Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories

Chapter 133

=Santiago= (_lit_., Saint James), Santiago (_capital of Chile, situated at the foot of the Andes Mountains, about 1800 feet above the level of the sea. Pop. about 400,000_).

=santidad,= _f._, sanct.i.ty, holiness, piety.

=santificar,= to hallow.

=sant.i.to,= =-a= (_dim._), little saint.

=santo,= =-a,= saint; _adj._, saintly, holy, sacred.

 

=Santo Cristo,= image of the Savior on the cross.

=Santo Rey= == Ferdinand III (1199-1252) of Castile and Leon. (_Under the leadership of Saint Ferdinand, the Christian Spaniards conquered Cordova in 1236, and Seville in 1248._)

=santuario,= sanctuary.

=saque,= =saque,= _pret., and pres. subj., of_ =sacar.=

=sardinera,= sardine-vender.

=sargento,= sergeant.

=sarta,= string (_as of beads_).

=sarten,= _f._, frying-pan.

=Satanas,= _m._, Satan.

=satisfecho= (_p. p. of_ =satisfacer=), satisfied, happy.

=sauce,= _m._, willow; =los Sauces,= _prop. noun_, the Willows.

=saya,= dress, skirt.

=sayo,= loose blouse or coat; =para su --,= to oneself.

=sazon; a la --,= at that time.

=sazonar,= to season.

=se (= le, les),= to him, to her, to it, to you, to them.

=se,= _refl._, himself, herself, itself, yourself, oneself, themselves, yourselves; each other, one another; =-- dice,= it is said (_the construction of the verb with_ =se= _often takes the place of the English pa.s.sive_).

=se,= _pres. ind. of_ =saber=.

=Sebastian,= _m._, _prop. noun_.

=secar,= to dry; =--se,= to dry up.

=seccion,= _f._, section.

=seco,= dry, parched, metallic, harsh; =en --,= on dry land, grounded.

=secreto,= secret; =en --,= in a whisper.

=secular,= centuries old, secular.

=secundario,= secondary attendant.

=sed,= _f._, thirst.

=seda,= silk.

=seduccion,= _f._, temptation.

=seducir,= to bribe, seduce, tempt, charm.

=segador,= =m.=, reaper.

=seguida; en --,= at once, then, directly.

=seguido,= successive; =de --,= successively; =unos cuantos --s,= several in succession.

=seguir (i),= to continue, follow; =-- adelante,= to continue.

=segun,= according to (what); =-- que,= judging from the way.

=segundo,= second, latter; lieutenant; =de -- orden,= second cla.s.s.

=seguramente,= certainly, surely, most probably.

=seguridad,= _f._, security; =dar --de,= to rea.s.sure.

=seguro (de),= sure; =de --,= surely.

=seis,= six.

=sellar,= to seal; finish.

=sello,= seal, stamp.

=semana,= week; =-- santa,= Holy Week (_the week before Easter in which the pa.s.sion of our Savior is commemorated_).

=semblante,= _m._, face, countenance.

=sembrado,= cornfield, ground sown with grain.

=sembrar (ie),= to sow, plant.