Chapter 8
*enterarse de* inform one's self; be informed
*enternecer* move to pity; *----se* be moved to pity
*entero* whole
*enterrar* bury; *---- con palma* bury unwed (the palm branch being here a symbol of virginity)
*entonces* then; *por ----* then
*entrada* _f._ entrance; *libro de ----s y salidas* book of debits and credits
*entrambos* both
*entraña* _f._ entrail; _pl._ affection, compassion; *hija de mis ----s* my darling daughter
*entrarse en* enter, come in; come upon; take in
*entre* between; among; *---- tanto* (*entretanto*) meanwhile
*entreabrir* half open
*entregar* hand; give over
*entretener* entertain; delay; *----se* be busy
*entristecer* sadden
*entusiasta* enthusiastic
*enviado* _m._ envoy
*enviar* send
*envidiable* enviable
*envolver* wrap
*época* _f._ epoch
*equivocado* (_pp. of_ *equivocar*) mistaken
*equivocar* mistake; *----se* be mistaken
*Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de* (1533-1594), author of the "Araucana"
*erupción* _f._ eruption
*errar* miss; mistake
*escalera* _f._ stair, stairway
*escándalo* _m._ scandal
*escapar(se)* escape; elope
*escapatoria* _f._ escape; elopement
*escarmiento* _m._ warning, chastisement
*escasez* _f._ privation, scarcity
*escena* _f._ scene
*escenario* _m._ stage; setting
*escocer* smart
*escoger* select, choose
*esconder* hide
*escribano* _m._ notary
*escribir* write; *---- corrido* write steadily; write easily and plainly
*escrito* (_pp. of_ *escribir*) _m._ writing
*escrúpulo* _m._ scruple
*escuchar* listen
*ese, esa,* _dem. adj._ that, that very
*ése, ésa, eso,* _dem. pron._ that, that one; _pl._ those
*esfera* _f._ sphere
*eso* _neuter pron. referring to an idea, phrase, or sentence_ that; *---- es* that's it; *a ---- de* about
*espadín* _m._ rapier
*espalda* _f._ back; shoulder; *volver las ----s* turn one's back
*España* _f._ Spain; *Nueva ----* early name given to Mexico by the Spaniards
*español* Spanish
*especialmente* especially
*especie* _f._ kind
*esperanza* _f._ hope
*esperar* wait; hope
*espina* _f._ thorn; splinter; physical cause of annoyance or discomfort; _figurative meaning_ suspicion, worry; *no me da buena ----* arouses my suspicion (_cf. English_ doesn't look good to me)
*esportilla* _f._ flexible basket or pannier (woven of esparto grass or something similar)
*esposa* _f._ wife
*esposo* _m._ husband
*espumar* skim; remove the scum; *saber cómo se espuma el puchero* know how to skim a stew
*esquina* _f._ corner
*esta* _adj._ this (_f. form; m._ *este*)
*establecer* settle
*establecimiento* _m._ establishment
*estado* _m._ state
*Estados Unidos* _m. pl._ United States
*estar* be; *---- bueno para* be in a fine state for; *---- de vuelta* be back; *---- de prisa* be in a hurry; *ya estoy (enterado)* I understand
*estatua* _f._ statue
*este, esta,* _dem. adj._ this
*éste, ésta, esto,* _dem. pron._ this; this one; the latter; _pl._ these _etc._
*estéril* fruitless
*esto* _neuter pron._ this (_sometimes_ that); *---- es* that is to say
*estómago* _m._ stomach
*estornudar* sneeze
*estratagema* _f._ stratagem
*Estuardo* Stuart
*estudiante* _m._ student
*estudio* _m._ study
*Etelvina* Ethelwyn
*eternidad* _f._ eternity
*eterno* eternal
*europeo* European
*evidente* evident
*evitar* avoid; prevent
*ex abrupto* suddenly
*exageración* _f._ exaggeration
*exaltar* exalt; _fig._ carry away; *---- la cabeza* turn one's head
