VOCABULARY
Reading edition
Words whose form and meaning are identical in the two languages are generally omitted from this vocabulary. Nouns ending in #o# are masculine; those in #a#, feminine. The gender is indicated only in the case of nouns that do not follow this rule.
#A#
#a# at, to, in, on, for, in regard to
#abandonar# to abandon, forsake, leave
#abanicar# to fan
#abanico# fan
#abatimiento# depression, low spirits, despondency
#abierto# open; p.p. irreg. of #abrir#
#abolir# to abolish
#abrazar# to embrace
#abrazo# embrace
#abrigar# to protect, shelter
#abrigo# shelter, protection; overcoat, mantle, wrap
#abrir# to open
#abrochar# to button, clasp, buckle, fasten
#acá# hither, here
#acabar# to finish, end, complete; #—— de# (before inf.) to have just
#acariciar# to caress, fondle
#acaso# perchance, perhaps
#aceleradamente# swiftly, speedily
#acelerado# accelerated, swift, speedy
#acercar# to bring (carry, take) near; #—se# to approach
#acomodar# to adapt, suit, accommodate
#acompañar# to accompany, go with
#acordar# to remind; #—se de# to recollect, remember
#acostumbrar# to accustom
#acto# act, action
#acuerdo# agreement, accord, accordance; #de ——# harmoniously, with one accord, together
#adelantar# to advance
#ademán# m. gesture, manner, attitude
#adentro# within, inside; behind the scenes
#adiós# goodby, farewell
#¿adónde?# where? whither?
#advertir# to give notice, advise; to take notice, observe
#afable# affable, agreeable
#afán# m. zeal, eagerness, anxiety, earnestness, determination
#afectado# affected, feigned, pretended
#afectar# to affect, feign, pretend
#afecto# affection, love, fondness; #-s desordenados# inordinate desires
#afectuosamente# affectionately
#afligido# grieved, mournful
#afortunadamente# fortunately, luckily
#agitado# agitated, excited
#agitar# to agitate, excite
#agosto# August
#agua# water
#ahí# there (where the hearer is)
#ahogar# to choke; to drown
#ahora# now
#ahorcar# to kill by hanging, strangle to death
#aire# m. air
#al# = #a + el#
#alborotador, -ora# riotous, turbulent; agitator, rioter
#alegrarse# to be glad, rejoice
#alegre# glad, joyous, merry, gay, cheerful
#alegría# joy, gladness, merriment
#algo# something; somewhat, rather
#alguien# some one, somebody
#algún# shortened from #alguno#
#alguno# some (one), any (one), one or the other (of two)
#alianza# alliance
#alma# soul
#alquilar# to rent, hire, let
#alzar# to raise, lift
#allá# there, thither (remote from speaker and hearer)
#allí# there (remote from speaker and hearer)
#amar# to love
#amarillo# yellow
#ambos# both
#amén# amen
#amenazador, -ora# threatening, menacing
#amiga# friend
#amigo# friend
#amiguita# little friend
#amiguito# little friend, chum
#amontonar# to heap, pile up, accumulate; #—se# to fly into a passion
#amor# m. love
#amueblar# to furnish (a house or room)
#andar# to walk, go, move
#ángel# m. angel
#aniversario# anniversary
#anoche# last night, last evening
#antes# before; first, sooner, rather; #—— bien# rather; #cuanto —— mejor# the sooner the better
#antojarse# to fancy; to take a notion
#antojo# whim, notion
#Antoñito# dim. of #Antonio#
#año# year
#aparente# apparent
#apenas# hardly, scarcely
#apoyo# support
#aprecio# esteem, regard
#aprender# to learn
#aprensión# f. apprehension
#apresuradamente# hastily
#apretar# to press, compress, squeeze, pinch, clutch
#aprisionar# to imprison
#apurarse# to worry, be anxious, become nervous
#aquel, aquella# that (as dem. adj.)
#aquél, aquélla# that (as dem. pron.)
#aquí# here
#arder# to burn, blaze
#arma# weapon, arm
#arpía# harpy
#arreglar# to arrange, adjust, fix, put in order, repair
#arrellanarse# to sit at ease, lounge
#arrimar# to place close to; #—se# to draw close to
#arrobamiento# bliss
#arrugar# to wrinkle, corrugate
#asaltar# to assault, strike
#asegurar# to assure; to assert
#así# so, thus, in this way, as it is
#asir# to grasp, seize, take hold of
#asistir# to attend, take part, be present; to belong
#asomarse# to appear, show, come into view
#asustado# startled
#ataque# m. attack
#atar# to tie, fasten, hitch
#atender# to attend to, heed, listen to
#atolondrado# confused, bewildered
#atrás# backward(s), back, behind
#atreverse# to dare, venture
#aun, aún# yet, still, even; #aun cuando# even though, although
#aunque# although, even if
#avanzar# to advance
#avenido# agreed, matched; #mal ——# ill-matched, ill-sorted
#avergonzar# to put to shame; #—se# to be ashamed
#averiguar# to ascertain, find out; #es cosa averiguada# the fact is
#avisado# prudent, cautious, sagacious, shrewd
#avisar# to advise, inform, notify
#¡ay!# ah! alas!
#ayuda# help, aid, assistance
#ayudar# to help, aid, assist
#azogue# m. mercury, quicksilver; #tener ——# to be agitated
#azote# m. whip, lash; beating, whipping
#azul# blue
#B#
#babucha# (Turkish) slipper
#¡bah!# bah! nonsense!
#bailar# to dance
#baile# m. ball, dance
#bailecito# little dance, little ball
#bajar# to go or come down, descend; to be less or lower; to bow
#bajo# low, lower, on the lower floor
#balcón# m. balcony
#Baltasar# Belshazzar
#barajar# to shuffle (cards); #paciencia y ——# patience and perseverance
#barquero# boatman, ferryman
#bastante# enough, sufficient, considerable; sufficiently, considerably; quite
#bastar# to be sufficient or enough, suffice; #¡basta!# enough!
