la
contraria
a
run
counter
to,
oppose;
—
la
dimisión
present
one's
resignation;
—
mejor
camino
follow
a
better
course
llorar weep, cry
M
madre
f.
mother
Madrid
m.
Madrid
madrileño,
-a
belonging
to
Madrid,
Madrid
madrugador
m.
early
riser;
ser
poco
—
not
be
a
very
early
riser
madurez
f.
maturity
maestro
m.
master
magia
f.
magic
magna
( Lat. )
see
note
majadero
m.
bore,
fool,
booby
mal
m.
evil,
wrong,
wickedness
mal
see
malo
mal adv. badly, poorly, ill, scarcely, with difficulty; dejar
—
disappoint
malandrín
m.
rascal,
scoundrel
maldad,
f.
wickedness,
evil
deed
maldiciente
m.
slanderer,
defamer
maldiciente
slanderous
malgastar
squander,
waste
malherido,
-a
badly
wounded
malicia
f.
malice;
—s
malicious
or
shrewd
remarks,
mischief
malicioso,
-a
malicious,
mischievous
mal(o),
-a
bad,
wicked;
lo
—
the
trouble;
¡no he librado de mala! I've had a narrow escape!
malograr
waste,
lose;
—lo
con
spoil
things
by
maltratar
ill-treat
malvado
m.
wicked
man,
scoundrel
malvender
sell
at
a
loss,
sacrifice
mamá
f.
mamma,
mother
mamarracho m. grotesque figure, absurdity, ridiculous thing mandar
command,
order,
send
manera
f.
manner,
way;
de
esa
—
in
that
way,
so;
de
esta
—
in
this
way,
thus;
de
—
que
so
that
manifestación
f.
manifestation
mano
f.
hand;
—
airada
assault
and
battery;
asaltar a — armada assault with arms or violence, commit assault
and
battery
upon;
traer
a
—
carry
by
hand;
tomarse justicia por su — take the law into one's own hands mansión
f.
residence,
abode
Mantua
f.
Mantua
Manuel
m.
Manuel
mañana
to-morrow;
pasado
—
the
day
after
to-morrow
mar
m.
sea;
por
esos
—es
on
the
high
seas
maravilla
f.
marvel,
wonder
maravilloso,
-a
marvelous,
wonderful
marcha
f.
march,
course
marido
m.
husband
marrullero
m.
deceiver,
cheat
marzo
m.
March
mas
but
más adj. and adv. more, most, rather, other, another; los
—
the
majority;
a
—
de
in
addition
to,
besides;
—
adelante
further
on,
later;
estar
de
— be in the way or objectionable;
—
bien
rather;
no...
—
que
only;
ni...
—
que
nor...
except
to;
un
paso
—
one
step
further,
another
step;
(poco)
—
o
menos
more
or
less,
about;
por
—
que
although,
however,
however
much;
¡qué
cosa
—
fea!
what
a
hideous
thing!
sin
—
ni
—
without
further
ado;
—
tarde
later
máscara
f.
mask
masculino,
-a
masculine,
male
matar
kill
matrimonio
m.
matrimony,
married
couple
mayor
greater,
greatest
mayoría
f.
majority
me
me,
to
me,
myself
mediación
f.
mediation
medicina
f.
medicine
medida
f.
measure,
proportion,
moderation;
sin
—
disproportionately
medio
m.
middle,
midst;
measure,
way,
means;
de
por
—
as
an
intermediary
medio,
-a
middle,
half;
en
media
hora
in
half
an
hour
meditar
meditate
mejor
adj.
and
adv.
better,
best;
lo
— the best, the best part, the best thing;
aconsejar
lo
—
give
the
best
advice
melancolía
f.
melancholy,
sadness
melancólico,
-a
melancholy,
sad
menester
m.
need;
haber
—
have
need
of,
need
menester
necessary
Menganito
m.
( dim.
of
Mengano)
So-and-so
menor
lesser,
less,
least,
slightest
menos
adj.
and
adv.
less,
least;
except;
al
—
at
least;
¡—
mal!
that's
not
so
bad!
por
lo
—
at
least
menospreciar
despise
mentar
mention
mentir
lie,
tell
a
falsehood
mentira
f.
lie,
falsehood
mercader
m.
merchant
mercancía
f.
merchandise
merced
f.
favor,
grace;
hacer (la) merced de be kind enough to, please Merceditas f. ( dim. of Mercedes) little Mercedes ( it is best to retain
Spanish
name)
merecer
deserve
mérito
m.
merit,
worth,
excellence;
hacer
—
de
make
a
parade
of
mes
m.
month
mesa
f.
table,
desk;
poner
la
—
set
the
table
mezcla
f.
mixture
mi
my
mí
( after
prepositions)
me
mientas
see
mentir
mientes
see
mentir
mientras
prep.
during;
conj.
while,
as
long
as
mil
a
thousand
militar
military
mimar
indulge,
spoil
mínimo,
-a
least,
slightest,
smallest;
lo
más
—
in
the
slightest
degree
ministerial
ministerial
ministerio
m.
ministry;
office;
de
—
en
—
from
ministry
to
ministry
ministra
f.
minister's
wife,
ministress
ministro
m.
minister
mío,
-a
mine,
of
mine,
my;
el
mío,
la
mía
etc.
mine
mirada
f.
glance,
look
mirar
look,
look
at,
have
regard
for;
—te
a
la
cara
look
at
your
face;
—se
look
out,
be
careful,
see
to
it;
mire
que
look
out
or,
bear
in
mind
that;
bien
mirado
carefully
looked
at
or
considered
miserable
miserable,
wretched
miseria
f.
misery
mismo,
-a
same,
very,
-self;
por
eso
—
for
that
very
reason;
lo
—
the
same
thing,
in
the
same
way;
lo — da it's all the same, it makes no difference; un
—
one
and
the
same;
uno
—
one
and
the
same
person
misterio
m.
mystery
misterioso,
-a
mysterious
mitad
f.
half
moda