#V#

#V., Vds.# conventional abbreviations of #usted# and #ustedes#

#va# indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #ir#

#vagaroso# idle, transient

#valer# to be worth, of use, avail; #—se de# to make use of, use, employ; #¡Dios me valga!# bless me! good Heavens!

#valor# m. courage, valor

#vals# m. waltz

#vara# linear measure, about thirty-three inches

#váyase# subj. pres. 3rd pers. sing. of #irse#

#vehemencia# vehemence, violence, heat

#veinticuatro# twenty-four

#vejez# f. old age

#vela# vigil, watch; candle

#velador# m. lampstand

#ven# imperat. sing. of #venir#

#vena# vein

#venda# bandage

#venganza# vengeance, revenge

#venida# coming, arrival

#venir# to come; #la semana que viene# next week

#ventaja# advantage, preference; #llevar —— (a)# to have an advantage (over)

#ventana# window

#ventura# good fortune, happiness, chance; #por ——# by chance

#ver# to see; #vamos a ——# or #a ——# let's see

#veras: de ——# truly, really

#verdad# f. truth; #es ——# it is true; #¿no es ——?# isn't it true?; #¿—— que sí?# really?

#vergüenza# shame

#vestido# clothing, clothes

#vestir# to clothe, dress, put on, wear; #—se# to dress one's self, dress

#¡vete!# go! begone!

#vez# f. time; #una ——# once; #otra ——# again; #en —— de# instead of; #rara ——# rarely

#vicio# vice; #de -s# by habit

#vida# life

#viejo# old, aged

#viera# subj. impf. 1st and 3rd pers. sing. of #ver#

#vigilancia# vigilance, department of vigilance

#villanía# villany, baseness

#vínculo# bond, fetter

#violentamente# violently

#virgen# f. virgin

#virtud# f. virtue

#vista# view, look, glance, gaze

#visto# p.p. irreg. of #ver#

#viveza# liveliness, vivacity

#vivir# to live

#vivo# alive, vivid, lively, quick

#voluntad# f. wish, will, desire

#volver# to turn, return, come back; #—— a decir# to say again

#voto# vow, prayer; vote; #¡—— va!# plague take it! hang it all!

#voz# f. voice

#vuelta# turn, return; #dar una ——# to take a walk or turn