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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 3001–3100
invisible
invisible
Adjective
aleteo
flap; flapping (of wings)
Noun
oscurecer
to darken
Verb
desposar
to marry; to be married; to get engaged
Verb
alabado
A Catholic devotional hymn.
Noun
conceder
to grant, to concede, to admit, to bestow; to agree about
Verb
ventura
fortune, chance, luck
Noun
after
after-party; late-night bar
Noun
to
whoa
Interjection
primaveral
spring
Adjective
tomate
tomato (plant); tomato (fruit); tomatillo; hole (in a sock or shoe); a hair bun, or a short ponytail; fight
Noun
sudor
sweat
Noun
resoplido
puff, pant (short inhalation and exhalation, when out of breath or angry)
Noun
toro
bull; torus; forklift, lift truck, jitney, fork truck (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)
Noun
desplomar
to knock down; to plummet; to collapse
Verb
desenvainar
to unsheathe/unsheath, to take out, to draw, to whip out
Verb
colcha
bedspread, quilt; blanket
Noun
renglón
line (written or printed row of words); line, merchandise (products or services sold by a business)
Noun
diluvio
deluge, downpour
Noun
necio
stupid, ignorant; stubborn
Adjective
benemérito
one who is deserving or meritorious
Adjective
amplio
broad, large, spacious, wide, expansive; broad, wide, comprehensive, extensive, large, wide-ranging, ample
Adjective
mantel
tablecloth
Noun
fino
fine (particularly slender); fine (consisting of especially minute particulate); fine (of superior quality); courteous, educated
Adjective
vajilla
dishes, dishware
Noun
apetitoso
appetizing; tasty, savory, delicious; keen on good food
Adjective
manjar
delicacy, food, sustenance (especially delicious food, or one of the types of foods listed below); sustenance (something which invigorates mind or body); dulce de leche (caramel spread); suit (one of the four types of cards in a deck)
Noun
cenar
to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal
Verb
beber
to drink; to drink alcohol; to draw from (to be inspired by)
Verb
esponja
sponge (marine invertebrate); sponge (piece of porous material for washing); sponge (porous material of sponges); sponge, moocher
Noun
relucir
to glisten
Verb
descomunal
extraordinary; enormous, huge
Adjective
tajada
chop, slice (of meat); hoarseness; drunkenness; share, slice (of money)
Noun
corpulencia
corpulence, stoutness
Noun
requerir
to require, need; to ask for, send for, call for
Verb
sustancia
substance
Noun
oler
to smell (perceive by scent); to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome); to smell out, uncover (find out by prying); to smell (emit an odour); to suspect, have a hunch; to inhale
Verb
cansancio
tiredness
Noun
sed
thirst
Noun
insaciable
insatiable
Adjective
apetito
appetite
Noun
honrar
to honor
Verb
enero
January
Noun
verano
summer; spring
Noun
tonto
stupid; silly, foolish
Adjective
letanía
litany (a ritual liturgical prayer); litany (a prolonged or tedious list)
Noun
reventar
to burst, explode, blow up, break; to annoy; hack off; to die (to do something); to burst (into); to wear out; knacker; to have anal sex; to diss, to mock, to roast (to subject someone to excessive banter and criticism, either amicably or ill-intentionedly)
Verb
molido
ground (crushed into a powder); minced; knackered
Adjective
campanario
belfry, bell tower
Noun
insigne
distinguished, illustrious
Adjective
destinar
to appoint; to set aside
Verb
patriarca
patriarch
Noun
preparado
prepared; qualified, well-qualified
Adjective
puesta
clutch (of eggs); sunset; tie, draw; placement
Noun
avío
provision; provisions for a shepherd; loan (to farmers); gear; kit
Noun
cabecera
headboard, bedhead; head (of company); seat of government; headline, heading, top; opening credits, intro, title sequence; headwaters; header
Noun
cordón
shoelace, bootlace, lacing; drawstring, drawcord; lanyard; cord; lace, string; aiguillette; clothesline; curb
Noun
campanilla
small bell, handbell; bubble; uvula; hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Noun
desnudar
to undress, strip
Verb
credo
creed
Noun
instrucción
instruction; an investigation by a criminal court in order to collect factual evidence directed towards pressing charges against a suspect or reaching a nolle prosequi indictment
Noun
sirviente
servant
Noun
listo
clever, smart (with ser); ready, set, all set, prepared, poised, up, down (with estar); alert
Adjective
socarrón
mocking; snide; sarcastic
Adjective
broma
joke, prank, practical joke; banter (plural); shipworm
Noun
restregar
to scour, rub hard, scrub; to rub in (irritatingly make a point)
Verb
bocazas
big mouth, bigmouth, chatterbox (someone who talks too much)
Noun
advertencia
warning; advice
Noun
reposo
rest
Noun
ponderar
to ponder, consider; to weight
Verb
gana
best translated with to feel like, to want; urge, uses a "tengo ganas de" or "me dan ganas de" construction
Noun
tirón
tug, pull, jerk; pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles); skill, string to one's bow; pulling power; snatch, snatching (a quick violent robbery of a person by snatching their purse, usually in a public place)
Noun
cambiar
to change, to shift, to switch, to alter; to modify; to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another); to replace, to change out, to swap out; to exchange, to trade in; to turn around; to swap, to trade, to switch; to move (i.e., change from one place to another)
Verb
forzoso
obligatory, compulsory
Adjective
despabilar
to wake up, stir up, awaken; to kick into action, kick into shape; to knock out, churn out (do something quickly); to snuff (to trim the wick of a candle)
Verb
héroe
hero
Noun
inútilmente
uselessly; in vain
Adverb
rendija
crack; slit, narrow opening
Noun
mosca
fly (any insect of the order Diptera); fly (boxing class); digital on-screen graphic
Noun
gozo
joy; pleasure, enjoyment
Noun
timbre
bell; doorbell; timbre; stamp; postmark; seal
Noun
llamamiento
call, appeal; bequest (of personal property), devise (of real property)
Noun
contenido
content (of a text, artwork or media production); contents (that which is inside a container)
Noun
descalzo
barefoot
Adjective
zapato
shoe
Noun
palmatoria
cane (short stick used for corporal punishment); a blow struck with the cane; a type of candlestick with a handle
Noun
cobre
copper (reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29)
Noun
especial
special (distinguished by a unique quality); special (of particular interest or value)
Adjective
bostezar
to yawn
Verb
enfermar
to make ill; to sicken; to become ill; to get sick
Verb
canario
of, from or relating to the Canary Islands, Spain
Adjective
dispensa
dispensation
Noun
tuno
prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica)
Noun
puntilla
puntilla, dagger; final blow, coup de grâce; tiptoe; baby squid; lace (material); paring knife
Noun
encajar
to insert, put into; to fit, to dovetail; to push in; to make sense, add up, be reasonable; to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.); to fit in; to fit; squeeze (into); to pull on; slip on (clothes)
Verb
extinguir
to extinguish, to put out; to carry out (a task, etc.); to go extinct, to die out
Verb
corredor
corridor, hall; pass, passageway; runner; broker
Noun
reanudar
to renew; to resume
Verb
catafalco
catafalque, catafalco
Noun
escalar
to scale, to climb
Verb