longitud, f. , longitude.
los, the, them, you, they ( before de or que).
Lucayas (Islas), the Bahama Islands.
lucido, splendid, magnificent; in a fine fix.
lucir, 39, to shine, to display.
lucrativo, lucrative, profitable.
lucha, f. , struggle, fight.
luchar, to struggle, to fight.
luego, then, soon, afterward.
lugar, m. , place, town;
o en —— de, instead of.
lumbre, f. , fire.
luminoso, bright.
luz, f. , light;
o a todas luces, in every respect.
llama, f. , flame; llama, the beast of burden much used in S.
A.
llamar, to call.
llanura, f. , plain.
llegada, f. , arrival.
llegar, 32, to arrive;
o —— a ser, to get to be; be finally.
llenar (de), to fill (with).
lleno, full.
llevadero, endurable.
llevar, to carry, to take;
o —— a cabo, to carry out;
o —— cargado, to pick up and carry;
o ——se, to carry away;
o —— ventaja a, to get the better of.
llorar, to weep;
o —— de gozo, to weep for joy.
lluvia, f. , rain.
Macuto, a town of Venezuela.
madeja, f. , skein.
madera, f. , wood.
Madrid, capital of Spain.
madrugada, f. , dawn.
madurar, to mature, to perfect, ripen.
madurito, dim. of maduro.
maduro, ripe.
Magallanes, Magellan.
magistrado, m. , magistrate.
magnífico, magnificent, fine.
magnitud, f. , magnitude.
magno, great.
maguey, m. , agave, century plant.
Mahoma, Mahomet or Mohammed, founder of the
Mohammedan religion.
maíz, m. , maize, corn.
majestuoso, majestic.
mal, badly; m. , evil, harm.
maldad, f. , wickedness, wrong.
malo, bad.
mamá, f. , mother, mama.
manantial, m. , spring, source.
manchego, m. , an inhabitant of La Mancha.
mandar, to command, send, order.
mandato, m. , command.
mando, m. , command.
manejar, to manage, handle.
manera, f. , way, manner;
o de una ——, in a way;
o de —— que, so that;
o por —— que (S. A.), so that.
manifestación, f. , show, proof.
manifestar, 24, to show, manifest, say.
maniquí, m. , manikin, figure.
mano, f. , hand.
manojo, m. , handful.
manta, f. , cloak.
mantel, m. , tablecloth.
mantener, 18, to support.
mantequilla, m. , butter.
manto, m. , covering.
manzana, f. , apple.
maña, f. , skill.
mañana, to-morrow; f. , morning.
mapa, m. , map.
máquina, f. , machine.
maquinaria, f. , machinery.
maquinista, m. , engineer.
mar, m. f. , sea.
Maracaibo, a city of Venezuela.
maravilla, f. , wonder.
maravillar, to wonder;
o no es de ——, no wonder.
maravillosamente, wonderfully.
maravilloso, wonderful.
marcar, 31, to mark, indicate.
marco, m. , frame.
marcha, f. , course, march.
marchar, to walk, go, set out.
Marchena, a Spanish priest of the time of Columbus.
marchitar, to wither.
Margarita, an island off the eastern coast of Venezuela.
margen, f. , bank.
marido, m. , husband.
marina, f. , navy;
o —— mercante, merchant marine.
Marina, f. , street and district by the water edge in a city;specifically in San Juan, P. R.
marítimo, maritime.
mármol, m. , marble.
Martinica, f. , Martinique, island belonging to France in the CaribbeanSea.
mártir, m. , martyr.
mas, but.
más, more, most, plus;
o de —— en ——, more and more.
mascar, 31, to chew.
matar, to kill.
matemático, m. , mathematician.
matina, f. , a local Costa Rican name for cocoa.
matinita, see matina.
matricular, to matriculate.
Mayagüez, a seaport city on the western coast of Porto Rico, third insize of the island.
Mayflower, m. , the boat that brought the Pilgrims to America.
mayo, m. , May.
mayor, greater, older;
o —— de edad, of age.
mayoría, f. , majority.
mayúscula, capital (letter).
me, me.
mediados: a —— de, about the middle of (in time expressions).
medianamente, moderately.
medicina, f. , medicine.
medicinal, medicinal.
medida, f. , measure;
o a —— que, accordingly as, while.
Medinaceli, an Italian nobleman.
medio, half;
o en —— de, in the midst of;
o de en ——, from the middle.
medio, m. , way, means;
o por —— de, by means of.
mediodía, m. , noon, south.
medir, 29, to measure.
meditación, f. , meditation.
meditar, to meditate.
Mediterráneo, m. , Mediterranean.
mejicano, Mexican.
Méjico, m. , Mexico.
mejor, better;
o el ——, best.
mejorar, to improve.
mejorcito, dim. of mejor (colloquial).
melancolía, f. , melancholy.
melón, m. , musk-melon, cantaloupe.
memoria, f. , memory, treatise.
memorioso, of good memory.
mención, f. , mention.
mencionar, to mention.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix (1809-
1847), great Germancomposer.
mendicante, m. , mendicant, beggar.
mendiga, f. , beggar-woman.
mendigo, m. , beggar.
Mendoza, González (1428-1495), a Spanish cardinal.
Mendoza, Pedro de (1487-1537), founded colony of
Buenos Aires, Feb. 2,1535.
