maldito, ta,adj., cursed, damned;maldita la falta que me hacían,52, 13, damned little need I had;maldita aquella,68, 19, devil a bit;maldita seas,67, 13, damn you, be damned to you;etc.
malhechor,m., evil-doer, criminal,51, 12.
malicia,f., malice;17, 19, slyness, cunning.
malo, la,adj.(mal), bad, poor, ill; wicked, evil;ponerse —,82, 24, to fall ill;lo —,117, 7, the evil, the ill.
maltratar,v. a., to maltreat, to assault.
mamarracho,m., booby, clown,79, 10.
mancillar,v. a., to stain.
manda,f., donation, bequest;see note to6, 29.
mandar,v. a., to send; to order; to command.
manera,f., way, manner.
manga,f., sleeve.
manía,f., whim, caprice, peculiarity,37, 30.
maniquete,m., mitt,101, 12.
mano,f., hand;—s a la obra, to work!;de —s a boca,49, 7,77, 21, suddenly, unawares;venir con sus —s lavadas, to come with improper proposals or intentions,119, 15;echar — a,91, 3, to seize;de —s de,42, 25, from the hands of.
manojo,m., bundle, bunch,27, 2.
Manolilla,f. npr., Manolilla.
mantecado,m., butter cake, cream-cake,11, 8.
mantener,v. a., to maintain, to keep up.
mantilla,f., mantilla,105, 5,see note,110, 4.
Manuel,m. npr., Emanuel.
Manuela,f. npr., Manuela.
mañana,f., morning.
mañana,adv., to-morrow;— por la —,66, 2,84, 21, early to-morrow morning.
maquinalmente,adv., mechanically.
mar,m., sea,112, 2.
maravilloso, sa,adj., marvellous.
marcar,v. a., to mark, to indicate,20, 21.
marchar,v. a., to go; to go along;v. refl.,—se, to leave, to go away.
marchito, ta,adj., withered, pale,36, 4.
Marengo,m. npr., Marengo;see note to5, 14.
margen,f., margin, border,10, 5.
María,f. npr., Mary.
María Luisa,f. npr., Maria Louisa,see note to16, 1.
marido,m., husband.
mariscal,m., marshal,126, 18.
mármol,m., marble.
marras,adv., formerly, recently;de —,109, 15, well known, hereinbefore described.
mas,conj., but.
más,adv., more;el, la —, the most;83, 12, except, but;32, 4, other, more than;— que, except;por — que, however much, although;— bien,104, 20, rather;27, 7, more, further.
más,adj., more, most.
mascujar,v. n., to mumble,122, 21.
matar,v. a., to kill.
materialmente,adv., materially; in the flesh;38, 15,95, 18.
matorral,m., stubble-field,68, 10.
matrimonio,m., marriage; married couple, couple,19, 7,113, 3.
matrona,f., matron.
maula,f., trick, dodge, fake,82, 10.
mayor,adj., greater, larger; older;caza —,91, 8, big game;el, la —, the greatest, largest.
mayores,mpl., elders, ancestors, forefathers,6, 19.
mayúsculo, la,adj., capital, large (of letters);see note to91, 9.
mecanismo,m., mechanism.
mecer,v. a., to rock, to swing;v. refl.,—se,39, 3, to rock.
media,f., stocking;hacer —,20, 3, to knit.
media-fanega,f., half-fanega;seefanega.
mediano, na,adj., medium, middle, average.
mediar,v. a., to halve, to take half,63, 16;pp.,mediado, da,62, 8, half done, half over.
médico,m., physician.
medida,f., measure,66, 3.
medio, día,adj., half;a media voz,34, 2, in a low voice.
medio,adv., half.
medio,m., midst, middle; means;de en —,61, 5, out of the way;por — de, by means of.
medir,v. a., to measure,113, 1.
meditación,f., meditation, reverie,74, 9.
meditar,v. n., to meditate, to reflect,73, 29.
