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let’s see!
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come on!
¿a qué hora?
when? what time?
a causa de
because of
a continuación
next
a dedo
hitchhiking
a escala mundial
worldwide
a escote
to divide up the bill
a finales
at the end (of)
a la española
Spanish style
a lo lejos
from far away
a lo mejor
perhaps
a mediados
in the middle
a menudo
often
a pie
walking
a principios
in the beginning
a través de
via, through
a veces
sometimes
ábaco
abacus
abajo
downstairs, down
abandonar
abandon
abdomen
abdomen
abdominales
abdominal muscles
abierto
open
abogado
lawyer
abonado
member
abono
voucher, season ticket
abrazar
to hug
abrazo
embrace, hug
abrigo
coat
abril
April
abrir
to open
abrir de par en par
to open wide
absentismo
absenteeism
abstemio
abstemious
abstenerse
to refrain from
absurdo
absurd
abuela
grandmother
abuelo
grandfather
abuelos
grandparents
abundante
abundant
aburrido
boring
aburrimiento
boredom
aburrirse
to be bored
abuso
abuse
acabado
finished
acabar + de
to have just + verb
acabar de + inf.
just + past participle
Ejemplo: Acabo de buscar (“I just looked”) .
academia
academy
académico
academic
acampada
camping
acceder
to get into
accidente
accident
acción
action
aceite
oil
aceituna
olive
acelerar
to accelerate
acento
accent
acepción
meaning, sense
aceptación
acceptance
aceptar
to accept
acera
pavement
acercar
to come closer
acertar
to get right
aciago
fateful, doomed
aclaración
explanation
aclarar
to clear up
acogedor
cosy
acogerse
to take refuge
acogida
reception
acompañar
to join someone
acomplejado
to have a complex
acondicionado
equipped
aconsejar
to advise
acontecimiento
event
acordarse
to remember
acortar
to cut short
acostar
to put to bed
acostarse
to go to bed
activamente
actively
actividad
activity
acto
act
actor
actor
actuar
to act
acudir
to go to
acuerdo
agreement
adaptación
adaptation
adecuado
adequate
además
besides, apart from that
adicto
addict
adiós
good-bye
adivinanza
guess
adivinar
to guess
adjetivo
adjective
administrativo
administrative assistant
admirar
to admire
adolescente
adolescent
adoptado
adopted
adorar
to adore
adorno
decoration
adosado
detached (house)
adquirir
to acquire
aduana
customs, border
adulterio
adultery
adulto
adult
adverbio
adverb
advertencia
warning
advertir
to warn
aeropuerto
airport
afectar
to affect
afeitarse
to shave
afianzamiento
consolidation
afianzarse
to establish oneself
afición
hobby
aficionado
fan
afiliado
affiliate
afincado
to be based in/at
afirmación
affirmation
afirmar
affirm
África
Africa
africano
African
afueras
surroundings
agarrado
stingy, tight-fisted
agarrados del brazo
arm in arm
agarrar
to grasp
agencia
agency
agencia de viajes
travel agency
agenda
address book, diary
agenda apretada
tight schedule
agitar
to mix, shake
agobio
stress
agosto
August
agotado
exhausted
agradable
enjoyable
agradecer
to thank
agradecimiento
thanks
agresión
attack
agrupar
to put in groups
agua
water
aguafiestas
party-pooper
agujero
hole
ahora
now
ahorcar
to hang
ahorrar
to save
ahorro
saving
aire acondicionado
air conditioning
ajedrez
chess
ajedrez
chess
ajeno
detached, beyond one’s control
ajo
garlic
al aire libre
open air, outside
al cabo de
after
al contado
in cash
al lado de
beside
al parecer
apparently
al poco tiempo
soon after
al principio
