Part 22

=graciosamente,= gracefully.

=gracioso,= winsome, witty.

=grada,= step, stair, projection.

=grado,= grade, rank, degree.

=gramática,= grammar.

=Granada,= Granada (_capital of the province of Granada; pop., 70,000; in southeastern Spain. Granada is famous on account of the natural beauty of its surroundings and the remains of Moorish architecture, the chief of which is the Alhambra. It was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain, and was captured by the Catholic kings, Ferdinand and Isabella, in 1492, the year America was discovered_).

=granadino,= from Granada.

=gran(de),= great, large, old, grown-up.

=grandeza,= greatness; grandeur.

=grandísimo= (_from_ =grande=)=,= very large.

=graneado;= _see_ =fuego=.

=granito,= granite.

=grano,= grain; =un -- de sal,= a pinch of salt.

=granuja,= _m._, urchin, little rogue.

=grasa,= grease.

=grasiento,= greasy.

=grato,= pleasing; grateful.

=grave,= grave, serious.

=gravedad,= _f._, seriousness.

=graznar,= to croak; gobble.

=greñas,= _f. pl._, matted hair.

=gresca,= wrangle, quarrel.

=griego,= Greek.

=grifo,= griffin (_a fabulous monster, half lion, half eagle_).

=gris,= grey.

=gritar,= to shout, cry.

=grito,= cry, scream, call, shouting.

=grosería,= rudeness.

=grosero,= rough, coarse, plain.

=grueso,= thick, stout, dense.

=gruñido,= grunt.

=gruñir,= to grunt, mutter.

=grupa,= croup, crupper (_of a horse_).

=grupo,= group.

=gruta,= grotto.

=Guadarrama,= _prop. noun_ (_mountain range north of Madrid_).

=guantá= = =guantada=.

=guantada,= slap.

=guantelete,= _m._, gauntlet.

=guapo,= handsome, bold; _noun_, =¡--!= my handsome fellow!

=guarda,= _m._, guard, keeper, watchman.

=guardacantón,= _m._, curb-stone.

=guardar,= to keep, put away; guard; =--se de,= to keep from, take care not to, beware of.

=guardia,= _m. or f._, guard; policeman; =-- del Ayuntamiento,= municipal policeman.

=guardián,= _m._, guard, keeper.

=guarecerse,= to take refuge.

=guarida,= hiding-place, cave.

=guarnecer,= to adorn, garnish, trim.

=guasa,= jest; =poca --,= this is no joke.

=güelva= = =vuelva=.

=guerra,= war, strife, hostility.

=guerrero,= warrior, soldier.

=guía,= _m._, guide.

=guillave,= _m._, fruit of the =quisco= (_in Chile_).

=guiñar,= to wink; =-- un ojo,= to wink.

=guiño; hacer --s,= to wink.

=guisa,= manner; =á -- de,= like.

=guitarra,= guitar.

=gustar,= to please, like; =le gusta á usted,= you like; =usted me gusta á mí,= I like you.

=Gustavo,= Gustavus.

=gusto,= taste, pleasure; =á --,= gladly, with pleasure, to the taste (_of_); =hacer su --,= to do as one pleases, follow one's own bent; =á mi --,= as well as I should like.

H

=ha,= _see_ =haber=.

=Habana; la --,= Havana (_the capital of Cuba_).

=habanero,= Havanese.

=habano,= from Havana.

=haber,= _m._, property, income.

=haber,= to have; =hay,= there is (are); =-- de= _or_ =que,= to have to, must, will; =ha de estar,= is to be; =había,= there was (were); =no hay para qué decir= _or_ =no hay que decir,= it is needless to say; =no se ha de decir,= it shall not be said; =no hay que hablarle,= it is useless to speak to him; =lo que hay que hacer,= what is to be done; =dos años ha,= two years ago; =no ha muchos años,= not many years ago.

=hábil,= skillful.

=habilidad,= _f._, skill, ability, cleverness.

=habilitar,= to equip, get ready, fit up.

=hábilmente,= skillfully.

=habitación,= _f._, room, dwelling.

=habitante,= _m._, inhabitant.

=habitar,= to inhabit, dwell (in).

