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aflorar 1 v. to surface, to emerge; to come to the sur- face, erupt. 2 G eol to crop out, outcrop. afluencia f. affluence; influx. 2 {agua, sangre} flow. afluente m. tributary, affluent. afluir 1 irr. v. [conj. 24] {gente} to flock. 2 {agua, sangre} to flow. afónico, ca adj. voiceless; hoarse: está ~ , he has lost his voice. áfono, na adj. L ing silent, mute (letter). aforar v. to appraise, value; to gauge. aforismo m. aphorism. aforo 1 m. capacity: el teatro tiene un ~ de 1.000 per- sonas , the theater holds 1,000 people. 2 appraisal, valuation. 3 gauging. afortunadamente adv. luckily, fortunately. afortunado, da adj. fortunate, lucky. b) successful. afrenta f. affront, insult. afrentar v. to affront, insult. África f. Africa: ~ del Sur, South Africa. africano, na adj. also m., f. African. afrikaans m. Afrikaans. afro m. Afro (hair style). afroamericano m., f. African-American. afrodisíaco, ca adj. also m. aphrodisiac. afrontar v. to face up to, confront. afta f. M ed aphtha. afuera 1 adv. outside: vamos ~, let’s go outside. 2 out: comer ~, eat out. afueras f. pl. outskirts. agachar 1 v. to bend down, bow. 2 agacharse to crouch down, squat. 3 fig. to submit, give in. agalla f. gill: tener ~s , to have guts. agalludo, da 1 adj. LA daring, bold. 2 stingy. 3 greedy. ágape m. fig. agape, banquet, love feast. agarradera f. handle; strap, handgrip. agarrado, da adj. mean, stingy. agarrar 1 v. to grab, get hold of: agarre bien la cuerda, hold the rope tight. 2 to catch. 3 agarrarse to hold on. b) coll. to have a fight. agarre m. grip; road-holding. agarrón m. LA coll. fight. agarrotar 1 v. to stiffen. b) to garrotte. 2 agarrotarse to stiffen, get numb: tenía las manos agarrotadas de frío, his hands were stiff from the cold. agasajado m., f. guest of honor. agasajar v. to entertain, fête. agasajo m. warm reception: un almuerzo en ~ del presi- dente , a lunch in honor of the president. ágata f. agate. agave f. agave. agazaparse v. to crouch. agencia f. office; branch: ~ inmobiliaria , estate agency, realtors. agenciar v. to obtain, procure: me las agencié para en- trar, I managed to get in. agenda 1 f. notebook; address book. 2 agenda; schedule. agente m., f. agent: ~ de policía , policeman; ~ viajero , traveling salesman; ~ inmobiliario, real estate agent. agigantar 1 v. to exaggerate. 2 to enlarge, increase greatly. ágil adj. agile, nimble. agilidad f. agility, nimbleness. agilizar v. to speed up, expedite. agio m. speculation; usury. agiotista B us speculator; coll. shark, usurer. agitación f. agitation. agitado, da 1 adj. rough, choppy. 2 hectic. 3 agitated, worked up. agitador m., f. agitator. agitar 1 v. to shake: agítese antes de usarlo, shake be- fore use. 2 {mano, bandera} to wave. 3 {multitud} to stir up. 4 agitarse to get worked up. 5 to become disturbed: un mar agitado, a rough sea. aglomeración f. crowd, multitude. aglomerarse v. to crowd together. aglutinar v. to agglutinate. agnóstico m., f. agnostic. agobiado, da adj. coll.: estamos ~s de trabajo, we are rushed off our feet with work. agobiante 1 adj. oppressive. 2 stressful; over- whelming. agobiar 1 v. to overwhelm. 2 agobiarse to get worked up. agolparse v. to crowd. agonía 1 f. agony, suffering; death throes. 2 anguish. agonizante 1 adj. dying. 2 fading. agonizar 1 v. to be dying, be in the throes of death. 2 {luz} to fade; to crumble. ágora f. H ist agora. agorero, ra adj. ominous: ave ~ , bird of ill omen. agorero m., f. soothsayer. agosto m. August: hacer su ~ , to strike it rich. agotado, da 1 adj. exhausted, worn out. 2 sold out. agotador, ra adj. exhausting. agotamiento m. exhaustion. agotar 1 v. to exhaust, use up; wear out. 2 agotarse to run out: las entradas se ~on rápidamente, the tickets were quickly sold out. b) {libro} to sell out. c) {per- sona} to get exhausted, wear oneself out. agraciado, da adj. attractive; charming. agradable adj. pleasant, nice. agradar v. to please, be pleasing to. agradecer irr. v. [conj. 3] to thank. agradecido, da adj. grateful: le quedo muy ~, I am very grateful to you. agradecimiento m. gratitude. agrado m. pleasure: lo hará con sumo ~ , he’ll gladly do it. agrandar 1 v. to enlarge. 2 to exaggerate, magnify. 3 agrandarse to get bigger. agrario, ria adj. agricultural, agrarian. agravante 1 adj. aggravating. agravante 2 m. L aw aggravating factor/circumstance. agravar 1 v. to make worse, aggravate: el enfermo se agravó , the patient got worse. 2 agravarse to worsen; {enfermo} to get worse, deteriorate. agraviar v. to wrong; offend, insult. agravio 1 m. offense, insult. 2 L aw grievance, injustice. agraz m. sour grape. agredir def. v. [conj. 53] {verbalmente} to attack; {fí- sicamente} to assault. agregado 1 m., f. {diplomacia} attaché. 2 {mezcla} aggregate. agregar 1 v. to add. 2 to attach, appoint. 3 agregarse loc.: ~se a algo, to join sth. agremiación f. US labor union, GB trade union. agremiar 1 v. to unionize. 2 agremiarse to form a union. agresión f. aggression: ~ sexual, sex attack, assault. agresivo, va adj. aggressive. agresor m., f. aggressor. agreste adj. rough; rugged; wild. agriar 1 v. to sour. 2 agriarse to turn sour. b) {per- sona} to become embittered. agrícola adj. agricultural. agricultor m., f. farmer. 9 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 agricultor