Top 1000 English words
Page 9 of 10. Frequency across the English books in this collection, with an example sentence.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| wished | deseó | I wished to get down and walk up them, as we do at home, but the driver would not hear of it. Dracula |
| breath | aliento | It may have been that his breath was rank, but a horrible feeling of nausea came over me, which, do what I would, I could not conceal. Dracula |
| common | común | Here I am noble; I am _boyar_; the common people know me, and I am master. Dracula |
| delight | deleite | Count Dracula had directed me to go to the Golden Krone Hotel, which I found, to my great delight, to be thoroughly old-fashioned, for of course I wanted to see all I could of the ways of the country. Dracula |
| easy | fácil | Whether it is the old lady’s fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but I am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual. Dracula |
| fresh | fresco | It was a welcome sight; for here was a great bedroom well lighted and warmed with another log fire,--also added to but lately, for the top logs were fresh--which sent a hollow roar up the wide chimney. Dracula |
| journey | viaje | I trust that your journey from London has been a happy one, and that you will enjoy your stay in my beautiful land. Dracula |
| makes | hace | I long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty London, to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity, to share its life, its change, its death, and all that makes it what it is. Dracula |
| papers | papeles | How these papers have been placed in sequence will be made manifest in the reading of them. Dracula |
| shadow | sombra | I love the shade and the shadow, and would be alone with my thoughts when I may.” Somehow his words and his look did not seem to accord, or else it was that his cast of face made his smile look malignant and saturnine. Dracula |
| stand | estar de pie | 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 |
| throat | garganta | When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. Dracula |
| twice | dos veces | Dracula |
| although | aunque | 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 |
| bell | campana | Of bell or knocker there was no sign; through these frowning walls and dark window openings it was not likely that my voice could penetrate. Dracula |
| desire | deseo | By this time I had finished my supper, and by my host’s desire had drawn up a chair by the fire and begun to smoke a cigar which he offered me, at the same time excusing himself that he did not smoke. Dracula |
| expression | expresión | What music they make!” Seeing, I suppose, some expression in my face strange to him, he added:-- Dracula |
| key | llave | A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse, and the great door swung back. Dracula |
| law | ley | The books were of the most varied kind--history, geography, politics, political economy, botany, geology, law--all relating to England and English life and customs and manners. Dracula |
| michael | Michael | Wendy came first, then John, then Michael. Peter Pan |
| speaking | hablando | 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 |
| stone | piedra | Then he took out my traps, and placed them on the ground beside me as I stood close to a great door, old and studded with large iron nails, and set in a projecting doorway of massive stone. Dracula |
| tikki | Tikki | Tiger!” Mowgli’s Song The White Seal Lukannon “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” Darzee’s Chant Toomai of the Elephants Shiv and the Grasshopper Her Majesty’s Servants Parade Song of the Camp Animals The Jungle Book |
| walking | caminando | Dracula |
| breakfast | desayuno | 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 |
| direction | dirección | I knew pretty well the direction and distance of the Count’s window, and made for it as well as I could, having regard to the opportunities available. Dracula |
| dropped | dejó caer | Dracula |
| engaged | comprometido | When I told her that I must go at once, and that I was engaged on important business, she asked again: Dracula |
| forth | adelante | 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 |
| instantly | al instante | Dracula |
| learn | aprender | You shall, I trust, rest here with me awhile, so that by our talking I may learn the English intonation; and I would that you tell me when I make error, even of the smallest, in my speaking. Dracula |
| rushed | se lanzó | I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings. Dracula |
| send | enviar | “I must regret that an attack of gout, from which malady I am a constant sufferer, forbids absolutely any travelling on my part for some time to come; but I am happy to say I can send a sufficient substitute, one in… Dracula |
| sky | cielo | Suddenly, I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken… Dracula |
| terror | terror | The horses jumped about and reared, and looked helplessly round with eyes that rolled in a way painful to see; but the living ring of terror encompassed them on every side; and they had perforce to remain within it. Dracula |
| effect | efecto | 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 |
| imagine | imaginar | I have placed the crucifix over the head of my bed--I imagine that my rest is thus freer from dreams; and there it shall remain. Dracula |
| pleased | contento | Dracula |
| river | río | It takes a lot of water, and running strong, to sweep the outside edge of a river clear. Dracula |
| angry | enfadado | Dracula |
| coat | abrigo | Dracula |
| easily | fácilmente | 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 |
| honour | honor | Dracula |
| move | mover | 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 |
| pray | rogar | “I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. Dracula |
| remarked | comentó | When I remarked this, he answered:-- Dracula |
