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amarillo -lla adj. 1. yellow. s.m. 2. yellow.
amarilloso -sa adj. yellowish.
amariposado -da adj. effeminate, camp.
amarra s.f. 1. MAR. cable, mooring line. 2.
martingale. pl. 3. influence, connections.
amarradero s.m. 1. MAR. bollard. 2. mooring. 3.
mooring ring.
amarrado -da adj. tied.
amarraje s.m. mooring charge.
amarrar v.t. 1. MAR. to moor, to tie up. 2. to
fasten.
amarre s.m. MAR. mooring.
amartelar v.t. 1. to make jealous. 2. to make fall
in love. v.pron. 3. to fall in love.
amartillar v.t. 1. to hammer. 2. to cock.
amasado -da adj. doughy.
amasar v.t. 1. to knead. 2. to mix. 3. to amass.
amasijo s.m. 1. kneading . 2. mixture. 3. job,
task. 4. plot.
amateur adj. /s.m. y f. amateur.
amatista s.f. amethyst.
amatorio -ria adj. love, (p.u.) amatory.
amazacotado -da adj. 1. heavy. 2. shapeless. 3.
out of proportion.
amazona s.f. 1. HIST. amazon. 2. rider,
horsewoman.
amazónico -ca o amazonio –nia adj. Amazon.
ambages s.m. pl. 1. andar/venir con ~, to beat
about the bush. 2. sin ~, straight.
ámbar s.m. amber.
ambarino -na adj. amber.
ambición s.f. ambition.
ambicionar v.t. to strive after, to pursue.
ambiciosamente adv. ambitiously.
ambicioso -sa adj. 1. ambitious. s.m. y f. 2.
ambitious person.
ambidextro -tra o ambidiestro, -tra adj.
ambidextrous.
ambientación s.f. 1. orientation. 2. atmosphere.
3. setting.
ambiental adj. environmental.
ambientar v.t. 1. to create an atmosphere .
2. to set . v.pron. 3. to adjust, to become
acclimatized.
ambiente adj. 1. ambient, surrounding. s.m.
2. atmosphere, air. 3. (fig.) atmosphere. 4.
medio ~, environment.
ambiguamente adv. ambiguously.
ambigüedad s.f. ambiguity.
ambiguo -gua adj. 1. ambiguous. 2. doubtful.
ámbito s.m. 1. ambit, field. 2. atmosphere.
ambliopía s.f. amblyopia.
ambos adj. pl. both.
ambrosía s.f. ambrosia.
ambulancia s.f. 1. ambulance. 2. field hospital.
3. ~ de correos, post-office coach.
ambular v.i. to wander around.
ambulante adj. 1. travelling. 2. strolling. 3.
walking.
ambulatorio -ria adj. 1. ambulatory. s.m. 2.
MED. clinic.
ameba o amiba s.f. ZOOL. amoeba.
amedrentar v.t. 1. to terrify, to scare. v.pron. 2. to
be terrified, to be scared.
amén s.m. 1. REL. amen. interj. 2. amen! 3. en
un ~, in a trice.
amenaza s.f. threat.
amenazador -ra adj. threatening.
amenazadoramente adv. threateningly.
amenazante adj. threatening.
amenazar v.t. 1. to threaten, to menace. v.t. e i.
2. to presage.
amenguamiento s.m. diminishing, lessening.
amenguar v.t. e i. 1. to reduce, to diminish. v.t. 2.
to dishonour.
amenidad s.f. pleasantness, amenability.
amenizar v.t. 1. to make more pleasant. 2. to
liven up. 3. to make more interesting.
ameno -na adj. 1. pleasant, nice. 2. entertaining.
3. charming.
amenorrea s.f. MED. amenorrhoea.
América s.f. 1. America. 2. Latin America.
americana s.f. jacket, coat.
americanismo s.m. Americanism.
americanista adj. / s.m. y f. Americanist.
americanización s.f. Americanization.
americanizar v.t. 1. to Americanize. v.pron. 2. to
become Americanized.
americano -na adj. / s.m. y f. American.
amerindio -dia adj. 1. Amerindian, Amerind.
s.m. y f. 2. Amerindian, Amerind.
ameritar v.t. (Am.) to deserve.
amerizaje s.m. landing.
amerizar v.i. to land on the sea.
ametralladora s.f. machine gun.
ametrallar v.t. to machine-gun.
amianto s.m. asbestos.
amigable adj. amicable, friendly.
amigablemente adv. amicably.
amigacho s.m. y f. chum, pal, mate.
amigar v.t. to make friends.
amigazo s.m. y f. great friend.
amígdala s.f. ANAT. tonsil.
amigdalitis s.m. tonsillitis.
amigo -ga adj. 1. friendly. 2. fond.. s.m. y f. 3.
friend. 4. boyfriend. 5. girlfriend.
amigote s.m. old mate, old friend.
amiguismo s.m. nepotism, old-boy network.
amilanado -da adj. frightened, scared.
amilanamiento s.m. fear.
amilanar v.t. 1. to scare, to frighten. v.pron. 2. to
be discouraged. 3. to be intimidated.
aminorar o minorar v.t. to diminish, to get
smaller.
amistad s.f. 1. friendship. pl. 2. friends.
amistar v.t. 1. to make friends. v.pron. 2. to make
it up. 3. to become friends.
amistosamente adv. amicably.
amistoso -sa adj. friendly, amicable.
amito s.m. REL. amice.
