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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2601–2700
asfixiar
to asphyxiate, suffocate
Verb
horror
horror; terror
Noun
felicidad
happiness; something that brings happiness
Noun
criminal
criminal
Adjective
bruscamente
suddenly, brusquely
Adverb
salpicar
to splatter, splash; to sprinkle, scatter
Verb
interjección
interjection
Noun
maldito
cursed; damned, freaking, fucking
Adjective
hotel
hotel
Noun
número
number (counting); musical number; number; spectacle; man, soldier
Noun
introducir
to insert; to bring in; to introduce; to add; to admit (someone); to add
Verb
arrear
to drive, herd (livestock); to capture, take (by force); to urge; to harness
Verb
bestia
beast; animal; brute (person who acts stupidly)
Noun
carruaje
carriage
Noun
velozmente
quickly
Adverb
rápidamente
rapidly, quickly
Adverb
cuba
barrel
Noun
juntar
to combine, unite; to gather (together); to collect; to close partway; to join together; to gather together, socialize, get together, come together, consort; to pick up (something)
Verb
respetable
respectable; considerable
Adjective
comunicación
communication
Noun
traficar
to smuggle; to traffic (illegal trade or exchange of goods)
Verb
respuesta
reply, response, answer
Noun
averiguación
inquiry, inquest
Noun
agradable
agreeable, pleasant
Adjective
acontecimiento
event, development, occurrence, happening
Noun
retardar
to retard, to slow; to defer, to delay
Verb
registro
registration, record; roll, register, logbook, log; entry (in a register or log); search (of a building, by police etc.); recording (of audio or video); register; register (of voice); record; personal best
Noun
parroquial
parochial (pertaining to a parish)
Adjective
contradictorio
contradictory; counterintuitive
Adjective
afortunadamente
fortunately; luckily
Adverb
providencia
providence; a resolution by a judge or court in order to direct and continue criminal procedures
Noun
tibia
tibia, shinbone
Noun
mullir
to soften
Verb
alfombra
carpet, rug (covering for a floor); mat
Noun
despojar
to strip, clear, leave bare, to despoil; to divest oneself of
Verb
harapo
rag; garb, togs, glad rags (clothes); scrap
Noun
empapar
to drench
Verb
arder
to burn, blaze (to be consumed by fire or in flames); to burn, to sting, to smart (to hurt, be in pain); to burn, seethe (to be in an agitated or angry mental state); to rot (to suffer decomposition due to biological action); to cause someone resentment or irritation; to get resentful, offended
Verb
delicioso
delicious, delectable, luscious; delightful
Adjective
caldo
a clear soup, broth, bouillon; stock; wine; swill; sludge
Noun
bodega
wine cellar; wine storeroom; wine stockroom; wine warehouse; wineshop; wine store; winery; a vintage or great abundance of wine somewhere; pantry; larder (place where groceries are kept); garner; silo; granary (space to store cereals); port warehouse; port storage; cargo hold (cargo space in a ship); warehouse (building where goods are stored); …
Noun
añejo
aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum); vintage; more than one year old
Adjective
dictar
to dictate; to pronounce; to give; to deliver (i.e. a lecture); to lay down
Verb
oportuno
opportune; suitable, appropriate
Adjective
ansiedad
anxiety
Noun
necesitar
to need
Verb
refacción
refaction; repair; spare part
Noun
tapa
lid, cap (the top or cover of a container); the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover (the front and back of a book); sluicegate; flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow); tapa, appetizer (small portion of food); dough for making empanadas; salted slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine (usually beef)
Noun
ejecutar
to execute, to run (enact or carry out); to execute (carry out a death sentence); to perform (a piece of music, a dance, etc.)
Verb
maniobra
maneuver
Noun
conducente
conducive, leading, guiding
Adjective
esmero
great care, diligence
Noun
falsete
falsetto (vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice)
Noun
gracioso
funny, amusing; silly (playful, giggly); facetious, cute; graceful; pleasing; cute, rich; annoying, graceless
Adjective
guerrero
bellicose, warlike
Adjective
caja
box, case; bank; cash desk; cash register, register, cash box; gearbox; snare drum; case
Noun
teclado
keyboard (of a typewriter, piano, computer, etc.)
Noun
brío
vigour, mettle; zest, zeal
Noun
cortina
curtain; bit of enclosed land
Noun
ji
he (denotes laughter)
Interjection
obedecer
to obey; to be caused by, to be due to, to be attributable to
Verb
cuñado
brother-in-law; know-all, (US, Canada) blowhard
Noun
sobrino
nephew
Noun
toque
a touch; a strum; a toll (musical sound used to announce something); assay by touchstone; application of topical medication; crux; assessment, trial; a punch; a light brushstroke; soft touch (something handled, or requiring handling with the utmost gentleness); …
Noun
infernal
hell; infernal (of or relating to hell); infernal, hellish (diabolical, fiendish); infernal, hellish, hellacious, hell of (very annoying, damned)
Adjective
abrazo
hug, embrace
Noun
os
you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
Pronoun
marido
husband
Noun
relatar
to tell; to report; to relate
Verb
gorra
cap, baseball cap; cop
Noun
revolotear
to fly around
Verb
butaca
armchair; seat (in theatre, cinema, etc.)
Noun
breve
brief, short
Adjective
relato
story; report; narrative
Noun
doler
to hurt (to cause physical or emotional pain); to grieve, regret something; to feel sorry about; to complain (about)
Verb
remediar
to remedy
Verb
caricia
caress
Noun
amanecer
dawn (the morning period of twilight)
Noun
socorro
relief (provision); help, aid
Noun
certificar
to certify
Verb
congelación
freezing
Noun
ballena
whale; baleen, whalebone
Noun
manzanar
apple grove; place where apples are grown
Noun
portillo
gate
Noun
celebridad
celebrity
Noun
gacetilla
short piece of news; gossip (in a newspaper)
Noun
incendio
fire (especially burning buildings or forests); blaze; outburst
Noun
asesinato
assassination; murder; homicide
Noun
robo
robbery, theft
Noun
paliza
beating, bashing; rout, hammering, trouncing, beating (the act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat)
Noun
casamiento
marriage (event); wedding; dowry; A dish made by mixing fried rice and beans together.
Noun
incendiar
to set fire to
Verb
asesinar
to murder
Verb
apalear
to hit with a spade; to beat up; thrash
Verb
bautizar
to baptize; to name (to give a name to)
Verb
supremo
supreme
Adjective
ladronzuelo
small-time thief
Noun
arrebatar
to snatch, wrest; to captivate (with beauty); to take (a life); to get angry, to get carried away
Verb
desempedrar
to remove stones from; to zoom; rush
Verb
sur
south
Noun