*excelente* excellent
*excitar* excite, arouse
*excusa* _f._ excuse
*exigir* demand; insist on
*existencia* _f._ existence
*éxito* _m._ success
*experiencia* _f._ experience
*explicar* explain
*exponer* expose
*expresar* express
*expresión* _f._ expression
*expresivo* gracious, kind; expressive
*éxtasis* _m._ ecstasy
*extensión* _f._ extent
*exterior* exterior; *en el ----* abroad
*extranjero* foreign
*extrañar(se)* wonder, be surprised
*extraño* strange
*extraordinario* special, extraordinary
*extravagante* extraordinary, outlandish
*fácil* easy
*falsedad* _f._ falseness
*falta* _f._ lack; fault; *hacer buena ----* be much in need of; be absolutely necessary
*faltar* lack; *---- a* be lacking in; *no faltaba más* (_expression of dissent_) the idea! that would be the last straw
*fallo* _m._ decision, sentence
*familia* _f._ family
*fastidiar* weary; *----se* become bored
*fatigado* (_pp. of_ *fatigar*) fatigued, weary
*fatuo* fatuous, conceited
*favor* _m._ favor
*favorable* favorable *fe* _f._ faith; *a ----* _exclam._ upon my word
*fecundo* fecund, fertile
*felicidad* _f._ happiness
*feliz* happy
*feo* ugly
*fiar(se)* trust
*ficción* _f._ fiction; stratagem, invention, trick
*figurar* figure; *----se* imagine
*filiación* _f._ filiation
*filial* filial
*fin* _m._ end; *en ----, al ----, por ----,* after all; finally
*finalmente* finally
*fingir* pretend; plan; invent; counterfeit
*fino* fine, courteous, delicate
*firma* _f._ signature
*firmar* sign
*fisgonear* spy
*físico* _m._ constitution
*fisonomía* _f._ physiognomy
*Flandes* Flanders; *punto de ----* Flemish lace
*fleco* _m._ fringe
*flor* _f._ flower
*fogosidad* _f._ fire, spirit
*fomentar* foment
*fomento _m._ development
*Fontana de Oro* (Golden Fount) famous café in Madrid much frequented by such liberals and men of letters as the critic Larra and the dramatist Gorostiza
*formación* _f._ formation
*formar* form; *---- en el bando* join the faction
*forrar* line
*forro* _m._ lining; cover (of a book)
*fortuna* _f._ fortune, good luck; *por ----* fortunately
*fosco (hosco)* harsh, frowning
*fracaso* _m._ sorry plight
*frágil* fragile, frail
*francés* French
*Francia* _f._ France
*Francisco* Francis
*franco* open
*frase* _f._ phrase; sentence
*frecuencia* _f._ frequency
*fregado* _m._ tangle
*fregar* scrub
*frenético* frenzied
*frente* _m._ front; _f._ brow, forehead
*fresco* fresh, cool
*frío* _m._ cold
*friolera* _f._ trifle
*frugalmente* frugally
*fruto* _m._ fruit
*fuego* _m._ fire
*fuelle* _m._ bellows
*fuera* outside; *---- de sí* beside one's self
*fuerte* _adj. and adv._ loud; loudly; strong; strongly
*fuerza* _f._ force; *por ----* of necessity
*fulano* _m._ so-and-so
*fundar* found; base
*furioso* furious
*furor* _m._ fury
*futuro* _m._ future
*gabacho* _m. disrespectful word for_ French; poor Spanish
*gabinete* _m._ boudoir
*gaceta* _f._ gazette
*gallina* _f._ hen; *la ---- ciega* blind man's buff
*gamo* _m._ buck (of the fallow deer)
*gana* _f._ desire; *tener ----* want
*ganar* earn; *le ----ía la voluntad* must have won for him the good will
*garabato* _m._ scrawl
*garbanzo* _m._ chick-pea
*gastar* spend
*gato* _m._ cat
*gemir* moan; grieve
*general* _m._ general
*generalmente* generally
*género* _m._ class; kind; *---- humano* mankind; _pl._ goods
*gente* _f._ people
