*permitir* permit
*pero* but
*perrada* _f._ mean action; low-down trick
*persecución* _f._ persecution
*persistir* persist
*persona* _f._ person
*personaje* _m._ personage, character
*personal* personal
*persuadir* persuade
*pertenecer* belong
*Perú* _m._ Peru (country rich in mines); *valer un ----* be worth a
fortune; be fraught with meaning
*pesado* heavy, dull, boresome
*pesadumbre* _f._ grief
*pesar* weigh; *----se de* be sorry for; *a ---- de ----es* in spite
of everything
*petición* _f._ petition
*piano* _m._ piano
*picar* sting, bite
*pícaro* villainous
*picotear* peck at; jabber; chatter all the time
*pie* _m._ foot; *al ---- de la letra* literally, word for word
*pienso* _m._ (_old form of_ *pensamiento*) thought; *ni por ----* by
no means
*pieza* _f._ piece; play; rogue, joker
*píldora* _f._ pill
*pimienta* _f._ pepper; _fig._ cause for annoyance
*pinar* _m._ pine grove
*pique: a ---- de* on the point of
*pisar* tread
*piso* _m._ floor
*pistola* _f._ pistol
*pistoletazo* _m._ pistol shot
*pitanza* _f._ daily food
*placer* _m._ pleasure
*plan* _m._ plan; theme or plot (of a story or play)
*planchar* iron, press
*plano* plain, smooth, flat
*plátano* _m._ banana
*plato* _m._ plate; dish; *---- de gusto* palatable dish
*plaza* _f._ place, post
*plenipotenciario* _adj. and m._ plenipotentiary
*pliego* _m._ sheet of paper
*pluma* _f._ pen
*pobre* poor; *---- de mí* poor me
*pobrecillo, pobrecito* _adj. and m._ poor little; poor little thing
*pobretón* very poor
*pobreza* _f._ poverty
*pocilga* _f._ pigsty
*poco* little; not very; *otro ----* a little more
*poder* be able; _m._ power; *no puedo menos de* (_with inf._) I
cannot help; *no puedo más* I can stand no more
*poeta* _m._ poet
*política* _f._ politics; political matters
*político* political
*poltrón* lazy; *silla poltrona* easy chair
*polvillo* _m._ (_dim. of_ *polvo*) fine dust
*polvo* _m._ dust
*poner* put, place, station; *---- al corriente* inform; *----se
pálido* turn pale
*popa* _f._ stern (of a ship)
*por* for; by; through; because of; *---- una ventana* out of a
window; *---- qué* why; *el ---- qué* the reason why
*porque* because
*porquería* _f._ filth; untidiness
*portarse* conduct one's self
*porvenir* _m._ future
*posdata* _f._ postscript
*poseer* possess
*posesión* _f._ possession
*posible* possible
*posición* _f._ position
*positivo* positive
*posta* _f._ post, stage
*potaje* _m._ pottage; *---- de lentejas* lentil soup
*potencia* _f._ power
*práctico* practical
*preámbulo* _m._ preamble
*precioso* lovely; precious
*precipicio* _m._ precipice
*precipitación* _f._ haste
*precipitadamente* hurriedly
*precipitar* ruin
*precisamente* precisely
*preciso* necessary; _adv._ exactly
*preferencia* _f._ preference
*preferir* prefer
*pregunta* _f._ question
*preguntar* ask, question
*premioso* pressing, troublesome
*prenda* _f._ cherished token; garment
*prendar* attract; *estar prendado* be taken with; be smitten with
*preocupación* _f._prejudice; notion
*preocupar* absorb, preoccupy
*preparación* _f._ preparation
*preparar* prepare
*preparativo* _m._ preparation
*presencia* _f._ presence
*presentar* present; *----se* appear
*presente* present; *tener ----* have in mind
*preservar* keep, protect
*presidio* _m._ prison; prisoner
*prestar* lend
*presto* quickly