#bata# dressing-gown, wrapper
#batalla# battle; #—— campal# pitched battle
#batallón# m. battalion
#bendecir# to bless
#bendito# blessed, saintly; saint
#bien# well; #no ——# hardly, scarcely; #—— a ——# with a good grace, cheerfully; #hombre de ——# honest man
#bienestar# m. well-being, welfare; comfort
#blanco# white
#boca# mouth
#bolsillo# pocket
#bondad# f. kindness, goodness
#bonito# pretty
#bordado# embroidered; embroidery
#bordar# to embroider
#bota# boot, shoe
#botella# bottle
#brazo# arm
#bribón# m. rascal, scoundrel, rogue
#broma# jest, joke, trick, escapade, trouble
#bruscamente# brusquely, abruptly
#brusco# abrupt, brusque, peevish, curt
#bruto# rude, brutal, rough, coarse, uncivil
#buen# shortened from #bueno#
#bueno# good; fine, well
#Burdeos# Bordeaux
#burlarse# to make fun of, ridicule
#busca# search
#buscar# to seek, look for, get, fetch
#butaca# easy chair, chair (in general)
#C#
#¡ca!# bah! nonsense!
#cabal# just, exact, correct
#caballerito# little gentleman
#caballero# gentleman, sir
#caballo# horse; #a ——# on horseback
#cabello# hair
#caber# to be contained, held, be within; to be
#cabeza# head
#cabo# end, extremity
#cachaza# forbearance
#cachete# m. slap or blow in the face; #andar a -s# to act aggressively
#cada# each, every
#cadena# chain, fetter
#caer# to fall; #—se redondo# to fall flat, collapse; #—— en la cuenta# to comprehend, understand; #dejarse ——# to drop
#café# m. coffee; café
#caída# fall
#caja# box
#cajón# m. box, drawer
#calaverada# folly, tomfoolery
#calentar# to heat, warm
#calor# m. heat; #hace ——# it is warm
#calzado# shod, in shoes; shoe, boot
#callar# not to speak, be or keep silent, hush, stop talking, keep still
#calle# f. street
#cama# bed
#cambiar# to change, alter; to exchange
#cambio# change, exchange; #en ——# in turn, on the other hand, in return
#camino# road, way, route, course
#camisa# shirt; chemise
#camorrista# com. noisy, boisterous person
#campal# pitched (referring to a battle)
#campanilla# bell, door-bell, hand bell
#campanillazo# violent ringing of a bell
#cana# gray hair (usually in plural)
#canario# canary-bird; #¡——!# the deuce!
#cansancio# weariness, fatigue
#cansar# to weary, tire, bore; #—se# to become weary or tired
#cantar# to sing; to crow
#cántaro# pitcher, jar; #alma de ——# gump, prattler
#canturrear# to hum (a tune)
#capaz# capable, able, competent
#capricho# caprice, whim
#cara# face, features
#carácter# m. character; disposition, temperament; stamina
#¡caramba!# ha! plague take it!
#carantoña# caress, endearment; #hacer mimos y -s# to pet and fondle
#cariño# affection, fondness, tenderness
#cariñoso# affectionate, tender
#carta# letter, card
#cartita# little letter, note
#casa# house, home; #en ——# at home
#casamiento# marriage; matrimony
#casar# to marry; #—se (con)# to marry, get married to
#casi# almost, nearly
#casilla:# #sacar de -s# to vex beyond endurance, drive to distraction
#castaño# chestnut tree; #pasar de —— obscuro# to go beyond all reason
#catarse# to look at, behold
#catorce# fourteen
#causa# cause, reason
#cazurro# taciturn, reticent, sulky
#ceder# to yield, give way, concede
#ceja# eyebrow; #ponerse entre —— y ——# to have an eye on
#celebrar# to celebrate, be glad of; to hold (a meeting, conference, etc.)
#cena# supper
#cenar# to take supper
#cepillar# to brush
#cepillo# brush
#cerca# near; #—— de# near, near to
#cerrar# to close, shut, lock
#cielo# sky, heavens; heaven
#cien# shortened from #ciento#
#ciento# hundred
#ciertamente# certainly
#cierto# certain; #es lo ——# this is certain; #es ——# it is true
#cifrar# to reckon, calculate; #—— en# to place in, set upon
#cigarro# cigar
#cinco# five
#cintura# waist; girdle, belt; #meter en ——# to put in a strait-jacket; to hold in subjection
#circunstancia# circumstance
#cita# appointment, engagement
#citar# to summon, cite to appear; to make an appointment
#clamar# to cry out, call, clamor
#claro# clear, evident; #—— está# of course
#clavo# nail
#cobarde# com. coward
#cocer# to cook, boil
#cocina# kitchen
#coger# to catch, seize, take
#coincidencia# coincidence
#cojear# to limp
#cola# tail; consequence; #traer ——# to lead to serious consequences
#cólera# f. anger, wrath, choler; m. cholera
#colgar# to hang, suspend; #—se# to hang one's self; to get caught
#colorado# red
#comer# to eat; #—se# to eat up, consume, devour
#como# as, like, as it; how
#¿cómo?# how?
#comparar# to compare
#complacerse# to take pleasure
#comprender# to understand, comprehend
#con# with; by
#conciencia# conscience
#condenado# confounded
#condenar# to condemn
#conducta# conduct
#confianza# confidence, trust
#confiar# to trust, confide
#confusión# f. confusion
#confuso# confused
#conmigo# with me
#conmover# to move, affect
#conocer# to know, be acquainted with, recognize; #—se# to be evident, apparent
#conque# so that, so, and so
#conseguir# to secure, obtain, attain, accomplish, get
#consentir# to consent, agree, allow
#consideración# f. consideration, regard
#considerar# to consider
#consigo# with one's self, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves or yourselves
#contaminar# to contaminate
#contar# to count, relate, tell
#contener# to contain, restrain, keep back, control
#contigo# with thee (you)
#contra# against, contrary to
#contrario# contrary; #por el# or #al ——# on the contrary; #llevar la contraria a uno# to oppose one, be vexed with one
#convencer# to convince
#convertir# to convert, change
#conyugal# conjugal
#corazón# m. heart
#corazoncito# little heart
#corbata# cravat, necktie
#cordón# m. cord, string
#correr# to run, elapse; #no corre prisa# there is no hurry
#corrido# run out, elapsed; #cuarenta (años) muy corridos# well past forty (years)
#corto# short
#cosa# thing, something, affair, fact
#coser# to sew
#costumbre# f. custom, habit
#costurero# (lady's) work-box
#creer# to believe, think
#criado# (man-)servant
#criar# to rear, educate, bring up, raise; #mal criado# ill-bred
#criatura# creature; infant, child
#crisis# f. crisis
#cual# which, what; #cada ——# each one, every one
#¿cuál?# which? what? which one? what one?