=hábito,= habit, dress, garment; _pl._, garb of an ecclesiastic.

=hablar,= to speak.

=hacer,= to make, do, have (+ _an infin._); =--se,= to become; =--alto,= to halt, stop; =--lo bueno,= to prove it; =-- dormir,= to put to sleep; =--se á la mar,= to set sail; =--se como que,= to act as if, pretend; =--se cargo de,= to take possession of, realize, consider; =--se á un lado,= to keep out of the way; =--se sordo á,= to pretend not to hear; =-- de las tuyas= (=suyas,= _etc._), to be at your (his, _etc._) tricks; =se haría mal (en),= it would be doing wrong (to); =lleva hechas,= he has made, he has to his credit; =hace dos años,= two years ago; me hice =... escalera,= I pretended to go upstairs; =hizo sitio,= gave place; =haz lo que debas y suceda lo que suceda,= do what is right and let come what may.

=hacia,= towards; =-- arriba,= upwards.

=hacienda,= property, estate, plantation.

=hacinamiento,= mass, pile.

=hado,= fate, destiny, inevitable doom.

=haga,= _pr. subj. of_ =hacer=.

=hallar,= to find, consider; =--se,= to be.

=hallazgo,= finding, discovery.

=hambre,= _f._, hunger; =tener --,= to be hungry.

=haraposo,= ragged.

=harina,= flour _or_ meal (_of wheat or maize_); _-- tostada,_ roasted meal.

=harmonía,= harmony.

=harto,= enough; tired, weary, bored.

=hasta,= until, as far as, as many as, even; =-- aquí,= so far; =--que, -- tanto que,= until.

=hay,= _see_ =haber=.

=haya,= _pr. subj. of_ =haber=.

=haz,= _imper., 2d pers. sing., of_ =hacer=.

=hazaña,= feat, achievement.

=he; -- aquí,= behold, here is, the following is.

=hecha; de esta --,= from this time.

=hechizo,= witchcraft, sorcery.

=hecho,= _p. p. of_ =hacer=; _noun_, event, deed, act, fact; =á lo --pecho,= we must make the best of what we have done.

=helado,= icy, cold.

=helar (ie),= to freeze.

=henchir (i),= to fill.

=hercúleo,= herculean.

=Heredia,= _prop. noun_.

=hereje,= _m._, heretic.

=herencia,= heir-loom.

=herida,= wound.

=herir (ie),= to wound, strike.

=hermanarse,= to love one another as brothers.

=hermanito= (_dim._)=,= little brother.

=hermosear,= to beautify, enhance.

=hermoso,= lovely, fine, beautiful.

=héroe,= _m._, hero.

=heroico,= heroic.

=herrada,= pail, bucket.

=hervir (ie),= to boil.

=heterogéneo,= heterogeneous, dissimilar in nature.

=hice, -iste, hizo,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =hacer=.

=hiciera, hiciese,= _imp. subjs. of_ =hacer=.

=hielo,= ice.

=hierba,= herb, grass, plant.

=hierro,= iron.

=higa,= charm, amulet (_shaped like an_ =higo,= fig).

=higiene,= _f._, hygiene.

=higiénico,= hygienic.

=hijita= (_dim._)=,= little daughter.

=hijo, -a,= son, daughter; product, result; =hijos,= children.

=hilera,= file, row.

=hilo,= thread.

=himno,= hymn.

=hinojo; de --s,= kneeling.

=hipocresía,= hypocrisy.

=hipócrita,= _m. or f._, hypocrite.

=hipotecario,= pertaining to mortgages.

=hirviendo,= _pr. p. of_ =hervir=.

=hirviente,= boiling, glowing.

=historia,= history, story.

=histórico,= historical.

=hocico,= snout, muzzle.

=hogar,= _m._, hearth, home.

=hoguera,= bonfire; stake.

=hoja,= leaf.

=hojalata,= tin.

=hojarasca,= thick foliage.

=¡hola!= _interj._, hello!

=holocausto,= holocaust, sacrifice.

=hollar (ue),= to tread upon.

=hombre,= man; =¡-- de Dios!= man alive!

=hombro,= shoulder.

