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mismo
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molestar
- franciscanas. The Franciscan missions built those churches.
- mismo same, identical Es el mismo sombrero. It's the same hat.
○ aquí mismo right here Nos encontraremos aguí mismo. We'll meet right here. ○ darle a uno lo mismo to be all the same to one Todo le da lo mismo. It's all the same to him. ○ eso mismo that very thing Eso mismo le dije yo. That's just what I told him. ○ mismo(s) -self, -selves Yo mismo puedo hacer esto. I can do this myself.—Que lo hagan ellos mismos. Let 'em do it themselves. - misterio mystery.
- mitad [f] half ¿Quiere Ud. la mitad de este pastel? Do you want half of this cake? ▲ better half, wife Allí estaba el señor Gómez con su cara mitad. Mr. Gómez was there with his better half.
○ en la mitad in the middle El auto estaba en la mitad del camino. The auto was in the middle of the road. ○ por la mitad in half Parta Ud. esto por la mitad. Divide this in half.
|| Estamos a mitad de camino. We're half-way there. || Estamos a (la) mitad del trabajo. We're half-way through. - mitin [m] political meeting, rally.
- mixto mixed.
○ parejas mixtas mixed doubles (games). ○ tren mixto mixed train (freight and passenger train). - mobiliario furniture.
- mochila knapsack.
- moda fashion, style Viste a la última moda. She dresses in the latest fashion.
○ a la moda fashionable Siempre lleva trajes a la moda. She always wears fashionable dresses. ○ estar de moda to be popular, be in fashion Ese artista está muy de moda. That artist's very popular. ○ pasado de moda out of style Se ha pasado de moda. It's gone out of style. - modales [m pl] manners.
- modelo [adj] model, perfect Era una esposa modelo. She was a model wife. ▲ [n] model, one who poses Es un buen modelo para una escultura. He's a good model for sculpture. ▲ (clothes) model Es una de la modelas de la tienda. She's one of the models in the store. ▲ [m] thing to be copied, model Tenga Ud. esto como modelo. Use this as a model. ▲ model, style, pattern Me gusta este modelo. I like this model.
|| No tiene modelo. She has no equal. - moderación [f] moderation.
- moderado (see moderar) [adj] conservative El partido moderado. The conservative party.
- moderar to restrain Modere Ud. sus ímpetus. Restrain your impulses.
○ moderarse to become moderate, moderate, control oneself Se moderó en la bebida. He cut down on drinking.—¡Modérese Ud.! Control yourself! - moderno modern.
- modestia modesty, humbleness La modestia era su mejor cualidad. Modesty was his greatest attribute. ▲ modesty, lack of display Vestía con mucha modestia. He dressed very modestly.
- modesto simple.
- modificación [f] modification.
- modificar to modify.
- modista dressmaker.
- modo method, way Ese es el mejor modo de arreglarlo. That's the best way of settling it.
○ a mi (or su) modo in my (or his) own way Yo hago las cosas a mi modo. I do things in my own way. ○ con buenos modos politely. ○ con malos modos rudely Contestó con muy malos modos. He replied very rudely. ○ de este modo (in) this way Creo que es mejor hacerlo de este modo. I think it's better to do it this way. ○ de modo que so ¿De modo que es Ud. americano? So you're an American? ▲ so, therefore Tenemos mucha prisa, de modo que vamos a tomar un taxi. We're in a hurry, so let's take a taxi. ○ de ningún modo by no (or any) means, under no (or any) circumstances No iré de ningún modo. I won't go under any circumstances. ○ de todos modos anyhow. - moho mold, mildew.
- mojar to wet, moisten; to drench.
- molde [m] mold, form.
○ de molde fitting, to the purpose, to the point Viene de molde. It's to the point. - moldura molding.
- moler [rad-ch I] to grind, mill.
- molestar to disturb ¡No me moleste! Don't disturb me! ▲ to annoy Molestaba a sus amigos con sus palabras. His words annoyed his friends. ▲ to bother, inconvenience ¿Le molesta a Ud. que fume? Will it bother you if I smoke? ▲ to hurt Me molestan im poco estos zapatos. These shoes hurt me a little.
○ molestarse to be annoyed Ten cui-
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