Más Vale Maña Que Fuerza by Manuel Tamayo y Baus - HTML preview

m.

toy, sport, joke

#juicio# judgment, reason, right mind

#junto# united, together, close; #—— a# next to, near

#justo# just, right, correct; #—— y cabal# precisely

#juventud#

f.

youth

#L#

#la# the; her, it, you (

in acc. case

)

#lado# side

#lágrima# tear

#lana# wool

#Lanas#

see

#Juan Lanas#

#languidez#

f.

weariness, languor

#largo# long

#lástima# pity; #¡——!# too bad!

#lastimar# to hurt, injure

#látigo# whip, scourge

#latir# to palpitate, beat, throb

#lazo# bow, tie, knot, loop, noose

#le# him, to him; her, to her; you, to you; it, to it

#leer# to read

#lejos# far, distant

#lengua# tongue; language

#lenguado# sole, flounder

#leña# wood (for fuel)

#letra# letter (of alphabet); handwriting; words (of a musical composition)

#levantar# to raise; #—se# to rise, arise

#ley#

f.

law, rule

#librar# to free, deliver, liberate

#libro# book

#ligar# to bind

#limpiar# to clean

#listo# ready

#lo# the; him, it (

in acc. case

); so

#loco# insane, mad, crazy

#lograr# to gain, succeed, profit

#luego# then, next; soon; later, afterwards

#lugar#

m.

place; #en —— de# instead of

#luminaria# illumination, artificial light; luminary

#luz#

f.

light

#Ll#

#llama# flame

#llamar# to call, knock; #—se# to be called, named; #¿Cómo se llama usted?# What is your name?

#llano# plain, level, even

#llave#

f.

key

#llegar# to arrive, come

#llenar# to fill

#llevar# to bear, carry; to take; to wear; #—— dos años de casamiento# to have been married two years;

#—— su merecido# to get one's deserts; #—— a mal# to take it ill

#llorar# to weep, cry

#lluvia# rain

#M#

#machacar# to pound, crush; to importune, harp on

#madrugada# dawn, daybreak, morning

#mal# badly, ill, amiss; bad (

shortened from

#malo#

in this sense

)

#maldecir# to curse

#maldito# cursed, confounded, worthless

#malísimo# very bad

#malo# bad, ill; #estar ——# to be ill

#malva# mallow; #ser una ——# to be meek and mild, be submissive

#mandar# to command, order, send

#manera# manner, way

#manga# sleeve

#manifestar# to state, tell

#mano#

f.

hand

#manso# tame, gentle; meek

#mantenerse# to persist, hold one's ground

#maña# skill, shrewdness, diplomacy

#mañana# tomorrow; #la ——# morning

#marchar, marcharse# to go away, leave

#marido# husband

#martirio# martyrdom, torture

#mas# but

#más# more; #—— bien# rather

#máscara# mask; #baile de -s# masquerade ball

#matar# to kill

#matrimonio# marriage, matrimony; married couple

#máxima# maxim

#mayonesa# mayonnaise

#mayor#

comparative of

#grande#

#me# me; to me

#medio# half; middle; means

#meditabundo# meditative, pensive

#mejor#

comparative of

#bueno#

and

#bien#

#memoria# memory

#menor#

comparative of

#pequeño#

and

#chico#

#menos# less; #lo ——# the least

#mentir# to lie, tell a falsehood

#mentir#

m.

lie, falsehood

#menudito# very fine, minute; drizzling (rain)

#merecer# to deserve, merit

#merecido# deserts

#mes#

m.

month

#mesa# table

#meter# to put, put in; to cause (fear); #le meto miedo# I make him afraid

#mi# my

#mí# me, to me (

after a prep.

