L
la f. the;
— de that of;
— de González Mrs. or Madam González
la her, to her, it
labio m. lip
labor m. labor, work
lado m. side, direction;
del otro — on the other side;
cada uno por su — each one in his own way
lágrima f. tear
lamentar lament;
—se lament;
—se de bewail, complain of, regret
Lara (Teatro) see page 117
largo, -a long;
poner de — put long dresses on
largueza f. liberality
las the;
— de those of
las them
lástima f. pity;
me da una — it makes me feel sorry
Laura f. Laura
lazo m. bond, tie
le him, it, you;
to him, to her, to it, to you
leal loyal, faithful;
ser de los —es be among the faithful
lealtad f. loyalty
Leandro m. Leander
lectura f. reading
leer read
legal legal
legión f. legion, multitude, crowd
lejos far
lengua f. tongue, language
lenguaje m. language
lerdo, -a slow, stupid
les to them, them
letra f. letter
letrero m. sign, notice
levantar lift, raise, rouse;
—se rise;
revolt
leve light
ley f. law;
oro de — legal or standard gold
leyendo see leer
leyese see leer
lexicográfico, -a lexicographic
liberal liberal
libertad f. liberty, freedom;
con toda — in complete freedom
libranza f. bill of exchange, draft
librar free, deliver;
¡no he librado de mala! I've had a narrow escape!
libre free
licencia f. license, permission;
¡con —! with your permission! by your leave!
liebre f. hare;
pastel de — hare pie
ligar bind
ligero, -a slight
limitar, limit
límite m. limit
limosna f. alms, charity
linaje m. lineage, family
lindo, -a pretty, handsome, fine, charming
lisonja f. flattery, compliment;
—s pieces of flattery, flattery
lisonjero m. flatterer
literario, -a literary
literatura f. literature
lo him, it;
one, some, any, so
lo neuter the;
— de the matter of;
— de siempre the constant or usual thing;
— que that which, what;
a — que according to what, as far as;
— que es as for;
más de — que + verb more than;
todo — que anything that, whatever
locamente madly
loco m. lunatic, madman
loco, -a crazy, insane;
¡loca! mad girl!
locura f. madness, folly
lógica f. logic
lograr attain, secure;
— + inf. succeed in, manage to
logro m. attainment
lonja f. exchange;
— de contratación produce exchange
los the;
— de those of;
— que those who, who, whom, which
los them
lucido, -a brilliant;
see lucir
lucir display, show off;
see lucido
lucha f. struggle
luchar struggle
luego soon, presently, at once;
then, later
lugar m. place, spot;
cause, motive;
dar — a give rise to, cause, give an opportunity to
Luisa f. Louise
Luisita f. (dim. of Luisa) little Louise (it is best to retain Spanish name)
lujo m. luxury
luminaria f. illumination, festival lights
luna f. moon
luto m. mourning
luz f. light;
a la — de by the light of;
a poca — by a dim light
Ll
llamar call, knock;
— la atención attract attention;
— más la atención attract greater attention
llegar arrive, come, reach;
— a come to, reach, come to the point of, succeed in, arrive at, attain;
— a eso come to that, go so far;
— a ser come to be, become;
— hasta go so far as to;
—se arrive
llegue see llegar
llenar fill
lleno, -a full, filled
llevar carry, take, bring, conduct, bear;
collect, charge;
wear, have, contain;
persuade, carry away (by argument);
— + p. p. have;
— a cabo bring to completion, bring into effect, carry out;
— 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 f. fashion, style
modelo m. model
modernidad f. modernness, newness
modernista modern, up-to-date
moderno, -a modern
modestia f. modesty
modisto m. dressmaker, tailor
modo m. way, manner;
no... en — alguno by no means;
de cualquier — however, in any case, in any fashion, any old way;
de cualquier — que sea however it may be, in some way or other;
de ese — in that way;
de muchos —s in many ways;
de (or por) ningún — by no means, not at all;
de otro — otherwise;
de — que so that;
de tal — in such a way;
de un — in a way
molestar molest, annoy, torment, cause trouble
molestia f. annoyance, inconvenience
momento m. moment;
en este — at this moment, now
moneda f. coin, money;
— contante ready money, cash
monstruo m. monster, marvel
monte m. mountain
moral moral
mordaz biting, sarcastic
moreno, -a dark, brunette
moribundo, -a dying
morir die;
—se die
mostrar show
motivar cause
motivo m. motive, cause, reason
mover move;
—se move
moza f. girl, maid
mozo m. boy, porter, servant
mozuelo m. (dim. of mozo) young man, young fellow
muchacha f. girl
muchacho m. boy, youth, fellow
mucho, -a much, a great deal of;
—s many;
— fuera que it would be very strange if;
tener mucha razón be quite right;
mucho adv. much, a great deal
mudo, -a mute, silent
muere see morir
muerte f. death;
dar — a kill
muerto, -a dead;
see morir
muestra f. specimen, sample
muestr-a, -an see mostrar
muevas see mover
muev-e, -en see mover
mujer f. woman, wife