#cualquier# shortened from #cualquiera#
#cualquiera# any, any one, anybody, some one; whatever
#cuando# when
#¿cuándo?# when?
#cuanto# as much as, all that; #en —— a# in regard to, as regards, as for; #-s# as many as; #unos -s# a few
#¿cuánto?# how much?; #¡——!# how much!; #¿-s?# how many?; #¡-s!# how many!
#cuarenta# forty
#cuarto# room; quarter, fourth
#cuatro# four
#cuellecito# little collar, blessed (little) collar
#cuello# neck; collar
#cuenta# count, account; #hacer ——# to bear in mind
#cuerda# cord, string, rope; halter
#cuerpo# body
#¡cuidadito!# take care!
#cumplir# to fulfil, carry out, discharge, satisfy, keep (promise); to fill out, complete (years of age); #treinta y seis cumpliré# I shall be thirty-six
#curar# to cure, heal
#curiosidad# f. curiosity
#curiosito# a little curious; neat, tidy
#Ch#
#chaleco# waistcoat, vest
#chancero# joking, jocose; jester, joker
#chanza# jest, joke
#chaquet# m. jacket
#chasco# practical joke, trick; #dar ——# to play a trick on
#chimenea# fireplace, mantelpiece; chimney, grate
#chinela# slipper
#chino# Chinese; Chinaman
#chiquillo# little child
#chiquito# tiny, little
#chisporrotear# to sputter, flicker
#¡chitito!# silence! sh!
#chufa# chufa; #horchata de -s# see #horchata#
#D#
#daño# damage, loss, injury, hurt
#dar# to give; #—— con# to hit on, meet; #lo mismo da# 'tis all the same; #¡dale!# well! there it is again!
#de# of, from, by; #nuestra conducta —— mujeres# our conduct as women
#deber# to owe, ought, must, should, be to; #—— de# (with inf.) must, ought
#decidir# to decide, determine
#decir# to say, speak, tell
#decoro# decorum, respectability, circumspection, sense of propriety
#decorosamente# becomingly, decorously, properly
#defecto# defect
#defensivo# defensive
#dejar# to leave, let, allow, permit, quit, omit, fail
#del# = #de + el#
#delante# before, in front; #—— de# in front of, before
#delito# crime, offense
#demás# other, rest (invariable and used only with def. art.)
#demasiado# too; too much
#demonio# demon
#dentro# within; behind the scenes; #—— de# within, inside of
#derecho# right, straight; #derecha# right (hand)
#desabrochar# to unbutton, unclasp, unbuckle, unfasten
#desagrado# displeasure
#desaguisado# offense, wrong, outrage
#desaparecer# to disappear
#desasir# to disengage, release, loose
#descarado# shameless, impudent
#descompuesto# disarranged
#desconcertado# disconcerted
#desconfianza# distrust, mistrust
#descubrir# to discover
#descuido# ease, freedom from care, oversight, inattention
#desde# since, from, after
#desdeñosamente# disdainfully, scornfully
#desdicha# misfortune, calamity, ill-luck; #—— es que# it is unfortunate that
#desdichado# unfortunate, unhappy
#desentonar# to get or be out of tune; #—se# to be out of tune; to be rude, coarse, disrespectful
#deshecho# undone, unfastened, untied
#desnudo# naked, bare
#desordenado# inordinate; disheveled
#despacio# slowly
#despecho# dejection; spite, anger
#despego# indifference, coolness, aversion
#después# after, afterward
#destemplanza# disorder, indisposition
#desventura# trouble, mishap, misfortune
#detener# to stop, detain, restrain
#día# m. day
#diablo# devil
#diario# daily
#dicha# bliss, happiness, (good) fortune
#dicho# p.p. irreg. of #decir#; #-s# the same (used in stage directions)
#dichoso# blissful, happy
#diez# ten
#diferencia# difference
#diferente# different
#difícil# difficult, hard
#dignidad# f. dignity
#dimisión# f. resignation (from a position)
#Dios# m. God; #¡válgame ——!# for Heaven's sake!
#diputado# delegate, deputy, representative
#diré# indic. fut. 1st pers. sing. of #decir#
#dirección# f. direction
#dirigir# to direct; #—se# to go, start, make one's way; to address
#disculpa# exculpation, excuse, apology
#disculpar# to exculpate, excuse
#discusión# f. discussion, argument
#disfrazar# to disguise
#disgusto# displeasure, annoyance
#disimular# to feign, pretend
#disponer# to dispose, appoint, arrange
#diversión# f. diversion, pastime, amusement
#divertido# amusing, entertaining
#divertirse# to enjoy or divert one's self
#divorciarse# to divorce one's self, secure a divorce
#doble# double
#doce# twelve
#doler# to ache, hurt, suffer pain
#domar# to tame, break in, dominate
#doméstico# domestic
#dominar# to dominate
#donde# where
#¿dónde?# where?
#dormir# to sleep
#dos# two
#duda# doubt
#dudar# to doubt; #a no ——# no doubt
#dulce# sweet
#dulcísimo# very sweet, sweetest
#durante# during
#durar# to last, endure, continue, remain
#E#
#e# and (used before a word beginning with #i# or #hi#)
#¡ea!# come!
#echar# to throw, cast, utter; #—— a# (followed by inf.) to start; #—— a perder# to spoil, ruin
#edad# f. age
#efecto# effect, fact; #con# or #en ——# in fact, indeed, really
#eficaz# efficacious, effective
#¡eh!# eh! here! (I) say! #¿——?# eh?
#ejemplo# example
#ejercer# to exercise, practise
#el# the
#él# he, it; him, it (after a prep.)
#elegir# to elect, choose
#ella# she, it; her, it (after a prep.)
#ellos# they; them (after a prep.)
