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Part 22

cosa, _f._, thing, matter, matter of importance, fact; -- de, about; desde habia -- de, for a matter of; for about; gran --, much, a great deal; -- hecha, settled, decided; -- imposible, impossible; la -- no era para menos, nothing less could be expected; publica, well-known, notorious; qué --, what; ser -- de, to be sufficient cause to; to be enough to; no ser --: not to be small (_or_ few in number), to be large (_or_ numerous).

cosecha, _f._, production; de mi --, of my own invention.

coser, to sew, sew up.

cosquilla, _f._, ticklish point, weak point.

costa, _f._, cost, price; á --, at the cost.

costado, _m._, side.

costar, to cost.

costear, to skirt.

costumbre, _f._, custom, habit; de -- , customary, usual(ly); tener de --, to be accustomed; to be one's custom.

cota, _f._, coat of mail.

coyuntura, _f._, occasion, opportunity.

craneo, _m._, cranium.

creación, _f._, creation.

crecer, to grow, increase.

creciendo, increasing, growing, swelling.

creciente, increasing, growing.

crédito, _m._, credit, belief; dar -- á, to believe.

credulidad, _f._, credulity.

creencia, _f._, belief.

creer, to believe, fancy, think.

crepúsculo, _m._, twilight.

cresta, _f._, crest, cresting, peak.

criado, _m._, servant.

Criador, _m._, Creator.

criatura, _f._, creature, being, woman; babe, baby, infant.

crimen, _m._, crime.

criminal, criminal.

crin, _f._, mane; _pl.,_ mane.

crispado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ crispar, agitated, convulsed, clinched, trembling, nervous, convulsive.

crispar, to shrivel; to cause to creep.

cristal, _m._, crystal, glass, window; de --, crystalline, clear, pure.

cristiano, _m._, Christian.

Cristo, _m._, Christ.

critica, _f._, criticism.

crónica, _f._, chronicle.

cronista, _m._, chronicler, narrator.

crucera, _m._, crossing, the place of crossing of nave and transept, in some churches the choir.

crudo, -a, rude, coarse, pitiless, ruthless.

cruel, cruel.

crueldad, _f._, cruelty.

crujir, to crackle, clash, rustle, crack, clang.

cruz, _f._, cross.

cruzado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cruzar, interposed, intervening.

cruzar, to cross, pass by, pass, clasp, join.

cuadra, _f._, hall; stable; _pl._, quarters.

cuadro, _m._, picture, painting.

cuajar, to coat over; (_here_) to begem.

cual, which; such, as, such as; el --, la--, lo--, who, which; por lo--, wherefore; cada --, each (_or_ every) one; -- si, as if; tal --, such as; todas á -- más bellas, vying with one another in loveliness; each one more lovely than the other.

cuál, what, which, which one; -- .,. --, one...one.

¿cual? what? which?

cualidad, _f._, quality; _pl._, disposition.

cualquier. See cualquiera.

cualquiera, anybody, whatever, whoever, any.. whatever, one, some; -- otro, any one else; -- otra cosa, anything else; -- que, whoever.

cuando, when; aun --, although; hasta --, how long; de yez en --, from time to time; every now and then; at intervals; de -- en --, from time to time.

¿cuándo? when?

cuanto, how much, as much, as much as, whatever, as many as, that which, what.

cuanto, _adv._, as much as; en --, as soon as, when; en -- á, as to, as for, as regards; -- quedarepetido, as has been said.

¿cuánto? how much? what? _pl._, how many?

cuarenta, forty.

cuarta, _f._, fourth, quarter, fourth part (of a _vara_), hand-breadth; hundir una -- de hierro, to bury the spurs; to spur deeply.

cuartel, _m._, quarters.

cuartilla, _f._, sheet.

cuarto, _m._, quarter.

cuatro, four.

cubierto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cubrir, covered, overcast, cloaked; shrub-covered; s&t. _m._, cover; á --, under shelter.

cubilete, _m._, dice-box.

cubrir, to cover, cloak.

cuchillo, _m._, knife; -- de monte, hunting-knife, hunter's cutlass.

cuello, _m._, neck.

cuenca, _f._, valley, deep valley surrounded by mountains.

