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Part 32

=uf= O dear, O my. =ulterior= ulterior, further. =último= last, utmost; latter; _adv._ =--mente= recently; =por---- = finally. =ultraje= _m_ outrage. =umbral= _m_ threshold; portal. =unanimidad= _f_ unanimity; homogeneity, identity (of ideas). =único= single, only, sole; _adv._ =--mente=. =uniforme= _m_ uniform. =unión= _f_ union. =unir= _t_ unite, bring together; =--se a= join, join with. =universidad= _f_ university. =universitario= university, of the university. =un[o] a; one; N =153= 15, =46= 3; _pl_ some, a few, a lot of, a set of, a pair of, _or untr._; =---- y otro= both, the two; =---- día y otro= day by day; =el---- ... el otro,---- s ... otros=, each other; some ... others; =el---- o= (_neg._ =ni=) =el otro= either one; =a la-a= at one (o'clock). =uña= _f_ finger-nail; claw; =---- y carne= hand and glove; _hence_ =---- y carne de= hand in glove with. =urbanidad= _f_ urbanity, civility. =urbano= urban, city; urbane, polite, _adv._ =--mente=. =urbs= _L f_ city. =urbsaugustanus-a-um, urbsaugustensis-e=, _impromptu L_ Urbaugustan. =urgente= urgent, urgently important. =urna= _f_ urn, vase. =usar= _t_ use, customarily use. =uso= _m_ use. =usted= you. =usual= ordinary. =usura= _f_ usury. =útil= useful. =utilizar= _t_ utilize, make use of. =utopía= _f_ a Utopia.

