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a A,s.f. 1. a, A la primera letra del alfabeto
español. 2. prep. to, señalar dirección: 3. in, at,
indicar lugares. 4. at, especificar tiempo. 5. to,
marca intervalos y distancia. 6. to, marca una
orden o decisión 7. by, on, in, modo de hacer
algo. 8. on =al. 9. to,complemento indirecto. 10.
at , indica precios. 11. a, per, indica frecuencia.
12. ~ casa, home. 13. ~ no ser por, were it not
for. 14. ~ que, I bet. 15. ~ tiempo, on time. 16.
~ ver, let’s see. 17. ~ eso de, at about.
abacería s.f. grocer’s, grocery store.
abacial adj. REL. abbatial.
ábaco s.m. abacus.
abacorar v.t. (Am.) to pester, to harass.
abad s.m. REL. abbot.
abadejo s.m. 1. cod. 2. firecrest.
abadengo -ga adj. REL. abbatial.
abadesa s.f. REL. abbess.
abadía s.f. 1. REL. abbey. 2. abbacy.
abajo adv. 1. below. 2. down, downwards. 3.
downstairs. 4. aquí ~, down here. 5. desde ~,
from below. 6. la parte de ~, the lower part. 7.
más ~, below. 8. por ~, underneath.
abalanzar v.t. 1. to fling, to hurl 2. to balance.
v.pron. 3. to throw oneself.
abalaustrado -da adj. balustered.
abalear v.t. 1. AGR. to winnow. 2. (Am.) to shoot,
to fire. 3. (Am.) to wound with a bullet.
abaleo s.m. 1. winnowing. 2. hayfork.
abalorio s.m. 1. bead. 2. beads.
abaluartar v.t. to fortify with a bulwark.
abanderado s.m. MIL. standard bearer.
abanderamiento s.m. MAR. registering.
abanderar v.t. MAR. to register.
abandonado -da adj. 1. abandoned. 2.
neglected. 3. derelict. 4. deserted.
abandonar v.t. 1. to abandon. 2. to pull out,
retire. 3. to give up. 4. to stop, to give up.
v.pron. 5. to give in. 6. to slacken. 7. to give
in to.
abandonismo s.m. defeatism.
abandonista adj. /s.m. y f. defeatist.
abandono s.m. 1. abandonment. 2. DEP.
withdrawal. 3. giving up. 4. neglect, moral
abandon. 5. dereliction. 6. neglect. 7. con ~,
carelessly; without care.
abanicar v.t. 1. fan. v.pron. 2. fan oneself.
abanico s.m. 1. fan. 2. sabre. 3. fig. gamma,
range.
abaniqueo s.m. fanning.
abaniquería s.f. fan shop.
abanto s.m. 1. ZOOL. African vulture. adj. 2.
cowardly.
abaratamiento s.m. price reduction.
abaratar v.t. 1. to lower, to reduce. v.pron. 2. to
come down, to drop.
abarcamiento s.m. embracing.
abarcar v.t. 1. to embrace. 2. to cover, to
embrace. 3. to undertake. 4. to be able to see.
5. (Am.) to monopolize, to corner.
abarrancar v.t. y pron. to get bogged down.
abarrancadero s.m. tight spot, jam.
abarrotado -da adj. packed.
abarrotamiento s.m. filling, stowing.
abarrotar o embarrotar v.t. 1. MAR. to stow. 2.
to fill up.
abarrotero -ra s.m. y f. (Am.) shopkeeper.
abarrotes s.m. pl. (Am.) groceries.
abastecedor -ra s.m. y f. supplier.
abastecer v.t. y pron. to supply, to provide.
abastecimiento s.m. supplying, provision.
abastero s.m. (Am.) cattle trader.
abasto s.m. 1. supply. 2. (Am.) supplies. 3. dar
~ a, to supply.
abatanar v.t. to beat.
abatatado -da adj. 1. (Am.) ashamed. 2. (Am.)
upset.
abate s.m. REL. father.
abatible adj. 1. folding. 2. reclining.
abatidero s.m. drain.
abatido -da adj. 1. downcast, dejected.
2. humble. 3. contemptible, mean. 4.
depreciated.
abatimiento s.m. 1. demolition. 2. dejection,
depression.
abatir v.t. y pron. 1. to demolish, to pull down. 2.
to humiliate. 3. to discourage, to lose heart.
v.t. 4. to take down. v.i. 5. MAR. to change
course. v.pron. 6. to swoop, to dive.
abdicación s.f. abdication.
abdicar v.t. 1. to abdicate. 2. to relinquish. 3. to
give up, to abandon.
abdomen s.m. ANAT. abdomen.
abdominal adj. 1 .abdominal. s.m. pl. 2. sit-ups.
abducción s.f. 1. abduction. 2. abduction.
abductor s.m. 1. ANAT. abductor. 2. abductor.
abecé s.m. 1. alphabet. 2. fig. rudiments.
abecedario s.m. 1. alphabet. 2. spelling book.
abedul s.m. birch.
abeja s.f. 1. bee. 2. ~ carpintera, carpenter bee.
3. ~ machiega, maesa o maestra, queen
bee. 4. ~ obrera, worker. 5. ~ reina, queen
bee.
abejarrón s.m. bumble bee.
abejaruco s.m. bee-eater.
abejero -ra s.m. y f. 1. beekeeper, apiarist. s.m.
