Top 1000 English words
Page 2 of 10. Frequency across the English books in this collection, with an example sentence.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| after | después | We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh. Dracula |
| go | ir | I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible. Dracula |
| made | hecho | Having had some time at my disposal when in London, I had visited the British Museum, and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding Transylvania; it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the… Dracula |
| night | noche | Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale. Dracula |
| here | aquí | The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule. Dracula |
| own | propio | I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post… Dracula |
| where | dónde | Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?” She was in such evident distress that I tried to comfort her, but without effect. Dracula |
| went | fue | He went, but immediately returned with a letter:-- Dracula |
| its | su | I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and… Dracula |
| two | dos | Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go; at least to wait a day or two before starting. Dracula |
| day | día | All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. Dracula |
| first | primero | With some difficulty I got a fellow-passenger to tell me what they meant; he would not answer at first, but on learning that I was English, he explained that it was a charm or guard against the evil eye. Dracula |
| way | manera | I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. Dracula |
| away | lejos | The passenger turned his face away, at the same time putting out his two fingers and crossing himself. Dracula |
| too | también | I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress--white undergarment with long double apron, front, and back, of coloured stuff fitting almost too… Dracula |
| might | podría | I soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along, although had I known the language, or rather languages, which my fellow-passengers were speaking, I might not have been… Dracula |
| long | largo | All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. Dracula |
| saw | vio | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… Dracula |
| great | gran | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… Dracula |
| thought | pensamiento | I was already thinking what I had best do, when the driver, looking at his watch, said to the others something which I could hardly hear, it was spoken so quietly and in so low a tone; I thought it was “An hour less… Dracula |
| eyes | ojos | She then rose and dried her eyes, and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me. Dracula |
| through | a través de | Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. Dracula |
| though | aunque | I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams. Dracula |
| room | habitación | Just before I was leaving, the old lady came up to my room and said in a very hysterical way: Dracula |
| last | último | I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and… Dracula |
| say | decir | I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”--Satan, “pokol”--hell, “stregoica”--witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”--both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for… Dracula |
| even | incluso | Here and there was a peasant man or woman kneeling before a shrine, who did not even turn round as we approached, but seemed in the self-surrender of devotion to have neither eyes nor ears for the outer world. Dracula |
| life | vida | PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y. Dracula |
| hand | mano | Then I descended from the side of the coach, as the calèche was close alongside, the driver helping me with a hand which caught my arm in a grip of steel; his strength must have been prodigious. Dracula |
| old | viejo | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… Dracula |
| every | cada | I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool; if so my stay may be very interesting. Dracula |
| nothing | nada | When I asked him if he knew Count Dracula, and could tell me anything of his castle, both he and his wife crossed themselves, and, saying that they knew nothing at all, simply refused to speak further. Dracula |
| seemed | parecía | All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. Dracula |
| himself | él mismo | Isten szek!”--“God’s seat!”--and he crossed himself reverently. Dracula |
| once | una vez | On the stage they would be set down at once as some old Oriental band of brigands. Dracula |
| still | todavía | There was a dog howling all night under my window, which may have had something to do with it; or it may have been the paprika, for I had to drink up all the water in my carafe, and was still thirsty. Dracula |
| just | justo | I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least… Dracula |
| these | estos | How these papers have been placed in sequence will be made manifest in the reading of them. Dracula |
| yet | aún | I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post… Dracula |
| ever | alguna vez | If this book should ever reach Mina before I do, let it bring my good-bye. Dracula |
| make | hacer | “No, no,” he said; “you must not walk here; the dogs are too fierce”; and then he added, with what he evidently meant for grim pleasantry--for he looked round to catch the approving smile of the rest--“and you may have… Dracula |
| off | fuera | The Castle._--The grey of the morning has passed, and the sun is high over the distant horizon, which seems jagged, whether with trees or hills I know not, for it is so far off that big things and little are mixed. Dracula |
| found | encontró | I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it. Dracula |
| face | cara | She saw, I suppose, the doubt in my face, for she put the rosary round my neck, and said, “For your mother’s sake,” and went out of the room. Dracula |
| looked | miró | The women looked pretty, except when you got near them, but they were very clumsy about the waist. Dracula |
| elizabeth | Elizabeth | “But you forget, mamma,” said Elizabeth, “that we shall meet him at the assemblies, and that Mrs. Pride and Prejudice |
| head | cabeza | She shook her head as she said again: Dracula |
| most | la mayoría | The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule. Dracula |
| dear | querido | MY DEAR FRIEND Dracula |
| house | casa | “Welcome to my house! Dracula |
| tell | decir | When I asked him if he knew Count Dracula, and could tell me anything of his castle, both he and his wife crossed themselves, and, saying that they knew nothing at all, simply refused to speak further. Dracula |
| look | mirada | They are very picturesque, but do not look prepossessing. Dracula |
