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almohadillar v.t. to pad.
almohadón s.m. pillowcase, pillowslip.
almóndiga o almondiguilla s.f. meatball.
almoneda s.f. 1. auction. 2. sale.
almorrana s.f. MED. piles, haemorrhoids.
almorzar v.i. 1. to have lunch. v.t. 2. to have for
lunch.
almuecín o almuédano s.m. REL. muezzin.
almuerzo s.m. 1. lunch. 2. breakfast.
¡aló! interj. (Am.) hello!.
alocado -da adj. 1. mad, crazy. 2. irresponsible.
alocución s.f. allocution.
áloe , aloe o aloes s.m. 1. BOT. aloe. 2. MED.
aloes.
alojado -da adj. 1. housed. 2. (Am.) guest,
lodger.
alojamiento s.m. 1. lodgings, accommodation. 2.
MIL. billeting. 3. billet, quarters.
alojar v.t. 1. to lodge, to accommodate. 2. MIL.
to quarter, to billet. v.pron. 3. to lodge, to be
accommodated. 4. MIL. to be billeted, to be
quartered. 5. to lodge.
alondra s.f. ZOOL. lark.
alopecia s.f. MED. alopecia.
alpaca s.f. alpaca.
alpargata s.f. espadrille.
alpargatería s.f. 1. espadrille factory. 2. shoe
shop selling espadrilles.
alpestre adj. 1. Alpine. 2. wild.
alpinismo s.m. climbing, mountaineering.
alpinista s.m. y f. climber, mountaineer.
alpino adj. Alpine.
alpiste s.m. 1. BOT. canary grass. 2. birdseed.
alquería s.f. 1. farm. 2. farmstead.
alquilable adj. rentable, for rent.
alquilar v.t. 1. to rent. 2. to hire. 3. to charter.
alquiler s.m. 1. renting, hiring. 2. rent, hire
charge. 3. de ~, for rent. 4. pagar el ~, to pay
the rent.
alquimia s.f. alchemy.
alquímico -ca adj. alchemic.
alquimista s.m. y f. alchemist.
alquitrán s.m. 1. tar. 2. ~ mineral, coal tar.
alrededor adv. 1. around, round, about. 2. about,
around. s.m. pl. 3. surroundings.
alta s.f. 1. enrollment. 2. MED. discharge. 3.
dar de ~, to discharge. 4. darse de ~, MIL.
to enrol.
altamente adv. highly, extremely.
altanería s.f. 1. height. 2. pride. 3. falconry.
altanero -ra adj. 1. arrogant, haughty. 2. proud.
altar s.m. 1. REL. altar. 2. ~ mayor, high altar.
altavoz s.m. speaker, loudspeaker.
alterabilidad s.f. changeability.
alterable adj. changeable.
alteración s.f. 1. alteration. 2. MED.
deterioration. 3. dispute, quarrel.
alteradizo -za adj. changeable.
alterante adj. changing.
alterar v.t. y pron. 1. to change, to alter. 2. to
adulterate, to spoil. 3. to change for the worse
. 4. to upset, to disturb.
altercado s.m. altercation, quarrel, row.
altercador -ra adj. 1. argumentative. s.m. y f. 2.
argumentative person.
altercante adj. argumentative, captious.
altercar v.i. to argue, to quarrel.
alter ego s.m. alter ego.
alternación s.f. alternation.
alternadamente adv. alternately.
alternado -da adj. alternate.
alternador s.m. ELEC. alternator.
alternancia s.f. alternation.
alternante adj. alternating.
alternar v.t. 1. to alternate. v.i. 2. to alternate. 3.
to take turns, to change. 4. to vary. 5. to mix,
to associate, to go around. v.pron. 6. to take
turns.
alternativa s.f. 1. alternation. 2. alternative,
option. 3. shift work. 4. AGR. rotation.
alternativamente adv. alternately.
alternativo -va adj. alternating.
alterno -na adj. 1. alternating. 2. BOT. alternate.
alteza s.f. 1. height. 2. sublimity. 3. Highness.
altibajos s.m. pl. 1. bumps, ups and downs. 2.
(fig.) ups and downs.
altillo s.m. 1. hill. 2. boot. 3. (Am.) attic.
altímetro s.m. altimeter.
altipampa s.f. high plateau.
altiplanicie s.f. high plateau.
altísimo -ma adj. 1. very high. 2. the Almighty.
altisonante o altísono adj. high-sounding,
pompous.
altitud s.f. altitude, height.
altivamente adv. arrogantly, haughtily.
altivecer v.t. to be haughty.
altivez o altiveza s.f. arrogance, haughtiness.
altivo -va adj. arrogant, haughty.
alto -ta adj. 1. tall. 2. high, tall. 3. high. 4. upper.
5. high. 6. loud. 7. late. 8. MÚS. sharp. 9.
MÚS. alto. 10. difficult. 11. deep, profound. 12.
noble. s.m. 13. height. adv. 14. high up. 15.
loud, loudly.
altoparlante s.m. (Am.) loudspeaker.
altozano s.m. 1. hillock . 2. (Am.) parvis.
altramuz s.m. lupin.
altruismo s.m. altruism.
altruista adj. 1. altruistic. s.m. y f. 2. altruist.
altura s.f. 1. height, altitude. 2. height. 3. MAT.
height. 4. GEOG. latitude. 5. summit. pl. 6.
heaven .
alubia s.f. bean.
alucinación s.f. hallucination.
alucinadamente adv. (fam.) amazingly,
incredibly.
alucinado -da adj. amazed.
alucinador -ra adj. hallucinatory.
alucinamiento s.m. hallucination.
alucinante adj. 1. hallucinatory. 2. (fam.)
amazing, incredible.
alucinar v.t. 1. to hallucinate. 2. to deceive. 3.
