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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 9 aguijón agarrotarse v. to stiffen: tenía las manos agarrotadas de frío, his hands were stiff from the cold. agasajar v. {festejar} to entertain, fête; {tratar con suma atención} lavish: ~ a algn. con toda clase de regalos , to lavish all sorts of gifts on sb. agencia f. office; branch: ~ inmobiliaria , estate agency, realtors. agente m. - f. agent: ~ de policía , poli- ceman; ~ viajero , traveling salesman. agilidad f. agility, nimbleness. agilizar v. to speed up, expedite. agitación f. agitation. agitar 1 v. to shake: agítese antes de usarlo, shake before using. 2 to agitate. agitarse v. to become disturbed: un mar agitado, a rough sea. aglomeración f. crowd, multitude. agobiar v. to overwhelm, oppress, smother. agolparse v. to crowd. agonía f. agony, death throes. agonizar 1 v. to be dying. 2 to fade; to crumble. agosto m. August: hacer su ~ , to strike it rich. agotador, ra adj. exhausting. agotamiento m. exhaustion. agotar v. to exhaust; wear out. agotarse 1 v. to wear oneself out. 2 to run out: las entradas se agotaron rápida- mente, the tickets were quickly sold out. agraciado, da 1 adj. charming. 2 pretty. agradable adj. pleasant. agradar v. to please. agradecer v. to thank; be grateful: le agradezco toda la ayuda que nos ha brin- dado , I’m grateful for all the help you’ve provided for us. agradecido, da adj. grateful. agradecimiento m. gratitude. agrado m. pleasure: lo hará con sumo ~ , he’ll gladly do it. agrandar v. to enlarge. agrario, ria adj. agricultural, agrarian. agravante 1 adj. aggravating. 2 m. aggra- vating factor/circumstance; con el ~ de que , with the additional difficulty that. agravar v. to make worse: el enfermo se agravó , the patient got worse. agraviar v. to wrong, offend. agravio m. offense. agraz m. sour grape. agredir to assault, attack. agregar 1 v. to add. 2 to attach. agremiación 1 f. guild. 2 labor union. agresión f. aggression. agresivo, va adj. aggressive. agresor m. , f. aggressor. agriar 1 v. to sour. 2 agriarse to turn sour. agricultor m. , f. farmer. agricultura f. agriculture, farming: ~ de subsistencia , subsistence farming. agridulce adj. bittersweet. agriera f. LA heartburn. agrietamiento 1 m. cracking. 2 fissure. agrietar v. to split, crack. agrio, a adj. sour. agripado, da adj. ill with influenza. agroindustria f. agroindustry. agronomía f. agronomy. agrónomo m. , f. agronomist. agrupación f. group; association. agrupar v. to group. agua 1 f. water: ~ dulce , fresh water; ~ potable , drinking water; ~s termales , hot springs; hombre al ~ , man overboard; ~ con gas , sparkling water; ahogarse en un vaso de ~ , to make a tempest in a teapot; fue un balde de ~ fría , it was a complete shock; 2 {delatar} echar al ~ , to snitch; se me hace ~ la boca , it makes my mouth water. aguacate m. avocado. aguacero m. downpour, heavy rain. aguafiestas m. , f. coloq. spoilsport. aguamala f. jellyfish. aguantar 1 v. to bear, endure. 2 to hold up, sustain. 3 to hold back, restrain. aguante m. endurance. aguar 1 v. to water down, dilute. 2 coloq. {arruinar} to spoil a party. aguardar v. to wait for. aguardiente m. firewater, aguardiente. agudeza 1 f. sharpness. 2 witticism. agudizar 1 v. to sharpen. 2 {enfermedad} to grow worse. agudo, da 1 adj. sharp. 2 clever; witty: la chica es muy aguda , the girl is very clever. 3 high-pitched: tiene una voz muy aguda , she has a very high-pitched voice. 4 {án- gulo} acute. agüero m. omen. aguerrido, da adj. brave; combat-har- dened. aguijón 1 m. goad. 2 Z ool sting.