extravagante extraordinary, outlandish

facil easy

falsedad f. falseness

falta f. lack; fault; hacer buena ——­ be much in need of; be absolutely necessary

faltar lack; *——­ a* be lacking in; no faltaba mas (expression of dissent) the idea! that would be the last straw

fallo m. decision, sentence

familia f. family

fastidiar weary; *——­se* become bored

fatigado (pp. of fatigar) fatigued, weary

fatuo fatuous, conceited

favor m. favor

favorable favorable fe f. faith; a ——­ exclam. upon my word

fecundo fecund, fertile

felicidad f. happiness

feliz happy

feo ugly

fiar(se) trust

ficcion f. fiction; stratagem, invention, trick

figurar figure; *——­se* imagine

filiacion f. filiation

filial filial

fin m. end; en ——­, al ——­, por ——­, after all; finally

finalmente finally

fingir pretend; plan; invent; counterfeit

fino fine, courteous, delicate

firma f. signature

firmar sign

fisgonear spy

fisico m. constitution

fisonomia f. physiognomy

Flandes Flanders; punto de ——­ Flemish lace

fleco m. fringe

flor f. flower

fogosidad f. fire, spirit

fomentar foment

fomento _m._ development

Fontana de Oro (Golden Fount) famous cafe in Madrid much frequented by such liberals and men of letters as the critic Larra and the dramatist Gorostiza

formacion f. formation

formar form; *——­ en el bando* join the faction

forrar line

forro m. lining; cover (of a book)

fortuna f. fortune, good luck; por ——­ fortunately

fosco (hosco) harsh, frowning

fracaso m. sorry plight

fragil fragile, frail

frances French

Francia f. France

Francisco Francis

franco open

frase f. phrase; sentence

frecuencia f. frequency

fregado m. tangle

fregar scrub

frenetico frenzied

frente m. front; f. brow, forehead

fresco fresh, cool