grace,
mercy;
—
a,
16,
thanks
to;
su —, 55, 15, hisworship.
Mercedes, f. npr. , Mercedes.
Merceditas, f. npr. , dim. of Mercedes.
merecedor, dora, adj. , deserving, 4, 23.
merecer, v. a. , to deserve, to merit; to earn, to gain.
merecido, m. , desert, deserts.
merienda, f. , luncheon, collation.
mes, m. , month.
mesa,
f. ,
table;
en la —, 19, 14, at the table.
meseta, f. , landing ( of a staircase). 213
mesilla, f. , little table.
meter,
v.
a. ,
to
place,
to
put;
metió
los
talones,
15,
kicked,spurred;
alguaciles metidos a alcahuetes, 68, 2, constables turnedprocurers;
—
el
montante,
cf.
montante;
—se, v. refl. , tointerfere; to meddle; to mingle with; to
thrust
oneself
in;
meterse enharina, 4, 17, to set to work, to get to work.
metódico, ca, adj. , methodical, commonplace, humdrum,
14, 9.
mi, adj. poss. , my.
miedo,
m. ,
fear;
dar
—,
11,
to
frighten;
tener —, 88, 8, to beafraid.
mientes,
fpl. ,
thought;
reflection;
see
parar.
mientras, conj. , while, whereas.
mientras que, conj. , while.
mil, adj. num. , thousand; a thousand, one thousand.
milagro, m. , miracle, marvel.
Milán, m. npr. , Milan.
milicias, fpl. , militia.
militar, adj. , military.
milsietecientos ochenta y nueve, adj. num. , seventeen
eighty-nine.
mimar, v. a. , to caress, to pamper, to spoil, 19, 4.
mimbre, m. , willow-brush, scrub willow, 91, 25.
miniatura, f. , miniature.
ministerio, m. , office, duty, task, 116, 22.
ministril, m. , bailiff, under-bailiff.
ministro, m. , minister; officer, servant.
minuto, m. , minute.
mío,
mía,
adj.
poss. ,
my,
mine;
el
mío,
la mía, pron. poss. , mine.
mira, f. , view; intention, purpose, 15, 7.
mirada, f. , glance.
mirar,
v.
a. ,
to
look
at;
v.
n. ,
to
look;
mira, 29, 5, 30, 16, 35, 10, 113, 14, see here, look here;
52, 19, 52, 29, there's; ¡mira lo queno sé! 31, 24, there's something I don't know; ¡miren el vanidoso!
31, 16, just see the vain creature, will you look at the vain thing.
mirilla, f. , peep-hole, 55, 9.
misa,
f. ,
mass;
— de prima, early mass.
miserable, adj. , miserable, 68, 5.
mismísimo, ma, adj. , very, in person, 46, 17.
mismo, ma, adj. , same, the same; self ( used in connection with
thepersonal
pronouns);
lo
—,
the
same
thing,
24;
lo — que, as wellas, the same as, just as, like;
por lo — que, 125, 15, just because,for the very reason that. 214
mismo,
adv. ,
even;
ahora —, this very instant.
mitad, f. , half; middle.
mitón, m. , mitt.
moda,
f. ,
fashion;
de —, 122, 18, in fashion, fashionable.
modo,
m. ,
way,
manner,
mode;
de
—
que,
9,
so
that;
de otro —, 102, 12, otherwise.
mohín, m. , gesture, contemptuous gesture, 14, 28.
mojado, da, adj. , wet, damp, moist.
molde,
m. ,
mould,
matrix;
en letras de —, 3, 17, in print.
mole, m. , bulk, 14, 19.
moler, v. a. , to grind.
molienda, f. , grinding, milling, grist.
molinera, f. , miller's wife.
molinero,
miller;
pl. ,
—s, the miller and his wife, 42, 9.
molino,
m. ,
mill;
— harinero, 10, 2, flour-mill.
momento, m. , moment, instant.
mona,
f. ,
she-ape,
she
monkey,
2;
durmiendo la —, 87, 1, sleepingoff his drink.
moneda, f. , coin, money.
monja, f. , nun.
mono, m. , ape, monkey, 31, 2.
mono, na, adj. , pretty; neat.
monstruo, m. , monster.
montante,
m. ,
broadsword;
meter el —, 109, 14, to interfere, tointerpose; ( said of one
who
interposes
his
sword
between
twocombatants).
montaña, f. , mountain.
montar, v. a. , to ride, 86, 16; v. n. , to mount, to get up, 96,
22.
monte, m. , mountain; wood, forest, 11, 30; see also under capote.
montera, f. , peasant's cap, 23, 7.