2. bee-eater.
abejón s.m. 1. drone. 2. bumble bee.
abejorreo s.m. buzz, buzzing.
abejorro s.m. 1. bumble bee. 2. cockchafer. 3.
pest, nuisance.
aberración s.f. aberration.
aberrante adj. aberrant.
abertura s.f. 1. opening. 2. hole. 3. crack. 4.
fissure. 5. wide valley, pass. 6. aperture 7. fig.
openness.
abetal o abetar s.m. fir wood.
abeto s.m. 1. fir. 2. ~ blanco, silver fir.
abierto -ta adj. 1. open. 2. open, frank. 3.
sincere. 4. clear. 5. open, clear. 6. open. 7. ~
de par en par, wide-open.
abigarrado -da adj. 1. motley. 2. multicoloured.
3. heterogeneous.
abigarrar v.t. to paint in many colours.
abisal adj. 1. abysmal. 2. abyssal.
abisinio -nia adj. y s. Abyssinian.
abismal adj. abysmal.
abismar v.t. 1. to throw into an abyss. v.pron. 2.
to sink. 3. to become absorbed. 4. (Am.) to be
amazed o surprised.
abismo s.m. 1. abyss. 2. hell. 3. depths. 4. hay
un ~ entre nuestras ideas, there’s a world of
difference between our ideas.
abjuración s.f. abjuration.
abjurar v.t. to abjure, to forswear.
ablación s.f. 1. MED. ablation. 2. GEOL.
ablation, erosion.
ablandar v.t. y pron. 1. to soften. 2. to mitigate. v.t.
3. to loosen. v.i. 4. to slacken . 5. to warm up. v.i.
y pron. 6. to drop.
ablande s.m. (Am.) running-in.
ablativo s.m. GRAM. ablative.
ablución s.f. ablution.
abnegación s.f. abnegation, self-denial.
abnegadamente adv. with abnegation.
abnegado -da adj. unselfish.
abnegar v.t. 1. to abnegate. v.pron. 2. to deny
oneself.
abocado -da adj. smooth.
abocar v.i. 1. to bring one’s mouth nearer. 2. to
enter. v.t. y pron. 3. to move nearer. v.t. 4. to
pour. v.pron. 5. to meet.
abochornado -da adj. embarrassed.
abochornar v.t. 1. to get close. 2. to blush.
v.t. 3. to become parched. v.pron. to feel
embarrassed.
abocinado -da adj. trumpet-shaped.
abocinar v.t. 1. to shape like a trumpet. 2. to fall
flat on one’s face.
abofetear v.t. to slap.
abogacía s.f. legal profession.
abogado -da s.m. y f. 1. DER. lawyer, solicitor.
2. mediator. 3. patron saint. 4. ~ defensor,
defending counsel. 5. ~ del diablo, Devil’s
advocate. 6. ~ del Estado, public prosecutor.
7. ~ de secano, shady lawyer.
abogar v.i. 1. DER. to defend. 2. ~ por, fig. to
plead for.
abolengo s.m. ancestry.
abolición s.f. abolition.
abolicionismo s.m. abolitionism.
abolicionista adj. /s.m. y f. abolitionist.
abolir v.t. to abolish.
abollado -da adj. dented.
abolladura s.f. dent.
abollar v.t. 1. to dent. v.pron. 2. to get dented.
abollón s.m. large dent.
abolsarse v.pron. to get baggy.
abombado -da adj. 1. bulging, rounded. 2.
(Am.) rotten. 3. (Am.) (fam.) dazed.
abombar v.t. 1. to make convex. 2. to daze, to
stun. v.i. 3. to bang. v.pron. 4. to bulge. 5. to
rot. 6. to be tipsy.
abominable adj. abominable.
abominación s.f. abomination.
abominar v.t. 1. to abominate, to detest. 2. to
curse.
abonado -da adj. 1. AGR. fertilized. 2. paid.
s.m. y f. 3. subscriber. 4. season-ticket holder.
abonanzar v.i. to calm down.
abonar v.t. 1. to pay. 2. to pay off. 3. to credit.
4. AGR. to fertilize. 5. to vouch for. 6. to
guarantee. 7. to accredit. v.pron. 8. to
subscribe.
abono s.m. 1. AGR. fertilizer. 2. season ticket. 3.
credit. 4. subscription. 5. (Am.) instalment.
abordaje s.m. 1. MAR. boarding. 2. fig.
approach.
abordable adj. attainable, approachable.
abordar v.t. e i. 1. MAR. to board. 2. MAR. to
come alongside. 3. MAR. to collide. v.t. 4.
MAR. to dock. 5. to get down to. 6. to tackle.
7. to approach. v.i. 8. to dock.
aborigen adj. /s.m. y f. aboriginal, native.
aborrascarse v.pron. to blow up a storm, to get
stormy.
aborrecer v.t. 1. to loathe, to detest. 2. ZOOL. to
abandon. v.t. y pron. 3. to annoy. 4. to anger.
5. to bore.
aborrecible adj. loathsome, detestable.
aborrecimiento s.m. 1. loathing, hatred. 2.
annoyance.
aborregarse v.pron. to cloud over.
abortar v.t. e i. 1. MED. to miscarry . 2. to abort.
v.i. 3. to fail.
abortivo -ta adj. abortive.
aborto s.m. 1. MED. miscarriage. 2. abortion. 3.
fig. failure.
abotagamiento s.m. swelling, lump.
abotargado -da adj. swollen.
abotagarse o abotargarse v.pron. to swell up, to
become swollen.
abotonar v.t. y pron. 1. to button up, to do up. v.i.