Mendoza, an important city of western Argentina, 632
miles west ofBuenos Aires.
menester, m. , necessity;
o ser ——, to be necessary.
menor, less, lesser, least, younger (speaking of persons).
menos, less, least, except;
o a —— que, unless.
mensaje, m. , message.
mensajero, m. , messenger.
mente, f. , mind.
mentir, 27, to lie.
mentira, f. , lie.
mentiroso, lying, liar.
menudo, small;
o a ——, often.
mercader, m. , merchant.
mercadería, f. , merchandise.
mercado, m. , market.
mercancía, f. , merchandise.
mercante, commercial, mercantile.
mercantil, commercial.
merced, f. , grace, mercy;
o a —— de, at the mercy of.
mercurio, m. , mercury.
merecer, 39, to deserve.
meridional, southern.
meridiano, meridian.
mérito, m. , merit.
mes, m. , month.
mesa, f. , table, table-land.
meseta, f. , table-land, plateau.
mestizo, half-breed (Indian and white).
metal, m. , metal.
metálico, metallic.
meter, to place, put;
o ——se a, to undertake;
o ——se en, to get into;
o ——se por, to get into, to penetrate.
método, m. , method.
metro, m. , metre.
metrópoli, f. , metropolis.
metropolitano, metropolitan.
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1863), German composer.
mezcla, f. , mixture.
mezclar, to mix.
mi, my.
mí, me (after preposition);
o ¡ay de ——! poor me!
miedo, m. , fear.
miel, f. , honey.
miembro, m. , member.
mientras, while.
mil, m. , thousand.
milagro, m. , miracle.
militar, military.
milreis, m. , a coin of Brazil worth about 32½ cents.
millón, m. , million.
mina, f. , mine.
minar, to mine.
Minas Geraes (Minas Generales), a city and state of Brazil.
mineral, m. , mineral.
ministro, m. , cabinet officer.
Minos, proper name.
minúscula, small (letter).
mío, my, mine;
o el ——, etc. , mine.
miramiento, m. , consideration, courtesy.
mirar, to look at, behold;
o —— de reojo, to look askance;
o ——se, to look at each other.
miseria, f. , misery, poverty.
mísero, insignificant, miserable.
Misisipi, m. , Mississippi.
mismamente, exactly (familiar, S. A.).
mismito, very same (colloquial).
mismo, same, very, self;
o yo ——, tú ——, etc. , myself, thyself, etc.
misterioso, mysterious.
mitad, f. , half.
mixto, mixed, accommodation (of a train).
mobiliario, m. , furniture.
modelar, to model.
modelo, m. , model.
modernizar, 34, to modernize.
moderno, modern.
modestamente, modestly.
modestia, f. , modesty.
modificar (a), 31, to modify;
o ——se, to be lessened, softened.
modismo, m. , idiom, idiomatic expression.
modo, m. , way, manner;
o de —— que, so that;
o de este ——, in this way;
o de todos ——s, at any rate.
mofa, f. , ridicule.
mofarse (de), to mock, make fun of.
Moka, f. , Mocha, a Red Sea port in Arabia.
molestar, to trouble, annoy.
molestia, f. , hardship, trouble.
molinero, m. , miller.
molino, m. , mill.
momento, m. , moment.
momia, f. , mummy.
mona, f. , monkey.
monarca, m. f. , monarch.
monarquía, f. , monarchy.
monarquista, m. , monarchist.
moneda, f. , coin.
monetario, monetary.
monótono, monotonous.
montaña, f. , mountain.
montañoso, mountainous.
montar, to mount, to ride;
o —— al anca, to get on behind in riding a horse.
monte, m. , hill, woods.
Monte Misti, a high mountain of Peru.
Montevideo, chief city and capital of Uruguay.
montón, m. , heap, pile, group.
morada, f. , stay, dwelling.
morder, 26, to bite.
morir(se), 28, to die.
morisco, Moorish.
moro, Moorish.
mortal, mortal.
mortificar, 31, to mortify, humiliate.
mosca, f. , fly.
mostrar, 23, to show, indicate.
motivo, m. , cause, reason.
motriz, motor, motive.
movedizo, shifting.
mover, 26, to move.
movimiento, m. , movement.
mozo, m. , youth, waiter.
muchacho, m. , boy.
muchedumbre, f. , crowd.
mucho, much;
o ——s, many.
muelle, m. , dock;
o —— de embarque, loading dock.
muerte, f. , death.
muerto, pp. of morir.
muestra, f. , sample, indication.
mujer, f. , woman, wife.
mula, f. , mule.
muleta, f. , crutch.
multiplicar, 31, to multiply;
o —— en or por, to multiply by.
mundano, earthly.
mundial, pertaining to the world.
mundo, m. , world;
o todo el ——, everybody.
muñequear, to take form (of ears of corn).
muralla, f. , wall (outer).
murmurar, to murmur.
muro, m. , wall (outer).
museo, m. , museum.
música, f. , music.
muy, very;
o —— niño, very young.
nacer, 39, to be born.
naciente, growing.
nacimiento, m. , birth.
nación, f. , nation.
nacional, national.
nacionalidad, f. , nationality.
nada, nothing, by no means.
nadar, to swim.
nadie, m. f. , no one.
nadita, familiar dim. of nada (S. A.).
Napoleón Bonaparte (1769-1821), the French General and Dictator.
naranja, f. , orange.
narración, f. , narration.
natural, natural, native;
o del ——, from life.
naturaleza, f. , nature.
naturalmente, naturally.
naufragar, 32, to be shipwrecked.
náutico, nautical.
nave, f. , ship.
navegación, f. , navigation.
navegador, m. , navigator.
navegante, m. , navigator.
navegar, 32, to sail, navigate.
navidad, f. , Christmas.
navío, m. , ship.
necesario, necessary.