Don Quijote Dictionary A Flashcards
abad
parish priest, abbot
abadejo
codfish
abadesa
abbess
abajar
to lower, (ref.) to bow down, lower oneself
abajo
down, after (in time)
abalanzarse
to dash
abandonar
to abandon
abarraganada
in concubinage
abarraganado
lover
abatanar
to overcome
abatido
disheartened
abatir
to bring down, (ref.) to submit, swoop down
(–tienda) to lower sails back
abc
alphabet
abecedario
alphabet
abeja
bee
abernuncio
I renounce
abertura
split
abismo
hell, abyss
ablandar
to soften, (ref.) to relent
abobado
spellbound
abolengo
lineage
abollado
dented
abominable
abominable
abominar (de)
to curse
abonar
to vouch for, ensure
abono
behalf
aborrecer
to hate
aborrecible
loathsome
aborrecido
hated
aborrecimiento
dislike, loathing
abrasado
burned
abrasar
to set afire, burn, (ref.) to get burned
abrazado
embracing
abrazamiento
embracing
abrazar
to embrace, grapple, clutch
abrazo
hug
abreviar
to cut short
abrigo
shelter
abrir
(–camino) to make way, (en un – y cerrar los ojos) in the twinkling of an eye
abrojo
metal thorn
absolver
to absolve
absortar
to absorb, be amazed
absorto
absorbed in thought
abstenerse
to abstain
absurdo
absurdity
abundancia
abundance
abundante
abundant
abundantísimo
very abundant
abundar
to abound
abundoso
abundant
abuso
abuse, misuse
acá
here, (después–) since then
acabable
transitory
acabado
finished, perfect, dead
acabamiento
end
acabar
to finish, wind up
académico
academician
acaecer
to happen
acaecimiento
incident
acamuzado
chamois skin
acanalado
as if through a pipe, grooved
acardenalado
bruised
acardenalar
to bruise
acariciar
to treat tenderly
acarrear
to carry, cause
acarriba
above, up here
acaso
by chance, on occasions, perhaps
acatamiento
veneration, respect
acidente=accidente
bond, sudden fit, fainting spell
acebo
holly
acedo
harsh
aceite
olive oil
aceitera
oil container
aceituna
olive
acelerado
hurried
acémila (de repuesto)
pack mule
acendradísimo
very unblemished
acento
inflection, sound
aceña
water mill
acerado
made of steel
acerca de
about
acercarse
to go/draw near
acero
steel
acertadísimo
very correct
acertado
correct
acertar
to happen, succeed, hit, guess, find, be right, achieve, guess correctly, (– a) to manage, could
acetaban=aceptaban
accepted
acetar
to accept
achaque
subject, pretext
aciago
sad, ill-fated
acicalada
shiny
ación=acción
action
aclamar
to acclaim
aclarar
to break day, (–se) to clarify
acobardado
low spirited, unnerved
acobardar
to intimidate, terrify
acocear
to trample
acogemiento=acogimiento
reception, welcome, shelter
acoger
to receive, take in, (–se) to resort to, take refuge
acogida
welcome
acólito
assistant
acometedor
attacker, attacking
acometer
to attack, undertake
acometimiento
undertaking
acomodado
reasonable, appropriate, settled, accommodated
acomodar
to accommodate, make fit, put in shelter, accompany, place, adjust, put away, (–se) to supply oneself, make oneself comfortable, accommodate oneself
acompañado
follower
acompañamiento
retinue
acompañar
to follow, accompany
acondicionado
trained, (mal –) with a bad disposition
aconsejado
ill advised
aconsejar
to advise
acontecer
to happen
acontecimiento
event, undertaking
acordado
agreed, reminded
acordar
to remind, resolve, (–se) to remember
acorrer
to succor, help
acorrucarse
to curl up in a ball
acortar
