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.