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adornamiento s.m. adornment, decoration.
adornar v.t. y pron. 1. to adorn, to decorate. 2. to
garnish. v.t. 3. to endow.
adorno s.m. 1. decoration, adornment. 2.
garnishing.
adosar v.t. to lean.
adquirente adj. 1. acquiring. 2. buying,
purchasing. s.m. y f. 3. buyer, purchaser.
adquirible adj. acquirable.
adquirir v.t. 1. to acquire, to obtain. 2. to
purchase, to buy. 3. to incorporate.
adquisición s.f. 1. acquisition. 2. purchase.
adquisitivo -va adj. 1. acquisitive. 2. poder ~,
purchasing power.
adrede adv. on purpose, deliberately.
adrenalina s.f. adrenalin.
adscribir v.t. 1. to assign, to attach. 2. to
attribute. v.t. y pron. 3. to appoint, to assign.
adscripción s.f. 1. appointment. 2. attribution.
adscrito -ta adj. appointed.
aduana s.f. 1. customs. 2. oficial de ~, customs
officer.
aduanero -ra adj. 1. customs. s.m. y f. 2
.customs officer.
aducción s.f. adduction.
aducir v.t. to adduce.
aductor -ra adj. 1. ANAT. adductive. s.m. 2.
ANAT. adductor.
adueñarse v.pron. to take possession.
adulación s.f. adulation.
adulador -ra adj. 1. adulating. s.m. y f. 2.
adulator.
adulante adj. adulating.
adular v.t. to adulate.
adulatorio -ria adj. adulating.
adúltera s.f. adulteress.
adulteración s.f. adulteration.
adulterante adj. adulterating.
adulterar v.t. 1. to adulterate. v.i. 2. to commit
adultery.
adulterio s.m. 1. adultery. 2. adulteration.
adúltero -ra adj. 1. adulterous. 2. corrupt. s.m. y
f. 3 .adulterer.
adulto -ta adj. 1. adult, grown-up. s.m. y f. 2.
adult, grown-up.
adusto -ta adj. 1. serious. 2. austere. 3. burnt.
advenedizo -za adj. 1. foreign. 2. upstart. s.m. y
f. 3. upstart. 4. stranger.
advenimiento s.m. 1. arrival, coming. 2. REL.
advent. 3. accession.
adventicio adj. adventitious.
adventismo s.m. adventism.
adverbial adj. adverbial.
adverbialización s.f. adverbialization.
adverbializar v.t. to use adverbially.
adverbialmente adv. adverbially.
adverbio s.m. adverb.
adversamente adv. adversely.
adversario -ria adj. 1. opposing. s.m. y f. 2.
adversary, opponent.
adversativo -va adj. GRAM. adversative.
adversidad s.f. adversity, setback.
adverso -sa adj. 1. adverse. 2. bad. 3. opposite,
facing.
advertencia s.f. 1. warning. 2. piece of advice. 3.
note. 4. foreword.
advertidamente adv. knowingly.
advertido -da adj. 1. warned. 2. wary.
advertimiento s.m. warning.
advertir v.t. 1. to warn. 2. to advise. 3. to notice.
4. to feel. 5. to observe. v.i. 6. to attend.
adviento s.m. REL. Advent.
advocación s.f. REL. dedication, name.
advocar v.t. to advocate.
adyacencia s.f. adjacency.
adyacente adj. adjacent.
aéreo -a adj. 1. aerial, air. 2. flimsy, light. 3.
subtle. 4. illusory.
aero prefijo aero-.
aerodinámica s.f. aerodynamics.
aerodinámico -ca adj. 1. aerodynamic. 2.
streamlined.
aeródromo s.m. aerodrome, airfield.
aerogenerador s.m. wind generator.
aerografía s.f. air-brushing.
aerolito s.m. meteorite.
aerómetro s.m. aerometer.
aeromodelismo s.m. model aeroplane making.
aeromotor s.m. aeromotor.
aeromozo -za s.m. y f. (Am.) air steward, air
stewardess.
aeronauta s.m. y f. aeronaut.
aeronáutica s.f. aeronautics.
aeronáutico -ca adj. aeronautical.
aeronave s.f. airship.
aeroplano s.m. aeroplane.
aeropuerto s.m. airport.
aerosol s.m. aerosol.
aerostación s.f. ballooning.
aerostática s.f. aerostatics.
aerostático -ca adj. aerostatic.
aeróstato s.m. aerostat.
aerotrén s.m. suspended railway, overhead
railway.
aerovía s.f. airway.
afabilidad s.f. affability, pleasantness.
afabilísimo adj. extremely affable o pleasant.
afable adj. affable, pleasant.
afablemente adv. affably, pleasantly.
afamado -da adj. famous.
afamar v.t. 1. to make famous. v.pron. 2. to
become famous.
afán s.m. 1. hard work, toil. 2. enthusiasm,
eagerness. 3. urge, longing. 4. desire. 5. con
~, enthusiastically. 6. el ~ de, the desire for. 7.
poner ~, to give everything.
afanadamente adv. enthusiastically, eagerly.
afanar v.i. y pron. 1. to labour, to toil. v.t. 2. to
work hard. 3. (fam.) to swipe, to pinch. 4. to
pester, to bother. v.pron. 5. to give everything,
to strive.
