noun
sereno
serene, calm, self-possessed
Adjective
risueño
smiling, beaming; fun, fun-loving; bright, sunny (future)
Adjective
economía
economy; economics
Noun
práctica
practice; internship
Noun
cifrar
to value, quantify, aggregate; to write in code, cypher
Verb
orgullo
pride (arrogance, haughtiness); pride (sense of self-worth); pride (something of which one is proud)
Noun
barato
cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price
Adjective
tío
uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent); unknown or any male person, dude, guy; friend, mate, pal, man, bro; mister (title conferred on an adult male)
Noun
nervioso
nerve; nervous, on edge; furious, annoyed, irritated
Adjective
irascible
irascible
Adjective
establecimiento
establishment
Noun
paño
cloth; wipe; rebozo
Noun
cómodamente
comfortably; conveniently
Adverb
usted
second person formal; you (singular); second person informal; you (singular); you
Pronoun
tela
cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers); difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties); cash, dosh (money); plenty; shedload
Noun
gabán
overcoat; maguari stork
Noun
dependiente
dependent
Adjective
mostrador
counter; shower (“one who shows”)
Noun
género
kind; genre; genus; gender, sex; gender; produce, merchandise; cloth, material (woven fabric)
Noun
trasluz
light (that passes through a transparent or translucent object)
Noun
estirar
to stretch; to extend
Verb
acerca
adjacent; only used in acerca de (“about; concerning”)
Adverb
nariz
nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell); nose; smell (sense of smell)
Noun
párpado
eyelid
Noun
suave
smooth, soft, fluffy; soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter); suave (charming, confident and elegant); cool, acceptable, easy
Adjective
pregunta
question (sentence that asks for information)
Noun
desdén
disdain, scorn
Noun
fingir
to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is); to fake, affect, feign
Verb
acá
here (in the speaker's location); as of, up to (used with a time phrase to represent continuity up to the present)
Adverb
muñeca
wrist
Noun
treinta
thirty
Numeric
barbaridad
barbarity; nonsense; something ridiculous; atrocity; (a) (heck of a) lot, (a) ridiculous amount
Noun
chillar
to shriek, to screech, to scream; to creak; to sizzle, to hiss; to speak; say a word
Verb
intervenir
to intervene; to participate
Verb
tienda
tent; shop, store
Noun
alterado
upset, angry, on edge; altered
Adjective
céntimo
hundredth; cent (a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency); ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a euro; ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a Costa Rican colón; ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a Peruvian nuevo sol; ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a Venezuelan bolívar; ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a Philippine peso; ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a Spanish peseta
Noun
rebajar
to reduce; to water down, dilute
Verb
vara
rod, pole (a long thin stick); rod (a thin cane or branch); rod (a staff of office); lance; vara, a Spanish rod or yard (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 83.7 cm); vara, a square vara (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 0.7 m²); yardstick (a straight-edge tool for measuring length); yardstick (a standard used to establish a baseline for measurements or comparisons)
Noun
cuánto
how much; how many
Adverb
costado
side; wing (of an army); genealogical lineage traced back from a grandparent; back
Noun
prenda
garment (single item of clothing); apparel; pledge, pawn; jewel (precious or semi-precious stone); darling, sweetheart, sweetie
Noun
seguramente
surely; certainly
Adverb
limpiar
to clean; to wash; to wipe; to wipe oneself
Verb
ustedes
you (plural), you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye
Pronoun
forro
lining; dust jacket; fur; condom; said to refer to people that are obnoxious, sometimes treacherous
Noun
botón
button (clothing, mechanical); key (on a musical instrument); bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded); button (blunted tip of a foil); cop
Noun
hechura
appearance, form
Noun
quince
fifteen
Numeric
dama
lady, dame; a female member of the court of honor at a quinceañera; queen; king
Noun
oficina
office (a room used for non-manual work); workshop; laboratory (in a pharmacy)
Noun
jilguero
European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Noun
natal
natal; native; home
Adjective
plaza
plaza, town square; fortified town; seat; position; bullring; mall, shopping center
Noun
peseta
peseta (Spanish currency before the Euro)
Noun
disparate
nonsense (meaningless words or actions); a great amount; a lot; crazy idea; object, event, or act that is mediocre or of low quality
Noun
pajarero
birdcatcher; bird seller
Noun
espalda
back; backstroke
Noun
loro
parrot, parakeet; chatterbox; ugly person
Noun
delicado
delicate; fragile; dainty, fine, refined; fussy; subtle (flavor, color); effeminate, gay
Adjective
pico
beak (of a bird); sharp point; pick, pickaxe; peak, summit (of a mountain); spout; a bit, a little; crest; penis; peck, small kiss; trap; gob (mouth)
Noun
retirada
withdrawal
Noun
comodidad
commodity, goods; comfort; convenience
Noun
conque
consequently, thus, hence, so; so (used to express surprise)
Conjunction
ofrecido
easy (a person who readily consents to sexual activity)
Adjective
empujón
shove, push, jostle; boost
Noun
viaje
voyage; journey, trip; A state of hallucination or altered consciousness caused by a narcotic drug.; a lot, loads
Noun
industria
industry (the tendency to work persistently); industry (businesses of the same type); industry (businesses that produce goods)
Noun
hábito
habit, custom; habit (of a monk); military rank; insignia (indicating a military rank); habit (of a crystal)
Noun
mercantil
mercantile
Adjective
estación
station; season (of the year)
Noun
ferrocarril
railway (UK), railroad (US); train; cheat sheet
Noun
tren
train; extravagance
Noun
andén
platform (at a train station); quayside; a stair-like terrace on a hillside, used for cultivating plants; sidewalk
Noun
peregrino
pilgrim; traveler
Noun
procedente
arriving (from), coming (from)
Adjective
romo
blunt, dull; snub
Adjective
regresar
to return, go back, come back
Verb
coche
car, automobile; carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power); car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train)
Noun
señora
Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region; lady; wife
Noun
perra
bitch (despicable or disagreeable, aggressive female person); prostitute, whore, slut; cash, dosh, dough (money); booze-up
Noun
incurrir
to incur
Verb