Chapter 7
*asunto* _m._ subject, matter
*asustar* frighten
*Atala* Atala (heroine of Chateaubriand's novel "Atala")
*ataque* _m._ attack
*atar* tie; *hay que --lo* he needs a strait-jacket; *---- tantos cabos* arrange so many things
*atención* _f._ attention; *en ---- a* bearing in mind
*atender a* heed, listen to; attend
*atento* attentive; *su ---- y seguro servidor* sincerely yours
*atisbar* take a peep; spy out
*atrás* backwards
*atravesar* cross; pierce
*atreverse a* dare
*atrevido* bold
*atribuir* attribute
*atufarse* be angry
*aturdir* stun, bewilder
*aún* yet; still; even; _when placed before the word modified it is written without the accent_
*aunque* although
*ausencia* _f._ absence
*autor* _m._ author
*autoridad* _f._ authority
*autorizar* authorize
*avalorar* estimate, appreciate
*avanzado* (_pp. of_ *avanzar*) advanced
*aventura* _f._ adventure
*averiguar* find out
*avisar* inform, notify
*ay* _exclam._ oh
*ayer* yesterday
*ayuda* _f._ help
*ayudar* help
*ayuno* in a state of fasting; *en ----, en ayunas*, without knowing, without understanding
*ayuntamiento* _m._ municipal governing body
*baba* _f._ drivel; *caerse la ----* drivel, slaver with pleasure; _cf. English_ lick one's chops
*bagatela* _f._ trifle
*bailar* dance; *esta es otra que bien baila* here's another one just as bad
*bajá* _m._ pasha
*bajar* come down; go down; bring down
*bajeza* _f._ lowness
*bajo* under; on; _adj. and adv._ low
*balde* _m._ (_from_ *balda* _f._ a thing of trifling value): *de ----* free; *en ----* in vain
*bandera* _f._ flag
*bando* _m._ party, faction
*barato* cheap
*barba* _f._ beard; _pl._ whiskers; *decir en sus ----s* say to one's face
*Bárbara* Barbara; *Santa ----* patron saint of gunnery; the powder-house
*barrer* sweep
*barrigoncito* _dim. of_ *barrigón* pot-bellied
*barrio* _m._ district, neighborhood
*Basilio* Basil; _as adj. applied to a monk_ of the order of St. Basil
*bastante* enough; quite; considerable
*bastar* be enough
*batalla* _f._ battle
*batallón* _m._ battalion
*batir* strike; _--se_ fight
*batista* _f._ batiste
*bayoneta* _f._ bayonet
*baza* _f._ trick (at cards)
*beber* drink
*belleza* _f._ beauty
*bello* beautiful, fine
*bendecir* bless
*berenjena* _f._ plant one of whose varieties is the egg-plant (_to eat its fruit was once popularly supposed to cause insanity_); *qué ----s* what craziness; what stuff
*Berlín* Berlin
*berroqueña* _adj. used with noun_ *piedra* (rock, stone) _to mean_ granite, _as_ *piedra ----* granite, granite rock; *ser de piedra ----* be hard as stone
*besar* kiss
*biblioteca* _f._ library
*bibliotecario* _m._ librarian
*bien* well; quite; *más ----* rather; _m._ good, benefit; object of love; _pl._ property; *----es de fortuna* worldly treasures
*bienestar* _m._ well-being
*bigote* _m._ mustache; *decir en sus ----s* say to one's face (_cf._ *decir en sus barbas*)
*blanca* _f._ old silver coin (no longer in use)
*blanco* white
*blanquear* whiten
*boardilla* _f._ garret
*boca* _f._ mouth
*bocado* _m._ mouthful
*boda* _f._ wedding; marriage
*bodorrio* _m._ (_fam. for_ *bodijo*) unequal marriage
*bollo* _m._ roll, cake
*Bonaparte, Joseph* (1768-1844), brother of Napoleon I, through whose agency he became Spain's unwelcome ruler from 1808 to 1813
*bondad* _f._ goodness
*bondadoso* kind, generous
*bonito* pretty; good-looking
*boquirrubio* simple, artless
*bordar* embroider
*borraja* _f._ borage
*bosque* _m._ forest
*bostezar* yawn
*botica* _f._ drug store; drug
*brasero* _m._ brazier, pan to hold coals
*bravo* brave, fierce
*brazo* _m._ arm
*breve* brief
*bribón* _m._ rascal
*brillante* brilliant
*brinco* _m._ leap
