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merecimiento

* merecía estudio. The question deserved study. merecer la pena to be worthwhile.
 * merecimiento value, merit.
 * merendar [ I] to have a snack or refreshments in the afternoon.
 * meridional southern.
 * merienda afternoon snack. merienda en el campo picnic.
 * mérito merit, worth. hacer méritos to build up good will, make oneself deserving.
 * mero pure, simple; mere.
 * mes [m] month.
 * mesa table. poner la mesa to set the table.
 * meseta plateau.
 * mesón [m] country inn (for lower classes).
 * mestizo [adj; n] (one) of mixed blood (white and Indian).
 * meta aim, goal; finish line.
 * metal [m] metal; brass. metal de voz tone, timbre (of voice).
 * metálico metallic. $undefined$ [m] coin(s) ¿Quiere Ud. su dinero en metálico? Do you want your money in coins?
 * meter to put Meta Ud. el dinero dentro del bolsillo. Put the money in your pocket. $undefined$ to take in Haga el favor de meter un poco las costuras de la chaqueta. Please take in the seams of the jacket a little. meter embustes to tell fibs.  meter miedo to frighten Ud. trata de meternos miedo. You're trying to frighten us.  meter ruido to make noise No meta Ud. tanto ruido. Don't make so much noise.  meterse a to become (without previous thought or training) Decidió meterse a literato. He decided to become an author.  meterse con to pick a fight with ¿Por qué se mete Ud. conmigo? Why are you picking a fight with me?  meterse en to get into Se metió en la cama. He got into bed.  meterse fraile or monja to become a monk or nun.  meterse uno en lo que no le importa to be nosy No se meta Ud. en lo que no le importa. Don't be (so) nosy.
 * metódico systematic, methodical.
 * método method.
 * metro meter Compre Ud. seis metros de esa tela. Buy six meters of that cloth. $undefined$ subway [Sp] Tome Ud. el metro aquí mismo. Take the subway right here.
 * mezclar to mix ¿Quiere Ud. wiskey puro o lo mezclo con agua? Do you want your whiskey straight or shall I mix it with water? $undefined$ to blend Aquí mezclan el café del Brasil con el de Colombia. They blend Brazilian and Colombian coffee here. mezclarse to get mixed up No se mezcle Ud. en eso. Don't get mixed up in that.
 * mezquino mean, petty; stingy, skimpy.
 * mi; pl mis [adj] my ¿Dónde están mi sombrero y mis guantes? Where are my hat and my gloves? $undefined$ [obj pron] me Esta carta es para mi. This letter's for me. ¡A mí qué! I don't care!
 * miedo fear. tener miedo to be afraid Tenía mucho miedo a estar enfermo. He was very much afraid of being ill.
 * miedoso fearful, afraid.
 * miel [f] honey.
 * miembro limb Se le paralizaron los miembros. His limbs got paralyzed. $undefined$ member Es miembro de varias sociedades. He's a member of several societies.
 * mientras while Lea Ud. el periódico mientras yo recibo la visita. Read the paper while I receive the visitor. mientras más (or  más (or menos) the more (or  the more (or less) Mientras más duermo, menos ganas tengo de trabajar. The more I sleep, the less I feel like working.  mientras no unless Mientras no estudie Ud. no aprenderá esto. Unless you study you won't learn this.  mientras tanto meanwhile Volverán pronto, mientras tanto juguemos una partida. They'll be back soon; meanwhile let's play a game.
 * miércoles [m] Wednesday.
 * miga crumb Quitaba las migas de pan del mantel. She brushed the bread crumbs from the tablecloth. hacer buenas migas to get on well together Los dos amigos hacían buenas migas. The two friends got on well together.  hacerse migas to be smashed to bits El jarrón al caerse al suelo se hizo migas. The jar was smashed to bits when it hit the floor.  tener miga to have a point, be pithy Todo lo que dijo tenía miga. Everything he said was pithy.
 * mil (one) thousand.
 * milico soldier, "G.I." [Am].
 * militar [adj] military Fué llamado al servicio militar. He was called up for military service. $undefined$ [m] military man