Language Education
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2. Chapter 2=alemán=[19], German =beber=, to drink =bien=, well =café=, coffee =cerveza=, beer =clavel=, carnation =cliente=, client, customer =comer=, to eat =escribir=[20], to write =estu...
3. Chapter 315. Mi cuñado no necesita comprar libros; tiene muchísimos, algunos viejos (old), otros nuevos (new), y tres ó cuatro (three or four) novísimos,[47] uno de ellos (of them) es bo...
4. Chapter 4á mí me _or_ to me direct and indirect object á tí thee _or_ to thee " " " " á él him _or_ to him, " " " " it _(m.) or_ " " " " to it _(m.)_ " " " " á ella her _or_ to her, " "...
5. Chapter 5+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | _Subjunctive Mood, Imperfect Tense (2nd Form)_.[90] | +------------------------+------------------+---------...
6. Chapter 6+--------+---------------------------------+---------------------------+ |Hablar |Habla[105](speak thou, _sing_.) |Hablad (speak you, _plu._) | |Temer |Teme (fear " ) |Temed (fe...
7. Chapter 7=acabar de=, to have just =accesorio=, accessory =activo y pasivo=, assets and liabilities =antiguo=, old, ancient =avería=, particular, particular average =balance=, balance, b...
8. Chapter 8=algo=, somewhat =asunto=, matter =calor=, heat =carranclanes, guingas=, ginghams =cerrar el trato=, to conclude the bargain =cheques=, cheques =circular=, to circulate, to go r...
9. Chapter 9=agradar, favorecer=, to oblige =almacenero, dependiente de almacén=, warehouseman =celebrar=, to be glad of =colorido=, colouring =*complacer=, to oblige =complazco, etc=., I o...
10. Chapter 104. Yo le había explicado que la Compañía se había constituído para comprar, alquilar (take on lease) ó adquirir de otra manera y explotar y desarrollar cualesquier minas ó terre...
11. Chapter 1112. Se presentó por su yerno, abogó por él por una hora larga de talle, todo por su hija, pues por el chico (young man, lit., child) maldita la gana que tendría (he would not ha...
12. Chapter 126. Las máquinas de toda especie, los buques de vapor, los rieles de ferrocarriles, las herramientas mecánicas y agrícolas, las armas blancas y de fuego y una infinidad de otros...
13. Chapter 13El doble (the double) El triple (3 fold) El cuádruplo (4 fold) El quíntuple (5 fold) El séxtuple (6 fold) El décuplo (10 fold) El céntuplo (100 fold) Siete veces tanto (7 fold)...
14. Chapter 14The Spanish verbal forms ending in _ante_ and _iente_, as: Amante (lover), tratante (dealer), dependiente (clerk), etc., used to be termed "present participles," and the analogo...
15. Chapter 15Se hizo todo un inglés: He became quite an Englishman. Se puso colorado: He became red in the face. Se volvió loco de contento: He became mad with joy. Llegó á ser famoso: He be...
16. Chapter 162. It being in your line, I thought I ought to give you the first chance (hacerle la primera oferta) in case it would tempt you (por si acaso le animara á comprar).
17. Chapter 17=baja=, decline, fall (in prices, etc.) =bajá=, pasha =bajar=, to go, to come down =bajista=, bear, bearish (exch.) =bajo cubierta=, under deck =balde (de)=, gratis, for nothing...
18. Chapter 18=el idioma=, the language =igual=, equal =igualar=, to equal, to match =ilustrado=, enlightened =ilustrar=, to illustrate =ilustre=, illustrious =impedir=, to hinder =imperfecto...
19. Chapter 19=vacío=, empty ¡=vale=! farewell! =valer=, to be worth =valer la pena=, to be worth while =valer más=, to be preferable =valiente=, brave =valor=, value, worth, courage =valores...
20. Chapter 20=to gain=, ganar =gallon=, galón =garden=, jardín =gardener=, jardinero, hortelano =to gather=, recoger =gaudy= (colour), chillón =gearing=, engranaje =general=, general =genero...
21. Chapter 21=sad=, triste =safely=, sin novedad, á salvamento =sail=, vela =sailing vessel=, velero=, buque=, de vela =saint, holy=, santo =salary=, sueldo =sale=, venta =salvage=, salvamen...
22. Chapter 22El alfiler (pin) Los alfileres (pins, pin-money) El día (day) Los días (days, birthday) La esposa (wife) Las esposas (wives, handcuffs) El grillo (the cricket) Los grilles (cric...
23. Chapter 23+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Infinitive | | | | | | Mood. | Hablar | Temer | Partir | Tener | |------------------------------------...