monterilla,
f. ,
little
cap;
see
note
to
alcalde de —, tit. XVII.
monumental, adj. , monumental, belonging to a
monument, 14, 20.
moral,
f. ,
morals,
good
morals;
cf.
lección, 3, 22.
moraleja, f. , moral ( of a story or fable).
morder,
v.
a. ,
to
bite;
no se mordió la lengua, 2, 4, was notmealy-mouthed, was not abashed.
moreno, na, adj. , dark ( of complexion), 18, 3.
moreno, m. , dark complexion, 25, 29.
morigerado, da, adj. , careful of behaviour, 125, 21.
morir,
v.
n. ,
to
die;
v.
refl. ,
—se, to die, to be dying.
morisco, ca, adj. , Moorish.
moro,
m. ,
Moor;
había moros en la costa, 102, 16, there were Moors onthe coast, there were Moors off the coast, i. e. there
were signs ofan event to come; see note to 102, 16. 215
mortaja, f. , shroud, winding-sheet, 70, 27.
mortal, m. , mortal.
mortificar, v. a. , to afflict, to torment, 73, 13.
mosca, f. , fly.
mostrar, v. a. , to show.
motivo,
m. ,
motive,
reason;
con motivo de, 1, 10, on the occasion of.
mover,
v.
a. ,
to
move;
v.
refl. ,
—se, to move, 39, 13.
movible, adj. , mobile.
movilidad, f. , mobility.
movimiento, m. , movement, motion.
moxte,
17,
see
oxte.
moza,
f. ,
girl;
young
woman;
buena
—,
good-looking
girl,
handsomegirl;
real —, 14, 3, splendid woman.
mozo, m. , youth, young man.
muchacha, f. , girl.
muchacho, m. , boy.
muchísimo, ma, adj. , very much, very many.
muchísimo, adv. , very much; exceedingly.
mucho,
cha,
adj. ,
much,
many;
mucha diferencia, 38, 1, a greatdifference.
mucho, adv. , much, very, greatly.
mudar, v. a. , to change; v. n. , to change.
mudo, da, adj. , mute.
muela, f. , tooth; molar, double tooth.
muerte, f. , death.
muerto, ta, adj. , dead.
muestra, f. , sign, indication.
mujer,
f. ,
woman,
wife;
— de bien, honest woman, virtuous woman.
mula, f. , mule.
mulilla, f. , little mule.
mulo, m. , mule.
multiplicarse, v. refl. , to multiply.
mundano, na, adj. , worldly.
mundo,
m. ,
world;
todo
el
—,
11,
etc. ,
everybody;
medio —, 116, 18, half the world.
municipal, adj. , municipal.
muralla,
f. ,
wall;
— de la China, 7, 9, Great Wall of China.
murciano, m. , Murcian, native of Murcia.
murciano, na, adj. , Murcian: of, from Murcia.
murmurar, v. n. , to murmur; to mutter.
musculatura, f. , muscles.
mutuamente, adv. , reciprocally.
muy, adv. , very; too.
N
nacer, v. n. , to be born. 216
nación, f. , nation, state.
nacional, adj. , national.
nada, adv. , nothing; anything; not at all; scarcely; ¡nada!
nadie, pron. , nobody, anybody.
Napoleón, m. npr. , Napoleon.
narigón, ona, adj. , big-nosed.
natural, adj. , natural.
naturaleza, f. , nature.
naturalidad, f. , naturalness, ingenuousness, 60, 18.
naturalmente, adv. , by nature, naturally.
naufragio, m. , shipwreck.
Navarra, f. npr. , Navarre.
navarra, f. , Navarrese woman.
navarro, rra, adj. , Navarrese, of Navarre, from Navarre.
navegante, m. , navigator, sailor, 45, 11.
necesario, ria, adj. , necessary.
necesidad,
f. ,
necessity,
need;
sin —, 32, 12, uselessly.
necesitar,
v.
a. ,
to
need;
to
have
need;
necesito ver, 87, 18, I mustsee.
necio, cia, adj. , foolish.
negro,
gra,
adj. ,
black;
la más —, 81, 22, the worst yet.
ni,
conj. ,
neither;
nor;
not;
not
even;
ni ... ni, neither ... nor.
nieta,
f. ,
granddaughter;
vigésima
—,
twentieth
descendant;
"greatestgranddaughter," 102, 8.
nieto, m. , grandson; grandchild.
nieve, f. , snow.
ningún, adj. ( before masculine nouns), no, none.
ninguno, na, adj. , no, none; no one, nobody; anybody.
niña, f. , little girl; little child.
Niobe, f. npr. , Niobe.
no,
adv. ,
not;
—
bien,