Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories - Part 109
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Part 109

=muselina,= muslin.

=musgo,= moss.

=musica,= music; _pl._, bands (_of music_).

=musico,= musical.

=mutuamente,= mutually.

=mutuo,= mutual.

=muy,= very.

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=nacarado,= of pearl color, pearly pink.

=nacer,= to be born; arise, grow.

=nacimiento,= birth; representation of Christ's Nativity (_by wax figures, toy buildings and animals, etc. These_ =nacimientos= _are made for children at Christmas_).

=nada,= nothing, anything, not at all; _excl._, never mind! in vain! by all means (_as in_ =El Beso=); =en --,= nowhere; =por --,= for no reason at all; =sin decir --,= without saying a word.

=nadar,= to swim, float.

=nadie,= no one, n.o.body; anyone, anybody; =-- mas que=, no one but.

=naide= = =nadie=.

=napolion= = =napoleon,= _m._, (_a French five-franc silver piece, = about one_) dollar.

=naranja,= orange.

=naranjero,= with a mouth the size of an orange (_said of a blunderbuss_).

=naranjo,= orange-tree.

=Narciso,= Narcissus.

=naricita= (_dim. of_ =nariz=)=,= little nose.

=nariz,= _f._, nose; =narices,= nostrils, nose; =hasta las --s,= down upon my nose.

=narrador, -a,= narrator.

=nativo,= native.

=naturaleza,= nature, kind.

=naturalidad,= _f._, naturalness, ease.

=naturalmente,= naturally.

=navajilla= (_dim._)=,= small clasp-knife.

=nave,= _f._, nave (_body of a church extending from the high altar to the princ.i.p.al entrance. By extension_ =nave= _may designate the smaller lateral s.p.a.ces parallel to the princ.i.p.al nave, and also the body of the transept_).

=navegacion,= _f._, navigation, voyage.

=navegante,= _m._, navigator.

=navegar,= to navigate, travel, sail.

=navidad,= _f._, Christmas.

=necedad,= _f._, silliness, stupidity, folly.

=necesario,= necessary; =todo lo -- a,= all that was required for.

=necesidad,= _f._, necessity.

=necesitado,= needy, in need.

=necesitar,= to need, have to.

=necio,= silly, foolish; =-- de mi!= fool that I was!

=negar (ie),= to deny, refuse; =--se,= to decline, refuse.

=negativa,= refusal, repulse.

=negocio,= business.

=negro,= black, dark; =lo mas --,= the darkest part.

=negruzco,= blackish, dark brown.

=Neira,= _prop. noun_.

=nene, -a,= baby.

=Neron,= Nero (_Roman emperor, 37-68 A. D.; known for his dissolute life and his cruel persecution of the Christians_).

=nervio,= nerve.

=nervioso,= nervous; vigorous.

=ni,= not, neither, nor, (not) even; =ni... ni,= neither... nor; =-- menos,= still less.