*geringonza* _see_ *jerigonza*
*gestión* _f._ negotiation; exertion
*gesto* _m._ gesture; expression; *hacer ----* make a wry face
*gitanada* _f._ trick
*gloria* _f._ glory
*gloriarse de* take delight in
*glorioso* glorious
*gobierno* _m._ government, rule
*golpe* blow; *---- de gracia* finishing stroke (blow given or shot fired to insure death to a wounded victim)
*Gómez Farías, Valentín*, Mexican statesman and champion of reform. The office of president was wrested from him by Santa Anna, April 1, 1833
*Gómez Hermosilla, José Mamerto* (1771-1837), Spanish man of letters. His translation of the Iliad is a noted work
*gracia* _f._ mercy; favor; grace; joke; _pl._ thanks
*gracioso* funny, amusing
*granadero* _m._ grenadier
*grande* great; large, big
*grano* _m._ grain, seed; *---- de anís* very small matter
*gratitud* _f._ gratitude
*grave* serious
*griego* Greek
*grieta* _f._ crack; *----s en las manos* chapped hands
*gritar* shout
*grito* _m._ shout, cry
*grosería* _f._ coarseness, boorishness
*guante* _m._ glove
*guarda* _m._ guard; *---- de a caballo* mounted police
*guardar* keep
*guardia* _f._ guard
*guardilla* _f._ attic
*guarecer* shelter, guard
*guarnición* _f._ trimming
*guerra* _f._ war
*guisado* _m._ stew
*guisar* cook
*gustar* please; like; taste
*gusto* _m._ pleasure; liking; taste
*gustosísimo* (_superlative of_ *gustoso*) most content, most willing
*haber* have; (_impersonal_) be; *---- de* (_with inf._) have to; *a no ---- venido* if I had not come; *ha de hacer* there is to do; *ha de ser* there must be; it must be
*habitar* live
*hábito* _m._ habit; _pl._ priestly dress
*hacer* do; make; commit; cause; *hace un año* (_etc._) a year (_etc._) ago; *----se* become; *----se cargo* bear in mind; *qué me he de ----* what am I to do with myself; *---- papel* play a part; *sin ---- del agua* brand new
*hacia* toward
*hacienda* _f._ estate; finance; *ministro de ----* Secretary of the Treasury
*hallar* find; *----se* be; be found
*hambre* _f._ hunger
*harina* _f._ flour
*hasta* until; as far as; even; *---- tanto que* until such time as
*hay* (_impersonal irreg. form from_ *haber*) there is; there are; *no ---- de qué* you are welcome; *---- que* _with infin._ one must; *qué ----* hello, what's the news
*hecho* _m._ deed
*hembra* _f._ female; woman
*heredar* inherit
*heredero* _m._ heir
*hereje* _m. and f._ heretic
*herencia* _f._ inheritance
*hermana* _f._ sister
*hermano* _m._ brother
*hermoso* beautiful; handsome
*Herodes* _m._ Herod
*héroe* _m._ hero
*heroico* heroic
*heroína* _f._ heroine
*hervir* boil
*hierro* _m._ iron
*hija* _f._ daughter; _used also in direct address as a term of mild endearment_
*hijo* _m._ son; _pl._ sons; children
*hipótesis* _f._ hypothesis
*historia* _f._ history
*historiador* _m._ historian
*hojear* turn the pages of; open
*hola* _exclam._ hello, I say, _etc._
*Holanda* _f._ Holland
*hombre* _m._ man
*homenaje* _m._ homage
*honor* _m._ honor
*honradez* _f._ honesty
*honrado* honest, honorable
*honrar* honor
*hora* _f._ hour; time; *a buena ----* at a seasonable time
*horizonte* _m._ horizon
*hormiguillo* _m._ (_from_ *hormiga* ant) distemper of horses affecting first the hoofs; amalgamating mixture; *tener ----* be on pins and needles
*horror* _m._ horror
*hortera* _m._ nickname applied to certain shop clerks in Madrid
*hoy* today
*huerto* _m._ garden; orchard