*Bruno* Bruno (brown)
*Bruselas* Brussels
*buche* _m._ crop, craw; "chest"
*bueno* good; all right; *estar ----* be well; *estar ---- para* be in the mood for (_often with the opposite meaning_, be in no mood for)
*buey* _m._ ox
*Burgos* Burgos (city in northern Spain)
*burlarse de* make fun of, mock
*busca* _f._ search
*buscar* look for
*Bustamante, General Anastasio* (1780-1853), vice-president of Mexico under President Guerrero in 1829; president of Mexico in 1830; again president from 1837 to 1841
*cabal* exact; exactly
*cabalito* (_intensive of_ *cabal*) just exactly so
*cabalmente* exactly, precisely
*caballerito* _m._ (_dim. of_ *caballero*) young gentleman, young master (_expression used by servants in addressing a young master_)
*caballero* _m._ sir; gentleman
*cabecera* _f._ head (of a bed)
*caber* be contained; *si cabe* if possible
*cabeza* _f._ head; *irse la ----* go mad
*cabo* _m._ end; *al ----* after all, finally, at last; *de ---- a rabo* from start to finish
*cacao* _m._ cocoa
*cachivache* _m._ broken crockery; _pl._ worthless pots and pans
*cada* each, every; *---- cual* each one
*cadete* _m._ cadet
*Cádiz* Cadiz (city in Spain; in 1810 the scene of the radical outburst of the Cortes that embodied the Spanish spirit of democracy; here in Cadiz was drawn up the famous Constitution of 1812)
*caer* fall; *----se* fall down; *ya caigo* now I remember, now I understand
*caída* _f._ fall
*caja* _f._ drum; *echar con ----s destempladas* send away angrily
*calabaza* _f._ pumpkin, squash; *dar ----s* jilt, reject
*calabozo* _m._ cell, dungeon
*calceta* _f._ under-stocking; *hacer ----* knit
*calcular* calculate
*caliente* hot
*California* _f._ California; _pl._ Upper and Lower California
*cáliz* _m._ chalice, cup
*calor* _m._ heat
*calumniar* slander
*calzar* put on shoes, put on spurs, _etc._
*calzoncillos* _m. pl._ drawers
*calzones* _m. pl._ breeches
*callado* (_pp. of_ *callar*) silent
*callar* hush; be silent; not mention; *calla, calle,* whew, why
*calle* _f._ street
*cama* _f._ bed
*camaranchón* _m._ garret
*cambiar* change
*cambio* _m._ change; *en ----* on the other hand; on the contrary
*camino* _m._ road, way
*camisa* _f._ shirt; chemise
*campanada* _f._ stroke of a bell
*campanudo* high-sounding
*campo* _m._ country; field
*canario* _exclam. of astonishment as_ good gracious
*cancel* _m._ inner door or wooden screen just inside the main entrance; space between the inner door and the outer one (many of the public buildings in the United States have an arrangement similar to the Spanish *cancel*)
*candelero* _m._ candlestick
*canónigo* _m._ canon (of a church)
*cantar* sing; *---- de plano* speak out plainly
*Cantarranas (Cantaranas)* _literally_ croaking frogs. _The name of the street was later changed to_ *Calle de Lope de Vega*
*caña* _f._ reed, cane
*cañón* _m._ cannon
*caoba* _f._ mahogany
*capaz* capable
*capital* _f._ capital city
*capitán* _m._ captain
*cara* _f._ face
*Caracas* Caracas (capital of Venezuela)
*carácter* _m._ office; character
*caramba* _commonest exclam. in Spanish, expressing surprise, admiration, vexation, etc._ indeed, the deuce
*carbón* _m._ coal
*carbunclo* _m._ carbuncle (glowing precious stone)
*cargo* _m._ care, charge; *a su ----* under his charge
*cariño* _m._ tenderness, affection
*Carlos* Charles; Charles III, king of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*caro* dear; expensive
*carraspera* _f._ hoarseness (necessitating frequent clearing of the throat)
*carrera* _f._ career
*carta* _f._ letter
*cartilla* _f._ primer
*cartucho* _m._ cartridge
*casa* _f._ house; *en ----* at home
*casamiento* _m._ marriage.
