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ciego, -ga, adj., blind. cielo, m., sky, heaven; cielos,
heavens. cien, adj. num., an hundred. ciencia, f., knowledge, learning. ciento, adj. num., an hundred. cientos, m. pl., picquet. cierto, -ta, adj., certain, a cer
tain; assured, true, sure; fixed, established; por cierto,
adv., surely, certainly. cifrar, v. a., to figure, to express
in figures; cifrar su ventura en, to build one's happiness
on. I. 3. 109. cinco, adj. num., five. ciudad, f., city. civil, adj., civil, pertaining to
the state; low, common. I. 1.
168. claramente, adv., clearly, dis
tinctly. claro, -ra, adj., clear, bright,
distinct, evident. clerigón, m., priest. cobarde, adj., cowardly. cobardía, f., cowardice. cobrar, v. a., to recover, to re
ceive, to regain; to acquire, to gain; to obtain, to draw (money); cobrar amor para,
to fall in love with. coche, m., coach, carriage. codicia, f., avarice. codiciar, v. a., to covet, to desire,
to long for. coger, v. a., to seize, to over
take, to surprise; to grasp;
to gather, to reap. cola, f., tail, train; á la cola,
I. 2. 5. close behind. colegir, v. a., to deduce, to con
clude; to suspect. cólera, f., wrath, anger. colgar, v. a. and n., to hang. colmado, -da, adj., filled, full;
heaped, overflowing; richly
filled, adorned. comedia, f., comedy, play. comenzar, v. a. and n., to begin. comer, v. a., to eat. comisión, f., commission, er
rand. como, adv., as, so; almost; like. como, conj., if, as if, as. ¿cómo? adv. int., how, why. cómo, m., the ways and means.
1. 1. 234; the manner, the
how. cómodo, M.,
accommodation.
compañía, f., company. comparar, v. a., to compare. compasión, f., mercy, compas
sion, pity. competidor, m., competitor, ri
val. competir, v. n., to compete, to
play the rival; to rival. comprar, v. d., to buy. comprobar, v. a., to confirm, to
prove. comunicación, f., communica.
tion; intercourse.
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contento, -ta, adj., contented; 10. 11; corre por mi cuenta, pleased, satisfied.
belongs to me, pertains to me, contera, f., the button or knob is my own; stands to my ac
at the cascabel of a cannon; count (i.e. is mine to give. I. the button at the back of a
5. 35). coat. Cf. note to I. 2. 6. corresponder, v. n., to contigo, prep. and pron., with respond, to fit, to agree; to thee, with you.
return (love), to reciprocate. contingencia,f., jeopardy, peril; corresponsal, m., correspondent. uncertainty.
corrido, -da, adj., abashed; emcontra, prep., against, towards.
barassed. II. 14. 23. contradecir, v. a., to dispute, to corriente, f., current, stream.
contradict, to contest. II. 13. cortar, v. a., to cut, to cut off ; 46; III. 14. 4.
to cut short; to restrain. contraria, f., opponent, adver corte, f., court. (The word is sary.
used as a title of honour by a contribuir, v. a., to contribute. number of cities in Spain, convenir, v. n., to be suitable, to and in modern Spanish often be fitting, to be proper.
means simply city or town.) convento, m., convent.
cortés, adj., courteous, polite. conversación, f., conversation; cortesano, -na, adj., courteous.
subject or topic of conversa cortesía, f., courtesy; good tion.
breeding. convertir, v. a., to change, to corto, -ta, adj., short; bashful; convert.
en lo corto, in the matter of convidada, f., guest.
bashfulness. III. 5. 19. convidado, m., guest.
cosa, f., thing; matter. convidar, v. a., to invite.
cosquillas, f. pl., tickling; con copia, f., copy.
cosquillas, capable of being coral, m., coral.
tickled, excited. I. 7. 20. corazón, m., heart.
cosquilloso, -sa, adj., ticklish. corcho, m., cork.
costa, f., price; cost; á costa corito, m., Spanish Basque.
de, at the price of, cost of. coronista, m., chronicler.
costar, v. a., to cost. correo, m., post, mail.
coyuntura, f., opportunity, cir correr, v. n., to run, to flow; to cumstance. circulate, to be current. II.
coz, f., kick.