to shorten
acosado
pursued
acosar
to harass
acostado
lying down
acostar
to put to bed, to lie a person down
acostumbrado
usual, accustomed, customary
acotación
marginal note, quotation
acotán
falcon-like bird of prey
acotar
to annotate
acrebillar=acribillar
to pinch
acrecentar
to increase
acreditado
confirmed
acreditar
to affirm, vouch for, confirm, authenticate, (–se) to affirm honor
acreedor
creditor
acribar
to sift
acrisolar
to test
activo
active
acto=auto
sentence, general public punishment
acuchillado
holes (as if) cut by knives, slashed
acuchillador
slashing, quarrelsome man
acuciarse
to hurry
acudir
to go, run to, come, come to the aid of
acuerdo
concurrence, awake, memory, (estar en su –) to have one’s wits
acuitarse
to grieve
acullá
over there
acurrucarse
to curl up
acusar
to denounce, advise
acuto
acute
adahala
fee
adalid
leader
adamado
feminine
adamar
to adore
adarga
shield
adarme
a bit, literally 1/16th of an ounce
adarvar
to stun
adelantado
governor, in advance
adelantarse
to move forward, go in advance
adelante
forward, (pasar –) to go on, (de allí –) from then on
adelfa
oleander
adelgazar
to grow thin
adeliñado
adorned, dressed
adeliñarse
to prepare oneself
adeliño
manner of dress
ademán
preparation, manner, gesture, attitude, (en – de) with the intention of
además
besides, excessively, very
aderente=adherente
accoutrement, connected to, aide
aderezado
adorned, equipped
aderezar
to repair, prepare
aderezo
material, trappings
adevinar=adivinar
to foretell, guess
adiós
good-bye
aditamento
inducement, added obligation
adiva
jackal
adivinanza
prophesies
adivino
fortune teller
adjunto
addition
adminícula
in small doses
administración
management
administrar
to administer
admirable
astonishing
admirablemente
admirably
admiración
wonder
admirado
amazed
admirar
to amaze, (–se) to be amazed, (–se de) to wonder at
admitido
accepted
admitir
to receive, accept, allow
adobar
to repair, clarify
adobo
added flavor, (en –) pickled
¿adónde bueno?
to where?
adondequiera
wherever, anywhere
adoquiera
anywhere
adorar
to adore
adornarse
to adorn oneself
adorno
attire, adornment, (–s) ornaments, earned
adquirir
to acquire
adulación
flattery
adulador
flatterer
adular
to flatter
adulterado
adulterated
adunio
abundant
adversidad
adversity
adverso
unfavorable
advertencia
judgement, warning
advertido
advised, instructed, noted, quick-witted
advertimiento
advice, warning, lesson, lack of caution
advertir
to be forewarned, advise, note, point out
afabilidad
graciousness
afable
courteous
afamado
famous
afán
distress
afanar
to toil
afear
to condemn, make ugly
afectación
affectation
afecto
way
afeminado
bland
aferrado
grasping strongly
aferrarse
to anchor to
afición
eagerness, affection, fondness, interest
aficionado
devotee, liking, fond of
aficionarse
to fall in love with, take a liking to
afinado
having tuned (an instrument)
afinar
to tune an instrument
afincamiento=ahincamiento
ardor
afirmar
to affirm, (– el pie llano) to behave, (–se) to make oneself fast, maintain, confirm
aflición
affliction
afligido
afflicted, distressed
afligirse
to grieve
aforismo
maxim
aforrado
protected, lined
aforro=forro
lining
afortunado
fortunate
afrenta
affront, disgrace
afrentado
offended
afrentarse
to be ashamed
africano
African
afrontarse
to confront
¡afuera!
out!
