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16 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 aniversario aniversario m. anniversary: ~ de bodas , wedding anniversary. ano m. anus. anoche adj. last night. anochecer 1 v. to grow dark. 2 m. nigh- tfall, dusk. anomalía f. anomaly. anómalo, la adj. anomalous. anonimato m. anonymity. anónimo, ma 1 adj. anonymous, unk- nown. 2 m. anonymous letter. anorexia f. anorexia. anormal adj. abnormal; irregular, unusual. anotación 1 f. note. 2 D ep goal; point. anotar 1 v. to make a note of, jot down. 2 to observe, comment; 3 {glosar un docu- mento} to annotate. 4 D ep to score: ano- taron en el último minuto , they scored in the last minute. ansiar v. to long for, yearn for. ansiedad f. anxiety, worry. ansioso, sa adj. anxious. antagónico, ca adj. conflicting, antago- nistic. antagonismo m. antagonism. antagonista m. - f. antagonist. antaño adv. long ago, in days gone by; P oét loc. : las costumbres de ~ , the customs of yesteryear. antártico, ca adj. antartic. Antártida f. : la ~ , Antarctica, the Antarctic. ante¹ 1 prep. before, in front of. 2 in view of: ~ la gravedad del problema , considering the seriousness of the problem. 3 loc. : ~ todo , above all; first and foremost. ante² 1 m. elk. 2 buckskin, suede. anteayer, antier adv. day before yes- terday. antebrazo m. forearm. antecedente 1 m. precedent; antecedent. 2 L ing antecedent. 3 pl. background. anteceder v. to precede. antecesor, sora 1 adj. preceding. 2 m. ancestor. antedicho adj. aforesaid. antelación f. : con ~ , in advance, in good time, beforehand. antemano adv. : de ~ , beforehand, in advance. antena f. antenna. antenoche, anteanoche adv. night be- fore last. anteojo 1 m. telescope. 2 anteojos f. pl. eyeglasses, spectacles. antepasado¹, da adj. : el año ~ , the year before last. antepasado² m. , f. ancestor, forbear. antepenúltimo m. , f. : llegó de ~ , she was third from last. anteponer 1 v. to put before. 2 to prefer. anteproyecto m. draft, preliminary plan. anterior 1 adj. {en el tiempo} previous. 2 front: las patas ~es , the forelegs/front legs. anterioridad f. priority, precedence: con ~ , previously. antes 1 adv. before; formerly. 2 rather: ~ morir que volver allá , I’d rather die than go back there. 3 loc. : cuanto ~ , as soon as possible. antiabortista m. - f. antiabortionist. antiácido, da adj. antacid. antiaéreo, rea adj. antiaircraft. antibiótico m. antibiotic. anticipación f. anticipation: con ~ , in advance. anticipar 1 v. to move up, bring forward. 2 {dinero} to advance. 3 to point out/ tell in advance: le anticipo mis agradeci- mientos , I thank you in advance. anticiparse 1 v. to act ahead of. 2 to an- ticipate, foresee: se anticipó a mi deseo, he anticipated my wish. 3 to arrive ahead of time: se anticiparon media hora , they arrived half an hour early. 4 to forestall or get ahead of: se me anticipó , he got ahead of me. anticipo m. advance payment. anticonceptivo, va adj. tb. m. contra- ceptive. anticristo m. : el ~ , the Antichrist. anticuado, da adj. outdated, old-fas- hioned. anticuerpo m. antibody. antideslizante adj. nonskid. antídoto m. antidote. antier, anteayer adj. day before yes- terday. antifaz m. mask. antigüedad 1 f. antiquity. 2 seniority. 3 antigüedades f. pl. antiques. antiguo, gua adj. old, ancient: chapado a la antigua , old-fashioned. Antiguo Testamento m. Old Testa- ment. antílope m. antelope.