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alexia
MIL. barbed-wire entanglement.
alambrado s.m. 1. wire netting. 2. wire fence. 3.
ELEC. wiring.
alambrar v.t. 1. to wire. v.i. 2. to clear up.
alambre s.m. wire.
alameda s.f. 1. boulevard. 2. BOT. poplar grove.
álamo s.m. poplar.
alancear v.t. 1. to spear. 2. to reprimand.
alano -na adj. /s.m. y f. mastiff.
alar s.m. 1. eaves. 2. pavement.
alarde s.m. 1. display, show. 2. MIL. review,
parade.
alardear v.i. 1. to show off. 2. to boast.
alargadera s.f. 1. TEC. extensión. 2. QUÍM.
adapter.
alargado -da adj. long and thin, elongated.
alargador adj. lengthening.
alargamiento s.m. 1. lengthening, extension. 2.
prolongation.
alargar v.t. y pron. 1. to lengthen. 2. to stretch. 3.
to prolong. 4. to put off. v.t. 5. to pass, to give.
6. to stretch. 7. to spin out.
alarido s.m. 1. scream, yell. 2. war cry.
alarife s.m. 1. bricklayer. 2. master builder.
alarma s.f. 1. alarm. 2. alarm. 3. dar la ~, to give
the alarm. 4. falsa ~, false alarm.
alarmado -da adj. alarmed.
alarmante adj. alarming.
alarmar v.t. 1. to alarm. 2. to alarm. 3. MIL. to
call to arms. v.pron. 4. to be o get alarmed, to
take fright.
alarmista s.m. y f. 1. alarmist. adj. 2. alarming,
alarmist.
alazán -na o alazano, -na adj. / s.m. y f. sorrel.
alba s.f. dawn, daybreak.
albacea s.m. y f. 1. executor. 2. executrix.
albahaca s.f. basil.
albaicín s.m. hilly district.
albanés -sa adj. /s.m. y f. Albanian.
Albania s.f. Albania.
albañil s.m. bricklayer, mason.
albañilería s.f. bricklaying.
albarán s.m. invoice.
albarca s.f. abarca.
albarda s.f. packsaddle.
albardero -ra s.m. y f. saddle maker.
albardilla s.f. 1. saddle. 2. ARQ. coping. 3. lard.
albardón s.m. 1. packsaddle. 2. ARQ. coping.
albaricoque s.m. apricot.
albaricoquero s.m. apricot tree.
albatros s.m. albatross.
albear v.i. to whiten.
albedrío s.m. 1. free will. 2. whim, caprice.
alberca s.f. tank.
albergar v.t. y pron. 1. to give shelter. 2. to take
shelter.
albergue s.m. 1. shelter, refuge. 2. lodgings.
3. orphanage. 4. lair, den. 5. ~ de jóvenes,
youth hostel.
albinismo s.m. albinismo.
albino -na adj. /s.m. y f. albino.
albo -ba adj. white.
albóndiga s.f. meatball.
albor s.m. 1. whiteness. 2. beginning. pl. 3.
daylight, dawn light. 4. youth.
alborada s.f. 1. daybreak, dawn. 2. MIL. reveille.
3. MÚS. aubade.
alborear v.i. to dawn.
albornoz s.m. bathrobe.
alborotadamente adv. noisily.
alborotadizo -za adj. excitable, jumpy.
alborotado -da adj. 1. excited. 2. reckless. 3.
noisy.
alborotador -ra adj. 1. noisy, rowdy. 2.
rebellious. s.m. y f. 3. rebel. 4. troublemaker.
alborotar v.t. y pron. 1. to make a noise, to make
a racket. 2. to incite, to rouse. 3. to trouble, to
disturb. 4. to excite. v.pron. 5. to get rough.
alboroto s.m. 1. din, racket. 2. uproar,
disturbance. 3. rebellion. 4. mutiny. 5. scare.
pl. 6. (Am.) popcorn.
alborozadamente adv. jubilantly, joyfully.
alborozado -da adj. jubilant, overjoyed.
alborozar v.t. 1. to make happy, to fill with joy.
v.pron. 2. to be overjoyed.
alborozo s.m. joy, jubilation.
albricias s.f. pl. 1. reward. 2. fantastic!, great!
albufera s.f. lagoon.