*casarse con* marry
*cascada* _f._ cascade, waterfall
*casco* _m._ skull, head (_used also in pl._)
*casero* _m._ landlord
*casi* almost
*caso* _m._ case; *el ---- es* the fact is
*cáspita* _exclam. indicating surprise_ wonderful, gracious
*castigar* punish
*castillo* _m._ castle
*castizo* chaste, pure
*causa* _f._ cause, sake
*cé* ts (hissing sound made to call some one's attention)
*cebolla* _f._ onion
*cebón* fattened
*ceder* yield
*ceja* _f._ eyebrow; *entre ---- y ----* in one's head
*cenar* dine
*cenefa* _f._ border. (In what the ladies style a "dress pattern," the *cenefa* is of the same material as the body of the goods with the design so modified that the *cenefa* may serve as trimming at sleeves, waist line, edge of skirt, etc.)
*ceniza* _f._ ashes
*centinela* _m._ sentinel; *de ----* on guard, on the lookout
*cepillar* brush
*cepillo* _m._ brush
*cerca de* near; about
*cerciorar* inform
*cerebral* cerebral
*ceremonia* _f._ ceremony
*cerezo* _m._ cherry-tree; cherry-wood
*cerrar* close; lock
*Cerro Gordo* Cerro Gordo (site near Jalapa in the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico, scene of an important victory for the American forces under General Winfield Scott, April 18, 1847)
*Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de* (1547-1616), author of "Don Quixote"
*ciego* blind
*cielo* _m._ heaven
*cien* one hundred
*ciertamente* certainly
*cierto* true; certain; *por ----* certainly, of course; *lo ---- es* the fact is
*cifrar(se)* reckon, count
*cimarrón* wild, maroon (term applied to runaway slave living wild in the woods or mountains)
*cinco* five
*circunstancia* _f._ circumstance, condition; event
*citar* cite
*ciudadanía* _f._ citizenship
*civil* civil
*clandestino* clandestine
*Clari* _f._ girl's name
*claro* clear
*clase* _f._ class
*claustro* _m._ cloister
*Clementina* _f._ Clementine
*cocinero* _m._ cook
*cocotero* _m._ coconut tree
*coche* _m._ coach
*codiciar* covet
*codillo* _m._ codille; card term in the game of *tresillo* or *hombre* (_French_ *hombre*, _English_ *ombre*); _in tresillo the hombre or solo player plays against two others;_ *dar ----* defeat the solo player; _the solo player loses if either one of the other two takes more tricks than he does_
*coger* catch
*cola* _f._ tail, train
*colchón* _m._ mattress
*colegiala* _f._ schoolgirl
*colegio* _m._ school
*color* _m._ color
*colorado* red
*collereta* _f._ (_dim. of_ *collera*) collar
*coma* _f._ comma
*combate* _m._ conflict, engagement
*combustión* _f._ combustion
*comedia* _f._ comedy; *entablar la ----* stage the play; begin operations
*comenzar* commence
*comer* eat
*comerciante* _m._ merchant
*comercio* _m._ commerce
*cometa* _f._ kite
*cómico* comic, comical, humorous
*comisión* _f._ commission
*como* as; how; like
*cómo* _interrog._ how; *de a ----* at how much
*comodidad* _f._ comfort
*cómodo* comfortable
*compadecer* feel sorry for
*compañera* _f._ companion, mate
*compañía* _f._ company
*compartir* share
*compasión* _f._ compassion
*complacerse en* take delight in
*completamente* completely
*complot* _m._ plot, conspiracy
*composición* _f._ composition, piece of work
*comprar* buy
*comprender* understand
*comprometer* bind; *----se* become engaged to marry
