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Words of the Seven Madmen · 342 headwords

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

taño

Italian once

taño

Lunfardo/colloquial term for an Italian immigrant (clipped from 'napolitano').

tapete

gambling once

tapete

hombre de tapete is an idiom for a gambling/card-playing man (tapete = the card table's felt).

tarbea

gloom once

tarbea

Tarbea is a rare/regional word for a dark inner room or shed; rendered here as 'gloom.'

temer

fear; feared; were afraid 6 times

temía, temer, temiera

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

tender

tends; held out; set 4 times

tiende, tendió, tiendas, tendía

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

tener

had; have; has 465 times

tenía, tiene, tener, tengo, tienen, Tenía, tuvo, tuviera and 31 more

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

Formal 'usted' address — 'tiene' (a 3rd-person form) here means 'you have.'

tener él

feel once

tenerle

'tenerle lástima a alguien' = 'to feel pity for someone'; the 'le' here anticipates 'a la mujer.'

teoría

theories; theory 9 times

teorías, teoría

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

terminado

finished twice

Terminada

Terminada + noun is an absolute construction: 'X finished / once X was finished.'

terminar

finished; ended; would end 36 times

terminó, terminaría, termina, terminar, terminaba, terminado, terminara, terminé and 5 more

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

"terminar por" + infinitive means "to end up doing something."

tira

tiras; cops 3 times

tiras

noun, masculine, plural; noun, feminine, plural

Lunfardo slang for police detectives/plainclothes cops.

tirar

pulls for; blew; I'd throw 9 times

tira, tirara, tiraba, tiró, tiré, tirado, tirarse, tiras and 1 more

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

Despite its accented preterite spelling, 'tiró' functions here as a first-person present ('I throw'), paralleling 'asesino' in the same vivid hypothetical 'si' clause.

tocar

touched; touch; came 13 times

tocaba, tocó, toca, tocaban, tocarle, tocar

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

'tocar (a alguien)' = 'to fall to someone/be someone's turn'; 'a nosotros nos toca' = 'it falls to us.'

tolerar

put up with; tolerate 4 times

tolerar, toleran, tolerado

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

tomar

took; would take; take 47 times

tomó, tomar, tomaba, tomaría, toma, tomo, tomé, Tomó and 5 more

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

'Tomar por' = 'to head down/take (a route).'

tomarse

took hold once

tomóse

'Tomóse' is archaic literary syntax: 'tomó' plus the reflexive pronoun 'se' attached after the verb, common in early-20th-century Argentine prose like Arlt's.

tonante

booming once

tenante

Likely the word 'tonante' (thundering/booming); gloss follows the translation's 'booming voice'.

toráxico

thoracic once

toráxica

caja toráxica together means 'ribcage.'

traer él

Bring once

Tráigase

Tráigase is a form of the imperative traiga (from traer) + impersonal/formal se; the lemma must be the infinitive traer, not the inflected imperative traiga — every other clitic-attached verb in this batch (encoger él, entregar él, volver él, sentir él, ir él, etc.) uses the infinitive.

tranquilo

calm; in peace; calmly 16 times

tranquilo, tranquila, tranquilísima, tranquilos

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular, superlative

tratar

tried; trying; dealt with 27 times

trataba, trató, trata, trataban, tratando, tratara, tratar, trato and 3 more

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

"se trata de" is an impersonal idiom meaning "it is a matter of / it concerns."

triunfar

would triumph; triumphed; triumph 6 times

Triunfaría, triunfaría, triunfaron, triunfado, triunfar, triunfará

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

turbo

shrewd once

turbo

'Turbo' here is Lunfardo (Argentine slang) for sharp, shrewd, cunning — not the mechanical sense.

turco

Turk; Turkish twice

turco, turca

noun, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

turco was a colloquial (often loose) label in early-20th-century Argentina for immigrants from the Middle East, not necessarily Turks.

turrito

you little louse; little crook twice

turrito

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular (lunfardo)

'Turrito' is Lunfardo slang, a diminutive insult roughly meaning 'little fool/louse.'

turro

lowlifes; scoundrels; no-good 4 times

turros, turro

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

'Turro' is Lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang) for a worthless or crooked person; the translation keeps the term untranslated in quotes.

tuyo

yours; you 6 times

tuya, tuyo

pronoun, feminine, singular; pronoun, possessive, feminine, singular; possessive pronoun, masculine, singular

"tras tuyo" is colloquial Rioplatense for standard "detrás de ti/vos," placing the possessive pronoun after the preposition.

tú

you; yourself; (reflexive) 180 times

te, Te, ustedes, tú, Tú

pronoun, dative, singular; pronoun, accusative, singular; pronoun, accusative, singular, reflexive

'Darse cuenta de' is an idiom meaning 'to realize.'

