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VOCABULARIO (continued 2)

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tener, 18, to have, to possess; —— a cargo, to have charge of; —— a la vista, to have in sight; —— calor, to be warm (persons); —— cariño a, to have affection for; —— costumbre de, to be accustomed to; —— fama de, to have the reputation of; —— frío, to be cold (persons); —— hambre, to be hungry; —— la culpa, to be to blame; —— lugar, to take place; —— miedo, to be afraid; —— noticia de, to learn of, to be informed of; —— que plus inf., to have to plus inf.; ¿qué tienes? what is the matter with you? —— razón, to be right; —— respeto a, to have respect for; ——se por, to consider oneself as; ——se sobre los pies, to stand.

teniente, m., lieutenant.

tenga, from tener.

tentar, 23, to tempt.

tentativa, f., attempt.

teólogo, m., theologian, priest, clergyman.

teoría, f., theory.

tercero, third.

tercio, third.

terciopelo, m., velvet.

terminación, f., end, ending.

terminar, to finish.

ternura, f., tenderness.

terquedad, f., stubbornness.

Terra de Santa Cruz, former name of Brazil (in Portuguese).

terreno, m., land, earth, soil.

terrestre, pertaining to the land.

terrible, terrible.

territorio, m., territory.

terro-indefinible, of an uncertain earth color (a manufactured word).

tesoro, m., treasure.

testarudo, headstrong.

tiempo, m., time, epoch, weather, tense; al poco ——, soon; de —— en ——, from time to time.

tienda, f., shop.

tiene, from tener.

tientas: a ——, see andar.

tierra, f., land.

timorato, God-fearing.

tinglado, m., shed.

tinta, f., ink.

tinte, m., dye.

tintero, m., inkstand.

tipo, m., type.

tira, f., strip, tatter.

tirar, to throw, pull; —— de, to pull at.

título, m., title, degree.

tiza, f., chalk.

tocante a, concerning.

tocar, 31, to touch, play; —— a, to be one's turn or duty, to concern; —— su vez a uno, to be one's turn.

todavía, yet, still.

todo, all, every, everything.

tomar, to take, drink; —— incremento, to increase.

tonelada, f., ton.

tono, m., tone.

tonto, foolish.

torno: en —— de, around.

toro, m., bull.

torre, f., tower.

tórrido, torrid.

tos, f., cough.

toscamente, rudely, roughly.

Toscanelli, an Italian cartographer.

tosco, rude, crude.

toser, to cough.

total, m., total, sum.

trabajador-a, industrious; m., worker.

trabajar, to work; —— de firme, to work steadily.

trabajo, m., work, difficulty.

trabajosamente, laboriously.

tradición, f., tradition.

traducir, 4, 40, to translate.

traduje, etc., from traducir.

traduzca, from traducir.

traer, 19, to bring; —— a la rastra, to drag along.

tráfico, traffic.

tragedia, f., tragedy.

traje, m., clothes, suit.

traje, etc., from traer.

trajese, from traer.

tranca, f., crossbar.

tranquilo, quiet, tranquil.

tranquilamente, quietly, tranquilly.

transacción, f., transaction.

transcurrir, to pass.

tránsito, m., transit; de ——, in transit.

transportar, to transport.

transporte, m., transportation.

tranvía, m., street-car.

trapo, m., rag.

tras, after, behind.

trasatlántico, transatlantic.

trascontinental, transcontinental.

trasladar, to transfer; ——se a, to remove to.

tratamiento cortesano, polite manner of address, using usted and corresponding forms of the object pronoun, possessives, etc.

tratar (de), to try; ——se de, to be a question of.

través: a —— de, across.

travesía, f., trip across.

trayendo, from traer.

traza, f., plan, scheme.

trazar, 34, to design.

trece, thirteen.

tremendo, immense, huge.

tren, m., train.

trenzar, 34, to braid.

tres, three.

tribu, f., tribe.

tribuno, m., tribune, political orator.

tributario, m., tributary.

trigo, m., wheat.

Trinidad, island off the eastern coast of Venezuela, a British possession.

triste, sad.

tristemente, sadly.

tristeza, f., sadness.

triunfal, triumphant.

triunfo, m., triumph.

trono, m., throne.

tropel, m., crowd.

tropezar, 34, 24, to stumble; —— con, to stumble upon.

tropical, tropical.

trópico, m., tropic.

trovador, m., minstrel.

trozo, m., selection, piece.

tubo, m., tube.

tu, tuyo, thy; el tuyo, thine.

Tucumán, city (and province) of northwestern Argentina.

tumba, f., tomb, grave.

tumbo, m., stumble.

Tumibamba, a city of Ecuador.

turco, Turk.

turista, m., tourist.

turno, m., turn.

Turquía, f., Turkey.

tuve, etc., from tener.

tuviera, from tener.

tuviese, from tener.

u, or, used for o before o or ho.

últimamente, recently.

último, last; por ——, finally.

umbral, m., threshold.

único, only, unique.

unidad, f., unit, unity.

uniforme, m., uniform.

unión, f., union.

unir, to join, unite.

universidad, f., university.

uno, a, an; ——s, some, a few, any, a pair of, about; —— que otro, one here and there.

Uruguay (El), Uruguay.

uruguayo, Uruguayan.

usar, to use.

uso, m., use, usage.

usted, you.

usual, usual.

usurero, usurer.