agalla
gill
agareno
Mohammedan
agarrar
to grab
agasajar
to receive and entertain
agazapar
to crouch, duck
agible
feasible
agigantado
gigantic
ágil
agile
agilitarse
to make active
agobiado
bent over
agobiarse
to bend over
agonía
anxiety
agora=ahora
now
agorero
ill-boding, superstitious, soothsayer
agostado
withered
agraciado
graceful, genteel
agradable
pleasant
agradablemente
graciously
agradar
to please
agradecer
to thank
agradecidísimo
very grateful
agradecido
pleasing, acknowledged, grateful, favored
agradecimiento
thankfulness, gratitude
agrado
affability
agraviado
aggrieved
agraviar
to harm
agravio
injury, wrong, offense
agraz
(en –) prematurely
agregar
to add
agua
rain, (de – y lana) of little worth
aguachirle
dish water
aguamanos
water for washing hands
aguar
to mar pleasure, to water down
aguardador
defender
aguardar(se)
to wait, await, expect
agudeza
subtlety, repartee, shrewdness
agudo
sharp
agüela=abuela
grandmother
agüelo=abuelo
grandfather, pl. ancestors
agüero
omen
aguijar
to make haste, hurry
aguijón
prick, spike
águila
eagle
aguileño
aquiline
aguja
needle
agujereado
punctured
agujero
needle maker, hole
aguzar
to sharpen
ahechar
to sift, give
ahecho
winnowing
ahí
there, (por –) over there
ahijado
godson, master
ahijar
to adopt
ahincado
zealous
ahinco
zeal, insistence
ahita
overeating
ahitarse
to gorge
ahogar
to throttle, (–se) to drown
ahondar
to dig into
ahora…ahora [ora]
whether…or
ahorcado
hanged, hanged person
ahorcar(se)
to hang (oneself)
ahorrar
to spare, save, liberate
ahorrativo
economizing
ahorro
sparing
ahuyentar
to drive away
aína
soon, (más –) rather
airado
furious
airarse
to anger
aire
air, wind
aislado
isolated
ajedrez
chess
ajeno
of another person, irrelevant, of another, (– de) void of
ajo
garlic
ajorca
bracelet
ajuar
trousseau
ajustar
to adapt
ál
other, anything else
ala
wing, row, (en –) in a half-circle
Alá
Allah
alabado
praised
alabanza
praise
alabar
to praise
alabarda
halberd
alabastro
alabaster
alambre
wire
alameda
poplar grove
álamo
poplar tree
alancear
to spear
alano
great Dane
alárabe
non-Arab muslim
alarde
(hacer –) to boast
alargar
to reach, extend
alarido
howl
alba
dawn, (al romper del –) at daybreak
albacea
executor
albanega
hairnet
albañir=albañil
bricklayer
albar
white
albarda
packsaddle
albarrazado
reddish brown
albedrio
will
albergar
to reside, (–se) to lodge
albo
very white
albogue
cymbal
albondiguillas
small meat balls
alborotado
turbulent, agitated, excited
alborotar
to create disorder, excite, (–se) to get excited, get worried
alboroto
tumult
alborozado
exhilarated, disturbed
alborozar
to delight
alborozo
exhilaration
albricias
reward, good news, (dar –) to congratulate
alcabala
tax
alcabalero
tax collector
alcahuete
pimp
alcaide
governor, governess
alcaidía
governor’s office house
alcalde
mayor, judgeship, friend at court, magistrate, judge
alcaller
potter
alcance
(dar –) to affect,
(andar en los –s) to almost figure out, (ir a los –) to pursue
alcancía
piggy bank, incendiary bomb, money box
alcanzar
to reach, attain, understand, obtain, overtake
alcatifa
pew cushion made of silk or wool
alcázar
palace
alcornoque
cork tree
alcornoqueño
cork (adj.)
alcurnia
family, ancestry, lineage
alcuza
cruet
aldabazo
loud knock
aldea
village
aldeana
village girl
aldeano
villager
aldegüela
village (rustic)
alegar
to allege, quote
alegoría
allegory
alegrar
to gladden, (–se) to be happy
alegre
merry, happy
alegría
joy
alejarse
to go away
alemán
foreign-made, German
Alemania=Alemaña
Germany
alemaña=alimaña
animal (rustic)
alentar
to breathe, to cheer up
alerta
(estar –) to be on the watch, be alert
alerto
alert
alevosía
treachery
alevoso
treacherous
alfana
strong horse
alfanje
short, curved sword
alfaquí
Arabic professor of jurisprudence
alfenique, -ñique
almond paste
