¡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;
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
manutención
f.
support
mañana
f.
morning;
adv.
to-morrow;
pasado
—
day
after
to-morrow
mar
m.
and