*presumido* (_pp. of_ *presumir*) presumptuous
*presumir* presume; suspect
*presuntuoso* presumptuous
*pretender* attempt
*pretendiente* _m._ suitor
*pretexto* _m._ pretext
*prima* _f._ cousin
*primero* first
*principal* main, principal; *El Principal* first theater of
importance in Mexico City (it still exists, though now given over to
short comic operas and vaudeville)
*príncipe* _m._ prince
*principio* _m._ beginning
*prisa* _f._ haste; *de ----* quickly; *tener ----* be in a hurry
*privado* private
*probable* probable
*probablemente* probably
*probar* prove; try; taste; *---- bocado* taste a mouthful
*profundo* profound, deep
*progenitor* _m._ ancestor; _as adj._ ancestral
*prolongar* prolong
*prometer* promise
*pronto* _adj. and adv._ quick; ready; quickly; *de ----* suddenly;
_m._ outburst; *primer ----* sudden outburst
*propensión* _f._ propensity
*propio* own
*proponer* propose, suggest
*proporcionar* furnish; afford
*propósito* _m._ proposition
*proscribir* proscribe
*proseguir* proceed, go on with
*protagonista* _m. and f._ principal character, star
*protección* _f._ protection
*protestar declare
*provecho* _m._ advantage, benefit; *buen ---- le haga* may it do you
good
*provocar* provoke
*proyecto* _m._ project, plan
*prudencia* _f._ prudence
*prudente* prudent
*prueba* _f._ proof
*publicar* publish
*público* public
*puchero* _m._ small pot; Spanish stew (of which one of the principal
ingredients is usually the *garbanzo* or chick-pea. The *puchero* is
known also as the *cocido* and was formerly called *olla* _or_, when
especially rich, *olla podrida*); _pl._ pout, snivel; *hacer ----s*
snivel
*pueblo* _m._ people
*puerta* door; *---- falsa* back door; *---- principal* front door; main
entrance
*puerto* _m._ harbor
*pues* why; well; then; since; (_used alone in answer to a question_)
yes
*puesto* _m._ position; post, place
*pulso* _m._ pulse; wrist
*puntilla* _f._ (_dim. of_ *punta*) small point; *de ----s* on tiptoe
*punto* _m._ point; stitch; lace; *---- y coma* semicolon; *a ----*
opportunely
*purgar* purge
*puro* pure
*que* who; which; that; than; for; *el ----* he who; the one that; the
fact that; *lo ----* what; how much; *sino ----* except that; *tanto
tiempo ----* such time as; *por lo ---- es eso* as for that; *---- de
V. soy y seré* for I am yours and always will be
*qué* _exclam._ what, why; _interrog._ how, what; _adv._ how; *a ----*
(_with inf._) why; *de ----* how, in what way
*quebrantar* break, crush
*quedar(se)* remain
*quehacer* _m._ duty, occupation
*quejarse* complain
*quemar* burn
*querer* love; like; wish, want; *---- decir* mean; *---se* love each
other
*querida* _f._ beloved one; dear one
*qui pro quo* _m._ misunderstanding
*quiebra* _f._ failure
*quien* who
*quién* who
*Quijote* Don Quixote (hero of Cervantes's novel of the same name)
*quince* fifteen
*quinientos* five hundred
*Quintana, Manuel José* (1772-1857), noted Spanish poet and historian
ardently opposed to the French invasion
*quinto* fifth
*quitar* take away, remove; prevent
*quizá* perhaps
*rabo* _m._ tail
*rapto* _m._ abduction
*raro* rare; strange; scarcely (any)
*rasgo* _m._ trait; great action
*rato* _m._ short space of time; *hace ----* a moment ago
*rayado* (_pp. of_ *rayar*) striped
*rayo* _m._ thunderbolt; flash of lightning
*raza* _f._ race
