Heath's Modern Language Series: Mariucha
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consentir consent, consent to
conservar keep, still have, preserve;
—se be preserved
considerable important, large
consideración f. consideration, considerateness; importance;
de — important
considerar consider; p.p. considerate
consistir consist
consolar console
constante constant, unchanging
consternación f. consternation
consternado, -a in consternation
consuelo m. consolation
consumar consummate, put into effect, bring about
contar tell, relate; consider; count;
– con count upon, rely upon, expect; possess, call one's own
contemplar watch, observe
contener restrain; hold back; contain
contenido m. contents
contentarse be satisfied with
contento, -a satisfied, pleased, happy; n.m. contentedness, happiness
contestación f. answer
contestar answer, reply
continuar continue
continuo, -a continuous, constant
contra against;
en – mía against me
contraer contract
contrariar vex, oppose
contrario, -a opposite, contrary;
al —o on the contrary
contratiempo m. setback, disappointment
contratista m. contractor
convencer convince
conveniencia f. convenience
conveniente expedient, desirable
convenio m. agreement
convenir (en) agree (to); be fitting, proper, necessary; suit
convento m. convent
convertir convert
convicción f. conviction
convidar invite
coquetear coquette
corazón m. heart, affection, courage
cordial cordial
Corinto m. Corinth (an ancient Grecian city);
pasa de — currant (the name currant is derived from Corinth whence the fruit is said to have come first)
corona f. crown
coronel m. colonel
corpulento, -a thick, of great girth
corral m. yard, corral
corregir correct, make a correction
correo m. mail
correr run; spread
corresponder correspond; respond, belong
correspondiente corresponding
corretaje m. commission
corriente current, ordinary;
– de zurcidos y arreglos all darned and in order
corro m. group, circle
corromper spoil, corrupt; p.p. corrupt
corrupción f. corruption
corruptela f. abuse
cortadura f. cut, notch
cortar cut, cut short, interrupt;
– el paso block the path
corte m. cut;
dar un – a put a stop to
corte f. court, capital;
hacer la – a court, woo
cortés courteous
cortesía f. courtesy
corteza f. bark
cortito, -a very short
corto, -a short, small;
—a edad early age;
– de entendimiento ignorant, stupid
cosa f. thing, something;
poca — not much; pl. whims, ideas; affairs;
– de about;
era – de arrastrarla she deserves to be dragged by the hair
cosecha f. crop, harvest
coser sew
cosilla f. trifle
costar cost
coste m. cost
costumbre f. habit, custom;
de — usual
cotizable quotable, quoted (on the stock exchange)
creador m. creator
crear create
crecer grow, increase; p.p. large, great
crédito m. credit;
documento de — commercial paper
creer believe, think
crescendo m. growing louder
criada f. (maid) servant
criado m. servant
criar nurse, bring up
criatura f. creature; child
crimen m. crime
criminal m. criminal
crisis f. crisis, attack
cristal m. glass, window;
de —es glassed in
cristalería f. glasswork, glass, glassware
cristiano, -a Christian
Cristo m. Christ; I, 59
¡– con ella! bless her heart!
¡– con todos! bless my soul! etc. (but in Spanish these are more drastic oaths)
crítica f. criticism
crucifijo m. crucifix
crudeza f. plainness, crudeness
cruel cruel
crueldad f. cruelty
crujía f. row or suite of adjoining rooms
cruz f. cross
cruzar cross, fold
cual which;
el, la, lo —, etc., rel. pron. which;
cada — each one;
– si as if;
tal o — such and such a
cuál what, which, of what sort
cualidad f. quality
cualquiera,
cualquier any, of an ordinary kind; whatever; pron. whoever, any one; often used ironically as V, 18
– la
rinde no one can subdue her; n.m. commonplace fellow, anybody
cuán how
cuando when;
de vez en — from time to time
cuanto, -a as much, as much as, all, all that, whatever;
tanto o —o a certain sum; pl. all who;
unos —os a few;
en —o as soon as;
en —o a as for
cuánto, -a how much, how many
cuarenta forty
cuarto, -a fourth;
a la –a va la vencida the fourth time cannot fail
cuarto m. quarter; room; copper coin worth four maravedís (i.e., 2/17 of a real or about 2/3 of a cent)
cuatro four;
las — four o'clock
cuatrocientos, -as four hundred
cubrir cover
cuchillo m. knife
