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atormentadamente adv. tormentedly,
distressedly.
atormentar v.t. 1. to torment; atormentar. 2. to
pester, bother; molestar continuamente: deja
de atormentarme y vete = stop pestering me
and go away.
atornillador s.m. screwdriver.
atornillamiento s.m. screwing.
atornillar v.t. to screw down, to screw on.
atorrante adj. 1. (fam.) tiresome, tedious. 2.
(Am.) lazy.
atortolar v.t. 1. to shake up, to confuse. v.pron.
2. to fall in love.
atosigamiento s.m. urging, pressing.
atosigar v.t. 1. to poison. 2. (fig.) to press, to
rush. v.pron. 3. to get flustered.
atrabiliario -ria adj. cranky, peevish.
atracada s.f. MAR. docking, berthing.
atracadero s.m. pier, dock.
atracador -ra s.m. y f. 1. robber. 2. mugger.
atracar v.t. 1. to hold up; banco. 2. to mug;
persona. v.pron. 3. to gorge oneself; con
comida. v.t. e i. 4. MAR. to moor.
atracción s.f. attraction.
atraco s.m. 1. robbery, hold-up. 2. mugging.
atracón s.m. overeating, gorging, blow-out.
atractivo -va adj. 1. attractive. s.m. 2.
attractiveness, attraction.
atraer v.t. to attract, to draw.
atragantarse v.pron. 1. to choke. 2. to take a
strong dislike to: se me han atragantado las
matemáticas = I have taken a strong dislike
to Maths.
atrancar v.t. 1. to bar, to bolt; una puerta o
ventana, especialmente. v.i. 2. to take long
steps; andar a pasos largos.
atrapar v.t. to catch, to trap: te atrapé = I caught
you.
atrás adv. 1. back, behind: se quedaron atrás
= they stayed behind. 2. back, ago; en el
tiempo: tiempo atrás = some time ago.interj.
3. get back.
atrasado -da p.p. 1. de atrasar. adj. 2. venid;
en los estudios. 3. show; reloj. 4. delayed; con
retraso en la llegada o salida. 5. backward;
intelectual, económica, socialmente.
atrasar v.t. y pron. 1. to delay. 2. to put back;
especialmente el reloj. v.i. 3. to be slow: este
reloj se atrasa = this watch is slow.v.pron. 4. to
be delayed, to be late.
atraso s.m. 1. delay, slowness, tardiness. pl. 2.
back payment.
atravesado -da p.p. 1. de atravesar. adj. 2.
(fig.) wicked.
atravesar v.t. 1. to pierce; el cuerpo, una
superficie. 2. to cross, to go through:
atravesamos la ciudad en 10 minutos = we
crossed the city in ten minutes.v.pron. 3. to get
in the way, to block one’s way: se me atravesó
un camión = a lorry blocked my way. 4. not
to be able to stand; no aguantar a alguien: lo
siento, pero se me ha atravesado Juan = I’m
sorry but I can’t stand Juan.
atrayente adj. attractive.
atreverse v.pron. to dare: ¿a que no te atreves
a tirarte desde aquí? = I bet you daren’t dive
from here?
atrevidamente adv. daringly, boldly, impudently,
brazenly.
atrevido -da adj. 1. daring, bold. 2. forward,
impudent, cheeky.
atrevimiento s.m. 1. daring, boldness. 2.
forwardness, effrontery, impudence.
atrezo s.m. props.
atribución s.f. attribution.
atribuible adj. attributable.
atribular v.t. 1. to distress, to afflict. v.pron. 2. to
become distressed.
atributivo -va adj. attributive.
atributo s.m. attribute.
atril s.m. 1. music stand. 2. lectern.
atrincheramiento s.m. entrenchment.
atrincherar v.t. 1. to entrench, to surround with
trenches. v.pron. 2. to entrench oneself, to
dig in.
atrio s.m. ARQ. porch, entrance.
atrocidad s.f. atrocity, outrage.
atrofia s.f. atrophy.
atrofiar v.t. e i. 1. to atrophy. 2. to diminish;
facultad. v.pron. 3. to suffer atrophy.
atronador -ra adj. thundering, deafening.
atronar v.t. to thunder, to deafen.
atropellar v.t. 1. to knock down, to run over. 2. to
bully, to abuse; atacar los derechos de otros.
v.pron. 3. to act too hastily; no poner cuidado
en cómo actúa uno.
atropelladamente adv. hastily, hurriedly.
atropello s.m. 1. attack, assault. 2. (fig.)
violation, abuse.
atropina s.f. QUÍM. atropine.
atroz adj. 1. atrocious. 2. enormous, huge.
atrozmente adv. atrociously.
ATS s.m. y f. nursing auxiliary.
attrezzo s.m. atrezo.
atuendo s.m. 1. outfit. 2. pomp, ostentation.
atufar v.i. to stink, to smell bad.
atún s.m. ZOOL. tuna, tunny.
atunero -ra s.m. y f. 1. tunny dealer. s.m. 2
.tunny fisher.
aturdidamente adv. thoughtlessly, recklessly.
aturdimiento s.m. confusion, bewilderment.
aturullar v.t. 1. to baffle, to bewilder. v.pron.
