*uno* one; a; an; pl. some; a few; a pair of, a couple of
*uña* f. finger-nail; toe-nail; *—— y carne* on very friendly terms
*urgir* urge
*usía* m. and f. (contraction of *vuestra señoría*) your lordship; your ladyship
*usted* m. and f. (contraction of *vuestra merced*) you
*vacío* empty
*Valencey (Valençay)* site of a magnificent château near Châteauroux in southern France (Ferdinand VII, after participating in the disgraceful family bickerings before Napoleon at Bayonne, was virtually a prisoner at Valençay from 1808 to 1815)
*valer* avail; be worth; *—— más* be better; *—— más así* be better so; *válgame Dios* exclam. may God help me; you don't say so
*valeroso* brave
*valiente* brave; fine