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* vender a plazos to sell on installments  vender(se) to give oneself away, betray Su emoción le vendió. His emotion betrayed him.—Al hablar se vendió. When he spoke he gave himself away. $undefined$ to accept a bribe, sell out Le fusilaron por haberse vendido al enemigo. They shot him for having sold out to the enemy.
 * veneno poison, venom.
 * venenoso [adj] poisonous, venomous.
 * venganza revenge, vengeance.
 * vengar to avenge. vengarse to take revenge.
 * venir [irr] to come. Viene de muy buena familia. He comes of a very good family. $undefined$ to fit Eso le viene muy ancho. That's too big for her. $undefined$ to occur No'sé como me vino esa idea. I don't know how that idea occurred to me. que viene next Le veré la semana que viene. I'll see you next week.  venir a (followed by infinitive) to get to, end by Vino a ser presidente. He got to be president.  venir a menos to decline, be in reduced circumstances Con la muerte del padre esa familia vino a menos. As a result of the death of the father, that family's in reduced circumstances.  venir a parar to turn out, terminate ¿En qué vino a parar ese asunto? How did that matter turn out?  venir a pelo to be to the point Lo que dijo no venía a pelo. What he said wasn't to the point.  venir a ser to amount to Eso viene a ser lo mismo. That amounts to the same thing.  venir a tener probably have, must have Viene a tener unos cuatro mil pesos de renta al año. He must have an income of about four thousand pesos a year.  venir bien to suit Me vendrá muy bien una temporada en el campo. A stay in the country will suit me fine.  venir mal not to suit, be inconvenient for Me viene mal ir a esa hora. It isn't convenient for me to go at that hour.  venirse abajo, venirse a tierra to fall (through), collapse Todo aquello se vino a tierra. The whole thing fell through.
 * venta sale Hicimos un contrato de venta. We made a contract of sale. $undefined$ sales, selling Toda la venta se hacia al por mayor. All the sales were wholesale. estar a la venta to be on sale.
 * ventaja advantage, profit; headway, lead. llevar ventaja to be ahead, have a lead.
 * ventajoso advantageous.
 * ventana window. echar la casa por la ventana to put oneself out, go to a lot of expense.  ventanas de la nariz nostrils.
 * ventanilla ticket window; window (of a vehicle).
 * ventilación [f] ventilation.
 * ventilador [m] electric fan; ventilator.
 * ventilar to air, ventilate Hay que ventilar esta habitación. This room must be aired. $undefined$ to settle ¿Cuándo ventila esta cuenta con el Banco? When are you going to settle this account with the bank?
 * ventoso windy.
 * ventura happiness; happy event. $undefined$ luck Tuve la ventura de encontrarlo. I had the luck to find him.
 * ver [irr] to see ¿Ve Ud. bien con esas gafas? Can you see well with those glasses? $undefined$ to look at [Am] No me vea Ud. de esa manera. Don't look at me that way. no poder ver to abhor, detest No me hables de él, no le puedo ver. Don't mention his name, I detest him.  no tener que ver con to have nothing to do with No tengo nada que ver con él. I have nothing to do with him.  ver el cielo abierto to see a great opportunity.  ver las estrellas to see stars (experience a sudden pain).  verse to meet, see each other Hace mucho tiempo que no se ven. It's been a long time since they saw each other. $undefined$ to find oneself, be Me vi en una mala situación. I found myself in a tough spot.—Me veo obligado a hacerlo. I'm forced (or I find myself obliged) to do it.  ver visiones to see things ¡Está Ud. viendo visiones! You're seeing things!  ¡Allá (or Ya) veremos! Time'll tell!  ¡A ver! Let's see!  Hasta más ver. See you again.
 * veranear to summer, spend the summer ¿Dónde veranea Ud.? Where are you spending the summer?
 * veraneo (summer) vacation, summering Fuimos de veraneo a la playa. We spent the summer at the beach.
 * verano summer.
 * veras [f pl] reality, truth. de veras in truth, really, honestly ¡Ahora va de veras! Now he's really going!—Se lo digo de veras. I'm telling you honestly.
 * verdad [f] truth Le ha dicho la verdad. He's told you the truth. a decir verdad to tell the truth