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activo, va adj. active. activo m. asset; assets: ~s netos, net assets/worth. acto 1 m. act: ~ seguido , immediately afterwards; en el ~ , immediately. 2 ceremony. 3 T hea act. actor 1 m. actor: ~ de reparto, supporting actor. 2 m., f. L aw plaintiff. actriz f. ( pl. actrices ) actress. actuación 1 f. performance. 2 actuaciones f. pl. L aw proocedings. actual adj. present, current. actualidad 1 f. present time: en la ~ , at present/nowa- days/currently; de ~ , to be topical; perder ~ , to go out of fashion. 2 actualidades f. pl. news, current affairs. actualización f. update. b) upgrade. actualizar v. to bring up to date, update; to upgrade. actualmente adv. at the present time. actuar v. to act; to perform. actuario m., f. clerk (of the court); ~ de seguros, ac- tuary. acuarela f. watercolor. Acuario m., f. Aquarius, Aquarian. acuario m. aquarium. acuartelar 1 v. to quarter, billet: ~on las tropas , the troops were confined to barracks. 2 acuartelarse to withdraw to barracks. acuático, ca adj. aquatic. acuatizaje m. landing on water.  acuatizar  v. to land on water. acuchillar 1 v. to stab. 2 to slash. acuciar v. to urge on, drive; to hasten. acucioso, sa adj. diligent, keen. b) urgent. acuclillarse v. to squat, squat down. acudiente m. f. C ol guardian of a student. acudir 1 v. to go: acudieron en su ayuda, they went in his aid. b) to come: cientos de personas acudieron al estadio , hundreds of people came to the stadium. 2 to take part. 3 to turn to: no tengo a quién ~, I have nobody to turn to. acueducto m. aqueduct. acuerdo 1 m. agreement: los ~s de paz , the peace agreements/accords. 2 loc.: de ~ con , in accordance with; estar de ~ , to be in agreement. acuerpado, da adj. muscly. acuicultura f. aquaculture. aculturación f. acculturation. acumulación f. accumulation. acumulador 1 m. storage battery: ~ de calor, storage heater. acumular v. to accumulate, amass. acunar v. to rock, rock to sleep, cradle. acuñación f. {palabras} coining; {moneda} minting. acuñar 1 v. {palabra} to coin; {moneda} to mint. 2 to wedge. acuocultivo m. aquaculture. acuoso, sa adj. watery. acupuntura f. acupuncture. acure m. C ol , V en , P er guinea pig. acurrucarse v. to curl up, snuggle up. acusación 1 f. accusation. 2 L aw charge, indictment. b) prosecution: ~ particular, private prosecution. acusado, da 1 adj. accused. 2 marked, pronounced. acusado m., f. accused, defendant. acusador, dora adj. accusing, reproachful. acusador m., f.: ~ público, prosecuting attorney, public prosecutor, GB prosecuting counsel. acusar 1 v. to accuse. 2 L aw to charge sb. 3 to de- nounce, give away. 4 to show signs of: ~ cansancio, to show signs of tiredness. 5 {en correspondencia} ~ recibo de algo, to acknowledge receipt of sth. acusativo m. G ramm accusative. acuse de recibo m. acknowledgement of receipt. acusetas m., f. also acusete m., f. A nd , SC var. of acusón . acusón m., f. tattletale, snitch. acústica f. acoustics. acústico, ca adj. acoustic. adagio 1 m. proverb, adage, saying. 2 M us adagio. adalid m. leader, champion. Adán m. Adam. adán m. coll.: ir hecho un ~ , to look a mess, to look like sth. the cat dragged in. adaptabilidad f. adaptability. adaptación f. adaptation, adjustment. adaptador m. adapter, adaptor: ~ universal, universal adapter. adaptar 1 v. to adapt, adjust; to fit, make suitable (for). 2 C omp to convert. 3 adaptarse (a) to adapt to. adarga f. leather shield. adecentar v. to tidy up, make presentable. adecuado, da adj. suitable, appropriate; fit, adequate. adecuar 1 v. to fit, adapt. 2 adecuarse loc.: ~ a algo, to adapt, be suitable or right for sth. adefesio 1 m. piece of nonsense, absurdity: hablar ~s, to talk nonsense. 2 monstrosity; ridiculous attire: es- taba hecha un ~, she looked terrible. adelantado, da 1 adj. advanced: por ~ , in advance. 2 ahead: va muy ~ a su rival, he’s way ahead of his rival. adelantado 1 m. pioneer: ser un ~ en algo, to be a pi- oneer in sth. 2 H ist governor of a frontier province. adelantar 1 v. {ficha} to move forward. b) {fecha/ viaje} to bring forward: ~on el viaje , they brought the trip forward. 2 {información} to disclose, re- veal; {dinero} to pay in advance: nos ~on mil pesos , they gave us an advance of one thousand pesos. 3 to overtake, pass: nos ~on en la carretera , they passed us on the highway. 4 {reloj} to put forward: adelantó el reloj , he put the clock forward. 5 to make progress, advance: el alumno adelanta poco , the pupil is not making much progress. 6 adelantarse to get in be- fore; to get ahead of; to anticipate: se adelantó a po- sibles preguntas, he anticipated possible questions. b) to gain time: su reloj (se) adelanta , your watch is fast. adelante 1 adv. ahead, forward. 2 interj.: ¡adelante! forward! 3 loc.: en ~ , from now on; salir ~ , to succeed; más ~ , later. 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 7 adelante