EBANISTERÍA f. cabinet-work ECUADOR m. equator; —— TERMAL heat belt ECHAR v. to throw, to pour, to send out, to cast; —— FLORES to bloom EDAD f. age; SER MAYOR DE —— to become of age EDIFICAR v. to build; to edify EDIFICIO m. building EFECTO m. effect; EN —— in fact EFECTUAR v. to effect; to complete; ——SE to take place EFICAZ adj. effective EJECUTAR v. to execute, to perform, to make, to do EJEMPLO m. example; sample EJERCICIO m. exercise EJÉRCITO m. army ELABORAR v. to work, to manufacture ELEGIR v. to elect, to choose ELOGIO m. praise EMBARCACIÓN f. embarkation; boat EMBARCAR v. to embark, to ship EMBARQUE m. shipping, embarkment EMBETUNAR v. to cover with pitch EMBRUTECER v. to stultify, to make stupid EMPACAR v. to pack EMPAQUE m. packing EMPEÑAR v. to pledge; ——SE EN QUE to be determined to, to persist in EMPEZAR v. to begin EMPIEZA see EMPEZAR EMPLEAR v. to employ, to use EMPORIO m. emporium EMPRENDER v. to undertake EMPRESA f. enterprise ENCAJE m. lace ENCANTADO, -A adj. enchanted ENCANTO m. charm ENCARGAR v. to charge, to commit; ——SE DE to take charge of ENCERRAR v. to confine, to include, to inclose, to contain ENCIERRA see ENCERRAR ENCIMA adv. above, over ENCINA f. oak ENCOGER v. to shrink ENCONTRAR v. to meet, to find, to encounter; ——SE to be, to find one's self ENCORVADO, -A adj. crooked, bent ENCUENTRA see ENCONTRAR ENDURECER v. to harden ENFERMO, -A adj. sick ENMIENDA f. amendment ENROLLAR v. to roll ENSANCHAR v. to widen, to extend ENSEÑANZA f. instruction; —— SECUNDARIA intermediate instruction ENSEÑAR v. to teach ENSERES m. pl. implements ENTENDER v. to understand, to comprehend ENTERO, -A adj. entire, whole ENTERRAR v. to bury ENTONCES adv. then ENTRADA f. entrance ENTRAR v. to enter ENTRE prep. between, among ENTUSIASTA adj. enthusiastic ENVIAR v. to send ENVOLTURA f. wrapping ENVOLVER v. to wrap, to envelop ENVUELTO see ENVOLVER EPICURO pr. Epicurus EQUIPO m. equipment EQUIVALER v. to be equivalent, to equal ERGUIR v. to erect; ——SE to rise ERIGIR v. to erect ESCALA f. scale; ladder; port of call ESCASO, -A adj. scarce ESCLAVO m. slave ESCOGER v. to choose, to select ESCRIBIR v. to write ESCRITO see ESCRIBIR ESCRITURA f. writing, handwriting ESCUADRA f. squadron, fleet; square ESCUELA f. school ESENCIAL adj. essential ESFERA f. sphere ESFORZAR(SE) v. to endeavor ESFUERZO m. effort, courage ESMERALDA f. emerald ESPACIO m. space, room, capacity ESPAÑOL, ESPAÑOLA adj. Spanish; m. and f. Spaniard ESPARCIR v. to scatter ESPEJO m. mirror ESPERAR v. to hope; to wait, to await ESPESO, -A adj. thick, dense, close ESPINA f. thorn ESTABLECER v. to establish, to found ESTACIÓN f. season; railway station; situation ESTADISTA m. statesman ESTADÍSTICO, -A adj. statistical; f. sing. statistics ESTADO m. state, nation; condition ESTALLAR v. to break out, to burst ESTANCIA f. room; farm, plantation, ranch (Amer.) ESTAÑO m. tin; HOJA DE —— tinfoil ESTE, -A, -O, -AS, -OS pron. this, this one (accented when used without a substantive or directly after one); m. sing. east ESTÉRIL adj. sterile ESTERLINO, -A adj. sterling; LIBRA ——A pound sterling ESTERO m. small estuary, canal ESTIMULAR v. to stimulate ESTRATO m. stratum, layer ESTRECHO, -A adj. narrow ESTRIBACIÓN f. prop, support ESTUARIO m. estuary ESTUDIANTE m. and f. student EUROPEO, -A adj. European EVITAR v. to avoid EX PROFESO (Lat.) adv. on purpose, expressly EXENTO, -A adj. exempt EXIGENTE adj. exacting ÉXITO m. success, outcome, result EXPATRIACIÓN f. exile EXPEDIR v. to issue, to send; to grant EXPIDE, EXPIDIÓ see EXPEDIR EXPLICAR v. to explain EXPLOTAR v. to exploit EXPONER v. to expose EXPUESTO see EXPONER EXPULSAR v. to expel EXTENDER v. to extend EXTENSO, -A adj. extensive EXTIENDE see EXTENDER EXTRAER v. to extract EXTRANJERO, -A adj. foreign; EN EL ——O in foreign countries; m. and f. foreigner