tributar pay (as homage)

triste sad

tristeza f. sadness; fit of sadness

tromba f. vortex

tronar thunder; por lo que podia ——­ for what might happen

tronco m. trunk, log

trono m. throne

tropezar stumble; *——­ con* stumble upon; meet accidentally

trueno m. thunder

trueque m. exchange; a ——­ de in exchange for

tu thou, you

tunante m. scoundrel

tuyo thine, yours

ultimo last

unico only

uniforme m. uniform

uno one; a; an; pl. some; a few; a pair of, a couple of

una f. finger-nail; toe-nail; *——­ y carne* on very friendly terms

urgir urge

usia m. and f. (contraction of vuestra senoria) your lordship; your ladyship

usted m. and f. (contraction of vuestra merced) you

vacio empty

Valencey (Valencay) site of a magnificent chateau near Chateauroux in southern France (Ferdinand VII, after participating in the disgraceful family bickerings before Napoleon at Bayonne, was virtually a prisoner at Valencay from 1808 to 1815)

valer avail; be worth; *——­ mas* be better; *——­ mas asi* be better so; valgame Dios exclam. may God help me; you don’t say so

valeroso brave

valiente brave; fine

valor m. valor

valle m. valley

vamos (from ir) exclam. come; I say

vanidad f. vanity

vano vain

vapuleo m. flogging

vario various; different; pl. several

vaso m. glass, tumbler

vaya (from ir) exclam. come; my goodness

vecina f. neighbor

vecinilla f. (dim. of vecina) little neighbor

vecinita f. (dim. of vecina) little neighbor

vecino m. neighbor; adj. neighboring

vejez f. old age; peevishness or whim of an old person

vela f. candle

Velasco family name

vencedor m. conqueror

vencer conquer

vender sell

veneno m. poison

venir(se) come; *—­le a uno* suit; venga mi onza let me have my ounce

ventaja f. advantage

ventajoso advantageous

ventana f. window