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Words of the Seven Madmen · 165 headwords

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

ganar

earns; won; earned 18 times

gana, ganaba, gané, ganar, gano, Ganaré, gane, ganó and 2 more

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

ganarás is future-tense voseo (vos ganarás); rendered here as a general present ("you earn").

garantir

guarantees once

garantía

Garantir is an old/formal variant of garantizar ('to guarantee'), a defective verb traditionally conjugated only in forms with 'i,' such as the imperfect.

Germán

Germán twice

Germán

Directly addressed by name here, not the subject of decía.

gesto

gesture; gestures; grimace 17 times

gesto, gestos

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

Word order fronts 'el prodigio' as the object (doubled by 'lo'); 'un solo gesto del Rufián' is the true subject — literally 'a single gesture of the Ruffian's had wrought it.'

golpear

clapped; knocked; striking 11 times

golpeó, golpeando, golpeaba, golpear, Golpeó, golpeaban

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

gracias

thanks; Thank you; thank you 5 times

gracias, Gracias

interjection; noun; noun, feminine, plural, in the fixed phrase gracias a Dios

grande

great; bigger; big 41 times

grandes, grande, gran, Grandes

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

'Lo' + adjective forms an abstract noun: 'lo grande' = 'the great part, the greatness.'

guarango

coarse; Coarse twice

Guarango

'Guarango' is Lunfardo/Rioplatense slang for 'coarse, crude, uncouth' — not a proper name.

gueuse

whore once

Gueuse

'Gueuse' is archaic/vulgar French for a low-class woman or prostitute, translated here as "whore"; this whole line is the French proverb the narrator quotes.

guiñar

winked; winking; winks 11 times

guiñó, guiñando, guiñaba, guiñaste, guiña, guiñar

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

Seen once or twice

gabán

overcoat twice

Gabriel

Gabriel once

gafa

glasses twice

galería

gallery once

galo

Gaulish once

galopar

galloped once

galope

gallop once

galpón

sheds twice

galvanoplastiado

electroplated once

ganancia

profits once

ganar él

earning it once

ganchudo

hooked once

Gaona

Gaona once

garabato

doodles once

garaje

garages once

garantizado

guaranteed once

garfio

hook once

garita

hut once

garito

gambling dens once

garrote

cudgel once

gasómetro

gasometers once

Gath

Gath twice

gatillo

trigger twice

gato

cat once

gavilán

hawk once

gástrico

gastric once

gelatinosa

gelatinous once

gemelo

glasses once

generalito

little generals once

generalmente

usually once

generoso

generous once

genital

genital once

gentil

gentle once

geografía

geography twice

geográficamente

geographically once

geometría

geometry twice

geométrico

geometrical once

gerencia

manager's office once

gerenta

manageress once

gerente

managers once

germano

Germans once

germinar

germinate once

gigantón

giant once

girante

whirling; spinning twice

globo

balloon once

gobernador

governor twice

gobernar

govern; is governed twice

golosina

sweets once

goloso

greedy once

golpear él

come to blows once

goma

rubber once

gordezuela

plump once

gordura

fatness once

gorjeo

warbling once

gorrión

sparrow twice

gozo

delight once

gozosamente

with delight once

gozoso

joyful; gleeful twice

grabado

engraved; engraving twice

Gracias

Thank you once

grandioso

grandiose once

grandor

bigness; grandeurs twice

granito

granite twice

granuja

rogue once

granza

gravel once

grasienta

greasy once

gratitud

gratitude once

grava

gravel once

gráficamente

graphically once

grávido

heavy once

gremio

guild once

greñudo

shaggy twice

griego

Greek once

gritante

screaming once

grito

cries once

grosero

coarse twice

grotesco

grotesque twice

grupo

groups once

gruta

grottoes once

grúa

crane twice

guapo

handsome twice

guardacárcel

jailers once

guardaespalda

bodyguard once

guardagujas

switchmen once

guardar él

tucking it away once

guardatren

guard once

guardián

guardian once

guarecer

took shelter once

guarecerse

taking shelter once

guarnecido

trimmed once

guerra

war twice

guerrear

wage war once

guiado

guided once

guiar él

guide him once

guillotinar

guillotining once

guiño

wink once

guipur

guipures once

guiso

stew once

guitarra

guitar 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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