=va= _see_ =ir=. =vaca= _f_ cow. =vacilar= _i_ waver. =vacío= empty; _m_ empty space, void. =vadear= _t_ ford. =vagabundo= roving, wandering, vagabond. =vagar= _i_ wander. =vago= vagrant, vague; loafer; _adv._ =--mente=. =vaguedad= _f_ vagueness, indefiniteness. =Valdeflores= _m_ Bloomingdale. =valentía= _f_ prowess; bravado. =valentón= roisterer, bully, fighting man. =valer= _t or i_ be worth, amount to, avail, import, be of importance, carry weight; be good (=para= for); _r_ employ (=de=), make use; _m_ worth, importance; =---- más= be better; =más vale= better; =de qué vale= what good does ... do, (of) what good is; =ni cosa que lo valga= nor anything of the kind; =válgame Dios= bless me; =de tan poco---- = who amounts to so little. =valeroso= valorous, of valor. =valiente= brave. =valor= _m_ value, worth; import, consequence; valor, courage. =valle= _m_ valley (of some breadth). =vampiro= _m_ vampire. =vanidad= _f_ vanity. =vano= empty, hollow, vain; groundless; trivial. =vapor= _m_ (=al= by) steam. =vaporoso= misty, nebulous. =vara= _f_ rod; _as measure_ vara, nearly a yard. =variar= _i_ change (=de curso= its course). =variedad= _f_ variety. =vario= various, varied, variegated, sundry. =varón= _m_ male (of man; =macho= of beast); _in honorific phrases_ man. =varonil= male, masculine. =Varrón= _m_ Varro. =vaso= _m_ vessel; tumbler. =vástago= _m_ shoot, sprout, _fig._ scion. =vasto= vast, extensive, spacious. =vaya= _see_ =ir=. =vecindad= _f_ neighborhood. =vecindario= _m_ population, body of citizens. =vecino= neighboring, near by, neighbor; citizen (resident with independent household), taxpayer. =vegetación= _f_ vegetation. =vegetal= _m_ member of the vegetable kingdom. =vehemencia= _f_ vehemence. =vehemente= vehement, impetuous. =veinte= twenty. =vejación= _f_ vexation. =vejamen= _m_ molestation, misadventure. =Vejarruco:-uco= _is depr. suffix_, =vejarrón= (=-ón= _augm. suffix_) '_c. augm. of_ =viejo=' _A._. =vejez= _f_ old age. =vela= _f_ candle. =velar= _i_ keep awake. =veleta= _f_ weather-vane. =velo= _m_ veil. =veloz= swift. =vencer= _t_ overcome, vanquish; _i_ win, be successful; (of time) be up, come to an end; _r_ repress one's self; =--ido= due, that has fallen due. =vender= _t_ sell. =Venecia= _f_ Venice. =venerable= venerable. =veneración= _f_ (=en= held in) veneration. =venerando= reverend, entitled to veneration. =venerar= _t_ revere. =venga= _see_ =venir=. =venganza= _f_ revenge. =vengar= _t_ revenge; _r_ take revenge (=de= on). =vengativo= revengeful, vindictive. =venida= _f_ coming. =venir= _i_ come; be ... as one comes; =---- mal a= be a bad thing for; =venga, vengan,= out with. =ventajoso= advantageous. =ventana= _f_ window. =ventilar= _t_ ventilate. =ver= _t_ see (=de= _w. inf._ about), look at; _r_ find one's self, be, _see also under_ =se=; =(bien, mal) visto= (well, ill) thought of; =por lo visto= apparently; =a ---- = let us see; =vamos a---- = let's have it; =tener que----con= have to do with; =--se con= pick a crow with; =ya se ve= of course. =veras= _f pl_ (=de= in) earnest; =de---- = seriously. =verbosidad= _f_ verbosity. =verdad= _f_ truth; =es---- = it is true (_in assent_); =¿no es----?= isn't that so? won't you, _etc._; =¿----?= don't I, haven't you, isn't he, _etc._. =verdadero= true, real, genuine; _adv._ =--mente=. =verde= green. =verdeguear= _i_ show green, be tinged with green. =verdor= greenness. =verdoso= greenish. =verdugo= _m_ executioner. =vereda= _f_ footpath. =vergel= _m_ (_esp._ pleasant) garden. =vergonzoso= shameful, ignominious. =vergüenza= _f_ shame, sense of shame. =verídico= truth-telling, truthful. =verosímil= plausible, credible. =versión= _f_ version. =verso= _m_ line (of poetry), verse. =vestido= _m_ dress, clothing. =vestir= _t_ dress; dress in; _i_ dress, be dressed. =vetusto= ancient. =vez= _f_ time (_as_ 'three times,' _not as_ 'long time'); =una---- = once; =de una---- = all at once, once for all; =unas veces= in some cases; =alguna---- = now and then, once or twice, ever; =otra---- = again; =pocas veces= seldom, not much; =cada ---- más= more and more; =tal---- = perhaps (_climax after_ =quizás 103= 28, =104= 1); =en---- de= instead of; =hacer las veces de= take the place of, serve instead of. =vía= _f_ thoroughfare, way, track. =viaducto= _m_ viaduct. =viajante= wayfarer, traveler. =viajar= _i_ travel. =viaje= _m_ (=hacer= take) journey, trip; =de---- = traveling. =viajero= traveler. =víbora= _f_ viper, adder. =vibrante= vibrant, vibrating. =vibrar= _i_ vibrate. =vicio= _m_ vice. =vicioso= vicious. =víctima= _f_ (=hacer= claim) victim. =victoria= _f_ victory. =victorioso= victorious. =vida= _f_ life; =en mi= (_etc._) =---- = _sometimes_ never in the world. =videncia= _f_ (_not in A._) power of sight. =vidriera= _f_ the glass (of a window or door); glass door _etc._. =vidriero= (_only with_ =puerta=) glass, glazed. =vidrio= _m_ glass. =viejo= old; old man. =viene= _see_ =venir=. =viento= _m_ wind. =vientre= _m_ belly, stomach, abdomen. =vigilancia= _f_ vigilance. =vigilar= _i_ watch, keep watch (at night). =vigor= _m_ vigor. =vigoroso= vigorous. =vil= vile, base. =villa= _f_ town (e.g. Madrid). =villanía= _f_ act of baseness, villainy. =villano= commoner, plebeian; boor. =villorrio= _m_ little cluster of houses. =vinagre= _m_ vinegar. =vino= _m_ wine. =vinoso= crapulous, boozy. =viña= _f_ vineyard. =violación= _f_ violation; _as less direct term for rape now represented in American newspapers by_ criminal assault. =violencia= _f_ violence (=de obra= in act), violence to one's self. =violentar= _t_ do violence to. =violento= violent; _adv._ =--mente=. =vireinato= _m_ viceroyalty. =virgen= virgin (_word perhaps even more completely appropriated to religious and fig. uses than in Eng._). =virgiliano= Vergilian. =Virgilio= _m_ Vergil. =virilidad= _f_ manhood. =virtud= _f_ virtue. =virtuoso= virtuous, possessed of virtue(s), potent; (_m in Italian, Eng., etc.; not in A._) virtuoso; _this sense as adj. =--ísimo= superlative in virtuosity, of supreme virtuosity. =visagra= (_A._ =bisagra=) _f_ hinge. =visera= _f_ visor. =visible= visible; _adv._ =--mente=. =visita= _f_ visit; visitor, visitors. =visitar= _t_ visit. =viso= _m_ height; (patch of) shimmer; appearance; =de---- = conspicuous. =vista= _f_ (=de= by) sight, view (_often tr._ eyes); hearing, trial; =a la---- = in sight, before one, under one's eyes. =visto= _ptc of_ =ver=. =vital= of life, vital. =vitis= _L acc pl_ grapevines. =vituperar= _t_ abuse. =vituperio= _m_ abusiveness, indignity. =viudez= _f_ widowhood. =viudo= widower. =vivaracho= vivacious, rollicking. =viveza= _f_ liveliness. =vivienda= _f_ dwelling, abode, house. =viviente= living; living soul. =vivir= _i_ live (=de= on; =con= by, with); =-a,-an, que-a,= long live, hurrah for. =vivo= living, alive, lively, brisk, quick, strenuous, keen; _adv._ =--mente=. =vocablo= _m_ word, term. =vociferar= _t_ vociferate. =volante= flying. =volar= _i_ fly, be on the wing; =echar besos--dos= throw kisses, blow kisses. =volcán= _m_ volcano. =volcánico= volcanic. =volcar= _t_ upset. =voluble= circling, gyrating, ever-turning. =voluntad= _f_ will, volition. =volver= _t or i_ turn; go back, come back; turn to; come to, recover one's senses; =---- a= _w. inf._ again, be going to again; =que no se vuelva a hablar= that no more be said; =----por= defend, befriend, champion, stand up for, uphold; =---- loco= drive crazy, _r_ go crazy; =vuelto= return (mail). =voraz= voracious; _adv._ =--mente=. =voto= _m_ vow, invocation, execration. =voz= _f_ voice. =vuecencia= _f_ your excellency; =mucha---- = _tr. w. quotation marks between the two words_. =vuelo= _m_ flight (of birds etc.; not of fugitives except metaphorically). =vuelta= _f_ turn, return; =dar---- s= go back and forth (_A._ 'looking for a thing without finding it'; =varias= several times), go round and round, turn over and over, shilly-shally over; =----a mañana,---- con mañana=, to-morrow to-morrow tomorrow! =dando una ---- por= taking a roundabout course through; =por más---- s que le des= twist and turn it as you will; =no hay que darle---- s= there's no use talking. =vuelve= _see_ =volver=. =Vulcano= _m_ Vulcan. =vulgar= ordinary, popular; _adv._ =--mente=. =vulgaridad= _f_ commonplace.

