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mineral, mineral water. 19. ~ natural, tap
water. 20. ~ oxigenada, oxygenated water.
21. ~ pesada, heavy water. 22. ~ potable,
drinking water. 23. ~ regia, aqua regia. 24. ~
salada, salt water.
aguacate s.m. 1. BOT. avocado. 2. avocado
pear. 3. (Am.) dope, fool.
aguacero s.m. heavy shower.
aguacil s.m. alguacil.
aguador -ra s.m. y f. 1. water carrier. 2. water
seller.
aguaducho s.m. 1. water stall. 2. aquaduct. 3.
noria, waterwheel.
aguafiestas s.m. y f. wet blanket, killjoy.
aguafuerte s.f. 1. nitric acid . s.m. 2. etching.
aguaitar v.t. 1. (Am.) to spy on. v.i. 2. (Am.) to
peep.
aguamanil s.m. 1. water jug . 2. washstand.
aguamarina s.f. aquamarine.
aguantable adj. tolerable.
aguantaderas s.f. pl. tolerance, patience.
aguantar v.t. 1. to bear, to stick, to stand, to
endure. 2. to hold back. 3. to hold. 4. to last.
5. to swallow. 6. to tolerate. v.pron. 7. to keep
quiet. 8. to hold oneself back.
aguar v.t. 1. to water down, to dilute. 2. to spoil,
to put a damper on. v.pron. 3. to be flooded.
aguardar v.t., i. y pron. to wait for, to await.
aguardentoso -sa adj. 1. alcoholic. 2. hoarse,
husky.
aguardiente s.m. eau-de-vie, schnapps.
aguarrás s.m. turpentine, (fam.) turps.
agudeza s.f. 1. vivacity. 2. wit, humour. 3.
sharpness. 4. witticism. 5. sharpness,
acuteness.
agudizar v.t. 1. to sharpen. v.pron. 2. to intensify.
3. to worsen, to get worse.
agudo -da adj. 1. sharp. 2. witty, funny. 3. sharp,
acute. 4. acute. 5. high. 6. keen. 7. GRAM.
oxytone. 8. shrewd, clever. s.m. pl. treble.
agüero s.m. 1. omen. 2. prediction. 3. de buen/
mal ~, good/ill omen.
aguerrido -da adj. hardened.
aguijón s.m. 1. goad. 2. sting. 3. spine. 4. (fig.)
spur.
aguijonear v.t. 1. to goad . 2. to spur.
águila s.f. 1. eagle. 2. eagle. 3. tagle. 4. genius.
5. ASTR. aquila, eagle. 6. ~ imperial, imperial
eagle. 7. ~ real, golden eagle. 8. ~ ratonera,
buzzard.
aguileña s.f. BOT. columbine.
aguileño -ña adj. 1. ANAT. aquiline. 2. sharp-
featured.
aguilón s.m. 1. ZOOL. large eagle. 2. jib.
aguilucho s.m. ZOOL. eaglet.
aguinaldo s.m. Christmas box, Christmas
hamper.
aguja s.f. 1. needle. 2. hand. 3. ARQ. steeple,
spire. 4. ZOOL. needlefish. 5. hatpin. 6.
ANAT. rib. pl. 7. points. 8. ~ de media, knitting
needle. 9. buscar una ~ en un pajar, to look
for a needle in a haystack.
agujazo s.m. prick, jab.
agujerear v.t. 1. to make holes. 2. to perforate.
agujero s.m. 1. hole. 2. needle maker. 3. needle
seller. 4. pin cushion.
agujeta s.f. 1. lace, cord. pl. 2. stiffness. 3. tener
~, to be stiff.
agusanarse v.pron. to get maggoty.
agustinianismo s.m. Augustinism.
agustino -na adj. /s.m. y f. Augustinian.
aguzar v.t. 1. to sharpen. 2. to spur. 3. (fig.) to
sharpen.
¡ah! interj. ah!
aherrojar v.t. 1. to shackle. 2. to oppress.
ahí adv. 1. there.2. ~ arriba/abajo, up there/
down there. 3. de ~, hence. 4. por ~, that way,
more or less, about, around, somewhere. 5.
