Tiscali Quicklinks. Please visit our Accessibility Page for a list of the Access Keys you can use to find your way around the site, skip directly to the main navigation, to the page content, or to more links within reference.
| SPANISH INDEX: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| PHRASES |
| macedonia de frutas f | fruit salad|
maceta f | flowerpot |
madera f | wood |
madre f | mother |
maíz m | maize |
malo(a) | bad |
maleta f | case ; suitcase |
Mallorca f | Majorca |
malo(a) | bad |
mañana | tomorrow |
la mañana | morning |
mancha f | stain |
mandarina f | tangerine |
manera f | way ; manner |
manga f | sleeve |
mano f | hand |
de segunda mano | used ; secondhand |
manta f | blanket |
mantel m | tablecloth |
mantener | to maintain ; to keep |
mantequería f | dairy (shop) |
mantequilla f | butter |
manzana f | apple ; block (of houses) |
manzanilla f | camomile tea ; dry sherry |
mapa m | map |
mapa de carreteras | road map |
maquillaje m | make-up |
máquina f | machine |
máquina de afeitar | razor |
máquina de fotos | camera |
mar m | sea |
marcar | to dial ; to score |
marea f | tide |
marea alta/baja | high/low tide |
mareo m | seasickness ; giddiness |
marfil m | ivory |
margarina f | margarine |
marido m | husband |
marinera (a la) | in fish or seafood sauce |
mariscos mpl | seafood ; shellfish |
marisquería f | seafood restaurant |
marroquí | Moroccan |
marroquinería f | leather goods |
más | more ; plus |
material m | material |
matrícula f | registration number ; number plate |
matrimonio m | marriage |
máximo m | maximum |
mayo m | May |
mayonesa f | mayonnaise |
mayores de 18 años | over-18s |
mayúscula f | capital letter |
mazapán m | marzipan |
mecánico m | mechanic |
mechero m | lighter |
medallones mpl | medallions (meat) |
mediano(a) | medium ; middling |
medianoche f | midnight |
medianoches | small slightly sweet buns |
mediante | by means of |
medias fpl | tights |
medicamentos mpl | medicines |
medicina f | medicine ; drug |
médico(a) m/f | doctor |
medida f | measurement ; size |
medio(a) | half |
medio m | the middle |
media hora | half an hour |
mediodía m | midday ; noon |
mejicano(a) m/f | Mexican |
Méjico m | Mexico |
mejilla f | cheek |
mejillón m | mussel |
melaza f | molasses ; treacle |
melocotón m | peach |
melón m | melon |
melón con jamón | melon with cured ham |
membrillo m | quince |
menaje m | kitchen utensils |
menaje de hogar | household goods |
menestra f | vegetable stew | |