cuenta, _f._, account, reckoning, calculation, explanation; tener en --, to take into account; to consider, darse -- de, to realize.

cuento, _m._, story, fiction, tale, fable; de nunca acabar, never-ending story.

cuerda, _f._, cord, string, rope.

cuerpo, _m._, body, corpse; story, floor, section (of a building up to the cornice).

cuesta, _f._, hill, slope.

cuestión, _f._, question, matter.

cuidado, _m._, care, wory; _pl._, care, attentions; ¡ -- ! mind! notice! -- con (_or_ que), mind, stop, beware, look out, notice; no haya --, don't worry; never mind; apprehension (_or_ care).

cuidar, to take care, look after, care for, care, pay attention, notice.

cuja, _f._, socket, lance-bucket.

culebra, _f._, snake.

culpa, _f._, fault, crime, blame, sin, guilt.

culto, _m._, worship.

cumbre, _f._, summit, mountain ridge.

cumplido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ cumplir, polished, accomplished, faultless.

cumplir, to perform, fulfill, discharge accomplish.

cuna, _f._, cradle; iguales en --, equals in point of birth.

cundir, to spread.

cupula, _f._, cupola, dome.

cura, _m._, curate, priest, rector.

curiosidad, _f._, curiosity.

curioso, -a, curious, inquisitive.

curso, _m._, course.

curva, _f._, curve, winding.

cúspide, _f._, point, summit, peak.

cuyo, -a, whose.

¿cúyo? whose?

Ch

Champagne, _m._, champagne.

chanzoneta, _f._, jest, joke, nonsense.

chapar (en), to plate (with); to cover (with).

chapín, _m._, clog, patten, chopine.

charla, _f._, gossip, chat.

charlar, to gossip, chat.

chasquido, _f._, crackling, lashing, dashing, cracking, creaking, rustling.

chico, -a, small; _subst. m. or f._, little one; child.

chirrido, _m._, grating, rubbing, friction rattle, sound, squeak, swish, rasping.

chispa, _f._, spark.

chispeante, sparkling, dazzling.

chispear, to sparkle.

chisporrotear, to crackle.

chisporroteo, _m._, hissing, crackling.

chiste, _m._, joke, jest.

chocar, to clang, rattle, clatter, strike, knock.

chopera, _f._, forest (_or_ grove) of black poplars.

chopo, _m._, black poplar.

choque, _m._, shock, clang.

choza, _f._, hut, hovel.

D

dado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ dar, given, granted; considering, in view of.

dado, _m._, die, cube; _pl._, dice.

daga, _f._, dagger.

¡dale! the deuce! come! again! el -- que le das, the persistent efforts.

dama, _f._, lady.

danzar, to dance.

daño, _m._, harm, injury.

dar, to give; -- crédito á, to believe; -- de firme, to beat firmly (_or_ lustily); -- en, to rush (_or_ fall) headlong into; -- en la flor, to take into one's head; to fall into the habit; -- fin, to die, perish; --le á los fuelles, to pump the bellows; -- lugar, to give rise; -- gusto, to gratify; -- de palos, to beat, give a beating; to cudgel; -- un paso, to take a step; -- por, to consider, regard (as); -- principio, to begin; -- que hacer, to give trouble; -- que reir (con), to ridicule, make sport (of), make a laughing stock (of); -- razon de, to give an account of; to inform regarding; -- á alguno en el rostro con, to cast in one's face; -- por seguro, to assert, assure; -- susto, to frighten; tanto os da de, you think as highly of; -- tumbos, to tumble; to whirl head over heels; -- vista á, to come into view of; -- una gran voz, to call out loudly; -- una vuelta, to take a turn, take a walk; -- vueltas, to turn, whirl, revolve; el dale que le das, the persistent efforts; como Dios me daba á emender, to the best of my ability; -- se cuenta de, to realize; -- se de ojo, to conspire, have a secret understanding.

de, of, to, from, at, with, by, in, on, as, than; el bruto Esteban, that clownish fellow Stephen; -- improviso, unexpectedly, suddenly; -- modo que, so that; -- nuevo, again; anew; -- por si, by himself; -- prisa, rapidly; -- pronto, suddenly, abruptly; -- repente, suddenly; --seguro, assuredly; -- no ser, if not; -- sobra, over and above; -- tarde en tarde, seldom; -- un todo, once for all; del todo, wholly, quite.

