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molestia
SPANISH-ENGLISH
morir
- dado con lo que dices porque se molesta muy fácilmente. Be careful of what you say, for he's easily annoyed. ○ molestarse (en) to bother (to), take the trouble (to) No se moleste en hacer tantos viajes. Don't bother making so many trips.
- molestia trouble Perdone Ud. tantas molestias. I'm sorry to trouble you so much. ▲ discomfort No se encontraba muy bien, tenía algunas molestias. She wasn't very well; she suffered some discomfort.
- molesto uncomfortable ¿Está Ud. molesto? Are you uncomfortable? ▲ annoyed Se sentía molesto y dejó de hablarle. He was annoyed and stopped speaking to her.
- molete [m] disorder, mix-up, confusion [Am].
- molino mill.
- momento moment.
○ al momento right away, immediately. ○ por momentos any moment, soon. - mona female monkey. ▲ hangover Tiene una mona horrible. He has a terrible hangover.
○ como la mona terrible, lousy [Arg] Me siento como la mona. I feel terrible. - mondar to peel.
- mondas [f pl] peelings.
- moneda coin Dejó algunas monedas sobre la mesa. He left some coins on the table. ▲ currency ¿Dónde podré cambiar moneda extranjera? Where can I exchange foreign currency?
○ pagar en la misma moneda to pay back in one's own coin, give tit for tat. - monja nun.
- monje [m] monk.
- mono [adj] cute ¡Qué mona es esta muchacha! What a cute girl! ▲ [m] monkey El mono está metido dentro de la jaula. The monkey's in the cage.
○ mono (de mecánico) overalls [Sp] Llevaba puesto un mono de mecánico. He was wearing overalls. - monótono monotonous.
- monstruo monster.
- monstruoso monstrous.
- montado (see montar) astride.
- montador [m] assembler (of machinery).
- montaña mountain.
- montañoso mountainous.
- montar to ride (horseback) No monte Ud. ese caballo porque le tirará a Ud. Don't ride that horse; he'll throw you. ▲ to set up, assemble, install Hubo que montar una máquina en la fábrica. A machine had to be installed in the factory. ▲ to set (a precious stone) Montaron en el anillo cinco diamantes. They set five diamonds in the ring.
○ montar a to amount to (in money) ¿A cuánto monta mi deuda? How much does my debt amount to? ○ montar a caballo to ride horseback Montaba a caballo todas las mañanas. He went horseback riding every morning. ○ montar en to get on or in, board (a vehicle) Al montar en el automóvil me hice daño en un pie. I hurt my foot getting in the automobile. ○ montar en cólera to get furious Al oír aquello, montó en cólera. When he heard that he got furious. ○ montarse to get up onto, mount Se montaron a caballo y se fueron. They mounted their horses and left. - monte [m] mountain Subió hasta lo más alto del monte. He climbed to the very top of the mountain. ▲ woods, forest El monte era tan espeso que casi no se podía andar por él. The forest was so thick that one could hardly walk through it.
- montón [m] heap, pile Tengo un montón de cosas que hacer. I have a lot of things to do.
- monumental monumental, tremendous.
- monumento monument.
- moño knot, bun (of hair).
- mora blackberry; Moorish woman.
- moral [adj] moral No es un libro muy moral. It's not a very moral book. ▲ [f] morale La moral de aquellos hombres era magnífica. The morale of those men was excellent. ▲ [m] black mulberry tree.
- moralidad [f] morals, morality.
- morder [rad-ch I] to bite.
- moreno dark-skinned, brunet(te). ▲ [n] colored person [Antilles].
- morir [irr] to die Cuando murió lo rodeaba toda su familia. All his family was around him when he died.
○ estarse muriendo por to be dying to, be very anxious to Me estoy muriendo por verla. I'm dying to see her. ○ morirse to die Se murió el año pasado. He died last year.—Se moría de miedo. He was scared to death. ○ morirse de hambre to starve to death Por no morirse de hambre aceptó aquel trabajo. He took the job to keep from starving to death. ○ morirse por to like very much, be crazy about Se muere por la cerveza. He's crazy about beer. ○ ¡Muera . . .! Down with . . .! ¡Muera el rey! Down with the king!
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