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2. fig. to become wizened.
acaso s.m. 1. accident, chance. adv. 2. perhaps,
maybe.3. al ~, to chance. 4. por si ~, just in
case.
acatamiento s.m. 1. respect. 2. reverence.
acatar v.t. to respect, to observe.
acatarrarse v.pron. to catch o get a cold.
acaudalado -da adj. wealthy, rich.
acaudalar v.t. to accumulate, to acquire.
acaudillar v.t. 1. MIL. to send. 2. to lead, to
head. 3. to be in charge.
acceder v.i. to accede, to assent.
accesible adj. 1. accessible. 2. attainable. 3.
approachable.
accesión s.f. 1. assent, agreement. 2. DER.
accession. 3. MED. attack. 4. accession. 5.
accessory.
accésit s.m. consolation prize.
acceso s.m. 1. access, entry. 2. approach. 3.
way, approach. 4. MED. attack, fit. 5. outburst,
fit.
accesorio -ria adj. 1. accessory. s.m. 2.
accessory. s.m. pl. 3. spare parts. 4. props.
accidentado -da adj. 1. rough, uneven. 2. hilly.
3. injured. 4. damaged. 5. troubled, agitated,
eventful. 6. eventful. 7. upset.
accidental adj. 1. accidental. 2. unexpected,
circumstantial. s.m. 3. MÚS. accidental.
accidentalmente adv. accidentally, by chance.
accidentarse v.pron. to have an accident.
accidente s.m. 1. accident. 2. GEOG.
roughness, hilliness. 3. unevenness 4.
MED. faint. 5. MÚS. accidental. 6. GRAM.
accidence. 7. ~ de carretera, road accident.
8. por ~, by accident.
acción s.f. 1. action. 2. act, deed. 3. MIL. action,
engagement. 4. gesture. 5. share 6. DER.
shares, stocks. 7. ~ de gracias, thanksgiving.
8. hombre de ~, man of action. 9. mala ~,
evil deed.
accionar v.t. 1. MEC. to work, to drive. v.i. 2. to
gesticulate.
accionariado s.m. shareholders.
accionista s.m. y f. shareholder.
acebo s.m. 1. BOT. holly. 2. holly tree.
acebuche s.m. BOT. wild olive tree.
acechante adj. waiting.
acechanza s.m. observing, watching.
acechar v.t. e i. to observe, to watch.
acecho s.m. watching, observing.
acedía s.f. 1. acidity, sourness. 2. MED.
heartburn. 3. abrasiveness. 4. ZOOL. plaice.
acedo -da adj. acidic, sour.
aceitada s.f. olive-oil cake.
aceitar v.t. to add oil.
aceite s.m. 1. oil. 2. ~ de oliva, olive oil. 3. ~ de
motor, motor oil. 4. ~ lubricante, lubricating
oil. 5. ~ vegetal, vegetable oil. 6. echar ~ al
fuego, to add fuel to the fire.
aceitera s.f. oil bottle.
aceitero -ra adj. 1. oil. s.m. 2. oil dealer.
aceitoso -sa adj. oily.
aceituna s.f. olive.
aceitunado -da adj. olive, olive-coloured.
aceitunero -ra s.m. y f. 1. olive seller. 2. olive
picker. 3. olive-picking season.
aceituno s.m. olive tree.
aceleración s.f. acceleration.
aceleradamente adv. quickly, fast.
acelerado -ra adj. quick, fast.
acelerador -ra adj. 1. accelerating. s.m. 2.
accelerator.
acelerar v.t. y pron. to accelerate, to speed up.
acelga s.f. BOT. chard, beet.
acémila s.f. 1. mula. 2. fig. dolt, ass.
acendrado -da adj. 1. pure. 2. clean. 3. refined.
acendradamente adv. purely.
acendrar v.t. 1. to purify. 2. to clean. 3. to refine.
acento s.m. 1. GRAM. accent. 2. stress,
emphasis. 3. accent.
acentuación s.f. accentuation.
acentuadamente adv. clearly.
acentuar v.t. 1. to put an accent on, to accent.
2. to stress. 3. to emphasize. v.pron. 4. to
become more important.
acepción s.f. GRAM. meaning, sense.
aceptabilidad s.f. acceptability.
aceptable adj. acceptable.
aceptablemente adv. acceptably.
aceptación s.f. 1. acceptance. 2. success.
aceptante adj. 1. accepting. s.m. y f. 2. acceptor.
aceptar v.t. 1. to accept. 2. to approve. 3. to
agree. 4 to accept.
acequia s.f. irrigation ditch o channel.
acera s.f. 1. pavement. 2. row.
acerado -da adj. 1. steel. 2. strong. 3. biting,
mordant.
acerar v.t. 1. to turn into steel. 2. to coat with
steel, to steel. v.t. y pron. 3. to strengthen.
acerbamente adv. bitterly, harshly, acerbically.
acerbidad s.f. acerbity, harshness, bitterness.
acerbo -ba adj. 1. bitter, sour. 2. fig. cruel,
harsh.
acerca adv. about, concerning.
acercamiento s.m. 1. approach. 2. fig.
reconciliation. 3. rapprochement.
acercar v.t. 1. to bring near. 2. to give, to pass.
v.pron. 3. to draw near, to approach. 4. to
approach.
acería o acerería s.f. steelworks.
acerico s.m. pin cushion.
acero s.m. 1. steel. 2. sword. 3. fig. steel,
bravery. 4. ~ inoxidable, stainless steel.
acérrimamente adv. steadfastly, staunchly,
firmly.
acérrimo -ma adj. steadfast, staunch, firm.
acertadamente adv. correctly.
acertado -da adj. 1. right, correct. 2. clever,
wise. 3. fitting, apt. 4. well-aimed, accurate. 5.
