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2 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 abatido, da abatido, da adj. depressed, dejected. abatimiento m. depression, dejection. abdicar v. to abdicate. abdomen m. abdomen. abdominal 1 adj. abdominal. 2 {ejercicio} sit-up. abecedario m. alphabet. abeja f. bee: ¡cuidado! la ~ te puede picar , watch out!, the bee may sting you. abejorro m. bumblebee. aberración f. aberration. abertura f. opening; hole, gap. abierto adj. open: a cielo ~, in the open air; tenía los ojos bien ~s , her eyes were wide open; dejar la puerta entreabierta , to leave the door ajar. abismal adj. vast, enormous; abysmal. abismo m. abyss, chasm. ablandar 1 v. to soften. 2 ablandarse to soften up. abnegación f. self-denial. abnegado, da adj. self-sacrificing, sel- fless. abochornar v. to embarrass. abofetear v. to slap, smack. abogacía f. D er the legal profession. abogado m. , f. USA lawyer; attorney, GB solicitor; barrister. abogar v. to plead, defend: ~ por algn./ algo , to defend or figth for sth./sb. abolir v. to abolish. abolladura f. dent. abollar 1 v. to dent. 2 abollarse to get dented: el parachoques se abolló en el accidente , the bumper got dented in teh accident. abominable adj. abominable. abominación f. abomination. abonar 1 v. to fertilize. 2 to pay: aboné la diferencia, I paid the difference. b) to credit an account. 3 to vouch for, give credence to. abonarse v. : ~ a algo , to subscribe to sth. abono 1 m. fertilizer. 2 subscription. b) season ticket. 3 installment, payment. abordaje m. {ataque} boarding. abordar 1 v. to tackle, deal with; to broach, bring up. 2 N áut to ram; to board. aborigen m. - f. native, indigenous people, A us aborigine. aborrecible adj. loathsome; hideous. abortar 1 v. {involuntariamente} to have a miscarriage, miscarry; abort; {intencio- nalmente} to have an abortion, abort. 2 {maniobra, plan} to abort. aborto m. {espontáneo} miscarriage; {provocado} abortion. abotonar v. to button up. abrasar v. to burn, scorch. abrasivo, va adj. abrasive. abrazar 1 v. to embrace, hug, give a hug. 2 abrazarse to hug each other. abrazo m. hug, embrace. abreboca(s) m. appetizer. abrebotellas m. bottle opener. abrecartas m. letter opener. abrelatas m. can/tin opener. abreviar v. to shorten: necesitamos ~ esta carta , we need to shorten this letter; ab- breviate: la palabra Señor usualmente se abrevia por Sr. , the word Mister is usually abbreviated to Mr. abreviatura f. abbreviation. abridor m. opener. abrigar 1 v. to shelter. 2 to wrap up in warm clothing: ¿está usted bien abri- gado?, are you warm enough? 3 to harbor, cherish: abriga la esperanza de triunfar, he has hopes of success. abrigo 1 m. overcoat. 2 {lugar} shelter. abril m. April: tenía trece ~es , she was thir- teen (years old). abrillantar v. to shine, polish. abrir 1 v. to open: ~ camino , to make way; ~ paso para algn. , to clear the way for sb.; en un ~ y cerrar de ojos , in the wink/blink of an eye. 2 {zanja, túnel} to dig: estamos abriendo una zanja para que el agua fluya mejor , we’re digging a ditch so the water may flow through it; {empresa} open up, start: decidieron ~ su empresa de mercadeo , they’ve de- cided to start their own marketing company; {regalo} unwrap: abre tu re- galo para ver lo que te dieron , unwrap your gift so we can see what you got; ~ la llave del agua , to turn on the faucet. 3 abrirse {ser receptivo} to be open: mi Para expresar su afecto, usualmente las personas utilizan la expresión un abrazo al finalizar una carta o un correo electrónico. En inglés se utilizan expresiones diferentes. Por ejemplo, se puede decir love, best wishes o kind regards .