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mismo

* franciscanas. The Franciscan missions built those churches.
 * mismo same, identical Es el mismo sombrero. It's the same hat. aquí mismo right here Nos encontraremos aguí mismo. We'll meet right here.  darle a uno lo mismo to be all the same to one Todo le da lo mismo. It's all the same to him.  eso mismo that very thing Eso mismo le dije yo. That's just what I told him.  mismo(s) -self, -selves Yo mismo puedo hacer esto. I can do this myself.—Que lo hagan ellos mismos. Let 'em do it themselves.
 * misterio mystery.
 * mitad [f] half ¿Quiere Ud. la mitad de este pastel? Do you want half of this cake? $undefined$ better half, wife Allí estaba el señor Gómez con su cara mitad. Mr. Gómez was there with his better half. en la mitad in the middle El auto estaba en la mitad del camino. The auto was in the middle of the road.  por la mitad in half Parta Ud. esto por la mitad. Divide this in half.  Estamos a mitad de camino. We're  there.  Estamos a (la) mitad del trabajo. We're  through.
 * mitin [m] political meeting, rally.
 * mixto mixed. parejas mixtas mixed doubles (games).  tren mixto mixed train (freight and passenger train).
 * mobiliario furniture.
 * mochila knapsack.
 * moda fashion, style Viste a la última moda. She dresses in the latest fashion. a la moda fashionable Siempre lleva trajes a la moda. She always wears fashionable dresses.  estar de moda to be popular, be in fashion Ese artista está muy de moda. That artist's very popular.  pasado de moda out of style Se ha pasado de moda. It's gone out of style.
 * modales [m pl] manners.
 * modelo [adj] model, perfect Era una esposa modelo. She was a model wife. $undefined$ [n] model, one who poses Es un buen modelo para una escultura. He's a good model for sculpture. $undefined$ (clothes) model Es una de la modelas de la tienda. She's one of the models in the store. $undefined$ [m] thing to be copied, model Tenga Ud. esto como modelo. Use this as a model. $undefined$ model, style, pattern Me gusta este modelo. I like this model. No tiene modelo. She has no equal.
 * moderación [f] moderation.
 * moderado (see moderar) [adj] conservative El partido moderado. The conservative party.
 * moderar to restrain Modere Ud. sus ímpetus. Restrain your impulses. moderarse to become moderate, moderate, control oneself Se moderó en la bebida. He cut down on drinking.—¡Modérese Ud.! Control yourself!
 * moderno modern.
 * modestia modesty, humbleness La modestia era su mejor cualidad. Modesty was his greatest attribute. $undefined$ modesty, lack of display Vestía con mucha modestia. He dressed very modestly.
 * modesto simple.
 * modificación [f] modification.
 * modificar to modify.
 * modista dressmaker.
 * modo method, way Ese es el mejor modo de arreglarlo. That's the best way of settling it. a mi (or su) modo in my (or his) own way Yo hago las cosas a mi modo. I do things in my own way.  con buenos modos politely.  con malos modos rudely Contestó con muy malos modos. He replied very rudely.  de este modo (in) this way Creo que es mejor hacerlo de este modo. I think it's better to do it this way.  de modo que so ¿De modo que es Ud. americano? So you're an American? $undefined$ so, therefore Tenemos mucha prisa, de modo que vamos a tomar un taxi. We're in a hurry, so let's take a taxi.  de ningún modo by no (or any) means, under no (or any) circumstances No iré de ningún modo. I won't go under any circumstances.  de todos modos anyhow.
 * moho mold, mildew.
 * mojar to wet, moisten; to drench.
 * molde [m] mold, form. de molde fitting, to the purpose, to the point Viene de molde. It's to the point.
 * moldura molding.
 * moler [ I] to grind, mill.
 * molestar to disturb ¡No me moleste! Don't disturb me! $undefined$ to annoy Molestaba a sus amigos con sus palabras. His words annoyed his friends. $undefined$ to bother, inconvenience ¿Le molesta a Ud. que fume? Will it bother you if I smoke? $undefined$ to hurt Me molestan im poco estos zapatos. These shoes hurt me a little. molestarse to be annoyed Ten cui-