2. to become flustered, to become
bewildered.
atusar v.t. to slick down, to smooth.
audacia s.f. audacity, boldness.
audaz adj. audacious, bold.
audazmente adv. audaciously, boldly.
audible adj. audible.
audición s.f. 1. hearing. 2. audition.
audiencia s.f. 1. hearing. 2. DER. high court. 3.
PER. readership,los que leen un periódico
determinado. 4. audience, programa de
televisión.
audífono s.m. 1 .hearing aid, para sordos. 2
.earphone, headphone, de una radio.
audímetro s.m. audiometer.
audiovisual adj. audiovisual.
auditivo -va adj. auditive.
auditor -ra s.m. 1. auditor. 2 .adviser,
counsellor.
auditoría s.f. auditing.
auditorio s.m. 1. auditorium. 2. audience.
auge s.m. 1. acme, culmination. 2. ASTR.
apogee.
augur s.m. augur.
augural adj. augural.
augurar v.t. to augur, to predict, to foretell.
augurio s.m. augury, omen.
augusto -ta adj. august.
aula s.f. 1. classroom. 2. lecture hall.
aulaga s.f. BOT. furze, gorse.
áulico -ca adj. 1. aulic, courtly. s.m. y f. 2.
courtier.
aullar v.i. to howl.
aullido s.m. howl.
aumentar v.t. e i. 1. to increase, to augment. v.t.
2. FOT. to enlarge. 3. to magnify. 4. RAD. to
amplify.
aumentativo -va adj. augmentative.
aumento s.m. 1. increase. 2. FOT. enlargement.
3. RAD. amplification. 4. magnification;
agrandamiento, normalmente de una imagen
o similar.
aun adv. even, even though: aun sabiendo el
idioma lo pasarás mal = even though you
speak the language you’ll have a difficult
time.
aún adv. 1. still; afirmativo e interrogativo: aún
está aquí = he’s still here; ¿está aún aquí?
= is she still here? 2. yet; negativo: aún no
han llegado = they haven’t arrived yet.
aunar v.t. 1. to join, to unite: aunar esfuerzos = to
join forces.v.pron. 2. to join together, unite.
aunque conj. 1. although: aunque eres grande
no sabes jugar bien = although you are big
you can’t play very well. 2. even: aunque
llueva vendremos = we’ll come even if it rains.
¡aúpa! o ¡upa! interj. up!, get up!
aupar v.t. to lift, to help up, to give a leg up.
aura s.f. aura.
áureo -a adj. golden, gold, aureous.
aureola s.f. 1. aureole, halo. 2. (fig.) fame,
aureole.
aurícula s.f. auricle.
auricular adj. 1. aural. s.m. 2. receiver; del
teléfono. s.m. pl 3. headphones.
aurífero -ra adj. auriferous, gold-bearing.
auriga s.f. HIST. charioteer.
aurora s.f. 1. dawn. 2. (fig.) beginning, dawn: la
aurora de una nueva época = the beginning
of a new era.
auscultación s.f. auscultation.
auscultar v.t. MED. to auscultate, to listen.
ausencia s.f. 1. absence. 2. lack.
ausentarse v.pron. to absent oneself, to go
away.
ausente adj. 1. absent. 2. absent-minded.
ausentismo s.m. absenteeism.
auspiciar v.t. 1. to sponsor; patrocinar. 2. to
back; apoyar un plan. 3. to predict, to foretell.
auspicio s.m. auspice, omen.
austeridad s.f. austerity.
austero -ra adj. austere.
austral adj. austral, southern.
Australia s.f. Australia.
australiano -na adj. /s.m. y f. Australian.
Austria s.f. Austria.
austriaco -ca adj. /s.m. y f. Austrian.
austro s.m. south wind.
autarquía s.f. ECON. autarchy, self-sufficiency.
autárquico -ca adj. autarchic.
auténticamente adv. authentically.
autenticar v.t. to authenticate.
autenticidad s.f. authenticity.
auténtico -ca adj. authentic, genuine.
autentificar v.t. to authenticate.
autillo s.m. ZOOL. tawny owl.
autismo s.m. PSIQ. autism.
autista adj. autistic.
auto s.m. 1. car. prefijo 2. auto-, self-. 3. ~
sacramental, LIT. eucharistic play. 4. ~ de fe,
auto-da-fé.
autobiografía s.f. autobiography.
autobiográfico -ca adj. autobiographical.
autobombo s.m. self-glorification, self-praise,
self-promotion.
autobús s.m. bus.
autocar s.m. coach, bus.
autoclave s.f. autoclave.
autocracia s.f. autocracy.
autócrata s.m. y f. autocrat.
autóctono -na adj. 1. native, indigenous. s.m. y
f. 2 .native.
autodestrucción s.f. self-destruction.
autodeterminación s.f. self-determination.
autodidacta adj. 1. self-taught. s.m. y f. 2. self-
taught person.
autódromo s.m. motor racing track, racetrack,
speedway.
autógeno -na adj. autogenous.