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10 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 aguijonear aguijonear v. to goad, prick. águila f. eagle. aguinaldo m. Christmas gift. aguja 1 f. needle. 2 hand of watch or com- pass. 3 spire, steeple. 4 agujas f. pl. rail- road switch. agujerear v. to pierce. agujero m. hole. ahí adv. there: de ~ en adelante , from then onwards; por ~ , somewhere. ahijado, da m. godson; f. goddaughter. ahínco m. eagerness, determination. ahogar 1 v. to drown. 2 to smother. 3 to muffle. ahogo m. breathlessness; suffocation. ahondar 1 v. to deepen. 2 to delve into. ahora 1 adv. now; just now. 2 loc. : ~ bien , now then; ~ mismo , right away; por ~ , for the time being. ahorcar v. to hang. ahorita 1 adv. right now. 2 right away. ahorrar v. to save. ahorro 1 m. saving: todos mis ~s , all my savings. 2 thrift. ahuecar v. to hollow up: ~ las manos , to cup one’s hands. ahumar 1 v. to smoke, cure with smoke. 2 {panal} to smoke out. ahuyentar 1 v. to chase away. 2 to dispel. aire 1 m. air: al ~ libre , in the open air. 2 appearance: tiene ~ de gerente , he looks like a manager; darse ~s , to put on airs. 3 aire acondicionado air conditioning. airear v. to air; to ventilate. aislamiento m. insulation. aislante 1 adj. insulating. 2 m. insulator. aislar 1 v. to insulate. 2 to isolate. ¡ajá! interj. aha! ajedrecista m. - f. chess player. ajedrez m. chess. ajeno, na 1 adj. belonging to someone else. 2 alien. ajetreo m. bustle. ají m. chili pepper. ajiaco m. C ol potato soup. ajo m. garlic.: estar en el ~ , to be in the know; echar ~s , to curse. ajonjolí m. sesame. ajuar 1 m. {de novia} trousseau; {de bebé} layette. 2 dowry. ajustado, da adj. tight. ajustar v. to tighten; to adjust; to fit. ajuste m. adjustment; fit; tightening up: ~ de cuentas , settling of scores. ajusticiar v. to execute. al ( a + el ) contracc. to the. ala 1 f. wing: ahuecar el ~ , to beat it; {cor- tejar} arrastrar el ~ , to court, woo; dar ~s , to encourage. 2 {de sombrero} brim. alabanza f. praise. alabar v. to praise. alacena f. larder; cupboard. alacrán m. scorpion. alado, da adj. winged. alambrada f. wire fence. alambrado 1 adj. fenced with wire. 2 m. wire fence. 3 wire mesh. 4 {cable} wiring. alambre 1 m. wire: ~ de púas , barbed wire. 2 cable. alameda f. tree-lined walk. alarde 1 m. display, show. 2 ostentation, loc. : hacer ~ de , to show off, boast. alardear v. to show off, brag. alargar v. to lengthen; to prolong. alarido m. shriek, scream, howl. alarma f. alarm. alarmar 1 v. to alarm. 2 alarmarse to be alarmed. alarmismo m. alarmism. alarmista m. , f. alarmist. alba 1 f. dawn. 2 R el alb. albacea m. - f. D er executor. albahaca f. basil. albañil m. bricklayer, mason. albañilería f. masonry. albaricoque m. apricot. alberca 1 f. water tank. 2 swimming pool. albergar 1 v. to give shelter. 2 to harbor. albergue 1 m. shelter. 2 lodging. 3 hostel. 4 {animales} lair. albino m. albino. albóndiga f. meatball. albor 1 m. dawn, day break. 2 beginning: los ~es de la civilización , the dawn of civi- lization. 3 whiteness. alborotado, da adj. agitated; excited. b) {muchedumbre} noisy, rowdy. c) {pelo} disheveled. d) {precipitado} rash. alborotar 1 v. to excite. 2 to make noise. 3 to disturb, unsettle. alboroto m. disturbance, tumult. alborozo m. great joy. álbum m. album: ~ de recortes, scrapbook. alcachofa f. artichoke. alcahuete m. - f. go between; meddler.