Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2201–2300

preciso

precise; necessary

Adjective

diablo

devil; crowbar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, prybar, pinchbar, nail bar

Noun

largar

to chase away; to let go; to release; to go away, to scram, get out, shove off

Verb

unánime

unanimous

Adjective

aparecer

to appear, to turn up, to pop up, to come up

Verb

marco

frame; framework; marco, Spanish mark (a traditional unit of weight, equivalent to about 230 g); mark (other similar half-pound weights in other measurement systems); mark (a former German currency); markka (a former Finnish currency)

Noun

rubicundo

ruddy, reddish; appearing healthy with a "good color"

Adjective

faz

face (surface); face (of a polyhedron or solid); forehead, the top part of the face; inland, interior, middle

Noun

autorización

authorization

Noun

insolente

insolent, impudent, impertinent

Adjective

regocijo

widespread joy, jubilation; an action that leads to this state of mind

Noun

come on!, come now! (expressing encouragement); so, and so, now (expressing resolution, preceding a willful resolution)

Interjection

vociferar

to vociferate (to cry out with vehemence)

Verb

vuecelencia

your excellency

Noun

medroso

fearful, timid

Adjective

huevo

egg; spawn; testicle; guts, balls, courage; zygote; ovule; a lot, loads

Noun

despeinar

to muss, to make (hair) messy; to take down one's hair

Verb

grueso

thick, fat; wide

Adjective

despensa

pantry, larder

Noun

ropero

clothes; clothing

Adjective

saque

expulsion, extraction, act of putting something out; service; serve (in racquet sports, the first shot); kick-off; appetite

Noun

tocino

bacon; salt pork

Noun

garbanzo

chickpea; garbanzo (plant, seed); bottom dollar, dosh

Noun

final

end (the terminal point of something in space or time); final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)

Noun

imprecación

imprecation, curse

Noun

patio

yard, patio; courtyard; schoolyard; recess, break

Noun

arrostrar

to face, to face up to (to confront a condition or situation)

Verb

glacial

glacial; frigid, chilly, not cordial

Adjective

temperatura

temperature

Noun

luna

moon; windshield; shirt; shield

Noun

argentar

to silver-plate

Verb

nevado

(perpetually) snow-covered mountain

Noun

bracero

labourer, farmhand, navvy

Noun

cosido

sewing

Noun

silueta

silhouette

Noun

femenino

feminine (of or relating to women); feminine (of or in the feminine gender)

Adjective

especie

species; type, sort, kind

Noun

ronquido

snore

Noun

chimenea

chimney; smokestack (of a train or factory); funnel (of a ship); fireplace, fireside, hearth

Noun

miga

crumb (small piece which breaks off from baked food); crumb (soft interior part of bread beneath the crust); essence, core (most significant feature of something); crumb, bit (small amount)

Noun

caliente

hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth); hot (close to finding or guessing something); horny (sexually aroused)

Adjective

millonario

millionaire

Noun

excusado

toilet

Noun

describir

to describe, represent in words; to trace, describe

Verb

suntuoso

lavish, magnificent, sumptuous

Adjective

instalación

installation (process); production plant; facilities

Noun

omitir

to omit

Verb

poema

poem (literary piece written in verse)

Noun

gastronómico

gastronomic, gastronomical

Adjective

sospecha

suspicion

Noun

primor

skill, care; lovely thing, gem

Noun

excelso

excellent

Adjective

artista

artist; entertainer, performer, artiste (occupation)

Noun

saborear

to taste; to savour, savor; to relish

Verb

excesivo

excessive

Adjective

delectación

delectation

Noun

obstante

hindering; obstructing

Adjective

susto

fright

Noun

desbocar

to become baggy or loose; to remove the mouth (of); to become baggy; to lose control; bolt; to run off at the mouth

Verb

inglés

English

Adjective

verdadero

true, real; honest

Adjective

fallecimiento

demise, death

Noun

testamento

will, testament; testament; an exceedingly long text

Noun

heredero

heir

Noun

talonario

checkbook or other booklet with part that can be torn off leaving a stub

Noun

gremio

guild, association, union (of workers); trade, profession; lap

Noun

hortelano

orchard

Adjective

encorvar

to curve, to bend; to hunch, to stoop

Verb

época

epoch, era, age, time, day; season, time; period (of time), time period; epoch

Noun

cuarenta

forty

Numeric

huerta

garden, vegetable garden; orchard, cultivated land; the area of Murcia and Valencia with fertile ground

Noun

lindante

bordering

Adjective

costilla

rib; a type of biscuit or cookie filled with jam

Noun

criado

servant

Noun

estupendo

stupendous; marvellous; fantastic; peachy, great

Adjective

calabaza

pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo; typical pumpkin used for Halloween and autumn seasonal decoration); gourd, pumpkin; cep, porcino (Boletus edulis); bad grades; dummy; fool

Noun

naranja

orange (having orange color); Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish political party

Adjective

mediado

half full

Adjective

junio

June

Noun

grado

degree; grade; level; step; graduation; proof; will, wish; liking, preference

Noun

madurez

maturity; ripeness

Noun

lucido

lucid

Adjective

guisar

to stew; to cook

Verb

melancólicamente

melancholically

Adverb

sacrificio

sacrifice; slaughter

Noun

señalar

to signal; to show, to indicate, to point out, to flag, to flag up; to point (with the fingers)

Verb

fruto

any fruit from a plant, whether sweet or not (like avocado or tomato), edible or not; any vegetable or produce that is grown; profit from an activity; result of an action, omission, attitude, etc.; offspring

Noun

amado

beloved

Adjective

cucurbitácea

cucurbit

Noun

afán

desire; thirst; effort; eagerness; keenness

Noun

sentencia

sentence