*huevo* _m._ egg
*huir* flee; avoid
*humano* human; humane
*humeante* smoking
*humedecer* dampen, moisten
*humilde* humble
*humillación* _f._ humiliation
*humillar* humiliate
*humor* _m._ humor
*huracán _m._ hurricane
*idea* _f._ idea
*ídem* (_Latin pronoun_) the same; ditto
*iglesia* _f._ church
*ignorar* be unaware of
*igual* equal, like; even
*ilusión* _f._ illusion; fond fancy
*ilustre* illustrious, distinguished
*imaginar* imagine
*imaginario* imaginary
*impaciente* impatient
*impávido* dauntless
*impedir* hinder
*imperdonable* unpardonable
*imperfección* _f._ imperfection; blemish
*imperiosamente* imperiously
*implorar* implore
*importancia* _f._ importance
*importante* important
*importar* matter
*importunar* importune; bother
*imposible* impossible
*imprimir* print
*improbabilidad* _f._ improbability
*imprudencia* _f._ rashness
*impulso* _m._ impulse; *dar ----* encourage; foster
*incapaz* incapable
*incertidumbre* _f._ uncertainty
*inclinación* _f._ inclination
*inclusero* _m._ foundling; child reared in an Inclusa or orphans' home (Mesonero Romanos in his "El antiguo Madrid" states that the name Inclusa was given to the institution in Madrid because of a statue of the Virgin that is in its chapel and that was brought from Enkhuizen, Holland (Inclusa being a corruption of Enkhuizen); a child left in an Inclusa could hardly boast of his family)
*incógnito* incognito
*incompleto* incomplete, unfinished
*inconveniente* _m._ inconvenience
*indeciso* undecided
*indefenso* defenseless
*independencia* _f._ independence
*indicar* indicate
*indiferente* indifferent
*indigencia* _f._ poverty
*indigestarse* be hard to stomach
*indigestión* _f._ indigestion
*indigno* unworthy
*indisoluble* indissoluble
*indisposición* _f._ illness (slight)
*indisputable* indisputable
*individuo* _m._ individual
*indudablemente* undoubtedly
*indulgencia* _f._ indulgence, pardon
*inesperado* unexpected; unhoped-for
*infamia* _f._ outrage
*infatigable* indefatigable
*infeliz* unhappy
*inferir* infer
*infinito* infinitely
*inflamar* inflame
*influir* influence
*informar* inform
*informe* _m._ information; _pl._ information
*ingenio* _m._ talent
*ingenioso* ingenious
*Inglaterra* _f._ England
*inglés* English
*ingratitud* _f._ ingratitude
*injusticia* _f._ injustice
*injusto* unjust
*inmenso* immense
*inmolar* immolate, sacrifice
*innumerable* innumerable
*inocente* innocent
*inoportuno* inopportune
*inquietar(se)* fret, worry
*inquilino* _m._ tenant
*inseparable* inseparable
*insolencia* _f._ insolence
*insolentarse* become insolent
*instancia* _f._ urging; petition
*instante* _m._ instant
*instar* urge
*instrucción* _f._ instruction
*instructivo* instructive
*instrumento* _m._ instrument, tool
*insultar* insult
*intentar* try, attempt
*intercalar* intercalate, insert; interpose
*interés* _m._ interest; *tener ---- en* have a reason for
*interesar* interest
*interpretar* interpret
*intervalo* _m._ interval
*íntimo* intimate
*intriga* _f._ intrigue
*introducir* introduce
*inútil* useless
*invasión* _f._ invasion
*invasor* invader
*inverosimilitud* _f._ improbability
*invierno* _m._ winter
*invitar* invite
*involuntariamente* involuntarily
*ir* go; *----se* go away; go off; boil over
*irregular* irregular
*irresistible* irresistible
*irrevocable* irrevocable
*irritar* irritate
*isla* _f._ island