*compromiso* _m._ embarrassing situation
*con* with; *---- tal que* provided, provided that
*conceder* grant
*concepto* _m._ opinion
*conciencia* _f._ conscience
*conde* _m._ count
*condena* _f._ sentence
*condenar* condemn, damn
*conducir* conduct
*conferencia* _f._ meeting, interview
*confesar* confess
*confesonario* _m._ confessional
*confianza* _f._ confidence, trust
*confiar* confide
*confidencial* confidential
*confiscar* confiscate
*confite* _m._ candy
*confundir* embarrass, confuse
*confusión* _f._ confusion
*congoja* _f._ anguish
*conmigo* with me
*conocer* know; *si conoceré a mi gente* don't I know them
*conque* and so
*consagrar* consecrate
*consecuencia* _f._ consequence
*conseguir* succeed in; attain; obtain
*consejero* _m._ counselor
*consejo* _m._ advice, counsel; council-house; *---- privado* privy council
*consentimiento* _m._ consent
*consentir* consent
*conservar* keep, preserve
*considerar* consider
*consigo* with him; with her; with you; with them; with themselves; with yourselves, _etc._
*consiguiente* _m._ consequence; *de ----, por ----,* consequently
*consistir* consist
*consolar* console
*conspirar* conspire; war
*constancia* _f._ constancy
*constante* constant, faithful
*constitucional* constitutional
*constituir* constitute
*consuelo* _m._ consolation
*consulta* _f._ consultation
*consultar* consult
*contar* count
*contento* happy, satisfied
*contestación* _f._ answer
*contestar* answer
*contigo* with thee
*continuo* continual
*contra* against
*contrabandista* _m. and f._ smuggler
*contradecir* contradict
*contrario* contrary; *de lo ----* otherwise; *al ----* on the contrary
*contribuir* contribute
*convencer* convince
*convenir* suit; *---- en* agree to, agree upon
*convento* _m._ convent
*conversación* _f._ conversation
*convicción* _f._ conviction
*cooperar* coöperate; *---- a ella* coöperate in it
*copa* _f._ crown (of a hat)
*copiante* _m. and f._ copyist
*copiar* copy
*Coralina* girl's name
*corazón* _m._ heart
*cordial* cordial
*coronar* crown
*coronel* _m._ colonel
*corrección* _f._ correction
*correr* run; *su corre ve y dile* (_now_ *correvedile* _or_ *correveidile*; _m. or f._) your fetch-and-carry
*corresponder* requite, love in return; belong
*correspondiente* corresponding
*corriente* current
*corte* _m._ cut, pattern
*corte* _f._ court; _pl._ Spanish Senate and Congress of Deputies
*cortedad* _f._ diffidence
*cortina* _f._ curtain
*cosa* _f._ thing, matter; anything
*coser* sew
*costa* _f._ cost
*costar* cost
*costumbre* _f._ custom
*cotorra* _f._ magpie
*cotorrita* _f. dim. of_ *cotorra*
*covachuelista, covachuelo,* _m._ familiar name given to an official in the service of a minister to the Crown (the offices where the secretaries worked were called *covachuelas*, little caves, because located in the vaults of the old royal palace)
*Creador* _m._ Creator, God
*crear* create
*crecido* (_pp. of_ *crecer* grow, increase) large
*credo* _m._ creed (prayer containing the articles of Christian belief); *hace un ----* a few minutes ago
*creer* believe; *ya lo creo* yes, to be sure
*crespo* crisp, curly
*criado (_pp. of_ *criar*) brought up; _m._ servant; _f._ servant
*criar* raise; rear, bring up
*criminal* criminal
*crisis* _f._ crisis