=homeopático,= homoeopathic, tiny.

=honda,= sling-shot.

=hondo,= deep; =lo más --,= the most retired part.

=hondura,= depth.

=honor,= _m._, honor, fame; _pl._, dignity, rank.

=honra,= honor.

=honradez,= _f._, honesty; =hay mucha --,= honesty prevails.

=honrado,= honest, respectable.

=honroso,= honest, decent.

=hora,= hour; =á estas horas,= at this hour; =--s muertas,= leisure hours.

=horda,= horde, band.

=horizonte,= _m._, horizon.

=hormiga,= ant.

=hormiguero,= ant-hill.

=hornacina,= (vaulted) niche.

=horno,= furnace.

=horrorizado,= terrified, shocked.

=hospital,= _m._, hospital, poorhouse; =-- provincial,= Provincial Insane Asylum.

=hostigar,= to harass, molest, trouble.

=hostil,= hostil, adverse.

=hoy,= to-day; =-- en día,= now-a-days.

=hoyo,= hole, grave.

=huaso= (_or_ =guaso=)=,= herdsman, "cowboy" (_in Chile, called_ =huaso= _or_ =guaso=; _in Argentina,_ =gaucho=_; in Mexico,_ =vaquero=).

=hube, -iste, -o,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =haber=.

=hubiera, hubiese,= _imp. subjs. of_ =haber=.

=hueco,= gap, hollow, intermission.

=huéleme,= _see_ =oler=.

=huelga,= strike; =declararse en --,= to strike.

=huella,= track.

=huérfano,= orphan; =-- de padre,= fatherless.

=huerta,= garden, garden land(s).

=hueso,= bone, stone, core, pit.

=huésped, -a,= boarder, guest.

=huevo,= egg.

=huir,= to flee, shun; =¡qué había de --!,= why should I run away!; =me huye Vd. la cara,= you avoid me, refuse to look at me.

=hule,= _m._, oil-cloth.

=humanidad,= _f._, humanity.

=humano,= human; =en lo --,= during his life on earth.

=humear,= to smoke.

=humedad,= _f._, dampness, moisture.

=humedecer,= to moisten; =--se,= to become wet, tear-stained.

=húmedo,= damp.

=humildad,= _f._, humility, modesty.

=humildemente,= humbly.

=humildito= (_dim._)=,= humble, modest.

=humo,= smoke.

=humor,= _m._, humor, fluid _(of the body_).

=hundir,= to submerge; =--se,= to sink.

=huracán,= _m._, hurricane.

=hurtadillas; á --,= by stealth.

=hurto,= theft.

=húsar,= _m._, hussar.

=huyeron,= _pret. of_ =huir=.

=huyo, huyes, huye,= _etc._, _pr. ind. of_ =huir=.

I

=iba,= _imp. ind. of_ =ir=.

=icen= = =dicen=.

=idas; -- y venidas,= going and coming.

=idea,= idea, thought.

=idear,= to form _or_ conceive an idea, imagine.

=idéntico,= identical.

=identificado,= identified.

=idioma,= _m._, language.

=iglesia,= church.

=ignorar,= not to know, be ignorant of; =se ignora,= (it) is not known.

=igual,= equal, uniform, unvaried, the same.

=igualmente,= likewise.

=ijar,= _m._, flank; =apretarse los --es,= to hold one's sides.

=Ildefonso,= Alphonsus; =San --,= Saint Alphonsus Liguari (_b. at Marianelli, near Naples, in the year 1696, d. in 1787. He became famous through his marvelous religious activity, and the great number of dogmatic works he had written_).

=iluminar(se),= to light up.

=ilusión,= _f._, illusion.

=imagen,= _f._, image, figure, statue.

=imitar,= to imitate.

=impaciente,= impatient.

=impasible,= insensible to pain, impassible.

=impávido,= undaunted.

=impedir (i),= to impede, keep from, prevent.

=imperio,= empire, dominion.

=imperioso,= imperious.

=impermeable,= water-proof; _--de lona,_ water-proof coat (_of canvas_).

=impertérrito,= undaunted, intrepid.