!fuera de ~¡, out of there!
ahijada s.f. goddaughter.
ahijado s.m. godson.
ahijar v.t. 1. to adopt. v.i. 2. to have children. 3.
BOT. to shoot, to sprout.
ahincadamente adv. insistently.
ahínco s.m. 1. effort. 2. insistence. 3.
enthusiasm, keenness. 4. earnestness.
ahíto -ta adj. 1. full, full up. 2. fed up, tired.
ahogado -da adj. 1. drowned. 2. suffocated. 3.
stuffy. 4. pent-up. 5. muffled, smothered. 6.
verse ~, to be in a jam, to be in a tight spot.
ahogamiento s.m. 1. drowning. 2. suffocation.
ahogar v.t. y pron. 1. to drown. 2. to put out,
extinguish. 3. to soak. 4. to choke. v.t. e i. 5. to
oppress. 6. to tire, to wear out.
ahogo s.m. 1. tight spot . 2. anguish, distress. 3.
tightness of the chest. 4. scarcity. 5. Haste.
ahondamiento s.m. deepening.
ahondar v.t. 1. to deepen. 2. to excavate, to dig.
v.t. e i. 3. to go deeply into, to probe.
ahora adv. 1. now. 2. soon. conj. 3. now then,
on the other hand, now. 4. ~ bien, but, on the
other hand. 5. ¡~ vengo!, coming! 6. desde ~,
from now on. 7. hasta ~, up till now . 8. ¡hasta
~!, see you soon!. 9. por ~, at the moment.
ahorcar v.t. 1. to hang. 2. to block. 3. to give up.
v.pron. 4. to hang oneself.
ahorita adv. (Am.) right now.
ahormar v.t. 1. to persuade. 2. to break in. 3. to
wear in. 4. to adjust.
ahornar v.t. to put in an oven.
ahorrar v.t. y pron. 1. to save. 2. to avoid. v.t. 3.
to free.
ahorratividad s.f. thriftiness.
ahorrativo -va adj. thrifty.
ahorro s.m. 1. saving. 2. pl. savings.
ahuecar v.t. 1. to hollow out. 2. to soften. 3. to
deepen. v.i. 4. to plump up. 5. (fam.) to beat it.
v.pron. 6. to become conceited.
ahumado -da adj. 1. smoked. 2. smoky. s.m. 3.
smoking.
ahumar v.t. 1. to smoke. 2. to fill with smoke. v.i.
3. to smoke. v.pron. 4. to taste smoky. 5. to
blacken. 6. to get drunk.
ahuyentar v.t. 1. to drive away. v.pron. 2. to flee,
to run away.
airadamente adv. angrily, crossly.
airado -da adj. 1. angry, cross, annoyed. 2.
seething, violent. 3. immoral, loose. 4. joven
~, angry young man.
airar v.t. 1. to anger. v.pron. 2. to get angry.
airbag s.m. AUT. airbag.
aire s.m. 1. air. 2. draught. 3. air, atmosphere. 4.
appearance. 5. likeness. 6. poise, grace. 7. air,
tune. 8. movement, air. 9. ~ acondicionado,
air conditioning. 10. al ~ libre, in the open air.
11. darse ~, to put on airs. 12. estar de buen
~, to be in a good mood. 13. estar de mal ~,
to be in a bad mood. 14. estar en el ~, to be
in the air.
aireación s.f. ventilation.
aireado -da adj. ventilated.
airear v.t. 1. to air. 2. to ventilate, to air. 3. to air.
v.t. 4. to reveal. v.pron. 5. to catch a cold.
airosamente adv. elegantly, gracefully.
airoso -sa adj. 1. draughty. windy. 3. ventilated.
4. elegant, graceful. 5. salir ~ de algo, to
acquit oneself well in something.
aislable adj. isolable.
aislacionismo s.m. isolationism.
aislacionista adj. /s.m. y f. isolationist.
aisladamente adv. alone.
aislado -da adj. 1. isolated. 2. in solitary
confinement.
aislador -ra adj. 1. ELEC. insulating. s.m. 2.
