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* de las seis. They won't return until after six.—Hasta mañana. Until tomorrow. or See you tomorrow. $undefined$ as far as Fueron hasta la última calle del pueblo. They went as far as the last street in town. hasta aquí so far Hasta aquí todo está bien. So far everything is all right. Hasta la vista. So long. Hasta luego. So long.
 * hay See haber.
 * haya beech tree.
 * hazaña feat, exploit, deed El soldado fué condecorado por sus hazañas. The soldier was decorated for his deeds.
 * hebilla buckle (fastener).
 * hebra thread.
 * hechicero bewitching Tiene una cara hechicera. She has a bewitching face.
 * hechizo domestic, made in (a given country) [Am].
 * hecho (see hacer) done. Prefiero un traje hecho. I prefer a  suit. $undefined$ [m] deed Fué recordado por sus nobles hechos. He was remembered for his noble deeds. $undefined$ fact El periódico publica los hechos más importantes. The newspaper publishes the most important facts.  de hecho in fact, as a matter of fact De hecho quedó convencido. As a matter of fact he was convinced.
 * hechura workmanship, making No me gusta la hechura de ese traje. I don't like the workmanship of that suit. $undefined$ style.
 * hectárea hectare (10,000 sq. meters).
 * hediondo foul, stinking.
 * hedor [m] stench, stink.
 * helado (see helar) frozen El estanque amaneció completamente helado. The pond was completely frozen in the morning. $undefined$ shocked La noticia me dejó helado. The news shocked me. $undefined$ [m] ice cream Me gusta el helado de chocolate. I like chocolate ice cream.
 * helar [ I] to freeze.
 * helécho fern.
 * hélice [f] (screw) propeller (of ship).
 * hembra female No es macho, es hembra. It's not a male, it's a female.
 * hemisferio hemisphere.
 * heredad [f] (inherited) country estate or farm Mi padre me dejó una heredad. My father left me some property.
 * heredar to inherit A la muerte de sus padres heredó una gran fortuna. He inherited a large fortune when his parents died.
 * heredero, heredera heir.
 * hereditario hereditary.
 * hereje [m, f] heretic.
 * herejía heresy.
 * herencia inheritance.
 * herida wound La herida se curó. The wound healed.
 * herido wounded man El herido se curó en tres días. The wounded man recovered in three days.
 * herir [ II] to wound, hurt Fué herido en la guerra. He was wounded in the war.
 * hermana sister. $undefined$ nun, sister Una hermana de la caridad le cuidaba. A Sister of Charity took care of him.
 * hermano brother.
 * hermoso beautiful, handsome Es una mujer muy hermosa. She's a very beautiful woman.
 * hermosura beauty, handsomeness.
 * héroe [m] hero.
 * heroico heroic.
 * heroína heroine.
 * heroísmo heroism.
 * herrador [m] horseshoer.
 * herradura horseshoe Le pusieron la herradura al caballo. They shod the horse.
 * herramienta tool; set of tools.
 * herrar [ I] to shoe (horses); to brand (cattle).
 * herrería iron works, blacksmith's shop.
 * herrero blacksmith.
 * herrumbre [f] rust.
 * hervir [ III] to boil El agua empezó a hervir. The water began to boil.
 * híbrido [adj; n] hybrid.
 * hidalga noble(woman); lady.
 * hidalgo noble(man); gentleman.
 * hidrógeno hydrogen.
 * hiel [f] gall; bitterness, malice.
 * hielo ice Haga el favor de darme hielo para el agua. Please give me some ice for the water.
 * hiena hyena.
 * hierba grass. mala hierba weed La dehesa está llena de mala hierba. The pasture is full of weeds. $undefined$ bad influence Ese niño es mala hierba. That boy is a bad influence.
 * hierro iron Toda el armazón era de hierro. The whole framework was made of iron. machacar en hierro frío to work in vain, be useless Tratar de corregir a ese niño es machacar en hierro frío. Trying to correct that boy is useless.
 * hígado liver.
 * higiene [f] hygiene.
 * higo fig.
 * hija daughter.
 * hijo son.
 * hila row, line.
 * hilar to spin (wool, silk, etc).