=impertinencia,= impertinence, folly, nonsense; _plur._, impertinent _or_ superfluous things.

=ímpetu,= _m._, impetus; =se abrió toda con --,= was suddenly flung wide open.

=impetuoso,= impetuous.

=impiedad,= _f._, impiety.

=implorar,= to implore.

=imponente,= imposing.

=imponer,= to impose; =--se,= to take upon oneself.

=importancia,= importance, significance.

=importar,= to be of importance, matter; =no importa,= it does not matter, he does not mind it; =lo que no le importa,= what does not concern him.

=impregnado,= imbued, impregnate, pervaded, filled.

=impreso= (_p. p. of_ =imprimir=)=,= imprinted.

=improperio,= reproach, invective, contemptuous remark.

=impropio (de),= unfit, unsuitable (to).

=improvisado,= improvised.

_improvisar,_ to extemporize.

=improviso; de --,= suddenly, unexpectedly.

=imprudentemente,= imprudently.

=impuesto= (_p. p. of_ =imponer=)=,= well informed, acquainted.

=impulsar,= to impel, give impulse.

=impulso,= impulse; =á -- de,= under the influence of; =dan --s de,= one is tempted (to).

=inanimado,= inanimate.

=incansable,= indefatigable.

=incapaz,= incapable.

_incesante,_ incessant, ceaseless.

_incesantemente,_ incessantly.

=incitar,= to incite.

=incivilizado,= uncivilized, barbarous.

=inclinación,= _f._, inclination, act of inclining; bow; =hacer --,= to tip (_as a dish_); =-- de las espaldas,= stooping.

=inclinado,= inclined; =-- sobre él,= leaning _or_ bending over him.

=inclinar,= to incline, hold _or_ turn down (_to anything_); =--se,= to bow, stoop; =se inclinaban junto á ella,= bent over her.

=incluso,= including.

=incógnito,= incognito, lack of name.

=incomodar,= to inconvenience, annoy; =--se,= to be annoyed, disturbed.

=incómodo,= inconvenient, uncomfortable.

=incomparable,= matchless.

=incomprensible,= incomprehensible.

=inconsiderado,= inconsiderate, thoughtless, illogical.

=inconstante,= fickle, changeable.

=inconveniente,= _m._, objection, difficulty, inconvenience; annoyance; _adj._, unbecoming, improper.

=incorporarse,= to straighten up, rise, sit up.

=increado,= increate, self-existent.

=incrédulo,= unbeliever, sceptic; _adj._, incredulous.

=incultivable,= incapable of cultivation.

=incurrir,= to incur.

=indecisión,= _f._, irresolution.

=indeciso,= uncertain.

=indefectiblemente,= unfailingly; =en que -- paseaba,= in which he never failed to take a walk.

=indefenso,= defenceless, helpless.

=indeleble,= indelible.

=independiente,= independent(ly); =--s entre sí,= independent of one another.

=indescriptible,= indescribable.

=indiano,= one who has resided in =las Indias,= the Indies; Nabob (_returning from India or America_).

=Indias; las --,= the Indies (_East or West_).

=indiferencia,= indifference; =con --,= indifferently, in a careless manner.

=indiferente,= indifferent.

=indignado,= indignant.

=indignar,= to irritate, anger, tease.

=indigno,= unworthy, wicked.

=indio,= Indian.

=indispuesto,= ill, indisposed.

=indito= (_dim._)=,= little Indian.

=individuo,= individual, person, man, member, fellow.

=índole,= _f._, nature, characteristic.

=indomable,= unwieldy.

=indómito,= wild.

=indudable,= certain, doubtless.

=indudablemente,= doubtless.

=indulgencia,= indulgence, absolution.

=industria,= industry.

=inefable,= unspeakable.

=inerte,= inert, lifeless.

=inescrutable,= inscrutable.

=inexplicable,= incomprehensible.

=inextinguible,= inextinguishable, perpetual.

=infalibilidad,= _f._, infallibility.

=infamador, -a,= defamer.

=infame,= _m._, wretch; _adj._, infamous, despicable.

=infancia,= infancy.

=infante, -a,= prince (princess) of royal blood.

=infantil,= childish, childlike; =caterva --,= crowd of children.

