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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2101–2200
pesar
to weigh (to determine the weight of an object); to weigh (to have a certain weight); to ponder; to be serious, to be grave; to weigh oneself
Verb
condenar
to condemn
Verb
consabido
well-known, characteristic; oft-repeated
Adjective
cobijar
to cover; to shelter; to protect; to take refuge
Verb
avidez
greed, avarice; eagerness
Noun
bolsa
bag; coin purse; purse, handbag; stock exchange; pouch (of marsupials); pocket (in clothing); testicle, ball; sock
Noun
plan
plan; scheme (systematic plan of future action); intention; mood
Noun
suyo
his, hers, its, to her; theirs, their, to them; yours, your, to you
Determiner
taberna
pub, tavern
Noun
doña
title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs.; lady (a woman: an adult female human)
Noun
huésped
guest (recipient of hospitality); lodger (person who lodges in another's house); host (cell or organism which harbors another organism)
Noun
jacinto
hyacinth
Noun
pepa
pip, stone (seed inside fruits); pepita, certain large edible seeds e.g. sunflower seed; nugget (small piece of metal especially gold); pill (recreational drug in pill-form especially amphetamine); clitoris; pimple
Noun
jurar
to swear; to take an oath; to curse or swear
Verb
bah
indicates disdain or unbelief
Interjection
arropar
to clothe; to wrap up, bundle up
Verb
colar
to sift, to strain, to filter; to prepare coffee; to dupe, hoodwink; to missay, say wrongly; to fall for, fall in love; to sneak into, to crash; to sift through, comb through; to canonically confer (an ecclesiastical benefit)
Verb
nuca
nape (back of the neck)
Noun
resumir
to summarize
Verb
cuenta
count, tally; operation; bill; tab (e.g. at a bar or pub); account; count (in boxing); report; score (rivalry); bead (small spherical object); required or desired amount/number
Noun
ello
it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun
Pronoun
celebrar
to celebrate; to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.); to welcome, to accept
Verb
u
or
Conjunction
indispensable
indispensable
Adjective
nevar
to snow; to whiten, add white colour to something
Verb
aun
even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned); still, yet
Adverb
madrugada
dawn; early hours of the morning, before dawn; the period of time between midnight and sunrise
Noun
reunido
gathered
Adjective
pisada
footstep, footprint
Noun
fresco
fresh; cool (temperature); cheeky
Adjective
bomba
bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon); pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas); adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments; lamp globe; something unusual producing excitement; something extraordinary; smash hit; high-hat; drunkenness; firecracker; …
Noun
temblón
shaky; unsteady
Adjective
ahogar
to drown (kill by immersion in water); to stifle; to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen); to drown (be suffocated in water)
Verb
sazón
ripeness; flavor, seasoning; season
Noun
arrebujar
to wrap up
Verb
manta
blanket, cloth, cloth banner; poncho; a fish trap shaped like a blanket; manta ray
Noun
chupar
to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow (to give a blowjob); to hog (to greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.); to hog (in team sports, abuse the individual game with the ball); to drink an alcoholic beverage; to consume too fast or waste money, gasoline or another resource; to lose muscular mass or strength; to lose one's youthful or not-too-mature appearance; to suck off; …
Verb
habano
Havana cigar
Noun
siglo
century; age (significant period of time); eon
Noun
suspender
to suspend; to flunk, to fail to pass an exam or class
Verb
estrépito
noise, clattering
Noun
disputar
to dispute
Verb
júbilo
jubilation; joy
Noun
desentonar
to clash, look out of place
Verb
delirante
delirious
Adjective
amostazar
to irritate; to vex
Verb
comprometido
committed; engaged
Adjective
informar
to inform; to find out
Verb
imponer