*razón* _f._ right; reason; *tener ----* be right; *tener mil ----es*
be perfectly right; be a thousand times right
*real* _m._ real (one fourth of a peseta in Spanish money, equivalent
to about five cents; in Mexico a real is one eighth of a peso, or
about six cents); _adj._ royal
*realizar* realize, gain; *--se* take place
*realmente* really
*rebelar(se)* rebel
*rebozo* _m._ shawl-like covering or scarf worn by Spanish and
Spanish-American women on the head and shoulders; *sin ----* openly
*recado* _m._ message (written or verbal)
*recaer* devolve; fall
*recibimiento* _m._ reception
*recibir* receive
*recién* recently
*reclamar* claim, demand
*recobrar* recover
*recoger* gather, gather up; receive
*recomendar* recommend
*recompensar* recompense, reward
*reconciliar* reconcile
*reconocer* reconnoiter
*reconocimiento* _m._ recognition
*recordación* _f._ remembrance
*recordar* remember; remind
*recorrer* run over; travel through
*recuperar* recover, make up
*recurso* _m._ resort; means
*redondo* round; *caer(se) ----* faint, fall in a heap
*referir* relate, tell; *--se* refer
*reflexión* _f._ reflection, thought
*reflexionar* reflect
*refundir* rearrange
*regalo* _m._ comfort, luxury
*regañar* scold
*regatear* beat down the price
*regresar* return
*regularmente* generally
*rehilete* _m._ dart, shuttlecock
*reinado* _m._ reign
*reír(se)* laugh
*reja* _f._ grating (made of iron bars, to protect an outer door or
window)
*rejalgar* _m._ realgar, red arsenic
*relación* _f._ account, story; relation; affair
*relámpago* _m._ lightning
*relato* _m._ story, report
*relieve* _m._ relief
*remediar* remedy, help
*remedio* _m._ remedy, help
*remendar* mend
*remirar* look again
*remoto* remote
*renacer* be born again
*rendición* _f._ surrender
*rendija* _f._ crack
*rendir* give up, surrender
*renegar* swear
*renglón* _m._ line
*renta* _f._ income
*reparar en* notice, pay attention to
*repente* _m._ sudden movement; *de ----* suddenly
*repetir* repeat
*reposar* repose
*representación* _f._ performance, production
*representante* _m._ representative
*representar* act, represent
*reproducir* reproduce
*república* _f._ republic
*repugnar* repudiate
*repulsa* _f._ repulse
*requerer* require, demand
*requisito* requisite
*Resaca* Resaca de la Palma (small town in Texas on the Rio Grande,
near which the American forces defeated the Mexicans in battle in
1846)
*residir* reside
*resignación* _f._ resignation
*resignar* resign
*resolver* solve; resolve, decide
*respecto: ---- de* concerning
*respeto* _m._ respect
*respetuoso* respectful
*respirar* breathe
*responder* answer; *---- de* answer for
*respuesta* _f._ answer
*restante* remaining
*resto* _m._ rest; _pl._ remnants, remains
*resuelto* (_pp. of_ *resolver*) resolute
*resultado* _m._ result
*resultar* result; turn out
*resumen* _m._ résumé, summary
*retirar(se)* withdraw
*retratar* portray
*retrato* _m._ portrait
*reunir(se)* unite, join; gather
*revelar* reveal
*revés* _m._ reverse; *al ----* on the contrary
*Revillagigedo (Revilla Gigedo), Juan Vicente de*, ablest of the
viceroys of New Spain, ruling over Mexico as the 52d viceroy from 1789
to 1794
*revolución* _f._ revolution
*rezar* pray; (_referring to speaking or writing_) say
*rico* rich
*ridículo* _m._ reticule, handbag
*rigodón* _m._ rigadoon, a kind of quadrille.
