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VOCABULARY<br />

resumen m. summary; en in<br />

short<br />

reunion reunion, meeting; centre<br />

de meeting place<br />

reunirse to meet<br />

revista review<br />

rey m. king<br />

rice rich<br />

rien (from reir) they laugh<br />

rigor rigor; de customary, prescribed<br />

by rules<br />

rfo river; Rio de Oro Sp<strong>an</strong>ish possession<br />

on the west coast of Africa<br />

riqueza we<strong>al</strong>th<br />

Riz<strong>al</strong>, Jose (1861-1896) Philippine<br />

writer, doctor ^ patriot, <strong>an</strong>d revolu-<br />

tionary leader, executed by the<br />

Sp<strong>an</strong>iards in 1896<br />

rodeado surrounded;<br />

rounded by<br />

de sur-<br />

rojo red; rojisimo<br />

rom<strong>an</strong>ce m. b<strong>al</strong>lad<br />

very red<br />

rom<strong>an</strong>tico rom<strong>an</strong>tic<br />

romper to break<br />

ron m. ram<br />

ropa clothes<br />

niina ruin<br />

mm<strong>an</strong>o Rum<strong>an</strong>i<strong>an</strong><br />

rumba rhumba<br />

rumbo direction, course; tomar<br />

a to set out for, to set sail for;<br />

con a in the direction of;<br />

fijo set direction<br />

ruta route<br />

saber to know; to know how<br />

sabor taste, flavor<br />

sabroso tasty<br />

sacar to take out; partido to<br />

profit, to take adv<strong>an</strong>tage<br />

Sahara Sahara Desert<br />

s<strong>al</strong>ada adorable, charming<br />

saigo (pres. of s<strong>al</strong>ir) I'll go out<br />

s<strong>al</strong>ida exit; <strong>an</strong>swer; come-back<br />

s<strong>al</strong>ir to leave, to go out; saigo I'll<br />

be back; de paseo to go out<br />

for a w<strong>al</strong>k; con to come out<br />

or to turn out with (the fact)<br />

171<br />

s<strong>al</strong>on m. hail, parlor<br />

s<strong>al</strong>tar (de) to jump off, to get out;<br />

a tierra to l<strong>an</strong>d<br />

s<strong>al</strong>ud he<strong>al</strong>th; y pesetas he<strong>al</strong>th<br />

<strong>an</strong>d we<strong>al</strong>th<br />

s<strong>al</strong>udable he<strong>al</strong>thy<br />

s<strong>al</strong>udar to greet<br />

s<strong>al</strong>vajismo savagery<br />

Samoa Polynesi<strong>an</strong> group of isl<strong>an</strong>ds<br />

in South Centr<strong>al</strong> Pacific<br />

S<strong>an</strong>cho squire to Don Quijote,<br />

shreiod, t<strong>al</strong>kative <strong>an</strong>d <strong>al</strong>ways<br />

hungry<br />

blood<br />

s<strong>an</strong>gre /.<br />

s<strong>an</strong>griento bloody<br />

s<strong>an</strong>idad he<strong>al</strong>th; medico de del<br />

puerto port doctor<br />

s<strong>an</strong>to saiint; todo el dia <strong>al</strong>l<br />

day long; quedarse para vestir<br />

s to be <strong>an</strong> old maid<br />

satisfecho satisfied<br />

se" (from saber) I know<br />

sea (pres.<br />

que<br />

sabj. from ser);<br />

he it as it may<br />

10<br />

seccion section, district<br />

seco dry<br />

secretario secretary<br />

secreto secret<br />

secundario. secondary<br />

sed /. thirst; tener to be<br />

thirsty<br />

Sefara Spain<br />

Sefardi Sephardi<strong>an</strong>, Sp<strong>an</strong>ish Jew<br />

segtiida: en at once, right now<br />

seguido followed; de followed<br />

by<br />

to follow; to continue<br />

segnlr (i)<br />

seg&n according to; ZEOS dijo .<br />

according to what . . . told us<br />

-<br />

segundo: second<br />

seguro safe; sure; de for sure<br />

seis six<br />

seiscientos six hundred<br />

sem<strong>an</strong>a week; a la after a week<br />

semej<strong>an</strong>za<br />

sensaci6n<br />

similarity<br />

sensation; shiver; de<br />

i&rio cold shiver<br />

sentado seated<br />

sentar (ie) to seat; Men<br />

well; se to sit down<br />

to go

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