*cristal* _m._ glass; crystal
*cristiano* Christian
*crítica* _f._ criticism *crítico* _m._ critic
*crudo* raw
*cruel* cruel
*crueldad* _f._ cruelty
*cuadro* _m._ picture
*cual* which
*cualidad* _f._ quality
*cualquiera* any, any one
*cuando* when; *---- más* at most (_cf._ *a lo más*); *---- menos* at least
*cuanto* as, as much; whatever; *en ---- a* as for; as regards; *---- más pronto* the sooner; *---- más que* the more so as
*cuánto* how much
*cuarenta* forty
*cuarterón* _m._ quarter of a pound
*cuartillo* _m._ pint
*cuarto* _m._ quarter; fourth; room; flat
*cuatro* four
*cubrir* cover
*cucurucho* _m._ paper cone
*cuenta* _f._ account
*cuerpo* _m._ body; *---- de ejército* main body of an army
*cuestión* _f._ question
*cuidado* _m._ care, worry; *tener ---- con* worry; *---- que* I tell you, no mistake; _used as an exclam. with verb understood_ take care, be careful
*cuidar de* care, take care
*culpa* _f._ fault, blame
*cultivar* cultivate
*cumplido* _m._ compliment
*cumplir* fulfill; keep a promise
*cura* _m._ priest
*curiosear* watch, pry into others' affairs
*curiosidad* _f._ curiosity
*cuyo* whose
*charlar* chatter
*chasco* _m._ disappointment; trick
*chaveta* _f._ (_sometimes written_ *chabeta*) linchpin, key; *perder la ----* _fam. expression_ go crazy (_cf. English_ go to pieces)
*chico* little; _m._ boy; _f._ girl
*chichón* _m._ bump
*chisme* _m._ gossip
*chispear* sparkle; *---- gracias* sparkle with witticisms
*chiste* _m._ joke
*chistoso* funny, humorous
*chocolate* _m._ chocolate
*chocolatera* _f._ chocolate pot
*chuleta* _f._ chop
*Churubusco* Churubusco (small village near Mexico City whose central feature was the massive stone convent of San Pablo. A battle was won here by the American troops on August 20, 1847)
*dama* _f._ lady
*dar* give; cause; *---- a luz* publish; *---- en* (_with inf_.) take to; *---- la hora* strike the hour; *va a ---- algo* you are going to have an attack of some sort; *--se con la cabeza* bump one's head
*datar* date
*de* of; from; as; by; at; with; _with inf._ to
*deán* _m._ dean
*debajo de* underneath
*debelar* conquer
*deber* owe; ought; *debía resultar* must result
*debido* (_pp. of_ *deber*) due
*débil* weak
*debilitar* weaken
*decidir* decide
*decir* say, tell
*declaración* _f._ proposal of marriage
*decoro* _m._ decorum
*dedicar* dedicate
*dedo* _m._ finger; *---- meñique* little finger
*deducir* deduce
*defecto* _m._ defect
*defender* defend
*defensa* _f._ defense
*defensor* _m._ defender
*dejar* leave; let alone; allow; *---- en el tintero* leave out in writing; *---- de* (_with inf._) fail to
*delante* before
*delicioso* delightful
*demás: lo ----* the rest, the other; *los ----* the rest, the others
*demasiado* too; too much
*demonio* _m._ demon
*demostrar* show, indicate
*denominar* designate by name
*dentro* within, inside
*depender* depend
*derecho* straight; _m._ right
*derramar* shed
*desagradable* disagreeable
*desairar* slight, provoke, offend
*desaliento* _m._ discouragement
*desamar* cease to love
*desanimarse* become discouraged
*desarmar* disarm
*desastre* _m._ disaster
*desatar* untie, disarrange
*desatino* _m._ nonsense, folly
*desayunarse* take breakfast
*descansar* rest
*descanso* _m._ landing (of a staircase)