cuello m. neck
cuenta f. account; bill;
sacar — reckon;
hacerse – de consider;
tener en — consider, take into account
cuentecita f. little account
cuento m. story, tale
cuerda f. rope, string; I, 608
se le acabó la — she's at the end of her string; V, 25
de esa — of that sort
cuerpo m. body; mass; waist
cuesta f. slope;
a —s on one's back
cuestión f. problem, question, dispute
cueva f. cave, den
cuidado m. care, attention; fear;
estar al — watch
cuidadosamente carefully
cuidar (de) take care (of), keep; I, 993 do my best;
—se pay attention (to)
culpa f. fault, blame, guilt
culpable guilty
cultivar cultivate, foster
cultivo m. cultivation, farming methods
culto, -a cultured; n.m. worship; cult, religion
cumplimiento m. compliment; accomplishment, fulfilment
cumplir fulfil, keep, perform, carry out; complete
cura m. priest
curia f. bar, legal profession
curial legal
curiosear pry around, eavesdrop
curiosidad f. curiosity
curioso, -a curious, strange; inquisitive
curiosón, -ona inquisitive
curita dim. of
cura
cursi m. and f. snob, aspirant to high society, newly rich person; one of bad taste
cuyo, -a whose, of which, of whom
Ch
Chablès a French city about 100 miles southeast of Paris. In the district near it a famous white wine is produced
charlar gossip, chat
Charlottenbrunn a village in Prussia near Breslau, with alkaline waters
chico, -a little, small; n.m. boy, little fellow; youth, young fellow; pl. children
chiquilla f. child, girl
chiquillo m. child, boy
chopo m. poplar
choque m. shock
D
dama f. lady
damasco m. damask
dar give;
– a open on;
me da por I have a liking to;
– de sí afford;
– la mano a help;
—se por consider oneself;
le ha dado la ventolera she has taken it into her head;
lo mismo da it's the same thing
de of, from; in; with; by; than; as
deber owe; ought, should;
debe de he must or is to
deber m. duty;
en – a owing
débil weak
debilidad f. weakness
decadencia f. decadence, decay
decidir decide, resolve; (also refl.)
decir say, speak, tell; call; mean;
diz it is said; p.p.
dicho aforesaid
declaración f. declaration
declarar declare, make a statement
decoración f. decoration
decoro m. honor, reputation
decoroso, -a decent, proper
dedo m. finger
defecto m. defect, failing
defender defend, protect
degradar degrade
dehesa f. pasture
dejar leave; let, allow; let alone; give up;
—– de fail to; cease to; I, 727
– mal disoblige
delantal m. apron
delante in front (of one);
por – to the fore
delatar report, make known
delicado, -a delicate
delirar be delirious, get foolish
delirio m. madness
delito m. crime
demás remaining;
lo —,
los — the rest, other;
por lo — otherwise
demonio m. devil, demon, deuce;
tener los —s en el cuerpo be very sharp
dentro within;
– de,
por – de within; V, 145
me sale de — it comes natural
deparar grant
depender depend
depravado, -a depraved
derecha f. right hand, right side
derecho, -a right; straight; n.m. right; law
derramar shed
desabrochar unhook, unbutton
desagradable unpleasant
desairar rebuff, repulse
desalentado, -a discouraged; breathless
desaliento m. discouragement
desalojar dispossess, turn out
desaparecer disappear
desarmado, -a unarmed
desarrollarse develop, grow
desarrollo m. development
desastre m. disaster
desatinado, -a foolish, crazy
desazón f. displeasure, worry
descalzo, -a barefoot
descanso m. rest
descarado, -a impudent, impertinent
descarnado, -a undisguised
descasar unmarry
descender descend, alight
desconcertar disconcert, confound;
—se become confused
desconfianza f. lack of confidence, distrust
desconfiar distrust, fear that … not; p.p. distrustful
desconocer be ignorant of; not to recognize; p.p. unknown
desconsolado, -a disconsolate
desconsuelo m. affliction
descontar discount, deduct
descrédito m. discredit
describir describe
descripción f. description
descriptivo, -a descriptive
descubierto, -auncovered, bare
descubrimiento m. discovery
descubrir discover, find out; reveal, disclose; give away, tell on; uncover;
—se take off one's hat
descuidar be easy, not to worry;
—se neglect, be careless or slothful
desde from; since;
– los diez años since I was ten years old;
– luego at once; of course;
– que since
desdén m. disdain
desdicha f. misfortune
desdichado, -a unfortunate, poor
desdoblar unfold
desear wish, desire