debajo, underneath, below; por -- de, beneath, below, under.

deber, to owe, be (destined) to, must, ought.

débil, weak, feeble, faint.

debilisimo, -a, _abs. super, of_ débil, very weak (feeble _or_ faint).

debilitarse, to be (or become) weak (faint, dim, or soft).

débilmente, faintly, softly.

decidir, to decide, determine; _refl._, to decide, determine.

decir, to say, tell, speak; se dice, it is said; dicen, they say, people say; al -- de, according to; es --, that is; por --lo así, so to speak; por mejor --, in other words, rather; ¿no os le dije? didn't I tell you so? no se ha de --, it cannot be said; o mejor dicho, or rather; querer --, to mean.

decisión, _f._, decision.

dedicar, to dedicate, consecrate.

dedo, _m._, finger; dos --s de luz, a thin streak of light.

defender, to defend, guard, protect, shield.

defensa, _f._, defense, guard.

deforme, deformed, formless, shapeless, misshapen, hideous.

dejar, to leave, let, allow, cease, leave off, abandon, fail; Como dejo dicho, as I have said; según dejamos dicho, as we have said; -- entrever, to show slightly; -- escapar, to utter; -- lugar, to give place; -- paso, to let pass, make way; no -- titers con cabeza, to destroy everything, put everything in disorder; -- se ver, to appear, show oneself; -- la vida, to die; déjase de decir, fails to be said, is not said, is left unsaid; -- se sentir, to make itself felt.

del = de + el.

delante, before; -- de, before, in front of, in (the) presence of.

delgado, -a, thin, slender, delicate, flexible, gaunt.

deliberar, to deliberate.

delicado, -a, delicate, light.

delicioso, -a, delicious, exquisite, delightful.

delincuente, _m._, delinquent.

delirio, _m._, delirium, madness.

delito, _m._, crime.

demacración,_f._, emaciation.

demandadera, _f._, convent servant, woman who attends at the door of a convent to run errands.

demás, further, besides; los --, the others, the rest; por lo --, for the rest, moreover, besides.

demente, mad; _adv._, madly.

demonio, _m._, demon, devil.

demostrar, to show, manifest, demonstrate, evince.

dentellado, -a, dentated, dentate.

dentro, within; -- de, within, inside of, in.

deparar, to offer, provide.

departir, to speak, converse, chat, talk, dependiente, _m._, dependent, servant.

depositar, to deposit.

derecho, -a, right; á la derecha, at (_or_ to) the right; á derechas, straight, straight ahead; _subst. m._, right, claim, privilege; feudal right (_or_ privilege); _adv._, straight.

derramado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ derramar, scattered, ranging.

derramar, to shed, cast, pour, plash, scatter, emit, pour out; _refl._, to fall, be scattered (cast _or_ shed).

derredor, _m._, circumference, circuit; en --, around; en -- suyo, around him, about him.

derretir, to melt, dissolve.

derribir, to demolish, destroy, fell, throw, cast.

derruido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ derruir, demolished, ruined, in ruins.

derrumbadero, _m._, precipice.

derrumbar, to fall with a crash.

desacato, _m._, disrespect, insolence.

desafiar, to defy, challenge.

desafío, _m._, challenge, duel.

desaforado, -a, disorderly, discordant, loud.

desagradable, disagreeable.

desalmado, -a, soulless, inhuman.

desaparecer, to disappear.

desarmar, to disarm, unload, discharge.

desarreglo, _m._, disorder, confusion, derangement.

desarrollarse, to unfold, be disclosed (_or_ developed).

desasido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desasir, detached, divested (of the body).

desasirse, to free (_or_ extricate) oneself.

desastroso, -a, disastrous.

desatar, to untie, unleash; _rfl._, to break loose.

desbandarse, to disband, scatter.

desbocado, -a, wild, unbridled, unrestrained.

descalzo, -a, barefoot.

descansar, to rest, repose, recover.

descargar, to unload, discharge, cast, direct.

descarnado, -a, fleshless, emaciated.

descender, to descend.

