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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700
contemplar
to contemplate; to behold; to regard; to envisage; to foresee, anticipate, prevent
Verb
trinar
to warble, chirp
Verb
reflejar
to reflect
Verb
fuente
spring (water), fountain; source; platter, dish, bowl; font
Noun
respirar
to breathe
Verb
ambiente
atmosphere; environment (used with medio when talking about nature); room
Noun
perfumar
to scent
Verb
envuelto
wrapped; shrouded; involved
Adjective
responder
to answer, to reply; to talk back, to answer back (to respond defiantly and inappropriately); to respond, to react (to someone else's actions); to answer for, to be responsible for, vouch for (with por); to react, to respond (to a treatment, with a)
Verb
coger
to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize; to pick, harvest; to fish; to seize, arrest; to overtake; to get (a joke); to collect; to have sex, to fuck, to bang; to imitate, learn; to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking); to turn to (when driving or walking); …
Verb
dudar
to doubt
Verb
sinceridad
sincerity; honesty
Noun
tirar
to drop intentionally; to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to dump; to shoot; to launch; to take (a photograph); to print; to skip (e.g. a rock or stone); to knock over; to knock down; to roll (dice); to go somewhere, head somewhere; …
Verb
lluvia
rain; shower (precipitation)
Noun
derramar
to spill, to leak; to shed (blood, sweat, tears, etc.); to pour out (e.g., love, wrath, blessings, one's heart)
Verb
suelo
dirt, earth, ground, soil; floor, ground
Noun
pálido
ashen, pale, pallid, pasty
Adjective
azucena
lily
Noun
historia
history (the aggregate of past events); history (the branch of knowledge that studies the past); history (a set of events involving an entity); history (a record or narrative description of past events); story (a sequence of real or fictional events); the letter H in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
apenas
barely, scarcely; recently, just; as soon as
Adverb
sangre
blood
Noun
vena
vein
Noun
colorar
to dye, tint; to color
Verb
borbotón
gush, torrent; bubbling
Noun
sarta
string, sequence, series, array; line, queue; string (objects connected on a thread)
Noun
blanco
white; white (of light skin); argent
Adjective
perla
pearl; bead; pall; a small size of type, standardized as 4 or 5 point
Noun
brillar
to shine; to glow; to sparkle, glisten, glitter, twinkle
Verb
entre
between; among, amongst, from; divided by; as one of, as part of; within, inside
Preposition
labio
lip (fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth); labium (fold of skin on either side of the vulva)
Noun
ciencia
science; erudition, knowledge
Noun
médico
doctor; physician
Noun
acertar
to hit, to hit upon; to be right
Verb
devolver
to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.; to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another); to devolve; to throw up, to vomit
Verb
salud
health
Noun
corte
cut (the act of cutting); cut (the result of cutting); cut (an opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound); haircut; embarrassment; style or type; cross section; court (the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered)
Noun
afamado
famous
Adjective
córdoba
córdoba
Noun
impotente
impotent; impotent, powerless; helpless
Adjective
primero
first, first up; top (head); chief, fundamental; prime, initial, front
Adjective
segundo
second (unit of time); second (short amount of time); assistant
Noun
reino
kingdom; realm, world
Noun
tesoro
treasure, trove, treasure trove; thesaurus; treasury, exchequer (sometimes capitalized)
Noun
salve
hello, hail
Interjection
exclamar
to exclaim
Verb
próximo
near; next; approaching, forthcoming, upcoming
Adjective
exhalar
to exhale
Verb
suspiro
sigh; instant (brief moment); various small pastries of high sugar content; meringue; Nolana (type of flower)
Noun
nadie
no one; nobody (anyone or anybody)
Pronoun
ganar
to gain; to earn; to win; to defeat, to beat; to reach; to attain; to earn (something) for oneself; to position oneself, to situate oneself
Verb
vuestro
yours
Pronoun
salvar
to save; to rescue; to salvage; to cover (a distance)
Verb
pregonar
to promote, proclaim, boast
Verb
anunciar
to announce, to herald, to proclaim; to annunciate; to advertise; to bode, approach, impend, be imminent (indicate by signs, as future events); to announce oneself
Verb
ofrecer
to offer, to offer up, to provide; to proffer
Verb
salvación
salvation
Noun
anhelar
to pant; to long for; to yearn; to yearn for; to long; to desire; to hanker; to crave; to pant; to wheeze; to gasp
Verb
médico
medical
Adjective
sabiduría
wisdom; learning; knowledge
Noun
fe
faith
Noun
inspirar
to inspire; to inhale
Verb
bondad
goodness; good deed; affability
Noun
resplandecer
to shine brightly, glitter, glow, be resplendent
Verb
rostro
face (the front part of the head)
Noun
carta
letter (document); map; menu (list of dishes in a restaurant); playing card
Noun
enviar
to send
Verb
ellas
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to women and feminine nouns)
Pronoun
salvador
savior
Noun
tocar
to touch; to play (a musical instrument); to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something; to have to do something, be obligated to do; to knock; to honk; to ring; to touch on (mention briefly); to touch (affect emotionally); to bunt; …
Verb
frente
forehead, brow; front
Noun
cesar
to cease (to stop); to quit, to step down; to dismiss
Verb
color
color / colour, hue; complexion; rouge (cosmetics); pretext, motive, reason; character; special quality; side, party, faction; race, ethnicity; flush
Noun
mejilla
cheek
Noun
enfermo
sick, ill; degenerate
Adjective
loco
crazy, insane, mad, nuts (asserting that something is out of place in the head); rash, risky, imprudent; tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous; malfunctioning, broken and working incorrectly (said of a machine); overgrown, rambling; loose (pipe fittings, pulley); sexy (only with ser)
Adjective
alegría
joy, happiness; Any of various amaranths; Mexican candy made from amaranth seeds with honey or sugar
Noun
agradecimiento
gratitude; thanksgiving
Noun
mayor
of age; adult; grown-up; major; main; head; boss; major; enhanced
Adjective
reponer
to replace; to revive; to reinstate, restore; to recover, recuperate
Verb
designar
to designate
Verb
señal
sign; landmark; signal; reminder; representation
Noun
aceptación
acceptance (receiving of something offered)
Noun
extender
to extend, to expand; to spread; to expand on; to stretch
Verb
agua
water; body of water; rain (condensed water falling from a cloud); river; stream; urine; pop, soda (soft drink); infusion
Noun
purificar
to purify
Verb
completar
to complete
Verb
virgen
virgin; Our Lady, Virgin
Noun
pisar
to step; to walk; to tread; to step on; to walk on (something); to tread on (something); to have sex, screw, bang
Verb
acompañado
side dish
Noun
detener
to detain; to arrest; to stop, halt, to pause; to pull over
Verb
orilla
shore, bank (of a watercourse); edge, border
Noun
lago
lake
Noun
gota
a drop or small amount of; eyedrops; gout; goutte
Noun
nombre
name; noun
Noun
espíritu
spirit, soul; mind
Noun
bautizo
baptism, christening (a Christian sacrament generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water)
Noun
bienestar
well-being; welfare
Noun
inefable
ineffable (beyond expression)
Adjective
parecido
similar
Adjective
allá
there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener); then; back then (in time); expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker
Adverb