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esperar, v. a., to hope;
await; to expect; esperarse,
v. refl., to wait. espíritu, m., soul, spirit. esplén, m., spleen. Espolón, n. pr. m. esposa, f., wife. esposo, m.,
husband. estado, m., estate, state, con
dition, rank, position; tomar estado, to marry, to be married; poner en estado, to
marry, to give in marriage. estampa, f., engraving, picture. estar, v. aux., to be; estar bien
á, to please, to suit. este, esta, esto, pr. dem., this. estilo, m., style, manner; kind. estima, f., respect, esteem. estimar, v. a., to esteem, to
prize. estómago, m., stomach. estorbar, v. a., to disturb, to in
terfere with, to hinder. estorbo, m., disturbance, hin
drance. estotro, estotra, adj., this other. estrago, m., destruction. estribo, m., foot-board, carriage
step. estudiar, v. a. and n., to study. estudio, m., study. et cætera, etc., et cétera, etc. eterno, -na, adj., eternal, ever
lasting. examinar, v. a., to prove; to
examine; to inquire.
excelente, adj., excellent, excel
lently. excusado, -da, adj., superfluous;
useless; supererogatory. excusa, f., excuse. excusar, v. a., to excuse;
avoid, to cease from, to præ
termit. II. 2. 16. experimentar, v.
a., to make proof of, to try; to experience,
to feel. expositor, m., expounder, ex
positor. extraño, -ña, adj., strange, unus
ual. extraordinario, -ria, adj., ex
traordinary, unusual. extremado, -da, adj., dis
tinguished, exquisite. I. 8. 96; most fortunate, most happy.
III. 21. 4. extremarse, v. refl., to surpass
one's self. extremo, adj., -ma, extreme; en
extremo, adv., in the extreme,
extremely. extremo, m., extreme; last end,
highest degree. I. 3. 42; of expression, II. 5. II, of protestation, II. 18. 23; de loca,
fábula, f., fable. facilitar, v. a., to facilitate, to
make easy; to assist. fácilmente, adv., easily,
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idolatrado,-da, adj., worshiped,
idolized, adored. ignorar, v. a., not to know, to
be ignorant of. igual, adj., equal; like; cosa
igual, such a thing; ¿hay cosa igual ? can such a thing be? can it be? sus iguales, her like; her peers; her com
panions. II. 6. 26. igualar, v. a., to make equal,
make equivalent; to hold, to
consider equal; to balance. ilustrar, v. a., to adorn, to dec
orate, to make illustrious ;
to illustrate. [production. imagen, f., image, portrait; reimaginar, v. n., to imagine. imán, m., magnet, loadstone. imitador, -dora, adj., imitating,
mimicking, one that mimics. imitar, v. a., to imitate. impedir, v. a., to hinder, to
prevent. importar, v. n., to matter, to be
of importance; to be of weight, to be of account; to interest; con importarnos la vida, though our lives be at stake.
imputar, v. d., to impute to, to
ascribe to, to accuse of. inadvertido, -da, adj., rash,
hasty, careless, inconsiderate. incentivo, m., incentive, urging. inclinación, f., inclination, will,
wish ; affection. inclinar, v.a., to move, to touch;
to influence; (of clothes) to affect (the personal appearance); cómo te inclina, how it makes you look. III. 7.
138. inconstante, m., fickle, faith
less. inconveniente, m., hindrance,
obstacle; inconvenience. indicio, m., sign, indication. indigno, -na, adj., unworthy. industria, f., scheme, stratagem. infamar, v. a., to stain, to dis
grace. infame, adj., infamous, base,
disgraceful. infeliz, adj., unfortunate, un
happy. infiel, adj., faithless. infinito, -ta, adj., infinite. informarse, v. refl., to inform
one's self, to inquire. ingenio, m., genius; wit, gift of
invention; stratagem. ingenioso, -sa, adj., ingenious,
well-devised, well-conceived. inglés, m., Englishman. ingratitud, f., ingratitude, faith
lessness.
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mar, m., sea. maraña, f., tangle, confusion;
complication. marañoso, -sa, adj., tricky. maravilla, f., marvel, wonder. marfil, m., ivory. marido, m., husband; palabra
de marido, promise of mar
riage. Cf. palabra. mármol, m., marble. marqués, m., marquess. Martes, n. pr. m., Mars. martirizar, v. a., to torture, to
maldición, f., curse. maldito, -ta, adj., cursed, ac
cursed. malgesi, m., wizard. Cf. note
to II. 20. 6. malicia, f., malice; wickedness. malo, -la, adj., ill, sick; bad,
wicked; ¡malos años ! interj.,
whew! III. 3. 14. malo, adv., ill, badly. malograr, v. a., to thwart; ma
lograr, v. n., to miscarry. malogrado, -da, adj., ill-fated;
also mal lograda. III. 1. 96. malogro, m., failure, miscarriage. malparir, v. a., to miscarry, to
give premature birth to. mandar, v. a., to send, to order. manera, f., manner; way; de
tal manera, of such a kind,
so, so that, to such an extent. manido, -da, adj., tender. manifestar, v. a., to manifest,
to declare. manjar, m., dish, food. mano, f., hand. manso, -sa, adj., gentle, submis
sive. manto, m., veil; a long black
shawl-like veil, usually of silk, much worn as a head cover
ing by Spanish women. Manzanares, n. pr. m. mañana, f., morning; as adv.,
to-morrow. máquina, f., fiction, fabrication,
invention.
