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Words of the Seven Madmen · 262 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

bajar

come down; lowered; went down 18 times

bajó, bajaba, bajar, baja, bajado, bajando, bajará

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

bastar

is enough; It is enough; would be enough 4 times

Basta, basta, Bastaría

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, conditional, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular (used as an interjection)

bárbaro

brutal; brute; barbarians 3 times

bárbaro, bárbaros

adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

besar

kissed; kiss; will kiss 9 times

besó, besaban, besaré, besársela, besado, besar, bese

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular

Enclitics attach to the infinitive: besar+se+la = 'kiss her' in an impersonal-passive sense, so «no debe besársela» = 'she should not be kissed.'

besar tú

kiss your once

besarte

besarte = besar + te; with los pies this means 'kiss your feet' (dative of possession).

bestia

beasts; brute; brutish 13 times

bestia, bestias

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

'bestia' (literally 'beast') is used colloquially here as an adjective meaning 'brutish, stupid.'

blanca

white women once

blancas

'trata de blancas' ('white slavery') was the period term for forced prostitution.

bombilla

straw twice

bombilla

The subject of chupaba is the elided 'ella' (she) carried over from the main clause — the translation is explicit: 'whose nickel-plated straw she sipped slowly.' Bombilla is what gets sipped, not the sipper.

bordear

edged; runs beside twice

bordeábale, bordea

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular, with archaic enclitic le; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

Literary word order: the clitic "le" is attached after the verb ("bordeábale" = "le bordeaba") instead of before it, a stylistic device common in older written Spanish.

brillar

shone; gleamed; it gleamed 9 times

brillaba, brilló, brillaban

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

Browning

Browning once

Browning

Browning is a pistol brand — used here as shorthand for the gun.

bubónico

bubonic 3 times

bubónica

bubónica agrees with an implied 'peste' (bubonic plague), not with the masculine plural bacilos — an elision typical of Arlt's telegraphic style.

buen

good; good-looking 4 times

buen, buenos

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

buen mozo is a set phrase meaning 'handsome.'

bueno

good; Well; All right 52 times

Bueno, bueno, buena, buenos, buen, buenas, Buenos

interjection; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

burrero

horseplayer once

burrero

"burrero" is slang for someone who bets on horse races.

buscar él

look for you; fetch; find it 5 times

buscarle, buscarlo, Buscarle

'buscarle' uses leísta 'le' for the formal 'usted' as direct object, common in this register.

Seen once or twice

baba

drool once

Babilonia

Babylon twice

bacteria

bacteria once

bacteriológico

bacteriological once

bailarina

dancer once

baile

ball; dance twice

bala

bullet once

balance

balance sheets once

balancearse

swinging once

balanceo

swaying once

balconada

balcony once

baldosa

paving stones once

bambolear

swaying once

bambolear él

swaying once

banana

bananas once

banca

bank twice

bancarrota

bankruptcy once

banda

band once

bandeja

tray once

bandera

flags once

bando

bands twice

bandolero

brigands twice

bandoneón

bandoneón twice

banquero

bankers once

banquete

banquet once

bañadera

bathtub once

bañado

bathed once

bar

bar twice

baranda

rail once

barato

cheap once

baratura

cheapness once

barbaridad

monstrous thing once

barbarie

barbarism twice

barbaza

great beard once

barbero

barber once

barboquejo

chin-strap once

barca

boat; boats twice

barda

walls once

bardal

brush hedges; hedgerows twice

barnizado

varnished once

barra

bars; bar twice

barranco

ravines once

barril

barrel once

barro

mud once

basado

grounded once

basáltico

basaltic once

basura

filth; garbage twice

batalla

battle twice

batería

battery once

batiente

pounding once

batón

dressing gown twice

baturrillo

jumble once

bayeta

baize once

bazofia

swill once

Bánfield

Bánfield once

Beaumont

Beaumont once

beber

drank once

bebido

drunk once

befa

mockery once

Belaunde

Belaunde once

belfo

thick lips once

Belgrano

Belgrano once

bellaco

scoundrel once

bello

beautiful once

beneficio

profits; grace twice

bermejo

vermilion once

bermellón

vermilion once

Bersut

Bersut once

Berthelot

Berthelot once

bestial

bestial once

bestialidad

savageries once

Beta

Beta once

biblia

bibles once

bicicleta

bicycle once

bifurcado

forked once

bifurcar

forked off; forked twice

bigotazo

huge mustaches once

billar

billiards once

Binghamtom

Binghamton once

biombo

folding screen twice

bisagra

hinges once

bisectriz

bisector once

bisel

bevels once

biselar

beveled away once

bizca

cross-eyed girl once

bizco

cross-eyed twice

blancura

whiteness twice

blando

soft twice

blandura

softness once

blanquecino

whitish once

blanquísimo

very white once

blasfemo

blasphemous once

blindado

armored twice

blindaje

armor once

blindar

armored once

bloqueado

walled off once

bloquear

locking in once

blusa

blouse once

bocamanga

cuffs once

bocanada

puffs once

bochinche

uproar once

bolcheviquismo

Bolshevism once

boletería

ticket window once

boleto

ticket once

bombo

drums once

bonito

pretty twice

boquilla

spout once

borbotón

gushes twice

Borneo

Borneo once

borrar

would erase; wipe twice

borrar él

erasing him once

borrarse

fading once

borroneado

scrawled once

boscoso

wooded once

Bosque

Forest once

bosquecillo

little wood once

bostezar

yawn once

bostezo

yawns once

botánica

botany once

botella

bottle; bottles twice

botellón

big flask once

botica

pharmacy once

boxeador

boxer once

bóveda

vaults once

brasileño

Brazilian once

breña

crags once

brete

pens once

brillo

gleam once

brilloso

shining once

brincar

leapt once

brinco

leap once

brisa

breeze once

brocal

well-rim once

broche

clasps once

broma

joke once

bronca

a fight once

bronceado

bronzed once

bronco

hoarse twice

brote

the bud once

bruma

haze once

brutalmente

brutally once

budismo

Buddhism once

buena

good once

Bueno

well twice

bufonada

buffoonery once

buhardilla

garrets once

bullanguero

rowdy once

bulldog

bulldogs once

bullir

seethed once

burdel

brothel twice

burdelero

whoremonger once

burguesía

bourgeoisie once

burgués

bourgeois once

burlar tú

mocking once

burlarse

mocking once

burro

donkeys; nags twice

buscar ella

fetch her twice

buscar tú

looking for you once

buscar yo

go catch myself once

buzo

diver once

búho

owl once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Roberto Arlt, d. 1942).
Translation
Public-domain Spanish (Arlt, d. 1942). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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