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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 3201–3300
varonil
manly; masculine
Adjective
entonar
to be in tune; to tune up; to croon, sing; to get tipsy (slightly drunk)
Verb
copla
couplet; stanza; popular song
Noun
confesionario
confessional
Noun
penitencia
penance
Noun
cordobés
Cordoban
Noun
penitente
penitent
Noun
quejumbroso
complaining, whiny, whining, querulous
Adjective
moruno
Moorish
Adjective
embustero
lying, mendacious
Adjective
bergante
rascal, rogue
Noun
guitarrista
guitarist
Noun
cómplice
accomplice
Noun
jugada
play, move, turn (an action carried out when it is one's turn to play); play; trick
Noun
aislamiento
isolation; insulation; solitary confinement
Noun
acabamiento
achievement, completion; finishing, end, ending; death, dying
Noun
astrónomo
astronomer
Noun
precursor
precursor (forerunner, predecessor); precursor (chemical compound)
Noun
fulgor
shine, glow, splendor
Noun
gallo
rooster, cock (male domestic chicken); megrim (genus Lepidorhombus, a kind of fish); John Dory (edible marine fish; Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata); common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn tortilla sandwich, usually filled with meat and/or beans, and other ingredients; bantamweight (weight class ranging from 112 to 118 pounds); voice crack (sudden, unintentional change in register, especially during puberty or while singing); serenade (love song sung directly to one's love interest); ridge beam; guy, dude; …
Noun
trompeta
trumpet; penis; trumpeter
Noun
sereno
cold humidity in the air that is typical of the night hours; nightwatchman
Noun
armonía
harmony
Noun
limpidez
clearness, limpidity
Noun
alborada
sunrise; aubade
Noun
ausencia
absence; absence seizure
Noun
verbo
verb
Noun
pum
pow (the sound of a pistol-shot); pow (the sound of a violent impact, such as a punch); pow (the sound of an explosion); bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)
Interjection
aldabonazo
door knock; a hit with a doorknocker; call to attention, wake-up call
Noun
algazara
hoo-ha, uproar; din, racket
Noun
desaforado
wild, uncontrolled, outrageous
Adjective
golpazo
thump, whack
Noun
conmoción
commotion, agitation; concussion
Noun
interior
interior; male underwear, underpants
Noun
arrepentirse
to regret; to repent
Verb
contribuir
to contribute
Verb
seda
silk (fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod); silk (fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers); thin string (long, very thin, and flexible structure made from threads twisted together)
Noun
liar
to bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll (a cigarette); to deceive, confuse; to french, snog, make out, hook up
Verb
cráneo
skull, cranium
Noun
soñoliento
sleepy; somniferous, soporific
Adjective
alboroto
fuss, commotion, ruckus, hubbub, brouhaha, ado, uproar, tumult, riot, bustle, din, rumpus, fracas, rowdiness; disturbance, racket, mayhem; rampage; hoopla, ballyhoo; bedlam; A snack food which consistis of a ball of popcorn or sorghum, coated in sugar, honey or caramel
Noun
mañanita
early morning; shawl
Noun
chancla
slipper; flip-flop; old shoe
Noun
alborozado
overjoyed; ebullient
Adjective
jaleo
ruckus; uproar; confusion; hassle; applause; cheering; jaleo (lively Andalusian dance)
Noun
arma
weapon, arm
Noun
barahúnda
uproar, hubbub
Noun
novedad
novelty (the state of being new); novelty (a new product); piece of news
Noun
nublado
cloudy
Adjective
eternidad
eternity
Noun
pilla
prostitute
Noun
almorzar
to eat lunch; to eat for lunch; to have dinner; to eat for dinner
Verb
monto
amount (total or sum of items); amount (quantity or volume)
Noun
renuncio
revoke; contradiction, lie
Noun
grandeza
grandeur; grandeeship
Noun
martes
Tuesday (the third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday)
Noun
miércoles
Wednesday
Noun
dispensar
to dispense; to excuse, pardon
Verb
enmendar
to correct; to amend
Verb
plano
plane, level; flat
Adjective
jueves
Thursday; the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
almanaque
almanac
Noun
distinto
distinct
Adjective
tercer
apocopic form of tercero (“third”)
Adjective
hospedar
to host (to perform the role of a host); to lodge, to stay
Verb
alhaja
jewellery; jewel
Noun
queso
cheese; foot; sexual desire; nosy, intrusive
Noun
tieso
stiff, rigid; starched, very formal; strong-willed, stubborn; frozen solid, rigid due to cold; erect, hard, stiff (having an erect penis; translates in some contexts to erection, boner, stiffy); dead; in shock, astonished; broke, skint (without money)
Adjective
sábado
Saturday; Sabbath, sabbath; the letter S in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
cualquier
apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever
Determiner
porfiar
to insist, persist; persevere; to argue
Verb
principal
main, most important; essential
Adjective
mande
Used as a polite invitation for a person to state what they need, want, etc.
Interjection
preparar
to prepare
Verb
cazuela
stewpot, casserole; the gods; stew (soup with meat and vegetables)
Noun
sopa
soup (any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture); noodles; sopped bread
Noun
ajo
garlic; profanity, curse word
Noun
puñado
handful, fistful; a lot
Noun
sustancioso
substantial; hearty, substantial
Adjective
hogaza
loaf
Noun
postre
dessert; sweet
Noun
correspondiente
respective; corresponding
Adjective
rellenar
to refill; to fill out/fill in (as a form or data field); to fill (e.g., fill a hole, fill food); to pad, to stuff
Verb
taco
peg (a short, thick piece of wood, metal, or other material); dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material); cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc); billiards; billiards player; pool hall; polo-stick; mallet; stopper, plug, wad (small bundle of material made to cover, stop, or fill a hole); heel (of a shoe); cleats; …
Noun
gaznate
gullet, throat
Noun
buzón
mailbox (US), letterbox (UK); box; big mouth
Noun
correo
mail; post office; email
Noun
proporción
proportion; ratio
Noun
anchuroso
very wide
Adjective
encierro
confinement, enclosure; reclusion; prison; sit-in (protest); bull run, encierro
Noun
desmayar
to cause a person to faint; to dishearten; to faint (lose consciousness)
Verb
usura
usury
Noun
ensalzar
to hail, extol
Verb
séptimo
seventh
Adjective
excelencia
excellency, brilliance; Excellency
Noun
califa
caliph
Noun
elocuencia
eloquence
Noun
sermón
sermon; harangue
Noun
aguijar
to goad, to incite; to urge on; to hurry
Verb
caminante
traveler; hiker, walker
Noun