Top 1000 English words
Page 7 of 10. Frequency across the English books in this collection, with an example sentence.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| road | camino | Before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods, with here and there steep hills, crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses, the blank gable end to the road. Dracula |
| strength | fuerza | 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 |
| talking | hablando | When I got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking with the landlady. Dracula |
| book | libro | If this book should ever reach Mina before I do, let it bring my good-bye. Dracula |
| box | caja | Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the box-seat--“gotza” they call them--cracked his big whip over his four small horses, which ran abreast, and we set off on our journey. Dracula |
| cry | grito | Henceforth no effort of mine, no piteous cry or agonised entreaty, would make them even look at me. Dracula |
| joy | alegría | With joy I hurried to the window, and saw drive into the yard two great leiter-wagons, each drawn by eight sturdy horses, and at the head of each pair a Slovak, with his wide hat, great nail-studded belt, dirty… Dracula |
| perfectly | perfectamente | This could not be true, because up to then he had understood it perfectly; at least, he answered my questions exactly as if he did. Dracula |
| remained | quedó | “But how,” said I, “can it have remained so long undiscovered, when there is a sure index to it if men will but take the trouble to look?” The Count smiled, and as his lips ran back over his gums, the long, sharp,… Dracula |
| boys | chicos | Dracula |
| horror | horror | The women closed round, whilst I was aghast with horror; but as I looked they disappeared, and with them the dreadful bag. Dracula |
| shoulder | hombro | Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder, and heard the Count’s voice saying to me, “Good-morning.” I started, for it amazed me that I had not seen him, since the reflection of the glass covered the whole room behind me. Dracula |
| sit | sentarse | 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 |
| broke | rompió | Dracula |
| caught | atrapó | 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 |
| dinner | cena | I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. Dracula |
| fancy | fantasía | There are many odd things to put down, and, lest who reads them may fancy that I dined too well before I left Bistritz, let me put down my dinner exactly. Dracula |
| sent | envió | He mumbled out that the money had been sent in a letter, and that was all he knew. Dracula |
| wood | madera | Dracula |
| human | humano | They whispered together, and then they all three laughed--such a silvery, musical laugh, but as hard as though the sound never could have come through the softness of human lips. Dracula |
| instant | instante | The instant, however, that I had stepped over the threshold, he moved impulsively forward, and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince, an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it… Dracula |
| land | tierra | I trust that your journey from London has been a happy one, and that you will enjoy your stay in my beautiful land. Dracula |
| quiet | silencio | In a few minutes, however, my own ears got accustomed to the sound, and the horses so far became quiet that the driver was able to descend and to stand before them. Dracula |
| received | recibió | He and his wife, the old lady who had received me, looked at each other in a frightened sort of way. Dracula |
| show | mostrar | Dracula |
| thousand | mil | Away with it!” and opening the heavy window with one wrench of his terrible hand, he flung out the glass, which was shattered into a thousand pieces on the stones of the courtyard far below. Dracula |
| deal | trato | He moved downwards in a sidelong way, some hundred feet down, and a good deal to the left. Dracula |
| lived | vivió | I determined not to return to-night to the gloom-haunted rooms, but to sleep here, where, of old, ladies had sat and sung and lived sweet lives whilst their gentle breasts were sad for their menfolk away in the midst… Dracula |
| moved | se movió | The instant, however, that I had stepped over the threshold, he moved impulsively forward, and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince, an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it… Dracula |
| pass | paso | 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 |
| wait | esperar | Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go; at least to wait a day or two before starting. Dracula |
| darling | querido | Dracula |
| floor | suelo | Let me see to your comfort myself.” He insisted on carrying my traps along the passage, and then up a great winding stair, and along another great passage, on whose stone floor our steps rang heavily. Dracula |
| follow | seguir | I was just able to follow her by asking many questions. Dracula |
| beside | al lado | Then, amongst a chorus of screams from the peasants and a universal crossing of themselves, a calèche, with four horses, drove up behind us, overtook us, and drew up beside the coach. Dracula |
| beyond | más allá | Beyond the green swelling hills of the Mittel Land rose mighty slopes of forest up to the lofty steeps of the Carpathians themselves. Dracula |
| danger | peligro | It has always been at night-time that I have been molested or threatened, or in some way in danger or in fear. Dracula |
| dreadful | espantoso | This was all so strange and uncanny that a dreadful fear came upon me, and I was afraid to speak or move. Dracula |
| foot | pie | The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot… Dracula |
| madam | señora | Dracula |
| conversation | conversación | This led to much conversation; and as it was evident that he wanted to talk, if only for talking’s sake, I asked him many questions regarding things that had already happened to me or come within my notice. Dracula |
| green | verde | 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 |
| mad | loco | When I look back after a few hours I think I must have been mad for the time, for I behaved much as a rat does in a trap. Dracula |
| smile | sonrisa | “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 |
| bear | oso | If there were any one to talk to I could bear it, but there is no one. Dracula |
| closed | cerró | The Count halted, putting down my bags, closed the door, and crossing the room, opened another door, which led into a small octagonal room lit by a single lamp, and seemingly without a window of any sort. Dracula |
| darkness | oscuridad | Sometimes, as the road was cut through the pine woods that seemed in the darkness to be closing down upon us, great masses of greyness, which here and there bestrewed the trees, produced a peculiarly weird and solemn… Dracula |
| fact | hecho | All needless matters have been eliminated, so that a history almost at variance with the possibilities of later-day belief may stand forth as simple fact. Dracula |