| cried | gritó | Then I ran to the window and cried to them. Dracula |
| don’t | no | I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it. Dracula |
| men | hombres | But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one; men know him not--and to know not is to care not for. Dracula |
| door | puerta | Towards morning I slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door, so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then. Dracula |
| being | siendo | Being practically on the frontier--for the Borgo Pass leads from it into Bukovina--it has had a very stormy existence, and it certainly shows marks of it. Dracula |
| quite | bastante | On this were sure to be seated quite a group of home-coming peasants, the Cszeks with their white, and the Slovaks with their coloured, sheepskins, the latter carrying lance-fashion their long staves, with axe at end. Dracula |
| heard | oyó | The strange driver evidently heard the words, for he looked up with a gleaming smile. Dracula |
| get | conseguir | (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. Dracula |
| took | tomó | The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule. Dracula |
| without | sin | I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it. Dracula |
| myself | yo mismo | I was now myself looking out for the conveyance which was to take me to the Count. Dracula |
| mrs | señora | Dracula |
| things | cosas | There is throughout no statement of past things wherein memory may err, for all the records chosen are exactly contemporary, given from the standpoints and within the range of knowledge of those who made them. Dracula |
| soon | pronto | I soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along, although had I known the language, or rather languages, which my fellow-passengers were speaking, I might not have been… Dracula |
| round | alrededor | Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque. Dracula |
| let | dejar | If this book should ever reach Mina before I do, let it bring my good-bye. Dracula |
| thing | cosa | I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”--Satan, “pokol”--hell, “stregoica”--witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”--both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for… Dracula |
| why | por qué | “That is why, I suppose, you wished him to go on to Bukovina. Dracula |
| knew | sabía | He mumbled out that the money had been sent in a letter, and that was all he knew. Dracula |
| oh | oh | Oh! Dracula |
| take | tomar | One by one several of the passengers offered me gifts, which they pressed upon me with an earnestness which would take no denial; these were certainly of an odd and varied kind, but each was given in simple good faith,… Dracula |
| something | algo | There was a dog howling all night under my window, which may have had something to do with it; or it may have been the paprika, for I had to drink up all the water in my carafe, and was still thirsty. Dracula |
| place | lugar | Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. Dracula |
| left | izquierda, se fue | Bistritz.--Left Munich at 8:35 P. Dracula |
| told | dijo | They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion. Dracula |
| always | siempre | Of old the Hospadars would not repair them, lest the Turk should think that they were preparing to bring in foreign troops, and so hasten the war which was always really at loading point. Dracula |
| felt | sintió | As they sank into the darkness I felt a strange chill, and a lonely feeling came over me; but a cloak was thrown over my shoulders, and a rug across my knees, and the driver said in excellent German:-- Dracula |
| began | empezó | I had for breakfast more paprika, and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was “mamaliga,” and egg-plant stuffed with forcemeat, a very excellent dish, which they call “impletata.” (Mem., get recipe for… Dracula |
| while | mientras | I did not know what to do, the less as the howling of the wolves grew closer; but while I wondered the driver suddenly appeared again, and without a word took his seat, and we resumed our journey. Dracula |
| many | muchos | I was just able to follow her by asking many questions. Dracula |
| same | mismo | I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”--Satan, “pokol”--hell, “stregoica”--witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”--both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for… Dracula |
| another | otro | One of my companions whispered to another the line from Burger’s “Lenore”:-- Dracula |
| got | consiguió | Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. Dracula |
| right | derecho | Right and left of us they towered, with the afternoon sun falling full upon them and bringing out all the glorious colours of this beautiful range, deep blue and purple in the shadows of the peaks, green and brown… Dracula |
| moment | momento | “No, no,” he said; “you must not walk here; the dogs are too fierce”; and then he added, with what he evidently meant for grim pleasantry--for he looked round to catch the approving smile of the rest--“and you may have… Dracula |
| put | poner | She saw, I suppose, the doubt in my face, for she put the rosary round my neck, and said, “For your mother’s sake,” and went out of the room. Dracula |
| hands | manos | Hitherto I had noticed the backs of his hands as they lay on his knees in the firelight, and they had seemed rather white and fine; but seeing them now close to me, I could not but notice that they were rather… Dracula |
| seen | visto | One by one several of the passengers offered me gifts, which they pressed upon me with an earnestness which would take no denial; these were certainly of an odd and varied kind, but each was given in simple good faith,… Dracula |
| friend | amigo | “My Friend.--Welcome to the Carpathians. Dracula |
| young | joven | young Herr, must you go?” She was in such an excited state that she seemed to have lost her grip of what German she knew, and mixed it all up with some other language which I did not know at all. Dracula |
| asked | preguntó | (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. Dracula |
| half | mitad | Having then reached my normal state, I discovered that I was half famished with hunger; so making a hasty toilet, I went into the other room. Dracula |
| done | hecho | I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. Dracula |
| mind | mente | I did not know what to do, for, as an English Churchman, I have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous, and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state… Dracula |
| however | sin embargo | They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion. Dracula |
| miss | señorita | Dracula |
| three | tres | I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least… Dracula |
| till | hasta | I am not sleepy, and, as I am not to be called till I awake, naturally I write till sleep comes. Dracula |