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2. BOT. to bud. v.t. 3. (Am.) to adulate.
abovedar o embovedar v.t. ARQ. to arch, to
vault.
abracadabra s.m. abracadabra.
abracadabrante adj. strange, weird, unusual.
abrasador -ra adj. burning, scorching.
abrasar v.t. y pron. 1. to burn. 2. to dry up. v.t. 3.
to squander, to waste. 4. to shame, to fill with
shame. v.pron. 5. to burn. 6. fig. to burn.
abrasión s.m. 1. abrasion, graze. 2. ~ marina,
marine erosion.
abrasivo -va adj. y s.m. abrasivo.
abrazadera s.f. clasp.
abrazar v.t. 1. to embrace. 2. to envelop, to
enclose. 3. to include. 4. to adopt, to embrace.
5. to take charge. v.pron. 6. to embrace each
other.
abrazo s.m. 1. embrace, hug. 2. un ~, best
wishes.
abrecartas s.m. letter opener.
abrelatas s.m. tin opener, can opener.
abrevadero s.m. water trough, watering place.
abrevar v.t. 1. to water. 2. to soak. 3. to sate, to
satiate. 4 .v.i. to drink.
abreviadamente adv. briefly, in short.
abreviado -da adj. 1. brief. 2. shortened. 3.
abbreviated.
abreviar v.t. 1. to abbreviate. 2. to cut short. 3. to
reduce. 4. to accelerate. 5. to hurry up.
abreviatura s.f. abbreviation.
abridor s.m. opener.
abrigado -da adj. 1. wrapped up. 2. sheltered,
protected.
abrigar v.t. y pron. 1. to shelter, to take shelter. 2.
to wrap up. v.t. 3. to help, to protect. 4. to hold.
5. to have.
abrigo s.m. 1. overcoat. 2. shelter. 3. fig. shelter,
protection. 4. haven. 5. help, support. 6. estar
al ~ de, to be free from.
abril s.m. 1. April. pl. 2. youth, salad days. 3.
estar hecho un ~, to look beautiful.
abrillantador s.m. polish.
abrillantar v.t. 1. to cut. 2. to polish. 3. to
embellish, to enhance.
abrir v.t. 1. to open. 2. to build. 3. to open out. 4.
to unblock, to clear. 5. to turn on. 6. to open.
7. to open. 8. to lead, to head. 9. to sink. 10.
MED. to open up, to cut open. 11. to engrave.
12. to whet. v.t. y pron. 13. to reveal. 14. to
split open. 15. to unstick, to open . 16. to rip.
17. to clear up. v.i. y pron. 18. to open. v.pron.
19. to get wider, to open out. 20. to split open .
21. to open up, to relax. 22. to be open, to be
frank. 23. ~ con llave, to unlock. 24. en un ~
y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye.
abrochar v.t. y pron. 1. to button up, to do up, to
fasten. v.t. 2. (Am.) to reproach, to tell off. 3.
(Am.) to grab. v.pron. 4. (Am.) to lock together,
to struggle, wrestle.
abrogar v.t. to annul, to abrogate.
abrojal s.m. BOT. thistle patch.
abrojero s.m. (Am.) abrojo.
abrojo s.m. 1. BOT. thistle. 2. MIL. caltrop. pl. 3.
MAR. reef.
abrumador -ra adj. 1. tiresome, tiring. 2.
crushing, overwhelming, humiliating.
overwhelming.
abrumadoramente adv. overwhelmingly,
crushingly.
abrumar v.t. 1. to overwhelm, to crush. 2. to
overwhelm. 3. to exhaust. v.pron. 4. to get
foggy o misty.
abrupto -ta adj. 1. steep, sheer. 2. fig. abrupt.
ABS adj. 1. antilock. s.m. 2. antilock brakes.
absceso s.m. MED. abscess.
abscisa s.f. MAT. abscissa.
abscisión s.f. incision.
absentismo o ausentismo s.m. absenteeism.
ábside s.m. yt f. 1. ARQ. apse. 2. ASTR. apsis.
absolución s.f. 1. REL. absolution. 2. DER.
acquittal.
absolutamente adv. 1. absolutely, completely. 2.
~ nada, nothing at all.
absolutismo s.m. absolutism.
absolutista adj. /s.m. y f. absolutist.
absoluto -ta adj. 1. absolute. 2. fig.
domineering. 3. absolute, unlimited. 4. en ~,a)
not at all ; b) absolutely. 5. una mayoría ~, an
absolute majority.
absolutorio -ria adj. fallo ~, verdict of not guilty,
aquittal.
absolver v.t. 1. DER. to acquit, to clear. 2. REL.
to forgive, to absolve. 3. to free, to release.
absorbente adj. 1. absorbent. 2. fig. absorbing,
fascinating. s.m. 3. absorbent.
absorber v.t. 1. to absorb. 2. to absorb, to attract.
3. to take up, to absorb.
absorbible adj. absorbable.
absorción s.f. 1. absorption. 2. ~ atmosférica,
atmospheric absorption.
absorto -ta adj. 1. absorbed. 2. absorbed,
captivated, amazed.
abstemio -mia adj. 1. abstemious, teetotal. s.m.
