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4 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 academia academia f. academy: ~ de baile , dance school. académico, ca 1 adj. academic. 2 m. , f. academician {profesor universitario} professor. acampar v. to camp. acantilado m. cliff. acaparar 1 v. to hoard: ~ provisiones , to hoard food supplies; to monopolize, peyor. to hog. 2 : ~ la atención de todos los participantes , to capture the attention of all participants. acariciar 1 v. to caress, stroke: le aca- riciaba el cabello , he stroked her hair; {ambición} to cherish: ~ la idea de ganar , to cherish the thought of winning; ~ un sueño, to harbor a dream. 2 {animal} to pet, stroke. acarrear 1 v. {daños, efectos} to lead to, give rise to, bring, result in: es el tipo de acciones que suelen ~ graves consecuen- cias , it is the kind of actions that usually lead to/ result in serious consequences. 2 {transportar} to carry, transport. acaso 1 adv. perhaps: ~ venga, maybe he will come. 2 by chance: ¿~ lo ha visto usted? , have you seen it by any chance? por si ~ , just in case. acatar v. to comply with, obey. acatarrarse v. to catch a cold. acceder 1 v. to have/gain access to. 2 to agree: accedió pero a regañadientes , he gave in/agreed but reluctantly. accesible adj. accessible. acceso m. access: tener ~ a la información , to have access to information. accesorio m. accessory; fixture. accidental adj. coincidental; uninten- tional; accidental. accidentarse v. to suffer an accident. accidente 1 m. accident: ~ de trabajo , work accident; ~ aéreo , plane crash; ~ corporal , peronal injury; ~ mortal , fatal accident; ~ geográfico , geographical fea- ture. 2 loc. : por ~ , by chance, accidentally. acción 1 f. action; act: entrar en ~ , to go into action; una buena ~ , a good deed; una novela de ~ , an adventure novel; Ac- ción de gracias , Thanksgiving. 2 action, plot: la ~ ocurre en Perú , the plot/story takes place in Peru. 3 E con share, stock. 4 D er lawsuit. accionar v. to activate, operate, trigger. accionario,ria adj. share,stock: mercado~ , stock market; capital ~ , capital stock/share capital; certificado ~ , share certificate. accionista m. , f. shareholder, stockholder. acechar v. to stalk. acecho m. : estar al ~ , to lie in ambush. aceitar v. to oil. aceite m. oil: ~ de ricino , castor oil. aceitera 1 f. oil cruet. 2 M ec oilcan. aceitoso, sa adj. oily. aceituna f. olive. aceleración f. acceleration. aceleradamente adv. quickly, hastily. acelerado, da adj. brisk; intensive: curso ~ , crash course. acelerador m. accelerator. acelerar 1 v. to speed up. 2 to accelerate. acelga f. chard, swiss chard. acento m. accent. acentuación f. accentuation. acentuar 1 v. to emphasize. 2 {tilde}: tienes que ~ la o , you have to mark the ac- cent on the o. 3 {pronunciación} esa pa- labra se debe ~ en la primera sílaba , you must stress the first syllable on that word. acepción f. sense, meaning. aceptable adj. acceptable. aceptación f. acceptance: una película con mucha ~ , a movie with a lot of suc- cess. aceptar v. to accept. acera f. sidewalk. acerca de prep. about: no sé nada ~ eso, I don’t know anything about it. acercamiento 1 m. approach. 2 {recon- ciliación} rapprochement. acercar 1 v. to bring near, move sth. closer, draw/bring up: acerque una silla, bring up a chair; ~ a un amigo a un lugar , to drive a friend to a place/to give a friend a ride/lift. 2 acercarse to come near. acero 1 m. steel: ~ inoxidable , stainless steel; ~ al carbono , carbon steel. 2 P oét sword. acertar 1 v. to get right: acertó el enigma, he guessed the riddle; no acerté con la calle , I couldn’t find the street. 2 loc. ~ a , to happen to: acertó a ser lunes, it ha- ppened to be a Monday. acertijo m. puzzle, riddle. acetato m. acetate. achatar v. to flatten. achicar 1 v. to make smaller. 2 N áut to bail out. achicharrar 1 v. to scorch. 2 to overcook. achocolatado, da adj. chocolate-colored.