descifrar, to decipher, unravel.

descomponerse, to break up, fall apart.

descompuesto, -a, _adj. pp. of_ descomponer, altered, changed, harsh; apart, in disorder.

desconfianza, _f._, distrust, suspicion, diffidence, fear.

desconocido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desconocer, unknown, foreign, strange, unfamiliar.

descorrer, to draw (as a curtain).

descortés, uncivil, discourteous, rude.

describir, to describe.

descubrimiento, _m._, discovery.

descubrir, to lay bare, disclose, uncover, discover; _refl._, to uncover oneself, take off one's hat (_or_ helmet); to appear, be visible, be revealed.

descuidado, -a, careless.

descuido, _m._, carelessness; por --, from carelessness; inadvertently; con --, carelessly.

desde, from, since, after, to, even to; -- donde, from where; -- que, since; -- lejos, from a distance; -- luego, at once, straightway, thereupon, immediately.

desdén, _m._, disdain, scorn.

desdeñoso, -a, disdainful.

desear, to desire, long for, wish.

desechar, to expel, drive away, exclude, dispel.

desembarazarse de, to free oneself of; to throw off.

desembocar, to terminate, open (en, into).

desembozarse, to uncover one's face, throw open one's cloak.

desempeñar, to drag (_or_ thrust) over; to perform, fulfill, fill.

desencadenado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desencadenar, unchained, wild.

desencajado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desencajar, disfigured, with distorted features: (with eyes) unnaturally wide open, projecting, bulging, staring.

desengañarse, to be undeceived, to undeceive oneself, not to deceive oneself.

desenlace, _m._, catastrophe, dénouement.

desenredarse, to extricate oneself.

desenvolverse, to unfold.

deseo, _m._, desire.

desesperación, _f._, desperation, despair.

desesperado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desesperar, driven to despair, desperate, in despair; _subst. m._, desperate man, one in despair.

desesperante, maddening.

desesperar, to drive to despair.

desfiladero, _m._, defile, pass.

desfilar, to defile, pass by, file past.

desgajar, to break (_or_ lop) off.

desgarrado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desgarrar, rent, torn.

desgarrador, piercing, heartrending.

desgarrar, to rend, tear; _refl._, to tear, be torn.

desgracia, _f._, misfortune; por --, unfortunately.

deshacer, to destroy; to mutilate; _refl._, to dissolve, vanish, be dissolved.

desheredar, to disinherit.

desierto, -a, deserted; _subst_ _m._, desert, waste.

designio, _m._, design, plan.

desigual, unequal, uneven, abrupt.

desistir, to desist, cease, abandon.

desligarse, to free oneself, get loose.

deslizarse, to glide, move slowly, slip through, pierce, go cautiously (_or_ furtively), slide, flow, fall.

deslumbrador, dazzling, brilliant.

desmantelado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desmantelar, dismantled, dilapidated.

desmayado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desmayar, depressed, dispirited, drooping, pale, wan.

desmayar, to lose heart, be discouraged; _refl._, to faint, swoon.

desmentir, to contradict; to deny.

desnudar, to strip; to unsheathe; _refl._, to take off, strip oneself.

desnudo, -a, bare, naked, stripped.

desorden, _m._, disorder.

despacio, at leisure, leisurely, slowly, deliberately.

despacharse, to set out, make haste.

despacho, _m._, haste, dispatch.

desparecer, to disappear.

desparramarse, to scatter.

despavorido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ despavorir, terrified, in terror.

despecho, _m._, despair.

despedida, _f._, farewell.

despedir, to discharge, dispatch, emit; to take leave (á, of); _refl._, to take leave, depart.

despegar, to open.

despeñadero, _m._, precipice.

despeñar, to hurl, fling, hurl over a precipice.

despertar, to arouse, awaken, awake, wake up; to break (of day); _refl._, to awake, wake up.

despierto, -a, _adj. pp. (irr.) of_ despertar, aroused, awake.

desplegar, to unfold, uncoil, open, display; _refl._, to display, unfold.

desplomar, to fall; caer desplomado, to fall in a heap, fall flat; _refl._, to fall, fall flat (_or_ in a heap).

despojar, to despoil, strip; _refl._, to strip oneself; to take off.

