ener por= regard as' does not mean that =tener=
'have' or 'hold' may not also be followed by =por= 'for' or 'by' in
various senses; and the giving of a special definition for the reflexive
use of a verb does not mean that its reflexive use may not have also the
senses of its active use with the reflexive modifications described
under =se=. Nor does a special definition for a participle mean that the
participle is not used also in the general sense of the verb.

A rendering found in the vocabulary should not be distrusted because
when put into the sentence it results in a bold use of words. Such uses
are more or less characteristic of Galdos; and if the translator
undertakes to reproduce Galdos' style in English, which is doubtless the
highest ideal of translation, he must not be too timid in his use of
English words. And the student should notice that the quality of the
Spanish varies according to the person who speaks. Not every character
in the book can be taken as a model of good conversational style,
cultured or uncultured. Translate accordingly.

The citations from the Academy can usually be verified in other
unabridged Spanish dictionaries; for these habitually copy the Academy
verbatim. The student must not expect that the Academy shall be always
right or always wrong.

ABBREVIATIONS

Periods after abbreviations have been omitted where the abbreviation
stands in especially close connection with the Spanish word.

_A._ = the Academy's dictionary, or rarely its grammar.
_acc._ = accusative.
_adj._ = adjective.
_adv._ = adverb.
_augm._ = augmentative.
_c._ = colloquial.
_conj._ = conjunction.
_d._ = diminutive.
_dat._ = dative.
_depr._ = depreciative.
_Eng._ = English.
_esp._ = especially.
_f._ = feminine.
_fig._ = figuratively.
_G._ = Galdos.
_Gall._ = Gallicism, Gallicistically.
_i._ = intransitive.
_im._ = impersonally.
_ind._ = indicative.
_inf._ = infinitive.
_intj._ = interjection.
_L._ = Latin.
_lit._ = literally.
_m._ = masculine.
_N._ = note to.
_neg._ = negative.
_obs._ = obsolete.
_pl._ = plural.
_pr._ = pronoun.
_prep._ = preposition.
_ptc._ = past participle.
_r._ = reflexive.
_rel._ = relative.
_sc._ = you are to think of.
_sg._ = singular.
_subj._ = subjunctive.
_sup._ = superlative.
_t._ = transitive.
_tr._ = translate.
_untr._ = to be left untranslated.
_w._ = with.

_adv._ =-mente= = the feminine of this adjective with the suffix
=-mente= is used as an adverb, tr