El Sombrero de Tres Picos-Historia Verdadera de un Sucedido que Anda en Romances Escrita Ahora Tal y Como Pasó by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón - HTML preview

grace,

mercy;

—

a,

10,

16,

thanks

to;

su —, 55, 15, hisworship.

Mercedes, f. npr. , Mercedes.

Merceditas, f. npr. , dim. of Mercedes.

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). 213

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 turnedprocurers;

—

el

montante,

cf.

montante;

—se, v. refl. , tointerfere; to meddle; to mingle with; to

thrust

oneself

in;

meterse enharina, 4, 17, to set to work, to get to work.

metódico, ca, adj. , methodical, commonplace, humdrum,

14, 9.

mi, adj. poss. , my.

miedo,

m. ,

fear;

dar

—,

25,

11,

to

frighten;

tener —, 88, 8, to beafraid.

mientes,

fpl. ,

thought;

reflection;

see

parar.

mientras, conj. , while, whereas.

mientras que, conj. , while.

mil, adj. num. , thousand; a thousand, one thousand.

milagro, m. , miracle, marvel.

Milán, m. npr. , Milan.

milicias, fpl. , militia.

militar, adj. , military.

milsietecientos ochenta y nueve, adj. num. , seventeen

eighty-nine.

mimar, v. a. , to caress, to pamper, to spoil, 19, 4.

mimbre, m. , willow-brush, scrub willow, 91, 25.

miniatura, f. , miniature.

ministerio, m. , office, duty, task, 116, 22.

ministril, m. , bailiff, under-bailiff.

ministro, m. , minister; officer, servant.

minuto, m. , minute.

mío,

mía,

adj.

poss. ,

my,

mine;

el

mío,

la mía, pron. poss. , mine.

mira, f. , view; intention, purpose, 15, 7.

mirada, f. , glance.

mirar,

v.

a. ,

to

look

at;

v.

n. ,

to

look;

mira, 29, 5, 30, 16, 35, 10, 113, 14, see here, look here;

52, 19, 52, 29, there's; ¡mira lo queno sé! 31, 24, there's something I don't know; ¡miren el vanidoso!

31, 16, just see the vain creature, will you look at the vain thing.

mirilla, f. , peep-hole, 55, 9.

misa,

f. ,

mass;

— de prima, early mass.

miserable, adj. , miserable, 68, 5.

mismísimo, ma, adj. , very, in person, 46, 17.

mismo, ma, adj. , same, the same; self ( used in connection with

thepersonal

pronouns);

lo

—,

the

same

thing,

40,

24;

lo — que, as wellas, the same as, just as, like;

por lo — que, 125, 15, just because,for the very reason that. 214

mismo,

adv. ,

even;

ahora —, this very instant.

mitad, f. , half; middle.

mitón, m. , mitt.

moda,

f. ,

fashion;

de —, 122, 18, in fashion, fashionable.

modo,

m. ,

way,

manner,

mode;

de

—

que,

39,

9,

so

that;

de otro —, 102, 12, otherwise.

mohín, m. , gesture, contemptuous gesture, 14, 28.

mojado, da, adj. , wet, damp, moist.

molde,

m. ,

mould,

matrix;

en letras de —, 3, 17, in print.

mole, m. , bulk, 14, 19.

moler, v. a. , to grind.

molienda, f. , grinding, milling, grist.

molinera, f. , miller's wife.

molinero,

miller;

pl. ,

—s, the miller and his wife, 42, 9.

molino,

m. ,

mill;

— harinero, 10, 2, flour-mill.

momento, m. , moment, instant.

mona,

f. ,

she-ape,

she

monkey,

31,

2;

durmiendo la —, 87, 1, sleepingoff his drink.

moneda, f. , coin, money.

monja, f. , nun.

mono, m. , ape, monkey, 31, 2.

mono, na, adj. , pretty; neat.

monstruo, m. , monster.

montante,

m. ,

broadsword;

meter el —, 109, 14, to interfere, tointerpose; ( said of one

who

interposes

his

sword

between

twocombatants).

montaña, f. , mountain.

montar, v. a. , to ride, 86, 16; v. n. , to mount, to get up, 96,

22.

monte, m. , mountain; wood, forest, 11, 30; see also under capote.

montera, f. , peasant's cap, 23, 7.

monterilla,

f. ,

little

cap;

see

note

to

alcalde de —, tit. XVII.

monumental, adj. , monumental, belonging to a

monument, 14, 20.

moral,

f. ,

morals,

good

morals;

cf.