despojo, _m._, spoil; _pl._, spoils, remains, mortal remains.

despreciar, to scorn, despise.

desprecio, _m._, scorn, mockery.

desprenderse, to issue forth, be launched, be shed; to fall; to free oneself, escape, depart.

desprendido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desprender, unfastened; (of leaves) loosened from the stem (_or_ frond); broken, separated.

despreocupación, _f._, unconventionality, recklessness.

despreocupado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ despreocupar, unprejudiced, liberal, unconventional; reckless.

después, afterwards, later; since, then; --de, after; --que, after.

despuntar, to break; al --la mañana, at break of day; at dawn.

destacar, to detach, be detached, stand out (sobre, against); _refl._, to stand out (sobre, against).

destapar, to uncover, uncork, open.

destartalado, -a, huddled (together), incompact, promiscuous, without order.

destemplado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ destemplar, untuned, harsh, discordant.

destiuado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ destiuar, destined, designed, intended.

destinar, to destine, design.

destino, _m._, fate, destiny.

destrozar, to destroy.

destructor, -a, destructive.

desunir, to separate, sunder, disunite.

desvanecer, to cause to vanish; to clear up, unravel, dissipate; -- su cabeza, to make one giddy, affect with dizziness, make one's head swim; _refl._, to vanish, evaporate, disappear; to faint, fall fainting.

desvanecido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desvanecer, vanished; unconscious.

desvencijado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ desvencijar, broken, dilapidated.

detalle, _m._, detail.

detener, to hinder, restrain, stop, keep, detain; _refl._, to stop, halt.

determinación, _f._, determination.

determinado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ determinar, determined, resolved, determinate, definite.

determinarse, to determine, resolve, decide, make up one's mind.

detestar, to detest.

detrás, after, behind; -- de, after; per --, behind; por -- de, behind.

deudo, _m._, parent, relative.

devauar, to rack; -- se los sesos, to rack one's brains.

devoción, _f._, devotion, ardent love.

devolver, to return, restore.

devorar, to devour, absorb, consume.

devoto, -a, devout, pious; _subst. m._, devout (_or_ pious) person.

dia, _m._, day; al otro --, the next day; aún en el --, to this day; de noche y --, night and day; en otros --s, in other (_or_ former) days; formerly; un -- y otro, day after day; constantly.

diablo, _m._, devil, rascal, fellow.

diabólico, -a, diabolic.

diáfano, -a, diaphanous, transparent, pellucid.

diálogo, _m._, dialogue.

diamaute, _m._, diamond.

diantre, _m._, deuce; ¡qué --! the deuce! ¡(en) qué -- (_or_ --s)! what the deuce!

dibujar, to draw, sketch; _refl._, to be drawn (_or_ sketched); to appear.

diccionario, _m._, dictionary.

dicha, _f._, happiness, felicity, pleasure.

dichoso, -a, happy, fortunate.

diecinueve (more _commonly_ diez y nueve), nineteen.

diente, _m._, tooth; como que echó los --s en, he was, as it were, born to (_or_ into); eutre --s, between (my) teeth; cantar entre --s, to hum (a song).

diestro, _m._, halter, bridle; elevar del --, to lead by the halter (_or_ bridle).

diez, ten; -- y nueve, nineteen.

diferencia, _f._, difference; _pl._, differences; quarrel, disagreement.

dificil, difficult; que no será --, which it easily may.

dificultad, _f._, difficulty.

difunto, -a, defunct, deceased.

dignidad, _f._, dignity, self-respect.

digno, -a, worthy.

digresien, _f._, digression.

dilatacien, _f._, dilation, expansion.

dilatar, to dilate, expand, enlarge, spread (abroad); _refl._, to dilate, spread out, expand, extend, swell.

diminuto, -a, diminutive, very small.

dinero, _m._, money.

dintel, _m._, lintel; threshold (_incorrect_ use).

Dionis, _m._, Dionysius, Dennis.

dios, _m._, god.