Mefistófeles,m. npr., Mephistopheles.
mejilla,f., cheek.
mejor,adj., better.
mejor,adv., better, best;por — decir,45, 22, to speak more accurately.
mejorar,v. n., to improve.
melancólico, ca,adj., melancholy.
melodioso, sa,adj., melodious.
melodramático, ca,adj., melodramatic.
melón,m., melon.
mención,f., mention,20, 11.
mencionar,v. a., to mention,pp.,mencionado, da, said, mentioned, aforesaid.
menester,adj., necessary.
menor,adj., less; younger; smaller;el, la —, the least, youngest,etc.;—es,15, 10, minor orders,see note.
menos,adv., less;echar de —,91, 23,seeechar;lo —,50, 27, at the least;a lo —,cuando —, at least;ni mucho —,108, 23, nor much less, not by any means, far from it;— nosotros,121, 21, except ourselves.
mentalmente,adv., mentally,71, 11.
mente,f., mind;estar allí en la — divina,45, 15, to be in the bosom of the gods, on the knees of the gods.
mentir,v. n., to lie.
menudo, da,adj., small, little.
merced,f., grace, mercy;— a,10, 16, thanks to;su —,55, 15, his worship.
Mercedes,f. npr., Mercedes.
Merceditas,f. npr.,dim. ofMercedes.
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).
mesilla,f., little table.
meter,v. a., to place, to put;metió los talones,65, 15, kicked, spurred;alguaciles metidos a alcahuetes,68, 2, constables turned procurers;— el montante,cf.montante;—se,v. refl., to interfere; to meddle; to mingle with; to thrust oneself in;meterse en harina,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 —,25, 11, to frighten;tener —,88, 8, to be afraid.
mientes,fpl., thought; reflection;seeparar.
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 que no 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 the personal pronouns);lo —, the same thing,40, 24;lo — que, as well as, the same as, just as, like;por lo — que,125, 15, just because, for the very reason that.
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,39, 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,31, 2;durmiendo la —,87, 1, sleeping off 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, to interpose; (said of one who interposes his sword between two combatants).
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 undercapote.
montera,f., peasant's cap,23, 7.
monterilla,f., little cap;see note toalcalde 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 not mealy-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 on the coast, there were Moors off the coast,i. e.there were signs of an event to come;see note to102, 16.
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,109, 17,seeoxte.
moza,f., girl; young woman;buena —, good-looking girl, handsome girl;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 great difference.
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 —,127, 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.
nación,f., nation, state.
nacional,adj., national.
nada,adv., nothing; anything; not at all; scarcely;¡nada! ¡nada!2, 30,86, 15, no! no!
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 must see.
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; "greatest granddaughter,"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, scarcely;— obstante, in spite of; nevertheless; notwithstanding.
¡no!int., no.
noble,adj., noble,41, 12.
nobleza,f., nobility, dignity.
noche,f., night; evening;tenga V. muy buenas —s,55, 16, a very good evening to you;buenas —s, good evening, good night;de —, by night.
nodriza,f., nurse.
nombramiento,m., appointment, nomination.
nombrar,v. a., to name, to appoint; to mention, to speak of.
nombre,m., name.
nomenclatura,f., nomenclature.
Norte,m., North.
nos,pron., us, to us.
nosotros, tras,pron., we; us.
nota,f., note,23, 8.
notable,adj., notable, remarkable.
notar,v. a., to note, to observe.
noticia,f., information, news.
noticias,fpl., information, news.
notificar,v. a., to announce,64, 11.
novedad,f., novelty, new thing,7, 8,77, 4; new thing, thing of importance,90, 18; accident, harm,117, 18; accident, mishap, adventure, event,68, 11.
novia,f., bride.
novio,m., bridegroom.
nube,f., cloud, swarm.
nubila,Latin neuter pl., clouds;tit.XXIX.
nublado, da,adj., cloudy.
nuestro, tra,adj. poss., our, ours;el nuestro, la nuestra,pron. poss., ours.
nuevamente,adv., again, anew,105, 20.
nueve,adj. num., nine;las —, nine o'clock.
nuevo, va,adj., new; another,32, 6,etc.;33, 2, renewed;de —, again, anew;cf. alsoponer.
nuez,f., nut; walnut.
número,m., number.
nunca,adv., never; ever.
nupcial,adj., nuptial.