mas, conj., but. más, adv., more; por más que, however much; por más cruel
que, however cruel, etc. más, adj., most, the most; lo
más, the greater part; los
más, the greater number. matar, v. a., to kill. matemático, m., mathematician. Doña Mayor, n. pr. f. mayorazgo, m., estate, entail;
inheritance. mayordomo, m., steward, major
domo. maza, f., club; block. me, pr. pers., cf. yo. mecer, v. a., to rock, to shake. medianero, m.,
mediator, gobetween. á medias, adv., half, half-way. médico, m., physician. médico, -ca, adj., medical. medio, -dia, adj., half.
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mundo, m., world. murmurar, v. n., to murmur. murta, f., myrtle, myrtleberry. música, f., music. músico, m., musician. muy, adv., very, very much.
nacer, v. n., to be born; nacido,
-da, past part., born; bien na
cido, well born, of good family. nada, adv., nothing, anything. nadie, pron., nobody, anybody. Narciso, n. pr. m., Narcissus. natural, adj., real, honest, un
feigned. naturaleza, f., nature. necedad, f., foolishness, stupid
ity. necio, -cia, adj., foolish, silly;
thoughtless, incautious; stupid; in direct address, necio,
you fool. III. 23. 8. negar, v. a., to deny. negociar, v. n., to negotiate, to
treat; to arrange, to settle.
Cf. note to I. 3. 84. negocio, m., affair, matter, busi
niña, f., child, darling. niño, m., child; boy. no, adv., not. ino! interj., no; as subst., el no.
II. 8. 26. noble, adj., noble. nobleza, f., nobility; noble birth. noche, f., night; de noche, at
night, by night; esta noche,
to-night. nombrar, v. a., to name; to
speak of, to mention; nombrarse, v. refl., to call one's self, to be named, to have a
name. III. 18. 22. nombre, m., name. non, adj., uneven, odd; pl., no
nes (the repetition of the negative, insistent decisive negative), no, no. III. 2. 68. Cf.
note. nos, pron. pers. Ist pers. pl., we,
us, to us. notable, adj., notable, remark
able; strange, unusual. noticia, f., information, news. novedad, f., novelty; change;
surprise; unexpected turn (of
events). novia, f., bride. nuestro, -tra, adj. poss., our. nueva, f., news, piece of in
formation. II. 11. 4; usually
nuevas, f. pl., news. nueve, adj. num.,
nine. nuevo, -va, adj., new; additional;
newly arrived.
ni, conj., not; ni ... ni, neither
nido, m., nest. ningún, adj. (before masculine
nouns) no one, none. ninguno, -na, adj., no one, no,
none, nobody,
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pesar, v. N., to weigh; to be pluma, f., feather.
heavy, to be of weight; im pobre, adj., poor. personal, to grieve, to be poco, adv., little, a little. sorry, to regret; a pesar de,
poco, -ca, adj., few, little. in spite of.
poder, m., power. pescado, m., fish.
poder, v. n., to be able; mucho pez, m., fish.
han de poder conmigo, shall picar, v. a., to pick at; to prick, have much weight with me.
to bite, to burn. pie, m., foot; con buen pie, poeta, m., poet. with good luck.
polla, f., a game of cards. pimienta, f., pepper.
ponderar, v. a., to weigh, to pinciano, -na, adj., of or per consider, to estimate. taining to Valladolid.
poner, v. a., to place, to put; to pincel, m., brush.
set; to lay; to put on (as pío, pía, adj., kind.
clothes), to give. I. 5. 54; pirata, m., pirate.
poner ante la justicia, to pisar, v. a., to tread upen, to bring to trial. II. 1. 72; po
ner en paz, to set at peace. I. pitanza, f., wages, pittance.
v. refl., ponerse, to placer, m., pleasure.
put on (of clothes); ponerse plata, f., silver; plata que de camino, to dress for a
brada, broken plate, battered journey. II. 1. 152. plate; small change. Cf. note por, prep., for; to; in order to, to III. 2. 62.
because, on account of; in, plato, m., dish.
during; for the sake of, in plática, f., conversation, dia the name of; with, through, logue.
by means of; for, in behalf plaza, f., public place, public of; through, by way of; as, square.
as to, as for; concerning; by, plazo, m., term; fixed, set time, past; por más que, however; delay.
por si, on the chance that. pleiteante, m., suitor, client. porfía, f., persistence, deterpliego, m., sheet of paper, en mination.
velope; pliego de cartas, porfiar, v. n., to persist. packet of letters.
porque, conj., because, for, in plomo, m., lead.
order that.