| running | corriendo | It takes a lot of water, and running strong, to sweep the outside edge of a river clear. Dracula |
| spirits | espíritus | He then explained to me that it was commonly believed that on a certain night of the year--last night, in fact, when all evil spirits are supposed to have unchecked sway--a blue flame is seen over any place where… Dracula |
| blue | azul | 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 |
| corner | esquina | The castle was built on the corner of a great rock, so that on three sides it was quite impregnable, and great windows were placed here where sling, or bow, or culverin could not reach, and consequently light and… Dracula |
| creature | criatura | What manner of man is this, or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of man? Dracula |
| forget | olvidar | 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 |
| glass | vaso | There is not even a toilet glass on my table, and I had to get the little shaving glass from my bag before I could either shave or brush my hair. Dracula |
| led | llevó | In the gloom the courtyard looked of considerable size, and as several dark ways led from it under great round arches, it perhaps seemed bigger than it really is. Dracula |
| besides | además | Hawkins’s interest, not mine, and I had to think of him, not myself; and besides, while Count Dracula was speaking, there was that in his eyes and in his bearing which made me remember that I was a prisoner, and that… Dracula |
| getting | consiguiendo | I felt that it was getting very late indeed, but I did not say anything, for I felt under obligation to meet my host’s wishes in every way. Dracula |
| horrible | horrible | It all seemed like a horrible nightmare to me, and I expected that I should suddenly awake, and find myself at home, with the dawn struggling in through the windows, as I had now and again felt in the morning after a… Dracula |
| thoughts | pensamientos | Sometimes, as the road was cut through the pine woods that seemed in the darkness to be closing down upon us, great masses of greyness, which here and there bestrewed the trees, produced a peculiarly weird and solemn… Dracula |
| week | semana | Dracula |
| form | forma | Dracula |
| hold | sostener | I had to hold on. Dracula |
| lying | yaciendo | As the evening fell it began to get very cold, and the growing twilight seemed to merge into one dark mistiness the gloom of the trees, oak, beech, and pine, though in the valleys which ran deep between the spurs of… Dracula |
| tree | árbol | As far as the eye can reach is a sea of green tree tops, with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm. Dracula |
| man’s | del hombre | It is a foul bauble of man’s vanity. Dracula |
| snow | nieve | One of my companions touched my arm as we swept round the base of a hill and opened up the lofty, snow-covered peak of a mountain, which seemed, as we wound on our serpentine way, to be right before us:-- Dracula |
| truth | verdad | It is not good to note this down, lest some day it should meet Mina’s eyes and cause her pain; but it is the truth. Dracula |
| age | edad | Was it not this Dracula, indeed, who inspired that other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into Turkey-land; who, when he was beaten back, came again, and again, and… Dracula |
| dance | baile | Dracula |
| eat | comer | Come in; the night air is chill, and you must need to eat and rest.” As he was speaking, he put the lamp on a bracket on the wall, and stepping out, took my luggage; he had carried it in before I could forestall him. Dracula |
| merely | meramente | The sight seemed to paralyse me, and the shovel turned in my hand and glanced from the face, merely making a deep gash above the forehead. Dracula |
| minute | minuto | He calculated a minute, and then said:-- Dracula |
| started | 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 |
| twenty | veinte | _7 May._--It is again early morning, but I have rested and enjoyed the last twenty-four hours. Dracula |
| afterwards | después | This he afterwards explained by saying that to a _boyar_ the pride of his house and name is his own pride, that their glory is his glory, that their fate is his fate. Dracula |
| appearance | apariencia | Dracula |
| bagheera | Bagheera | It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. The Jungle Book |
| dare | atreverse | I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul. Dracula |
| expected | esperado | 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 |
| impossible | imposible | The castle was built on the corner of a great rock, so that on three sides it was quite impregnable, and great windows were placed here where sling, or bow, or culverin could not reach, and consequently light and… Dracula |
| meant | quería decir | 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 |
| secret | secreto | Hawkins in secret, and also to Mina, for to her I could write in shorthand, which would puzzle the Count, if he did see it. Dracula |
| self | uno mismo | They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion. Dracula |
| standing | de pie | I did not feel dizzy--I suppose I was too excited--and the time seemed ridiculously short till I found myself standing on the window-sill and trying to raise up the sash. Dracula |
| sudden | súbito | At the first howl the horses began to strain and rear, but the driver spoke to them soothingly, and they quieted down, but shivered and sweated as though after a runaway from sudden fright. Dracula |
| thou | tú | Frankenstein |
| determined | decidido | So I determined to write only formal notes now, but to write fully to Mr. Dracula |
| fine | fino | It grew colder and colder still, and fine, powdery snow began to fall, so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket. Dracula |
| loved | amado | “You yourself never loved; you never love!” On this the other women joined, and such a mirthless, hard, soulless laughter rang through the room that it almost made me faint to hear; it seemed like the pleasure of fiends. Dracula |
| seven | siete | Dracula |
| st | san | M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Dracula |
| top | cima | 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 |
| bright | brillante | I could only see the gleam of a pair of very bright eyes, which seemed red in the lamplight, as he turned to us. Dracula |
| ears | orejas | 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 |
| fair | justo | There are many trees on it, which make it in places gloomy, and there is a deep, dark-looking pond or small lake, evidently fed by some springs, as the water is clear and flows away in a fair-sized stream. Dracula |
| fall | caer | It grew colder and colder still, and fine, powdery snow began to fall, so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket. Dracula |
| i’ve | he | Dracula |
| o’clock | en punto | Some time after I had finished my meal--I do not know whether to call it breakfast or dinner, for it was between five and six o’clock when I had it--I looked about for something to read, for I did not like to go about… Dracula |
| scene | escena | 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 |