menos, prep., except.

mentira, f., lie; parece —, it does not seem possible.

mercader, m., trader, trafficker, manipulator.

merced, f., favor.

mérito, m., merit.

mes, m., month.

mesa, f., table; — de escritorio, writing-desk.

metálico, -a, metallic.

meter, to put; — la pata, to put one's foot in it; —se en algo, to get mixed up in something; —se en un lío, to get into a scrape; —se en política, to go into politics.

Metternach, prop. noun.