=wagón= _(A._ =vagón=; _A. does not acknowledge_ =w= _as a letter of the modern Spanish alphabet) m_ (railway) car. =wals= (_A._ =vals=) _m_ waltz.

=y= and; _omission of the words which should precede is commonly a sign of exclamatory language_. =ya= already, now (_in antithesis to past or future_; =ahora= _simply marks the present in itself; for form of verb cf._ N =169= 13), right away, in good time, _sometimes untr._; oh well; sure enough; =---- se me figuraba= I had already been fancying; =---- era tiempo= it was quite time; =---- puede= may just; =---- que= seeing that, since. =yacer= _i_ lie (often of the dead). =yelmo= _m_ helmet. =yerba= _see_ =hierba=. =yermo= waste, desert. =yo= I. =yugo= _m_ yoke.

=zagal= (young) shepherd, horse-boy. =zagalillo= little horse-boy. =zalamero= blandishing, cajoling. =zampar= _t_ slip out of sight, juggle away; gobble. =zángano= _m_ drone (bee). =zapatito= _m_ little shoe. =zapato= _m_ shoe. =zarzuela= _f_ zarzuela (N =63= 27), vaudeville (not in sense of variety show). =zas= _'word expressing the sound of a blow or the blow itself' A., 'and many other sounds' Knapp_. =zascandil= _m_ potwalloper (_A._ 'contemptible, obstreperous, troublesome man who tries to give himself standing by meddling and offering what he cannot fulfill').. =zig zag= _m_ zigzag. =zorra= _f_ fox. =zozobra= _f_ uneasiness, anxiety. =zumbar= _i_ buzz, hum. =zumbidillo= _m d of_ =zumbido=. =zumbido= _m_ buzz.