Lecturas fáciles con ejercicios
Chapter 18
=Pedro I, Dom=, emperor of Brazil from 1825 to 1831; =---- II, Dom=, son of Dom Pedro I, emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889, an able ruler who accepted without opposition the establishment of a republic in Brazil.
=Pegaso=, Pegasus, a winged horse of Greek legend.
=pelea=, _f._, battle, fight.
=pelear=, to fight.
=peligro=, _m._, danger, peril.
=pelo=, _m._, hair.
=pelota=, _f._, ball.
=pena=, _f._, penalty.
=penetración=, _f._, keenness.
=penetrar= (en), to enter.
=penitente=, _m._, penitent.
=península=, _f._, peninsula.
=Península=, _f._, Spain.
=penoso=, difficult, painful.
=pensamiento=, _m._, thought.
=pensar=, 24, to think; =----en=, to think of.
=pensativo=, thoughtful.
=peñón=, _m._, rock, cliff.
=Pepito=, _m._, Joe, nickname for José.
=pequeño=, small.
=pera=, _f._, pear.
=peral=, _m._, pear tree.
=perder=, 25, to lose; =---- de vista=, to lose sight of.
=pérdida=, _f._, loss.
=perdón=, _m._, pardon.
=perecer=, 39, to perish.
=Pérez, Diego=, a Spanish naval officer of the sixteenth century.
=perfección=, _f._, perfection.
=perfectamente=, perfectly.
=perfecto=, perfect; _m._, perfect tense, also called the present perfect and the past definite.
=perfumar=, to perfume.
=periódico=, _m._, newspaper.
=periodista=, _m._, journalist.
=período=, _m._, period (of time).
=perla=, _f._, pearl.
=permanecer=, 39, to remain.
=permanente=, permanent.
=permanentemente=, permanently.
=permitir=, to permit, allow.
=Pernambuco=, an important seaport on the extreme eastern coast of Brazil.
=pero=, but.
=perpetuo=, perpetual, lasting.
=perro=, _m._, dog.
=persa=, _m._ _f._, Persian.
=perseguidor=, _m._, pursuer.
=perseguir=, 38, to persecute, pursue.
=perseverancia=, _f._, perseverance.
=perseverar=, to persevere.
=Persia=, _f._, Persia.
=persona=, _f._, person.
=personal=, personal.
=pertenecer=, 39, to belong.
=Perú= (=El=), the South American republic.
=peruano=, Peruvian.
=pesar=, to weigh, grieve; _m._, trouble; =a ---- de=, in spite of.
=pescado=, _m._, fish.
=pescar=, 31, to fish (for); catch.
=peso=, _m._, dollar.
=pesquería=, _f._, fishery.
=petróleo=, _m._, petroleum.
=piano=, _m._, piano.
=picador=, _m._, horseman armed with a goad in a bull-fight.
=pícaro=, _m._, rogue.
=picaronazo=, aug. of =picaro=.
=Piccini, Niccola= (1728-1800), a celebrated Italian composer who gained fame in Paris, particularly by his "Iphigénie en Tauride" produced in 1781.
=Pico, Giovanni= (1463-1494), one of the leading philosophers of the Italian Renaissance.
=pie=, m,. foot; =a ----=, on foot.
=piedra=, _f._, stone.
=piel=, _f._, skin, fur.
=pierna=, _f._, leg.
=pieza=, _f._, piece, portion.
=pillar=, to catch.
=pincel=, _m._, artist's brush.
=Pinta=, one of Columbus's ships.
=pintar=, to paint; to ripen (of fruits).
=pintor=, _m._, painter.
=pintoresco=, picturesque.
=pintura=, _f._, painting.
=Pinzón=, family name of the three wealthy Spanish navigators who aided Columbus in the discovery of America.
=piña=, _f._, pineapple.
=piragua=, _f._, canoe, dug-out.
=pirámide=, _f._, pyramid.
=pisada=, _f._, footprint.
=pisar=, to tread upon.
=piso=, _m._, floor, story.
=pisotón=, _m._, trampling, tread.
=pista=, _f._, pursuit; trace, track.
=pistola=, _f._, pistol.
=pizarra=, _f._, slate, blackboard.
