Pray, tell me, what makes her so absent?
Hágame vmd. el favor de decirme porque está tan
distraida.

I was surprised to find the drawer wide open.
Me sorprehendí quando hallé el caxon abierto.
The door should be open by this time.

La puerta deberia estar abierta á esta hora.
He is uncommonly greedy.

Es muy goloso.

How greedy she is!

Qué golosa que es!

As for me, I don't like cold countries.

Por mi parte, no me agradan los paises frios.
Your hands are cold.

Vmd. tiene las manos frias.

He descended into a very deep well.

Baxó á un pozo muy hondo.

The road is not deep enough for men of war.
La rada no es bastante honda para navíos de guer-

ra.

This illness has rendered him deaf.

Esta enfermedad le ha vuelto sordo.
She is deaf only of one ear.
Solo es sorda de un oido.

He observes a very wholesome diet.
Observa un régimen muy sano.

They say that beer is a wholesome drink.
Dicen que la cerbeza es una bebida sana.

I could not live in so unwholesome a climate.
No podria vivir en un pais tan mal sano.
The waters of that country are very unwholesome.
Las aguas de ese pais son muy mal sanas.
Nothing is so certain as his death.

Nada es mas cierto que su muerte.

Do not speak of it till the thing is certain.
No hable vmd. de ello sino quando la cosa sea ci-

erta.

He is so morose that he will speak to nobody.
Está tan melancólico que no quiere hablar con na-
die..

He has married a woman of a very morose temper.
Se ha casado con una muger muy melancólica.
How do you sell this brown cloth?

A como vende vmd. este paño obscuro?
I prefer my brown coat to all others.
Prefiero mi casaca obscura á todas las demas.
Where did you buy this fine hat ?

Donde ha comprado vnid. este sombrero fino?

This piece of fine linen cost me very dear.

Esta pieza de muselina fina me cuesta mucho di

nero.

I am afraid to be troublesome to you.
Temo de ser á vmd. importuno.
Such long visits become troublesome.
Visitas tan largas son importunas.
I found him alone in his closet.
Le hallé solo en su gabinete.
I almost always see her alone.
La veo casi siempre sola.

He is so haughty that every body hates him.
Es tan soberbio que todos le aborrecen.

If she is haughty, she owes it to her education.
Si es soberbia, lo debe á su educacion.

He has bought a lot of ground that is full of game.
Ha comprado un terreno lleno de caza.
Your house is full of rats.

Su casa está llena de ratones.
You are as light as a feather.
Es vmd. ligero como una pluma.
That plate is too light.

Esta plata labrada es demasiado ligera.
That has a bitter taste.

Eso tiene un gusto amargo.

Don't you find that drink too bitter?

No halla vmd. esa bebida demasiado amarga ?
We went out in very dark weather.
Salimos con un tiempo muy lóbrego.
He was thrown into a dark prison.
Le pusieron en una cárcel lóbrega.
You ought not to be proud.
Vmd. no debe ser fiero.
She is proud of her birth.
Es fiera de su nacimiento.

Nothing is less sure than what he says.
Nada hay ménos seguro que lo que dice.

She told me she was sure of it.

Me ha dicho que estaba segura de ello.
The peaches are already ripe.

Los duraznos están ya maduros.
The fruit will soon be ripe.

Las frutas estarán breve maduras.

She wears a black hat with a silk riband.

Lleva un sombrero negro con una cinta de seda.
Wash your hands; they are quite black.

Lávese vmd. las manos, que las tiene muy negras.

Hard.
Duro.

Hard, harsh.

Dura.

Dear.

Caro.

Dear.

Cara.

Bad.

Malo.

Bad.
Mala.

Grey.

Blanquecino.

Grey.

Blanquecina.

Speedy.

Pronto.

Speedy.
Pronta.
Discreet.
Discreto.
Discreet.
Discreta.

Secret.

Secreto.

Secret.

Secreta.

Complete.

Completo.

Complete.

Completa.

Uneasy.

Inquieto.

Uneasy.

Inquieta. Devout. Devoto.

Devout.

Devota.

Dexterous.

Diestro.

Dexterous.

Diestra.

Done or dressed.
Cocido.

Done or cooked.
Cocida.

This wood is as hard as iron.
Este palo es duro como hierro.

You spoke to her in too harsh a manner.
Vmd. le habló de una manera muy dura.
It is very dear living in London.
Es muy caro vivir en Londres.
Handsome stuffs are always dear.
Las telas bonitas son siempre caras.

You have, indeed, got a very bad trade in hand.
A la verdad, vmd. exerce un oficio bien malo.
Get rid of your bad habit.

Pierda vmd. su mala habitud.

All his hair is already grey.

Tiene ya todo el pelo blanquecino.
His grey beard came down to his girdle.
Su barba blanquecina le llegaba á la cintura.
I wish you a speedy return.