=infeliz,= _m. or f._, poor wretch, feeble-minded person; _adj._, unfortunate, wretched, silly, poor.

=infernal,= infernal, disgusting.

=infierno,= infernal regions, hell; confusion.

=ínfimo,= low, lowest; least.

=infinidad,= _f._, infinity, endless number.

=infinito,= endless, infinite.

=inflamación,= _f._, inflammation.

=inflamatorio,= inflammatory.

=inflexible,= relentless.

=informalidad,= _f._, indiscretion, neglect of conventionalities.

=informarse (de),= to make inquiries (about), investigate.

=infranqueable,= insurmountable.

=infructuoso,= fruitless, unsuccessful.

=infundir,= to pour, infuse, inspire (with); arouse.

=ingeniero,= engineer.

=ingenuidad,= _f._, candor, openness.

=ingenuo,= ingenuous, open, frank; ingenious.

=ingerir (ie),= to insert, place among other things.

=inglés, -a,= English.

=ingrato,= ungrateful, mean.

=ingratón, -ona= (_aug._)=,= ungrateful; _noun_, ingrate.

=ingresar,= to enter, come in.

=ingreso,= ingress, entrance.

=inhospitalario,= dreary, inhospitable.

=inicial,= initial.

=injusto,= unjust, wrongful.

=inmediatamente,= immediately.

=inmediato,= near, next, immediate.

=inmenso,= immense.

=inmigración,= _f._, immigration; =tomar el camino de la --,= to leave for foreign parts.

=inmóvil,= motionless.

=inmovilidad,= _f._, immobility.

=inmutable,= unalterable.

=innato,= innate, inborn.

=inocencia,= innocence.

=inocente,= innocent, simple.

=inquietarse,= to worry, be troubled.

=inquieto,= uneasy, restless, worried; =de --,= with (for) uneasiness.

=inquietud,= _f._, uneasiness, anxiety.

=insaciable,= insatiable.

=insalubre,= unhealthful.

=inseguro,= unsteady, faltering.

=insensato,= mad, insensate.

=insensiblemente,= insensibly.

=insigne,= notable, illustrious, distinguished.

=insinuación,= _f._, hint, suggestion.

=insinuante,= insinuating, obliging, ingratiating.

=insistir (en),= to insist.

=insolencias,= effrontery, forwardness.

=insólito,= unaccustomed.

=insomnio,= insomnia.

=inspección,= _f._, inspection.

=inspirar,= to inspire, cause.

=instalación,= _f._, installation.

=instantáneamente,= instantly.

=instante,= _m._, moment; =por --s,= continually; =en -- tan supremo,= at this supreme moment.

=instinto,= instinct, natural tendency.

=instituto,= institute (_a government school of secondary instruction, where students prepare for the university. It is about equivalent to a high school_).

=instruido,= instructed, learned, educated.

=insufrible,= intolerable, unbearable.

=insulto,= insult.

=intacto,= untouched, undisturbed, intact.

=íntegro,= complete(ly), integral, unbroken.

=inteligencia,= intelligence, understanding.

=intemperancia,= intemperance, excess.

=intención,= _f._, intention, design, view.

=intensamente,= intensely; =-- azul,= deep blue.

=intenso,= intense, violent.

=intentar,= to try, attempt.

=intento; al --,= on purpose; _adj._, intent.

=interceder,= to intercede.

=intercesión,= _f._, intercession.

=interés,= _m._, interest.

=interesarse (con),= to be interested (in).

=interior,= _m._, interior, mind.

=interiormente,= internally, in one's heart.

=interlocutor, -a,= speaker, questioner; =su --,= the one who spoke to him.

=intermedio,= intermediate, interposed.

=interminable,= endless.

=internarse (en),= to extend toward the interior of the country; enter, penetrate into.

=interpelado,= one appealed to, person, questioned _or_ addressed.

=interpretación,= _f._, interpretation.

=interpretar,= to interpret, explain.

=interpuesto= (_p. p. of_ =interponer=)=,= placed _or_ situated (between).

=interrogar,= to question.

=interrumpir,= to interrupt.

