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lujo
SPANISH-ENGLISH
magistrado
- hacer, además hace calor. In the first place I'm busy, and besides it's too hot. ○ tener lugar to take place La ceremonia tuvo lugar en el cementerio. The services took place at the cemetery.
- lujo luxury.
○ de lujo de luxe, luxurious. - lujoso luxurious, showy.
- lumbre [f] fire (in stove, fireplace) Se sentaron cerca de la lumbre. They sat near the fire. ▲ light Se me apagó el cigarro. ¿Quiere Ud. darme lumbre? My cigar went out. Will you give me a light?
- luminoso bright, luminous Una idea luminosa. ▲ bright idea.
- luna moon Estaban paseando a la luz de la luna. They were walking in the moonlight.
○ estar en la luna to be distracted. ○ luna de miel honeymoon. ○ luna llena full moon. - lunar [m] mole, beauty mark Tenía un lunar en el cuello. She had a mole on her neck. ▲ polka dot Llevaba un traje de lunares. She was wearing a polka dot dress.
- lunes [m] Monday.
- lunfardo Argentine slang.
- lustrar to polish, shine Tengo que lustrarme los zapatos. I have to shine my shoes.
- lustre [m] luster, shine, polish; splendor.
○ dar lustre to shine, polish. - luto mourning; grief; mourning garments.
○ estar de luto to be in mourning. - luz [f] light No puedo ver con esta luz. I can't see in this light.—Hizo luz en el asunto. He shed some light on the matter.
○ a todas luces any way you look at it A todas luces es cierto. It's true any way you look at it. ○ dar a la luz to publish. ○ dar a luz to give birth (to a child). ○ entre dos luces in the twilight Llegaron entre dos luces. They arrived at twilight. ○ luces intelligence Es un hombre de muchas luces. He's a man of great intelligence.
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- macana fib, tall tale, exaggeration [Arg].
|| ¡Qué macana! How annoying! [Arg] - macanudo excellent, wonderful, super [Am].
- maceta flowerpot; potted plant.
- machacar to crush Machacó la piedra completamente. He crushed the stone completely. ▲ to harp (on a subject) Es inútil, no machaque Ud. más. It's useless, don't harp on it any longer.
- macho [adj; m] male (animals).
- macizo [adj] solid Era una barra de oro macizo. It was a solid gold bar. ▲ [m] flower bed En medio del jardín había un macizo (de flores). There was a flower bed in the middle of the garden.
- madera wood La caja estaba hecha de madera de'sándalo. The box was made of sandalwood. ▲ lumber, timber La madera no está todavía seca. The lumber is still green. ▲ qualities, talent Tiene madera de actor. He has a talent for acting.
- madero beam; timber.
- madrastra stepmother.
- madre [f] mother. ▲ origin, source, cradle Grecia fué la madre de la civilización occidental. Greece was the cradle of western civilization.
○ madre política mother-in-law Le voy a presentar a mi madre política. I'm going to introduce you to my mother-in-law. ○ salirse de madre to overflow El río se salió de madre. The river overflowed. ▲ to lose control of oneself. - madrina godmother.
- madrugada dawn.
○ de madrugada at daybreak, at dawn. - madrugar to rise early.
- madurar to ripen La uva maduró bien aquel verano. The grapes ripened well that summer. ▲ to think out, develop (an idea) Maduró la idea antes de realizarla. He thought out the idea thoroughly before putting it into practice. ▲ to mature Maduró con los años. He became more mature with the passing of the years.
- madurez [f] maturity, ripeness.
- maduro ripe; mature (of persons).
- maestro teacher Los chicos escuchaban al maestro. The children were listening to the teacher. ▲ master, craftsman Era maestro en su oficio. He was master of his trade.
- magistrado magistrate; judge (higher courts).
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