ventura f. luck, chance

ver see; tener que ——­ have to do (with); ya se ve it is plain

Veracruz Vera Cruz

veras f. pl. truth; de ——­ really

verdad f. truth; a la ——­ to tell you the truth

verdaderamente truly

verdadero genuine, true

verde green; young; fig. inexperienced; naughty

vergueenza f. shame

veridico true; true to life

verificarse take place

verosimil probable

verosimilitud f. likelihood

versatilidad f. fickleness

vestido m. dress

vestir dress

vez f. time; otra ——­ again; de una ——­ all at once; a su ——­ in their turn; en ——­ de instead of; las mas veces most of the time

viajar travel

vicio m. bad habit

victima f. victim

vida f. life; living; por ——­ mia upon my word; por mi ——­ (exclam. of entreaty or supplication) for pity’s sake; as you love me; en mi ——­ never

vidriero m. glazier

viejecito m. (dim. of viejo) little old man

viejo old; m. old man; ir a ——­ be getting old; el Viejo y la Nina title of a play by Moratin

viento m. wind; ir ——­ en popa go smoothly

viernes m. Friday

vigilancia f. vigilance

vil vile

vinagre m. vinegar; grouchy person

vino m. wine

violentar do violence to; force

virgen f. virgin; Virgen Maria Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ

Virginia Virginia

virtud f. virtue

virus m. virus

visita f. visit; visitor

viso m. colored slip worn under a dress of transparent material; *——­ cana* green slip (the color of the growing cane)

vispera f. day before (a fixed date or event)

vista f. sight; glance

visto (pp. of ver) seen; por lo ——­ apparently

viuda adj. used as noun widow

viudo adj. used as noun widower

vivacidad f. vivacity

vivir live

vizconde m. viscount

vocacion f. vocation

volcanico volcanic

voluntad f. will; good will

volver(se) turn; return; *——­ a* with inf. again