#embargo: sin ——# however, yet, nevertheless
#emborracharse# to become intoxicated, get drunk
#embudo# trick, fraud; #ley de ——# one-sided law or rule
#emoción# f. emotion
#empalagoso# cloying, sickening; tedious, vapid
#empanada# meat pie; #repulgo de ——# see #repulgo#
#empellón# m. push, shove
#empeñarse# to persist, make an effort to
#empeño# eagerness, avidity, desire
#empezar# to begin, start
#emplear# to employ, use, make use of
#empujar# to push
#en# in, into, on, at
#enamorado# in love, enamored
#enamorar# to inspire love; #—se (de)# to fall in love (with)
#encargar# to charge, encharge, commission, commit; #—se# to take upon one's self
#encender# to kindle, light, set fire to
#encierro# confinement
#encima# above, on; #—— de# above, on top of
#encontrar# to find, meet
#enemigo# enemy
#energía# energy, aggressiveness
#enérgico# energetic; aggressive
#enfadarse# to become angry
#enfado# vexation, anger
#énfasis# m. emphasis
#engañar# to deceive
#engaño# deceit, deception
#enlace# m. union, wedlock, marriage
#enojar# to irritate, anger
#enojo# irritation, anger
#enredar# to entangle, confuse
#enseñar# to show, teach
#entender# to understand; #¡cómo se entiende!# how that sounds!
#enterar# to inform
#entibiar# to cool; #—se# to become cool
#entierro# burial, funeral
#entrar# to enter, go or come in
#entretener# to entertain
#es# indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #ser#
#esa, ésa# see #ese, ése#
#escampar# to clear up (sky); #¡ya escampa!# keep it up! there you go again!
#escandalizar# to scandalize, make a scandal
#escándalo# scandal
#escena# scene, stage (of a theater)
#esclavitud# f. slavery
#esclavizar# to enslave
#esclavo# slave
#escribir# to write
#ese, esa# that (as dem. adj.)
#ése, ésa# that, that one (as dem. pron.)
#esforzar# to reinforce, strengthen; to raise (the voice)
#esfuerzo# effort, attempt
#eso# that
#espada# sword
#espalda# back
#especie# f. kind, species
#espejo# mirror
#esperanza# hope
#esperar# to hope, expect; to wait for, await
#espín: puerco ——# porcupine
#espina# thorn, spine; #dar buena ——# to set at ease
#esposa# wife
#espuela# spur
#esta, ésta# see #este, éste#
#estallido# crash, crack, uproar
#estar# to be; #—se# to be, remain, stay; #—— bien a# to suit, be becoming to
#este, esta# this (as dem. adj.)
#éste, ésta# this, this one, the latter (as dem. pron.)
#estirar# to pull, stretch, jerk
#esto# this
#estrella# star
#estrujar# to crush, rumple
#eternamente# eternally
#evitar# to avoid, escape, obviate, shun
#exagerar# to exaggerate
#excepción# f. exception
#excusado# needless, useless
#excusar# to excuse
#exhortar# to exhort
#existencia# existence
#explicar# to explain
#exponer# to expose
#expresar# to express
#exquisito# exquisite
#extravagante# extravagant, queer
#F#
#fácil# easy
#fácilmente# easily
#faldón# m. fold
#faltar# to lack; to be wanting
#familia# family
#fantasma# m. phantom
#fastidiar# to annoy, vex, pester, bother
#fastidio# annoyance, bother, vexation, nuisance, bore
#fatuo# fatuous
#fe# f. faith; #a —— mía# upon my word
#febrero# February
#fecha# date; #a estas -s# at the present time, at this writing
#feliz# happy
#fibra# fiber; energy, vigor
#fiesta# festival, holiday; feast
#figurarse# to imagine
#fijo# fixed, certain; #de ——# really, of a certainty, surely
#fin# m. end, purpose, object; #al ——# at last, finally
#firme# firm
#fisionomía, fisonomía# physiognomy, face, features
#flema# phlegm, apathy, non-chalance
#flor# f. flower
#forma# form, manner, way
#formar# to form, make
#foro# background, rear (of a stage)
#forzosamente# necessarily; #—— han de hacerlo# they are bound to do so
#fósforo# match
#frac# m. evening or dress coat
#Francisca# Frances
#freno# bridle
#frente# f. forehead
#frío# cold; #tener ——# to be cold
#friolera# trifle
#fué# indic. pret. 3rd pers. sing. of #ser# and #ir#
#fuego# fire
#fuelle# m. (hand) bellows
#fuera# outside, without; #hacia ——# out; #—— de sí# beside himself, herself, etc.
#fuera# subj. impf. 1st and 3rd pers. sing. of #ser# and #ir#
#fuerte# strong, loud
#fuerza# force, strength, compulsion, violence; #con ——# violently; #por ——# necessarily, surely
#fuese# subj. impf. 1st and 3rd pers. sing. of #ser# and #ir#
#Fuguillas, Don# fussbudget, blunderer
#fuí# indic. pret. 1st pers. sing. of #ser# and #ir#
#furia# fury
#furioso# furious
#G#
#gabán# m. overcoat
#gallo# cock
#gana# inclination, desire, mind; #de mala ——# listlessly, reluctantly
#genio# disposition, temperament
#gente# f. people
#gentecilla# insignificant people, small fry
#gesto# gesture, motion
#glacial# glacial, icy
#gobernación# f. government
#gobernar# to govern, control
#golpe# m. blow, stroke; #de ——# with a bang or thud
#gozar# to enjoy
#grabar# to engrave
#gracia# grace, favor, mercy; joke; #-s# thank you
#gracioso# gracious, pleasing; funny, witty
#gran# shortened from #grande#
#grande# great, large, tall
#grandísimo# very great or large
#grave# grave, severe, earnest
#gritar# to shout, cry out
#grito# shout, cry; #poner el —— en el cielo# to protest violently
#guante# m. glove
#guardar# to keep; to put into
#guerra# war
#guindilla# red pepper
#guisar# to cook, prepare (food)
#guiso# prepared food, dish, cooking
#gustar# to taste, please; #me gusta# I like it, it pleases me
#gusto# taste, pleasure, liking
#H#
#haber# to have; to be; #—— de# (with inf.) must, to have to
#habilidad# f. skill, ability, faculty, knack
#habitación# f. room, apartment
#hablador, -ora# talkative, loquacious, eloquent; talker
#hablar# to talk, speak
#hacer# to do, make; #hace calor# it is warm; #haga el cielo# Heaven grant; #hace años que nos casamos# we have been married (a number of) years; #—se# to become, get to be
#hacia# toward, to, in the direction of
#hallar# to find; #—se# to be (in a place or condition)
#hasta# until, to, up to, as far as; even; #¿—— cuándo?# how long?; #—— que# until
#hay# there is, there are; #—— que# (with inf.) one must
#haz# imperat. sing. of #hacer#
#hazaña# exploit, feat, achievement
#hermoso# beautiful, handsome, fine
#hiel# f. gall, bile
#hiena# hyena
#hija# daughter
#hijo# son
#hipócrita# com. hypocrite
#hipocritón, -ona# big hypocrite
#hogar# m. hearth, home
#¡hola!# hello!