múltiple multiple, complex
multitud f. multitude
mundo m. world;
todo el — everybody
muñeco m. puppet, doll
muriendo see morir
murieron see morir
murmurar murmur, whisper
música f. music;
—s musical performances, music
músico m. musician
mutación f. mutation, change;
change of scene (theatrical)
mutuamente mutually
mutuo, -a mutual
muy very, very much
N
nacer be born, arise
nada nothing, nothing at all, at all, anything;
— de none of;
de — ha de servirle it will do him no good
nadie nobody, no one, anybody
Nápoles f. Naples
natural m. native
natural natural
naturaleza f. nature
naturalidad f. naturalness
nave f. ship
Navidad f. Christmas;
estas —es this Christmas
necedad f. stupidity, foolishness, folly
necesidad f. necessity, need
necesitado, -a needy, poor;
see necesitar
necesitar need, need to, have to;
— de need;
see necesitado
necio m. fool, simpleton
necio, -a foolish, silly
negar deny, refuse;
—se a refuse to
negociante m. business man, merchant
negocio m. business, affair
negro, -a black;
poner lo blanco — make white seem black;
Campos Negros Black Fields (name of an imaginary place)
negué see negar
nervio m. nerve
netamente clearly, distinctly
ni neither, nor;
not even, not;
— un día más not another day;
—... — neither... nor;
— siquiera not even
niega see negar
nieto m. grandson, grandchild;
—s grandsons, grandchildren
ningún, ninguno, -a none, not any, no;
pron. no one, not any one
niña f. girl;
desde muy — since you were very young
niñeria f. child's play, childish prank
niño m. boy, child
no no, not;
¡eso —! not that!
eso sí que — certainly not that;
sabes que — you know that I don't
nobilísimo, -a most noble, very noble
noble noble
nobleza f. nobility
noche f. night, evening;
de — at night;
ser de — be night;
esta — to-night;
esta misma — this very night
nombrar name, mention by name
nombre m. name
norma f. standard
nos us, to us, each other, ourselves
nosotros we, us, each other
nota f. note
notable notable
notar note, notice
noticia f. notice, news;
—s news
novecientos, -as nine hundred
novedad f. novelty, newness, youth, news
novela f. novel
novelita f. (dim. of novela) romance
novia f. fiancée
noviazgo m. engagement, betrothal
novio m. fiancé
nuestro, -a our, ours, of ours;
el nuestro, la nuestra etc. ours
nuevamente anew, again
nuevo, -a new, fresh
número m. number
nunca never, ever
nupcial nuptial
O
o or
obligación f. obligation, binding promise, bond
obligar oblige, force, compel;
favor
obra f. work, deed, literary production, output
obrita f. (dim. of obra) little work, short piece
obscuridad f. obscurity, darkness
obscuro, -a obscure, dark
obsequiar entertain, make presents, favor;
obsequiada con un regalito presented with a little gift
obstante obstructing;
no — nevertheless, however
obstinarse en persist in
obtendréis see obtener
obtener obtain, get
ocasión f. occasion, opportunity;
poner en — de put in a position to, give an opportunity to, enable to
ocaso m. setting
ocio m. leisure, idleness;
—s leisure moments, leisure, idleness
ocultar hide
ocupación f. occupation
ocupar occupy
ocurrir occur, happen;
¿qué le ocurre? what's the matter with him?
ochenta eighty
ocho eight
odio m. hatred
odioso, -a odious, hateful
ofender offend
ofensa f. offense;
— de palabra offense by word of mouth, spoken insult
oficial official
oficio m. office, duty, service
ofrecer offer
ofrezca see ofrecer
ofrezco see ofrecer
oído m. (inner) ear
¡oh! oh!
oír hear
ojo m. eye;
a mis propios —s in my own eyes
olvidar forget;
—se de forget
ópalo m. opal
opinión f. opinion, public opinion
opondré see oponer
oponer oppose;
—se (a) oppose, resist
oponga see oponer
oposición f. opposition;
las —es the opposition (especially of a political party)
oprimir oppress;
los oprimidos those oppressed
oración f. prayer
oráculo m. oracle
orden m. order, system;
poner — en put in order, set straight;
por el — in the order;
para Orden público to be a policeman
orden f. order, command, rank
Ordenanza f. decree, ordinance, statute
ordenar order, direct, bid, command
ordinario, -a ordinary, usual;
de — usually
orejita f. (dim. of oreja) little ear
orgullo m. pride
orgulloso, -a proud, vain
origen m. origin
original original
oro m. gold;
— de ley standard gold
os (from vosotros) you, to you, each other, one another, yourselves
osadía f. daring, boldness
osado, -a daring, bold;
ser — a be bold enough to, dare to;
see osar
osar dare;
see osado
ostentar display
otro, -a other, another, different;
esto — this other thing;
de — modo otherwise;
—s tales the same kind of;
— tanto the same, just the same;
—s tantos just as many;
enamorarse el uno del — fall in love with each other;
otra vez another time, again;
otras veces at other times
oy-es, -e see oír
oyó see oír