desechar put aside
desencantar disenchant, destroy the illusions of
desengaño m. disappointment, disillusionment
desenmascarar unmask
desentenderse de pretend not to notice, avoid responsibility for
desenterrar disinter, unearth
deseo m. desire
deseoso, -a desirous
desesperación f. despair
desfachatado, -a impudent, shameless
desfogar vent, free, relieve
desgracia f. misfortune;
por — unfortunately
desgraciado, -a unfortunate
deshonra f. dishonor
deshonrar dishonor
designar indicate, specify
desistir desist
deslumbrar dazzle
desmandado, -a disobedient
desmayo m. fainting
desmedido, -a unusual, excessive
desmentir give the lie to
desmerecer lose merit, decline
desnudo, -a naked, destitute, bare
desobedecer disobey
desolado, -a in despair
desorden m. disorder
despacio m. slowly; at leisure
despechar enrage
despedir dismiss; accompany on departure;
—se de take leave of
despejar clear away, clear out;
—se clear up, grow bright
despensa f. pantry
despertar(se) wake up
despierto, -a awake
desplegar display
despojar strip, change one's clothes
despotricar (familiar) talk wildly, fly off the handle
despreciar despise
despreciativo, -a scornful
desprecio m. scorn, disdain
desprenderse de take off
después afterward, later;
– de after
destapar uncover, open
destierro m. exile
destino m. destination; position, job (especially in the government service); fate
destrozar lacerate
desvanecerse faint away; p.p. giddy
desvanecimiento m. faintness
desvarío m. extravagance, derangement
desvelado, -a wakeful, watchful
desventura f. misfortune, trial
desvergüenza f. impudence
desvivirse por make every effort to
detener arrest, stop;
—se stop
determinación f. resolve
determinar find out, determine, fix, define, decide;
—se a make up one's mind to; p.p. specific, certain
detrás (de) behind
deuda f. debt
devoción f. devotion;
a su — devoted to him
devolver return, give back, restore
devorar devour, take in silence
día m. day;
de — by day, by daylight, daytime;
buenos —s good morning
diablo m. devil, the deuce
diablura f. prank, mischief, deviltry
diabólico, -a diabolic
diamante m. diamond
dicha f. happiness, good luck
dicho, -a aforesaid
dichoso, -a happy, fortunate;
el – arreglo that blessed remodeling
Diego m. James
difunto, -a dead, deceased
dignarse deign, be so good as to
dignidad f. dignity
digno, -a worthy
dilación f. delay
dilema m. dilemma
diligencia f. diligence
dimonio = demonio
dineral m. mint of money, vast sum
dinerito m. small sum
dinero m. money
Dios m. God;
¡– mío! I declare! oh dear!
vaya usted con — good-bye
diputado m. deputy (representative elected to the Congreso)
directamente directly
dirigir direct;
—se go toward, go to, address
discípula f. pupil
discreción f. discretion
discreto, -a discreet, sensible, intelligent
discurrir conceive the idea, think up
disgustar displease, annoy
disgusto m. disappointment, disgust; sorrow, annoyance
disimular dissimilate, disguise
disipación f. dissipation
disparar fire (a gun);
—se burst out; p.p. uncontrolled
dispensar excuse, pardon
displicente surly, cross
disponer dispose, arrange, prepare;
– de dispose of, have at one's disposal;
—se get ready; p.p. disposed, ready
disposición f. intention, frame of mind
disputa f. dispute
disputar dispute
distancia f. distance;
a — from a distance
distinción f. distinction
distinguir distinguish, favor; p.p. distinguished, of high social station
distinto, -a different
distraer distract, amuse
distribución f. distribution
distribuir distribute
divagar wander
divertir amuse; p.p. amusing
dividir divide
divino, -a divine
diz see decir
documento m. document;
– de crédito commercial paper
dolor m. sorrow, grief
dolorido, -a pained
doloroso, -a painful, full of grief
domar tame, conquer
dominar master, dominate
don don, Mr. (gentleman's title, used only before the Christian name)
donde where; in which, upon which;
– quiera wherever
dónde where;
¿por —? which way?
dormir sleep
dos two;
a las — at two o'clock
doscientos, -as two hundred
duda f. doubt;
sin — surely
dudar doubt, hesitate
duelo m. duel; grief
dueño m. master, owner
dulce soft, sweet; m.pl. sweets, candy
duplicar double
duque m. duke
duquesa f. duchess
durante during
durar last, remain
dureza f. harshness
duro, -a hard, severe; n.m. dollar (five pesetas)