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acometer 1 v. to attack. 2 to undertake, tackle: aco- metieron la obra, they started the work. 3 to seize, take hold of. acometida f. attack, assault. acomodado, da adj. well-off, well-to-do. acomodador m., f. usher; usherette.  acomodar  1 v. {huésped} to put up. 2 to adapt: no debes ~ las reglas a tu manera , you shouldn’t bend the rules to suit you. 3 to put (in place): acomoda tus juguetes en el armario , put your toys in the closet. 4 acomodarse to settle down. 5 loc.: ~ a , to adjust. acomodaticio, cia 1 adj. obliging; easygoing. 2 pliable. acomodo m. job, position. acompañamiento m. accompaniment. acompañante m., f. companion, escort. acompañar 1 v. to go with, accompany: acompáñalo hasta la puerta , go with him to the door. 2 to keep company. acompasado, da adj. rhythmic. acomplejado, da adj. : está ~ por su nariz, he’s got a complex about his nose. acomplejar 1 v. loc.: ~ a algn., to give sb. a complex. 2 to get a complex (about). acondicionado adj.: habitación con aire ~, air-condi- tioned room. acondicionador m.: ~ de pelo, conditioner, hair con- ditioner. acondicionar v. to equip, fit out, arrange. acongojado, da adj. distressed, anguished. acongojar 1 v. to distress, grieve. 2 acongojarse to become distressed. aconsejable adj. advisable. aconsejar v. to advise. acontecer imp. v. [conj. 3, 54] to happen, occur. acontecimiento m. event. acopiar v. to stockpile; to gather. acopio m. amassing, collection; stock: haciendo ~ de todas sus fuerzas , mustering all his strength. acoplamiento m. connection; coupling; fitting to- gether. acoplar v. to fit or put together; to connect, join; to couple. acoquinar v. to intimidate, frighten. acorazado, da adj. armored, ironclad, reinforced, armor-plated. acorazado m. battleship. acorazonado, da adj. heart-shaped. acordar 1 irr. v. [conj. 12] to agree to: lo ~on por una- nimidad, they agreed to it unanimously. 2 acordarse to remember: no se acuerda de nada, he doesn’t re- member anything. acorde adj. in agreement: estamos ~s , we agree; ~ con/a algo , in conformity with. acorde m. M us chord. acordeón m. accordion. acordeonista m., f. accordionist. acordonar 1 v. {zapatos} to do up, lace up. 2 {lugar} to cordon off. acorralar 1 v. {persona} to corner. 2 {ganado} to round up. acortar 1 v. to shorten; to reduce. 2 acortarse to get shorter. acosador, ra 1 m., f. stalker. 2 {colegio, trabajo} bully. acosar v. to harass, to hound. acoso 1 m. harassment: ~ sexual, sexual harrasment; ~laboral, workplace harrasment/bullying. 2 {co- legio, trabajo} bullying. acostar 1 irr. v. [conj. 12] to lay down. b) to put to bed. 2 N aut to bring alongside, moor. 3 acostarse to go to bed b) to lie down. acostumbrado, da 1 adj. usual, customary. 2 loc.: estar ~, to be used to. acostumbrar 1 v. to accustom, to get sb. used to sth. 2 to be in the habit of, be used to sth. 3 acostum- brarse to get used to. acotación f. marginal note; comment. acotar 1 v. {terreno} to mark off; to fence in. 2 to mention; to annotate. 3 {mapa} to mark the contour lines. ACPM m. C ol diesel. acre 1 adj. acrid, pungent. 2 caustic; harsh, bitting. 3 m. acre. acrecentar irr. v. [conj. 1] to increase. acreditación f. accreditation. b) credentials. acreditar 1 v. to accredit; to authorize. 2 to give a reputation, give credit: el médico está bien acreditado, the doctor enjoys a good reputation. 3 to credit. 4 acreditarse to prove one’s worth: ~se en, to get a reputation in. acreedor, dora adj. worthy of, deserving of. acreedor m., f. creditor: ~ común, unsecured creditor. acreencia f. credit balance. b) debt, amount owed. acribillar 1 v. to riddle with bullets. 2 {asediar} to pester, badger: lo ~on a preguntas , they bombarded him with questions. acrílico adj. also m. acrylic. acrimonia f. bitterness, acrimony. acriollarse v. SA to adopt native ways. acrisolar v. to refine metals; to purify: un hombre de virtud acrisolada, a man of spotless virtue. acrobacia f. acrobatics: hacer ~, to perform acrobatics. acróbata m., f. acrobat. acrobático, ca adj. acrobatic. acromático, ca adj. achromatic. acrónimo m. acronym. Acrópolis f.: la ~, the Acropolis. acróstico m. acrostic. acta 1 f. minutes. 2 pl. proceedings; records. 3 certificate: ~denacimiento , birth certificate. actinio m. actinium. actitud f. attitude (to/toward sb./sth.). activación 1 f. {actividad} speeding-up. 2 activation. activar 1 v. to activate, trigger. 2 to stimulate. actividad f. activity: un volcán en ~ , an active volcano. activismo m. activism. activista m,. f. activist. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 6 acometer