Spanish Dictionary -A-
September 20th, 2007 by Alex Cruz
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. |
| 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















