criminal assault. =violencia= f violence (=de
obra= in act), violence to one’s self. =violentar=
t do violence to. =violento= violent; adv.
=—mente=. =vireinato= m viceroyalty.
=virgen= virgin (word perhaps even more completely
appropriated to religious and fig. uses than in Eng.).
=virgiliano= Vergilian. =Virgilio= m Vergil.
=virilidad= f manhood. =virtud= f virtue.
=virtuoso= virtuous, possessed of virtue(s), potent;
(m in Italian, Eng., etc.; not in A.) virtuoso;
this sense as adj. =—isimo= superlative
in virtuosity, of supreme virtuosity. =visagra= (A._
=bisagra=) f hinge. =visera= f visor.
=visible= visible; adv. =—mente=.
=visita= f visit; visitor, visitors. =visitar=
t visit. =viso= m height; (patch of)
shimmer; appearance; =de—— = conspicuous.
=vista= f (=de= by) sight, view (often tr.
eyes); hearing, trial; =a la—— =
in sight, before one, under one’s eyes. =visto=
ptc of =ver=. =vital= of life, vital. =vitis=
L acc pl grapevines. =vituperar= t abuse.
=vituperio= m abusiveness, indignity. =viudez=
f widowhood. =viudo= widower. =vivaracho=
vivacious, rollicking. =viveza= f liveliness.
=vivienda= f dwelling, abode, house. =viviente=
living; living soul. =vivir= i live (=de= on;
=con= by, with); =-a,-an, que-a,= long live, hurrah
for. =vivo= living, alive, lively, brisk, quick, strenuous,
keen; adv. =—mente=. =vocablo=
m word, term. =vociferar= t vociferate.
=volante= flying. =volar= i fly, be on the
wing; =echar besos—dos= throw kisses, blow
kisses. =volcan= m volcano. =volcanico= volcanic.
=volcar= t upset. =voluble= circling, gyrating,
ever-turning. =voluntad= f will, volition.
=volver= t or i turn; go back, come back; turn
to; come to, recover one’s senses; =——
a= w. inf. again, be going to again; =que no
se vuelva a hablar= that no more be said; =——por=
defend, befriend, champion, stand up for, uphold;
=—— loco= drive crazy, r go
crazy; =vuelto= return (mail). =voraz= voracious;
adv. =—mente=. =voto= m vow,
invocation, execration. =voz= f voice. =vuecencia=
f your excellency; =mucha——
= tr. w. quotation marks between the two words.
=vuelo= m flight (of birds etc.; not of
fugitives except metaphorically). =vuelta= f
turn, return; =dar—— s= go back and
forth (A. ’looking for a thing without
finding it’; =varias= several times), go round
and round, turn over and over, shilly-shally over;
=——a manana,——
con manana=, to-morrow to-morrow tomorrow! =dando
una —— por= taking a roundabout
course through; =por mas—— s que
le des= twist and turn it as you will; =no hay que
darle—— s= there’s no use talking.
=vuelve= see =volver=. =Vulcano= m Vulcan.
=vulgar= ordinary, popular; adv. =—mente=.
=vulgaridad= f commonplace.