=Pizarro, Francisco= (1471-1541), the Spanish discoverer and conqueror of Peru.
=pizarrón=, _m._, blackboard.
=placentero=, pleased, joyous.
=placer=, _m._, pleasure.
=plaga=, _f._, plague.
=plan=, _m._, plan.
=planeta=, _m._, planet.
=plano=, _m._, design, plan, map.
=planta=, _f._, plant, floor.
=plantación=, _f._, plantation.
=plantar=, to plant.
=plata=, _f._, silver.
=Plata, Río de la=, the River Plate, a great estuary between Argentine and Uruguay.
=platanal=, _m._, banana plantation.
=plática=, _f._, sermon, address.
=platillo=, _m._, small dish.
=playa=, _f._, beach, seashore.
=plaza=, _f._, public square, plaza.
=plazo=, _m._, period of time.
=plegaria=, _f._, prayer.
=plomo=, _m._, lead.
=pluma=, _f._, feather.
=pluscuamperfecto=, _m._, pluperfect tense, past perfect.
=población=, _f._, population, town.
=poblador=, _m._, inhabitant, settler.
=poblar=, 23, to populate.
=pobre=, poor.
=pobrecito=, _dim. of_ =pobre=.
=pobreza=, _f._, poverty.
=poco=, little; _pl._, few; =---- a ----=, gradually.
=poder=, 12, to be able; _m._, power.
=poderoso=, powerful.
=podré=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=podría=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=poema=, _m._, poem.
=poeta=, _m._, poet.
=polaco=, Polish; _m._, Pole.
=policía=, _f._, police.
=política=, _f._, politics.
=político=, polite; _m._, politician.
=Polo, Marco= (1254-1324), the greatest of the early travellers and discoverers; a Venetian; wrote the "Book of Marco Polo."
=Polonia=, _f._, Poland.
=polvo=, _m._, gunpowder, dust.
=polvoroso=, dusty.
=pollino=, _m._, donkey, ass.
=pon=, _from_ =poner=.
=Ponce=, a city of southern Porto Rico.
=poncho=, _m._, travelling cloak _or_ blanket.
=ponderación=, _f._, deliberation, imagination.
=poner=, 13, to put, place, put aside; =---- a calentar=, to put on to heat; =---- de vuelta y media=, to abuse; =---- en claro=, to set right; =---- en libertad=, to set free; =---- pies en polvorosa=, to hurry away, "dust out"; =----se=, to become, put on; =----se a=, to begin; =----se a prueba=, to be put to the test; =----se en camino=, to set forth; =----se en la cabeza=, to take it into one's head; =----se en salvo=, to seek safety.
=ponga=, _from_ =poner=.
=pontífice=, _m._, pontifex, pope.
=popular=, popular.
=populoso=, populous.
=poquito=, _dim. of_ =poco=.
=por=, by, for, through, in, for the sake of, in exchange for.
=porcelana=, _f._, porcelain.
=porción=, _f._, portion.
=pordiosero=, _m._, beggar.
=porfiado=, stubborn, obstinate.
=¿porqué?= _or_ =¿por qué?= why?
=porque=, because.
=portarse=, to conduct oneself, act.
=portentoso=, wonderful.
=portillo=, _m._, gate.
=portorriqueño=, Porto Rican.
=Portugal=, _m._, Portugal.
=portugués-a=, Portuguese.
=porvenir=, _m._, future.
=posada=, _f._, inn, hotel.
=poseer=, 45, to possess.
=posesión=, _f._, possession.
=posesivo=, possessive.
=poseyendo=, _from_ =poseer=.
=posible=, possible; =todo lo ----=, as much as possible.
=posición=, _f._, position.
=posteriormente=, recently.
=potable=, drinkable.
=potencia=, _f._, power.
=pozo=, _m._, well.
=practicarse=, 31, to be made, effected.
=precedente=, preceding.
=preceder (a)=, to precede.
=precio=, _m._, price.
=precioso=, fine, valuable, precious.
=precipitación=, _f._, haste.
=precisamente=, exactly.
=precisar (a)=, to compel.
=precisión=, _f._, exactness.
=preciso=, necessary, exact.