alferecía
epilepsy
alférez
lieutenant
alfiler
straight pin
alfilerazo
pin prick
alfombra
carpet
alforja
saddlebag, (–s) knapsack
algalia
civet
algarroba
carob bean
algazara
uproar
algodón
cotton, cotton ball
alguacil
constable, (– de corte) bailiff
alguna cosa
something
alhaja
belonging
alhelí
clove pink flower
alheña
(hecho una –) beaten up
alhombra=alfombra
carpet
alhucema
lavender
aliaga
furze (thorny plant), gorse
alias
otherwise known as
aliento
vigor, breath
aligerar
to hurry
alígero
swift
alimentar
to nourish
alimpiar
to clean
alindar
to border on
alisarse
to make smooth
alistarse
to prepare
aliviadísimo
very relieved
aliviar
to lighten, remedy, relieve
alivio
relief
aljaba
quiver
aljófar
seed pearl
allanar
to subdue, (–se) to level out
allegado
follower
allende
overseas
allí junto
nearby
allombre
al hombre
alma
soul, heart
almacén
warehouse
almagre
red paint
almalafa
Moorish cape
almario=armario
cabinet
almeja
mussel
almena
battlement
almendra
almond, stone
almete
helmet
almíbar
syrup
almidón
starch
almidonar
to starch
almilla
jacket
almirez
mortar
almohada
cushion
almohadilla
sewing cushion
almohaza
currying bush
almohazar
to curry
almorzar
to eat lunch
alojamiento
lodging
alojar
to lodge
alongado
departed, a good distance away
alongar
to throw, (–se) to go away
alquiler
(de –) for rent, rental
alquimia
fool’s gold, alchemy
alrededor
around, (– de) surrounding
alrededores
surroundings
altamente
highly
altanería
falconry, highness, (–s) heights
altanero
high-flying
altar
altar
alteración
strong emotion, quarrel
alterado
rough, angry
alterar
to change, (–se) to be upset, (–sele la cólera) to become angry
altercar
to debate
alteza
high level, loftiness
altibajo
downward thrust, (–s) ups and downs
altillo
little hill
Altísimo
God
altisonante
high-sounding
altivez
haughtiness
alto
high-born, high-sounding, stop, layer of fabric, (de – abajo) all the way down
altura
height
aludir
to allude
alumbrar
to illuminate, shine
alzado
cleared
alzamiento
revocation
alzar
to raise, pick up, remove, (–se) to raise
ama
housekeeper, mistress, wet-nurse
amable
lovable
amado
beloved
amador
lover
amainado
lowered
amainar
to take in the sails
amancebado
cohabitating
amanecer
daybreak, to dawn, arrive at dawn, wake up
amansar
to tame
amantado
draped
amante
lover
amañarse
to find a way
amaranto
amaranth
amargamente
bitterly
amargar
to sting
amargo
bitter
amargura
bitterness
amarillez
yellowness
amarillo
yellow
amarra
rope
amarrar
to tie
amasar
to knead
ámbar
ambergris
ambición
ambition
ambicioso
greedy, ambitious
ambos
both, (– para en uno) well-matched
amén de
besides
amenaza
threat
amenazador
threatening
amenazar
to threaten, menace
amenidad
amenity
amenísimo
very pleasant
ameno
pleasant
amigo
fond
amistad
friendship
amo
master
amohinarse
to be irritated
amojamado
dried up, dry-cured
amor
love
amoratado
purple
amores
amours
amorosamente
affectionately
amoroso
amorous, affectionate, gentle
amortiguado
deadened
amparar
to protect
amparo
protection
ampo
whiteness
anales
annals
anascote
lightweight wool
anca
crupper
anchísimo
stately
ancho
broad
anchura
breadth, (a sus –s) freely
ancianidad
age
anciano
very old, old man
áncora
anchor
andadura
length
Andalucía
Andalusia
andaluz
Andalusian
andamio
scaffold, platform
andante
errant
andantesca
belonging to knights errant
andanza
(mala –) bad fortune
andar
to go, act, float, walk around, (a más –) quickly, (– de nones) to be vagrant, (por –) future
andariego
swift, gad-about
andas
litter
andurriales
by-roads
anegarse
to drown
anejo a
associated with
anexo a
usual
ángel
angel, (agua de –s) perfumed water
angosto
narrow
anguila
eel
ángulo
angle
angustia
anguish
angustiado
needy, miserable
anillo
ring
ánima
soul, fortitude
animal
animal
animalejo
small animal
animar(se)
