Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader - LightNovelsOnl.com
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=espeso, -a=, dense, thick.
=espiga=, _f._, stalk (_of wheat or corn_).
=espigar=, to glean.
=espina=, _f._, thorn.
=espuela=, _f._, spur.
=espuma=, _f._, froth, foam.
=esquife=, _m._, skiff, small boat.
=esquilmar=, to impoverish, to reduce.
=esquites=, _m. pl._ (_Sp. A._), popcorn.
=estabulacion=, _f._, the keeping of farm animals in the stable.
=estaca=, _f._, stake, picket, post.
=estacion=, _f._, season; railway depot; one of the stations in the _Via Crucis_ (_R. C. Ch._).
=Estado=, _m._, State, the commonwealth; each of the States of a country.
=estallar=, to explode, to burst, to crack.
=estancia=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), large farm.
=estanciero=, _m._, farmer, rancher.
=estanco=, _m._, a government monopoly; place where goods under a monopoly are sold.
=estandarte=, _m._, banner, standard, flag.
=estante=, _m._, shelf; =---- giratorio=, revolving bookcase.
=estano=, _m._, tin.
=estar=, to be; =---- con=, to be of the same opinion; =---- por=, to be about to, to prefer; =a ---- a lo que=, according to.
=estero=, _m._, lake near the sea; salt marsh; (_Sp. A._) swamp; creek; dry river; pool.
=estigma=, _m._, stigma, brand, mark.
=estirpe=, _m._, race, origin, stock.
=esto, en ----=, at this moment.
=estola=, _f._, stole, a fur garment worn by women.
=estrado=, _m._, _formerly_ a dais or raised platform in a drawing room.
=estrecho, -a=, narrow, close.
=estregar=, to rub one thing against another.
=estrellado, -a=, broken, shattered; starry.
=estrellar=, to break by collision; to be filled with stars. _In the latter sense it is also used metaphorically._
=estreno=, _m._, "first night" performance.
=estrepito=, _m._, noise, clamor, bustle.
=estribar=, to build upon, to support.
=estribo=, _m._, stirrup; step (_in vehicles_).
=estridor=, _m._, noise, crack, screech, stridor.
=estro=, _m._ (_Poet._), ardor, inspiration.
=estrujar=, to press out, to squeeze.
=estudio=, _m._, study; =---- de abogado=, lawyer's office.
=estufa=, _f._, stove.
=estupefacto, -a=, motionless, petrified, astonished, bewildered.
=etapa=, _f._, stage; station; stop.
=evitar=, to avoid.
=examen=, _m._, examination, trial, inquiry, search; =---- de revalida=, examination required of graduates from foreign colleges and universities before they are permitted to practice in their adopted country.
=excusado, -a=, exempted, superfluous, useless; =ser ----=, to be out of the question.
=exigir=, to exact, to demand, to require, to urge.
=existencia=, _f._, stock in hand, goods.
=exito=, _m._, success.
=expediente=, _m._, file of papers bearing on a case; collection of all the papers belonging to a business matter.
=exprimir=, to squeeze.
