adv.
adverb
p.p. past participle
cf.
compare
prep. preposition
dim.
diminutive
pron. pronoun
f.
feminine
refl. reflexive
intrans.
intransitive
rel. relative
m.
masculine
trans. transitive
n.
noun
A
a to, at, in, on; by, of, from; with, for; before;
——
que
what
will
you
bet
that...;
¿A
qué?
Wherefore?
—— los diez minutos within ten minutes
abajo
down,
below,
downstairs
abandonar
abandon,
yield
abatimiento
m.
dejection
aberración
f.
error,
mistake
abismo
m.
abyss
ablandar
soften
abnegación f. self-denial, spirit of sacrifice abogado
m.
lawyer
abolir
abolish
abonar
credit
with;
—se
subscribe,
take
a
season
ticket
abovedado,
-a
arched,
vaulted
abrasar
burn,
consume
abrazar
embrace
abrazo
m.
embrace
abrigar
cover,
wrap
abrigo m. cover, shelter; overcoat, coat, wrap abrir
open
abrumador,
-a
oppressive
abrumar
oppress,
weigh
down,
crush
absoluto,
-a
absolute,
utter
absolver
absolve,
acquit
absorto,
-a
absorbed
abstraído,
-a
distracted,
absent-minded
absurdo,
-a
absurd,
unreasonable
abuela
f.
grandmother;
——
de
padre
father's
mother
abuelo
m.
grandfather;
——
de
madre
mother's
father
abur
good-bye
abyección
f.
abjectness,
abject
poverty
acá
here
acabar
finish,
end;
run
out;
acabo de hacerlo I have just done it ( this idiom is used only with the present and imperfect of
acabar);
acaba
por
rendirse
in
the
end
yields
acariciar
caress
acaso
perhaps,
perchance;
por
——
by
chance;
por si —— in case of emergency, as a precaution accesorio
m.
accessory
acción
f.
act,
action;
en
——
de
as
an
act
of
acechar
peep,
spy,
watch
acelerar
hasten
acento
m.
accent
aceptación
f.
acceptance,
sale
aceptar
accept
acerca
de
about,
concerning
acercarse
a
approach,
come
near
acero
m.
steel
acertar succeed; guess right, speak truly; happen aciago,
-a
gloomy,
ill-fated
aclarar
clear
up
acobardarse
lose
courage,
quail
acoger
receive
acólito m. acolyte, assistant in church service acometer
attack
acomodar
arrange,
place;
—se settle; adapt oneself; p.p. well off, well to do acompañamiento
m.
accompaniment
acompañar
accompany
aconsejar
advise
acontecer
happen
acontecimiento
m.
event
acopiar
gather,
heap
together
acordar
agree
upon,
arrange;
—se
de
remember
acostarse
go
to
bed
acostumbrar accustom, have the custom, be wont;
—se accustom oneself, get used to; p.p. accustomed actitud
f.
attitude;
en
——
de
starting
to
acto
m.
act
actual
present,
of
present-day
interest
acudir have recourse, respond; arrive, come up adefesio
m.
ridiculous
get-up,
togs
adelantarse
come
forward
adelante
forward,
ahead,
on;
¡——!
come
in!
go
on!
en
——
thenceforward
adelanto m. progress, state of advancement ademán
m.
gesture
además
besides;
——
de
beside,
in
addition
to
adiós
good-bye,
farewell
adivinar
guess
adjetivo
m.
adjective
admiración
f.
admiration
admirador
m.
admirer
admirar
admire
admitir
admit
adoptar
adopt
adoración
f.
adoration
adorar
adore
adornar
adorn
adorno
m.
ornament
adquirir
acquire
adulación
f.
flattery
adular
flatter
adusto,
-a
gloomy,
sullen
adversidad
f.
adversity
advertencia
f.
warning
advertir
warn,
inform;
observe,
notice
afán
m.
anxiety,
eagerness;
trial
afectación
f.
affectation,
ostentation
afectar
affect;
feign
afecto
m.
affection
afectuoso,
-a
affectionate
afirmar
assert
afirmativo,
-a
affirmative
aflicción
f.
distress,
sorrow
afligir
afflict;
cause
sorrow;
—se
worry
afrenta
f.
shame,
disgrace
afrentoso,
-a
ignominious,
disgraceful
afrontar
face
agitar
agitate;
wave
agobiar
oppress,
crush,
overwork
agonía
f.
suffering
agradar
please
agradecer be grateful for, thank; p.p. grateful agradecimiento
m.
gratitude
Agramante
fictitious
town
in
Spain
agramantino,
-a
of
Agramante
agregar
add;
—se
join
agrícola
farming
agricultura
f.
agriculture
agua
f.
water;
pl.
waterworks
aguardar(se)
wait,
wait
for,
await
agudeza
f.
shrewdness
agudo,
-a
keen,
sharp;
( of
sound)
high
ahí
there;
por —— around here, around there, something like
that
ahogar
stifle
ahogo
m.
oppression,
anguish
ahora
now;
——
bien
well,
then;
——
mismo
this
very
minute
ahorcar
hang
ahorrillos
m.
pl.
small
savings
ahorros
m.
pl.
savings
airado,
-a
angry,
wrathful
aire
m.
air,
breeze,
draft;
pl.
climate
ajeno,
-a
of
others,
another's
ajustar
adjust,
settle
Aladino
m.
Aladdin
alargar
extend,
hand
over
alarmante
alarming
alarmar
alarm
alberca
f.
pond,
reservoir
alborada f. singing in the open air at dawn, carol alcalde
m.
mayor
alcaldesa
f.
mayor's
wife
alcanzar
attain
to,
obtain,
comprehend;
no
se
me
alcanza
I
don't
understand
aldeana
f.
village
girl,
country
woman
aleccionar
teach,
give
a
lesson
to
alegar
allege,
declare
the
existence
of
alegrar
gladden;
—se
rejoice,
be
glad
alegre
gay,
light-hearted,
bright
alegría
f.
joy,
happiness
alejar
drive
away;
—se
go
away
alelado,
-a
stupid,
stupefied
aleluya
m.
and
f.
Mother
Goose
rimes
Alemania
f.
Germany
Alemañas
=
Alemania
( a
confusion
with
alimaña
animal)
alentar draw breath, come to life; encourage alfarería
f.
pottery
algo
something;
somewhat
alguien
some
one
alguno, -a some, a few, any ( after a singular noun in
a
negative
sentence
=
ninguno)
alimentación
f.
food,
nourishment
alimentar
feed;
—se
feed,
live
on
alma
f.
soul;
con —— with all my heart and soul;
de
mi
——
my
dear