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EBANISTERÍA f. cabinet-work
ECUADOR m. equator; —— TERMAL heat belt
ECHAR v. to throw, to pour, to send out, to cast; —— FLORES to bloom
EDAD f. age; SER MAYOR DE —— to become of age
EDIFICAR v. to build; to edify
EDIFICIO m. building
EFECTO m. effect; EN —— in fact
EFECTUAR v. to effect; to complete; ——SE to take place
EFICAZ adj. effective
EJECUTAR v. to execute, to perform, to make, to do
EJEMPLO m. example; sample
EJERCICIO m. exercise
EJÉRCITO m. army
ELABORAR v. to work, to manufacture
ELEGIR v. to elect, to choose
ELOGIO m. praise
EMBARCACIÓN f. embarkation; boat
EMBARCAR v. to embark, to ship
EMBARQUE m. shipping, embarkment
EMBETUNAR v. to cover with pitch
EMBRUTECER v. to stultify, to make stupid
EMPACAR v. to pack
EMPAQUE m. packing
EMPEÑAR v. to pledge; ——SE EN QUE to be determined to, to persist in
EMPEZAR v. to begin
EMPIEZA see EMPEZAR
EMPLEAR v. to employ, to use
EMPORIO m. emporium
EMPRENDER v. to undertake
EMPRESA f. enterprise
ENCAJE m. lace
ENCANTADO, -A adj. enchanted
ENCANTO m. charm
ENCARGAR v. to charge, to commit; ——SE DE to take charge of
ENCERRAR v. to confine, to include, to inclose, to contain
ENCIERRA see ENCERRAR
ENCIMA adv. above, over
ENCINA f. oak
ENCOGER v. to shrink
ENCONTRAR v. to meet, to find, to encounter; ——SE to be, to find one's self
ENCORVADO, -A adj. crooked, bent
ENCUENTRA see ENCONTRAR
ENDURECER v. to harden
ENFERMO, -A adj. sick
ENMIENDA f. amendment
ENROLLAR v. to roll
ENSANCHAR v. to widen, to extend
ENSEÑANZA f. instruction; —— SECUNDARIA intermediate instruction
ENSEÑAR v. to teach
ENSERES m. pl. implements
ENTENDER v. to understand, to comprehend
ENTERO, -A adj. entire, whole
ENTERRAR v. to bury
ENTONCES adv. then
ENTRADA f. entrance
ENTRAR v. to enter
ENTRE prep. between, among
ENTUSIASTA adj. enthusiastic
ENVIAR v. to send
ENVOLTURA f. wrapping
ENVOLVER v. to wrap, to envelop
ENVUELTO see ENVOLVER
EPICURO pr. Epicurus
EQUIPO m. equipment
EQUIVALER v. to be equivalent, to equal
ERGUIR v. to erect; ——SE to rise
ERIGIR v. to erect
ESCALA f. scale; ladder; port of call
ESCASO, -A adj. scarce
ESCLAVO m. slave
ESCOGER v. to choose, to select
ESCRIBIR v. to write
ESCRITO see ESCRIBIR
ESCRITURA f. writing, handwriting
ESCUADRA f. squadron, fleet; square
ESCUELA f. school
ESENCIAL adj. essential
ESFERA f. sphere
ESFORZAR(SE) v. to endeavor
ESFUERZO m. effort, courage
ESMERALDA f. emerald
ESPACIO m. space, room, capacity
ESPAÑOL, ESPAÑOLA adj. Spanish; m. and f. Spaniard
ESPARCIR v. to scatter
ESPEJO m. mirror
ESPERAR v. to hope; to wait, to await
ESPESO, -A adj. thick, dense, close
ESPINA f. thorn
ESTABLECER v. to establish, to found
ESTACIÓN f. season; railway station; situation
ESTADISTA m. statesman
ESTADÍSTICO, -A adj. statistical; f. sing. statistics
ESTADO m. state, nation; condition
ESTALLAR v. to break out, to burst
ESTANCIA f. room; farm, plantation, ranch (Amer.)
ESTAÑO m. tin; HOJA DE —— tinfoil
ESTE, -A, -O, -AS, -OS pron. this, this one (accented when used without a substantive or directly after one); m. sing. east
ESTÉRIL adj. sterile
ESTERLINO, -A adj. sterling; LIBRA ——A pound sterling
ESTERO m. small estuary, canal
ESTIMULAR v. to stimulate
ESTRATO m. stratum, layer
ESTRECHO, -A adj. narrow
ESTRIBACIÓN f. prop, support
ESTUARIO m. estuary
ESTUDIANTE m. and f. student
EUROPEO, -A adj. European
EVITAR v. to avoid
EX PROFESO (Lat.) adv. on purpose, expressly
EXENTO, -A adj. exempt
EXIGENTE adj. exacting
ÉXITO m. success, outcome, result
EXPATRIACIÓN f. exile
EXPEDIR v. to issue, to send; to grant
EXPIDE, EXPIDIÓ see EXPEDIR
EXPLICAR v. to explain
EXPLOTAR v. to exploit
EXPONER v. to expose
EXPUESTO see EXPONER
EXPULSAR v. to expel
EXTENDER v. to extend
EXTENSO, -A adj. extensive
EXTIENDE see EXTENDER
EXTRAER v. to extract
EXTRANJERO, -A adj. foreign; EN EL ——O in foreign countries; m. and f. foreigner