=precocidad=, _f._, precociousness, unusual ability at an early age.
=precoz=, precocious.
=predicado=, _m._, predicate.
=predicador=, _m._, preacher.
=predicante=, preaching.
=predicar=, 31, to preach.
=predominar=, to predominate.
=preferencia=, _f._, preference.
=preferible=, preferable.
=preferir=, 27, to prefer.
=pregunta=, _f._, question; =hacer una ----=, to ask a question.
=preguntar=, to ask; =---- cuántas son cinco=, to teach a thing or two, call to account.
=premeditar=, to prearrange.
=premiar=, to reward.
=premio=, _m._, prize.
=prenda=, _f._, piece of jewelry.
=prendedor=, _m._, breast-pin, brooch.
=preparación=, _f._, preparation.
=preparar=, to prepare.
=preposición=, _f._, preposition.
=presagio=, _m._, forerunner, token.
=presencia=, _f._, presence.
=presenciar=, to witness.
=presentar=, to present, offer; =----se=, to appear.
=presente=, present.
=presidente=, _m._, president.
=prestamista=, _m._, money-lender.
=préstamo=, _m._, loan.
=prestar=, to lend, render; =---- atención=, to pay attention.
=presteza=, _f._, swiftness.
=pretérito=, _m._, preterite tense, also called past definite and past absolute.
=prevenido=, prepared, ready.
=primavera=, _f._, spring.
=primer(o)=, first, early; =---- en=, first to.
=primicia=, _f._, first-fruits.
=primitivo=, early, primitive.
=principado=, _m._, principality.
=principal=, chief, principal.
=principalmente=, principally.
=príncipe=, _m._, prince.
=principiante=, _m._ _f._, beginner.
=principiar=, to begin.
=principio=, _m._, beginning; =al ----=, at first; =a ----s de=, in the early part of.
=prisa=, _f._, haste, speed; =de ----=, fast, rapidly.
=prisión=, _f._, prison.
=prisionero=, _m._, prisoner.
=privación=, _f._, privation.
=privilegio=, _m._, privilege.
=probar(se)=, 23, to try, taste, prove, try on.
=problema=, _m._, problem.
=procedencia=, _f._, derivation, source.
=procedente de=, derived from, hailing from.
=proceder=, to proceed; _m._, procedure.
=proclamación=, _f._, proclamation.
=proclamar=, to proclaim.
=procurar=, to try.
=prodigioso=, wonderful.
=producción=, _f._, production.
=producir=, 4, 40, to produce.
=productivo=, productive.
=producto=, _m._, product, produce.
=productor-a=, productive, producing.
=produje=, _etc._, _from_ =producir=.
=profesión=, _f._, profession.
=profesor-a=, professor, teacher.
=profeta=, _m._, prophet.
=profundamente=, deeply.
=profundidad=, _f._, depth.
=progresar=, to progress.
=progresivo=, progressive.
=progreso=, _m._, progress.
=prohibir=, to prohibit.
=prolongado=, long.
=prometer=, to promise.
=pronombre=, _m._, pronoun.
=prontamente=, at once.
=pronto=, soon, quickly; =de ----=, suddenly.
=pronunciación=, _f._, pronunciation.
=pronunciar=, to pronounce.
=propagar=, 32, to propagate.
=propenso a=, inclined to.
=propiedad=, _f._, property.
=propietario=, _m._, proprietor.
=propina=, _f._, tip.
=propio=, proper, own, same, self; =---- de=, natural to.
=proponerse=, 13, to plan, make up one's mind.
=proporción=, _f._, proportion.
=proporcionar=, to supply, afford.
=proposición=, _f._, proposition.
=propósito=, _m._, plan, intention, agreement; =a ---- para=, suitable for.
=propuse=, _etc._, _from_ proponer.
=prosa=, _f._, prose.
=proseguir=, 29, 38, to continue.
=prosiguió=, _from_ =proseguir=.
=prósperamente=, prosperously.
=prosperar=, to prosper.
=prosperidad=, _f._, prosperity.
=próspero=, prosperous.
=protección=, _f._, protection.
=protector-a=, protecting.
=protectora=, _f._, protectress, patroness.
=proteger=, 36, to protect.