Dios, _m._, God; ¡--! Lord! Goodness! en -- y en mi ánima, in very truth; God knows (that it is true); estar de --, to be God's will, to be inevitable.

dirección, _f._, direction; con -- á, in the direction of.

dirigir, to direct, guide, cast; -- la palabra, to address, speak; _refl._, to turn, face, be directed, direct one's steps, make one's way, take one's course; to address (oneself).

dirimir, to adjust, settle.

discordante, discordant.

discorde, discordant.

discrete, -a, discreet.

disculpa, _f._, excuse, exculpation.

discurrir, to pass; to talk, discourse; to ramble, run about.

discurso, _m._, discourse, speech.

diseminar, to scatter; _refl._, to scatter, be scattered.

disensien, _f._, strife, dissension.

disforme, deformed, misshapen, monstrous.

disfrutar (de), to enjoy.

disgusto, _m._, disgust, ill humor, displeasure.

disimular, to dissemble, conceal, veil.

disipación, _f._, dissipation.

disipar, to dissipate, dispel, displace, cause to vanish; _refl._, to vanish, scatter, be scattered (_or_ dispelled).

disolverse, to dissolve, separate, breakup.

disparar, to fire, shoot, discharge; al --la, upon firing (_or_ shooting) at it.

disparatado, -a, inconsistent, absurd.

dispersarse, to disperse, vanish, scatter.

disponer, to dispose, order, direct, arrange, prepare, get ready; _refl._, to prepare, get ready, proceed, be about to; to be arranged (_or_ projected).

disposición, _f._, disposition, arrangement, position, natural fitness.

disputa, _f._, dispute.

disputar, to dispute, argue, quarrel; _refl._, to vie with one another.

distancia, _f._, distance; como á -- de, something like a distance of; at about the distance of; distant about.

distante, distant, remote.

distar, to be distant.

distinción, _f._, distinction, favor.

distinguir, to distinguish; _refl._, to be distinguished, be visible.

distintamente, distinctly.

distintivo, _m._, distinction, badge, order.

distinto, -a, distinct, different, various.

distraction, _f._, diversion, amusement.

distraer, to divert; _refl._, to divert (_or_ amuse) oneself.

distraido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ distraer, distraught, diverted, absentminded, lost in thought, vacant.

diversiÓn, _f._, diversion, entertainment, sport, amusement.

diverso, -a, different, diverse, various.

divertido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ divertir, diverted, amused, pleasant.

divino, -a, divine.

divisar, to perceive, see, recognize, descry; to divide, separate; _refl._, to be visible (at a distance).

divisorio, -a, dividing; línea divisoria, boundary.

divulgarse, to be divulged; to spread.

do (_poet._ for donde), where; á --, whither.

doblar, to double, pass round; to bow.

doble, double; más --, most double.

doce, twelve; al punto y hora de las --, exactly at midnight.

docena, _f._, dozen.

doctor, _m._, doctor, physician.

doler, to grieve; _refl._, to grieve.

doliente, sorrowful, plaintive.

dolor, _m._, grief, pain, sorrow, anguish.

domar, to break, tame, subdue, master, dominate, overcome.

dominar, to master, dominate, overcome, overlook, obtain a clear view of.

domingo, _m._, Sunday.

dominio, _m._, possession, domain.

don, _m._, Don (a title used beforeChristian names of men).

donaciôn, _f._, donation, gift.

donaire, _m._, grace, courtesy.

doncel, _m._, youth, young nobleman.

doncella, _f._, girl, young lady, maid, maiden.

donde, where, in which; en --, in (_or_ on) which; hasta --, how far; por --, where, through which; ¿Dónde va Vicente? Donde va la gente (_lit._, "Where is Vincent going? Where the crowd goes"), it comes easy to follow the crowd.

¿donde? where? ¿á --? whither? ¿de --? whence? doña, _f._, Lady, mistress (a title used before Christian names of women).

dorado, -a, gilded, golden; brilliant.

dormido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ dormir, slept, sleeping, asleep.

dormir, to sleep, lie dormant; -- á pierna suielta, to sleep soundly (_or_ deeply).

dos, two; los --, both.

doscientos, -as, two hundred.

dosel, _m._, canopy, dais.

dosis, _f._, dose.

dotar, to endow.

dragón, _m._, dragoon.

ducado, _m._, ducat (a gold coin of variable value).

duda, _f._, doubt, suspicion; sin --, doubtless.

