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Words of the Seven Madmen · 476 headwords

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

sacar

get; get out; drew 37 times

sacar, sacó, saca, saque, sacado, sacaba, Sacó, saqué and 4 more

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

Voseo imperative 'sacate' (= standard 'sácate') plus the enclitic 'los' ('them').

sainetero

sainete writers once

saineteros

'saineteros' were writers of 'sainetes,' popular comic plays that caricatured Buenos Aires's lower classes; Arlt is pushing back against that stereotype.

salido

that came up once

salida

Salida here is the past participle of salir used as an adjective: 'the dozen that came up,' not a noun.

salud

health; So long twice

salud, Salú

noun, feminine, singular; interjection

'Salú' is a colloquial clipping of 'salud' used as an informal farewell.

saludar

greeted; saying goodbye; said goodbye 4 times

saludó, saludar, saludaron

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

secuestrar

kidnap; would abduct; kidnapped 10 times

secuestrar, secuestramos, secuestrarte, secuestraría, secuestraríamos, secuestrarlo, secuestrado, Secuestrado

verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

seguir

followed; go on; follow 29 times

siguió, seguir, seguía, sigue, seguirán, Siga, seguían, siguen and 6 more

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

'siguió el rumbo' idiomatically means he set off/headed in that direction.

sentar

sat down; sat; sit down 17 times

sentado, sentó, sentar, sentaba, Sentóse

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

Archaic/literary word order: enclitic 'se' attached after the verb (sentóse = se sentó).

sentar tú

Sit once

Sentate

Sentate is the voseo imperative of sentarse (vos sentate = tú siéntate).

sentarse

sat down; Sit down; sit 5 times

sentóse, Sentáte, siente, Sentóse

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

"Siente" here is the subjunctive of "sentarse" (to sit), not of "sentir" (to feel) — the two verbs share this form.

sentido

sense; meaning; senses 26 times

sentido, sentidos

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

Sentido de orientación de las palomas = pigeons' homing instinct; the translation renders the phrase as 'homing sense.'

sentir él

feel; felt himself; felt 10 times

sentirse, Sentíase, sentíase, sintióse

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

Literary enclitic order: Sentíase = Se sentía ('he felt himself'), with the reflexive pronoun attached after the verb — common in older written Spanish; the tagger mistook this for a proper noun.

sentirse

he felt himself; feeling twice

Sentíase, sentirse

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular, reflexive (+ enclitic se); verb, infinitive, reflexive

Literary Spanish: the reflexive clitic se is attached to the end of sentía (= se sentía).

separarse

drew away once

separóse

Archaic literary word order: separóse = se separó, with the reflexive pronoun attached after the verb.

ser

is; was; are 1440 times

es, era, ser, Es, son, fue, soy, será and 42 more

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

Sos is the voseo present tense of ser (vos sos = tú eres).

ser él

being one; be it twice

serlo

auxiliary verb, infinitive; verb, infinitive

the clitic lo in serlo stands in for 'dueños' (masters) from the previous line, avoiding repetition: 'to be it' = 'to be masters.'

serio

serious; grave; earnest 16 times

serio, seria, serios

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

en serio = seriously/in earnest (idiom).

servir

served; serve; to serve 22 times

sirve, servir, sirvió, sirva, servían, serviremos, servirá, sirviera and 5 more

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

The infinitive is echoed for emphasis: 'to serve... always to serve.'

servirse

help yourself; Help yourself twice

Sírvase

verb, imperative, formal, second-person, singular, reflexive; verb, imperative, third-person formal, singular, reflexive

Formal reflexive imperative of servirse, an idiomatic way of inviting someone to take what's offered.

shrapnell

shrapnel once

shrapnell

Arlt's spelling of the English loanword 'shrapnel' — a WWI-era artillery term.

sincero

sincere; honest 5 times

sincero, sinceros, sincera

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

singular

singular; strange; most singular 11 times

singular, singulares, singularísimo

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

Singular here is a false friend meaning 'strange/peculiar,' not 'singular' in the grammatical sense.

sirviente

servant twice

sirviente, sirvienta

noun, masculine, singular; noun, feminine, singular

The gloss agent fixed the nonsense lemma 'sirviento' but landed on the inflected feminine 'sirvienta' instead of the citation form. This batch consistently lemmatizes gender-variable words to the masculine/base form (intrusa->intruso, niquelada->niquelado, cruzada->cruzado, envuelta->envuelto, encurioseada->encurioseado), so sirvienta should lemmatize to sirviente.

