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aproximar v.t. 1. to bring closer. v.pron. 2. to
come closer.
aptitud s.f. aptitude, ability.
apto -ta adj. 1. apt, fit. 2. able, competent.
apuesta s.f. apuesto.
apuestamente adv. smartly, attractively.
apuesto -ta adj. 1. good-looking. s.f. 2. bet.
apunarse v.pron. (Am.) to get altitude sickness/
mountain sickness.
apuntador -ra s.m. y f. prompter.
apuntalamiento s.m. propping, underpinning.
apuntalar v.t. to prop up, to underpin.
apuntar v.t. 1. to aim. 2. to point at. 3. to note
down. 4. to suggest. 5. to sketch. 6. to mend,
to stitch loosely. 7. to enter. 8. to sharpen. v.i.
9. to peep through, to begin to show. 10. to
break. v.pron. 11. to get sour. 12. to get tight.
apunte s.m. 1. note. 2. entry. 3. prompter.
apuñalar v.t. to knife, to stab.
apuñalear v.t. (Am.) to knife, to stab.
apuradamente adv. with difficulty.
apurado -da p.p. 1. de apurar. adj. 2. in a hurry.
apurar v.t. 1. to finish up. 2. to force; to
rush.v.pron. 3. (Am.) to hurry. 4. to worry, to
fret.
apuro s.m. difficulty, jam.
aquejar v.t. 1. to afflict. 2. to distress, to grieve.
aquel s.m. attraction.
aquel -lla adj. 1. that, that... over there. pl. 2.
aquellos, -llas, those.
aquél -lla pron. 1. that one. pl. 2. aquéllos,
-llas, those ones.
aquelarre s.m. witches’ sabbath.
aquí adv. 1. here. 2. now. 3. at this point.4. ~ y
allí, here and there.
aquiescencia s.f. acquiescence.
aquiescente adj. acquiescent.
aquietar v.t. y pron. to calm, to soothe.
aquilatar v.t. 1. to appraise, to assay. 2. to weigh
up, to test. 3. to improve.
árabe adj. 1. Arab. s.m. y f. 2. Arabic, lengua. 3.
Arabian. s.m. 4. Arabic , idioma. 5. Arab.
arábigo -ga o arábico, -ca adj. 1. Arabic. s.m.
2. Arabic.
arabismo s.m. Arabism.
arabista s.m. y f. Arabist.
arabizar v.t. to Arabize.
arable adj. (Am.) arable.
arácnido -da adj. ZOOL. arachnid, arachnidan.
arada s.f. AGR. (brit.) ploughing; (EEUU)
plowing.
arado -da p.p. 1. de arar. s.m. 2. (brit.) plough;
(EEUU) plow.
aragonés -sa adj. /s.m. y f. Aragonese.
arancel s.m. customs tariff, duty.
arancelario -ria adj. tariff.
arándano s.m. BOT. bilberry, whortleberry.
arandela s.f. MEC. washer.
arandillo s.m. ZOOL. marsh warbler.
araña s.f. 1. ZOOL. spider. 2. chandelier. 3. BOT.
love-in-the-mist. 4. resourceful person. 5. ~ de
mar, ZOOL. spider crab.
arañar v.t. y pron. 1. to scratch. v.t. 2. to scrape
together. 3. to scratch.
arañazo s.m. scratch.
arar v.t. 1. AGR. (brit.) to plough; (EEUU) to
plow. 2. to crumple, to wrinkle.
arbitraje s.m. 1. arbitration. 2. DEP. refereeing,
umpiring.
arbitramento o arbitramiento s.m. arbitration.
arbitrar v.t. 1. to arbitrate. 2. to allot, to assign.
v.t. e i. 3. DEP. to referee, to umpire.
arbitrariamente adv. arbitrarily.
arbitrariedad s.f. arbitrariness, arbitrary act.
arbitrario -ria adj. arbitrary.
arbitrio s.m. 1. will, free will. pl. 2. municipal taxes.
arbitrista s.m. y f. utopic planner or schemer,
idealist.
árbitro s.m. 1. DEP. referee, umpire. 2.
arbitrator.
árbol s.m. 1. BOT. tree. 2. MEC. axle. 3. MAR.
mast.
arboladura s.f. MAR. masting, mast and yards.
arboleda s.f. grove, wooded land.
arboledo s.m. woodland.
arbolista s.m. arborist.
arbollón s.m. sewer, drain.
arborecer v.i. to grow into a tree.
arbóreo -a adj. BOT. arboreal.
arbusto s.m. shrub, bush.
arca s.f. 1. chest. pl. 2. cofres. 3. ~ de agua,
water tank. 4. ~ de la alianza, REL. Ark of the
Covenant. 5. el ~ de Noé, Noah’s Ark.
arcabucero s.m. HIST. harquebusier.
arcabuz s.m. harquebus.
arcada s.f. 1. retch, heave. 2. ARQ. arcade.
arcaduz s.m. pipe, conduit.
arcaico -ca adj. archaic.
arcaísmo -ma s.m. archaism.
arcaizar v.t. to archaize.
arcángel s.m. REL. archangel.
arcano -na adj. 1. arcane. s.m. 2. arcanum.
arce s.m. BOT. maple tree.
arcediano s.m. REL. archdeacon.
arcén s.m. 1. hard shoulder. 2. curbstone.
archicofradía s.f. REL. brotherhood.
archidiócesis s.f. archdiocese.
archiducal adj. archducal.
archiduque s.m. archduke.
archiduquesa s.f. archduchess.
archiducado s.m. archduchy, archdukedom.
archimandita s.m. archimandrite.
archipiélago s.m. GEOG. archipelago.
archivador s.m. 1. filing cabinet. 2. box file.
archivador -ra adj. 1. filing. s.m. y f. 2. archivist.