| brain | cerebro | Where ends the war without a brain and heart to conduct it? Dracula |
| colonel | coronel | “When Colonel Miller’s regiment went away” 285 Pride and Prejudice |
| horses | caballos | 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 |
| natural | natural | They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion. Dracula |
| necessary | necesario | When I had told him the facts and got his signature to the necessary papers, and had written a letter with them ready to post to Mr. Dracula |
| sherlock | Sherlock | To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| squire | escudero | Dracula |
| arrived | llegó | M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Dracula |
| fallen | caído | There was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom--apple, plum, pear, cherry; and as we drove by I could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals. Dracula |
| miserable | miserable | Dracula |
| please | por favor | “I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. Dracula |
| sake | bien de | 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 |
| anxious | ansioso | Dracula |
| future | futuro | The Count’s mysterious warning frightened me at the time; it frightens me more now when I think of it, for in future he has a fearful hold upon me. Dracula |
| lizzy | Lizzy | Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls--though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.” Pride and Prejudice |
| nag | Nag | The Jungle Book |
| stop | parar | “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 |
| thin | delgado | His face was a strong--a very strong--aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. Dracula |
| waited | esperó | I waited with a sick feeling of suspense. Dracula |
| ye | vos | Dracula |
| baloo | Baloo | Then the only other creature who is allowed at the Pack Council--Baloo, the sleepy brown bear who teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle: old Baloo, who can come and go where he pleases because he eats only nuts… The Jungle Book |
| drove | condujo | 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 |
| feared | temió | 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 |
| filled | lleno | I was filled with agitation, however, when I bent down and slid feet foremost in through the window. Dracula |
| hung | colgaba | I had hung my shaving glass by the window, and was just beginning to shave. Dracula |
| lie | mentira | We Transylvanian nobles love not to think that our bones may lie amongst the common dead. Dracula |
| memory | memoria | I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when I talk over my travels with Mina. Dracula |
| moon | luna | I could not see any cause for it, for the howling of the wolves had ceased altogether; but just then the moon, sailing through the black clouds, appeared behind the jagged crest of a beetling, pine-clad rock, and by… Dracula |
| places | lugares | Soon we were hemmed in with trees, which in places arched right over the roadway till we passed as through a tunnel; and again great frowning rocks guarded us boldly on either side. Dracula |
| pointed | señaló | When we started, the crowd round the inn door, which had by this time swelled to a considerable size, all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingers towards me. Dracula |
| carriage | carruaje | 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 |
| changed | cambió | But my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when I saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window and begin to crawl down the castle wall over that dreadful abyss, _face down_ with his cloak spreading out… Dracula |
| duty | deber | I therefore tried to raise her up, and said, as gravely as I could, that I thanked her, but my duty was imperative, and that I must go. Dracula |
| fortune | fortuna | Dracula |
| hot | caliente | When I had dressed myself I went into the room where we had supped, and found a cold breakfast laid out, with coffee kept hot by the pot being placed on the hearth. Dracula |
| slept | durmió | 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 |
| act | acto | Copyright, 1897, in the United States of America, according to Act of Congress, by Bram Stoker Dracula |
| eight | ocho | 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 |
| greater | mayor | The excitement of the passengers grew greater; the crazy coach rocked on its great leather springs, and swayed like a boat tossed on a stormy sea. Dracula |
| killed | mató | Dracula |
| lad | muchacho | Dracula |
| pity | lástima | I could not pity her, for I knew now what had become of her child, and she was better dead. Dracula |
| plain | llanura | Dracula |
| quietly | en voz baja | I could hear a lot of words often repeated, queer words, for there were many nationalities in the crowd; so I quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out. Dracula |
| view | vista | The view was magnificent, and from where I stood there was every opportunity of seeing it. Dracula |
| watched | observó | I drew back and watched carefully, and saw the whole man emerge. Dracula |
| you’ll | vas a | Beware how you meddle with him, or you’ll have to deal with me.” The fair girl, with a laugh of ribald coquetry, turned to answer him:-- Dracula |
| yours | tuyo | You are first, and we shall follow; yours is the right to begin.” The other added:-- Dracula |
| youth | juventud | There lay the Count, but looking as if his youth had been half renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey; the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth… Dracula |
| comfort | consuelo | 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 |
| covered | cubierto | 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 |
| spoken | hablado | Seward’s Phonograph Diary, spoken by Van Helsing CHAPTER XXV. Dracula |
| watching | mirando | Dracula |
| didn’t | no | Dracula |