to encourage (oneself), cheer up
ánimo
courage, mind, heart, (poco –) faint-hearted, (tener –) to have courage
animosísimo
very courageous
animoso
courageous
aniquilar
to annihilate, humble
anejo
coarse linen
anochecer
to fall asleep, grow dark, become night, nightfall, to leave at nightfall
anotación
annotation
anotar
to annotate
ansí
thus
ansia
longing, (–s) nausea, torture
ansimesmo=ansimismo
also, likewise
ansioso
in anguish
antaño
yesteryear
ante
before, rather
antecedente
preceding
antecoger
to catch
antecogido
followed
antecogiendo
gathering
antes
rather
antesala
antechamber
antifaz
veil, mask
antiguo
ancient
antípodas
antipodes
antiquísimo
very old
antojadizo
unpredictable
antojarse
to fancy, feel like
antojo
fancy, (–s) glasses
antojos de camino
traveling masks
antojuno
with eyeglasses
antonomasia
call by nickname
antorcha
torch
antropófago
cannibal
anublar
to cloud
anudar
to join
anular
to rescind
anzuelo
hook
añadidura
addition, (por –) in addition
añadir
to add
añascar
to confound
añejo
wine
añudado
tied together, withered
añudar
to tie
apacentar
to graze
apacibilidad
gentleness
apacible
pleasant, peaceable, affable
apaciguar
to calm down
apagar
to put a flame out
apaleado
drubbed (person)
apalear
to maul, snatch
rodilla de aparadores
dishrag
aparatos
preparations, festivities
aparejadísimos
very prepared
aparejar
to prepare, (–se) to get ready
aparejos
equipment, trappings
aparente
make-believe
apariencia
appearance, special effect in the theater
apartado
distant, out of the way, separated
apartamiento
isolated room
apartar
to dissuade, put aside, lift up, (–se) to separate oneself, withdraw, split, make way
aparte
to one side
apasionado
fond
apeado
gotten off
apeamiento
dismounting
apear(se)
to dismount
apedernalado
flinty
apelativo
distinctive
apellidar
to call together
apellido
last name
apenas
scarcely, hardly
apercebido
prepared
apero
flock
apersonado
good-looking
apesarado
troubled
apetecer
to crave
apetites
reason
apetito
appetite, desire
apicarado
mischievous
apiñado
crowded together
aplacar
to pacify, (–se) to abate
aplacer
to please
aplauso
solemnity, flattery, applause
aplazado
agreed upon
aplicación
application
aplicado
persevering
aplicar
to apply, to give, (–se) to boast
apocado
reduced
apocar
to undervalue, diminish
apócrifo
apocryphal
apoderarse
to take possession of
aporreado
cudgeled
aporreante
combatant
aporrear
to knock, pound, beat
aporrearse
to punch oneself
aportar
to bring
aposento
room, space
aposta
on purpose
apostar
to bet
apostura
neatness, bearing
apoyar
to support
apreciador
assessor
aprehensión
understanding, apprehension
apremio
constraint
apresurado
hurried
apresurarse
to hurry
apretado
compressed, dense, cornered, in a tight spot
apretar
to distress, clutch, tighten, drive, squeeze, bite, (–el cerco) to lay siege
apriesa
in a hurry
aprieto
difficulty, awkward situation
aprisco
fold
aprobación
probation, approval
aprobar
to approve
apropiado
suitable
aprovechamiento
advantage
aprovechar
to be(come) useful, be of help, (no –) to do no good, (–se de) to make use of, take advantage of
apuesta
bet
apuesto
elegant
apuntado
noted, pointed out
apuntamiento
agreement
apuntado
aiming
apuntar
to aim, prompt, write down, (–se) to get angry, (– a dar) to hint at
apuñeado
pummeled
apurado
investigated minutely, drained
apurarse
to hurry
aqueso
that
aqueste
this
aquéste
that one
de aquí adelante
from now on
aquistarse
to be acquired
árabe
Arab
arábigo
Arabic
arado
plow
arancel
law
arañar
to scratch
arar
to plow
arbitrante
adviser
arbitrio
judgement, will
árbitro
arbitrator
árbol
mast, tree
arbolear
to brandish
arboleda
wooded area
arca
chest
arcabucería
musketry
arcabuz
musket
arcabuzazo
musket wounds
archiduque
archduke
archivo
archive
arco
bow, (– del cielo) rainbow
arder