in the beginning
al revés
on the contrary, back to front
albergue
hostel
albergue juvenil
youth hostel
alcachofa
artichoke
alcalde
mayor
alcance
reach
alcanzar
to reach
alcohol
alcohol
aldea
township, small village
alegre
happy
alegría
happiness
alejarse
to move away
alemán
German
Alemania
Germany
alergia
allergy
alfabeto
alphabet
alfombra
carpet
algo
something
algodón
cotton
alguien
someone
alguna vez
sometimes
algunas veces
sometimes
alimento
food
alinear
align
aliviar
to relieve
alma
soul
almacén
store, warehouse
almendro
almond tree
almohada
pillow
almorzar
to have lunch
almuerzo
snack, lunch
alojamiento
accommodation
alojarse
to stay
alquilar
to rent
alrededor de
about, around
altar
altar
altavoz
speaker
alto
high
altura
height
alubia
kidney bean
alucinación
hallucination
alucinante
amazing
alucinar
to hallucinate
aludir
to allude to
alumbrar
to enlighten
alumno
pupil
ama
landlady
ama de casa
housewife
amabilidad
kindness
amable
friendly
amanecer
dawn
amante
lover
amar
to love
amarillo
yellow
ambiente
ambience, atmosphere
ámbito
field
amenazar
to threaten
América
America
amigo
friend
amistad
friendship
amor
love
amoroso
loving
ampliar
to amplify
amplio
roomy, with space
amplitud
extent, space
anacronismo
anachronism
añadir
to add
análisis
analysis
ancho
wide
anciano
old man
Andalucía
Andalusia
andaluz
from Andalusia
andando
on foot
andante
walking
andar
to walk
andén
platform
anécdota
anecdote
anestesista
anaesthetist
anfitrión
host
angustia
anxiety
angustioso
worrying
anhelo
longing, yearning
anillo
ring
animado
animated
animadora
animation team, cheerleader
animal
animal
animar
to encourage, cheer up
ánimo
state of mind, cheer
año
year
Año Nuevo
New Year
anoche
last night
anonimato
anonymous
anotar
write down
ansia
worry, anxiety
ansiolítica
anxiolytic drug
anteanoche
the night before last
anteayer
the day before yesterday
antecedente
police record
antelación
with advance notice
antepasados
predecessors
anterior
earlier, previous
antes
before
antibiótico
antibiotics
anticuado
antiquated
antigüedad
antiquity
antiguo
old, former
antipático
unfriendly
antónimo
antonym
anunciar
to announce
anuncio
advertisement
anuncio de publicidad
spot, advertisement
anverso
front, obverse
apagar
to switch off
aparcamiento
parking
aparcar
to park
aparecer
to appear
aparición
appearance
apariencia
appearance
apartado
section
apartamento
apartment
apasionado
passionate
apático
apathetic
apegar
to get attached to
apellido
surname
apenas
hardly
aperitivo
aperitif
apertura
opening
apetecer
to feel like it
aplauso
applause
aplazar
to delay, put off
apócope
apocope, apocopation
aportación
contribution
aportar
to contribute
apostar
to bet
apoyo
support
aprender
to learn
aprendizaje
learning
apretar
to tighten, hug
aprisa
quickly
aprobación
approval
aprobar
to approve
aprovechar
to take advantage of
apuesta
bet
apuñalar
to stab
apuntar
to aim at
apuntarse
to sign up for
apuntes
notes
aquel
that
aquí
here
árabe
Arabian, Arab
árbol
tree
arbol genealógico
family tree
archivar
to file
archivo
file
arder
to burn
área
area
Argel
Algiers
Argentina
Argentina
argumentar
to argue
argumento
argument
arma
weapon
armado
armed
armadura
armour
armario
wardrobe
armonioso
harmonious
arquitecto
architect
arquitectura
architecture
arraigarse
to take root, establish
arrancar
to start
arreglar
