Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

fragment; clip (a frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.)

Noun

surcar

to plow; to navigate the seas (or air) as if ploughing them

Verb

vanguardia

vanguard, forefront; avantgarde, cutting edge

Noun

derecha

right (direction); right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group)

Noun

izquierda

left (side, direction); left

Noun

puebla

town, village

Noun

compacto

compact

Adjective

desprovisto

devoid, lacking, empty

Adjective

arbolado

woodland, forest, wood

Noun

extenso

extensive

Adjective

calañés

of, from or relating to Calañas

Adjective

príncipe

prince; sovereign, ruler

Noun

vapor

steam, vapor (water vapor); steamboat

Noun

presumir

to presume; to boast, to brag, to show off

Verb

guarnecer

to garnish

Verb

modestamente

modestly

Adverb

escalonar

to alternate between; to stagger; to add steps or stairs (to a structure)

Verb

pretensión

aspiration; intention; claim

Noun

ladera

slope

Noun

conde

count, earl (nobility); countess in the feminine sense

Noun

choza

hut, shack

Noun

simetría

symmetry (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis)

Noun

pintorescamente

picturesquely

Adverb

lindo

pretty; cute

Adjective

ciertamente

certainly

Adverb

preferencia

preference; bias

Noun

caserío

country house, especially one in Navarre or Basque Country; hamlet

Noun

cercanía

proximity, vicinity, closeness, nearness

Noun

aventajar

to surpass

Verb

campestre

country; rural, rustic; cross-country

Adjective

común

common, ordinary; common, joint, shared; usual

Adjective

terraplén

embankment; fill (on a hillside, etc.)

Noun

declive

decline (a downward slope); decline (a deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening)

Noun

hortaliza

produce, vegetable; orchard

Noun

encaramar

to raise, lift, elevate; to extol; to worship; to perch

Verb

izquierdo

left; on the left side or toward the left; the opposite of right; left-handed; crooked

Adjective

apacible

peaceful, serene, calm

Adjective

entristecer

to sadden, make sad

Verb

descender

to descend

Verb

olivo

olive tree

Noun

frescura

coolness; condition of being refreshing; artillery plant

Noun

bálsamo

balsam; balsam (tree or shrub); hair conditioner

Noun

aspirar

to inhale; to aspire, to desire to be; to vacuum

Verb

manso

tame, meek; not threatening; gigantic, big

Adjective

asir

to grab; to seize; to cling to

Verb

estancar

to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of water; to stall, suspend, or stop a project or business plan; to prohibit the free movement of merchandise; to stagnate

Verb

ameno

pleasant

Adjective

inmensidad

immensity

Noun

anonadamiento

stunning

Noun

sumir

to submerge; to be devoured (by); to wallow in; to get tied up (in)

Verb

terso

smooth, polished; soft

Adjective

superficie

surface; area (extension of land)

Noun

tumbaga

tumbaga

Noun

ojalá

I wish, I hope

Interjection

lancha

boat, motorboat, speedboat; launch (boat)

Noun

remo

oar, paddle; rowing; limb (arm or leg)

Noun

trabajador

worker; Wren-like rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops)

Noun

descanso

rest, break; relief; half-time

Noun

ser

a being, organism; nature, essence; value, worth

Noun

tímido

shy, timid, bashful, coy; diffident

Adjective

animar

to inspire; to encourage; to animate; to cheer on; to cheer up (to become happy); to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to; to do a favor; to decide; to feel like, to be down for (US slang)

Verb

insecto

insect

Noun

acosar

to pursue, harass; to bully; to beset, beleaguer

Verb

ruiseñor

nightingale; mockingbird

Noun

nota

note, memo; note; mark, academic score