2. teetotaller, abstainer.
abstención s.f. abstention.
abstencionismo s.m. abstentionism, non-
participation.
abstencionista adj. /s.m. y f. abstentionist.
abstenerse v.pron. 1. to abstain, to refrain. 2. to
abstain. 3. ~ de, to abstain from.
abstinencia s.f. 1. abstinence. 2. REL. fasting,
fast.
abstinente adj. abstinent.
abstracción s.f. 1. abstraction. 2. abstraction. 3.
absorption, engrossment.
abstracto -ta adj. abstract.
abstraer v.t. 1. to abstract. 2. to consider
separately. v.pron. 3. to be absorbed.
abstraído -da adj. 1. absorbed. 2. absent-
minded.
abstruso -sa adj. abstruse.
absuelto -ta adj. 1. DER. acquitted. 2. REL.
absolved, forgiven.
absurdamente adv. absurdly.
absurdo -da adj. 1. absurd, illogical. 2. absurd,
ridiculous. s.m. 3. absurdity. 4. reducción al
~, reduction to absurdity.
abubilla s.f. hoopoe.
abuchear v.t. to boo, to jeer.
abucheo s.m. booing, jeering.
abuela s.f. 1. grandmother. 2. no tener ~, to
blow one’s own trumpet.
abuelo s.m. 1. grandfather. pl. 2. grandparents.
abulia s.f. lack of willpower.
abúlico -ca adj. weak-willed, (fam.) spineless.
abultamiento s.m. 1. bulkiness. 2. increase. 3.
exaggeration.
abultar v.t. 1. to exaggerate. v.i. 2. to be bulky.
abundamiento s.m. 1. abundance. 2. a mayor
~, furthermore.
abundancia s.f. 1. abundance, plenty. 2. cuerno
de la ~, horn of plenty. 3. en ~, in abundance.
abundante adj. abundant, plentiful.
abundar v.i. 1. to abound, to be plentiful. 2. to
share.
aburguesarse v.pron. to become bourgeois o
middle class.
aburrarse v.pron. (Am.) to become brutalized.
aburrición s.f. (Am.) unfriendliness.
aburridamente adv. (Am.) boringly, tediously.
aburrido -da adj. 1. bored. 2. boring. 3. sick,
fed up.
aburrimiento s.m. boredom, tedium.
aburrir v.t. 1. to bore. 2. to tire. v.pron. 3. to be
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bored, to get bored. 4. to get o be tired.
abusar v.i. 1. to abuse, to overuse. 2. to abuse,
to go over the top. 3. to take advantage, to
abuse.
abusivamente adv. improperly.
abusivo -va adj. 1. improper. 2. excessive,
outrageous.
abuso s.m. 1. abuse. 2. betraya.
abusón -na adj. 1. selfish, greedy. 2. abusive.
s.m. y f. 3. selfish o greedy person. 4. abusive
person.
abyección s.f. abjection, abjectness,
wretchedness.
abyecto -ta adj. abject, wretched.
acá adv. 1. here, over here.2. ~ y allá, here and
there. 3. desde entonces ~, since then. 4.
más ~, nearer. 5. muy ~, very near.
acabado -da adj. 1. completed, finished. 2.
perfect. 3. finished. 4. worn out. s.m. 5. finish.
acabar v.t. 1. to put the finishing touches to.v.t.
y pron. 2. to finish, to conclude.v.i. 3. to end.
4. to die. v.pron. 5. to run out. 6. to end up.7.
~ bien, to turn out all right. 8. ~ con, to finish
with; to end with. 9. ~ de, d. 10. ~ mal, to
come to a bad end. 11. ~ por, finally; in the
end. 12. no acabo de entenderlo, I just can’t
understand it. 13. para ~ de arreglarlo, to top
it all; on top of everything.
acabóse s.m. limit, last straw, end.
acacia s.f. acacia.
academia s.f. 1. academy. 2. academy school:
3. ~ privada, private school. 4. ~ de baile,
dancing school, school of dance. 5. ~ de
música, conservatoire; music school.
academicismo s.m. academicism.
académico -ca adj. 1. academic. s.m. y f. 2.
academician, member of an academy.
acaecer v.i. to happen, to occur.
acaecimiento s.m. occurrence.
acallar v.t. 1. to quieten, to silence. 2. to calm
down.
acaloradamente adv. excitedly, excitedly.
acaloramiento s.m. 1. heat. 2. enthusiasm,
eagerness, keenness, passion.
acalorar v.t. 1. to make hot, to warm up. 2. to
excite, to arouse. v.pron. 3. to get tired, to be
worn out . 4. to get worked up, to get heated.
acampanado -da adj. 1. bell-shaped. 2. bell-
bottomed.
acampar v.i. y pron. to camp, to camp out.
acanalado -da adj. 1. grooved. 2. corrugated. 3.
ARQ. fluted.
acanalar v.t. 1. to groove. 2. ARQ. to flute.
acanelado -da adj. 1. cinnamon-flavoured. 2.
cinnamon-coloured.
acantilado s.m. cliff.
acantilar v.t. y pron. MAR. to go aground.
acanto s.m. BOT. y ARQ. acanthus.
acantonar v.t. y pron. MIL. to billet, to quarter.
acaparador -ra adj. 1. acquisitive. s.m. y f. 2.
hoarder.
acaparamiento s.m. hoarding, monopolizing.
acaparar v.t. 1. to monopolize, to corner. 2. to
hoard.
acápite s.m. (Am.) paragraph.
acaracolado -da adj. spiral, twisting.
acaramelar v.t. 1. to coat o cover with caramel.
v.pron. 2. (fam.) to be an angel, to be a
darling.
acariciar v.t. 1. to caress. 2. to stroke. 3. fig. to
cherish. v.pron. 4. to stroke.
ácaro s.m. (Am.) mite.
acarrear v.t. 1. to carry, to haul, to transport. 2. to
cause, to lead to.
acarreo s.m. 1. carrying, transporting. 2.
transport costs.
acartonarse v.pron. 1. to become like cardboard.
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