to burn
ardid
ruse, scheme
ardiente
burning
ardimiento
undaunted courage
ardite
old coin of little value
ardor
vigor, heat
arduo
difficult
arena
sand
arenga
harangue
arenoso
sandy
arenque
herring
argado
bad move
argamasa
cement
argentado
silvered
hojas de argentería de oro
golden sequins
argolla
iron ring
argüir
to argue
argumento
argument
arista
chaff
arma
emergency, (–s) arms, armor, coat of arms, (tocar al –) to sound the alarm
armada
fleet
armado
dubbed, armed, with armor on, ready
armadura
armor
armar
to dub, equip, put together, set up, (–se) to arm oneself, be dubbed a knight
armas
armor, arms
armazón
dubbing
armería
armory
arminio=armiño
ermine
armonía
harmony
armónico
harmonic
arnaúte
Albanian
arnés
coat of mail, suit of armor, (– tranzado) articulated armor
aromático
aromatic
arqueta
small chest
arráez
Arabic captain
arraigado
of the landed gentry
arraigar
to take hold
arrancar
to draw out, pull out, pull off
arrasar
to fill
arrastrado
uncertain
arrastrar
to drag, (–se) to writhe
arrebatadamente
hurriedly
arrebatar
to carry off, snatch
arremangado
rolled up sleeve
arremeter
to attack, run to, (–se) to dare to
arremetida
attack
arrendador
landlord
arrendamiento
leasing
arrendar
to tie a horse up
no le arrendara la ganancia
I wouldn’t like to be in their shoes
arreo
continually
arreos
trappings
arrepentido
repentant
arrepentimiento
repentance
arrepentirse
to repent
arriba
(medio cuerpo –) from the waist up, (de – abajo) from head to foot, from top to bottom, (más – de) beyond
arribar
to arrive
arrimado
leaning against, placed near, to stick
arrimarse
to lean, depend on
arrimo
prop
arrinconado
discarded
arroba
11.5 kilos
arrobamiento
amazement
arrocado
turned-up
arrodillado
kneeling
arrodillamiento
kneeling down
arrogancia
arrogant thing
arrogante
haughty
arrojadamente
rashly
arrojado
bold
arrojar
to fling, emit, (–se) to throw oneself
arropar
to cover
arrostrar
to face, confront, look at
arroyo
stream
arroyuelo
little stream
arrugado
wrinkled
arrullador
flatterer
arrullar
lulling
arrumbadas
forecastle
arte
condition, art, way, (–s) cunning, (– buenas) fine arts
artesa
basin, trough
artesilla
basin
artesoncillo
basin
artífice
creator
artificio
craft, ploy, cunning, (danza de –) artistic dance, (figuras del –) puppets
artificioso
ingenious, play-acted
artillería
artillery
aruño=araña
scratch
arzobispal
referring to the archbishop
arzobispo
archbishop
arzón
pommel, (– postrero) rear part of saddle frame
asado
roasted
asador
spit
asadura
entrails
asaetear
to shoot with arrows
asalariado
on salary
asaltar
to strike, assault, seize
asalto
attack
asar
to roast
asaz
abundantly, enough
asco
nausea, disgust
asconder=esconder
to hide
ascua
ember
ascuras=a escuras
in the dark
aseado
clean
asegurar
to guarantee, calm, reassure, make safe, (– la conciencia) to clear one’s conscience, (–se) to protect oneself against, assure oneself
asendereado
beaten, overwrought
asentado
established
asentar
to note, fit, strike, settle, become, sit, seat, (–se) to sit down, (– una plaza) to begin military service
asesor
legal advisor
asestar
to aim
así
thus, (– como) as soon as, just as
asido
attached, grasped, tied
asiento
site, seat
asimesmo=asimismo
therefore, also, likewise
asinino
referring to asno
asir
to grasp, hold, catch, (– de) to hold, grasp
asistencia
presence
asistente
in attendance
asistir
to be present
asnal
asinine, that is “like a donkey”
asnalmente
on a donkey
asno
donkey
asolado
devastated
asolar
to destroy
asolver
to resolve
asomar
to appear, (–se) to lean out
asombradizo
shy
asombrado
astonished
asombrar
to terrify, darken
asombro
dread
asomo
trace
aspa
windmill sails
aspado
wound
aspar
to wind
ásperamente
harshly
aspereza
hardship, roughness, (–s) rugged territory
áspero
harsh
aspetator
spectator (ital.)