good. 6. well-thought-out.
acertante s.m. y f. 1. winner. adj. 2. winning.
acertar v.t. 1. to hit. 2. to be correct, to guess. v.t.
e i. 3. to find. 4. to find out. 5. to be successful,
to succeed. v.i. 6. BOT. to do well. 7. ~ a, to
happen to. 8. ~ con, to hit on.
acertijo s.m. riddle, puzzle.
acervo s.m. 1. pile, heap. 2. stock, store. 3.
common property.
acetato s.m. acetate.
acético -ca adj. acetic.
acetileno s.m. acetylene.
acetona s.f. acetone.
achacable adj. attributable.
achacar v.t. 1. to attribute. 2. to put on, to lay on.
achacosamente adv. weakly.
achacoso -sa adj. sickly.
achancharse v.pron. (Am.) to get lazy.
achantar v.t. 1. to squash, to flatten. v.pron. 2. to
hide away. 3. to back down. 4. (Am.) to stay,
to linger.
achaparrado -da adj. 1. tubby, plump. 2. squat,
stocky.
achaque s.m. 1. complaint, ailment. 2. vice. 3.
fault. 4. excuse. 5. pretext. 6. appearance. 7.
reputation. 8. fine.
achatar v.t. y pron. to squash, to flatten.
achicar v.t. y pron. 1. to reduce, to make smaller.
2. to humiliate. v.t. 3. to drain. 4. to bale out.
achicharrar o chicharrar v.t. 1. to burn. 2. to
overheat. 3. to overcook. v.t. 4. to bother,
to pester. v.pron. 5. to get frazzled. 6. to be
burned to a cinder.
achicoria s.f. BOT. chicory.
achinado -da adj. slanting.
achique s.m. 1. MAR. baling. 2. draining.
achispado -da adj. tipsy, squiffy.
acholado -da adj. (Am.) intimidated, frightened.
achuchar v.t. 1. to squash, to flatten. 2. to push.
3. to squeeze. 4. to set on, to urge on.
achuchón s.m. 1. push, shove. 2. squashing.
achucutado -da adj. withered.
achumado -da adj. (Am.) drunk.
achurar v.t. (Am.) to kill, to stab to death.
aciago -ga adj. fateful, ill-fated.
acíbar s.m. 1. BOT. aloe. 2. bitterness.
acicalado -da adj. 1. polished. 2. smart, neat.
acicalamiento s.m. 1. polishing. 2. dressing up.
acicalar v.t. 1. to clean. 2. to polish, to burnish.
v.t. y pron. 3. to decorate, to adorn.
acicate s.m. 1. spur. 2. incentive, spur.
acícula s.f. BOT. needle.
acidez s.f. acidity.
acidia s.f. laziness, idleness.
acidificar v.t. y pron. to acidify.
acidímetro s.m. acidimeter.
ácido -da adj. 1. sour, bitter, acid. s.m. 2. acid.
3. ~ acético, acetic acid. 4. ~ bórico, boric
acid. 5. ~ cianhídrico, hydrocyanic acid.
6. ~ clorhídrico, hydrochloric acid. 7. ~
desoxirribonucleico (ADN), deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA). 8. ~ fórmico, formic acid. 9. ~
nítrico, nitric acid. 10. ~ sulfúrico, sulphuric
acid. 11. ~ úrico, uric acid.
acidosis s.f. MED. acidosis.
acídulo -la adj. acidulous.
acierto s.m. 1. skill, ability. 2. common sense,
prudence. 3. coincidence. 4. success. 5.
correct answer. 6. good hit. 7. good idea. 8.
wisdom.
ácimo -ma adj. unleavened.
acimut o azimut s.m. ASTR. azimuth.
aclamación s.f. 1. acclamation, acclaim. 2.
applause.
aclamar v.t. 1. to acclaim, to applaud. 2. to hail.
3. to name.
aclaración s.f. 1. clarification, explanation. 2.
rinse, rinsing. 3. brightening, clearing up.
aclarado s.m. rinse.
aclarar v.t. y pron. 1. to clarify, to explain. 2. to
clear away. v.pron. 3. to rinse. 4. to explain. v.i.
5. to clear up. 6. to break. 7. to clear.
aclaratorio -ria adj. explanatory.
aclimatación s.f. acclimatization.
aclimatar v.t. 1. to acclimatize, to adapt. v.pron.
2. to become acclimatized, to adapt oneself.
acmé s.m. acme.
acné s.m. MED. acne.
acobardar v.t. 1. to frighten, to scare. v.pron. 2.
to get frightened, to get scared.
acodado -da adj. bent, elbowed.
door v.t. y pron. 1. to lean, to rest. v.t. 2. to bend.
acogedor -ra adj. 1. cosy, snug. 2. friendly,
warm.
acoger v.t. 1. to welcome. 2. to accept, to
receive. 3. to give refuge. v.t. y pron. 4. to
shelter, to protect . 5. to agree. v.pron. 6. to
take refuge.
acogida adj. 1. welcome, greeting, reception. 2.
agreement, acceptance. 3. withdrawal.
acogido s.m. 1. resident. adj. 2. welcomed.
acogotar v.t. 1. to kill with a rabbit punch. 2. to
dominate.
acolchado -da adj. padded, quilted.
acolchar o colchar v.t. to pad, to quilt.
acólito s.m. 1. REL. acolyte. 2. fig. acolyte,
follower.
acometedor -ra adj. 1. aggressive. 2.
enterprising.
acometer v.t. 1. to attack, to assail. 2. to
undertake. 3. to try. 4. to overcome. 5. to join.
acometida s.f. 1. attack, offensive. 2. connection.