=provecho=, _m._, worth, profit, benefit.
=provenir=, 21, to be, hail from.
=Provenza=, _f._, Provence, a region of southern France.
=proverbial=, proverbial.
=providencia=, _f._, providence.
=providencial=, providential.
=provincia=, _f._, province.
=provincial=, provincial.
=provisión=, _f._, provision.
=proximidad=, _f._, nearness; =en las ----es=, in the neighborhood.
=próximo=, next.
=proyecto=, _m._, plan, project.
=prudencia=, _f._, prudence.
=prudente=, prudent.
=prueba=, _f._, proof, test.
=Prusia=, _f._, Prussia.
=publicar=, 31, to publish.
=publicista=, _m._, publicist.
=público=, public; _m._, audience.
=pude=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=pudiera=, _from_ =poder=.
=pudiese=, _from_ =poder=.
=pueblo=, _m._, town, people.
=pueblucho=, _m._, a miserable or "one-horse" town.
=pueda=, _from_ =poder=.
=puedo=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=puente=, _m._, bridge.
=puerta=, _f._, door, gate.
=puerto=, _m._, port, harbor.
=Puerto Limón=, a seaport city on eastern coast of Costa Rica.
=Puerto Rico=, Porto Rico, the island dependency of the United States in the Caribbean Sea.
=pues=, then, well, for, since; =---- bien=, well then, so then.
=puesto=, _pp. of_ =poner=; =---- que=, since.
=puesto=, _m._, position.
=púlpito=, _m._, pulpit.
=punta=, _f._, end.
=Punta Arenas=, a city of Chile, the southernmost seaport of S. A.
=puntilloso=, punctilious, scrupulous.
=punto=, _m._, point, place, period; =al ----=, at once; =dos ----s=, colon; =---- de escala=, stopping point; =---- de honor=, question of honor; =---- de vista=, viewpoint; =---- y coma=, semicolon.
=puntualidad=, _f._, punctuality.
=puñado=, _m._, handful.
=pureza=, _f._, purity.
=puritano=, _m._, Puritan.
=puro=, pure.
=puse=, _etc._, _from_ =poner=.
=pusiese=, _from_ =poner=.
=putrefacción=, _f._, decomposition, putrefaction.
=¿qué?= what?
=que= (_rel. pron._), who, which, that; =el ----=, _etc._, he who, she who, they who; =lo ----=, that which, what.
=que= (_conj._), that, for, because, so that, than.
=quebracho=, _m._, a very hard wood of S. A., so called from =quebrar=, _to break_, and =hacha=, _axe_.
=quedar=, to remain, be; =----se=, to become; =----se con=, to take.
=quedito=, motionless.
=quehacer=, _m._, task, occupation.
=quejido=, _m._, wail, moan.
=quemar=, to burn.
=querer=, 14, to wish; =---- a=, to love.
=querido=, _pp. of_ =querer=; dear.
=querré=, _etc._, _from_ =querer=.
=querría=, _from_ =querer=.
=queso=, _m._, cheese.
=¿quién?= who?
=quien=, who, he who, whoever, the one who.
=química=, _f._, chemistry.
=químico=, _m._, chemist.
=quina=, _f._, Peruvian bark.
=quinientos=, five hundred.
=quinto=, fifth.
=quise=, _etc._, _from_ =querer=.
=quisiese=, _from_ =querer=.
=quisiera=, _from_ =querer=.
=quitar=, to remove, deprive of.
=Quito=, the capital of Ecuador.
=quizá(s)=, perhaps.
=rabia=, _f._, rage.
=racimo=, _m._, bunch.
=ración=, _f._, ration; =a media ----=, on half rations.
=rada=, _f._, roadstead, bay.
=radical=, _m._, root, radical.
=raíz=, _f._, root, radical.
=rama=, _f._, branch.
=ramaje=, _m._, foliage.
=ramal=, _m._, branch.
=Rameau, Jean Philippe= (1683-1764), a French composer and musical theorist, once director of the Opéra Comique; wrote more than twenty operas, including "La Princesse de Navarre."
=rancho=, _m._, farm, ranch (S. A.).
=rápidamente=, rapidly.
=rapidez=, _f._, rapidity.