#hombre# m. man
#honrado# honorable, honest, virtuous
#hora# hour, time; #váyase en —— buena# let him go for all I care
#horchata# orgeat; #—— de chufas# water-ice of chufas
#hoy# today
#huir# to flee, escape
#humo# smoke
#hundir# to sink, crumble, go to ruin, collapse
#¡huy!# oh!
#I#
#idea# idea, opinion
#igual# equal
#imaginar# to imagine, conceive, guess; #—se# to imagine
#impedir# to prevent, impede, hinder
#importar# to matter; to import
#incansable# tireless, indefatigable, untiring
#incapaz# incapable
#incentivo# incentive
#indefinible# indefinable
#indicar# to indicate, point out
#indicio# indication, mark, sign
#indignación# f. indignation
#indisolublemente# indissolubly
#inducir# to induce, impel
#infame# infamous, vile; com. wretch
#infamia# infamy
#infancia# infancy, childhood
#infeliz# unhappy, miserable
#infierno# inferno, hell
#infundado# unfounded, groundless
#ingrato# ingrate
#injusto# unjust, unfair
#inocente# innocent, harmless
#inquieto# restless, uneasy, worried
#inspector# m. inspector, chief
#insubstancial# unsubstantial; inane; insignificant
#insufrible# intolerable, unbearable
#intempestivo# untimely, unseasonable
#intentar# to try, attempt, start to
#interés# m. interest, concern
#íntimo# intimate, familiar, confidential, inward; #—— trato# intimacy
#invencible# invincible
#inventar# to invent
#inverosímil# improbable, unlikely
#ir# to go, come; #a eso voy# I am coming to that; #sí, ya voy# yes, I am coming; #—se# to go away
#ira# wrath, anger; #tener ——# to be angry
#ironía# irony
#irónicamente# ironically
#irritado# irritated
#izquierda# left (hand)
#izquierdo# left
#J#
#¡ja!# ha!
#jaleo# handclapping (to encourage dancers)
#jamás# never
#jaqueca# headache
#joven# young; com. youth, young man, young woman
#jovialidad# f. joviality
#Juan Lanas# simpleton, dupe
#Juana# Jane
#Juanita# Jenny
#juguete# m. toy, sport, joke
#juicio# judgment, reason, right mind
#junto# united, together, close; #—— a# next to, near
#justo# just, right, correct; #—— y cabal# precisely
#juventud# f. youth
#L#
#la# the; her, it, you (in acc. case)
#lado# side
#lágrima# tear
#lana# wool
#Lanas# see #Juan Lanas#
#languidez# f. weariness, languor
#largo# long
#lástima# pity; #¡——!# too bad!
#lastimar# to hurt, injure
#látigo# whip, scourge
#latir# to palpitate, beat, throb
#lazo# bow, tie, knot, loop, noose
#le# him, to him; her, to her; you, to you; it, to it
#leer# to read
#lejos# far, distant
#lengua# tongue; language
#lenguado# sole, flounder
#leña# wood (for fuel)
#letra# letter (of alphabet); handwriting; words (of a musical composition)
#levantar# to raise; #—se# to rise, arise
#ley# f. law, rule
#librar# to free, deliver, liberate
#libro# book
#ligar# to bind
#limpiar# to clean
#listo# ready
#lo# the; him, it (in acc. case); so
#loco# insane, mad, crazy
#lograr# to gain, succeed, profit
#luego# then, next; soon; later, afterwards
#lugar# m. place; #en —— de# instead of
#luminaria# illumination, artificial light; luminary
#luz# f. light
#Ll#
#llama# flame
#llamar# to call, knock; #—se# to be called, named; #¿Cómo se llama usted?# What is your name?
#llano# plain, level, even
#llave# f. key
#llegar# to arrive, come
#llenar# to fill
#llevar# to bear, carry; to take; to wear; #—— dos años de casamiento# to have been married two years; #—— su merecido# to get one's deserts; #—— a mal# to take it ill
#llorar# to weep, cry
#lluvia# rain
#M#
#machacar# to pound, crush; to importune, harp on
#madrugada# dawn, daybreak, morning
#mal# badly, ill, amiss; bad (shortened from #malo# in this sense)
#maldecir# to curse
#maldito# cursed, confounded, worthless
#malísimo# very bad
#malo# bad, ill; #estar ——# to be ill
#malva# mallow; #ser una ——# to be meek and mild, be submissive
#mandar# to command, order, send
#manera# manner, way
#manga# sleeve
#manifestar# to state, tell
#mano# f. hand
#manso# tame, gentle; meek
#mantenerse# to persist, hold one's ground
#maña# skill, shrewdness, diplomacy
#mañana# tomorrow; #la ——# morning
#marchar, marcharse# to go away, leave
#marido# husband
#martirio# martyrdom, torture
#mas# but
#más# more; #—— bien# rather
#máscara# mask; #baile de -s# masquerade ball
#matar# to kill
#matrimonio# marriage, matrimony; married couple
#máxima# maxim
#mayonesa# mayonnaise
#mayor# comparative of #grande#
#me# me; to me
#medio# half; middle; means
#meditabundo# meditative, pensive
#mejor# comparative of #bueno# and #bien#
#memoria# memory
#menor# comparative of #pequeño# and #chico#
#menos# less; #lo ——# the least
#mentir# to lie, tell a falsehood
#mentir# m. lie, falsehood
#menudito# very fine, minute; drizzling (rain)
#merecer# to deserve, merit
#merecido# deserts
#mes# m. month
#mesa# table
#meter# to put, put in; to cause (fear); #le meto miedo# I make him afraid
#mi# my
#mí# me, to me (after a prep.)
