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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 3601–3700
división
division, divide; split, splitting, cleavage; branch, division (section of an institution or organization); partition, partitioning (the division of a territory in two or more parts); separation (e.g. the separation of powers in government); division; divisiveness
Noun
tabique
thin wall, or partition; septum; brick
Noun
granero
granary; barn (farm building)
Noun
pesebre
nativity scene; manger; a confined space set apart for the feeding of animals
Noun
bienhechor
benefactor, welldoer
Noun
abril
April; years of age
Noun
reciente
recent
Adjective
comida
food; lunch; dinner; cunnilingus
Noun
distribuir
to distribute
Verb
solazar
to entertain; to amuse; to give solace to; to take pleasure, to relax
Verb
pollo
chicken (meat); young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender); fuss, scene; twink (a young, attractive, slim man)
Noun
quitasol
parasol
Noun
apuesto
handsome, good-looking (person)
Adjective
custodiar
to guard; watch over; to look after; keep an eye on
Verb
vigilante
watchful, alert, wakeful
Adjective
prudente
prudent, well-advised; wise; judicious; discreet
Adjective
soldado
soldier
Noun
gata
carjack, jack
Noun
resguardar
to safeguard, to protect; to hunker down, to take shelter
Verb
traje
suit; dress (distinctive style for particular occasion); gown, dress (e.g. bridal gown, evening gown); costume, outfit, getup (e.g. superhero costume; a regional, national, folk costume)
Noun
pulcritud
neatness, tidiness, smartness (UK)
Noun
casta
caste; lineage (of a person); breed (of an animal); establishment (the exclusive class of powerful people thought to really rule the country)
Noun
golondrina
swallow (bird); type of tourist boat found mostly in Barcelona; whitesnow (plant)
Noun
arquitecto
architect
Noun
olla
pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food); stew (dish cooked by stewing); pool, whirlpool
Noun
hervir
to boil; to seethe; to teem
Verb
tonada
tune, song (music to be sung); accent
Noun
nana
nanny; granny, grandmother; housekeeper; lullaby; a kind of small sack; mommy; mom; mother; boo-boo; pains and aches of old age
Noun
culto
educated; cultured; learned; scholarly; cultivated
Adjective
involuntariamente
involuntarily
Adverb
pecador
sinner
Noun
honor
honor
Noun
ajorca
bracelet
Noun
vértigo
vertigo; frenzy
Noun
sobrenatural
supernatural
Adjective
diabólico
diabolic
Adjective
freno
brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle); bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal); check, restraint (control, limit, or stop); braces (device for straightening teeth)
Noun
goce
enjoyment
Noun
martirio
martyrdom; martyrium; agony, torture; ordeal
Noun
extravagante
extravagant
Adjective
supersticioso
superstitious
Adjective
orellana
eavesdropper
Noun
toledano
a Toledan (someone from Toledo)
Noun
fijamente
firmly
Adverb
árabe
Arabic
Adjective
tajo
cut, slash; task; workplace; quarry
Noun
retorcer
to wring; to squirm, wriggle, writhe; to twist
Verb
mirador
lookout, viewpoint, vantage point; an enclosed balcony, or bay window
Noun
asentar
to settle (as in inhabit); to set up; to settle; to secure; to lay
Verb
imperial
imperial
Adjective
niebla
fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground); fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)
Noun
flotar
to float
Verb
velo
veil (something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of a diaphanous material)
Noun
gasa
gauze; chiffon
Noun
lloro
cry; weep
Noun
revelar
to reveal; to develop (to bring out images latent in photographic film)
Verb
reiterar
to reiterate, to stress; to restate, to repeat; to reaffirm, to renew (a statement or decision)
Verb
amante
lover (one who loves another person); lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair); lover (a person who loves something)
Noun
sordo
deaf person
Noun
locura
madness, craziness; an act of madness (i.e., an act based on a lack of judgement or reasoning; an act causing surprise due to its anomalous nature); nuts, crazy, insane (translatable as an interjection)
Noun
templo
temple (a house of worship)
Noun
colocado
high (stoned); drunk
Adjective
altar
altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites); stone that separates the firebox from the hearth in reverberatory furnaces
Noun
escabel
footrest; footstool; stool
Noun
órgano
organ (a larger part of an organism); organ (a musical instrument made of multiple pipes); organ, bulletin (an official publication of an organization); body, authority, agency; means; medium (of communication, etc.); a general term for certain types of cactus
Noun
dilatar
to prolong; to delay, postpone; to dilate
Verb
ámbito
scope, field; ambitus
Noun
absorto
rapt, absorbed, captivated
Adjective
maquinalmente
mechanically
Adverb
faceta
facet (any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem); facet (one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things); facet (one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans)
Noun
reproducir
to reproduce; to play (to use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording); to reproduce (to generate or propagate offspring or organisms)
Verb
prodigioso
prodigious
Adjective
joya
jewellery, jewelry; jewel, piece of jewelry; gem; treasure; conniver; a person of poor reputation; basin
Noun
pedrería
gemstone collection
Noun
humillar
to humiliate
Verb
mofar
taunt (to make fun of someone)
Verb
tuyo
yours
Pronoun
clavo
nail, spike; clove; corn (callus); headache; scab; spike (of shoes, cleats); stash
Noun
incontrastable
uncontrastable
Adjective
satanás
devil
Noun
doble
double; twofold
Adjective
convulsivo
convulsive
Adjective
oprimir
to press (e.g., a button or key on a telephone or keyboard); to oppress
Verb
puño
fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward); fistful, handful, bunch (amount that can be contained in the hand); wristband, cuff (end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist); handle, hilt (part of a tool, weapon, or other object, that is designed to be held in the hand when used)
Noun
espada
sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack); spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠); épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type); sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge); matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
Noun
presea
gem
Noun
sagrario
tabernacle
Noun
catedral
cathedral
Noun
facción
faction, group; trait, facial feature
Noun
retratar
to portray; to photograph; to paint a portrait
Verb
espantada
flight; fleeing
Noun
proseguir
to continue (proceed with, prolong); to pursue (aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation)); to continue, go on (resume (especially speaking))
Verb
arzobispo
archbishop
Noun
mitra
mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)
Noun
corona
crown; crown (various units of currency); corona; wreath; ring, circle; sprocket; (bicycle sprockets) cassette; larger part of a pair of gear wheels; washer; coronavirus, corona, rona
Noun
condenación
condemnation
Noun
extraviado
out of the way
Adjective
quebrar
to break, to snap, to shatter (to smash or rupture); to break (often in legal contexts), violate a law; to bend, flex or twist; to fail; to go broke; to become bankrupt; to go out of business; to crash, to go bust, to go under (used in political, economic and business/financial/investment contexts); to break up; to kill; to crack, to break, to shatter (putting the onus on the thing cracking itself, absolving any sentient subject of responsibility); to crack, to break (e.g. crack under pressure, break after interrogation); to vomit after drinking too much alcohol
Verb
gigante
giant; juggernaut
Noun
palmera
palm (tree); palmier (pastry)
Noun