*jabón* _m._ soap
*jabonadura* _f._ washing; _pl._ soap suds
*jabonar* wash with soap
*jalapa* _f._ jalap (plant, native of Jalapa, Mexico, whose root has strong purgative properties)
*jamás* never
*jaula* _f._ cage
*jefe* _m._ head, chief
*jergón* _m._ straw tick, straw bed
*jerigonza* _f._ (*gerigonza*) jargon; rigmarole
*Jesús* _m._ Jesus; _as an exclam._ mercy, gracious
*jícara* _f._ chocolate cup
*jornada* _f._ military expedition
*José* Joseph
*jota* _f._ letter J; jot
*joven* young; _m. and f._ young man; young woman
*Juan* John
*Juana* Jane, Joan
*jueves* _m._ Thursday; *cosa del otro ----* something unusual
*jugador* _m._ gambler
*jugar* play
*juicio* _m._ judgment
*juicioso* sensible
*julio* _m._ July
*juntar* join
*junto* near; together; *---- a* together with, along with
*juramento* _m._ oath; vow
*jurar* swear
*justicia* _f._ justice
*justo* just, fair
*juventud* _f._ youth
*juzgar* judge
*la* _f._ (_definite article_) the; the one; *---- de* that of; (_objective pron._) her; it
*labio* _m._ lip
*lado* _m._ side
*lagar* _m._ winepress
*lamentación* _f._ lamentation, wail
*lance* _m._ occurrence; *de ----* at a bargain, cheap, secondhand
*langosta* _f._ lobster
*Larra, Mariano José de* (1809-1837) the celebrated "Fígaro," journalist, novelist, and dramatist, besides being the greatest Spanish satirist and literary critic of his time
*lástima* _f._ pity; *dar ----* inspire with pity, make sorry
*laurel* _m._ laurel; honor
*lavandera* _f._ washerwoman
*lavar* wash
*lazo* _m._ tie
*le* him; you; to him; to you; to her; to it
*lector* _m._ reader
*lectura* _f._ reading
*leer* read
*legua* _f._ league
*lejos* far
*lenguaje* _m._ language
*lenteja* _f._ lentil
*Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim,* German dramatist (1729-1781)
*letanía* _f._ litany (long prayer consisting of a series of invocations and responses. The best-known litanies are those addressed to the Virgin Mary, but there are also litanies of the Saints, litanies of the Holy Name, etc.); long list (of any sort)
*letra* _f._ letter
*levantar* raise; *---- la cama* make the bed; *---- la tapa de los sesos* blow one's brains out; *--se* get up
*ley* _f._ law; loyalty
*liberal* liberal
*libertad* _f._ liberty
*libra* _f._ pound
*libraco* _m._ old trashy book
*librar* deliver, free
*libre* free, unguarded
*libro* _m._ book
*licencia* _f._ permission, consent
*lija* _f._ dogfish; shark-skin (the dried skin is used for polishing woods and metals); sandpaper
*limitar* limit
*límite* _m._ limit
*limosna* _f._ alms
*limpieza* _f._ cleanliness
*limpio* clean
*lindo* charming, lovely; neat; fine; *---- mozo* fine-looking young fellow
*lisonjear* flatter
*lista* _f._ list
*listo* ready
*literario* literary
*literato* _m._ writer
*lo* him; it; so; _with m. sing. adj._ *lo* _forms abstract noun_; *---- único* the only thing (_cf._ *---- mismo* the same thing; likewise); *---- que* that which, what; how much, how; *---- es* it is; it is so
*lobreguez* _f._ darkness
*loco* crazy; *---- de atar* raving lunatic
*locura* _f._madness; act of madness
*lograr* succeed; succeed in
*Londres* _m._ London
*losa* _f._ slab
*lucha* _f._ struggle
*luego* then; soon, immediately
*lugar* _m._ place; space; time
*lumbre* _f._ fire
*luz* _f._ light
*llamar* call; knock; attract; *hacer ----* have called
*llave* _f._ key
