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Words of the Seven Madmen · 497 headwords

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

damajuana

demijohns once

damajuanas

A damajuana is a large glass jug or carboy, often wicker-covered — a 'demijohn' in English.

darse

realize; slapped twice

dése, dióse

verb, imperative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular, reflexive (enclitic se)

'Darse cuenta' (imperative 'dese cuenta') is an idiom meaning 'to realize, to notice.'

deber

must; ought to; must have 96 times

debe, debía, debían, Debe, deben, debió, Debía, debo and 11 more

auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular

'deber de' + infinitive is an evidential idiom for probability ('must have'), distinct from plain 'deber' (obligation, 'should have').

decir él

to tell you; telling himself; to tell him 16 times

decirle, diciéndose, decirse, Diciéndole, diciéndole, Decíase

verb, infinitive; verb, gerund; verb, infinitive + dative clitic

The clitic '-le' anticipates 'a su interlocutora' below — both refer to the same listener (clitic doubling).

decir yo

tell me; Tell me; telling myself 13 times

Dígame, dígame, Decíme, decíme, diciéndome

verb, imperative, formal, second-person singular, with attached indirect object pronoun (me); verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, imperative, third-person, singular

'Decíme' is the voseo imperative of 'decir' + enclitic 'me' — Argentine 'dime.'

declive

slope; a slope; decline 4 times

declive

en declive is a postpositive PP attached to calle ('the sloping street'), not an oblique complement of descubría — confirmed by the given translation 'the loathsome insides of the sloping street,' where 'sloping' modifies 'street,' not the verb.

dejar nosotros

let's drop once

Dejémonos

Idiom: dejarse de + noun means 'to quit / cut out (something)' — dejémonos de charlas = 'let's cut the chitchat.'

dejar yo

let me once

déjame

déjame = deja + me ('let me'); imperative, not present indicative.

depender

depends; depended 3 times

dependía, Depende, depende

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

depilar él

shaving once

depilarse

'Depilarse los sobacos' uses the reflexive plus definite article for body-part possession — literally 'shave the armpits [for oneself]', i.e. her armpits.

desaburrir él

to be rid of boredom once

desaburrirse

Colloquial coinage from 'aburrirse' (to be bored) plus the reversive 'des-' prefix; not a standard dictionary word.

descargar

unleash them; brought down; empties 4 times

descargarlos, descargado, descarga, descargaba

verb, infinitive, with enclitic pronoun "los"; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

'los' is an attached direct-object pronoun referring back to furores (rages).

descubrir

discovered; to discover; uncovered 24 times

descubierto, descubrió, descubría, descubrir, descubre, descubriera, descubrían, Descubrió and 2 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

Literally 'discovered'; rendered 'invented' in the translation.

desear

desired; wanted; wished 17 times

deseaba, desea, deseado, desean, Deseaba, Deseo, deseó, deseando and 1 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

desgraciado

wretch; wretched; wretched ones 10 times

desgraciado, desgraciados, desgraciada

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

deslizarse

he would slip once

deslizábase

Archaic/literary word order: the enclitic se is attached after the verb (deslizábase = se deslizaba).

desmedimiento

extravagances once

desmedimientos

Arlt's own coinage from 'desmedido' (excessive, immoderate) — not a standard dictionary word.

despedir

said goodbye; say goodbye; saw off 5 times

despidió, despedir, despidieron, despedían

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

despertar

woke; wake; I would wake 19 times

despertar, despertó, despertaba, despertara, despertado, Despertó, despierta, despiertan and 2 more

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

desventado

gored open once

desventados

'Desventado' (from desventar) means gored or ripped open, exposing the innards.

diablo

devil; the devil; devils 16 times

diablo, diablos, Diablo

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular (interjection)

«¡Qué diablo!» is a mild oath, 'what the devil/deuce!'

dirigir

headed; gave; addressed 21 times

dirigió, dirigía, dirigiremos, dirigen, dirigido, dirigirá

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

disculpar

forgive me; Excuse me; apologized 5 times

disculpe, Disculpe, disculpó, disculpará, Discúlpeme

verb, imperative, third-person, singular; verb, preterite, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular

Formal imperative 'disculpe' (usted) with the clitic 'me' attached: 'forgive/excuse me.'

disponibilidad

availability once

disponibilidad

En disponibilidad, literally 'in availability,' is an idiom for being poised/on standby; the translation renders it 'awaiting his moment.'

doblar

bent; folded; turned 8 times

dobló, doblaban, doblaron, doblaremos, dobla

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

dominado

Subdued once

Dominada

Absolute participial construction: the participle precedes and agrees with the noun it describes, common in formal/literary Spanish for a list of completed conditions.