Seen once or twice

taberna

tavern once

tabique

septum twice

tablero

panel; switchboard twice

taburete

stool once

tac

tock once

tacaño

skinflint once

tachonar

would stud once

Taiga

Taiga once

tajo

gash once

taladrado

pierced once

talante

air once

tamborilear

drummed once

tan

merely once

tangente

tangent twice

tango

tango once

tapar él

covering him once

tapicería

upholstery once

tapiz

tapestries once

tapizado

hung once

taponar

would plug once

Tarde

Evening once

tarea

labor once

taxímetro

taxis once

taza

cup once

tábano

horsefly once

tácitamente

tacitly once

táctica

tactics once

teatralidad

theatricality once

tejado

roofs twice

telaraña

cobwebs once

telegrafiar

wired once

telegrafista

telegraph operators twice

telegráficamente

telegraphically once

telegráfico

telegraph; telegraphic twice

teléfono

telephone once

tema

subject twice

temeroso

afraid once

temido

feared once

temperamento

temperament twice

tenebrós

dark twice

tenedor

forks; fork twice

teniente

lieutenant once

tenis

tennis once

tenor

tenor once

tensionar

tightened once

tentación

temptations; temptation twice

tentado

tempted once

teñir

had tinted once

teológico

theological once

Teosófica

Theosophical once

teórico

theorists once

terapéutica

treatment once

terco

stubborn once

terminante

peremptory once

ternura

tenderness twice

terraza

terraces once

terrestre

earthly twice

terriblemente

terribly once

territorio

territories once

terrorista

terrorist once

terso

smooth-skinned once

tersura

smoothness once

testigo

a witness once

testimonio

testimony once

Texas

Texas twice

Témperley

Temperley once

tétrico

dismal once

tiburón

sharks once

tic

tick once

tiernamente

tenderly once

Tierra

Earth twice

tifus

typhus twice

tigrecito

little tiger once

timbre

tone once

timón

helm once

tinglado

sheds once

tinta

colors once

tintinear

tinkles once

tirado

shoved; abandoned twice

tiranizado

tyrannized once

tirano

tyrant twice

tirante

beams once

tiritar

shivering once

tironear

wrenching once

titánico

titanic once

titilante

flickering twice

titulado

titled once

tía

aunt once

tímido

shy; timid twice

tío

aunt and uncle once

tísico

consumptive twice

toalla

towel twice

tobillo

ankle once

tocado

handled once

tocar tú

touch you once

toldo

awnings once

Tolstoi

Tolstoy once

tomar yo

seizing me once

ton

rhyme once

tontería

something foolish once

tormenta

storm twice

tornillar

screw once

torpemente

clumsily once

tortuga

turtle; tortoise twice

tortuosa

tortuous once

torturar

torture; tortured twice

torvamente

grimly once

torvo

grim twice

tostar él

roast once

total

total once

totalmente

completely once

trabajosamente

with effort once

trabar él

getting tangled once

tragaluz

skylights once

tragante

throats once

tragar

swallow once

trago

shots once

traicionar

betrayed once

tramar

would plot; hatching twice

tramo

flight once

tramposo

treacherous; cheating twice

tranquilamente

calmly once

tranquilizar

soothe once

tranquilizarse

calm down once

transar

wheeling and dealing once

transatlántico

ocean liner once

transcurrido

elapsed once

transcurrir

passed twice

transcurso

course twice

transfigurar

transfigured once

transformador

transformer once

transformar

transformed; to transform twice

transformarse

turning once

transigir

compromise once

transitar

moved once

transitoriamente

for the moment once

translúcida

translucent once

transmisor

transmitter once

transmitir

passing along once

transmutar

to transmute once

transparencia

transparency once

transportar

hauling once

transporte

transmission once

transversal

crosswise once

trapo

rag; rags twice

traqueteo

rattle once

trascendental

far-reaching once

trascender

emanated once

trasladar

shifted; moved twice

trasnochador

night-owl once

traspasar

passed through once

trasplantado

transplanted once

trasplantar

transplanting once

trasponer

crossed once

traspuesto

behind once

trastabillar

reel once

trastienda

back rooms once

trasto

contraption; junk twice

trastornar

deranged once

tratante

trafficker once

tratar él

call them once

trágico

tragic once

trámite

paperwork once

Trelew

Trelew twice

trenzar

weaving once

trepidación

shuddering; throb twice

treta

ploy once

triangular

triangular once

tribu

tribes once

tribulación

tribulation twice

tribunal

courts once

triciclo

tricycle once

trigo

wheat once

trincar

pinned once

trinitrotolueno

trinitrotoluene twice

trinquete

foremasts once

triunfo

triumph once

trolley

trolleys once

trompada

punches twice

trompear

been in a fistfight once

trompeta

trumpet once

trono

throne once

trópico

tropics once

trueno

thunderclap once

trunco

broken twice

tuberculosis

tuberculosis once

tuberculoso

tubercular once

tubo

tubes once

Tucumán

Tucumán once

Tuertos

One-Eyed once

tuétano

marrow once

tullido

crippled once

tumbar él

knocking him down once

tumultuoso

tumultuous twice

tupido

thick; dense twice

turba

mob once

turbación

disturbance; unease twice

turbar

troubled once

turno

turn once

tutear

used tú with; uses tú with twice

túnel

tunnels 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.