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Words of the Seven Madmen · 266 headwords

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

falansterio

phalanstery once

falansterio

Falansterio = 'phalanstery', a self-contained utopian commune from Charles Fourier's socialist theory — the narrator's ironic image for the tenement swarming with children.

fatigado

weary; tired; Worn out 5 times

fatigado, fatigados, Fatigado, fatigada

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

felicitar

congratulate once

felicito

«Lo felicito» literally means 'I congratulate him'; used idiomatically as 'Congratulations.'

fijarse

Notice; look; Take note 8 times

Fijate, Fíjate, Fíjense, fijado, Fíjese, fíjate, fíjese

verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, imperative, third-person, plural, reflexive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

Fijarse (que) here means 'to notice,' a reflexive verb; me...fijado is one unit.

fijo

fixed; motionless 19 times

fija, fijos, fijas, fijo

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular

“Fijas las miradas... en él” is an absolute participial construction: “with [everyone's] eyes fixed on him.”

flaco

thin; gaunt 4 times

flaco, flaca, flacos

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

Adjective used substantively after 'de': 'hideous from [being] thin,' i.e. from thinness.

flechado

shot through once

flechada

'Flechar' literally means 'to pierce with an arrow'; used figuratively here for shadow-points piercing the room.

francés

French; Frenchman 3 times

francés, francesa

adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

frenético

frenzied; frantic; man of frenzy 5 times

frenética, frenético, frenéticas

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular (used as noun)

frío

cold; cold blood; cold man 28 times

frío, fría, frías, fríos

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

'En frío' is Arlt's idiom for a cold, deliberate state of mind — rendered 'in cold blood.'

fruncir

frowned; pursed; knit 9 times

frunció, frunciendo, frunce

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

futuro

future; to come 9 times

futuros, futuro, futuras

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

Seen once or twice

fabricación

manufacture once

fabricado

made once

fabuloso

fabulous once

facilidad

ease once

factible

feasible twice

factor

factors; factor twice

facultad

powers once

faena

labor once

faja

bands; girdle twice

fajo

wads once

faldero

lapdogs once

fallado

failed once

falsedad

falsehoods once

falsificar

forged once

fama

reputation once

familiar

familiar twice

familiarizar

will familiarize once

famoso

famous once

fanfarronear

was bragging once

fangosa

muddy once

fantasiosa

fanciful once

fantasía

fantasy once

faquín

porter once

farallón

cliffs once

faraón

pharaohs once

farfullar

muttering once

farsa

farce once

fascista

Fascist; fascists twice

fastidiado

annoyed once

fastidioso

tiresome once

fatalismo

fatalism once

fatigante

exhausting once

fatigar

wore out; wearying twice

fauce

throat once

faz

face once

fácilmente

Easily once

fealdad

ugliness twice

fecha

date twice

federal

federal once

ferozmente

ferociously once

ferretería

hardware shops once

feto

fetus twice

féretro

coffin once

férreamente

like iron once

fiambre

cold cut once

ficha

chips once

ficticio

fictitious once

fieramente

fiercely twice

fiereza

fierceness twice

fiero

fierce twice

figurar yo

imagine once

fijado

fixed once

fijamente

fixedly once

fijar él

Look; Notice twice

fijar tú

Look once

fijeza

fixedly; fixed stare twice

fila

line once

Filipinas

Philippines once

filo

edge twice

filosófico

philosophical once

filón

veins once

filósofo

philosophers once

filtrado

filtered once

filtrarse

filtering once

fingir él

feigning once

finísimo

very fine once

firma

signature once

firmado

signed once

firmar nosotros

sign for us once

firmar yo

sign me once

firmemente

firmly twice

fiscal

prosecutors once

fisgón

prying once

fisonomía

face once

físicamente

physically once

flatulencia

belches once

flácido

flabby once

fleco

fringes once

fleje

bands once

flexibilidad

flexibility twice

flexible

supple once

flojamente

loosely once

florecido

blooming once

florero

vase once

florido

flowering once

flota

fleets twice

fluidez

fluency once

flujo

issue twice

foca

seal once

foco

streetlight once

fogón

hearth; stoves twice

follaje

foliage twice

folletín

serials once

folleto

booklet once

fomentar

stoke once

fondero

eating-house keeper once

forastero

stranger; foreign twice

forcejear

struggling once

forjado

forged once

formar él

form once

fornicación

fornication twice

Fort

Fort once

fortalecer

grew stronger once

fortaleza

strength twice

forzadamente

forcedly once

foso

pit once

foxterrier

fox terriers once

fracasado

failed once

fracaso

failure twice

fracturado

fractured twice

fragancioso

fragrant once

fragilidad

fragility once

fragmentario

fragmentary once

fragor

roar once

fragua

forges once

frailera

friar's-chairs once

francesita

little Frenchwoman once

Francia

France once

franco

frank once

franqueza

frankness once

frasco

bottle once

frecuencia

frequency once

frecuentado

frequented once

frecuentemente

often; frequently twice

fregar

scrubbed once

frenéticamente

frantically once

freno

brakes once

fresco

cool twice

friccionar

rub down once

friccionar él

rub once

frigorífico

meatpacking plants; meat-packing plants twice

fritada

fried once

frontera

borders once

frontero

across the way twice

frotar

scrubbed once

fruncido

furrowed once

fruta

fruit once

fuga

flight twice

fugitivo

run off once

fulginoso

sooty once

fulgurar

gleamed once

fulminante

lightning once

fumadero

den once

fumador

smoker once

funcionamiento

functioning; workings twice

funcionar

works; work twice

función

workings once

furiosamente

furiously twice

fusil

rifles twice

fusilado

executed; shot twice

fusilamiento

executions once

fusionar

fuse once

fusta

riding crop once

fustigar

whip once

futileza

trivial things once

fúnebre

funereal 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.
Data
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.