amnesia s.f. amnesia, loss of memory.
amnésico -ca adj. 1. amnesic. s.m. y f. 2.
amnesiac.
amniótico -ca adj. ANAT. amniotic.
amnistía s.f. amnesty.
amnistiar v.t. to amnesty, to give amnesty.
amo s.m. 1. master. 2. master of the house. 3.
owner. 4. head of the family. 5. foreman. 6.
boss. 7. ser el ~, to be the boss.
amodorrado -da adj. drowsy, sleepy.
amodorramiento s.m. drowsiness, sleepiness.
amodorrarse v.pron. 1. to get sleepy. 2. to go
to sleep.
amohinar v.t. 1. to annoy, to irritate. v.pron. 2. to
get annoyed.
amojamiento s.m. wizening, drying up.
amojamar v.t. 1. to dry and salt . v.pron. 2. to
become wizened .
amolar v.t. 1. to sharpen, to grind . 2. (fig.) to get
on someone’s nerves.
amoldamiento s.m. fitting, adaption, adjustment.
amoldar v.t. 1. to mould. 2. (fig.) to mould, to
shape. v.pron. 3. to adapt oneself .
amonedado -da adj. (Am.) rich.
amonedar v.t. to coin, to mint.
amonestación s.f. 1. warning. 2. reprimand,
rebuke. 3. piece of advice. 4. REL. marriage
banns.
amonestar v.t. 1. to warn. 2. to advise. 3. to
reprove, to admonish. 4. REL. to publish the
banns.
amoniacal adj. QUÍM. ammoniacal.
amoniaco s.m. 1. QUÍM. ammonia. adj. 2.
QUÍM. ammoniac.
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amontillado s.m. amontillado.
amontonadamente adv. in a pile, in a heap.
amontonador -ra adj. 1. heaping. s.f. 2. heaping
machine.
amontonamiento s.m. 1. piling, heaping. 2.
hoarding. 3. collection. 4. crowding.
amontonar v.t. 1. to pile up, to heap. 2. to bank
up. 3. to gather, to collect. 4. (Am.) to insult.
v.pron. 5. to pile up, to get piled up. 6. to drift.
7. to accumulate. 8. to crowd together.
amor s.m. 1. love. 2. devotion. 3. lover. 4. love.
5. ~ con ~ se paga, one good turn deserves
another. 6. ~ pasajero, passing fancy. 7. ~
propio, self-respect; self-esteem. 8. hacer el
~, to make love. 9. por el ~ de Dios, for God’s
sake; for the love of God.
amoral adj. amoral.
amoralidad s.f. amorality.
amoralismo s.m. amoralism.
amoratarse v.pron. 1. (Am.) to turn purple. 2. to
get bruised.
amorcillo s.m. 1. flirtation. 2. Cupid.
amordazamiento s.m. 1. gagging. 2. muzzling.
3. (fig.) silencing.
amordazar v.t. 1. to gag. 2. to muzzle. 3. (fig.)
to silence.
amorfo -fa adj. amorphous.
amoroso -sa adj. 1. loving, affectionate, tender.
2. (fig.) workable. 3. (fig.) MET. malleable.
4. (fig.) mild. 5. en tono ~, in an affectionate
tone.
amortajar v.t. to shroud.
amortiguación s.f. 1. deadening, muffling. 2.
subduing, dimming. 3. damping. 4. toning
down.
amortiguador s.m. 1. MEC. shock-absorber. 2.
buffer. 3. ELEC. damper. 4. dimmer. adj. 5.
muffling, deadening.
amortiguar v.t. 1. to deaden, to muffle. 2. to dim,
to subdue. 3. to cushion. 4. to absorb. 5. to
soften, to tone down . 6. ELEC. to dampen.
v.pron. 7. (Am.) to wither. 8. to get depressed.
amortizable adj. redeemable.
amortización s.f. 1. DER. amortization. 2.
redemption. 3. abolition.
amortizar v.t. 1. DER. to amortize. 2. to redeem.
3. to pay off, to repay.
amoscarse v.pron. (fam.) to get cross, to get
angry.
amostazar v.t. 1. to make cross, to make angry.
v.pron. 2. to get cross, to get angry. 3. (Am.) to
blush. 4. (Am.) to get embarrassed.
amotinado -da s.m. y f. 1. MIL. mutineer. 2.
rebel. adj. 3. mutinous. 4. rebellious.
amotinador -ra adj. amotinado.
amotinamiento s.m. 1. riot. 2. POL. uprising,
insurrection. 3. MIL. mutiny.
amotinar v.t. 1. to stir up, to incite a mutiny .
v.pron. 2. to riot. 3. POL. to rise up, to revolt.
4. to mutiny.
amover v.t. to dismiss, to remove.
amparar v.t. 1. to protect. 2. to shelter. 3. to help.
v.pron. 4. to seek protection. 5. to seek help.
6. to protect oneself. 7. to defend oneself.
amperaje s.m. ELEC. amperage.
amperímetro s.m. ELEC. ammeter.
amperio s.m. ELEC. ampere, amp.
ampliable adj. which can be enlarged,
enlargeable.
ampliación s.f. 1. extension, enlargement. 2.
enlargement. 3. expansion. 4. amplification.
ampliadora s.f. enlarger.
ampliar v.t. 1. to enlarge, to extend. 2. to
enlarge. 3. to amplify.
amplificación s.f. 1. amplification. 2. (Am.)
enlargement.
amplificador s.m. ELEC. amplifier.