=rápido=, rapid.
=raro=, rare.
=rasgo=, _m._, trait.
=rastra=, _f._, trail.
=rastro=, _m._, trace.
=rata=, _f._, rat.
=rato=, _m._, while, time; =al poco ----=, soon.
=ratón=, _m._, mouse.
=rayo=, _m._, ray.
=raza=, _f._, race.
=razón=, _f._, reason; =a ---- de=, at the rate of; =con ----=, rightly.
=razonable=, reasonable.
=real=, royal, real.
=Real Academia Española (de la Lengua)=, founded in 1714, having as its object the standardization of the Spanish language. Its first dictionary appeared in 1732.
=realidad=, _f._, reality.
=realización=, _f._, realization.
=realizar=, 34, to realize, carry out.
=realmente=, really.
=reanimar=, to revive, enliven.
=rebajar=, to lower.
=rebaño=, _m._, flock.
=recado=, _m._, message, errand.
=recaer=, 3, to fall, fall back.
=recargo=, _m._, renewed charge.
=recepción=, _f._, reception, receipt.
=reciente=, recent.
=recientemente=, recently. This word assumes the form =recién= when used immediately before a past participle.
=recíproco=, reciprocal.
=recobrar=, to recover.
=recoger=, 36, to gather; =----se=, to retire.
=recomendar=, 24, to recommend, urge.
=recompensa=, _f._, reward, recompense.
=reconocer=, 39, to recognize.
=recordar=, 23, to recall, remind.
=recorrer=, to traverse; =---- el país=, to travel about the country.
=recrear=, to delight.
=recreo=, _m._, recreation, diversion.
=recto=, straight.
=recuerdo=, _m._, remembrance, memory.
=recuperar=, to recover, recuperate.
=recurso=, _m._, resource.
=rechazar=, 34, to reject, cast out.
=redondear=, to make round.
=reducir=, 4, 40, to reduce, conquer.
=reduje=, _etc._, _from_ =reducir=.
=redundar=, to redound.
=reelegir=, 29, to reëlect.
=reemplazar=, 35, to replace.
=referente=, referring to; =lo ---- a=, that which concerns.
=referir=, 27, to refer, relate.
=refinería=, _f._, refinery.
=reflejo=, _m._, reflection.
=reflexión=, _f._, thought.
=reforma=, _f._, reform.
=refrán=, _m._, proverb, maxim.
=refugiar=, to give refuge to.
=regalar=, to present (a gift).
=regalo=, _m._, gift.
=regata=, _f._, regatta, boat-race.
=regencia=, _f._, regency.
=regente=, _m._, regent.
=región=, _f._, region.
=registrar=, to search.
=regresar=, to return.
=regreso=, _m._, return.
=regular=, regular.
=regularidad=, _f._, regularity.
=rehabilitar=, to reinstate, restore; =----se=, to regain favor.
=rehusar=, to refuse.
=reina=, _f._, queen.
=reinar=, to reign.
=reino=, _m._, kingdom.
=reír(se)=, 30, to laugh; =---- de=, to laugh at.
=rejuvenecer=, 39, to make young.
=relación=, _f._, relation, story; =con ---- a=, in terms of, with regard to.
=relacionarse (con)=, to be connected with.
=relatar=, to relate.
=relativamente=, relatively.
=relato=, _m._, tale.
=reloj=, _m._, timepiece.
=relucir=, 39, to shine, glitter.
=remiso=, remiss, slack.
=remolacha=, _f._, beet.
=remontar=, to go up.
=remoto=, distant, remote.
=renacer=, 39, to be born again, spring up again.
=rendir=, 29, to overcome, render, pay.
=renovar=, 23, to renew.
=renunciar=, to renounce.
=reñir=, 29, 44, to quarrel.
=reo=, _m._, defendant, criminal.
=reojo=, _m._; =mirar de ----=, to look askance.
=repartir=, to share, divide.
=repente: de ----=, suddenly.
=repetir=, 29, to repeat.
=repita=, _from_ =repetir=.
=replicar=, 31, to answer.
=reponer=, 13, to answer.
=reposar=, to rest.
=representación=, _f._, performance.
=representar=, to represent, enact, picture.
