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

later

than

to-morrow

misterio

m.

mystery

mitad

f.

half,

middle

mito

m.

myth;

legendary

person

mixto,

-a

mixed;

tren — train with freight and passenger cars mocoso, -a ( literally, with running nose) dirty, too young

to

take

care

of

himself

moda

f.

fashion

modales

m.

pl.

manners

modelo

m.

model

moderno,

-a

modern

modestia

f.

modesty

modesto,

-a

modest,

requiring

little

modista

f.

dressmaker,

modiste

modisto

m.

ladies'

tailor,

designer

modo

m.

way,

manner;

de

otro

—

otherwise;

de

—

que

so

that

molestar

trouble,

pester,

irritate;

—se

put

oneself

out,

trouble

oneself

molestia

f.

trouble,

annoyance

momentáneo,

-a

momentary

momento

m.

moment;

al

—

in

a

moment,

at

once;

de

un

—

a

otro

at

any

moment

monaguillo m. acolyte, assistant in church service mono, -a m. and f. monkey; adj. pretty, cute monte

m.

mountain,

wooded

hill

Montevideo the capital of Uruguay; 350,000

inhabitants

montón

m.

heap

morir

die

moscón m. bluebottle fly; bore, nuisance, pest mostrar

show,

display

mote

m.

nickname

mover(se)

move,

stir

movimiento m. movement, gesture; impulse mozo, -a youthful; n.m. youth; porter, waiter, man of

all

work;

n.f.

girl

mozuela

f.

wench,

(country)

girl

muchacha

f.

girl

muchacho

m.

boy,

youth

muchedumbre

f.

crowd

mucho, -a much, much of a, great; many, many a,

long;

adv.

—o

very;

hard;

¡—!

good!

yes

indeed!

por

—

que

however

much

mudar

change;

—se

move

mudo,

-a

dumb,

silent

mueblaje

m.

furnishings

muebles

m.

pl.

furniture

muela

f.

molar

muerte

f.

death

muesama

f.

= nuestra ama, nuesama madame, mistress

muestrario m. collection of samples, show case mugriento,

-a

dirty,

greasy

mujer

f.

woman;

wife

mujercita

f.

170

narrow

woman

multiplicar

multiply

multitud

f.

multitude

mundo

m.

world;

todo el — everybody; the whole world

municipal

city

( used

as

adj. )

murmullo

m.

murmur,

whisper

murmurar

murmur,

whisper

muro

m.

wall

musgoso,

-a

mossy

música f. music; empty phrases, nonsense músico

m.

musician

mutuo,

-a

mutual

muy

very

N

nacer

be

born;

arise

naciente

growing,

newborn

nacimiento

m.

birth

nada nothing; anything; not at all; at all;

—,

—

never

mind;

—

más

que

only;

—

de

carta

let's

not

use

a

letter

nadie

no

one;

any

one

nariz

f.

nose,

nostril

natural

natural,

native

naturaleza

f.

nature

navaja

f.

knife,

razor

necedad

f.

folly

necesario,

-a

necessary

necesidad

f.

necessity,

need

necesitar

need

necio,

-a

foolish;

m.

and

f.

fool

negativa

f.

refusal

negociar

trade

negocio

m.

business

negro,

-a

black;

n.m.

negro

nene

m.

baby

nervioso,

-a

nervous

ni

neither,

nor;

not

even;

—

siquiera,

—

tan

siquiera

not

even

Nicolás

m.

Nicholas

nido

m.

nest

ningún, ninguno, -a none, not any, not one; no one niña

f.

girl,

child

niño

m.

boy,

child;

pl.

children;

muy

niño

very

young

nivel

m.

level

no

no,

not;

—

más

only

nobilísimo,

-a

most

noble

nobleza

f.

nobility,

generosity

nocturno, -a night ( used as adv. ), nocturnal noche

f.

night;

de

—

at

night,

nighttime

nogal

m.

walnut

nombrar

appoint,

name,

mention

nombre

m.

name,

Christian

name

noramala

(=

enhoramala):

—

con

confound

...!

norte m. North; polestar, guiding star; direction nota

f.

note,

tone;

tomar

—

de

take

account

of

notar

observe,

notice

noticia

f. ( also

pl. )

news;

tener

—

learn

novecientos,

-as

nine

hundred

novedad

f.

novelty;

de

gran

—

the

very

latest

style

noventa

ninety

novia

sweetheart,

fiancée,

"girl"

novio

m.

lover,

fiancé

nube

f.

cloud

nuevecito,

-a

brand

new

nuevo,

-a

new;

de

—o

again

número

m.

number

nunca

never;

ever

O

o

or;

—

bien

or

else

obedecer

obey

obediencia

f.

obedience

obispo

m.

bishop

objeto

m.

object

obligación

f.

duty;

debt

obligar

oblige,

force,

compel

obra

f.

work;

deed

obrar

act,

work,

operate

obscuridad

f.

obscurity,

darkness

obscuro,

-a

obscure,

dark

obsequiar

entertain,

treat

observación

f.

observation

observar

observe

obstáculo

m.

obstacle

obstante:

no

—

nevertheless

obstinarse

persist

obtener

obtain

ocasión

f.

occasion,

opportunity

ocultar

hide,

conceal

ocupación

f.

occupation

ocupar

occupy,

occupy

one's

attention;

—se

be

occupied,

pay

attention;

—se

en

look

after;

p.p.

busy

ocurrencia

f.

occurrence,

whim

ocurrir

occur,

happen

ochenta

eighty

ochocientos,

-as

eight

hundred

odio

m.

hatred

odioso,

-a

odious

oficialidad

f.

body

of

officers

oficio

m.

trade,

profession

oficioso,

-a

officious

ofrecer

offer

oído

m.

ear;

hearing

oír

hear

ojo

m.

eye;

¡—!

take

care!

ola

f.

wave

olvidar,

—se

de

forget

omitir

omit

omnipotente

omnipotent

opinión

f.

opinion

oponer

oppose;

—se

a

oppose

oportuno,

-a

happy,

fitting

oprimir

oppress,

weigh

down

oprobio

m.

opprobrium,

disgrace

opulento,

-a

rich

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