Spanish Dictionary -A-

Abbreviations used. 

adj., adjective.

inter., interjection.
adv., adverb. m., masculine.
art., article. neut., neuter.
coll., colloquial. p. p., past participle.
cond., conditional. pers., personal.
conj., conjunction. pl., plural.
dim., diminutive. prep., preposition.

Eng., English.
pres., present.
excl., exclamation. pres. p., present participle.
f., feminine. pret., preterit.
fam., familiar. pro., pronoun.
fut., future. reflex., reflexive.
imp., imperfect. sing., singular.
impers., impersonal.   subj., subjunctive.
impv., imperative. 1, 1st person.
ind., indicative. 2, 2d person.
infin., infinitive. 3, 3d person.

  a to, at, on

  abandonado p. p. of abandonar

  abandonar to abandon, leave

  abeja f. bee

  abierto p. p. of abrir; open

  abrasaba 1 and 3 sing. imp. ind. abrasando pres. p. of abrasar

  abrasar to burn

  abrazo m. embrace

  abre impv. sing. abrieron 3 pl. pret. ind. of abrir

  abril m. April

  abrió 3 sing. pret. ind. of abrir

  abrir to open, unlock

  abrirá 3 sing. fut. ind. of abrir

  abuelo m. grandfather; como mi abuelo like my grandfather (fam. Eng.) your grandmother

  acabar to finish

  acabó 3 sing. pret. ind. of acabar

  acariciar to caress, stroke, pet

  acarició 3 sing. pret. ind. of acariciar

  acaso perhaps

  aceptar to accept

  acepto 1 sing. pres. ind. of aceptar

  acerca de about, concerning

  acercarse to approach

  acercó 3 sing. pret. ind. of acercar

  acercose = se acercó

  acertar to hit the mark, succeed

  ácido acid, sour

  acierta 3 sing. pres. ind. aciertan 3 pl. pres. ind. of acertar

  acompañar to accompany

  acompañe 1 and 3 sing. pres. subj. of acompañar

  acostarse to go to bed

  acredita 3 sing. pres. ind. of acreditar; se acredita de malo it is assuredly bad

  acreditar to assure, prove, credit

  activo active

  adelante ahead, forward; los de adelante those ahead

  ademán m. gesture, manner, attitude

  además adv. besides; además de prep. besides, over and above

  adentro within, inside

  adiestraba 1 and 3 sing. imp. ind. of adiestrar

  adiestrar to guide, lead; adiestrarse to exercise one’s self

  adivinanza f. riddle

  advertir to notify

  afán m. zeal, eagerness

  afanarse to toil excessively, to work hard

  afano 1 sing. pres. ind. of afanar

  agrio sour

  agua f. water

  aguardando pres. p. of aguardar

  aguardar to wait for, await

  aguardiente m. brandy

  agudo sharp, shrill

  Aguilar m. name of place

  agujero m. hole

  ah ah

  ahogar to drown

  ahogaron 3 pl. pret. ind. of ahogar

  ahora now

  aire m. air

  al to the, at the; al (+infin.) on, upon; al ver on seeing

  Alá m. Allah (Arabic word for God); que Alá los guarde may Allah protect you

  alaba 3 sing. pres. ind. of alabar

  alabar to praise

  alarma f. alarm

  alazán m. sorrel horse

  alcaide m. governor of a castle

  alcalde m. mayor

  alcoba f. bedroom

  Alejandro m. Alexander

  algo something

  alguien somebody

  alguno some; pl. some, a few

  Aliatar m. name of man

  aliento m. breath

  almuerzo m. lunch, breakfast

  Alora f. name of place

  alto high, tall

  allá there

  allí there; por allí over there

  amable amiable

  amiga f. friend

  amigablemente amicably, in a friendly manner

  amigo m. friend

  amo m. master

  amordazar to gag

  amordazó 3 sing. pret. ind. of amordazar

  ancho wide, broad

  anda 3 sing. pres. ind. of andar

  andar to go, walk

  anécdota f. anecdote

  ángel m. angel

  animal m. animal

  anoche last night

  anterior preceding

  antes adv. before, first; antes de prep. before

  antoja 3 sing. pres. ind. of antojar

  antojarse to take it into one’s head

  añadió 3 sing. pret. ind. of añadir

  añadir to add

  año m. year; el año que viene next year; hace tres años three years ago; cuántos años tenía how old he (she) was

  aparecer to appear

  aparecía 1 and 3 sing. imp. ind. apareció 3 sing. pret. ind. of aparecer

  apariencia f. appearance

  aplaude 3 sing. pres. ind. aplauden 3 pl. pres. ind. of aplaudir

  aplaudir to applaud

  apreciamos 1 pl. pres. and pret. ind. of apreciar

  apreciar to value, esteem

  apreciaré 1 sing. fut. ind. of apreciar

  aprender to learn

  aprendido p. p. of aprender

  aprensión f. apprehension, fear

  aprisa quickly

  aprisionar to imprison

  aprisionasen 3 pl. imp. subj. of aprisionar

  aprobar to approve

  aprueba 3 sing. pres. ind. of aprobar

  aquel, aquella that; pl. aquellos, aquellas those

  aqueste this

  aquí here; he aquí behold, here is (are); hasta aquí as far as this

  árabe Arabian

  árbol m. tree

  ardilla f. squirrel

  ardor m. great heat

  arma f. arm, weapon

  arquitecto m. architect

  arreglar to arrange

  arriba above

  arruinado p. p. of arruinar

  arruinar to ruin

  arte m. art

  asegurar to assure, assert

  aseguro 1 sing. pres. ind. of asegurar

  así so, thus; así que as soon as

  asnal adj. donkey

  asombro m. amazement

  astro m. heavenly body, sun, star

  astuto cunning

  asunto m. affair, matter

  asustado frightened

  asustar to frighten

  atigrado tiger-colored

  atrás backward, behind; los de atrás those behind

  atreve 3 sing. pres. ind. of atrever

  atreverse to dare, venture

  atrevían 3 pl. imp. ind. atrevido p. p. atreviese 1 and 3 sing. imp. subj. atrevió 3 sing. pret. ind. atrevo 1 sing. pres. ind. of atrever

  aunque although, even if

  autor m. author

  ave f. bird

  avisar to notify

  avisaron 3 pl. pret. ind. of avisar

  ayer yesterday

  ayudar to aid, assist

  azul blue

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