*desconocer* fail to recognize
*desconocido* (_pp. of_ *desconocer*) strange, unknown
*descoser* rip; open
*describir* describe
*descripción* _f._ description
*descubrir* discover, disclose
*descuidar* neglect; *----se* be neglectful
*descuido* _m._ carelessness
*desde* from; *---- luego* at once
*desear* desire, wish
*desembarazado* (_pp. of_ *desembarazar*) unhindered
*desempeñar* perform; *---- un papel* play a part
*desenamorarse* cease to be in love
*desencantar* disillusion
*desengañar* undeceive; *--se* find out one's mistake
*desengaño* _m._ disillusion; discovery of a mistake; *Calle de Desengaño* name of a street in Madrid
*desenlace* _m._ dénouement, ending (of a play or story)
*deseo* _m._ desire
*desesperación* _f._ desperation
*desesperar* despair; drive to despair
*desgarrar* tear
*desgracia* _f._ misfortune
*desgraciadamente* unfortunately
*desgraciado* unfortunate
*desheredar* disinherit
*desistir* desist
*deslealtad* _f._ disloyalty
*deslumbrado* (_pp. of_ *deslumbrar*) dazed, dazzled; undecided
*desmejorar* change (for the worse)
*desnudar(se)* undress
*desorden* _m._ disorder
*despachar* finish; *----se* be quick
*despacho* _m._ office
*despedir* dismiss
*despego* _m._ aversion, coldness
*despeñar* precipitate
*desperdiciar* fail to make use of; waste
*despertar(se)* awaken
*despojos* _m. pl._ remains
*después* after; afterwards; *---- de* (_with inf._) after
*desterrar* banish
*destierro* _m._ banishment
*destinar* destine
*destrozar* tear, destroy
*desván* _m._ attic
*desvelo* _m._ anxiety, watchful care
*desventurado* unfortunate
*detener(se)* stop
*determinar a* decide
*deuda* _f._ debt
*día* _m._ day; *hoy ----* nowadays; *el ---- menos pensado* unexpectedly; *buenos ----s* good morning
*diablo* _m._ devil
*diablura* _f._ deviltry, mischief
*diálogo* _m._ dialogue
*diario* daily
*dictar* dictate
*dicha* _f._ happiness
*dicho* (_pp. of_ *decir*) aforesaid; *lo ----* I mean it; enough said; _m._ legal promise of marriage
*dichoso* happy
*Dieguito* Jimmy
*diez* ten
*diferencia* _f._ difference
*diferente* different
*difícil* difficult
*dificultad* _f._ difficulty
*digerir* digest
*dignamente* worthily, suitably
*dignidad* _f._ dignity
*digno* worthy
*dinero* _m._ money
*Dios* _m._ God; *por ----* for heaven's sake
*diplomático* _m._ diplomat; _adj._ diplomatic
*dirección* _f._ executive board
*dirigir* address; *--se* go (toward)
*discernir* discern, distinguish
*disculpar* excuse
*discurso* _m._ course, space of time
*discutir* discuss
*disfrutar* enjoy
*disparate* _m._ nonsense; foolish remark
*dispensa* _f._ dispensation
*disponer* dispose, arrange
*disposición* _f._ disposal
*disputo* _m._ dispute
*distinguido* (_pp. of_ *distinguir*) distinguished
*distinto* different
*distraer* distract
*diversión* _f._ amusement
*diverso* various
*divertido* (_pp. of_ *divertir*) amusing
*divinamente* divinely
*doblar* bend
*docena* _f._ dozen
*dócil* docile
*doler* pain
*dominante* dominant
*Domingo* Dominic, the black slave in Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's story "Paul et Virginie" (Paul and Virginia)
*Dominus* (_Latin_) Lord; *---- tecum* _Latin salutation meaning_ the Lord be with thee