to impose, impress; to impose, enforce, foist; to enjoin; to dominate; to show force
Verb
tardar
to take some amount of time; to take too much time, to be late
Verb
diván
divan (sofa-like piece of furniture); divan (Muslim council of state); divan (collection of poems)
Noun
sofocar
to suffocate, to stifle, to smother; to quell, to suppress, to put down, to crush, to quash, to squelch
Verb
acento
accent (typographical line); accent (variety of speech connected to a certain geographical region)
Noun
ahogo
suffocation; respiratory distress; anguish
Noun
alzacuello
choker (piece of jewelry worn close to the throat); clerical collar; dog collar
Noun
chaleco
vest, waistcoat, gilet; sweater, jumper; a Salesian
Noun
desabrochar
to unbutton
Verb
auxilio
aid, help
Noun
abanicar
to fan (to blow air on something by means of a fan)
Verb
lograr
to get, to obtain; to achieve, to manage to, to pull off; to be successful
Verb
frase
phrase; sentence
Noun
entrecortar
to intersect; to interrupt
Verb
despecho
spite, resentment, envy, anger, indignation, dismay; distress, sorrow, disappointment, despair; despite, violence, vexation, cheek; ill fate, unhappiness
Noun
achacar
to attribute (something to someone); to blame
Verb
brincar
to jump around, leap about, bounce (to propel oneself rapidly upward); to frolic, gambol (to move about playfully and uninhibitedly)
Verb
umbral
doorstep; stoop; threshold
Noun
zapateta
a blow with a shoe; tap with the shoe, in various dances
Noun
valsar
to waltz
Verb
rauda
an Islamic graveyard
Noun
amorosamente
amorously; lovingly
Adverb
rabo
tail; peduncle; penis; buttocks; handle (part of an object which is held in the hand)
Noun
cazo
a kind of large saucepan or saucepot, wider at top than at bottom; ladle; clumsy person; pimp; jug
Noun
sartén
frying pan
Noun
desapacible
unpleasant; unstable
Adjective
música
music; song
Noun
tendido
cable, cabling, wire, wiring; seating area in a bull ring
Noun
aullar
to howl, bay
Verb
salvajemente
wildly
Adverb
alzar
to lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide; to rise up, revolt; to achieve, obtain; to appeal
Verb
volandas
only used in en volandas
Noun
danzar
to dance
Verb
goma
rubber (substance, material); rubber tree; teether; condom; tire; boob; tit; gum (substance exuded by certain plants); glue; hair tie, ponytail holder, ponytailer, hair elastic, bobble, hair boble; home plate; …
Noun
talle
size (dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is); waist, waistline (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach; its circumference); figure, shape (shape of a human body)
Noun
vertiginoso
vertiginous (pertaining or related to vertigo); dizzying, vertiginous, giddy (inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, or dizzyness); suffering from vertigo
Adjective
danza
dance
Noun
botella
bottle; tank (closed container for liquids or gases)
Noun
trago
gulp, sip; alcoholic drink; booze; difficulty, problem, issue; tragus
Noun
licor
liqueur
Noun
exquisito
exquisite; delicious
Adjective
trasegar
to move around; to transfer (liquid from one container to another); to tope, booze (drink alcohol excessively); to gulp (drink); to smuggle (drugs)
Verb
habitación
room (separate part of a building); bedroom (room with a bed for sleeping); habitation (the act of inhabiting); habitat (place where an organism occurs)
Noun
ánimo
soul, spirit, mood; vigour
Noun
enojo
anger
Noun
platicar
to chat, to talk
Verb
capote
cloak; cape worn by bullfighters
Noun
calar
to soak; to pierce with a sharp instrument; to rumble, see through (to discover deceitful or underhanded behavior, hidden true motives or mindset); to catch on (become fashionable or popular); to stall (an engine); to put on (clothing)
Verb
licencia
license; permission; leave (absence from work); licentiate (degree)
Noun
cobrar
to charge (money, etc.); to collect; to gather up (strength, bravery etc.); to pay for something (get one's dues); to claim (lives)
Verb
confite
confection, sweetmeat
Noun
marchar
to go, travel; to march; to function, work, run; to leave
Verb