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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2001–2100
gozar
to enjoy oneself; to enjoy
Verb
mediano
medium; average; mediocre
Adjective
desahogo
relief (solace); outlet (release of emotions or desires)
Noun
organizar
to organize
Verb
servicio
service; public toilet; amenity; silverware
Noun
capellán
chaplain
Noun
amén
amen
Interjection
misa
mass (church)
Noun
fiesta
party; feast; feast day (of a saint); holiday
Noun
comentar
to comment (make a comment)
Verb
periódico
newspaper
Noun
político
political; in-law
Adjective
capataz
foreman; boss, overseer
Noun
hábilmente
ably, skillfully, cleverly
Adverb
faena
task, job; duty; compulsory labour or work; struggle; dirty trick; pity; shame; faena (series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill)
Noun
agrícola
agricultural
Adjective
cochero
coachman; charioteer
Noun
obeso
obese
Adjective
flemático
phlegmatic
Adjective
gobernar
to govern; to steer (a vehicle or watercraft); to guide
Verb
solemnemente
solemnly
Adverb
mulo
mule
Noun
carretela
carretela
Noun
llave
key (to open doors); key (of musical instrument); key (in heraldry); spanner, wrench; faucet, tap, water tap, spigot; curly bracket ({ and }); switch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow); lock; hold (position or grip used to control the opponent); a game where a small metal disc is thrown at a small metal structure
Noun
cámara
room; camera; chamber; legislature; inner tube; cabin; bowel movement; cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera)
Noun
discreto
discrete; discreet, tactful; modest; reasonable
Adjective
puntual
punctual, on time; occurring on few occasions
Adjective
cocinero
cook
Noun
limpio
clean; broke, out of pocket
Adjective
primoroso
prime, excellent, ace (first in excellence, quality, or value)
Adjective
guiso
stew; a person of a lower social class who pretends to be of a higher class; someone who puts on airs
Noun
antiguo
old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime; old, ancient, age-old; vintage, antique; old-fashioned, outdated, old-style, old-time; long-standing, longstanding
Adjective
cocina
kitchen; stove, cooker, range; cuisine; back seats of a bus
Noun
nacional
a member of the national militia
Noun
satisfacer
to satisfy, fulfil / fulfill
Verb
estómago
stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion)
Noun
lisonjear
to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to delight; to please; to pay compliments to
Verb
paladar
palate (roof of the mouth, and sense of taste); a small family-run restaurant in a Cuban home
Noun
pervertir
to pervert, lead astray, garble, corrupt
Verb
rueda
wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines); circle (of people); train; spread tail (of a peacock); a Rueda wine
Noun
excelente
excellent, brilliant, superb; copacetic (US slang); tiptop, topnotch, top notch
Adjective
funcionar
to work, to function
Verb
regocijar
to delight; to rejoice, to take delight
Verb
golfo
gulf; scoundrel; sluggard; manwhore
Noun
puerto
port, harbour; port
Noun
carne
flesh, the soft part of a body which covers the bones; an animal’s meat, or by extension the edible “fleshy” or soft part of a fruit or vegetable
Noun
agilidad
agility
Noun
sano
healthy, sound; earnest; pure; whole, unbroken
Adjective
tez
complexion
Noun
servidor
server; yours truly; muggins; urinal
Noun
soldada
salary
Noun
provincia
province
Noun
regalo
present, gift
Noun
contento
content; happy, glad; pleased, chuffed (British); satisfied
Adjective
metódico
methodical
Adjective
invariable
invariable
Adjective
salario
wage, wages, salary; income
Noun
dadivoso
generous
Adjective
diciembre
December
Noun
frío
cold, coldness (a condition of low temperature)
Noun
justo
right, just; exactly; tightly
Adverb
envolver
to wrap; to shroud; to involve
Verb
manto
shroud, cloak; layer, surface, blanket, carpet; mantle
Noun
soledad
solitude
Noun
despacho
dispatch; office
Noun
cortijo
a type of traditional rural habitat found mostly in Andalusia and Extremadura
Noun
sociabilidad
sociability
Noun
invencible
invincible
Adjective
compañía
company, enterprise, business, firm
Noun
arrimar
to draw near; to hang up (give up doing an activity); to thwack; bash; hit; to live in sin; to stay living on someone's elses house at the expense of them; to live in a person's house by freeloading
Verb
hogar
home; homeland; housekeeping; hearth, fireplace
Noun
calentar
to heat, to warm up (cause an increase in temperature); to turn on (arouse sexually); to warm up (prepare for a physical activity)
Verb
palma
palm of the hand; palm tree; palm leaf; coconut palm
Noun
cuento
story; tale, lie; one million
Noun
andaluz
Andalusian (of, from or relating to Andalusia, Spain)
Adjective
conversación
conversation
Noun
rústico
rustic; crude, unsophisticated, clumsy
Adjective
proyectar
to project, plan; to show; to shoot, discharge
Verb
asociar
to associate
Verb
décimo
tenth
Adjective
lotería
lottery; a traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls
Noun
navidad
Christmas present
Noun
anochecer
to become night, to get dark; to be somewhere by dark
Verb
bondadoso
kind, caring, bounteous
Adjective
blandir
to brandish
Verb
papel
paper; role
Noun
sumar
to add; to add, to add up; to join up
Verb
benignidad
benignity
Noun
cumplir
to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow); to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities); to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los); to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment); to comply; to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed; to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment); to come true, to be fulfilled
Verb
deseo
desire, wish
Noun
sorteo
lottery, raffle
Noun
regalar
to give as a present, to gift; to regale, entertain; to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)
Verb
tentar
to tempt; to touch
Verb
suerte
luck, fortune; lot, fate; sort, kind, type; oracular response; stage in a bullfight; lottery ticket; a small white spot on the nails
Noun
explosión
explosion, blast, bang, burst, boom; bang, boom
Noun
bendición
blessing; baby
Noun
hiperbólico
hyperbolic; hyperbolic (of or relating to hyperbole)
Adjective
cano
hoary, white-haired, grey-haired; ancient, old (of a person); white, snow-white, milky white
Adjective
menear
to wiggle, to wag, to shake; to hobble, to hopple (a horse); to sway, to shake
Verb
afirmar
to state, assert
Verb