Heath's Modern Language Series: Mariucha by Benito Pérez Galdós - HTML preview

¡ja,

ja!

ha,

ha!

Jacinto

m.

Hyacinth

jactancia

f.

boasting,

conceit

jactancioso,

-a

boastful

jamás

never;

ever

jamón

m.

ham

jardín

m.

garden

jefe

m.

chief,

head;

III,

27

chef

Jesucristo

m.

Christ

Jesús m. Jesus; ( as an exclamation) Heavens!

gracious!

¡—

me

valga!

Heaven

save

us!

jornal

m.

day's

earnings,

wages

Josefita

f.

Josie

joven young; m. and f. young man, young woman jovenzuela

f.

girl

of

poor

appearance

jovialidad

f.

joviality

joya

f.

jewel,

gem

júbilo

m.

joy,

jubilation,

rejoicing

Judas

m.

Judas;

más falso que — an utter fraud, utterly false juececillo

m.

little

judge

juego

m.

game,

gambling

juez

m.

judge

jugar

play

juicio

m.

wits,

judgment,

decision;

tener

—

be

sensible

julio

m.

July

juntar

join

junto, -a near, beside; pl. together; prep.

junto

a

near

juramento

m.

oath

jurar

swear

jurídico,

-a

legal,

juridical

justicia

f.

justice;

forces

of

the

law

justiciero, -a just, with the sternness of a judge justo,

-a

just,

righteous;

exact;

adv.

-o

just

so;

right

juventud

f.

youth

juzgado

m.

court;

courthouse

juzgar

judge

L

labio

m.

lip

laborioso,

-a

hard-working

lado

m.

side,

direction

lago

m.

lake

lágrima

f.

tear

lamentarse

complain

lamento

m.

complaint

lámpara

f.

lamp

lana

f.

wool

lanzar

utter;

—se

a

enter

lapis-lazuli

m.

lapis

lazuli

largas

f.pl. ;

dar

—

play

for

time

largo,

-a

long

lástima

f.

pity;

pitiful

object,

wreck;

me

da

—

I

feel

sorry

for;

le

tengo

—

I

feel

sorry

for

him

lastimero,

-a

sorrowful,

sad,

regretful

lateral

lateral,

side

lavar

wash,

wash

away

lección

f.

lesson

leer

read

legado

m.

legacy

legítimo,

-a

legitimate,

lawful

lejano,

-a

distant

lejos

far,

at

a

distance

lengua

f.

tongue,

language

lenguaje

m.

language

lentitud

f.

slowness

lento,

-a

slow

leña

f.

wood,

firewood

león

m.

lion

León

m.

Leon

letra

f.

letter,

bill

of

exchange

levantar

raise;

—se

get

up,

arise

ley

f.

law;

loyalty;

legal

standard;

de

—

genuine

leyenda

f.

inscription,

motto

libertad

f.

liberty

libertar

set

free,

free

libramiento

m.

order,

draft

librar

free,

deliver

libre

free,

rid;

aire

—

open

air

libro

m.

book

liga

f.

garter

ligero,

-a

light,

slight;

a

la

—a

hastily

lima

f.

file

limosna

f.

alms

limpiar

clean,

dust

linaje

m.

lineage,

family

lindo, -a fair, pretty, handsome; prosperous

liquidación f. liquidation, settlement ( of an account)

liquidar

settle

( an

account),

settle

up

lobo

m.

wolf

local

m.

place

of

business,

premises

loco,

-a

mad,

wild,

foolish

locura f. madness, folly; III, 211 special weakness lógico,

-a

logical

lograr

succeed,

obtain,

gain

loquinario m. half-crazy fellow, scatterbrain, loony lucecita

f.

little

light

lucero

m.

morning

star,

bright

star

lucir shine, grow light; display; p.p. brilliant lucha

f.

struggle

luchar

struggle

luego presently, later, very soon; then, therefore; muy

—

at

once;

hasta

—

I'll

see

you

soon

lugar

m.

place,

room;

tener

—

take

place

lúgubre

gloomy

lujo

m.

luxury,

display

lujoso,

-a

luxurious

lumbre f. open fire, bonfire, kitchen fire luminoso,

-a

luminous,

bright

luna

f.

moon

lunes

Monday

lustre

m.

brilliancy,

luster,

purity

luz

f.

light

Ll

llamamiento

m.

call,

knocking

llamar

call;

knock,

ring;

—se

be

named

llamativo,

-a

loud

llanto

m.

weeping;

romper

en

—

burst

into

tears

llave

f.

key

llegar (a) arrive (at), come (to), reach; happen llenar

fill,

comply

with

lleno,

-a

full

llevar carry, bring, carry away; follow; lead, escort; experience,

suffer;

—se

carry

off,

lead

away

llorar

cry,

weep,

mourn

lloroso,

-a

tearful

M

madre

f.

mother

Madrid the capital city of Spain, with about 1,000,000

inhabitants

Madril

=

Madrid

madrugar rise early; ( figuratively) be on the watch maestro, -a m. and f. teacher, master; adj. masterly magia

f.

magic

magnificencia

f.

magnificence

magnífico,

-a

magnificent

majo,

-a

gay,

fine

looking

mal adv. ill, badly, wrong; n.m. evil, disease, harm; del — el menos I must make the best of it maldad

f.

evil,

wickedness;

trouble

maldito,

-a

cursed

malhumorado,

-a

ill-humored

malicioso,

-a

malicious

malo, -a bad, evil, wrong; weak, wretched, petty, poor

mamá

f.

mother

mampostería

f.

rubblework

mancha

f.

spot

manchar

stain,

disgrace;

streak

mandar

command,

order,

send

mandón

m.

man

in

power,

boss

manera

f.

manner,

way

maniatar

handcuff

manifestación

f.

declaration,

explanation

manifestar

declare,

express,

tell,

show

Manila

f.

Manila;

mantón

de

—

see

mantón

mano

f.

hand

manojito

m.

small

bunch

manojo

m.

handful,

bouquet

mansedumbre

f.

mildness,

gentleness

manteca

f.

butter

mantener keep, maintain; support, pay living

expenses

mantilla f. mantilla ( lace scarf for the shoulders or head)

mantito

m.

cloak

manto

m.

cloak

mantón

m.

shawl;

— de Manila embroidered silk shawl, see note to

III,

215

manutención

f.

support

mañana

f.

morning;

adv.

to-morrow;

pasado

—

day

after

to-morrow

mar

m.

and