#miedo# fear
#mientras# while, as or so long as
#mil# thousand
#milagro# miracle, marvel
#mimo# petting, caress
#ministro# minister; #—— de gobernación# minister of the interior
#minué# m. minuet
#mío# my, mine
#mirar# to look, look at; to see, behold
#mismo# same, self, very, even
#modesto# modest
#modo# mode, manner, way, method
#momento# moment
#monótono# monotonous
#monstruo# monster
#morder# to bite
#morir, morirse# to die
#moro# Moorish; Moor
#mortificar# to mortify, vex, disgust
#mosca# fly
#mosquita# little fly
#motivo# reason, motive, cause
#mover# to move
#muchacho# boy
#mucho# much, a great deal; #—— que sí# very much so
#mudo# mute, dumb
#muellemente# softly, easily
#muero# indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of #morir#
#muerto# dead
#mujer# f. woman; wife
#mujercilla# worthless woman
#mundo# world; #todo el ——# all the world, everybody
#muñeca# doll; baby, infant
#música# music
#mutuamente# mutually
#muy# very
#N#
#nada# nothing
#nadie# nobody, no one
#necesario# necessary
#necesidad# f. necessity, need
#necio# foolish; fool, simpleton
#negar# to deny; #—se# to decline, refuse
#negro# black
#nervioso# nervous
#ni# nor, not even; #—— … ——# neither … nor
#nieve# f. snow
#ninfa# nymph
#ningún# shortened from #ninguno#
#ninguno# no, none, no one, nobody
#niña# little girl, child
#niño# child, baby
#no# no; not; #—— que ——# most certainly
#noble# noble, generous, magnanimous
#noche# f. night, evening; #de ——# at night
#nombrar# to name, mention
#nos# us, to us
#nosotros# we; us (after a prep.)
#novia# sweetheart, betrothed, bride
#nudo# knot
#nuestro# our, ours
#nueve# nine
#nuevo# new; #de ——# again
#nunca# never
#O#
#o# or
#objeto# object, article
#obscuro# dark, obscure
#observar# to observe
#obstinación# f. obstinacy, persistence
#ocultar# to conceal, hide
#oculto# concealed, secret
#ocupar# to occupy
#ocurrir# to occur, happen
#ofensivo# offensive
#oído# ear; #decir al ——# to whisper
#oír# to hear, listen
#ojalá# would that, oh that
#ojo# eye
#olvidar# to forget; #—se a uno de# to forget
#once# eleven
#oponerse# to oppose, object
#oportuno# proper, fitting
#opuesto# p.p. irreg. of #oponer#
#oso# bear; #hacer el ——# to play the lover
#otro# other, another
#oye# indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. and imperat. sing. of #oír#
#P#
#paciencia# patience, forbearance
#pacífico# peaceful, peaceable
#pagar# to pay
#palabra# word
#palabrita# little word, just a word
#palomita# little dove
#pan# m. bread
#panada# vain scruple, much ado about nothing
#pantufla# slipper
#pañuelo# handkerchief
#papar# to swallow, eat; #—— moscas# to gape, stare
#para# for, in order to, to; #—— que# in order that, so that
#parar# to stop, halt; to remain, stay; #—se# to stop
#pardo# brown, dark gray, dark; #a picos -s# see #pico#
#pardon# (French) pardon
#parecer# to seem, appear, look; #me parece que sí# I think so
#pared# f. wall
#parroquia# parish; church
#parte# f. part, place, side; #en ninguna ——# nowhere
#particular# peculiar, striking; private
#pasaderillo# passable
#pasado# past, last
#pasar# to pass, spend; #—se# to pass; #¿qué te pasa?# what is the matter with you?
#pasearse# to walk, go walking, go for an outing
#paso# step, gait, pace
#pata# foot and leg (of animals); #a la —— la llana# plain
#patada# kick, stamp
#patalear# to stamp (the feet)
#pataleo# stamping (of the feet)
#pavo# turkey
#paz# f. peace
#pecado# sin, transgression
#pecar# to sin
#pecho# breast; #darse golpes de ——# to beat one's breast
#pedir# to ask for, request, order
#pegar# to stick, cleave; to strike, hit; #pegársela a uno# to deceive one
#peinar# to comb; #—— canas# to be gray-haired
#peligro# danger, peril
#pelo# hair; #de medio ——# shabby, ordinary
#pellizco# pinch
#pena# penalty, pain, difficulty
#pensar# to think
#peor# comparative of #malo# and #mal#
#perder# to lose, miss, waste
#pereza# laziness, idling
#perezoso# lazy, idle
#permanecer# to remain, stay
#permiso# permission
#pero# but
#perseguir# to pursue
#persona# person
#personaje# m. character (in a play)
#pesado# heavy; troublesome; grievous
#pesadumbre# f. grief
#pesar: a —— de# in spite of
#pésimo# superlative of #malo#
#picardía# knavery
#pícaro# roguish; rogue, rascal
#pico# beak, bill; #irse a -s pardos# to go out seeking idle mischief
#pie# m. foot; #en ——# standing, standing up
#piel# f. skin, hide
#pierna# leg
#pillar# to pillage, catch, seize, filch
#pintado# spotted
#placer# m. pleasure
#plan# m. plan
#plato# plate, dish (of prepared food)
#plebeyo# plebeian
#poblado# peopled, filled
#pobre# poor
#poco# little; #-s# few, a few; #a ——# in a moment, soon
#poder# to be able (can, may, could, in proper tenses)
#poder# m. power
#poner# to place, put, put on; #—— se# to become; #—— se a# (with inf.) to begin, start
#poquillo# very little, trifle
#poquito# a little bit, very little
#por# for, by, in behalf of, through, over, across; #—— no vestirte# if you don't dress
#porque# because
#¿porqué? ¿por qué?# why?
#posible# possible
#postizo# artificial, false; #cuello ——# collar
#postura# posture, position
#precipitadamente# precipitately
#precisamente# precisely, just, exactly
#precisar# to compel, force, oblige
#preciso# necessary
#predilecto# favorite
#preferir# to prefer
#pregunta# question
#preparar# to prepare, make ready
#presentar# to present, show; #—se# to appear, present one's self
#presidio# guardhouse, penitentiary
#prestar# to lend; #—— atención# to give attention
#primer# shortened from #primero#
#primero# first
#principio# beginning, commencement
#prisa# haste, hurry; #de ——# hastily, in haste
#privilegio# privilege
#probablemente# probably
#probar# to try, test, taste
#proceder# to proceed, act
#procurar# to try, attempt; to see to it
#profundamente# profoundly
#progresivamente# progressively, gradually
#prolongado# prolonged
#pronto# soon, quickly; #de ——# suddenly
#propio# own; proper; becoming
#proponer# to propose, purpose; #—se# to purpose, be bent on
#prosaico# prosaic
#proscenio# proscenium
#provecho# profit, benefit; #hacer buen ——# to do (one) good
#proverbio# proverb, saying, saw
#provocar# to provoke
#provocativo# provoking, provocative
#prudencia# prudence
#prueba# proof, evidence
#público# public, audience
#puerco# pig, swine; #—— espín# porcupine
#puerta# door
#pues# then, well, since, for
#puesto# p.p. irreg. of #poner#
#pulmonía# pneumonia
#pulsera# bracelet
#pulso# pulse
#puñal# m. dagger
#puño# fist, cuff; #meter en un ——# to intimidate
#purísimo# superlative of #puro#
#puro# pure, immaculate; #de ——# purely, genuinely
#Q#
#que# who; whom; which; #el# or #la ——# he who, the one who, that which; #lo ——# that which, what
#que# that, in order that, to, for, because, until; #es ——# the fact is that
#que# than, as
#¿qué?# what? which? how?
