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- The dough was made for the bread. ▲ mass (of people) Su discurso iba dirigido a las masas. His speech was directed to the masses.
○ con las manos en la masa in the act, red-handed Le cogieron con las manos en la masa. They caught him in the act. ○ masa de la sangre inner nature, blood Eso lo tiene en la masa de la sangre. It's in his blood. - masacre [m] massacre.
- mascar to chew Tragúelo, no lo masque. Swallow it, don't chew it.
- máscara [f] mask. ▲ [m, f] masquerader.
○ baile de máscaras masquerade ball. ○ máscara contra gases gas mask. ○ vestido de máscara in costume. - mascota mascot, good-luck charm.
- masculino masculine.
- mástil [m] mast, pole, post.
- mata plant, bush, shrub.
- matanza slaughter.
- matar to kill. ▲ to trump Me mató el rey. He trumped my king.
○ estar a matar con to have a feud with, be on bad terms with No me hables de Pérez, estoy a matar con él. Don't speak to me about Pérez; we're on bad terms. ○ matar de aburrimiento to bore to death Ese trabajo me mata de aburrimiento. That job bores me to death. ○ matar de hambre to starve En aquel hotel nos mataban de hambre. They starved us at that hotel. ○ matar dos pájaros en un tiro to kill two birds with one stone. ○ matar el tiempo to kill time Mató el tiempo leyendo el periódico. He killed time reading the paper. ○ matarse to kill oneself Intentó matarse con una pistola. He tried to kill himself with a pistol. ▲ to get killed Se mató en un accidente de automóvil. He got killed in an automobile accident. - mate [m] maté (South American tea).
- matemáticas [f pl] mathematics.
- materia material, substance ¿De qué materia está hecho esto? What material's this made of? ▲ matter, topic La materia que discutimos es interesante. The matter we're discussing is interesting. ▲ subject Enseñaba varias materias. He taught several subjects.
○ entrar en materia to come to the point, get down to business. ○ materia prima raw material. - material [m] material ¿Con qué material se hace esto? What material's used to make this? ▲ equipment Tiene una fábrica de material eléctrico. He has an electrical equipment factory.
- maternal maternal, motherly.
- materno maternal, on the mother's side.
- matiz [m] shade, tint.
- matón [m] bully, overbearing person.
- matorral [m] thicket, brush.
- matrimonio marriage Contrajo matrimonio hace tres días. He got married three days ago. ▲ married couple Era un matrimonio bien avenido. They were a harmonious couple.
- maullar to meow.
- máxima maxim, proverb.
- máximo [adj; m] maximum.
- mayo May.
- mayor larger, largest; bigger, biggest Juan es mayor que su hermano. John's bigger than his brother. ▲ older, oldest ¿Cómo se llama su hermana mayor? What's your older (or oldest) sister's name? ▲ main (of streets) Viven en la calle mayor. They live on the main street. ▲ [m] major Fué mayor en el Ejército. He was a major in the Army.
○ al por mayor wholesale Sólo vendemos al por mayor. We sell wholesale only. ○ la mayor parte (de) the majority (of), the greater part (of). ○ ser mayor de edad to be of age. - mayoría majority, greater part.
○ mayoría de edad majority (of age.) ○ llegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age. - mayorista [m] wholesale merchant [Am].
- me [obj pron] me, to me; myself, to (or for) myself Cuando me vieron anoche me estaba afeitando. When they saw me last night I was shaving.
- mecánica mechanics.
- mecánico mechanical Este juguete es mecánico. This is a mechanical toy. ▲ [m] mechanic Trabajó de mecánico en una fábrica. He worked as a mechanic in a factory.
- mecanismo mechanism, works (of machines).
- mecanógrafo, mecanógrafa typist.
- mecedora rocking chair.
- mecer to rock Mecía al niño en la cuna. He rocked the child in the cradle.
○ mecerse to rock (oneself), swing, sway Las flores se mecían en el viento. The flowers were swaying in the wind. - medalla medal.
- media stocking Llevaba medias negras. She wore black stockings. ▲ sock [Am] Entró a comprarse unas medias. He went in to buy some socks.
- mediación [f] mediation.
- mediado (see mediar) half-filled, half-full La jarra estaba mediada. The
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