*rigor* _m._ rigor; *ser de ----* be strictly in accordance with the
rules (_cf. French *de rigueur*_)
*rincón* _m._ corner
*río* _m._ river
*ripio* _m._ scrap; *no perder ----* miss nothing
*riqueza* _f._ riches, wealth
*risueño* smiling
*Roa Bárcena, José María* (1827-1908), distinguished Mexican poet,
journalist, and historian
*rodeo* _m._ turn, winding; *andar con ----s* beat about the bush
*rodilla* _f._ knee; *de ----s* on one's knees
*rogar* pray
*romántico* romantic
*romper* break
*Ronda* Ronda (city in southern Spain)
*rondón* _m._ (_French *rondón*_ swoop; impetuosity; _*en rondón*_
impetuously) *de ----* suddenly, abruptly; *entrar de ----* enter
suddenly an unceremoniously; enter without knocking
*ropa* _f._ clothing
*rosa* _f._ rose
*ruido* _m._ noise
*ruin* low, base
*sábana* _f._ sheet
*saber* know; hear (_in the sense of_ find out, discover)
*sacar* take out
*sacerdotal* sacerdotal
*sacrificar* sacrifice
*sala* _f._ sitting-room; parlor
*salario* _m._ wages
*salchicha* _f._ sausage
*salida* _f._ exit
*salir(se)* go out; come out; leave; _fig._ turn out; *---- con la
suya* gain one's point
*saludable* healthful
*saludar* bow or speak in greeting
*salvar* save
*San* (_contraction of_ *Santo* _used before masculine given names_)
saint; holy
*sangrar* bleed
*sangre* _f._ blood; *estar de ---- fría* be cool
*santiamén* _m._ (_from the Latin words *Spiritus Sancti, Amen*_)
instant; *en un ----* in a jiffy
*santísimo* most holy
*santo* _m_. saint
*sartén* _f._ frying-pan
*satisfacción* _f._ satisfaction
*satisfacer satisfy
*satisfecho* (_pp. of_ *satisfacer*) satisfied
*sazón* _f._ season; *a la ----* at that time, then
*se* _reflexive pron._ himself, herself, itself, themselves, for
himself, to himself, _etc._; _often with the force of an indefinite
subject_ one; = *le, les*, _in the combinations_ *---- lo, ---- la,
---- los, ---- las,* _where_ *se* _is not reflexive_
*secamente* dryly, bluntly
*secretaría* _f._ secretaryship
*secreto* _m._ secret
*secularización* _f._ secularization
*seda* _f._ silk
*seguida: en ----* at once
*seguir* continue; follow
*según* as; according to
*segundo* second
*seguridad* _f._ security
*seguro* sure; true; *a buen ----* certainly
*seis* six
*selvático* wild
*sellar* seal; stamp; *papel sellado* paper or document stamped with
the government seal so as to make it legal
*semana* _f._ week
*semejante* similar; such
*sencillo* simple
*sensación* _f._ sensation
*sentarse* sit down
*sentido* _m._ sense
*sentimental* sentimental
*sentimiento* _m._ regret; sentiment
*sentir* feel; regret; notice; *--se* feel
*seña* _f._ sign, signal; *por más ----s* furthermore; as a stronger
proof
*señalar* indicate
*señor* _m._ sir; gentleman; master; _with family name of gentleman_ Mr.