=intervenir,= to intervene, mediate, assist.

=intimidad,= _f._, intimacy.

=intimidarse,= to be intimidated.

=íntimo,= intimate, familiar, private, deep.

=intolerable,= unbearable.

=intraducible,= untranslatable.

=introducción,= _f._, introduction.

=introducirse,= to get in, enter.

=inundar,= to inundate, flood.

=inútil,= useless, unnecessary, in vain.

=inutilidad,= _f._, uselessness.

=inútilmente,= in vain.

=invadiente,= descending, invading.

=invadir,= to invade, inundate.

=invariablemente,= invariably.

=inventar,= to invent.

=inverosímil,= improbable, inconceivable.

=inveterado,= inveterate, deep-rooted.

=invierno,= winter.

=invitar (á),= to invite.

=invocar,= to invoke, appeal to.

=involuntariamente,= involuntarily.

=iñor= = =señor=.

=ir,= to go, go on; keep on (+ _a pr. p._); =vamos á= (+ _inf._), let us; =¡vamos!= come! well!; =fué rodando,= went rolling; =--se,= to go away; =me voy,= I am going; =¡vámonos!= let us go!; =¿cómo te va?= how goes it with you?

=ira= _or_ =--s,= anger, rage.

=iracundo,= angry, irate.

=irascible,= petulant.

=irradiar,= to irradiate.

=irreflexivo,= rash, thoughtless.

=irresoluto,= irresolute.

=irrespetuoso,= disrespectful, irreverent.

=irritado,= irritated, angry.

=irritar,= to irritate.

=Isidro,= _prop. noun_; =San --,= Saint Isidro ("the Ploughman", _was born in the 12th century on what became the site of Madrid, of which city he is the patron saint. The_ =día de San Isidro= _is the 15th of May_).

=izar,= to hoist, raise up (on high).

=izquierdo,= left; =por izquierda,= to _or_ on the left.

J

=¡ja!= ha!

=jabón,= _m._, soap.

=jabonado,= washing (with soap).

=jadeante,= out of breath, panting.

=jamás,= never, ever.

=jamón,= _m._, ham.

=japonés, -a,= Japanese.

=jaranero,= boisterous, merry.

=jardín,= _m._, garden.

=jarra,= jug; =puesta en --s,= with arms akimbo.

=jarro,= jug, pitcher.

=jasmín,= _m._, jasmine.

=jaula,= cage.

=jayán,= _m._, herculean man.

=jefe,= _m._, chief.

=jente= = =gente=.

=Jerez= = =Jerez de la Frontera,= (_a town of 55,000 inhabitants, not far from Cadiz. It is here that the famous sherry [an anglicisation of_ =Jerez=_] wine is made_).

=jergón,= _m._, mattress (_filled with straw or dry leaves_).

=jerigonza,= jargon.

=Jerónimo,= Jerome.

=jesto= = =gesto=.

=Jesús,= Jesus; =-- Nazareno,= Jesus of Nazareth.

=jícara,= chocolate pot; dipper (_made of a gourd_).

=jilguero,= linnet.

=jinete,= _m._, horseman, rider.

=jirón,= _m._, bit, piece, rag.

=J. M. J.= (= =Jesús, María, José=), Jesus, Mary, Joseph.

=Joaquín,= Joachim; =San --,= Saint Joachim (_the father of the virgin Mary_).

=jornada,= day's march.

=joroba,= hump.

=jorobar,= to tease, play a trick (on).

=José,= Joseph.

=Josefita= (_dim. of_ =Josefa=)=,= Josie.

=jota,= the letter j, iota; =sin saber --,= absolutely ignorant.

=joven,= young; _m. and f._, young man, young woman; youth.

=joya,= jewel, gift, precious object.

=Juan,= John; =San --,= Saint John (_the Baptist_).

=Juana,= Jane.

=jubilado,= retired on a pension.

=jubileo,= jubilee; indulgence (_granted by the Pope on certain occasions, or as the reward of penitence and abstinence_).

=júbilo,= joy, glee.

=jubón,= _m._, waist.

=judiada,= inhuman action.

=judío,= Jew; =-- errante,= wandering Jew.

=juego,= play, game.

