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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2501–2600
hilacha
loose thread, shred of fabric
Noun
afeitar
to shave (to remove hair with a razor or clippers); to groom
Verb
bajo
short (of little height); low, ground (situated close to the ground); low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality); bass; base, mean, low, despicable
Adjective
mendigo
beggar (person who begs for a living)
Noun
malhechor
wrongdoer, malefactor, criminal
Noun
desván
loft, attic
Noun
destinado
destined; predestined
Adjective
dril
drill (fabric)
Noun
remendar
to improve, patch, mend, repair, patch up
Verb
noviembre
November
Noun
pedazo
piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite (a part of a larger whole); patch (e.g. of sky, cloth, skin, space); scrap (e.g. of paper, information); lump (e.g. of metal, rock, clay, wood); slab (e.g. of meat, of cheese); shard (e.g. of glass, ice)
Noun
preservar
to preserve; to be preserved
Verb
cuitar
to hurry (do things quickly)
Verb
terror
terror; horror
Noun
limosna
alms; charity; charitable donation
Noun
soportar
to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle; to support a weight or load
Verb
desdicha
bad luck; gloom
Noun
implorar
to implore, beg
Verb
infeliz
unhappy; unfortunate
Adjective
disfrazar
to disguise (to change the appearance); to dress up as
Verb
humillación
humiliation
Noun
regular
regular, steady, even; fair, fairly good, average; common, ordinary, middling, so-so; regular
Adjective
perfección
perfection
Noun
canto
singing; song; chant; edge; corner, especially the intersection of two streets; side; thickness; a piece of stone; canthus
Noun
facilitar
to facilitate (to make easier); to provide, to send, to deliver
Verb
guitarra
guitar; guitarfish; guitarist
Noun
latir
to beat, throb (said of a heart); to bark; to sound good, to spark interest
Verb
temblar
to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail; to shake; to shiver; to twitch
Verb
céntrico
central; located in the center, centrally
Adjective
nudo
knot (a looping piece of a long, flexible material); knot (nautical unit of speed)
Noun
romanza
romance (piece of music)
Noun
tenor
tenor; sense, meaning
Noun
favorito
favorite/favourite
Adjective
círculo
circle
Noun
maestría
mastery; master's degree
Noun
obra
work (usually literary or artistic); construction
Noun
comunicar
to communicate; to connect
Verb
demasiado
too much, too many, excessive
Adjective
temer
to fear; to dread; to be afraid, sorry; to suspect
Verb
desorden
disorder; untidiness
Noun
guardia
custodian, warden (male); guard, guardsman; watch, guard, guarding, guard duty, sentry duty; guard (unit or squad); custody; shift (in certain professions such as for medical staff); guard (ground grappling position)
Noun
tránsito
transit; traffic
Noun
prevención
prevention
Noun
alquiler
rent (a payment made in exchange for something borrowed, and its amount)
Noun
colchón
mattress (pad on which a person can recline and sleep); buffer, cushion, padding (something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact); nest egg
Noun
ópera
opera
Noun
desesperado
desperate (filled with despair); hopeless (destitute of hope)
Adjective
tenazmente
tenaciously
Adverb
tiniebla
shadow; darkness
Noun
congojoso
grief-stricken
Adjective
quimera
chimera; chimera, pipe dream (something illusory or impossible to achieve)
Noun
límite
limit, threshold, cutoff, cut-off
Noun
anterior
anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past; anterior (in space)
Adjective
amanecer
to dawn; to get light (become light in the morning); to wake up (cease to sleep); to see the morning; be seen by the morning (be in a given state when the sun rises); to awake, wake up (rouse from sleep); to waken, awaken (cease to sleep); to stay awake all night
Verb
sábana
sheet; bedsheet
Noun
espesor
thickness; density (of a fluid)
Noun
alimento
food (solid substance that can be consumed); nourishment; alimony, maintenance
Noun
taza
cup, mug; toilet bowl
Noun
ínfimo
very low, very small; dirt cheap
Adjective
acurrucar
to huddle, to curl up (because of the cold); to snuggle, to spoon; to make somebody squat; to squat
Verb
infancia
childhood (period of human development from birth until puberty); infancy
Noun
apretado
tight; short (of money); conceited, self-important, stuck-up
Adjective
desfallecer
to become weak, wear out
Verb
pausar
to pause
Verb
copiosamente
copiously
Adverb
casualmente
by chance; accidentally; coincidentally
Adverb
apresuradamente
hastily
Adverb
capa
cloak, cape (a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck); coat, sheet (a covering of material, such as paint); layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface); guise; pretext; cloak; cover
Noun
farol
lantern; headlight (bike or automobile light); streetlamp; lighthouse; bluff (act of bluffing)
Noun
gorro
cap; hat; beanie; condom; kippah
Noun
blanco
white (color); target, bullseye; a white person; a person of European descent; a person of any light-skinned group of people
Noun
claridad
clarity, clearness; brightness
Noun
ruido
noise, racket, rattle, clatter, sound (various sounds, usually unwanted); noise (unwanted part of a signal); uproar, talk, fuss
Noun
rumor
rumor; murmur
Noun
vago
vague; lazy
Adjective
incesante
incessant; ceaseless
Adjective
copo
flake; partially ordered set
Noun
crujido
crunch; crack
Noun
prolongado
prolonged, protracted, extended; lengthy, time-consuming; long-term
Adjective
sedería
silk shop; haberdashery
Noun
vibrar
to vibrate; to roll the letter R; to brandish forcefully
Verb
expirar
to die, pass away; to come to an end; to expire
Verb
sensibilidad
sensibility; sensitivity; tenderness (condition of being tender or sore to touch)
Noun
acera
pavement, sidewalk
Noun
verja
gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters); fence (often made of trellis)
Noun
codo
elbow; cubit (an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand); codo, Spanish cubit (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.6 cm)
Noun
vagamente
vaguely; lazily
Adverb
rezar
to pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc.; to read, say
Verb
fervorosamente
fervently
Adverb
divino
divine; heavenly
Adjective
sospechar
to suspect; to be on to (+ de)
Verb
tímidamente
timidly
Adverb
vigoroso
vigorous
Adjective
miedo
fear
Noun
caritativo
charitable
Adjective
secar
to dry; to dry up, run dry
Verb
columna
a column; a circular support; file
Noun
cuándo
when
Adverb
verdad
truth; fact
Noun
artillería
artillery
Noun