O
o,conj., or;o ... o, either ... or.
obedecer,v. n., to obey.
obispo,m., bishop.
objetar,v. a., to object.
objeto,m., object; purpose.
obligar,v. a., to oblige, to compel.
obra,f., work.
obrilla,f., little work, little book.
obscuridad,f., darkness.
obscuro, ra,adj., obscure; dark.
obsequiar,v. a., to treat with distinction.
observar,v. a., to remark, to observe; to say; to watch.
obstante,seeno.
obstinado, da,adj., obstinate, stubborn.
obstruir,v. a., to obstruct; to bar, to block,117, 4.
ocasión,f., occasion; moment, time; opportunity;en —es,13, 16, occasionally, once in a while.
occidental,adj., western, occidental.
octavo, va,adj., eighth.
octubre,m., October.
ocultar,v. a., to hide, to conceal.
ocupado, da,adj., occupied, in use,12, 10.
ocupar,v. a., to occupy.
ocurrencia,f., idea,17, 17; incident,41, 4.
ocurrir,v. n., to happen, to occur; to take place, to go on; to occur, to suggest itself; alsov. refl.,—se,in same meaning.
ochavo,m., (farthing);see notes to21, 8and86, 19.
ocho,adj. num., eight;año de —,5, 3, the year eight;see note.
odiar,v. a., to hate.
odio,m., hate, hatred.
ofender,v. a., to insult, to offend.
oficial,adj., official.
oficio,m., office, duty, function;seepredicador.
ofrecer,v. a., to offer.
oído,m., ear; hearing.
oír,v. a., to hear;oye,28, 10,56, 25, here, say;oye,30, 22,114, 11, listen;he oído decir,28, 20, I have heard it said.
¡ojalá!int., would that, oh that.
ojillo,m., little eye, small eye,17, 18.
ojo,m., eye;— de la llave,73, 20,93, 2, keyhole;¡mucho —!91, 13, keep your eyes open, keep a good watch, keep sharp eyes about you;poner los —s en,118, 23, cast one's eyes on;decirme los —s tienes negros,29, 2, take any liberties with me.
oler,v. a., to smell.
olfatear,v. a., to smell, to scent.
olfato,m., scent, sense of smell.
olvidar,v. a., to forget;—se de,v. refl., to forget;in imp. cons.:se me olvidaba,52, 11, I was forgetting;se me ha olvidado, I forgot;olvidábasele,73, 16, he forgot, he was forgetting.
olvido,m., forgetting, forgetfulness, oblivion.
once,adj. num., eleven;las —, eleven o'clock.
operación,f., operation;me hace la misma —,38, 9, has the same effect on me, produces the same sensation in me.
opinar,v. a., to opine,126, 3.
opinión,f., opinion;126, 24, reputation.
oportuno, na,adj., opportune, convenient, fitting.
ora,adv., now;ora... ora, at one time ... at another.
Oración,f.,8, 11, sunset prayer, prayer at early candle-light.
oradora,f., orator, speaker (female),119, 17.
orden,f., order, command.
orden,m., order, kind,3, 16.
ordenanza,m., orderly.
ordenar,v. a., to ordain,15, 10.
ordinariez,f., commonness, coarseness,4, 15.
ordinario, ria,adj., ordinary; vulgar, common.
oreja,f., ear.
orejudo, da,adj., large-eared, long-eared.
orgullo,m., pride.
oro,m., gold;pusieron de — y azul,2, 3, gave a neat dressing down.
os,pron., you (objective).
Otelo,m. npr., Othello.
otoñada,f., autumn season, autumn,44, 5.
otro, otra,adj., other; another; the other (of two); different;— tanto,50, 28, as much more;see alsotanto.
oveja,f., sheep.
oxte,int.,sin decir — ni moxte,109, 17, without saying boo, without opening his mouth.
P
Pablo,m. npr., Paul;cf.guardar,91, 28.
paciencia,f., patience.
pacífico, ca,adj., peaceful.
padre,m., father;pl.—s, fathers, ancestors; parents.
pagar,v. a., to pay; to pay for.
país,m., country, land.
pajar,m., straw loft, hay-loft,63, 26.
pajarera,f., aviary.
pajarillo,m., little bird.
pájaro,m., bird.
pajarraco,m., bird, large bird;see note to60, 6.
paje,m., page.
pajizo, za,adj., straw-colored, light yellow.
palabra,f., word; promise;tomar la —,125, 14, to take the floor;de —,50, 21, by word of mouth, orally.
palacio,m., palace;en —,45, 5, at home.
pálido, da,adj., pale.
palillo,m., drumstick;tocar los —s,20, 4, play the castagnets.
paliza,f., beating, clubbing,62, 6,99, 11.
palo,m., stick, stake, pale; blow, whack,120, 5.
palomar,m., dove-cote, pigeon-cote,21, 2.
pámpano,m., grape, grape-vine, grape-leaf.
