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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

[100.2]

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