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moro
SPANISH-ENGLISH
mundo
- moro [adj] Moorish. ▲ [n] Moor.
- morocho dark-skinned [Am].
- mortal [adj] fatal La herida que recibió era mortal. The wound he received was fatal. ▲ deadly, terrible Un enemigo mortal. A deadly enemy. ▲ [m] mortal being Eso les ocurre a todos los mortales. That happens to all mortals.
- mortificar to mortify, humiliate Lo que dije me mortifica. What I said mortifies me. ▲ to hurt, bother Estos zapatos me mortifican. These shoes hurt.
○ mortificarse to torment oneself. - mosca fly.
- mosquito mosquito.
- mostaza mustard.
- mostrador [m] counter (in a shop).
- mostrar [rad-ch I] to show Le mostró la herida al médico. He showed the doctor his wound. ▲ to show, display Mostraba una gran tristeza. He showed great sadness.
○ mostrarse to appear, show oneself Quiso mostrarse indulgente en ese momento. He wanted to appear lenient at that moment. - mote [m] nickname; alias.
- motín [m] uprising, revolt, riot.
- motivar to cause.
- motivo motive, reason.
○ por ningún motivo under no circumstances. - motor [m] motor.
- mover [rad-ch I] to move Mueva Ud. esta mesa hacia el rincón. Move this table toward the corner. ▲ to make use of Movió sus influencias para conseguir un puesto. He made use of his connections to get a job. ▲ to motivate No le movía al interés de la ganancia. He wasn't motivated by gain. ▲ to stir Mueva Ud. la sopa hasta que hierva. Stir the soup until it boils.
○ mover la cola to wag the tail. ○ moverse to move Procure no movase tanto. Try not to move so much. - movible [adj] movable.
- móvil mobile Pertenece a una brigada móvil. He belongs to a mobile brigade. [m] motive ¿Qué móvil tuvo Ud. para venir aquí? What made you come here?
- movilización [f] mobilization.
- movilizar to mobilize.
- movimiento movement, move A la hora en punto el tren se puso en movimiento. The train pulled out exactly on time. ▲ movement Pertenecia a un movimiento progresista. He belonged to a progressive movement. ▲ traffic Hay mucho movimiento en esa calle. There's a lot of traffic in that street. ▲ animation, action La primera escena tiene mucho movimiento. The first scene has a lot of action.
- mozo lad, young man (of peasant class). ▲ waiter ¡Mozo, tráigame la lista del almuerzo! Waiter, bring me the luncheon menu! ▲ porter, red-cap.
○ buen mozo good-looking [Am]; well-built [Sp]. - mucamo, mucama servant [Am].
- muchacha girl Me parece una excelente muchacha. She seems like a fine girl. ▲ young girl (in her teens) Sus hijas son ya unas muchachas. Her daughters are already in their teens. ▲ maid Dígale a la muchacha que haga las camas. Tell the maid to make the beds.
- muchachada boyish action, prank; [Arg] gang of boys.
- muchacho boy Estaba jugando con otros muchachos. He was playing with other boys.
- mucho [adj] much No tiene mucha fuerza. He hasn't much strength. ▲ long, extended Hace mucho tiempo que le estoy esperando. I've been waiting a long time for you. ▲ [adv] much, a lot Bebía mucho. He used to drink a lot. ▲ often Esas cosas ocurren mucho. Those things happen often. ▲ long No me haga Ud. aguardar mucho. Don't make me wait long.
○ muchos many Había muchos niños en la plaza. There were many children in the square. ○ ni mucho menos nor anything like it, far from it No es tonto, ni mucho menos. He's not stupid; far from it. ○ sentir mucho to be very sorry Siento mucho lo que le sucede. I'm very sorry about what happened to him. - mudanza moving, changing residence; change, evolution.
- muda change of underwear.
- mudar (de) to change Mudaba de opinión cada día. He changed his mind daily.—Hubo que mudar toda la instalación eléctrica. All the electric installations had to be changed.
○ mudarse (de) to change (clothes) ¿Se mudó Ud. de traje? Did you change your clothes? ○ mudarse (de casa, piso, or habitación) to move, change residence Decidió mudarse (de casa) aquel mismo día. He decided to move that very day. - mudo dumb, mute; speechless. ▲ [n] mute (person unable to talk).
○ cine mudo silent films.
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