dudar

doubted; doubtfully; doubts 6 times

dudaba, dudando, dudaban, dudó, dudara, dude

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

durar

lasted; took 3 times

duró, duraban, durara

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

Seen once or twice

dactilógrafa

typist once

Dallas

Dallas once

de + el

of the once

de el

of the once

debajo

under; underneath twice

debatir

struggled once

debido

due once

debilidad

weakness once

decenio

decades once

decente

decent once

decepción

disappointment once

decidir

decided twice

decir ellos

tell them once

decir les

telling them once

decir nosotros

telling each other once

declarar

will declare once

declinar

declined once

decrecer

drain away once

decretar

decree; declare twice

decreto

decrees once

dedicar él

devote themselves once

dedicarse

devote themselves once

deducir

deduce; would deduce twice

defendido

defended once

defensa

stronghold once

definición

definition once

definir

would define once

definir él

define him once

definitivo

final; definitive twice

deformar

contorted; twisted twice

deforme

misshapen once

defraudado

let down once

defraudar él

cheat them once

degollar

slitting the throat of once

degradado

degraded man once

dejar tú

to leave you twice

dejarse

Stop once

delectación

delight once

delegado

delegate; delegates twice

deleitado

delighted once

deliberadamente

deliberately once

deliberado

deliberate once

delicadamente

delicately once

deliciosa

delicious once

deliciosamente

deliciously once

delincuencia

crime once

delincuente

criminal twice

delirar

was raving once

Demetrio

Demetrius once

democrático

democratic once

demorar

was slow once

demostrar

showed once

demostrar él

prove to her; show him twice

demostrar yo

prove to us once

demudar

would alter once

denominar

called once

denotar

betrayed once

dentado

jagged once

dentadura

teeth once

dentario

dental once

dentellado

jagged once

dentista

dentist once

denuncia

report once

departamento

flat; building twice

Departamento

Department once

depositar

was settling; was setting down twice

depositaría

custodian once

depravado

depraved once

derecha

right twice

derivado

born; coming from twice

derramado

spilled once

derramador

shedding once

derramar

will pour once

derretir

melted twice

derribado

slumped once

desagradable

unpleasant once

desagradablemente

unpleasantly once

desagradar

annoys once

desahogado

comfortable once

desalmado

heartless twice

desangrar

was bleeding out once

desangrar él

bleeding out once

desangrarse

to bleed himself out once

desangustiar él

ease anguish once

desaparición

vanishing once

desarrollado

developed once

desarrollo

growth once

desasosiego

disquiet once

desatar

lets go; will break loose twice

desatender

neglected once

desazonar

unsettled twice

desbarrar

rave once

descalabrado

battered once

descalzo

barefoot once

descansar

to rest; rests twice

descarado

brazen once

descascarado

peeling once

descascarar

peeling away once

descendimiento

descent once

descentrado

off-center twice

descerrajar

fired once

descolgar

took down once

descolorido

faded; colorless twice

descomponer

broke; broke apart twice

descomprimido

decompressed once

desconcertado

disconcerted; bewildered twice

desconchado

chipped once

desconchar

chipped once

desconcierto

bewilderment once

desconfianza

suspicion once

desconocer

strangers once

desconocida

stranger twice

descontento

discontented twice

descorrer

drew back once

descostumbre

unfamiliarity once

describir

tracing; traced twice

descubridor

discoverers once

descubrir él

track him down; discovering it twice

desdecir

belied once

desdentado

toothless once

desdibujar

blurring once

desdoblar

split once

desear él

to wish upon him once

desechar

dismissed once

desempeñar

fill once

desencadenado

unleashed once

desencajado

dumbfounded once

desenfundar

drew once

desengañado

disenchanted once

desenguantar

ungloving once

desenlace

unraveling once

desenroscar

uncoiled twice

desentenderse

brushed aside; ignoring twice

desenvolver

unwrapped once

desenvolver él

unfolding once

desenvolvimiento

unfolding; unfoldings twice

deseoso

eager once

desequilibrado

unbalanced once

desequilibrar

unbalanced; unbalance twice

desequilibrio

imbalance twice

desesperadamente

in despair once

desesperanza

hopelessness once

desesperar

despaired; drove to despair twice

desfiladero

gorges; gorge twice

desfogar

vented once

desgajar

tore apart once

desgano

listlessness once

desgarramiento

tearings once

desgastado

worn once

desgreñado

tangled once

deshacer

wrecked; undone twice

deshilachado

frayed twice

designado