)

#miedo# fear

#mientras# while, as

or

so long as

#mil# thousand

#milagro# miracle, marvel

#mimo# petting, caress

#ministro# minister; #—— de gobernación# minister of the interior

#minué#

m.

minuet

#mío# my, mine

#mirar# to look, look at; to see, behold

#mismo# same, self, very, even

#modesto# modest

#modo# mode, manner, way, method

#momento# moment

#monótono# monotonous

#monstruo# monster

#morder# to bite

#morir, morirse# to die

#moro# Moorish; Moor

#mortificar# to mortify, vex, disgust

#mosca# fly

#mosquita# little fly

#motivo# reason, motive, cause

#mover# to move

#muchacho# boy

#mucho# much, a great deal; #—— que sí# very much so

#mudo# mute, dumb

#muellemente# softly, easily

#muero#

indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of

#morir#

#muerto# dead

#mujer#

f.

woman; wife

#mujercilla# worthless woman

#mundo# world; #todo el ——# all the world, everybody

#muñeca# doll; baby, infant

#música# music

#mutuamente# mutually

#muy# very

#N#

#nada# nothing

#nadie# nobody, no one

#necesario# necessary

#necesidad#

f.

necessity, need

#necio# foolish; fool, simpleton

#negar# to deny; #—se# to decline, refuse

#negro# black

#nervioso# nervous

#ni# nor, not even; #—— … ——# neither … nor

#nieve#

f.

snow

#ninfa# nymph

#ningún#

shortened from

#ninguno#

#ninguno# no, none, no one, nobody

#niña# little girl, child

#niño# child, baby

#no# no; not; #—— que ——# most certainly

#noble# noble, generous, magnanimous

#noche#

f.

night, evening; #de ——# at night

#nombrar# to name, mention

#nos# us, to us

#nosotros# we; us (

after a prep.

)

#novia# sweetheart, betrothed, bride

#nudo# knot

#nuestro# our, ours

#nueve# nine

#nuevo# new; #de ——# again

#nunca# never

#O#

#o# or

#objeto# object, article

#obscuro# dark, obscure

#observar# to observe

#obstinación#

f.

obstinacy, persistence

#ocultar# to conceal, hide

#oculto# concealed, secret

#ocupar# to occupy

#ocurrir# to occur, happen

#ofensivo# offensive

#oído# ear; #decir al ——# to whisper

#oír# to hear, listen

#ojalá# would that, oh that

#ojo# eye

#olvidar# to forget; #—se a uno de# to forget

#once# eleven

#oponerse# to oppose, object

#oportuno# proper, fitting

#opuesto#

p.p. irreg. of

#oponer#

#oso# bear; #hacer el ——# to play the lover

#otro# other, another

#oye#

indic. pres. 3rd pers. sing. and imperat. sing. of

#oír#

#P#

#paciencia# patience, forbearance

#pacífico# peaceful, peaceable

#pagar# to pay

#palabra# word

#palabrita# little word, just a word

#palomita# little dove

#pan#

m.

bread

#panada# vain scruple, much ado about nothing

#pantufla# slipper

#pañuelo# handkerchief

#papar# to swallow, eat; #—— moscas# to gape, stare

#para# for, in order to, to; #—— que# in order that, so that

#parar# to stop, halt; to remain, stay; #—se# to stop

#pardo# brown, dark gray, dark; #a picos -s#

see

#pico#

#pardon# (

French

) pardon

#parecer# to seem, appear, look; #me parece que sí# I think so

#pared#

f.

wall

#parroquia# parish; church

#parte#

f.

part, place, side; #en ninguna ——# nowhere

#particular# peculiar, striking; private

#pasaderillo# passable

#pasado# past, last

#pasar# to pass, spend; #—se# to pass; #¿qué te pasa?# what is the matter with you?