#¡qué!# what a!
#quedar, quedarse# to remain, stay
#quejarse# to complain, lament
#querer# to wish, want, will; to love; #¡que si quieres!# the idea of course not!
#quien# who; whom (after a prep.)
#¿quién?# who? whom? (after a prep.)
#quiero# indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of #querer#
#quieto# quiet, silent
#quimera# chimera; dispute
#quinqué# m. lamp (for table)
#quitar# to remove, take away or off; #—se# to withdraw; #¡quite V. de ahí!# fie on you!; #—se de en medio# to get out of the way
#quizá# perhaps, perchance
#R#
#rabia# rage, fury
#rabiar# to rage, rave
#rabioso# rabid, mad, furious
#ración# f. ration, portion
#ramo# branch, twig; bouquet
#rapidez# f. rapidity, speed
#raro# rare, scarce; #—— vez# rarely
#rato# moment, time; #pasar un buen ——# to have a good time
#razón# f. reason; #atender a razones# to listen to reason; #tener ——# to be right
#real# royal
#rebelde# com. rebel
#recelo# dread, suspicion
#receloso# worried, suspicious
#recibir# to receive
#reclinado# reclining
#reclinar# to recline
#recordar# to remind; to remember; #—se# to remember
#recostarse# to lean, recline
#rechazar# to thrust or push back or away, reject
#redondo# round; #caerse ——# to collapse
#referir# to tell, relate
#reflexionar# to reflect, consider
#refrán# m. saying, saw, adage
#regalar# to give, present
#regla# rule
#regocijar# to gladden, rejoice
#reír# to laugh; #—se de# to laugh at, ridicule
#relación# f. speech
#reloj# m. time-piece (either clock or watch)
#remedar# to imitate, mock
#remedio# remedy, help, way out
#rendido# exhausted, worn out
#renglón# m. line (of writing)
#reñir# to quarrel, wrangle, scold
#reparar (en)# to notice
#repentinamente# suddenly
#repentino# sudden
#repetido# repeated; #repetidas veces# repeatedly
#reprobar# to reprove, reproach
#repulgo# ornamental edge (of cake or pie); #—— de empanada# trivial or ridiculous scruple
#resignación# f. resignation
#resistir# to resist
#resolución# f. resolution, resolve
#respaldo# back (of a seat)
#respetar# to respect
#respirar# to breathe; #—— con fuerza# to pant, breathe hard
#responder# to answer, respond
#restregar# to rub
#resuelto# resolute, determined
#retirarse# to retire, withdraw
#retozar# to frolic, sport
#reventar# to burst
#ricamente# richly, finely
#rico# rich; delicious
#ridículo# ridiculous; ridicule
#riendo# ger. of #reír#
#riñen# indic. pres. 3rd pers. pl. of #reñir#
#rodar# to roll, tumble about; #echar a ——# to set topsy-turvy, turn upside down
#rojo# red
#romper# to break, tear
#ropa# clothes, clothing, linen
#rostro# face
#ruido# noise, sound
#S#
#saber# to know, know how; #—se# to know all about, know without being told
#sabido# known, well known
#sacar# to draw out, pull out; to get, bring
#salir# to go or come out, leave; to rise (of sun); to enter (in stage directions)
#sangre# f. blood
#santísimo# superlative of #santo#
#santo# sacred, holy, saintly, inviolable; saint; #bueno y ——# well and good
#sañudamente# savagely, furiously
#satisfacción# f. satisfaction
#satisfacer# to satisfy
#se# himself, herself, itself, one's self, yourself, yourselves, themselves; him, her, it, them, you
#sé# indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of #saber#
#secreto# secret
#seguida:# #en ——# at once, then
#seguido# successive, consecutive, in succession
#seguir# to follow, continue
#según# according to, as
#segundo# second
#seguro# sure, safe; #de ——# surely
#seis# six
#semana# week; #la —— que viene# next week
#sentado# seated, sitting
#sentar# to seat; #—se# to seat one's self, sit down
#sentimiento# sentiment
#sentir# to perceive, feel, hear; to regret, be sorry for; #—se# to feel (well or ill)
#señal# m. signal, sign
#señor# m. gentleman; sir; Mr.; lord; husband
#señora# lady; Mrs.; madam; wife
#sepamos# subj. pres. 1st pers. pl. of #saber#
#separar# to separate
#sequedad# f. dryness
#ser# to be; m. being, person
#serio# serious, grave
#servir# to serve, be of use
#seso# brain
#si# if, whether, indeed, why, since; #—— bien# although
#sí# yes, so; himself, herself, itself, one's self, themselves, yourself, yourselves
#siempre# always, ever, for ever
#siete# seven
#silencio# silence
#silla# chair, seat
#simple# simple; silly, foolish
#sin# without
#sinfonía# symphony
#singular# singular, peculiar
#sino# but, except
#siquiera# even, at least
#sirve# indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #servir#
#sitio# place, spot
#sobo# pounding, beating, hectoring
#sobre# on, upon, over, above
#sobresaltado# startled
#sociedad# f. society
#sofocado# flushed; out of sorts, vexed, excited
#sofocar# to choke, smother; to vex, agitate
#sofocón# m. chagrin, irritation
#sol# m. sun
#solamente# only, solely, merely
#soler# to be accustomed, wont, used to, in the habit of
#solito# all alone, all by one's self
#solo# alone, single, sole, only
#sólo# only
#soltar# to release, let go
#sombra# shade, shadow
#sombrero# hat
#sonreír# to smile
#sopapear# to chuck under the chin; to abuse
#soplar# to blow
#sordo# deaf
#su# his, her, its, your, their
#subir# to go or come up, ascend
#suceder# to happen, occur
#sudar# to perspire, sweat
#suelo# floor
#suelta# loose (rein); #dar ——# to let out, ease up on
