(not in A.) story. =aventurar= t risk; =—­do= venturesome, overbold. =avergonzar= r be ashamed. =averiguar= t ascertain, find out. =avisar= t warn (=a=) of (acc.). =ay= oh (’thoroughly Spanish for the oh of other peoples,’ Knapp); alas, ah me; =——­ de mi= oh poor me. =ayer= yesterday. =ayuda= f (=en= to) aid, help. =ayudar= t aid, help. =ayuno= m (=hacer, observar=, keep) fast, (=hacer= do) fasting. =ayuntamiento= m town council; town hall. =azada= f shovel. =azoramiento= m perturbation, bewilderment, flustering. =azote= m lash, cut of the whip, spank, stroke of spanking. =azotea= f (flat) roof (or part of roof; as place to walk on etc.). =azufre= m sulphur. =azul= blue.

=baba= f slaver, thick saliva. =bah= pshaw. =bailar= i dance. =bailarina= f ballet-dancer, chorus girl. =bailoteo= m dancing (’much, esp. without grace or decorum,’ A.), capering. =baja= f casualty, loss. =bajada= f descent. =bajar= i go down, come down, get down, descend; t lower, bring down; drop; acc. of place (=——­ la escalera=) not in A.. =bajeza= f lowness, meanness, paltriness. =bajo= under; lower; low; ’barbarism’ (A.) for =desde= before =punto de vista=. =bala= f shot (not of shotgun). =balbuciente= faltering, broken. =balbucir= i or t falter (in speech). =balcon= m balcony, balcony window. =baldosa= f tile (of floor). =balija (A. valija=) f valise, satchel, mail-bag. =banco= m bench; bank. =bandada= f flock (of birds flying), bevy, flight. =bandido= m bandit. =bandolerismo= m (not in A.) brigandage. =banquete= m banquet. =bano= m bath. =barba= f beard (pl in same sense), chin. =barbaridad= f barbarousness, foolhardiness, Gothishness, spirit of primitive savagehood; barbarity. =barbarie= f barbarism, savagery. =barbaro= barbarian, barbarous; foolhardy, harebrained, reckless. =barbilampino= thin-bearded. =barda= f brushwood (or straw etc.) on top of wall (to prevent tapia from weathering away). =bardal= m a tapia topped with brush; say wall. =barniz= m varnish. =barra= f bar (N =13= 1). =barraca= f hut. =barranco= m gully, ravine. =barrer= t sweep. =barricada= f barricade. =barrido= m sweeping; sweepings. =barro= m wet earth, clay; =de——­ = earthen. =barruntar= t have an inkling of. =Bartolome= m Bartolome, Bartholomew. =basca= f qualm. =base= f base, basis. =basilisco= m basilisk. =bastante= enough; tolerably, a good deal, rather. =bastar= i suffice; =basta= enough, no need of any more; =con X. basta (y sobra)= X. is enough (and more). =bastardear= i (not r by A.) degenerate, be debased. =batalla= f battle. =batallar=