#pasearse# to walk, go walking, go for an outing

#paso# step, gait, pace

#pata# foot and leg (of animals); #a la —— la llana# plain

#patada# kick, stamp

#patalear# to stamp (the feet)

#pataleo# stamping (of the feet)

#pavo# turkey

#paz#

f.

peace

#pecado# sin, transgression

#pecar# to sin

#pecho# breast; #darse golpes de ——# to beat one's breast

#pedir# to ask for, request, order

#pegar# to stick, cleave; to strike, hit; #pegársela a uno# to deceive one

#peinar# to comb; #—— canas# to be gray-haired

#peligro# danger, peril

#pelo# hair; #de medio ——# shabby, ordinary

#pellizco# pinch

#pena# penalty, pain, difficulty

#pensar# to think

#peor#

comparative of

#malo#

and

#mal#

#perder# to lose, miss, waste

#pereza# laziness, idling

#perezoso# lazy, idle

#permanecer# to remain, stay

#permiso# permission

#pero# but

#perseguir# to pursue

#persona# person

#personaje#

m.

character (in a play)

#pesado# heavy; troublesome; grievous

#pesadumbre#

f.

grief

#pesar: a —— de# in spite of

#pésimo#

superlative of

#malo#

#picardía# knavery

#pícaro# roguish; rogue, rascal

#pico# beak, bill; #irse a -s pardos# to go out seeking idle mischief

#pie#

m.

foot; #en ——# standing, standing up

#piel#

f.

skin, hide

#pierna# leg

#pillar# to pillage, catch, seize, filch

#pintado# spotted

#placer#

m.

pleasure

#plan#

m.

plan

#plato# plate, dish (of prepared food)

#plebeyo# plebeian

#poblado# peopled, filled

#pobre# poor

#poco# little; #-s# few, a few; #a ——# in a moment, soon

#poder# to be able (can, may, could,

in proper tenses

)

#poder#

m.

power

#poner# to place, put, put on; #—— se# to become; #—— se a# (

with inf.

) to begin, start

#poquillo# very little, trifle

#poquito# a little bit, very little

#por# for, by, in behalf of, through, over, across; #—— no vestirte# if you don't dress

#porque# because

#¿porqué? ¿por qué?# why?

#posible# possible

#postizo# artificial, false; #cuello ——# collar

#postura# posture, position

#precipitadamente# precipitately

#precisamente# precisely, just, exactly

#precisar# to compel, force, oblige

#preciso# necessary

#predilecto# favorite

#preferir# to prefer

#pregunta# question

#preparar# to prepare, make ready

#presentar# to present, show; #—se# to appear, present one's self

#presidio# guardhouse, penitentiary

#prestar# to lend; #—— atención# to give attention

#primer#

shortened from

#primero#

#primero# first

#principio# beginning, commencement

#prisa# haste, hurry; #de ——# hastily, in haste

#privilegio# privilege

#probablemente# probably

#probar# to try, test, taste

#proceder# to proceed, act

#procurar# to try, attempt; to see to it

#profundamente# profoundly

#progresivamente# progressively, gradually

#prolongado# prolonged

#pronto# soon, quickly; #de ——# suddenly

#propio# own; proper; becoming

#proponer# to propose, purpose; #—se# to purpose, be bent on

#prosaico# prosaic

#proscenio# proscenium

#provecho# profit, benefit; #hacer buen ——# to do (one) good

#proverbio# proverb, saying, saw

#provocar# to provoke

#provocativo# provoking, provocative

#prudencia# prudence

#prueba# proof, evidence

#público# public, audience

#puerco# pig, swine; #—— espín# porcupine

#puerta# door

#pues# then, well, since, for

#puesto#

p.p. irreg. of

#poner#

#pulmonía# pneumonia

#pulsera# bracelet

#pulso# pulse

#puñal#

m.

dagger

#puño# fist, cuff; #meter en un ——# to intimidate

#purísimo#

superlative of

#puro#

#puro# pure, immaculate; #de ——# purely, genuinely

#Q#

#que# who; whom; which; #el#

or

#la ——# he who, the one who, that

which; #lo ——# that which, what

#que# that, in order that, to, for, because, until; #es ——# the fact is that

#que# than, as

#¿qué?# what? which? how?

#¡qué!# what a!

#quedar, quedarse# to remain, stay

#quejarse# to complain, lament

#querer# to wish, want, will; to love; #¡que si quieres!# the idea of course not!

#quien# who; whom (

after a prep.

)

#¿quién?# who? whom? (

after a prep.