#suelto# loose, at large
#suerte# f. lot, luck, fortune; #de —— que# so that
#sufrir# to suffer, endure
#suicidarse# to commit suicide
#sujetar# to subject, hold (fast or down)
#supiera# subj. impf. 1st and 3rd pers. sing. of #saber#
#supiese# same as foregoing
#suponer# to suppose
#supuesto# supposed, granted; #por ——# of course
#suspirar# to sigh
#suyo# his, her, hers, its, your, yours, their, theirs
#T#
#tabardillo: —— pintado# spotted fever
#tafetán# m. taffeta
#tal# such, such a
#tálamo# chamber
#también# also, too, likewise
#tambor# m. drum
#tan# so, so much, as; #—— sólo# merely, nothing but; #—— … como# as … as
#tango# tango
#tanto# so much; #-s# as or so many
#tararear# to hum (a tune)
#tardar# to be late; #bien ha tardado V.# you are very late
#tarde# late
#tartamudez# f. stuttering, stammering
#tartamudo# stammering, stuttering; stutterer
#te# thee, you; to thee, to you
#teatro# theater
#tejado #tiled roof
#tema# m. theme, subject, topic
#temer# to fear, be afraid
#temeridad# f. temerity, rashness
#temor# m. fear
#ten# imperat. sing. of #tener#
#tener# to have, possess, hold, keep; #—se en pie# to remain standing, stand; #—— frío, calor, miedo# to be cold, warm, afraid
#tercero# third
#término# term, boundary, end; #primer ——# foreground
#ternura# tenderness, affection
#testarazo# butt, stroke or blow with the head; #darse de -s# to beat one's head
#ti# thee, you (after a prep.)
#tibieza# lukewarmness, coolness, indifference
#tiempo# time, weather
#tierra# earth
#timidez#, f., timidity
#tino# good judgment, skill; instinct
#tirar# to pull, draw, throw; #—— un pellizco# to give a pinch
#tiritar# to shiver, tremble
#tiritón# m. shivering, chill
#tocar# to touch, play, ring; to fall to, be one's turn
#todo# all, whole, every, everything
#tolerar# to tolerate
#¡toma!# well! why! of course!
#tomar# to take; #tome usted amiguitos# enough of your chums
#tono# tone
#tontería# nonsense, foolishness
#tonto# stupid, dull, silly, foolish; fool
#toquen# subj. pres. 3rd pers. pl. of #tocar#
#torcido# twisted
#torpe# dull, stupid
#trabajar# to work, labor
#trabajo# work, labor; workmanship
#traer# to bring, take; to wear; to incur, entail
#tragar# to swallow; #—se# to swallow up
#traje# m. suit, clothes
#trance# m. peril, danger, hazard; #a todo ——# at all hazards
#tranquilizarse# to become calm
#transcurrir# to pass, elapse
#tratar# to treat, try
#trato# intercourse, treatment
#trece# thirteen
#treinta# thirty
#tres# three
#tronar# to thunder
#tropezón# m. interference, obstacle
#Troya# Troy
#trufado# stuffed
#tu# thy, your
#tú# thou, you
#tunantear# to play the rogue
#turbado# disturbed
#turbar# to disturb; #—se# to be turbid, disturbed or troubled
#turbio# turbid, murky; muddled
#tutela# guardianship, tutelage
#tuyo# thy, thine, your, yours
#U#
#u# or (used before a word beginning with #o# or #ho#)
#¡uf!# oh! whew!
#último# last
#un# shortened from #uno#
#únicamente# only
#único# only; sole, single
#uno# a, an, one; #-s# some, a few
#uso# use
#usted# you
#V#
#V., Vds.# conventional abbreviations of #usted# and #ustedes#
#va# indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #ir#
#vagaroso# idle, transient
#valer# to be worth, of use, avail; #—se de# to make use of, use, employ; #¡Dios me valga!# bless me! good Heavens!
#valor# m. courage, valor
#vals# m. waltz
#vara# linear measure, about thirty-three inches
#váyase# subj. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #irse#
#vehemencia# vehemence, violence, heat
#veinticuatro# twenty-four
#vejez# f. old age
#vela# vigil, watch; candle
#velador# m. lampstand
#ven# imperat. sing. of #venir#
#vena# vein
#venda# bandage
#venganza# vengeance, revenge
#venida# coming, arrival
#venir# to come; #la semana que viene# next week
#ventaja# advantage, preference; #llevar —— (a)# to have an advantage (over)
#ventana# window
#ventura# good fortune, happiness, chance; #por ——# by chance
#ver# to see; #vamos a ——# or #a ——# let's see
#veras: de ——# truly, really
#verdad# f. truth; #es ——# it is true; #¿no es ——?# isn't it true?; #¿—— que sí?# really?
#vergüenza# shame
#vestido# clothing, clothes
#vestir# to clothe, dress, put on, wear; #—se# to dress one's self, dress
#¡vete!# go! begone!
#vez# f. time; #una ——# once; #otra ——# again; #en —— de# instead of; #rara ——# rarely
#vicio# vice; #de -s# by habit
#vida# life
#viejo# old, aged
#viera# subj. impf. 1st and 3rd pers. sing. of #ver#
#vigilancia# vigilance, department of vigilance
#villanía# villany, baseness
#vínculo# bond, fetter
#violentamente# violently
#virgen# f. virgin
#virtud# f. virtue
#vista# view, look, glance, gaze
#visto# p.p. irreg. of #ver#
#viveza# liveliness, vivacity
#vivir# to live
#vivo# alive, vivid, lively, quick
#voluntad# f. wish, will, desire
#volver# to turn, return, come back; #—— a decir# to say again
#voto# vow, prayer; vote; #¡—— va!# plague take it! hang it all!
#voz# f. voice
#vuelta# turn, return; #dar una ——# to take a walk or turn
#Y#
#y# and
#ya# already, now; indeed, of course; #—— no# no longer; #—— … ——# now … now
#yacer# to lie, recline
#yendo# ger. of #ir#
#yo# I
#yugo# yoke; power, sway
#Z#
#zalamería# flattery, adulation
#zángano# idler, loafer