*llegar* arrive, reach; *---- a* (_with inf._) come
*llenar* fill
*llevar* carry; take; *---- a cabo* carry out, accomplish; *---- a los labios* raise to the lips; *----se* take with one; take away
*llorar* cry
*lloro* _m._ weeping
*madre* _f._ mother; bed (of a river)
*Madrid* _m._ Madrid
*maestrante* _m._ member of a *maestranza* or riding club of Spanish noblemen
*magnánimo* magnanimous
*mal* _m._ wrong; harm; _adv._ badly
*maldito* cursed (_pp. of_ *maldecir*); (_in exclam._) confound, plague take (the); (_used to express strong negation_) little; none; *sin maldita la oposición* without any opposition whatever
*malo* bad; *estar ----* be sick
*malsonante* ill-sounding
*Malvina* girl's name
*Mallorca* island of Majorca; *pan de ----* kind of rich coffee-cake
*mandar* order
*mando* _m._ command
*manera* _f._ manner; *en gran ----* greatly
*manga* _f._ sleeve
*maniático* maniacal
*manifestar* show
*mano* _f._ hand; *tener entre ----s* have in hand
*Manuel* Manuel
*Manuela* girl's name (_f. of_ *Manuel*)
*mañana* _f._ morning; _adv._ tomorrow
*marchar* march; go; *----se* go away
*Margarita* Margaret
*María* Mary
*marido* _m._ husband
*marqués* _m._ marquis
*marquesa* _f._ marchioness
*marquesado* _m._ marquisate
*Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco* (1789-1862), Spanish statesman and writer banished by Ferdinand VII
*mártir* _m. and f._ martyr
*mas* but
*más* more; most; *los (las) ---- de* the majority of; *por ---- que* however much; *no ----* nothing more
*masa* _f._ mass
*matar* kill
*matemático* _m._ mathematician
*materia* _f._ matter; *entrar en ----* come to the point
*Matilde* girl's name
*matutino* early (in the morning)
*mayor* (_comp. of_ *grande*) greater; greatest; chief, main
*mayorazgo* _m._ entail; inheritance of oldest son
*me* me
*media* _f._ stocking
*medida* _f._ measure
*medio* _m._ midst; means; middle; _adj._ half; *de ---- a ----* completely
*meditación* _f._ meditation
*mejor* (_comp. of_ bueno) better; best
*memoria* _f._ memory
*menester* _m._ necessity; *ser ----* be necessary
*menor* younger; smaller; *el ----* the youngest
*menos* less; least; *al ----, a lo ----, cuando ----, por lo ----*, at least; *a ---- que* unless
*menoscabo* _m._ detriment
*mentecato* _m._ fool, idiot
*mentira* _f._ lie
*menudo: a ----* often
*meñique* _adj._ little (finger)
*mercantil* mercantile, business
*merced* _f._ grace; *su ----* (_title of respect_) you (_cf._ *vuestra ----, Vd.*)
*merecedor* deserving
*merecer* merit, deserve
*mérito* _m._ merit, worth
*mes* _m._ month
*mesa* _f._ table
*meter* put, put in; shut up; *----se* get in, get under; *----se en camisa de once varas* interfere in other people's affairs; *---- baza* put in a word
*método* method
*mexicano* Mexican
*México* _m._ Mexico
*mi* my
*mí* me; myself
*miedo* _m._ fear
*miembro* _m._ member; limb
*mientras* while
*mil* thousand
*milagro* _m._ miracle
*militar* military
*millar* _m._ thousand (_generally used in the pl._)
*mimar* pet, spoil
*minino* _m. fam. for_ *gato* cat (_cf. English_ pussy)
*ministro* _m._ minister, secretary; *---- de Relaciones* Secretary of Foreign Affairs
*minuto* _m._. minute
*mío* my; mine
*mirada* _f._ glance
*miramiento* _m._ circumspection
*mirar* look, look at
*miserable* miserable
*miseria* _f._ misery; trifle
*mísero* miserable
*misión* _f._ mission