)

#quiero#

indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of

#querer#

#quieto# quiet, silent

#quimera# chimera; dispute

#quinqué#

m.

lamp (for table)

#quitar# to remove, take away

or

off; #—se# to withdraw; #¡quite V. de ahí!# fie on you!; #—se de en medio# to get out of the way

#quizá# perhaps, perchance

#R#

#rabia# rage, fury

#rabiar# to rage, rave

#rabioso# rabid, mad, furious

#ración#

f.

ration, portion

#ramo# branch, twig; bouquet

#rapidez#

f.

rapidity, speed

#raro# rare, scarce; #—— vez# rarely

#rato# moment, time; #pasar un buen ——# to have a good time

#razón#

f.

reason; #atender a razones# to listen to reason; #tener ——# to be right

#real# royal

#rebelde#

com.

rebel

#recelo# dread, suspicion

#receloso# worried, suspicious

#recibir# to receive

#reclinado# reclining

#reclinar# to recline

#recordar# to remind; to remember; #—se# to remember

#recostarse# to lean, recline

#rechazar# to thrust

or

push back

or

away, reject

#redondo# round; #caerse ——# to collapse

#referir# to tell, relate

#reflexionar# to reflect, consider

#refrán#

m.

saying, saw, adage

#regalar# to give, present

#regla# rule

#regocijar# to gladden, rejoice

#reír# to laugh; #—se de# to laugh at, ridicule

#relación#

f.

speech

#reloj#

m.

time-piece (

either

clock

or

watch)

#remedar# to imitate, mock

#remedio# remedy, help, way out

#rendido# exhausted, worn out

#renglón#

m.

line (of writing)

#reñir# to quarrel, wrangle, scold

#reparar (en)# to notice

#repentinamente# suddenly

#repentino# sudden

#repetido# repeated; #repetidas veces# repeatedly

#reprobar# to reprove, reproach

#repulgo# ornamental edge (of cake

or

pie); #—— de empanada# trivial

or

ridiculous scruple

#resignación#

f.

resignation

#resistir# to resist

#resolución#

f.

resolution, resolve

#respaldo# back (of a seat)

#respetar# to respect

#respirar# to breathe; #—— con fuerza# to pant, breathe hard

#responder# to answer, respond

#restregar# to rub

#resuelto# resolute, determined

#retirarse# to retire, withdraw

#retozar# to frolic, sport

#reventar# to burst

#ricamente# richly, finely

#rico# rich; delicious

#ridículo# ridiculous; ridicule

#riendo#

ger. of

#reír#

#riñen#

indic. pres. 3rd pers. pl. of

#reñir#

#rodar# to roll, tumble about; #echar a ——# to set topsy-turvy, turn upside down

#rojo# red

#romper# to break, tear

#ropa# clothes, clothing, linen

#rostro# face

#ruido# noise, sound

#S#

#saber# to know, know how; #—se# to know all about, know without being told

#sabido# known, well known

#sacar# to draw out, pull out; to get, bring

#salir# to go

or

come out, leave; to rise (of sun); to enter (

in stage directions

)

#sangre#

f.

blood

#santísimo#

superlative of

#santo#

#santo# sacred, holy, saintly, inviolable; saint; #bueno y ——# well and good

#sañudamente# savagely, furiously

#satisfacción#

f.

satisfaction

#satisfacer# to satisfy

#se# himself, herself, itself, one's self, yourself, yourselves, themselves; him, her, it, them, you

#sé#

indic. pres. 1st pers. sing. of

#saber#

#secreto# secret

#seguida:# #en ——# at once, then

#seguido# successive, consecutive, in succession

#seguir# to follow, continue

#según# according to, as

#segundo# second

#seguro# sure, safe; #de ——# surely

#seis# six

#semana# week; #la —— que viene# next week

#sentado# seated, sitting

#sentar# to seat; #—se# to seat one's self, sit down

#sentimiento# sentiment

#sentir# to perceive, feel, hear; to regret, be sorry for; #—se# to feel (well or

ill)

#señal#