Pamplona,f. npr., Pampeluna, the former capital of the kingdom of Navarre.
pan,m., bread; dough;— de aceite,see note to44, 17;más bueno que el —,32, 18, "as good as gold."
pantomima,f., pantomime.
paño,m., cloth, woolen stuff.
pañoleta,f., kerchief,101, 11.
pañuelo,m., handkerchief.
papel,m., paper; role, part;— sellado,49, 23, stamped paper.
par,m., pair, couple.
par,adj., equal, like;al —,82, 21, meanwhile, at the same time.
para,prep., for; to; in order to;see alsoestar.
paraje,m., place,77, 10.
parar,v. a., to stop;— mientes,119, 21, to consider;v. n., to stop, to arrive at, to get at,7, 4;—se,v. refl., to stop, to halt, to stand still; to stop at, to balk at,50, 3;sus ojos se pararon en,75, 13, his eyes fell upon.
pardo, da,adj., gray, dark gray,94, 11.
Pardo,m., Pardo,see note to89, 21.
parecer,v. n., to seem; to appear; to seem, to look,105, 7;¿le parece que envíe?,12, 11, shall I send, may I send?—se,v. refl., to resemble.
parecido,m., resemblance.
parecido, da,adj., similar, like.
pared,f., wall.
pariente,m. and f., relative.
parra,f., arbor.
parral,m., grape-vine;see note to10, 15.
parroquia,f., parish; parish-church.
parte,f., part, portion; share;la mayor —,6, 11, the greater number, the majority;en todas —s,37, 14, everywhere;por — de,de — de, on the part of, on behalf of, from;por mi —,por su —, for my part, for his part,etc.
participar,v. a., to communicate, to announce;— de,125, 19, to share in.
particular,m., private citizen,62, 1; case, detail, fact,6, 14,57, 4,115, 13.
particular,adj., private,7, 7,113, 14; peculiar, singular,67, 23.
particularísimo, ma,adj., very peculiar;lo —,24, 16, the very singular character.
partida,f., band (of guerillas),126, 26;see alsocomerse.
partir,v. a., to split,118, 8;—se,v. refl., to split,83, 15.
párvulos,mpl., children, little ones,25, 8.
pasar,v. a., to pass; to endure, to undergo,36, 15; to pass, to spend,24, 7,63, 6;¿cómo lo pasa su señoría?34, 12, how is your worship?pasar aquel trago,72, 8, to swallow that draught;v. n., to pass; to happen, to come to pass, to go on, to occur, to take place,106, 22,etc.; to pass, to go; to pass through,39, 17; to enter, to come in,100, 10,103, 21.
pasar,m., living, competence,11, 13.
Pascuas,fpl.,see note to11, 7.
paseante,m., promenader; one who takes a walk for pleasure, idler.
pasear,v. a., to carry about, to take, to walk,25, 12; to turn (la vista),106, 25;v. n., to walk, to take a walk;v. refl.,—se, to take a walk; to walk around, to walk up and down.
paseo,m., walk, promenade;dar un —, to take a walk.
paso,m., step; pace; tread; way, passage,122, 13,54, 23; threshold;de —,73, 6, at once;al —,59, 1;de —,42, 29, in passing, by the way;ceder el —,54, 23,100, 11, to make way.
pastor,m., shepherd;— de cabras,1, 4, goatherd.
pata,f., leg, shank;—s de alambre,60, 12, spindle-shanks.
patán,m., clown, boor, rustic,4, 4.
paternalmente,adv., paternally.
patíbulo,m., gallows.
patio,m., court, courtyard.
patria,f., country, fatherland.
pausa,f., pause.
pava,f., pea-hen, turkey-hen;seepelar.
payasada,f.,1, 13, buffoonery.
paz,f., peace.
pecado,m., sin.
pecaminoso, sa,adj., sinful.
pecho,m., breast.
pedazo,m., piece, portion;hacerse —s,109, 23, to break in pieces;see alsobárbaro,32, 15.
pedernal,m., flint,67, 2.
pedir,v. a., to ask; to ask for, to request;como se pide,12, 14, as you will, as you please, as you wish.
Pedro el Cruel,m. npr., Peter the Cruel,see note to89, 24.