*mismo* same; very; (_with noun or pron._) himself, herself, itself, yourself, _etc._; *lo ----* the same thing; *por lo ----* for the same reason; consequently; *aquí ----* right here
*misterio* _m._ mystery
*modales* _m. pl._ manners
*moderno* modern
*modesto* modest
*modismo* _m._ idiom, idiomatic expression
*modo* _m._ way, manner; means; *de todos ----s* at any rate; *de otro ----* otherwise
*Moliere* Molière (1622-1673), noted French dramatist who greatly influenced Moratín
*momento* _m._ moment
*monólogo* _m._ monologue
*monstruoso* monstrous
*Monterey* _m._ Monterey (Monterrey), capital city of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, taken by American forces in September, 1846
*moralidad* _f._ morality
*moribundo* dying
*morir(se)* die; *---- por sus pedazos* be infatuated with one
*mortal* _adj. and m. and f._ mortal
*mosca* _f._ fly; *picarle la ----* be bothered by
*mostrar* show
*motivo* _m._ motive, reason
*muchacha* _f._ girl
*mucho* much; _pl._ many
*muda* _f._ change
*mudanza* _f._ change; inconstancy
*mueble* _m._ piece of furniture; _pl._ furniture
*muerte* _f._ death
*mujer* _f._ woman; wife
*multitud* _f._ large number
*mundo* _m._ world
*muñeca* _f._ doll
*murmurar* murmur; talk about unfavorably
*muselina* _f._ muslin
*mutuamente* mutually
*muy* very
*nacer* be born; *estos criados antiguos que nos han visto ----* these old servants who have known us all our lives
*nacimiento* _m._ birth
*nacional* national
*nada* nothing; _with negative_ anything; _adv._ not at all
*nadie* nobody
*natal* native
*natural* natural
*naturaleza* _f._ nature; kind
*necesariamente* necessarily
*necesario* necessary
*necesidad* _f._ necessity
*necesitar* need
*necio* idiotic
*negado* _m._ one lacking in sense or judgment; *hacer el ----* play the fool
*negar* deny; refuse
*negativa* _f._ refusal
*negociación* _f._ negotiation
*negociar* negotiate
*negocio* _m._ business; affair
*negro* black; _m._ negro
*ni* neither; nor; not, not even
*Nicolasa* woman's name
*niebla* _f._ fog, mist
*ninguno* _adj. and pron._ none; no one; no
*niña* _f._ girl, young lady; apple of one's eye
*niño* _m._ child; boy
*no* no; not
*noble* noble
*noche* _f._ night
*nogal* _m._ walnut-tree; walnut wood
*nombrar* name, appoint
*norteamericano* North American; of the United States
*nos* us
*nosotros* we; us
*notable* notable, famous
*notar* notice, note
*noticia* _f._ news
*noticiar* notify
*novela* _f._ novel
*novia* _f._ sweetheart; bride
*novio* _m._ lover; bridegroom
*nube* _f._ cloud
*nuestro* our
*nueva* _f._ news
*nueve* nine
*nuevo* new
*nunca* never
*o* or
*obedecer* obey
*obediente* obedient
*objeto* _m._ object
*obligación* _f._ obligation, duty
*obligar* oblige, force
*obra* _f._ work
*observación* _f._ observation; remark
*observar* observe
*obstáculo* _m._ obstacle
*obtener* obtain, get
*ocasión* _f._ occasion; opportunity; *a ocasiones* at times
*océano* _m._ ocean
*ocioso* idle
*octubre* _m._ October
*oculto* hidden; disguised
*ocupación* *f.* occupation
*ocupar* occupy, busy
*ocurrir* occur
*ocurso* _m. (Mex.)_ petition, claim
*ochavo* _m._ small copper coin no longer in use
*ocho* eight
*ochocientos* eight hundred
*odio* _m._ hatred
*odioso* odious
*Ofelia* Ophelia
*ofender* offend
*ofrecer* offer
*oh* _exclam._ oh
*oído* _m._ ear
*oír* hear; *oiga* _exclam._ listen, I say