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alfa s.f. 1. alpha. 2. partículas ~, FÍS. alpha
particles. 3. rayos ~, FÍS. alpha rays.
alfabéticamente adv. alphabetically.
alfabético -ca adj. alphabetical.
alfabetizado -da adj. literate.
alfabetizar v.t. 1. to put in alphabetical order. 2.
to teach to read and write.
alfabeto s.m. alphabet.
alfaguara s.f. spring.
alfalfa s.f. BOT. alfalf.
alfanje s.m. 1. swordfish. 2. cutlass.
alfarería s.f. 1. pottery. 2. pottery shop. 3. pottery
workshop.
alfarero s.m. potter.
alfarje s.m. oil-stone.
alféizar s.m. ARQ. sill, ledge.
alfeñique s.m. weakling.
alférez s.m. 1. standard bearer. 2. subaltern. 3. ~
de fragata, midshipman. 4. ~ de
navío, sub-lieutenant.
alfil s.m. bishop.
alfiler s.m. 1. pin . 2. brooch, pin. pl. 3. pin
money. 4. estar prendido con alfileres, to
be wobbly.
alfiletero s.m. pin case.
alfombra s.f. 1. carpet. 2. rug, mat.
alfombrado -da adj. p.p. 1. de alfombrar. s.m.
2. carpeting.
alfombrar v.t. to carpet.
alfombrilla s.f. rug, mat.
alforja s.f. 1. saddlebag. 2. provisions.
alga s.f. 1. weed. 2. seaweed. 3. BOT. alga.
algarabía s.f. 1. Arabic. 2. gibberish,
gobbledygook. 3. racke. 4. BOT. broom.
algarada s.f. uproar, din.
algarroba s.f. 1. BOT. vetch. 2. vetch seed. 3.
carob bean.
algarrobal s.m. 1. vetch plantation. 2. carob tree
plantation.
algarrobilla s.f. 1. alga. 2. vetch .
algarrobo s.m. carob tree.
álgebra s.f. MAT. algebra.
algebraico -ca adj. algebraic.
algebrista s.m. y f. algebraist.
algidez s.f. MED. algidity.
álgido -da adj. 1. cold, icy; (p.u.) algid. 2. punto
~, critical moment.
algo pron. indef. 1. something. 2. anything. adv.
3. rather, quite, somewhat.4. ~ es ~, it’s better
than nothing. 5. tomar ~, to have a drink.
algodón s.m. 1. cotton. 2. BOT. cotton plant. 3.
MED. swab. 4. ~ hidrófilo, cotton wool. 5. ~
pólvora, guncotton.
algodonal s.m. cotton plantation.
algodonar v.t. to pack with cotton wool.
algodoncillo s.m. BOT. milkweed.
algodonero -ra adj. 1. cotton. s.m. y f. 2. cotton
dealer. 3. cotton worker. s.m. 4 .BOT. cotton
plant.
algodonoso -sa adj. cottony.
algoritmo s.m. MAT. algorism.
alguacil o aguacil s.m. DER. bailiff.
alguacilillo s.m. alguazil.
alguien pron. indef. 1. someone, somebody. 2.
anyone, anybody. 3. ser ~, to be someone.
algún adj.1. any, some.2. ~ tanto, a bit; a little.
alguno -na adj. 1. some. 2. any. 3. a few. indef.
4. one. 5. some. 6. someone, somebody. 7. ~
que otro, a few; one or two.
alhaja s.f. 1. jewel. 2. decoration. 3. (fig.)
treasure, jewel. 4. (fig.) treasure.
alhajado -da adj. rich, wealthy.
alhajar v.t. 1. to furnish. 2. to adorn with jewels.
alharaca s.f. fuss.
alhelí o alelí s.m. 1. BOT. wallflower. 2. ~ de
Mahón, Virginia stock.
alhóndiga s.f. corn exchange.
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aliado -da adj. 1. allied. s.m. y f. 2. ally.
alianza s.f. 1. alliance. 2. engagement ring.
aliar v.t. 1. to ally. v.pron. 2. to form an alliance.
alias adv. 1. alias. s.m. 2. alias.
alicaído -da adj. 1. weak. 2. sad. 3. depressed.
4. drooping.
alicatar v.t. to tile.
alicates s.m. pl. pliers.
aliciente s.m. 1. incentive, inducement. 2. spur,
stimulus. 3. attraction.
alícuota adj. aliquot.
alienable adj. alienable.
alienación s.f. alienation.
alienado -da adj. 1. insane, demented. s.m. y
f. 2. lunatic.
alienar v.t. to 1. alienate. v.pron. 2. to become
alienated.
alienígena adj. /s.m. y f. alien.
alienismo s.m. alienism.
aliento s.m. 1. breath. 2. breathing. 3. courage,
bravery. 4. encouragement. 5. de un ~, in one
breath. 6. mal ~,bad breath.
aligeramiento s.m. 1. lightening. 2. alleviation.
aligerar v.t. y pron. 1. to lighten. v.t. 2. to
quicken. 3. to put back, to defer.
alijo s.m. 1. unloading. 2. contraband. 3. un ~ de
drogas, a consignment of drugs.
alimaña s.f. vermin, pest.
alimentación s.f. 1. food. 2. feeding. 3. TEC.
feed.
alimentante adj. nourishing.
alimentar v.t. y pron. 1. to feed. v.t. 2. to supply.
