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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1701–1800
ira
anger, ire; wrath, rage
Noun
juguetón
playful, frisky, frolicsome
Adjective
escarbar
to paw, scratch, scrape, dig (the ground); to clean, pick (one's teeth, ears, nose); to poke (a fire); to dig about; poke about
Verb
pantalón
trousers, pants, shorts
Noun
ama
lady of the house; proprietress; landlady; housekeeper, head maid; nursemaid, nanny; wetnurse; mistress
Noun
manifestar
to manifest, reveal, display, show; to declare, express; to protest (publicly demonstrate)
Verb
simpatía
sympathy; friendliness, niceness
Noun
molestar
to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden; to annoy, to tease, to pester, to bug, to hassle; to upset, to discomfort; to mind (uses indirect object); to intrude; to get upset; to bother
Verb
docilidad
docility
Noun
infinito
infinite; unlimited, boundless, unbounded; endless, countless; immeasurable
Adjective
viajero
traveller
Noun
fabricante
manufacturer
Noun
corcho
cork (bark of the cork oak); cork (bottle stopper)
Noun
iracundo
short-tempered; angry; anger-filled
Adjective
religioso
religious
Adjective
aseo
cleaning; tidiness; toilet
Noun
personal
personal
Adjective
suelta
release (act of releasing); hopple, hobble, pastern, fetter to fix the feet of an animal
Noun
terno
set of three, trio; three-piece suit; suit (set of clothes); swearword
Noun
lío
bundle; trouble, hassle, problem, mess, pickle; lover, bit on the side; huddle
Noun
tranquilizar
to calm, to calm down, to tranquilize; to sedate, to tranquilize; to calm down, to tranquilize
Verb
estremecimiento
shudder, shuddering, flinch, trembling, shiver, quivering, quiver; thrill, frisson, tingling; spasm
Noun
delicadeza
delicateness; kindness, thoughtfulness; fussiness
Noun
improperio
insult, affront, diss
Noun
interventor
comptroller; monitor
Noun
exigir
to demand; to require; to call for; to exact; to hold (e.g., accountable); to be required, to be demanded
Verb
billete
banknote, bill (paper currency); ticket; billet; money
Noun
talante
way of being, way, character; outlook
Noun
remedio
remedy, solution; medicine; amendment (alteration or change for the better)
Noun
abuso
abuse; overuse
Noun
conejo
rabbit, cony, coney (male or unspecified sex); detective; contracted biceps (having athletic or semi-athletic features, specially when exhibiting, intentionally or not); cunt (female genitalia); type of bedpan (specially shaped bottle used to collect urine from bedridden men)
Noun
mayoría
majority
Noun
parlamentario
parliamentary
Adjective
tutear
to address someone informally with tú, rather than the formal usted or the informal pronoun vos used in certain countries; to thou
Verb
primo
cousin (of male or unspecified gender); cuz, man, bro, homie; prime number; sucker, gullible person
Noun
conmover
to affect, move, touch
Verb
emplear
to hire, to employ (to give someone a job); to use (employ, apply); to use (consume, spend)
Verb
importe
price, cost; sum
Noun
lana
wool; cash, money, dough; moss
Noun
bayoneta
bayonet; dipstick
Noun
portezuela
car door
Noun
asalto
assault (violent onset or attack with physical means); mugging, robbery (quick violent robbery of a person); round (one of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a match); coup (coup d'état)
Noun
cejar
to give in; to forfeit
Verb
propósito
purpose; resolution
Noun
atropellar
to run over; to drive over; to be abusive, to bully
Verb
existente
existent, existing
Adjective
recién
recently; new-, newly, freshly; just now, recently; only, just
Adverb
llegado
arrived, received, delivered
Adjective
teniente
lieutenant; deputy; having, holding
Noun
carabinero
carbineer (soldier armed with a carbine); member of the national police; a member of an armed force, in Spain between 1829 and 1940, whose mission was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country; certain red shrimp; Aristaeopsis edwardsiana; Aristeus antennatus; Aristaeomorpha foliacea (giant red shrimp)
Noun
viajar
to travel, journey
Verb
saco
bag, sack (a loose container); gunny sack; suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit); English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure); saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L)
Noun
sombrerero
hatter
Noun
manojo
handful, bunch
Noun
sable
sable; saber, cutlass; saber; sand
Noun
atado
tied, tied up, tied down; confused; timid; biased
Adjective
cordel
string (thin thread); twine (thin cord or rope); chain (surverying or measuring rope, typically of 50 or 100 varas); cordel, Spanish chain (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.9 m in 19th-century Spain)
Noun
instrumento
instrument, tool (implement used for manipulation or measurement); instrument, tool (a means or agency for achieving an effect); penis; instrument (a legal document)
Noun
mortífero
deadly, lethal, mortiferous
Adjective
equipaje
luggage; baggage (portable traveling equipment)
Noun
militar
military
Adjective
bulto
bulge; lump, volume or an indeterminate object; piece of luggage; bust or statue, not reduced to relief or bas-relief sculpture
Noun
almohadón
cushion (soft material in cloth bag)
Noun
bota
boot; wineskin, bota bag; soft pouch, usually suspended from a cord or lanyard, for carrying wine or other beverages (similar to a canteen)
Noun
babucha
slipper, babouche (low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily, especially in Middle Eastern contexts)
Noun
oreja
outer ear; auricle; ear (used for references to the external or tangible aspects of the ear)
Noun
elefante
elephant
Noun
calza
stocking, sock; legging
Noun
tranquilidad
tranquility
Noun
cura
cure (something that restores good health); drunkenness; priest; curate; avocado
Noun
prorrumpir
to burst into (tears, laughter, etc.)
Verb
sollozo
sob
Noun
ocurrir
to happen, to occur; to come up with
Verb
referir
to report; to relate; to refer to
Verb
calma
calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace and quiet
Noun
arañar
to scratch
Verb
clero
clergy
Noun
sublevar
to provoke into rebellion, to revolt; to raise, to lift up
Verb
juanete
bunion; topgallant sail
Noun
sacerdote
priest
Noun
restablecer
to restore; to reset; to recover, recuperate
Verb
descansar
to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity); to sit, to rest; to rest (put into a state of rest)
Verb
dormido
asleep, sleeping; numb
Adjective
rozar
to clear or scrape land; to graze, to brush (touch lightly and briefly); to border (on) (be close to)
Verb
dulcemente
sweetly
Adverb
docena
dozen
Noun
salchichón
thick sausage for slicing
Noun
rajar
to split, to rip, to tear, to slit; to stab; to sound off, mouth off; to snitch, denounce; to back down, chicken out; to evade, elude (from a fight, discussion, confrontation, etc.)
Verb
tararear
to hum
Verb
himno
hymn; anthem
Noun
piadoso
pious; merciful
Adjective
mal
apocopic form of malo bad; evil; amiss, awry, off, wrong
Adjective
constantemente
constantly
Adverb
despachar
to complete, conclude; to send or ship; to attend to, serve (a client); to dismiss; to finish off; to kill off
Verb
taquilla
ticket office, (UK) booking office (an office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel, in a train station); box office (a place where tickets are sold in a theater or cinema); ticket booth (a small stall for the sale of tickets); takings, gate, proceeds; locker; locking file cabinet; something fashionable or popular
Noun
norte
north (compass point); north wind; guide, inspiration; goal, objective; strong wind
Noun
reprimir
to repress; to control oneself
Verb
imperativo
imperative (necessity); imperative
Noun
interlocutor
interlocutor; negotiator
Noun
tintero
inkwell (container for ink used to refill a pen)
Noun