Lecturas Fáciles con Ejercicios by Lawrence A. Wilkins y Max A. Luria - HTML preview

 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.