álbum s.m. album.
albumen s.m. BOT. albumen.
albúmina s.f. QUÍM. albumin.
albur s.m. 1. dace. 2. risk, chance.
alcachofa s.f. 1. artichoke. 2. shower head. 3.
rose.
alcahuete -ta s.m. y f. 1. go-between. 2. pimp,
procurer. s.m. 3. drop-curtain.
alcahuetear v.i. 1. to procure, to pimp. 2. to act
as a go-between.
alcaide s.m. governor.
alcaldada s.f. abuse of authority.
alcalde -desa s.m. y f. 1. mayor, mayoress. 2.
DER. justice of the peace.
alcaldía s.f. 1. mayoralty. 2. mayor’s office.
álcali s.m. 1. QUÍM. alkali. 2. ~ volátil, ammonia.
alcalinidad s.f. QUÍM. alkalinity.
alcalino -na adj. QUÍM. alkaline.
alcaloide adj. y s. QUÍM. alkaloid.
alcance s.m. 1. reach. 2. reach 3. pursuit, chase.
4. deficit. 5. importance. 6. consequence. 7.
stop-press. 8. MIL. range. 9. al ~ del oído,
within earshot. 10. al ~ de la voz, within call.
11. estar fuera del ~ de uno, to be out of
someone’s reach.
alcancía s.f. moneybox, (fam.) piggy bank.
alcanfor s.m. camphor.
alcantarilla s.f. 1. sewer, drain. 2. small bridge.
alcantarillado s.m. drains, drainage system.
alcantarillar v.t. to lay drains.
alcanzado -da adj. 1. in debt. 2. in need.
alcanzar v.t. 1. to catch up with, to catch. 2. to
reach. 3. to perceive. 4. to get, to manage. 5.
to be enough. 6. to live at the same time as. 7.
to know. 8. to understand. 9. to hit. 10. to see.
v.i. 11. to reach. 12. to be enough . 13. to last.
alcaparra s.f. 1. BOT. caper. 2. caper.
alcaparrón s.m. BOT. caper.
alcaraván s.m. stone curlew.
alcarraza s.f. jar, jug.
alcarria s.f. barren highland.
alcatraz s.m. 1. gannet. 2. BOT. arum.
alcaudón s.m. shrike.
alcayata s.f. hook.
alcazaba s.f. citadel.
alcázar s.m. 1. fortress, citadel. 2. royal palace.
3. MAR. quarter-deck.
alce s.m. 1. ZOOL. moose, elk. 2. cut . 3. (Am.)
collecting, gathering.
alcista s.m. y f. 1. speculator, (fam.) bull. adj. 2.
upward. 3. bull.
alcoba s.f. 1. bedroom. 2. box.
alcohol s.m. 1. alcohol. 2. ~ absoluto, pure
alcohol. 3. ~ amílico, amylic alcohol. 4. ~
metílico, methylated spirits.
alcohólico -ca adj. /s.m. y f. alcoholic.
alcoholismo s.m. alcoholism.
alcoholizado -da s.m. y f. alcoholic.
alcoholizar v.t. to alcoholize. v.pron. to become
an alcoholic.
alcor s.m. hill (colina).
alcornoque s.m. 1. cork oak. 2. (fig.) idiot, dope.
alcorque s.m. shallow pit.
alcotán s.m. lanner.
alcurnia s.f. lineage, ancestry.
aldaba s.f. 1. doorknocker. 2. bolt, latch. pl. 3.
influence.
aldabón s.m. large doorknocker.
