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Words of the Seven Madmen · 215 headwords

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

vacilar

hesitated; hesitating; would hesitate 5 times

vaciló, vacilar, vacilaba

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

valer

is worth; was worth 7 times

vale, valía

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

«Vale la pena» is a set idiom meaning 'it's worth it' (literally 'is worth the trouble').

vasco

Basque 3 times

vasco

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

«el vasco» is the gang's nickname for this character (a man of Basque descent), not a description.

vena

veins; mood 7 times

venas, vena

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

'En vena de' is an idiom meaning 'in the mood for' — vena literally means 'vein.'

venir

come; came; are coming 80 times

venir, venido, vino, venga, viene, vine, vendrá, viniera and 15 more

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

Voseo imperative of venir (= standard ven), used with vos instead of tú.

venir tú

Come once

Vente

'Vente' = imperative 'ven' + enclitic reflexive 'te' — an informal command meaning 'come (here/along).'

ventaja

advantage twice

ventaja

"¿Con qué ventaja...?" literally "with what advantage," idiomatically "what's in it for me," rendered here as "what would I get out of."

veras

truly 3 times

veras

noun; noun, feminine, plural

"De veras" is a fixed phrase meaning 'really/truly.'

vestir

dressed; was getting dressed; was dressing 5 times

vestía, vistió

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

virgen

virgin; a virgin; virgin's 7 times

virgen

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

Invariable adjective — «virgen» keeps the same form for masculine and feminine.

volar

fly; to fly; blew up 5 times

volar, volaba

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

volverse

became; turning; turned around 4 times

volviera, volviéndose, volvióse, Volvióse

verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, gerund, reflexive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular, with enclitic reflexive pronoun

'Volverse loco' = 'to go mad' — reflexive 'volverse' means 'to become'.

vos

you; You; you... 107 times

vos, Vos

pronoun, nominative, singular; pronoun, nominative, second-person, singular; pronoun, second-person, singular

Vos is the Argentine second-person singular pronoun (voseo), equivalent to tú.

Seen once or twice

vacuno

steers once

vagabundear

wandered once

vagabundo

tramping once

vagamente

vaguely once

vagar

wandering once

vaguedad

vagueness once

vaho

vapors once

vainilla

vanilla once

Valentino

Valentino once

valiente

brave; brave man twice

valor

worth; value twice

vanidad

vanity twice

vareador

exercise rider once

variado

varied once

varón

man once

Vasca

Basque woman twice

vaso

glass; glasses twice

vecino

neighbors once

vegetación

growth once

vehemente

vehement once

veinticinco

twenty-five once

veinticuatro

twenty-four once

veintiocho

twenty-eight once

veintitrés

twenty-three once

vela

sails; candles twice

velado

veiled once

velar

veiled once

velero

sailing ship once

vello

hair once

veloz

swift once

vencido

beaten once

vendedor

seller; sellers twice

vender nosotros

selling us once

venderse

to sell out once

vendido

sold once

vendimia

vintage once

veneno

poison once

venenoso

poisonous; venomous twice

venganza

vengeance twice

venidero

yet to come once

venir él

come once

venta

sale twice

ventanita

little windows once

ventanuco

little window once

ventilador

fan twice

ventrudo

potbellied once

veranear

summer once

verano

summer twice

verbo

word once

verdear

turns green once

verdegrís

grey-green; green-gray twice

verdinoso

greenish wash once

verdor

greenery once

verdosa

greenish once

verdugo

Executioners once

verdura

greenery twice

verificar

was forming once

verja

railings; gate twice

vermouth

vermouth twice

versículo

verse twice

vertebral

spinal once

verticalidad

uprightness once

verticalmente

straight down once

vertiginosamente

dizzyingly; dizzily twice

vertiginoso

dizzying twice

vestigio

trace once

vestimenta

vestment once

vestir él

dress twice

vestirse

was dressing once

veta

veins once

viajar

traveling once

vianda

food once

vibración

vibration once

vibrante

vibrant twice

vibrar

quivered once

vibrión

vibrios once

vicioso

depraved; pervert twice

Vida

Life once

Vidas

Lives once

vidriera

window; windows twice

vidriosidad

glassiness once

viernes

Friday twice

vigilar

watched over; watching over twice

vigor

force once

vigorosamente

vigorously once

vil

vile twice

vileza

vileness once

villa

town once

Villa

Villa once

villanía

vile things once

vincular

bind them once

violáceas

violet once

violáceo

violet once

violento

violent once

violín

violins once

virilidad

virility twice

viruela

smallpox once

viscosidad

sliminess once

visera

brim; visors twice

visiblemente

visibly once

visillo

curtains once

visitar él

visiting him once

visitar yo

visit me twice

vislumbrar

he glimpsed once

visto

seen once

vistoso

showy once

vitalidad

vitality once

vitrificar

was turning to glass once

vivamente

briskly twice

vivaz

quick once

vizcacha

viscachas once

vía

tracks once

víbora

viper once

vítreo

glassy twice

volador

soaring; flying twice

volcado

spilled once

volcán

volcanoes once

volumen

volume twice

voluptuosidad

voluptuousness once

voracidad

greed once

votación

votes once

vómito

vomiting; vomit twice

vuelto

turned twice

vulgar

vulgar 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.
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