=juegue,= _pr. subj. of_ =jugar=.

=juez,= _m._, judge.

=jugar (ue),= to play.

=juguete,= _m._, plaything.

=juguetón, -ona,= playful.

=juicio,= reason, sense, senses.

=juicioso,= prudent, sensible.

=junco,= rush, cane.

=juntar,= to gather together.

=junto,= together, joined; =-- á,= near; =tan --s,= so close together.

=juramento,= oath.

=jurar,= to swear; =--se unos á otros,= to swear to one another.

=jurisdicción,= _f._, jurisdiction.

=justamente,= precisely, exactly, justly.

=justicia,= justice.

=justificar,= to justify.

=justo,= just.

=juvenil,= juvenile, girlish.

=juventud,= _f._, youth.

=juzgado,= court of justice, tribunal.

=juzgar,= to judge.

L

=la, las=; _see_ =el= _and_ =le=.

=laberinto,= labyrinth, maze.

=labio,= lip.

=labor,= _f._, labor, work; _pl._, wood-carvings, scrolls, figures.

=laboriosidad,= _f._, industry, diligence.

=laborioso,= industrious.

=labrador,= _m._, farmer, ploughman.

=labrar,= to build, construct.

=ladear,= to move to one side; =--se,= to incline to one side.

=lado,= side; =en otro --,= elsewhere; =por un --,= on the one hand, in the first place; =de medio --,= sideways, awry; =á todos --s,= in all directions; =á un -- y otro,= on both sides.

=ladrido,= barking.

=ladrillo,= brick.

=ladrón, -ona,= thief, robber; =muy --,= (a) great thief.

=lagartija,= small lizard.

=lagarto,= lizard.

=lágrima,= tear.

=lagrimón,= _m._ (_aug. of_ =lágrima=)=,= big tear.

=lamber= = =lamer=.

=Lambrijas= (=lambrija= = _earth-worm, or a very lean person_), _prop. noun_.

=lamentar,= to grieve, wail.

=lamento,= lamentation.

=lamer,= to lick.

=lametón,= _m._, adulation.

=lámina,= sheet (_of metal, water, etc._).

=lana,= wool; =de --,= woolen.

=lance,= _m._, adventure, incident.

=lancha,= launch, row-boat.

=languidez,= _f._, languidness, weariness.

=lanzar,= to hurl, utter, cast; =--se,= to rush upon, launch; =-- alaridos,= to shriek.

=lares,= _m. pl._, household-gods; home.

=largar,= to loosen, let go; =--se,= to set sail; betake oneself.

=largo,= long; =á lo -- de,= along.

=larguísimo= (_from_ =largo=)=,= very long.

=lástima,= pity; =me dió --,= I was sorry for him; =¡qué --!= what a pity!; =(es) -- que,= it is (were) a pity that.

=lastimar,= to hurt, injure.

=látere; á --,= companion.

=latín,= Latin; =--es,= smattering of Latin, Latin phrases, learning.

=latir,= to palpitate, thump.

=latísimo= (_from_ =lato=)=,= very broad.

=laúd,= _m._, catboat (_long and narrow, with one lateen sail_).

=lavandera,= laundress, washer-woman.

=lavar,= to wash, bathe.

=lavaza,= suds.

=lazo,= bond, tie.

=le, la, lo,= him, her, it (so), you; =la,= to her, to you; =le,= to him, her, it, you; =les,= to them, you; =lo que,= what, which, how; =la que,= she who, the one who (which); =de lo que,= than; =lo= + _adj._, the, how; =á lo que,= according to what; =lo que es en esto,= in this matter.

=leal,= loyal.

=lealtad,= _f._, loyalty.

=Leandro,= Leander.

=lección,= _f._, lesson.

=lector, -a,= reader; =-- amigo,= dear reader.

=leche,= _f._, milk; =bueno como --,= as gentle as a lamb.

=lecho,= couch, bed.

=lechuga,= lettuce.

=lechuguino,= well-dressed.

=leer,= to read; =al --,= on reading; =sólo podía --se,= it could only be read.

=legar,= to bequeath, leave.

=legítimamente,= lawfully, duly.