aldabonazo s.m. bang, knock.
aldea s.f. hamlet, small village.
aldeano -na adj. 1. rustic. 2. hamlet, village.
s.m. y f. 3. villager.
aldehuela s.f. hamlet.
aldeorrio o aldeorro s.m. rural backwater.
aleación s.f. alloy.
aleatorio adj. lucky, fortuitous.
aleccionar v.t. 1. to teach. 2. to instruct.
aledaño -ña adj. 1. bordering, adjacent. s.m. 2.
limit, border. pl. 3. surrounding area.
alegación s.f. 1. DER. allegation. 2. assertion.
alegar v.t. 1. to allege. 2. DER. to plead, to put
forward. 3. (Am.) to argue, to dispute.
alegato s.m. 1. DER. plea. 2. declaration,
statement.
alegoría s.f. allegory.
alegóricamente adv. allegorically.
alegórico -ca adj. allegorical.
alegorización s.f. allegorization.
alegorizar v.t. allegorize.
alegrar v.t. 1. to cheer up, to make happy. 2. to
make beautiful. 3. to liven up. 4. to poke. 5. to
rouse. 6. to scrape. v.pron. 7. to be glad, to be
pleased. 8. to get merry. 9. to cheer up.
alegre adj. 1. happy, cheerful. 2. cheerful. 3.
lively, fun. 4. bright. 5. lively. 6. good, cheering.
7. frivolous. 8. immoral. 9. tipsy, merry.
alegremente adv. happily, cheerfully.
alegreto adj. y s. MÚS. allegretto.
alegría s.f. 1. joy, happiness. 2. cheerfulness. 3.
brightness. 4. BOT. sesame. pl. 5. festivities.
6. saltar de ~, to jump for joy.
alegro adj. y s.m. MÚS. allegro.
alegrón s.m. extreme happiness.
alejandrino s.m. y f. Alexandrine.
alejar v.t. 1. to move away. 2. to keep away.
v.pron. 3. to go away. 4. to move away.
alelado -da adj. bewildered.
alelar v.t. 1. to stun, to bewilder. v.pron. 2. to be
stunned, to be bewildered.
alelí s.f. BOT. wallflower.
aleluya interj. 1. hallelujah. s.m. 2. (p.u.) Easter
time. 3. witticism. s.f. 4. BOT. wood sorrel. 5.
joy. 6. doggerel. 7. daub.
alemán -na adj. / s.m. y f. German.
Alemania s.f. Germany.
alentado -da adj. 1. brave. 2. proud.
alentar v.i. 1. to breathe. v.t. y pron. 2. to
encourage, to cheer.
alerce s.m. BOT. larch.
alergia s.f. 1. allergy. 2. tener ~ a, (fig.) to be
allergic to.
alérgico -ca adj. allergic.
alero s.m. 1. eaves. 2. mudguard. 3. DEP. wing.
alerón s.m. aileron.
alerta adv. 1. alertly, watchfully. adj. 2. alert,
watchful. interj. 3. look out!, careful! 4. estar ~,
to be on the alert.
alertado -da p.p. 1. de alertar. adj. 2. alerted.
alertamente adv. alertly.
alertar v.t. 1. to alert, to put on one’s guard.
v.pron. 2. to suspect.
aleta s.f. 1. fin . 2. flipper. 3. wing. 4. wing. 5.
blade.
aletargar v.t. 1. to make lethargic. v.pron. 2. to
feel lethargic.
aletazo s.m. 1. wingbeat. 2. flick.
aletear v.i. 1. to flap its wings. 2. to move its fins.
aleteo s.m. 1. flapping. 2. flicking. 3. beating.
alevín s.m. 1. small fish, fry . 2. beginner.
alevosía s.f. 1. treachery. 2. caution.
alevoso -sa o aleve adj. 1. treacherous. s.m. y
f. 2. traitor.
alexia s.f. MED. alexia.