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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 11 alienar alcahuetear v. to procure, pander; C ol : nos alcahueteaba las fiestas , he covered for us when we had parties. alcalde m. mayor. alcaldesa f. mayoress. alcaldía 1 f. mayor’s office. 2 city hall. alcalino, na adj. alkaline. alcance 1 m. reach, scope: al ~ de , within reach of; dar ~ , to catch up with. 2 range; import, significance: de gran ~ , long- range. alcancía f. piggybank. alcantarilla f. sewer. alcantarillado m. sewage system. alcanzado, da adj. short of money. alcanzar 1 v. to overtake. 2 to reach: no lo alcanzo, I can’t reach it; alcánzame el tenedor , pass me the fork. 3 to be able to: desde aquí no alcanzo a verlo , I can’t see it from here. 4 to be sufficient: esta suma no me alcanza, this sum is not enough. alcaparra f. caper. alcatraz m. pelican. alcázar m. castle, fortress. alce m. moose. alcoba f. bedroom. alcohol m. alcohol. alcohólico, ca adj. tb. m. , f. alcoholic. alcoholismo m. alcoholism. aldaba 1 f. door knocker. 2 latch. aldea f. village. aleación f. alloy. aleatorio, ria adj. fortuitous; contingent. aleccionar v. to instruct. aledaño, ña 1 adj. bordering. 2 m. pl. outskirts. alegar v. to argue; to plead. alegato 1 m. argument. 2 D er plea. alegrar v. to cheer, enliven. alegre adj. happy, cheerful. alegría f. happiness. alejar v. to distance, separate. alejarse v. to move away, get away from. alelado, da adj. dazed, aghast. aleluya f. hallelujah. alemán, mana adj. tb. m. , f. German. alentado, da adj. healthy. alentador, ra adj. encouraging. alentar v. to encourage; to cherish. alergia f. allergy. alérgico, ca adj. allergic. alerta 1 adv. on the alert. 2 m. tb. adj. alarm, alert. alertar v. to alert. aleta 1 f. fin, flipper. 2 propeller or turbine blade. aletear v. to flap, flutter. alfabetismo m. literacy. alfabetizar 1 v. to teach to read and write. 2 to put in alphabetical order. alfabeto m. alphabet. alfajor m. LA : sweet biscuit with filling. alfandoque m. C ol , P er molasses paste. alfanumérico, ca adj. alphanumeric. alfarería f. pottery. alfarero m. , f. potter. alférez m. second lieutenant. alfil m. {ajedrez} bishop. alfiler 1 m. pin. 2 brooch. alfombra f. carpet, rug. alfombrar v. to carpet. alga f. seaweed. álgebra f. algebra. algo¹ 1 pron. indic. something. 2 adv. so- mewhat, rather: parece ~ caro, it seems rather expensive. algo² m. something: tiene un ~ de su padre , he has something of his father about him; hay un ~ de verdad en eso , there’s a pinch of truth in that. algodón m. cotton. algoritmo m. M at algorithm. alguacil m. policeman, constable. alguien pron. indic. somebody, someone. algún adj. apóc. de alguno . alguno, na 1 pron. indic. someone. 2 adj. some, any: si tienes ~ inquietud… , if you have any question. 3 : no hay duda ~, there is no doubt; ~ que otro , one or another; no tenemos prueba ~ , we have no proof at all; se molestaron sin motivo ~ , they got angry for no reason at all. alhaja f. jewel, gem. alharaca f. fuss, ado: no es necesario hacer tanta ~ , you don’t have to overreact/ make such a fuss. aliado, da 1 adj. allied 2 m. , f. ally. alianza f. alliance. aliarse v. to ally. alias m. alias. alicates m. pl. pliers. aliciente m. incentive. alienante adj. alienating, dehumanizing. alienar v. to alienate.