*señora* _f._ lady; madam
*señoría* _f._ lordship; ladyship
*señorita* _f._ young lady; mistress, Miss
*señorón* _m._ great lord, grandee
*separación* _f._ separation
*separar(se)* separate; leave
*sepultar* bury
*sequedad* _f._ dryness, bluntness
*ser* be; *no sea que* for fear (lest)
*sereno* serene
*serio* serious
*servicio* _m._ service
*servidor* _m._ servant
*servir* serve; *----se* be pleased; take the trouble; *----se de*
make use of; *de qué ----ía* what would be the use
*sesenta* sixty
*seso* _m._ brain
*si* if; whether; _expletive_ why; *un ---- es no es* somewhat; _with
negative sometimes_ at all
*sí* yes; *lo que ----* what certainly
*sí* _reflexive pron. used with prep._ himself; herself; yourself;
themselves _etc._
*sibarita* _m. and f._ sybarite, lover of luxury
*siempre* always; at any rate; *---- que* every time that
*siesta* _f._ afternoon nap
*siete* seven
*significado* _m._ meaning
*significante* significant
*signo* _m._ point; *---- de admiración* exclamation point
*silencio* _m._ silence
*silla* _f._ chair
*simpático* likable, congenial, nice
*sin* without
*sinceramente* sincerely
*sincero* sincere
*síndico* _m._ syndic, trustee
*Sinforosa* woman's name
*sino* besides; except; but
*síntoma* _m._ symptom
*siquiera* even; at least; *ni ----* not even
*sitio* _m._ site, place
*situación* _f._ situation
*sobrar* be more than enough; be over and above
*sobre* _m._ envelope; _prep._ on; above; over
*sobrecoger* overcome
*sobresalir* stand out
*sobrina* _f._ niece
*sobrino* _m._ nephew
*sociedad* _f._ society
*solapa* _f._ lapel
*soldado* _m._ soldier
*solemne* solemn; impressive; out and out
*solemnidad* _f._ solemnity; *pobres de ---- y solemnes pobres*
utterly and hopelessly poor
*soler* be in the habit of; be accustomed to
*solicitar* solicit; beg
*solo* _adj._ only, single, alone; *a solas* alone
*sólo* _adv._ only
*soltar* loose; let go
*soltero* single, unmarried
*sombra* _f._ shade
*sombrero* _m._ hat
*sonreír(se)* smile
*soñar* dream
*soplar* blow; blow out
*sórdido* sordid
*sorprender* surprise; *----se* be surprised
*sorpresa* _f._ surprise
*sortija* _f._ ring
*sospechar* suspect
*sostener* sustain, support
*Sr.* Señor
*su* his; her; its; your; their
*suave* smooth
*subir* come up; go up; climb; bring up; *---- de punto* grow,
increase
*subsistencia* _f._ subsistence
*subterráneo* subterranean
*suceder* happen
*sucedido* _m._ happening
*sudor* _m._ perspiration, sweat
*suelo* _m._ ground; floor
*sueño* _m._ dream
*suerte* _f._ fate; luck
*sufragio* _m._ vote; favor
*sufrir* suffer
*sujeto* _m._ person, fellow
*suma* _f._ sum; amount; number; *en ----* finally
*superior* superior
*súplica* _f._ supplication
*suponer* suppose
*suposición* _f._ supposition
*supuesto* (_pp. of_ *suponer*) supposed; *---- que* considering,
granted that; *por ----* of course
*suscitar* rouse
*suspirar* sigh
*suspiro* _m._ sigh
*sustentar* sustain
*susto* _m._ fright, scare
*suyo* his; of his; hers; of hers; its; yours; theirs; _etc._
*tal* such; *---- cual es* as he is; as she is; as it is; *el ----, la
----,* the said (_cf._ *la ---- carta* the letter in question); *----
cual vez* once in a while; *con ---- que* provided that; *no ----* no
such thing; *qué ----* how goes it; *---- para cual* tit for tat; two
of a kind
*talante* _m._ expression; state of mind; *de mal ----* in a bad humor
*talento* _m._ talent
*tamaño* so large; so great; such
*tamarindo* _m._ tamarind (tree or its fruit)
*también* too, also
*Tampico* Tampico (seaport on eastern coast of Mexico)
*tampoco* neither; nor that either; nor they either; _etc._