*don* _m._ Spanish title used only with a gentleman's Christian ame (_abbreviated_ *D.*)
*don* _m._ gift
*doncella* _f._ maid
*donde* where
*dónde* where (_interrog._)
*doña* _f._ Spanish title used only with a lady's Christian name (_more commonly used in addressing or speaking of a married lady, but as a mark of formality the title may be applied to a lady who is unmarried_)
*dorar* gild
*dormido* (_pp. of_ *dormir*) sleepy, dreamy
*dormir* sleep; *----se* go to sleep
*dos* two
*dote* _m. and f._ gift, quality; dowry
*dramático* dramatic
*dramaturgo* _m._ dramatist
*ducado* _m._ ducat
*duda* _f._ doubt
*dudar* doubt
*duende* _m._ fairy, ghost
*durante* during
*duro* _m._ dollar; _adj._ hard
*e* and
*eclesiástico* ecclesiastical
*economía* _f._ economy
*echar* throw; throw out; put; pour; *---- mano a* seize; *haberse echado el alma atrás* be lost to a sense of duty; *---- por tierra* outdo, overcome; _fig._ gainsay
*edad* _f._ age
*edición* _f._ edition
*Eduardo* Edward
*educación* _f._ breeding, education
*educar* educate
*efecto* _m._ effect; *en ----* in fact; really; at any rate
*eficaz* efficacious
*efímero* ephemeral
*ejemplo* _m._ example
*ejército* _m._ army
*el, la, lo,* _pl._ *los, las,* the
*él, ella, ello,* _pl._ *ellos, ellas,* he; she; it; him; her; they; them; *ello es* it is a fact
*elección* _f._ choice
*elegancia* _f._ elegance
*elegante* elegant
*elemento* _m._ element
*elogiar* praise
*elogio* _m._ eulogy
*embargo* _m._ embargo; *sin ----, sin ---- de,* notwithstanding; *sin ---- de que* notwithstanding the fact that
*embromar* joke, tease
*embustero* _m._ liar, cheat
*embutido* _m._ inlaid work
*emigrado* _m._ political exile
*Emilia Galotti* title of a play by Lessing
*emoción* _f._ emotion
*empacho* _m._ bashfulness, embarrassment
*empeñarse en* insist; intercede
*empeño* _m._ determination, insistence
*empezar* begin
*empleado* _m._ employee; office-*holder
*emplear* employ; spend; use
*empleo* _m._ employment
*emporcar* soil
*emprender* begin, undertake
*empresario* _m._ manager (of a theater)
*en* in; on; (_after such verbs as_ *pensar*) of
*enamorado* (_pp. of_ *enamorarse*) enamored, in love; _m._ lover
*enamorarse de* fall in love
*encaje* _m._ lace
*encajera* _f._ lacemaker
*encantador* charming
*encaramar(se)* perch
*encargado de negocios* _m._ chargé d'affaires
*encargar* intrust; *----se* take charge; *----se del mando* assume command
*encargo* _m._ charge; request
*encender* light
*encerado* (_pp. of_ *encerar* wax) _m._ oilcloth, oilskin
*encerrar* shut up; shut in; lock up
*encierro* _m._ confinement
*encontrar* find, meet; *----se con* meet
*encuentro* _m._ meeting
*enemigo* _m._ enemy
*enfadar* make angry; *----se* become angry
*enfermedad* _f._ illness, sickness
*enfermo* sick
*enfrascar* bottle up; *----se* be absorbed; be deeply interested in
*enfrente* in front; opposite
*engañar* deceive
*engendrar* beget; form
*engullir* devour
*enhorabuena* _adv._ well and good
*enlace* _m._ union
*enojado* (_pp. of_ *enojar*) provoked, annoyed
*enojo* _m._ anger
*enorme* enormous
*ensalada* _f._ salad
*ensalzar* exalt
*ensangrentarse* rail offensively; *---- con* rail against
*enseñanza* _f._ teaching
*enseñar* teach; show
*entablar* make ready
*entender* understand
*enteramente* entirely