útil, useful.

útiles, m. pl., serviceable, useful things (familiar).

uva, f., grape.

va, from ir.

vaca, f., cow.

vacilar, to hesitate.

vacío, empty.

vacuno, bovine.

vagón, m., car, coach.

valenciano, Valentian.

valer, 20, to be worth, help, be of avail; ——se de, to make use of.

valerosamente, bravely.

valiente, brave.

valioso, valuable.

valor, m., courage, value.

Valparaíso, a city and chief port of Chile.

valla, f., fence.

valle, m., valley.

vallecito, dim. of valle.

Valladolid, a city of northwestern Spain.

vano, vain, useless; en ——, in vain.

vapor, m., steam, steamship; —— correo, mail boat.

vaquero, m., cowboy.

vara, f., stick, pole.

variado, varied.

variar, 41, to vary.

variedad, f., variety.

varilla, dim. of vara.

vario, various; pl., several.

vasallo, m., vassal.

vaya, from ir; ¡——! well! come! indeed! nonsense!

Vd., abbr. for usted, you.

ve, from ir.

vecindad, f., neighborhood.

vecindario, m., neighborhood, population.

vecino, neighboring; m., neighbor, inhabitant.

Vega Carpio, Lope Félix de (1562-1635), the great Spanish dramatist. He wrote more than 1500 plays besides several hundred autos and entremeses. Among his best known plays are "El mejor alcalde el rey" and "La Estrella de Sevilla."

vegetación, f., vegetation.

veinte, twenty.

veinticuatro, twenty-four.

veintitrés, twenty-three.

vejiga, f., bladder; used as a pouch or cover for bundle at times.

vela, f., candle.

velocípedo, m., velocipede, tricycle.

ven, from venir.

vena, f., vein.

vencer, 35, to conquer, vanquish.

vendar, to bandage.

vendedor, m., seller.

vender, to sell.

vendría, from venir.

Venecia, f., Venice.

veneciano, Venetian.

venerar, to revere.

venezolano, Venezuelan.

Venezuela, f., Venezuela.

venga, from venir.

vengar, 32, to avenge.

vengativo, vengeful.

venir, 21, to come; —— a las manos, to come to blows; —— al grano, to come to the point; —— por el suelo, to fall to the ground.

ventaja, f., advantage.

ventajoso, favorable.

ventana, f., window.

Venus, f., the Roman goddess of love and grace.

ver, 22, to see; ——se en la necesidad de; ——se en la obligación de; ——se obligado; ——se precisado, to be compelled.

Vera Cruz, a city and chief port of Mexico.

verano, m., summer.

veras, f. pl.: de ——, really, truly.

verbalmente, orally.

verbo, m., verb, word.

verdad, f., truth.

verdaderamente, truly, really.

verdadero, true, real.

verde, green.

verdura, f., verdure.

vergonzoso, shameful.

vergüenza, f., shame; ¡qué —— de ——! what a shameful ——!

verídico, truthful.

verificarse, 31, to take place.

verja, f., railing.

verso, m., verse, a line of poetry.

verter, 25, to shed, translate.

vestido, m., garment, dress.

vestigio, m., trace, vestige.

vestimenta, f., clothes.

vestir, 29, to dress, to wear; ——se, to dress one's self; —— un traje, to wear a suit.

vete, from irse.

vez, f., time; a veces, sometimes; a la ——, at the same time; a su ——, in his turn; de —— en cuando, from time to time; de una ——, at one time; otra ——, again; tal ——, perhaps.

ví, etc., from ver.

vía, f., road.

viajar, to travel.

viaje, m., voyage, trip; —— de regreso, return trip.

viajero, m., traveller.

vicealmirante, m., vice-admiral.

vicepresidente, m., vice-president.

vicisitud, f., change, vicissitude.

víctima, f., victim.

victoria, f., victory.

victorioso, victorious.

vida, f., life.

viejo, old.

Viena, Vienna.

viento, m., wind.

vigente, m., force.

vigoroso, vigorous.

villa, f., city.

vine, from venir.

vino, m., wine.

violencia, f., violence.

violento, violent.

Virginia, f., Virginia.

viril, virile.

virreinato, m., viceroyship.

virrey, m., viceroy.

visita, f., visit.

visitar, to visit.

vista, f., sight, view; a —— de, in the view of; a la ——, in sight.

visto, pp. of ver.

vivamente, keenly.

vivienda, f., dwelling.

vivir, to live.

vivo, lively, keen.

vocal, f., vowel.

volar, 23, to fly.

volver, 26, to return, turn; —— plus inf., to do again plus inf. of the English; —— en sí, to regain consciousness; ——se, to return.

votación, f., vote.

voy, from ir; allá ——, I am coming to that.

voz, f., voice, word; en —— alta, aloud.

vuelta, f., return; —— y media, abuse.

vuestro (adj.), your; el —— (pron.), etc., yours.

vuelta, f., return.

vuelto, pp. of volver.

vulgo, m., people in general.

y, and.

ya, already.

yacimiento, m., deposit, bed.

yegua, f., mare.

yendo, from ir.

yo, I.

yodo, m., iodine.

Yunquilla, a valley of Ecuador.

Yucatán, a state of Mexico.

Yuruari, a river in Venezuela.

zambullirse, 43, to dive.

Zeuxis, m., a Greek painter who flourished about 420-390 b. c.

zona, f., zone.

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