3. filing clerk. s.f. 4. school notebook.
archivar v.t. 1. to file. 2. to shelve.
archivero -ra s.m. y f. archivist.
archivo s.m. 1. archives, records. 2. INF. file.
arcilla s.f. clay.
arcilloso -sa adj. clayey, clay-like.
arcipreste s.m. REL. archpriest.
arciprestazgo s.m. archpriesthood.
arco s.m. 1. DEP., MIL. y MÚS. bow. 2. GEOM.
arc. 3. ARQ. arch. 4. DEP. goal.
arder v.i. 1. to burn. 2. to glow. 3. to burn, arder
con alguna pasión o similar.
ardid s.m. stratagem, trick, artifice.
ardiente adj. 1. burning. 2. glowing, shining. 3.
ardent, burning.
ardientemente adv. ardently, passionately,
fervently.
ardilla s.f. ZOOL. squirrel.
ardor s.m. 1. warmth. 2. MED. burning
sensation. 3. (fig.) ardour, eagerness, zeal.
ardoroso -sa adj. ardent.
arduamente adv. arduously.
arduo -dua adj. ardous, hard, difficult.
área s.f. 1. GEOM. area. 2. area. 3. area.
arena s.f. 1. sand. 2. bullring. 3. (fig.) arena.
arenero s.m. sandbox.
arenga s.f. harangue, speech, address.
arenilla s.f. MED. gravel.
arenisca s.f. sandstorm.
arenisco -ca adj. sandy.
arenoso -sa adj. sandy.
arenque s.m. ZOOL. herring.
areola o aréola s.f. areola.
areómetro s.m. MEC. hydrometer.
areópago s.m. Aeropagus.
arete s.m. earring.
argamasa s.f. mortar.
Argelia s.f. Algeria.
argelino -na adj. /s.m. y f. Algerian.
argénteo -tea adj. silvery, silver-white.
argentería s.f. embroidery in gold or silver.
Argentina s.f. Argentina.
argentino -na adj. /s.m. y f. Argentinian.
argentinismo s.m. Argentinism.
argolla s.f. shackles.
argón s.m. QUÍM. argon.
argot s.m. slang, jargon.
argucia s.f. sophistry, subtlety.
argüir v.i. 1. to argue. v.t. 2. to reproach, to
accuse. 3. to deduce, to infer.
argumentación s.f. argumentation.
argumentar v.t. to argue, to reason.
argumento s.m. 1. argument. 2. plot.
aria s.f. MÚS. aria.
aridez s.f. aridity, aridness.
árido -da adj. 1. arid, dry. 2. (fig.) dull, dry.
Aries s.m. ASTR. Aries.
ariete s.m. 1. HIST. battering ram. 2. DEP. centre
forward.
ario -ria adj. Aryan.
arisco -ca adj. unsociable, surly.
arista s.f. 1. edge. 2. GEOM. edge.
aristocracia s.f. aristocracy.
aristócrata s.m. y f. aristocrat.
aristocrático -ca adj. aristocratic.
aristotélico -ca adj. / s.m. y f. Aristotelian.
aristotelismo s.m. FIL. Aristotelianism.
aritmética s.f. arithmetic.
aritmético -ca adj. 1. arithmetic, arithmetical.
s.m. y f. 2. arithmetician.
aritmómetro s.m. TEC. arithmometer,
calculating machine.
arlequín s.m. harlequin.
arlequinado -da adj. party-coloured.
arma s.f. 1. arm, weapon. 2. MIL. arm. pl. 3.
MIL. armed forces. 4. weapon.5. ~ blanca,
bladed weapon, sharp instrument. 6. ~ de
fuego, firearm.
armada s.f. MAR. 1. navy, naval forces. 2. fleet.
armadía s.f. raft, float.
armadillo s.m. ZOOL. armadillo.
armado -da p.p. 1. de armar. adj. 2. armed.
armador -ra s.m. y f. MAR. 1. shipowner. 2.
shipbuilder.
armadura s.f. 1. HIST. armour. 2. frame.
armamento s.m. weaponry, armaments.
armar v.t. 1. to arm, to provide with arms. 2. to
prime. 3. to assemble. 4. to fit out, to equip. 5.
to make, to cause.
armario s.m. wardrobe, cabinet, cupboard
(EEUU), closet.
armatoste s.m. contraption.
armazón s.m. frame, framework, skeleton.
armella s.f. eyebolt.
armenio -nia adj. Armenian.
armería s.f. 1. gunsmith’s shop. 2. MIL. armoury.
armero -ra s.m. y f. gunsmith.
armiño s.m. ZOOL. ermine.
armisticio s.m. armistice.
armónicamente adv. harmonically.
armonio s.m. harmonium.
armoniosamente adv. harmoniously.
armonioso -sa adj. harmonious.
armonizable adj. harmonizable.
armonización s.f. harmonization.
armonizar v.t. e i. to harmonize.
ARN s.m. RNA.
árnica s.f. BOT. arnica.
aro s.m. 1. hoop. 2. (Am.) ring, wedding ring.
3. BOT. arum. 4. entrar por el ~, to knuckle
under.
aroma s.m. 1. scent, aroma. 2. bouquet.
aromático -ca adj. aromatic.
aromatizante adj. y s.m. GAST. flavouring.
aromatizar v.t. to perfume, to scent.
arpa s.f. 1. MÚS. harp. 2. tocar el ~, (Am.) to