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milonga

* Es un club de militares. It's a military club.
 * milonga party and dance, "shindig", kind of dance music [Arg].
 * milla mile.
 * millar [m] one thousand.
 * millón [m] million.
 * millonario, millonada millionaire.
 * mimar to pamper, spoil (a child).
 * mina mine (excavation) Los obreros no bajaron a la mina aquella noche. The workmen didn't go down into the mine that night.—Aquel negocio era una mina (de oro). That business was a gold mine. $undefined$ mine (explosive) La navegación era difícil porque había minas. Navigation was difficult because there were mines.
 * minero miner.
 * mínimo [adj; m] minimum.
 * ministerio department (government) ¿Es este el Ministerio de Trabajo? Is this the Department of Labor? $undefined$ cabinet Dimitió el ministerio. The cabinet resigned.
 * ministro minister (member of a cabinet).
 * minoría minority Habló en nombre de la minoría. He spoke on behalf of the minority.
 * minorista [m] retail merchant [Am].
 * minucioso minute, precise, thorough.
 * minuta memorandum; minutes (of a meeting). a la minuta  [Arg].
 * minuto [adj] minute. $undefined$ [m] minute. al minuto right away.
 * mío, mía; pl míos, mías [adj] mine, of mine Estas corbatas no son mías. These ties aren't mine.—Fué un gran amigo mío. He was a great friend of mine. el mío, la mía; los míos, las mías [pron] mine Este lápiz es de Ud.; el mío está en la mesa. This pencil's yours; mine's on the desk.
 * mira intention, aim, goal ¿Cuáles son sus miras? What are your intentions? $undefined$ sight (of gun). estar a la mira to be on the lookout Procura estar a la mira por si vienen. Try to be on the lookout in case they come.  tener la mira puesta en to aim at Tiene la mira puesta ot esa colocación. He's aiming for that job.
 * mirada look, expression Su mirada es inteligente. He has an intelligent expression. $undefined$ glance, look Su mirada de mostraba odio. His look showed hatred. echar una mirada to glance, cast a glance Echó una mirada al libro. He glanced at the book.
 * mirar to look at ¿Qué mira Ud.? What are you looking at? $undefined$ to glance Miraba a uno y a otro procurando una respuesta. He glanced from one to the other, hoping for an answer. $undefined$ to regard, look at Debemos mirar este asunto con más calma. We must look at this matter more calmly. $undefined$ to consider, think Mire Ud. bien lo que hace. Consider well what you're doing. $undefined$ to watch, be careful Mire Ud. donde pisa. Watch your step. $undefined$ to watch Miraba lo que estábamos haciendo. He watched what we were doing. mirar a to face Tres de las habitaciones miran a la calle. Three of the rooms face the street. $undefined$ to look towards (in the direction of) Estaba mirando al mar. He was looking towards the sea.  mirar alrededor to look around Miró alrededor para ver si estaban allí. He looked around to see if they were there.  mirar de hito en hito to stare at Se quedó mirándole de hito en hito. He kept staring at him.  mirar de reojo to look out of the corner of one's eye Le miraba de reojo mientras hablaba. He was looking at him out of the corner of his eye while he was speaking.  mirar por to look after ¿No tienen a nadie que mire por ellos? Don't they have anyone to look after them?  mirarse to look at each other Se miraron y se echaron a reír. They looked at each other and burst out laughing. $undefined$ to look at oneself Le gustaba mirarse en ei espejo. He liked to look at himself in the mirror.  ¡Mire! Look here! or Listen!
 * misa Mass.
 * miserable miserable, unhappy, wretched Llevaba una vida miserable. He lead a miserable life. $undefined$ contemptible, rotten Fué una acción miserable. It was a contemptible thing to do. $undefined$ [n] cur, cad Aquel hombre era un miserable. That man was a cad.
 * miseria poverty La familia estaba en la miseria. The family lived in poverty. $undefined$ trifle, pittance Lo que le pagan es una miseria. They pay him a pittance.
 * misericordia mercy, compassion.
 * misia, misiá title of respect used with first name of old ladies [Col, Arg, Ven].
 * misión [f] mission Le envió el gobierno en misión a Rusia. The government sent him on a mission to Russia.—Esas iglesias las construyeron las misiones