*tan* (_short form of_ *tanto*) as; just; so, such; *---- amigas* such
great friends
*tanto* as much; so much; _pl._ as many; so many; *tanta novela* so
many novels; *otro ----* the same thing; *en ---- que* while
*tapa* _f._ lid
*tarabilla (taravilla)* _f._ chatterbox; chatter
*tardar* delay; be long in coming
*tarde* late
*tatarabuelo* _m._ great-great-grandfather
*te* _m._ tea
*teatro* _m._ theater; stage; drama
*telaraña* _f._ cobweb; *tener ----s en los ojos* not see clearly
*telégrafo* _m._ telegraph; *hacer ----s* talk by signs
*temblar* tremble
*temblor* _m._ trembling
*temer* fear
*temeroso* afraid
*temprano* _adj. and adv._ early; soon
*tendencia* _f._ tendency
*tener* have; *---- que* _with inf._ have to; *---- presente* have in
mind; remember; *---- vergüenza* be ashamed; *---- a menos* consider
beneath one; *---- cuidado* worry; *qué tiene* what is the matter
*tercero* third
*Teresa* Theresa; *Santa ---- de Jesús* (1515-1582) Spanish nun who
was one of the greatest of the mystical writers
*terminación* _f._ ending
*terminar(se)* end
*término* _m._ term; *medio ----* compromise
*terrible* terrible
*territorio* _m._ territory
*tertulia* _f._ informal gathering of friends and relations
*tesoro* _m._ treasure
*testigo* _m._ witness
*tía _f._ aunt
*Tiburcio* man's name
*tiempo* _m._ time; *a ----* on time
*tientas: a ----* at random; fumblingly, gropingly
*tierno* tender
*tierra* _f._ earth; land; *---- de por medio* space between
*tieso* stiff, stubborn
*tiesto* _m._ flower pot
*tímido* timid
*tintero* _m._ inkwell
*tío* _m._ uncle
*tirar* throw, throw away; fire; *--se un pistoletazo* shoot one's
self
*titubear* hesitate
*título* _m._ title
*tocar* touch
*todavía* still; yet
*todo* all; *con ----* however
*toilette* _French word for_ dress, attire
*toma* _f._ taking
*tomar* take; *toma* _exclam._ come; the idea; there; here is
*tomate* _m._ tomato
*tonto* _m._ fool; _adj._ foolish
*topar* run across; meet by chance
*torbellino* _m._ whirlwind
*torcer* twist
*Toribio* man's name (in this play that of a man-servant)
*tornaboda* _f._ day after a wedding
*tornillo* _m._ screw
*torno: en ---- de* around
*tortilla* _f._ omelet
*tortolillo* _m._ little turtle-dove
*toser* cough
*trabajar* work
*trabajo* _m._ work; hardship
*trabucazo* _m._ shot fired from a *trabuco* or blunderbuss
*traducir* translate
*traer* bring
*tragar* swallow
*tragedia* _f._ tragedy
*trágico* tragic
*traidor* _m._ traitor
*tramo* _m._ flight of stairs
*tranquilidad* _f._ tranquillity
*tranquilizar* calm
*tras* after; behind
*trasero* back (_cf._ *puerta falsa*)
*traslucirse* be inferred
*trasto* _m._ piece of furniture (_depreciative_)
*tratado* _m._ treaty
*tratar, tratar de,* treat, deal with; arrange by agreement; try;
*---- con* associate with; *--se* be a question of
*treinta* thirty
*tremedal* _m._ quagmire
*tremendo* tremendous
*tres* three
*tresillo* _m._ card game
*tributar* pay (as homage)
*triste* sad
*tristeza* _f._ sadness; fit of sadness
*tromba* _f._ vortex
*tronar* thunder; *por lo que podía ----* for what might happen
*tronco* _m._ trunk, log
*trono* _m._ throne
*tropezar* stumble; *---- con* stumble upon; meet accidentally
*trueno* _m._ thunder
*trueque* _m._ exchange; *a ---- de* in exchange for
*tú* thou, you
*tunante* _m._ scoundrel
*tuyo* thine, yours
*último* last
*único* only
*uniforme* _m._ uniform
*uno* one; a; an; _pl._ some; a few; a pair of, a couple of
*uña* _f._ finger-nail; toe-nail; *---- y carne* on very friendly
terms
*urgir* urge
*usía* _m. and f._ (_contraction of_ *vuestra señoría*) your lordship;
