Vocabulary 4

labrador                               laborer

tener ganas de + inf.       to feel like VERBing

el rey                                     king

sueldo                                  salary

despedirse                         to say good-bye, take one’s leave

acabar                                   to finish

comprobar                          to confirm

gastar                                    to spend

medio                                   half

enfado                                 anger (in Spain; Latin American enojo)

doler                                     to hurt, ache

muela                                   molar

sacar                                      to take out

darse cuenta                      to realize

el escaparate                     store window

embobado                          dazed

apostar                                 to bet, wager

capaz                                     capable

estar de acuerdo              to agree

hartarse                               to get full (also, to get fed up)

perder (ie)                          to lose

necio                                     foolish

la necedad                          foolishness

dejar                                     to allow; to let; to leave (behind)

matar                                    to kill

 

For reading, not on quiz:

real                                        old Spanish currency

arrimarse                             to approach

lacayo                                   lackey, servant    The Spanish word is antiquated.

villano                                   peasant

regocijado                           delighted