sí

Yes; yes; indeed 176 times

Sí, sí, si, Si

adverb; interjection; adverb, affirmative

'sí que' is an emphatic intensifier meaning 'indeed, really.'

soldar

welded back; welded twice

soldaba, soldados

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

False friend: soldados here is the past participle of soldar ("to weld"), not the noun for "soldiers."

soler

would; am in the habit twice

solía, suelo

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

suelo here is from soler (to be accustomed to), not the noun suelo (floor).

soltar

let go; let go of me; Let go of me 3 times

soltaba, Soltame, Suélteme

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular (vos), with enclitic pronoun me (direct object); verb, imperative, formal, singular, with attached direct object pronoun (me)

Voseo imperative 'soltá' + enclitic me.

sonar

sounded; rang out; crack 8 times

sonaba, sonaban, Sonó, sonar, suenan, Sonaba

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

sorprender

surprised; was surprised; will surprise 7 times

sorprendió, sorprenderá, sorprenda, sorprendí, sorprenderían

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular

soviet

soviets once

soviets

«soviets» is the Russian loanword for workers' councils, kept in quotation marks in the original — the language of Bolshevik revolution.

sólito

all alone twice

sólito

«sólito» is an affectionate diminutive of solo ('alone'), common in colloquial Argentine speech.

subconciencia

subconscious once

subconciencia

Archaic/nonstandard spelling of 'subconsciencia' (subconscious).

subir

rose; rises; rose up 16 times

subía, sube, subió, subían, subiendo, subir, subiera

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

suprimir

dropping; we will abolish; we will set aside 4 times

suprimiendo, Suprimiremos, suprimiremos, Suprimido

verb, future, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, gerund; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

suspender

hung like once

suspendía

Suspendía una campana is metaphorical here: the flare of the dress formed the shape of a hanging bell.