lección, 3, 22.

moraleja, f. , moral ( of a story or fable).

morder,

v.

a. ,

to

bite;

no se mordió la lengua, 2, 4, was notmealy-mouthed, was not abashed.

moreno, na, adj. , dark ( of complexion), 18, 3.

moreno, m. , dark complexion, 25, 29.

morigerado, da, adj. , careful of behaviour, 125, 21.

morir,

v.

n. ,

to

die;

v.

refl. ,

—se, to die, to be dying.

morisco, ca, adj. , Moorish.

moro,

m. ,

Moor;

había moros en la costa, 102, 16, there were Moors onthe coast, there were Moors off the coast, i. e. there

were signs ofan event to come; see note to 102, 16. 215

mortaja, f. , shroud, winding-sheet, 70, 27.

mortal, m. , mortal.

mortificar, v. a. , to afflict, to torment, 73, 13.

mosca, f. , fly.

mostrar, v. a. , to show.

motivo,

m. ,

motive,

reason;

con motivo de, 1, 10, on the occasion of.

mover,

v.

a. ,

to

move;

v.

refl. ,

—se, to move, 39, 13.

movible, adj. , mobile.

movilidad, f. , mobility.

movimiento, m. , movement, motion.

moxte,

109,

17,

see

oxte.

moza,

f. ,

girl;

young

woman;

buena

—,

good-looking

girl,

handsomegirl;

real —, 14, 3, splendid woman.

mozo, m. , youth, young man.

muchacha, f. , girl.

muchacho, m. , boy.

muchísimo, ma, adj. , very much, very many.

muchísimo, adv. , very much; exceedingly.

mucho,

cha,

adj. ,

much,

many;

mucha diferencia, 38, 1, a greatdifference.

mucho, adv. , much, very, greatly.

mudar, v. a. , to change; v. n. , to change.

mudo, da, adj. , mute.

muela, f. , tooth; molar, double tooth.

muerte, f. , death.

muerto, ta, adj. , dead.

muestra, f. , sign, indication.

mujer,

f. ,

woman,

wife;

— de bien, honest woman, virtuous woman.

mula, f. , mule.

mulilla, f. , little mule.

mulo, m. , mule.

multiplicarse, v. refl. , to multiply.

mundano, na, adj. , worldly.

mundo,

m. ,

world;

todo

el

—,

127,

11,

etc. ,

everybody;

medio —, 116, 18, half the world.

municipal, adj. , municipal.

muralla,

f. ,

wall;

— de la China, 7, 9, Great Wall of China.

murciano, m. , Murcian, native of Murcia.

murciano, na, adj. , Murcian: of, from Murcia.

murmurar, v. n. , to murmur; to mutter.

musculatura, f. , muscles.

mutuamente, adv. , reciprocally.

muy, adv. , very; too.

N

nacer, v. n. , to be born. 216

nación, f. , nation, state.

nacional, adj. , national.

nada, adv. , nothing; anything; not at all; scarcely; ¡nada!

¡nada! 2, 30, 86, 15, no! no!

nadie, pron. , nobody, anybody.

Napoleón, m. npr. , Napoleon.

narigón, ona, adj. , big-nosed.

natural, adj. , natural.

naturaleza, f. , nature.

naturalidad, f. , naturalness, ingenuousness, 60, 18.

naturalmente, adv. , by nature, naturally.

naufragio, m. , shipwreck.

Navarra, f. npr. , Navarre.

navarra, f. , Navarrese woman.

navarro, rra, adj. , Navarrese, of Navarre, from Navarre.

navegante, m. , navigator, sailor, 45, 11.

necesario, ria, adj. , necessary.

necesidad,

f. ,

necessity,

need;

sin —, 32, 12, uselessly.

necesitar,

v.

a. ,

to

need;

to

have

need;

necesito ver, 87, 18, I mustsee.

necio, cia, adj. , foolish.

negro,

gra,

adj. ,

black;

la más —, 81, 22, the worst yet.

ni,

conj. ,

neither;

nor;

not;

not

even;

ni ... ni, neither ... nor.

nieta,

f. ,

granddaughter;

vigésima

—,

twentieth

descendant;

"greatestgranddaughter," 102, 8.

nieto, m. , grandson; grandchild.

nieve, f. , snow.

ningún, adj. ( before masculine nouns), no, none.

ninguno, na, adj. , no, none; no one, nobody; anybody.

niña, f. , little girl; little child.

Niobe, f. npr. , Niobe.

no,

adv. ,

not;

—

bien,