afanoso -sa adj. 1. tough, hard. 2. enthusiastic,
eager. 3. worried. 4. industrious.
afasia s.f. aphasia.
afear v.t. 1. to make ugly. 2. to censure, to tell off.
v.pron. 3. to lose one’s looks.
afección s.f. 1. MED. illness, disease. 2.
affection. 3. propensity.
afectable adj. affectable.
afectación s.f. affectation.
afectadamente adv. affectedly.
afectado -da adj. 1. affected. 2. upset. 3. estar
~ de los riñones, MED. to have kidney
trouble.
afectar v.t. 1. to affect. 2. to pretend. 3. to
concern, to affect. 4. to damage. v.t. y pron. 5.
to cause a sensation.
afectividad s.f. affectivity.
afectivo -va adj. affective.
afecto -ta adj. 1. affectionate. s.m. 2. affection,
liking. 3. ~ a, fond of. 4. ~ a, DER.
subject to. 5. ~ de, MED. suffering from.
afectuosamente adv. affectionately.
afectuosidad s.f. affection.
afectuoso -sa adj. affectionate.
afeitado s.m. shave.
afeitadora s.f. razor, shaver.
afeitar v.t. 1. to shave. v.pron. 2 .to have a
shave, to shave.
afeite s.m. make up, cosmetics.
afelpado -da adj. plush, velvety.
afelpar v.t. to make plush.
afeminación s.f. effeminacy.
afeminadamente adv. effeminately.
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afeminado -da adj. 1. effeminate. s.m. 2.
effeminate person.
afeminamiento s.m. effeminacy.
afeminar v.t. y pron. to become effeminate.
aferradamente adv. stubbornly, (fam.) pig-
headedly.
aferrado -da adj. stubborn, (fam.) pig-headed.
aferramiento s.m. 1. grasping. 2. anchoring.
3. (fig.) obstinacy, stubbornness, pig-
headedness.
aferrar v.t. e i. 1. to grab. v.i. 2. MAR. to anchor.
v.i. y pron. 3. to stick to. v.pron. 4. to take in.
Afganistán s.f. Afghanistan.
afgano -na adj. / s.m. y f. Afghan.
afianzamiento s.m. 1. FIN. guarantee,
security. 2. DER. surety. 3. strengthening. 4.
consolidation.
afianzar v.t. 1. to guarantee. v.t. y pron. 2. to
grasp, to clutch. 3. to hold. 4. to stick to, to
cling to.
afiche s.m. (Am.) poster.
afición s.f. 1. fondness, liking. 2. inclination.
3. DEP. fans, public. 4. fondness. 5. hobby,
pastime. 6. por ~, as a hobby. 7. tener ~ a, to
be fond of; to like.
aficionadamente adv. enthusiastically, keenly.
aficionado -da adj. 1. enthusiastic. 2. fond,
keen. s.m. y f. 3. fan, supporter. 4. lover
(amante).
aficionar v.t. 1. to encourage an interest in.
v.pron. 2 .to become fond, to take a liking.
afijo -ja adj. 1. GRAM. affixed. s.m. 2. GRAM.
affix.
afiladera s.f. grindstone.
afilado -da adj. 1. sharp. 2. pointed. 3. high-
pitched.
afilador -ra s.m. y f. 1. knife-grinder. 2.
sharpener. 3. strop.
afiladura s.f. sharpening.
afilar v.t. 1. to sharpen. 2. to strop. v.pron. 3. to
get thin.
afiliación s.f. affiliation.
afiliado -da adj. 1. affiliated. 2. member. s.m. y
f. 3. member, affiliate.
afiliar v.t. y pron. to become affiliated, to become
a member.
afilón s.m. 1. strop. 2. sharpener.
afín adj. 1. adjacent. 2. similar. 3. related. s.m. 4.
relations, relatives.
afinación s.f. 1. MÚS. tuning. 2. refining. 3.
completion.
afinador -ra s.m. y f. 1. MÚS. tuning key. 2.
MÚS. tuner.
afinamiento s.m. 1. MÚS. tuning. 2. refining. 3.
polishing, refining.
afinar v.t. y pron. 1. MÚS. to tune. 2. TEC. to
refine. 3. to refine, to polish . 4. to purify.
5. to complete. 6. to sing in tune. 7. to play in
tune.
afincar v.i. y pron. 1. to settle. 2. to buy property.
afinidad s.f. 1. affinity, similarity. 2. relationship,
kinship. 3. QUÍM. affinity.
afirmación s.f. affirmation, assertion.
afirmado s.m. road surface.
afirmante adj. asserting, affirming.
afirmar v.t. 1. to affirm, to state. 2. to ratify. v.t. y
pron. 3. to make firm, to secure.
afirmativamente adv. affirmatively.
afirmativo -va adj. affirmative.
aflicción s.f. affliction, sorrow, sadness.
aflictivo -va adj. grievous, distressing.
afligidamente adv. sadly.
afligir v.t. y pron. to afflict, to distress.
aflojar v.t. 1. to loosen. 2. to slacken, to get
slack. v.i. 3. to weaken. 4. to relent, to give in.
v.pron. 5. to come loose.
aflorar v.i. 1. to crop out, to appear. 2. to arise. 3.