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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 1801–1900
tupido
thick, dense; dim, clumsy
Adjective
vestir
to dress, to clothe, to attire; to wear; to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish; to disguise, to cover up; to make clothes for, to dress; to get dressed
Verb
cortar
to cut; to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip; to chop, chop up, chop off; to slice, to slit; to mow; to slash, to hack; to carve, to engrave; to hang up, to terminate a telephone call; to stop an action; to shut off; …
Verb
ropón
overgarment; overfrock
Noun
franela
flannel (a soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers); T-shirt
Noun
rojo
red (colour)
Adjective
lucir
to shine; to sport, wear; to show off, to display; to look like; to dress well
Verb
jockey
jockey; baseball cap
Noun
terciopelo
velvet (closely woven fabric with a thick short pile on one side)
Noun
granate
garnet
Adjective
maravilla
wonder, marvel; marigold; four o'clock flower
Noun
agarrado
stingy; robust, muscular
Adjective
señorita
young woman; Miss (used as a title); snob
Noun
caballerete
lad; chap; fellow
Noun
pertenecer
to belong; to be independent
Verb
distinguir
to distinguish, discern; to differentiate, set apart; to make out, manage to see, hear etc.; to stand out, be distinguishable or differentiable, to distinguish oneself
Verb
acomodado
well-off, well-to-do, affluent, wealthy; accommodated, settled in; suitable, fitting, comfortable
Adjective
azorado
startled, alarmed
Adjective
gentil
kind, nice; gentile (non-Jewish)
Adjective
pareja
couple, pair; partner (spouse)
Noun
paternal
paternal, fatherly
Adjective
aviso
warning; announcement; notice
Noun
directo
direct, straightforward; blunt, straight; live; live stream, stream; mad, drugged-out or resembling those states
Adjective
frontera
border, frontier; demarcation
Noun
intrépido
fearless; bold; adventurous
Adjective
alargar
to lengthen; to stretch, to extend
Verb
portamonedas
purse, coin purse
Noun
marcado
marked, pronounced
Adjective
extrañeza
strangeness; astonishment; surprise
Noun
carmín
carmine, crimson (color); lipstick, lippy
Noun
teñir
to color, dye, stain; to dye (one's hair)
Verb
galán
an attractive young man, gallant; beau; protagonist, leading man
Noun
damisela
damsel (young woman)
Noun
patada
kick; electric shock; hit, dose
Noun
escorial
slag heap; bed (of lava)
Noun
justamente
justly, fairly, fair and square; precisely, exactly
Adverb
energía
energy
Noun
aligerar
to hasten; to accelerate; to lighten (as a load)
Verb
campana
bell; a bell-shaped (or roughly) object or component (such as the canopy of a parachute); hood (device to suck away smokes and fumes); extractor hood; cloche, tableware cover, usually metalic
Noun
vagón
train car; railroad car; railway carriage
Noun
departamento
department; apartment, flat
Noun
turista
tourist
Noun
americano
American (of, from or relating to the Americas); American, US-American (of, from or relating to the United States)
Adjective
acomodar
to accommodate; to usher or settle; to suit; to be suitable; to settle in
Verb
rincón
corner (inside), angle; nook, cosy corner; haven, retreat; patch, small piece (of land); bit, end
Noun
valija
valise; case, suitcase
Noun
cuero
leather; animal skin, hide; football (ball); a man or woman's attractive body; prostitute
Noun
dentro
inside (for space); indoors; within, in (for time)
Adverb
agarrar
to grab or take hold of; to hold on; to catch (an illness, feeling etc.)
Verb
cintura
waist
Noun
principiar
to begin
Verb
pasión
passion; inertia, idleness (the opposite of action)
Noun
devorador
devouring (that devours)
Adjective
sencillo
single; small change
Noun
bobo
stupid, silly, naive; flaccid
Adjective
manía
mania, bad habit, obsession; mania (violent derangement); mania (craze, something popular at the time); dislike; foible, quirk (unusual habit or way)
Noun
coleccionista
collector
Noun
finito
finite; finished; over with; done
Adjective
mamá
mum, mom; a term of affection for a woman
Noun
visitar
to visit
Verb
barrio
neighbourhood; any neighbourhood of the original or ancient part of a city (usually excluding new growth after the 1930s, 40s or 50s, depending on the state or city); slum
Noun
salamanca
natural caves in some hills where according to popular belief, witches hold orgiastic covens with the devil as guest, and where those interested can form pacts with him; iguana-like creature with evil powers; sleight of hand
Noun
piso
floor, ground (surface of the earth); floor, story, storey (level of a building); flat, apartment; deck (level on a ship or vehicle); decker (bus, bed); level, layer of a structure e.g. a cake; tier (layer of a cake); footstool; rug, carpet; sole; …
Noun
notar
to note (make a written record of and/or purposefully commit to memory); to show, to be noticed, to become obvious
Verb
codiciar
to covet
Verb
rogar
to beg, entreat, implore something; to urge, solicit, ask for something; to pray for someone; to require
Verb
magnífico
magnificent
Adjective
álbum
album (a book designed to keep photographs, stamps, autographs); album (a phonograph record composed of several tracks)
Noun
sello
seal, sigil; stamp (device for stamping designs); stamp (imprint made by stamping); postage stamp
Noun
acceder
to accede, to agree, to concur; to access; to enter; to get (into); to achieve; to back down (change one's mind)
Verb
repisa
shelf, ledge
Noun
hojear
to page or leaf through; to skim
Verb
vivacidad
vivacity; jauntiness, liveliness
Noun
isla
island (area of land surrounded by water); block (group of urban lots of property)
Noun
colección
collection
Noun
completo
full, complete; completed
Adjective
desfilar
to parade
Verb
minúsculo
minute; minuscule; tiny (very small); lower case (of a letter)
Adjective
artístico
artistic
Adjective
nación
nation
Noun
marca
brand (of clothing etc.); brand (for cattle); mark (left on a surface); print (fingerprint, footprint); record; personal best; marker; buoy; whore; harlot; march; marchland (area); marker (player marking a rival)
Noun
autorizar
to authorize
Verb
correspondencia
correspondence; connection
Noun
embelesar
to captivate
Verb
brinco
jump, hop; small jewel worn by women on their head
Noun
ay
ah!, alas!; woe!; expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise
Interjection
raro
rare; strange, odd
Adjective
república
republic
Noun
requiebro
a flattering comment
Noun
reparar
to notice; to realize; to become aware; to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm); to stop (make a halt)
Verb
guapo
good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman); smart or elegant; cool; bold, fearless; angry, upset
Adjective
brillante
bright, brilliant, lustrous, shiny, glowing, sparkly, glittering, glossy; excellent, outstanding, exemplary, scintillating
Adjective
doncella
maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman); abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs); Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
Noun
tolerancia
tolerance; forbearance
Noun
escena
scene; stage; cutscene
Noun
filatélico
philatelic
Adjective
prolongar
to prolong, drag out
Verb
significar
to signify; to mean; to stand out; to speak out, to assert (to voice one's opinion)
Verb
admirar
to admire; to be admirable; to be amazed
Verb
travieso
naughty, mischievous; playful (suggesting mirth or fun)
Adjective