Deseo á vmd. un fronto retorno.
I obtained a speedy answer.
Obtuve una respuesta pronta.
You should be more discreet.
Vmd. deberia ser mas discreto.
He behaved in a discreet manner.
Se ha conducido de una manera discreta.
The treaty did not long remain secret.
El tratado no estuvo secreto mucho tiempo.
They gave him so much for his secret expenses.
Le diéron tanto para sus expensas secretas.
How much do you ask to make it complete?
Quanto pide vmd. para hacerlo completo ?
They have obtained a complete victory.
Han conseguido una victoria completa.
He is uneasy concerning that business.
Está inquieto acerca de ese negocio.
She is uneasy at not receiving any news.
Está inquieta porque no recibe noticias.
He has a very devout countenance.
Parece muy devoto.

He leads a devout life.

Lleva una vida devota.

Are you dexterous enough to do it?
Es vmd. bastante diestro para hacerlo ?

She is very dexterous (or handy) with the needle.
Es muy diestra con la aguja.

This leg of mutton is not done or dressed enough.
Este quarto de carnero no está bastante cocido.
I like meat well done or cooked.

La carne bien cocida me gusta.

They served us up a nice dish.
Nos sirvieron un plato delicado.
He keeps a nice table.

Tiene una mesa delicada.

I am stronger than I was last year.
Estoy mas robusto que el año pasado.

Is she strong enough to carry this heavy bundle? Es suficientemente robusta para llevar este envoltorio pesado?

You made my shoes too tight.

Vmd. me ha hecho los zapatos muy estrechos.

The streets of Paris are narrower than those of
London.

Las calles de Paris son mas estrechas (or angostas}
que las de Londres.

They wear the hair short now-a-days.
Ahora se usa el pelo corto.

Your gown is too short by two inches.

La saya de vmd. es demasiado corta de dos pulgadas.
This building appears too small.

Este edificio parece demasiado pequeño.

I lent him a small sum of money.

Le he prestado una cantidad pequeña de dinero.
He has left an imperfect work.
Ha dexado un libro imperfecto.
His house remains imperfect.
Su casa ha quedado imperfecta.
He studies to become learned.
Estudia para ser sabio.

I never heard a more learned woman.
Nunca he oido una muger mas sabia.
He is a comical author, indeed.
A la verdad es un autor divertido.
It is a comical business, indeed.
Ciertamente es una historia divertida.
I find nothing surprising in that.
Nada encuentro de maravilloso en eso.
He made me a surprising offer.
Me hizo una oferta maravillosa.
He forgave his wicked son.
Perdonó á su hijo perverso.

His wicked daughter caused his death.
Su hija perversa le ocasionó la muerte.
You cannot carry so heavy a burden.
Vmd. no puede llevar un fardo tan pesado.
How heavy this box is!
Qué esta caxa es pesada!
I am very grateful for it.
Le estoy muy agradecido.

Grateful.

Agradecida.

Living.

Vivo.

Living.
Viva.
High.
Alto.

High.
Alta.

Delicious.

Delicioso.

Delicious.

Deliciosa.

Dangerous.

Peligroso. Dangerous. Peligrosa. Lazy. Perezoso. Lazy. Perezosa. Serious.

Serio.

Serious.

Seria.

Fearful, skittish.

Espantadizo.
Fearful.

Espantadia.
Tedious.

Cansado.

Tedious.

Cansada,

Hollow.

Hueco.

Hollow.

Hueca.
Generous.

Generoso.
Generous.

Generosa.

Virtuous.

Virtuoso.

Virtuous.

Virtuosa.
Curious.
Curioso.

She does not appear grateful for it.
No manifiesta estar agradecida.

I would be very glad to know whether he be still
living.

Me alegraria mucho de saber que está vivo todavía.
She was living not long ago.

Hace algun tiempo que estaba viva.
This woman wears very high shoes.
Esta muger usa los zapatos muy altos.
His house is higher than mine.

Su casa es mas alta que la mia.
Taste of this dish, it is delicious.

Guste vmd. de este plato, es delicioso.

He leads the most delicious life in the world.
Pasa la vida mas deliciosa del mundo.
It is dangerous to trust him.

Es peligroso fiarse de él.

The entrance of this harbour is dangerous.
La entrada de este puerto es peligrosa..
I did not think he was so lazy.

No creia que fuese tan perezoso.
She is not so lazy as her brother.
No es tan perezosa como su hermano.
He has always a serious look.
Conserva siempre un ayre serio.

He brought upon himself a serious affair.
Se ha buscado una contienda seria.
He bought a skittish horse.

Ha comprado un caballo espantadizo.
His mare is more fearful than mine.
Su yegua es mas espantadiza que la mia. ·
You are doing a tedious work indeed.
Vmd. ha emprendido un negocio cansado.
His conversation is extremely tedious.
Su conversacion es muy cansada.
This tree must be hollow.
Este árbol debe estar hueco.
He hid himself in a hollow statue.
Se escondió en una estatua hueca.
He is more generous than I thought.
Es mas generoso que yo creia.

She behaved in a generous manner.

Se conduxo de la manera la mas generosa.
Virtuous people are generally esteemed.

Los hombres virtuosos son generalmente estimados.
It is a virtuous undertaking.

Es una empresa virtuosa.

I am mighty curious to know it.
Estoy muy curioso de saberlo.