Seen once or twice

S

S once

saber yo

knowing myself once

sabio

learned once

sabor

taste once

sacar él

take him once

sacar yo

pull out for me once

saciado

sated once

sacrificar

sacrifices once

sacrificar él

sacrifice himself once

sacudimiento

shaking once

saeta

arrows once

sagaz

shrewd once

salina

salt flats once

salino

saline once

salitrera

saltpetre works once

salivazo

gobs of spit once

Salomón

Solomon once

saltear

skip once

saltón

bulging once

saludar él

greet him; saluting them twice

salvar él

save him once

salvar tú

save you once

salvarse

save ourselves once

sanatorio

clinic; sanatorium twice

sandía

watermelon once

sanguinolento

bloodred once

Santiago

Santiago twice

santidad

holiness once

Santo

Saint once

Santos

Saints once

sapiencia

wisdom once

Sara

Sara once

sarcoma

growths once

Sarmiento

Sarmiento once

Satanás

Satan once

satánico

satanic once

satisfacer

satisfy; satisfies twice

satisfacer él

satisfying himself once

satisfactoriamente

satisfactorily once

sábado

Saturday twice

sebo

tallow twice

secante

blotter once

secar

withered; dried twice

secretario

clerks; secretaries twice

secta

sect once

secundario

secondary once

sed

thirst once

sediento

parched; those thirsting twice

sedoso

silky once

seducido

seduced once

seguido

on end once

seguir yo

Follow me once

seleccionar

would be selected once

sello

seal twice

Semana

Week once

semáforo

signal; signals twice

sembrado

strewn once

semi

Half once

semidesnudo

half-naked twice

semidespierto

half-awakened once

senador

senators once

sencillez

simplicity once

senda

path once

sensacional

sensational twice

sensato

sensible twice

sensibilizado

made aware once

sensualidad

sensuality twice

sentimental

sentimental one once

sentimentalismo

sentimentality once

sentir yo

feeling; feel twice

seña

sign once

señalar él

point them out once

señorial

regally once

señoría

ladyhood once

sepulcro

tomb once

serenamente

serenely twice

serenidad

serenity twice

serenísimo

calmest once

serpentear

wound once

servicio

service once

servidor

servants once

servidumbre

servitude once

servir usted

serve you once

sesenta

sixty once

sesgar

cut aslant once

seso

brains once

setecientos

seven hundred once

seul

alone once

severo

severe twice

sexo

sex once

sibilante

hissing once

sierra

saw-edge; hills twice

sién

temples once

sifilítico

syphilitic once

sigilosamente

stealthily once

significar

mean; means twice

silbato

whistle once

silbido

whistle once

silueta

silhouette once

silvestre

wild twice

simbolizar

symbolizing once

simpatizar

took to once

simpático

likeable twice

simplemente

simply once

simplicidad

simplicity twice

simultáneamente

Simultaneously; simultaneously twice

simultáneo

simultaneous twice

simún

simoom once

sincronismo

synchronism once

sincrónicamente

synchronously once

siniestra

left once

siniestramente

sinisterly once

sintético

terse; synthetic twice

sinuoso

sinuous once

siquiera

even once

sistema

system twice

sistemáticamente

systematically once

Sí

Yes; yes twice

símil

simile once

síntoma

symptoms twice

sístole

systole once

Smith

Smith once

sobar

stroked once

soberbio

superb once

sobrecogido

overcome once

sobrellevar

endured once

sobrenatural

supernatural once

sobreponerse

overcoming once

sobrepujar

overtopping once

sobresaltar

gave a start; startled twice

sobresalto

shock; start twice

sobresaturado

oversaturated once

sobretodo

overcoat once

sobrevenir

came over; fell twice

sobrevenir él

befall her once

sobrevivir

survived once

sobriamente

soberly once

socarrón

sly once

socavar

might undermine once

socialista

socialist twice

Sociedad

Society twice

sociología

sociology once

socorro

relief once

soda

soda once

soga

ropes; rope twice

solapa

lapels twice

solapado

sly once

solar

sun once

soldadura

solder once

soleado

sunlit twice

solicitante

applicants once

solicitar

asking once

soliloquio

soliloquy once

soliviantado

lifted once

sollozar

sob; sobbing twice

soltera

spinster once

soltero

single once

soltura

fluency once

sombreada

shaded once

sombreado

shaded once

sombrerito

little hat once

sombría

gloomy once

sombroso

shadowy twice

someter

subjecting it once

somnoliento

sleepy once

sonambulismo

sleepwalking once

sonámbulo

sleepwalker; Sleepwalking twice

sondear

testing once

sonoro

resounding once

sonreír yo

smile at me once

sonriente

smiling twice

sonrojado

flushed once

sonrojar

flushed twice

soñado

dreamed once

soñador

dreamlike once

soñero

drowsy once

soñoliento

drowsy twice

sopa

soups; soup twice

sopapo

slaps once

sopesar

weighed once

soportar tú

put up with you once

sorbete

sorbet once

sortilegio

spell once

sosegado

untroubled once

sosegar

quiets once

sosiego

calm once

sospecha

suspicion once

sostener él

holding for her; to bear it twice

sostener yo

keep ourselves going once

sostenido

held up once

sostenimiento

upkeep twice

soutenir

keep once

Soviets

Soviets twice

sórdido

sordid once

sótano

cellars once

Spineto

Spineto once

sport

sport; sports twice

Stephenson

Stephenson once

Suárez

Suárez once

subcapa

under-layers once

subconsciente

subconscious once

sublevada

swollen once

sublevar

would rise up once

submecanismo

sub-mechanisms once

subrepticiamente

surreptitiously once

subsiguiente

following once

subsistir

held on once

substituir yo

replacing me once

subvenir

provide for; meet twice

suceder él

happen to one once

sucedido

happened once

sucesión

string once

sucesivo

successive twice

suciedad

filth twice

sudado

sweating once

sudar

sweats once

sueco

Swedish once

suela

sole once

suelto

loose twice

suficientemente

sufficiently once

sufrido

suffered once

sufridor

long-suffering once

sufriente

suffering once

sugerir

suggests once

suicidar

killed once

suicidar él

to kill himself; killing oneself twice

sujeción

pinning once

sulfato

sulfate once

sulfúrico

sulfuric once

sumado

added once

sumamente

extremely once

sumar

added itself once

sumergido

submerged once

sumergir él

sinking him once

sumidero

drain once

suministrado

supplied once

suministrar él

supply them once

sumo

top once

suntuoso

sumptuous once

superar

surpasses once

supercivilizado

super-civilized once

superdreadnought

super-dreadnought once

superfluamente

superfluously once

superfluo

superfluous once

supermoderno

hyper-modern one once

suprimido

cut off once

supuesto

supposed once

Sur

South once

sur

south twice

surcado

furrowed; crossed twice

surco

furrows once

susceptible

capable once

suspender él

suspending him once

sustancialmente

substantially once

sustituir

we replace once

sustraer

pilfer once

susurrar

whispered; whispers 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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