dudar, to doubt, hesitate.

dudoso, -a, doubtful, uncertain, hazardous.

duelo, _m._, duel.

duelo, _m._, grief, mourning; funeral procession.

dueña, _f._, duenna, mistress, lady in waiting.

dueño, _m._, master, owner.

dulce, sweet, pleasant, soft, gentle, mild.

dulcisimo, -a, _abs. super. of_ dulce, very (_or_ most) sweet (soft _or_ gentle).

dulzura, _f._, sweetness, gentleness.

duque, _m._, duke.

durante, during, for.

durar, to last, continue.

duro, -a, hard; á duras penas, with great difficulty; _subst. m._, dollar.

E

é, and (_before_ i- and hi-).

ébano, _m._, ebony.

ebrio, -a, drunken, intoxicated, drunk.

eco, _m._, echo.

echado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ echar, thrown, cast; lying.

echar, to throw, cast, put, place, utter, dismiss, put out; -- la bendición, to give the benediction; -- á broma, to take (_or_ consider) as a joke (_or_ jest); -- en busca, to go (_or_ set off) in search; -se algo al coleto, to swallow at a gulp; -- los dientes, to cut one's teeth; como que echó los dientes en, he was, as it were, born to (_or_ into); -- el guante, to arrest; hasta -- los higados, with all (your) might; -- mano de, to lay hands upon, take possession of; -- pestes de, to storm at; -- pie á tierra, to get down, dismount; -- en saco roto, to be heedless of; not to take advantage of; to forget; -- un trago, to have a drink, take a dram.

edad, _f._, age.

edificio, _m._, edifice, building.

efectivamente, indeed, in fact, in reality, effectually.

efecto, _m._, result, effect; en --, in fact, indeed.

efluvio, _m._, effluvium, exhalation, emanation.

efusión, _f._, effusion, tenderness.

egoísmo, _m._, selfishness, egoism.

¡eh! eh! say!

eje, _m._, axis, axle.

ejemplar, exemplary; _subst. m._, example; sin --, unprecedented.

ejemplo, _m._, example.

ejercicio, _m._, exercise, practice.

ejercitar, to exercise, drill, train.

ejército, _m._, army, array.

el, la, lo, the.

él, ella, ello, he, him, she, her, it.

él, la, lo, that.

elaborar, to elaborate, develop, unfold.

elargar, to stretch out, raise.

elegante, elegant, fine, graceful.

elegir, to elect, choose.

elemento, _m._, element.

elevado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ elevar, elevated, lofty.

elevar, to elevate, raise, lift up; _refl._, to arise, rise up.

Elvira, _f._, Elvira.

ella, she, her, it.

ello, it; -- es que, the fact is.

embargar, to hold in subjection, restrain, control.

embargo, _m._, hindrance; sin --, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding.

embebecido, -a, _adj. pp. of_ embebecer, enraptured.

embellecer, to embellish, adorn.

emblema, _m._, emblem.

embocadura, _f._, mouth, entrance.

emboscada, _f._, ambuscade.

emboscarse, to lie in ambush.

embozado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ embozar, wrapped (_or_ muffled) up; disguised, covert.

embozar, to muffle the greater part of one's face.

embriagar, to intoxicate, delight, transport; _reft._, to become intoxicated, get drunk.

embriaguez, _f._, intoxication, stupor, torpor.

embrollo, _m._, intrigue, liaison.

embrujar, to charm, bewitch.

emisario, _m._, emissary.

emoción, _f._, emotion.

empellón, _m._, push, shove, shoving, blow.

empeñarse, to endeavor, persist in.

empeño, _m._, aim, purpose, desire, eagerness; tener --, to desire earnestly.

empequeñecerse, to be (_or_ become) small.

emperador, _m._, emperor.

empero, however.

empezar, to begin.

empinado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ empinar, raised, elevated, lofty, steep.

empinarse, to raise oneself; to rise.

emplear, to employ, make use of.

emponzoñar, to poison.

emprender, to undertake, take, take up, set out on.

empresa, _f._, enterprise, activity, undertaking.

empujar, to drive, impel, force along, push, stir.

empujón, _m._, push, violent shove.

empuñadura, _f._, hilt.