(fam.) to be amazed. v.pron. 4. to delude
oneself.
alucinógeno s.m. 1. hallucinogen. adj. 2.
hallucinogenic.
alud s.m. avalanche.
aludir v.i. to allude.
alumbrado -da adj. 1. lit up, lighted. 2. (fam.)
tipsy. s.m. y f. 3. REL. illuminist. s.m. 4.
lighting.
alumbrar v.i. 1. to shed light. v.t. 2. to illuminate,
to light. 3. to give light. 4. to restore the sight
of. 5. to teach. 6. to give birth. 7. to hit. v.pron.
8. (fam.) to get sloshed.
alúmina s.f. QUÍM. alumina.
aluminio s.m. aluminium.
alumnado s.m. student body.
alumno -na s.m. y f. 1. pupil. 2. student.
alunizar v.i. to land on the moon.
alusión s.f. allusion, reference.
aluvial adj. alluvial.
aluvión s.m. flood.
alveolado adj. honeycombed.
alveolar adj. alveolar.
alvéolo o alveolo s.m. 1. cell. 2. ANAT. alveolus.
alverja s.f. (Am.) pea.
alza s.f. 1. price rise. 2. MIL. sight. 3. sluice
gate. 4. en ~, rising. 5. estar en ~, to rise.
alzacuello s.m. collar, (fam.) dog collar.
alzada s.f. 1. height. 2. summer grazing.
alzado -da adj. 1. fixed. 2. fraudulent. 3. (Am.)
insolent. 4. (Am.) on heat.
alzamiento s.m. 1. lifting, raising. 2. bid. 3.
rebellion, revolt. 4. rise, increase.
alzar v.t. 1. to raise, to lift. 2. to steal, to lift. 3.
to gather in. 4. to gather. v.t. e i. 5. REL. to
elevate. v.pron. 6. POL. to revolt, to rise. 7.
DER. to make an appeal. 8. to go fraudulently
bankrupt. 9. to stick out.
ama s.f. 1. owner of the house. 2. lady of the
house. 3. owner. 4. mistress. 5. housekeeper.
6. ~ de cría o de leche, wet nurse. 7. ~ de
llaves o de gobierno, housekeeper. 8. ~
seca, nurse.
amabilidad s.f. 1. kindness. 2. amiability.
amabilísimo -ma adj. very friendly.
amable adj. 1. kind, pleasant. 2. friendly, nice.
3. loveable.
amablemente adv. kindly.
amachinarse v.pron. (Am.) to live together.
amacho -cha adj. (Am.) strong, vigorous.
amado -da adj. 1. beloved. s.m. y f. 2. lover.
amadrinar v.t. 1. to yoke. 2. to sponsor.
amaestrar v.t. 1. to train. 2. to teach.
amagar v.t. 1. to threaten . 2. to show signs. 3.
MED. to show the first signs. 4. DEP. to feint.
v.pron. 5. to hide away.
amago s.m. 1. first signs, symptom. 2. threat. 3.
DEP. feint.
amainar v.t. 1. MAR. to take in. v.i. 2. to slacken,
to drop. 3. (fig.) to moderate, to ease off.
amaine s.m. 1. MAR. taking in. 2. slackening. 3.
calming down, abating.
amalgama s.f. amalgam.
amalgamación s.f. amalgamation.
amalgamador -ra s.m. y f. amalgamator.
amalgamamiento s.m. amalgamation.
amalgamar v.t. y pron. to amalgamate.
amamantar v.t. to suckle, to breast-feed.
amancebamiento s.m. living together.
amancebarse v.pron. to live together.
amanecer s.m. 1. dawn, daybreak. v.i. 2. to
dawn, to get light. 3. to appear. 4. to find
oneself at dawn.
amanecida s.f. dawn, daybreak.
amaneradamente adv. affectedly.
amanerado -da adj. affected, mannered.
amaneramiento s.m. affectation.
amanerarse v.pron. to become affected.
amanita s.f. BOT. amanito.
amansar v.t. 1. to tame. 2. to calm. v.pron. 3. to
calm down.
amante adj. 1. loving. s.m. y f. 2. lover. s. pl. 3.
lovers.
amanuense s.m. scribe.
amañar v.t. 1. to do skilfully. v.pron. 2. to be
skilful, to be expert.
amapola s.f. BOT. poppy.
amar v.t. to love.
amaranto s.m. BOT. amaranth.
amaraje s.m. landing.
amarar v.i. to land on the sea.
amargamente adv. bitterly.
amargar v.t. 1. to sour, to make bitter. 2. to
embitter. 3. to spoil. 4. to grieve. v.i. 5. to
taste bitter. v.pron. 6. to become bitter. 7. to
embitter, to become embittered.
amargo -ga adj. 1. bitter, sour. 2. (fig.) bitter.
3. harsh, unpleasant. s.m. 4. bitterness. 5.
bitters.
amargor s.m. bitterness.
amargosamente adv. bitterly.
amargoso -sa adj. bitter.
amargura s.f. 1. bitterness. 2. grief, distress.
amarillear v.i. to go yellow, to turn yellow.
amarillecer v.i. to go o turn yellow.
amarillento -ta adj. 1. yellowish. 2. sallow.
amarillejo adj. 1. yellowish. 2. sallow.
amarilleo s.m. yellowing.
amarillez s.f. 1. yellowness. 2. sallowness.
amarillismo s.m. sensationalism.