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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 13 ambicioso, sa altercar v. to quarrel. alternar 1 v. to alternate. 2 to take turns. 3 {relacionarse}: ~ con gente rica , to mix with/mingle with wealthy people. alternativa f. alternative. alterno, na adj. alternating. alteza f. Highness. altibajos m. pl. ups and downs. altillo m. attic; loft. altímetro m. altimeter. altitud f. altitude. altivez f. haughtiness. altivo, va adj. haughty. alto¹, ta 1 adj. high, tall: embarazo de ~ riesgo , high-risk pregnancy. 2 upper: el piso ~ , the upper floor. 3 loud: leer en voz alta , to read out loud; altas horas , late hours. alto² 1 adv. high up: en lo ~ de la montaña , high up in the mountain; loc. : pasar por ~ , to ignore, omit. 2 loudly: no hables tan ~ , don’t speak so loudly; no pasen por ~ esos temas , don’t overlook those issues; lo siento, lo pasé por ~ , I’m sorry, it was an oversight. alto³ 1 m. height: un muro de tres metros de ~ , a three-meter high wall; ~ horno , blast furnace; acordaron un ~ al fuego , they agreed on a ceasefire; un ~ en el camino , a stop along the way; hablar ~ y fuerte , speak loud and clear; ese jugador siempre los deja en ~ , that player always makes them proud. 2 stop, halt. 3 interj. halt! altoparlante m. loudspeaker. altorrelieve m. tb. alto relieve high relief. altruismo m. altruism. altruista m. - f. altruist. altura 1 f. height; altitude. 2 loc. : estar a la ~ de , to measure up to; a estas ~s ni vale la pena preguntar , at this point it’s not even worth asking. alucinación f. hallucination. alucinar v. to hallucinate. aludir v. to allude, refer; to mention. alumbrado m. lighting: ~ público , street lighting. alumbramiento m. childbirth. alumbrar 1 v. to light. 2 to illuminate, en- lighten. 3 to give birth. alumno m. , f. pupil, student. alunizar v. to land on the moon. alusión f. allusion. alusivo, va adj. allusive. alverja f. var. de arveja . pea. alza 1 f. rise, increase. 2 {de rifle} rear sight. alzado¹, da adj. , coloq. C ol cocky, insolent. alzado² m. , f. insurgent, rebel: ~s en armas, armed guerrillas. alzamiento 1 m. rebellion, uprising. 2 lifting, raising. alzar 1 v. to raise, lift: ~ el vuelo , to take flight. 2 to erect. 3 to pick up: ~ el codo , to drink heavily. alzarse 1 v. to rise in revolt. 2 ~ con algo , to make/run off with sth.: el equipo se alzó con la victoria , the team won. ama f. landlady: ~ de casa , housewife; ~ de llaves , housekeeper; ~ de cría/leche , wet nurse. amabilidad f. kindness. amable adj. kind, friendly. amado, da adj. tb. m. , f. beloved. amaestrar 1 v. to train. 2 {animal salvaje} to tame; {caballo} break in. amamantar v. to suckle. amanecer¹ 1 v. to dawn. 2 amanecerse to stay up all night. amanecer² m. daybreak, dawn. amanerado, da adj. effeminate. amaneramiento m. affectation. amansar v. to tame. amante 1 m. lover. 2 f. mistress. 3 es ~ de los deportes , he’s a fan of sports. 4 adj. loving. amañar v. to fix up, tamper with, alter; {competencia, elecciones} rig. amañarse v. to get used to, settle in. amapola f. poppy. amar v. to love. amargar v. to embitter, make bitter; loc. : deja de ~le la vida , stop sucking the life out of him. amargo, ga 1 adj. bitter. 2 painful. amargura 1 f. bitterness. 2 grief. amarillismo m. sensationalistic journa- lism. amarillista adj. sensationalistic: prensa ~ , gutter press. amarillo, lla adj. tb. m. , f. yellow. amarrar v. to tie up. amasar v. to knead. amazona 1 f. Amazon. 2 horsewoman. amazónico, ca adj. Amazonian. ámbar m. amber. ambición f. ambition. ambicionar v. to covet. ambicioso, sa adj. ambitious.