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sosiego, m., peace, quiet, conso
lation. sospecha, f., suspicion, distrust;
indication. II. 1. 143. sospechar, v. a., to suspect. sospechoso,-sa, adj., suspicious,
doubtful; of doubtful origin.
sinó, conj., if not. sinrazón, f., wrong, injustice. siquiera, conj., at least, if only. soberbio, -bia, adj., proud. sobrado, -da, adj., left over; too
good. sobrar, v. n., to more than suf
fice, to be more than suf
ficient. sobras, f. pl., leavings, frag
ments of a meal. sobrenombre, m., surname. sobresalto, m., fright, shock. sobrescrito, m., superscription,
direction. sol, m., sun. solamente, adv., only, al solar, m., casa de solar, original
home, hereditary seat of a
noble house. III. 8. 9. solene, adj., solemn; brilliant,
magnificent. soler, v. n., to be wont to do,
to be accustomed to do, to do usually.
[solicit. solicitar, v. a., to court, to solo, -la, adj., alone, only; á
solas, adv., alone. sólo, adv., only, alone. soltar, v. a., to release, to set
free, to let go. sombra, f., shade, shadow. sombrero, m., hat. sonar, v. n., to sound. sosegar, v. n., to repose, to rest,
to sleep; v. a., to quiet, to still,
sotanilla, f., short cassock,
jacket. su, adj., poss., his, her, its, their. subir, v. n., subirse, v. refl., to
mount, to go up. suceder, v. n., to happen. suceso, m., happening, occur
rence, result, adventure; mat
ter, circumstance. sucesora, f., heir (used of a
daughter). II. 11. 6. suelo, m., floor, ground. sueño, m.,
dream, sleep. suerte, f., kind, nature, fate,
fortune; de suerte, such, of such a kind. III. 7. 132; de suerte que, so that; desta suerte, after this wise, after this manner. I. 8. 147; mucha suerte, great good fortune.
II. 14. 21. suma, f., sum, mass. III. 1. 52;
en suma, briefly, in a word.
III. 1. 10. Santa Susana, n. pr. f., Saint
Susan. suspenso, -sa, adj., in suspense,
in doubt. suspirar, v. n., to sigh,
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velar, v. a., to watch. vencer, v. a., to overcome, to
conquer. vender, v. a., to sell. venderse, v. refl., to pass one's
self off. II. 5. 110. veneno, m., poison. venganza, f., vengeance. vengar, v. a., to avenge. vengarse, v. refl., to take ven
geance, to be avenged. venir, v. n., to come, to become,
III. 16. 4. ventana, f., window. ventura, f., happiness, good
fortune; por ventura, by
chance, perchance. Venus, n. pr. f. ver, v. a., to see, to behold. veras, f. pl., truth, reality;
eagerness; con tantas veras,
so eagerly, so earnestly. verdad, f., truth. verdadero, -ra, adj., true, real. verde, adj., green, fresh, vig
ourous. III. 2. 28. verde, m., darse un verde, to
take an outing. verdugo, m., hangman, exe
cutioner. vestido, m., costume, garment. vestir, v. a., to clothe. vez, f., time (distributive); en
vez de, instead of. vicio, m., vice, wickedness. vid, f., grape. vida, f., life.
viejo, -ja, adj., old; el viejo,
the old man; vieja de honor,
companion, maid of honour. viento, m., wind. viernes, m., Friday. vil, adj., low, base-born. villancico, m., Christmas carol. villano,-na, adj., base, shameful. vira, f., arrow, dart. virtud, f., virtue; en virtud de,
by virtue of. visita, f., visit. visitar, v. a., to visit. [sight of. vista, f., sight; á vista de, in Vitoria, n. pr. f. vitreo, ea, adj., glassy. vitorioso, -sa, adj., victorious. vituperio, m., shame, disgrace. vivir, v. n., to live. vivo, -va, adj., living, alive. Vizcaino, -na, adj. pr., Basque. volar, to fly, to flutter. voluntad, f., will, wish, desire. volver, v. n., to return, to turn
back; volverse, v. refl., to return to, to do over again, to turn into, to be changed into,
to become once more. voto, m., vow. voz, f., voice, report, rumour;
name; corre la voz, as report says; á voces, loudly; dar
voces, to cry out, to call. vuelco, m.,
thrill. vuelta, f., turn; dar la vuelta,
to turn about. vuesarced, you; cf. merced.
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