=república=, _f._, republic.
=repuse=, _etc._, _from_ =reponer=.
=rescatar=, to extricate, save.
=reservar=, to reserve.
=residir=, to reside, dwell.
=resignación=, _f._, resignation.
=resignar=, to resign.
=resistencia=, _f._, resistance.
=resistir=, to resist.
=resolución=, _f._, resolution, decision.
=resolver=, to solve; =----se a=, to decide.
=respectivamente=, respectively.
=respectivo=, respective.
=respetar=, to respect.
=respeto=, _m._, respect.
=responder=, to answer.
=responsable=, responsible.
=respuesta=, _f._, answer, reply.
=restante=, remaining.
=restitución=, _f._, restitution.
=restituir=, 46, to restore, make restitution.
=resto=, _m._, remainder, rest.
=resueltamente=, resolutely.
=resultado=, _m._, result.
=resultante=, _f._, result.
=resultar=, to result, prove to be.
=resumen=, _m._, summary.
=retirar(se)=, to withdraw.
=reunir(se)=, to join, gather, collect.
=revendedor=, _m._, peddler.
=reventar=, 24, to burst.
=reverencia=, _f._, reverence.
=reverendo=, _m._, reverend.
=revés: al ----=, upside down.
=revuelto=, topsy-turvy.
=rey=, _m._, king.
=rezar=, 34, to pray.
=ribera=, _f._, shore.
=Richmond=, the capital of Virginia.
=rico=, rich.
=ridículo=, ridiculous.
=riego=, _m._, irrigation, irrigation water.
=riel=, _m._, rail.
=riendo=, _from_ =reír=.
=rincón=, _m._, corner.
=riña=, _f._, quarrel, scolding.
=río=, _m._, river.
=Ríobamba=, a city of Ecuador.
=Río Branco=, one of the chief streets of Rio de Janeiro.
=Río de Janeiro=, the capital city of Brazil.
=riqueza=, _f._, wealth.
=risa=, _f._, laughter.
=Riva Agüero, José de la=, the first president of Peru, who took office in 1823.
=rival=, _m._, rival, competitor.
=rivalidad=, _f._, rivalry.
=robar=, to rob, steal.
=robo=, _m._, robbery.
=rodar=, 23, to roll.
=rodear=, to surround.
=rodeo=, _m._, roundabout course, circumlocution.
=rogar=, 23, 32, to ask, entreat.
=rojo=, red.
=romano=, Roman.
=romántico=, romantic.
=rompeolas=, _m._, breakwater.
=romper=, to break, tear.
=ronda=, _f._, patrol.
=rondar=, to hover about, roam, patrol.
=ropa=, _f._, clothes.
=Rosario=, a city and river port of Argentina on the west bank of the Paraná, 186 miles north-west of Buenos Aires.
=rostro=, _m._, face.
=roto=, _pp. of_ =romper=.
=rubí=, _m._, ruby.
=rudo=, rough, uncultured.
=rueda=, _f._, wheel.
=rugir=, 36, to roar.
=ruido=, _m._, noise.
=ruina=, _f._, ruin.
=ruinoso=, ruinous.
=Rumania=, _f._, Roumania.
=rumano=, Roumanian.
=rumbo=, _m._, course, direction; =con ---- a=, towards.
=Rusia=, _f._, Russia.
=ruso=, Russian.
=ruta=, _f._, route, way.
=sábana=, _f._, sheet.
=saber=, 15, to know, know how to, taste, to find out (_in pret._); =a ----=, namely.
=sabiduría=, _f._, wisdom.
=sabio=, wise; _m._, wise man.
=sable=, _m._, sword.
=sabroso=, fragrant, tasty.
=sacar=, 31, to take out, to take.
=sacerdote=, _m._, priest.
=saco=, _m._, sack.
=sacrificio=, _m._, sacrifice.
=sacristán=, _m._, sacristan, sexton.
=sacudir=, to shake.
=sagacidad=, _f._, sagacity.
=sagrado=, holy.
=sajón-a=, Saxon.
=sala=, _f._, room.
=salado=, salty.
=salida=, _f._, exit, departure, entrance.
=salir=, 16, to go out, emerge, set forth.