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ELEC. insulator.
aislamiento s.m. 1. isolation. 2. ELEC.
insulation.
aislante 1. adj. insulating. 2. s.m. ELEC.
insulator.
aislar v.t. 1. to isolate. 2. ELEC. to insulate.
v.pron. 3. to isolate oneself. 4. to cut oneself
off.
ajar v.t. 1. to crumple. 2. to offend. 3. to
humiliate. v.pron. 4. to get old, to age.
ajardinado -da adj. landscaped.
ajardinar v.t. to landscape.
ajedrecista s.m. y f. chess player.
ajedrez s.m. chess.
ajenjo s.m. 1. BOT. wormwood. 2. absinthe.
ajeno -na adj. 1. someone else’s, other
people’s. 2. free from. 3. alien, foreign. 4.
unaware of. 5. outside. 6. not in keeping.
ajerezado adj. sherry-flavoured.
ajetrear v.t. 1. (Am.) to tire out. v.pron. 2. to tire
oneself out. 3. to rush around. 4. to be busy.
ajetreo s.m. 1. tiredness. 2. hustle and bustle. 3.
rush. 4. hard work.
ají s.m. 1. (Am.) chilli. 2. chilli sauce.
ajiaco s.m. 1. (Am.) spicy stew. 2. chilli sauce.
ajo s.m. 1. garlic. 2. intrigue. 3. swearword. 4.
diente de ~, clove of garlic. 5. soltar ajos, to
swear. 6. estar en el ~, to be in the thick of
something.
ajonje o ajonjo s.m. birdlime.
ajonjolí s.m. BOT. sesame.
ajuar s.m. 1. furnishings. 2. trousseau.
ajumarse v.pron. to get drunk.
ajustadamente adv. 1. correctly. 2. tightly.
ajustado -da adj. 1. correct, right. 2. tight. 3.
adjusted.
ajustador -ra adj. 1. adjuster. s.m. 2. tight
waistcoat. 3. fitter.
ajustamiento s.m. ajuste.
ajustar v.t. y pron. 1. to fit. 2. to adapt. 3. to
adjust. 4. to arrange, to sort out. v.t. 5. to
settle. 6. to pay, to settle. 7. to contract, to
engage. 8. to fix. 9. (Am.) to be. v.pron. 10. to
adapt oneself. 11. to conform. 12. to come to
an agreement. 13. ~ cuentas, to settle scores.
ajuste s.m. 1. adjustment. 2. fitting. 3.
agreement. 4. hiring, taking on. 5. settlement.
6. fixing. 7. TEC. fitting. 8. arrangement. 9. ~
de cuentas, settling of scores.
ajusticiado -da s.m. y f. executed person.
ajusticiamiento s.m. execution.
ajusticiar v.t. to execute.
al contr. 1. on, when.2. al mediodía, at midday.
3. al menos, at least.
ala s.f. 1. wing. 2. brim. 3. eaves. 4. wing. 5.
wing, flank. 6. MIL. flank, wing. 7. DEP. wing.
8. POL. wing. 9. ahuecar el ~, to beat it. 10.
cortar a uno las alas, to clip someone’s
wings.
alabanza s.f. praise.
alabar v.t. 1. to praise. v.pron. 2. to boast.
alabarda s.f. halberd.
alabardero -ra s.m. y f. 1. HIST. halberdier. 2.
paid applauder.
alabastro s.m. alabaster.
alabearse v.pron. to warp.
alacena s.f. built-in cupboard.
alacrán s.m. 1. scorpion. 2. toadfish.
alado -da adj. 1. winged, flying. 2. (fig.) swift,
winged, quick, rapid.
alagar v.t. to flood.
alambicadamente adv. subtly.
alambicado -da adj. 1. distilled. 2. subtle.
alambicamiento s.m. 1. distillation. 2. sutlety.
alambicar v.t. 1. to distil. 2. to scrutinize. 3. to
subtilize.
alambrada s.f. 1. wire netting. 2. wire fence. 3.