to repair
arrepentirse
to regret something
arriba
up(stairs)
arroba
at
arrojarse
to throw oneself
arrollar
to roll over, run over
arroz
rice
arruga
wrinkle
arte
art
artesanía
crafts
artesano
artisan
artículo determinado
definite article
artículo indeterminado
indefinite article
artritis
arthritis
as
ace
asado
roasted
asaltar
to rob
ascender
to rise
ascensor
lift
asegurar
to insure, to assure
asegurarse
to make sure
asentimiento
assent
asesinar
to murder
asesino
murderer
asesorar
to advise
así
like this
así que
so
Asia
Asia
asiático
Asian
asiento
seat
asignatura
subject
asimismo
thus, so
asistencia
assistance
asistir
to attend
asociar
to associate
aspecto
aspect
aspecto físico
physical trait
aspiradora
hoover, vacuum cleaner
aspirina
aspirin
asqueroso
disgusting
astilla
splinter, chip
astronauta
astronaut
asturiano
from Asturias
asumir
to assume, take on
asustar
to frighten
atacar
to attack
atardecer
evening, dusk
atascarse
to get blocked
atasco
traffic jam
atención
attention
atención al usuario
customer care
atender
to attend
atentado terrorista
terrorist attack
atentamente
sincerely
atento
polite, attentive
aterrizar
to land
atmósfera
atmosphere
atmosférico
atmospheric
átono
atonic, unstressed
atraco
armed robbery
atractivo
attractive
atraer
to attract
atrapado
caught
atravesar
to go across
atreverse
to dare
atributo
attribute, quality
atún
tuna
audición
listening comprehension
audiencia
audience
augurio
omen, augury
aula
classroom
aumento
rise
aún
yet
aún no
not yet
aunque
although
auricular
headphones
ausencia
absence
Australia
Australia
autobiografía
autobiography
autobús
bus
autocar
bus, coach
autoestima
self-esteem
autoestop
hitch-hiking
autoevaluación
self-evaluation
autógrafo
autograph
automóvil
car
autor
author
avance
advance
avanzar
to advance
avaro
mean
ave
bird
avenida
avenue
aventura
adventure
aventurero
adventurer
averiguar
to guess, find out
avinagrarse
to turn sour, embitter
avión
airplane
avisar
to warn, to inform
ayer
yesterday
ayuda
help
ayudar
to help
ayunas
on an empty stomach
ayuntamiento
town hall
azafata
flight attendant
azotar
whip, flog
azteca
Aztec
azúcar
sugar
azúcar de caña
sugar cane
azul
blue
bacalao
cod
bachillerato
sixth form exam
bailar
to dance
bailarín
dancer
baile
dance
bajar
get off
bajo cero
below zero
balcón
balcony
ballet
ballet
balneario
spa
balón
ball
baloncesto
basketball
bañarse
to go for a swim
banco
bank
bañera
bath (tub)
bañista
bather
baño de sol
sunbathe
bar
bar
baraja
deck (of cards)
barato
cheap
barba
beard
barbilla
chin
barco
boat
barco de vapor
steam boat
barquillo
wafer, cornet
barrer
to sweep
barriga
belly
barrio
quarter/suburb
basarse
to be based on
básico
basic
bastante
enough, quite a bit
bastar
to be enough
basto
coarse
bastón
stick
basura
rubbish
batalla
battle
batería
battery
batidora
mixer; blender (kitchen)
bautizar
to baptize, christen
beber
to drink
bebida
drink
beicon
bacon
Bélgica
Belgium
bélico
warlike
Belladurmiente
Sleeping Beauty
Bellas Artes
Fine Arts
belleza
beauty
bendecir
to bless
beneficiar
to benefit from
besar
to kiss
beso
kiss
biblia
bible
biblioteca
library
bicicleta
bicycle
bien
well, good
bigote
moustache
bikini
bikini
bilingüe
bilingual
billar
billiards
billete
ticket
biografía
biography
biombo
(folding) screen
biosfera
biosphere
bisagra
hinge
bisnieto
great-grandson