=salitre=, _m._, saltpeter, nitrate.
=salitrera=, _f._, deposit of nitrate.
=salitrero=, pertaining to nitrate.
=saltar=, to jump.
=salto=, _m._: =---- de agua=, waterfall.
=saludable=, healthful.
=saludar=, to greet.
=saludo=, _m._, greeting, salutation.
=salvación=, _f._, salvation.
=Salvador (El)=, Salvador, the Central American republic.
=salvador-a=, saving, savior.
=salvadoreño=, Salvadorian.
=salvar=, to save.
=salvo: en ----=, in safety.
=Samaniego, Félix María de= (1745-1801), the Spanish Fontaine, writer of fables.
=San Bernardo: perro de ----=, St. Bernard dog.
=sanción=, _f._, penalty.
=sandía=, _f._, watermelon.
=sanear=, to make sanitary.
=San Fernando de Apure=, city in the interior of Venezuela.
=sangre=, _f._, blood.
=sangriento=, bloody.
=San José=, the capital city of Costa Rica.
=San Juan=, the capital city of Porto Rico.
=San Martín, José de= (1778-1850), S. A. statesman and soldier, commanding Argentine and Chilean armies; protector of Peru, 1821.
=San Pablo=, St. Paul.
=San Salvador=, an island of the West Indies; the first land seen by Columbus.
=Santa Fe=, a province of Argentina.
=Santa María=, Columbus's ship.
=Santiago=, city of Chile; also of Cuba.
=santidad=, _f._, holiness.
=santo=, _m._, saint.
=Santo Domingo=, an island republic in the Caribbean Sea.
=Santos=, city and port of Brazil.
=São Paulo=, San Pablo, a state and seaport city of Brazil.
=São Salvador=, the former name of Bahía, city of Brazil.
=satisfacción=, _f._, satisfaction.
=satisfacer=, 9, to satisfy.
=satisfice=, _from_ =satisfacer=.
=savia=, _f._, sap.
=sazón=, _f._, time, period; =a la ----=, at that time.
=sé=, _from_ =saber=.
=se=, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves.
=sea=, _from_ =ser=; =ya ----=, either, or.
=sebo=, _m._, tallow.
=sección=, _f._, section, division.
=seco=, dry.
=sed=, _f._, thirsty.
=seda=, _f._, silk.
=sede=, _f._, seat of government.
=seguida=, _f._, succession; =en ----=, at once, immediately.
=seguir=, 29, 38, to follow, continue; =seguido de=, followed by; =---- su camino=, to continue.
=según=, according to, after.
=segundo=, second.
=seguramente=, surely.
=seguro=, sure, safe.
=seis=, six.
=sello=, _m._, seal, stamp.
=semana=, _f._, week.
=semanalmente=, weekly.
=semblante=, _m._, countenance, face.
=sembradío=, _m._, ploughed field.
=sembrado=, _m._, sown field of grain.
=sembrar=, 24, to sow.
=semejante=, similar, such; _m._, fellow being.
=semejanza=, _f._, resemblance.
=semejar=, to resemble.
=senador=, _m._, senator.
=sencillamente=, simply.
=sencillo=, simple.
=sendero=, _m._, path.
=sentarse=, 24, to sit down.
=sentencia=, _f._, sentence.
=sentido=, sorrowful.
=sentido=, _m._, feeling, sense; =sin ----=, unconscious.
=sentimiento=, _m._, feelings.
=sentir=, 27, regret, feel, perceive; =----se=, feel.
=seña=, _f._, sign.
=señal=, _f._, sign.
=señalar=, to point out, indicate.
=señor=, _m._, mister, sir, lord.
=señora=, _f._, lady, madam, mistress.
=señorita=, _f._, miss, young lady.
=señorito=, _m._, sir, young man.
=sepa=, from saber.
=separación=, _f._, separation.
=septentrional=, north, northern.
=se(p)tiembre=, _m._, September.
=ser=, 17, to be; =---- de notar=, to be worthy of note; =---- tiempo de=, to be time to.
=serenar=, to sooth.
=servicio=, _m._, service.
=servidor=, _m._, servant.
=servidumbre=, _f._, slavery.