your ladyship
*usted* _m. and f._ (_contraction of_ *vuestra merced*) you
*vacío* empty
*Valencey (Valençay)* site of a magnificent château near Châteauroux
in southern France (Ferdinand VII, after participating in the
disgraceful family bickerings before Napoleon at Bayonne, was
virtually a prisoner at Valençay from 1808 to 1815)
*valer* avail; be worth; *---- más* be better; *---- más así* be
better so; *válgame Dios* _exclam._ may God help me; you don't say so
*valeroso* brave
*valiente* brave; fine
*valor* _m._ valor
*valle* _m._ valley
*vamos* (_from_ *ir*) _exclam._ come; I say
*vanidad* _f._ vanity
*vano* vain
*vapuleo* _m._ flogging
*vario* various; different; _pl._ several
*vaso* _m._ glass, tumbler
*vaya* (_from_ *ir*) _exclam._ come; my goodness
*vecina* _f._ neighbor
*vecinilla* _f._ (_dim. of_ *vecina*) little neighbor
*vecinita* _f._ (_dim. of_ *vecina*) little neighbor
*vecino* _m._ neighbor; _adj._ neighboring
*vejez* _f._ old age; peevishness or whim of an old person
*vela* _f._ candle
*Velasco* family name
*vencedor* _m._ conqueror
*vencer* conquer
*vender* sell
*veneno* _m._ poison
*venir(se)* come; *--le a uno* suit; *venga mi onza* let me have my
ounce
*ventaja* _f._ advantage
*ventajoso* advantageous
*ventana* _f._ window
*ventura* _f._ luck, chance
*ver* see; *tener que ----* have to do (with); *ya se ve* it is plain
*Veracruz* Vera Cruz
*veras* _f. pl._ truth; *de ----* really
*verdad* _f._ truth; *a la ----* to tell you the truth
*verdaderamente* truly
*verdadero* genuine, true
*verde* green; young; _fig._ inexperienced; naughty
*vergüenza* _f._ shame
*verídico* true; true to life
*verificarse* take place
*verosímil* probable
*verosimilitud* _f._ likelihood
*versatilidad* _f._ fickleness
*vestido* _m._ dress
*vestir dress
*vez* _f._ time; *otra ----* again; *de una ----* all at once; *a su
----* in their turn; *en ---- de* instead of; *las más veces* most of
the time
*viajar* travel
*vicio* _m._ bad habit
*víctima* _f._ victim
*vida* _f._ life; living; *por ---- mía* upon my word; *por mi ----*
(_exclam. of entreaty or supplication_) for pity's sake; as you love
me; *en mi ----* never
*vidriero* _m._ glazier
*viejecito* _m._ (_dim. of_ *viejo*) little old man
*viejo* old; _m._ old man; *ir a ----* be getting old; *el Viejo y la
Niña* title of a play by Moratín
*viento* _m._ wind; *ir ---- en popa* go smoothly
*viernes* _m._ Friday
*vigilancia* _f._ vigilance
*vil* vile
*vinagre* _m._ vinegar; grouchy person
*vino* _m._ wine
*violentar* do violence to; force
*virgen* _f._ virgin; *Virgen María* Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ
*Virginia* Virginia
*virtud* _f._ virtue
*virus* _m._ virus
*visita* _f._ visit; visitor
*viso* _m._ colored slip worn under a dress of transparent material;
*---- caña* green slip (the color of the growing cane)
*víspera* _f._ day before (a fixed date or event)
*vista* _f._ sight; glance
*visto* (_pp. of_ *ver*) seen; *por lo ----* apparently
*viuda* _adj. used as noun_ widow
*viudo* _adj. used as noun_ widower
*vivacidad* _f._ vivacity
*vivir* live
*vizconde* _m._ viscount
*vocación* _f._ vocation
*volcánico* volcanic
*voluntad* _f._ will; good will
*volver(se)* turn; return; *---- a* _with inf._ again
*voto* _m._ vow; prayer; *---- va* _exclam. expressing astonishment or
anger_
*vuelta* _f._ turn; return
*vuestro* your
*vulgar* common, ordinary
*Wáshington* Washington
*y* and
*ya* already; now; yet; yes (_sometimes a more decided affirmative
than_ *sí*); *---- no* no longer
*yerno* _m._ son-in-law
*yerro* _m._ error
*yo* I
*zafarse* get rid