designated once

desigual

unequal once

desilusión

disillusionments once

desinflar

would deflate once

desleído

diluted once

desligado

detached once

deslizamiento

gliding once

deslucir

tarnished once

deslumbramiento

dazzlement once

deslumbrar él

dazzling you once

deslustrado

dull, unpolished once

desmagnetización

demagnetization once

desmayar

knocked out; was fainting twice

desmelenado

disheveled once

desmesurado

enormous; immense twice

desmontar

breaks down once

desmoronamiento

collapse once

desmoronar

crumbled; collapsed twice

desnarigado

noseless once

desocupado

empty once

desolación

desolation twice

desorbitado

unhinged people once

desorden

mess; disorder twice

desorientación

disorientation once

despabilar

wake up once

despacho

bar once

despaciosamente

slowly once

desparramar

Scatter; scattered twice

despectivamente

with contempt; contemptuously twice

despedazada

torn apart once

despedazado

shredded once

despedir yo

saying goodbye once

desperdiciar

would waste once

desperezar

stretched once

despertado

awakened once

despertar yo

waking myself; wake me twice

despiadado

pitiless once

despiojar

delousing once

desplazar

displaced; driving twice

desprendido

undone once

desproporción

disproportion twice

destapar

uncovered once

destartalado

ramshackle once

desterrado

exiled once

destinado

meant; destined twice

destinar

earmarked; will go twice

destornillar

would unscrew once

destrenzado

unbraided once

destrenzar

unbraided once

destrozar

wrecked once

destruido

wrecked twice

desvalida

helpless once

desvanecer él

fade away once

desvanecido

faded; unconscious man twice

desvanecimiento

swoon once

desvanecir

faded once

desván

loft once

desvestir

undressed once

desviación

deviation once

desviado

bent once

desviar

turn aside; I steered twice

detenerse

he stopped; pausing twice

detestar

I detest once

devanado

wound about once

devoción

devotion twice

devolver él

give back once

devorar

would devour; were devouring twice

devoto

devout once

deyectar

discharged once

débilmente

faintly twice

diabólico

diabolical once

diagnosticar

diagnosed once

diariamente

daily twice

diámetro

diameter once

diástole

diastole once

dibujo

drawing once

dictador

dictators once

diecisiete

seventeen twice

diezmar

decimates once

dificultad

difficulty twice

dificultoso

difficult once

difundir

was spreading; spread twice

digno

worthy once

dilatar

widened; swelled twice

diligencia

errands once

diluido

dissolved once

diminuto

tiny once

dintel

lintel once

diosa

goddesses once

diplomático

diplomats; diplomatic twice

dique

dam; breakwater twice

Dirección

Office; Bureau twice

directamente

directly once

dirigido

aimed once

discernir

tell; make out twice

disco

disc; discs twice

disconformidad

discontent once

discreto

discreet once

disculpar él

apologize twice

disculpar yo

forgive me once

disforme

misshapen twice

disfraz

disguise once

disfrazado

disguised twice

disfrazar

dressed up once

disminuir

you take away once

disolver él

dissolving him once

disparador

trigger once

disparar

fire once

disparar él

firing at her once

disperso

scattered once

displicente

indifferent twice

disposición

order once

distendido

slack once

distracción

wandering mind once

distraer él

distract them; distract him twice

distraer yo

amuse myself once

distribución

distribution once

distribuir

will spread; was dividing twice

distrito

district twice

disuelto

dissolved once

divagación

ramblings once

diván

divan once

divertido

amusing; fun twice

divertimento

amusements once

divertir

amused once

divertir yo

amuse myself; amuse ourselves twice

dividido

parted once

dividir

divide once

divinizar

divinizing once

divisar

could be made out twice

divisoria

partition; partitions twice

divorciar

divorces once

divorcio

divorce once

dínamo

dynamos once

doblado

doubled over twice

doblar él

doubling over once

doblarse

bend over once

doctrina

doctrine once

dogma

dogma once

doliente

aching; suffering twice

domar

tame once

domesticado

tamed once

domesticidad

domesticity once

domingo

Sundays; Sunday twice

dominio

control; domination twice

Don

Don once

donación

donations once

donar

will bestow once

dormir yo

fall asleep once

dormitar

was dozing once

dorso

back; bridge twice

dosificado

measured out once

dragón

dragons once

dreadnought

dreadnoughts once

duelo

duel once

dueña

landlady twice

Dueño

Master once

duplicar

doubled once

duquesa

duchesses once

duración

duration once

duradero

lasting once

dureza

hardness twice

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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