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memorable
SPANISH-ENGLISH
merecer
- memorable memorable.
- memoria memory (not used for things remembered) Su memoria era magnífica. He had a wonderful memory. ▲ memorandum, report Escribió una memoria con los gastos hechos. He made a memorandum of the expenses.
○ de memoria by heart Me lo aprendí de memoria. I learned it by heart. ○ hacer memoria to recall, remember Haga Ud. memoria y recuerde lo que pasó. Try to recall what happened. ○ memorias regards Muchas memorias a su familia. My regards to your family. ▲ memoirs. - mencionar to mention.
- mendigo, mendiga beggar.
- menear to stir Hay que menearlo mientras cuece. It has to be stirred while it's cooking. ▲ to shake No menee Ud. la mesa. Don't shake the table. ▲ to wag El perro meneaba la cola. The dog was wagging his tail.
- menester [m] occupation, duty Los menesteres de la casa. Household duties.
○ ser menester to be necessary No es menester que venga a verme. You don't have to come to see me. - menesteroso needy, poor. ▲ [n] beggar.
- menguar to diminish, decrease.
- menor smaller, smallest María es la menor de las tres. Mary's the smallest of the three. ▲ younger, youngest Es de la misma edad que mi hermano menor. She's the same age as my younger brother. ▲ less, least, slightest No tengo la menor idea. I haven't the least idea. ▲ [m] minor No es apto para menores. It isn't suitable for minors.
○ al por menor at retail Vendía'sólo al por menor. He sold only at retail. ▲ minutely, in great detail Refirió al por menor todo lo sucedido. He reported in great detail everything that happened. ○ menor de edad under age, minor. - menoría ○ menoría de edad minority (of age).
- menorista [m] retail merchant [Am].
- menos less, least Mi hermano tiene seis años menos que yo. My brother's six years younger than I am.—Es el menos caro de todos. It's the least expensive of all. ▲ [prep] except, but Puede Ud. usar todos los libros, menos éste. You may use all the books but this one.
○ al menos at least Procure Ud. al menos llegar a la hora. At least try to come on time. ○ a menos que unless Le espero mañana a menos que Ud. me avise. I'll expect you tomorrow unless you let me know otherwise. ○ echar de menos to miss Echaba mucho de menos a sus amigos. He missed his friends very much. ○ lo de menos the least of it Eso es lo de menos. That's the least of it. ○ lo menos at least En el combate perecierona le menos seiscientos hombres. At least six hundred men died in the action. ○ menos de (before a numeral) less than Tengo menos de quince. I have less than fifteen. ○ por lo menos at least Por lo menos costará cien pesos. It'll cost at least a hundred pesos. ○ venir a menos to lose social position Esa familia ha venido mucho a menos. That family's lost its social position. - mensaje [m] message [Am]; dispatch [Sp].
- mensajero, mensajera messenger [Am]; courier [Sp].
○ paloma mensajera carrier pigeon. - mensual [adj] monthly.
- menta mint, peppermint.
- mental mental.
- mente [f] mind (mental faculties).
- mentir [rad-ch II] to lie, tell lies.
- mentira lie.
○ parece mentira it seems impossible Parece mentira que tenga tanta edad. It seems impossible that you're that old.
|| ¡Mentira! That's a lie! - menudeo ○ al menudeo at retail.
- menudo tiny, very small Era una mujer muy menuda. She was a very small woman. ▲ [m] coins, change [Am] Déme cambio en billetes y menudo. Give me change in bills and coins.
○ a menudo often Iba a verle a menudo. He used to go to see him often. - menudillo giblets.
- mercado market En este mercado hay fruta y hay carne. There's fruit and meat in this market.
○ mercado de valores stock market. ○ tener mercado con to trade with Tenemos mercado con toda América. We trade with all America. - mercancía merchandise, goods.
- mercantil commercial, mercantile.
- merced [f] favor Tenga Ud. la merced de . . . . Please . . . .
○ estar a merced de to be at the mercy of. ○ su merced you (courteous and familiar) [Col] Si su merced quiere, iremos. If you want to, we'll go. - merecer [-zc-] to deserve La cuestión
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