asqueroso
revolting, squeamish
astilla
splinter
astillero
lancerack, shipyard
astrolabio
old navigational instrument
astrología
astrology, (– judiciaria) astrological forecasting
astrólogo
astrologer
astroso
ragged
astucias
cunning
asturiano
from Asturias
astuto
crafty
asumpto=asunto
enterprise
asunto
subject
asurarse
to be burned
asustado
frightened
atabal
drum
atadillo
little bundle
atado
tied, bound
atadura
restriction
atajar
to cut across, cut off
atajo
shortcut
atalaya
vantage point, watch tower, (en –) on guard
atalegar
to hit with a sack
atambor=tambor
drum
atañer
to appertain
atar
to tie, bind, (– bien el dedo) to be careful, (ser un loco de –) to be as mad as a hatter
atavío
attire
atemorizar
to frighten
atenazar
to tear with red-hot pincers
atender
to wait, attend, (– a) to heed
atenerse
to wait for, abide by
atenido
dependent, sticking to
atentadamente
discreetly
atentado
careful
atentamente
carefully
atentar=tentar
to feel with the fingers
atentísimamente
very attentively
atentísimo
very attentive
atento
attentive
atenuado
lean
aterrar
to destroy
atestado
crammed, filled
atildadura
care
atildar
to spruce up
atinar
to figure out
átomo
atom
atónito
astonished
atontado
stupefied
atormentar
to torment
atosigar
to poison
atraer
to attract
atraillar
to be on a leash
atrancar
to bar a door
atrás
behind
atravesado
stretched across, squinting, pierced, stuck
atravesar
to go across, place across
atreverse a
to dare to
atrevidamente
daringly
atrevidillo
impudent
atrevido
impudent, fearless, bold, daring, impertinent person
atrevimiento
insolence, daring, daring act
atribuir
to attribute
atribular
to distress
atronar
to stun, deafen
atropellado
hasty
atropellar
to push through, trample, overcome
atrozmente
cruelly
aturdido
dazed
atusar
to smooth
audacísimo
very bold
audiencia
court of justice
auditorio
audience
aula
palace
aullido
howl
aumentar
to increase
aumento
increase
aun
even
aún
still
aunque
although, even though, as though
aurora
dawn
ausencia
absence
ausentar
to be absent, (–se) to absent oneself, go away
ausente
absent
auténticamente
with authority
auténtico
authentic
auto
judgement
autor
author, authority, perpetrator, producer, (–es) authorities
autoridad
authority, credit
autorizar
to glorify, prove, (–se) to find worth
avariento
miser
avaro
miserly
avasallado
enslaved
avasallarse
to submit to
ave
bird
avecita
little bird
avellana
hazel nut
avellanado
shriveled, dry, tanned
avemaría
the Hail Mary prayer
avenir
to happen, reconcile, adapt, act, (–se) to adapt, be together with, stay away
avenirse
to be reconciled
aventajado
superior, excessive
aventajar
to prefer, (–se) to surpass, grow
aventura
adventure, risk
aventurar
to venture, (–se) to risk
aventurero
knight errant, errant
avergonzado
ashamed
avergonzarse
to feel ashamed
averiguación
verification
averiguado
proven, (no –) disputed
averiguar
to find out, discover
avestruz
ostrich
avieso
adversely, perverse
avisado
clear-sighted
avisar
to tell, warn, inform, send news
aviso
counsel, information, announcement, communication, advised, (sobre –) on guard
avispa
wasp
avivado
encouraged
avivar
to inflame, encourage
ayo
governor
ayudador
helper
ayudar
to help
en ayunas
fasting
ayunos
without any idea, fasting
ayunque=yunque
anvil
ayuntado
joined
ayuntamiento
town hall
ayuso
beneath
azabache
jet (black)
azacán
water carrier
azada
hoe
azadón
pick-axe
azar
lucky throw in dice
azófar
brass
temblar como un azogado
to shake like a leaf
azogue
mercury
azor
falcon
azorarse
to become distressed
azotaina
whipping
azote
whiplash, whip, lash
azotesco
pertaining to a whipping
piedra azufre
sulphur
azul
blue
azumbre
half gallon