3. TEC. to feed. 4. to feed. 5. to maintain, to
support.
alimenticio -cia adj. 1. nourishing. 2. food.
alimento s.m. 1. food. 2. (fig.) food. 3.
encouragement. 4. fuel. pl. 5. DER. alimony.
alimoche s.m. ZOOL. African vulture.
alimón (al) adv. together.
alineación s.f. 1. TEC. alignment. 2. DEP. line-
up.
alineado -da adj. aligned.
alinear v.t. 1. to align, to line up. 2. MIL. to form.
v.pron. 3. to line up. 4. MIL. to fall in.
aliñar v.t. 1. to decorate, to adorn. 2. to govern.
3. to administer. 4. to season. 5. to dress. 6.
(Am.) to set.
aliño s.m. 1. adornment. 2. preparation. 3.
seasoning. 4. dressing.
alioli s.m. garlic and oil vinaigrette.
alisar v.t. 1. to smooth. 2. to smooth. v.pron. 3. to
smooth down. s.m. 4. alder grove.
aliseda alisal o alisar s.f. alder grove.
alisios adj. pl. 1. trade.m. pl. 2. trade winds.
aliso s.m. alder.
alistado -da adj. 1. MIL. enlisted. 2. enrolled.
alistamiento s.m. 1. MIL. enlistment. 2.
enrollment.
alistar v.t. 1. to put on a list. 2. MIL. to recruit,
to enlist. 3. to prepare. 4. to take up. v.i. 5. to
wake up, to liven up. v.pron. 6. MIL. to join up,
to enlist. 7. to enrol. 8. (Am.) to get ready.
aliteración s.f. alliteration.
aliviadero s.m. overflow channel.
aliviar v.t. 1. MED. to alleviate, to relieve. 2. to
lighten. 3. to quicken. 4. to help. v.pron. 5. to
diminish. 6. to get better, to improve.
alivio s.m. 1. relief 2. lightening. 3. MED. relief.
aljaba s.f. quiver.
aljibe s.m. 1. tank, cistern. 2. MAR. tanker.
aljofaina s.f. washbasin.
aljófar s.m. pearl.
allá adv. 1. there, over there. 2. long ago, back.3.
en el más ~, in the beyond. 4. más ~, further
on. 5. más ~ de, beyond. 6. por ~, there or
thereabouts.
allanamiento s.m. 1. levelling, flattening. 2. DER.
submission. 3. ~ de morada, housebreaking.
allanar v.t. 1. to level, to flatten. 2. to overcome.
3. to pacify. 4. to burgle, to break into. v.pron.
5. to submit, to agree.
allegado -da adj. 1. immediate. s.m. y f. 2.
relative, relation. 3. supporter.
allegamiento s.m. gathering, collecting.
allegar v.t. 1. to gather, to collect. 2. to add. v.i. 3.
to arrive. v.pron. 4. to agree.
allende adv. 1. over there. 2. beyond. 3. besides.
allí adv. 1. there, over there. 2. then. 3. ~ dentro,
in there. 4. por ~, that way.
alma s.f. 1. soul. 2. spirit, heart. 3. soul, person.
4. crux, heart. 5. scaffold pole. 6. (fig.) heart
and soul, lifeblood. 7. MÚS. sound post. 8.
hollow. 9. ~ de cántaro, insensitive person.
10. ~ de Dios, good soul. 11. doler el ~, to
be weary. 12. encomendar el ~, to commend
one’s soul to God. 13. entregar el ~, to pass
away. 14. estar con el ~ en un hilo, to have
one’s heart in one’s mouth.
almacén s.m. 1. warehouse. 2. store, department
store. 3. MEC., MIL. magazine.
almacenaje s.m. 1. storage. 2. storage charges,
storage fee.
almacenamiento s.m. storage.
almacenar v.t. 1. to store, to put into store. 2. to
collect, to keep.
almacenero -ra s.m. warehouseman
almacenista s.m. y f. warehouse owner.
almácigo s.m. 1. BOT. mastic tree. 2. nursery.
almadraba s.f. 1. tunny net. 2. tunny-fishing
ground.
almadreña o madreña s.f. clog.
almanaque s.m. almanac.
almazara s.f. oil mill.
almeja s.f. clam.
almena s.f. battlements.
almenado -da adj. battlemented.
almenar v.t. to construct battlements.
almenara s.f. 1. beacon. 2. candelabra,
chandelier.
almendra s.f. 1. BOT. almond. 2. pebble. 3. cut-
glass drop. 4. ~ amarga, bitter almond. 5. ~
dulce, sweet almond.
almendrada s.f. almond milk shake.
almendrado -da adj. 1. almond-shaped. s.m. 2.
macaroon.
almendral s.m. almond orchard.
almendrero s.m. BOT. almond tree.
almendrilla s.f. gravel.
almendro s.m. almond tree.
almendruco s.m. green almond.
almete s.m. helmet.
almiar s.m. AGR. haystack.
almíbar s.m. 1. syrup. 2. estar hecho un ~, to
be as sweet as pie.
almibarado -da adj. syrupy.
almibarar v.t. 1. to cover with syrup. 2. to use
sweet words.
almidón s.m. starch.
almidonado -da adj. starched.
almidonar v.t. to starch.
almimbar s.m. mimbar, minbar.
alminar s.m. minaret.
almiranta s.f. MAR. vice-admiral’s ship.
almirantazgo s.m. admiralty.
almirante s.m. MIL. admiral.
almirez s.m. mortar.
almizcle s.m. musk.
almizcleño -ña adj. musky.
almohada s.f. 1. pillow. 2. cushion. 3. consultar
con la ~, to sleep on it.
almohadazo s.m. blow with a cushion.
almohadilla s.f. 1. small cushion. 2. cushion. 3.
hardness pad.
almohadillado -da adj. padded.