Chapter 23

=a= to, into, on, at, in, for; _w. same word after as before_, by; _introduces personal direct object_; =a que= in order that, to have, I'll bet, what will you bet that; =a lo tonto= in a stupid way; =a la una ... a las dos ... a las tres= one--two--three; _a los tres días_ in three days; =¡a trabajar!= (go) to work; =estar a= _w. inf._ be ready to, be on a footing to; =cañón de a ocho= eight-pounder. =abajo= down, below; down-stairs; =hacia----= downward, down. =abandonar= _t_ abandon, forsake, break off, quit. =abandono= _m_ forsakenness. =abate= _m_ abbé. =abatir= _t_ cast down, abase. =abdomen= _m_ abdomen. =abeja= _f_ bee. =aberración= _f_ aberration. =abigarrado= gaudy, garish, motley. =abismo= _m_ abyss. =abnegación= _f_ self-abnegation. =abofetear= _t_ slap in the face. =abogacía= _f_ law (as profession). =abogadejo= _m_ limb of the law. =abogadillo= _m_ little lawyer. =abogado= _m_ lawyer, advocate. =abolengo= _m_ ancestry, parentage. =abominable= abominable. =abordar= _t (nautical)_ run into, come up to; (_of question_) enter upon, attack. =aborrecer= _t_ hate, abhor, detest. =aborrecimiento= _m_ hate. =abrasador= scorching. =abrasar= _t_ scorch, inflame; _r_ be all on fire (=en= with). =abrazar= _t_ (_r w._ =a=) embrace. =abrazo= _m_ embrace. =abrigo= _m_ shelter, protection; wrap. =abril= _m_ April. =abrir= _t_ open (=tanto= so wide); _=--ierto= adj._ open. =ábside= _m_ apse. =absoluto= absolute; unlimited; _adv._ =--mente=; =en----= unqualifiedly, outright. =absolver= _t_ absolve, exculpate. =absorber= _t_ absorb. =absorto= astounded, dumfounded. =abstener= _r_ abstain. =absurdo= absurd; _m_ absurdity. =abuelo= grandfather, forefather. =abundancia= _f_ abundance. =abundante= abundant, in abundance; _adv._ =--mente=. =abundar= _i_ abound. =abur= good-by (_curtly_). =aburrimiento= _m_ boredom, dull times, ennui. =aburrir= _t_ bore, weary; annoy. =acá= here (hither; _cf._ =acá 154= 2, =aquí 154= 3). =acabamiento= _m_ extinction, collapse. =acabar= _t or i_ finish; have just (=de=); come to an end, be over, be done; end (=por= with); make an end (=con= of); =casi---- de= have hardly more than just; =y--emos= and done with it; =--do= complete, consummate. N =40= 1. =academia= _f_ academy. =acaecer= _i_ befall. =acalorar= _t_ warm up. =acaparar= _t_ corner, monopolize, engross, lead by the nose. =acaso= perchance, peradventure; =si---- = if anything. =acatar= _t_ look up to, do homage to. =acaudillar= _t_ head (in war). =acceso= _m_ access. =accidente= _m_ accident; fit, seizure. =acción= _f_ action. =accionar= _i_ gesture. =acechar= _i_ watch. =aceite= _m_ (_esp._ olive) oil. =acendrar= _t_ refine (in cupel); =--do= stainless. =acento= _m_ accent. =aceptar= _t_ accept. =acequia= _f_ channel. =acerado= steely, stark. =acerbo= harsh, severe, sore; _adv._ =-mente=. =acerca de= about, regarding. =acercar= _t_ bring near; _r_ near, draw near. =acero= _m_ steel. =acertar= _t or i_ hit; =--do= sensible. =aciago= untoward. =acicalar= polish (weapon); make up (person; decorating, doing up hair, etc.). =acierto= _m_ good aim. =aclaración= _f_ clearing up, elucidation. =acobardar= _t_ intimidate, cow; _r_ show the white feather. =acoger= _t_ admit, receive. =acólito= _m_ acolyte. =acometer= _t_ fall upon, rush at, assail. =acometida= _f_ onslaught. =acomodamiento= _m_ accommodation. =acomodar= _t_ accommodate; _r_ get on together. =acomodo= _m_ accommodations. =acompañar= _t_ accompany (=de= with), keep one company. =acongojar= _t_ distress, weigh down with distress. =aconsejar= _t_ advise (_person dat., thing acc._). =acontecer= _i_ take place. =acopiar= _t_ lay in. =acordar= _t or i_ decide, accord; _r_ remember (=de=). =acordonar= _t_ quarantine (not nautically). =acostar= _t_ put to bed; _r_ go to bed; =--do= in bed, lying. =acostumbrar= _t or i_ get used, accustom, be used, be accustomed; =--do= wonted. =acreedor= creditor. =acrisolar= _t_ refine (in crucible); verify, prove ('como la verdad, la virtud, etc.' _A_.); =--do= (_not in A.; cf._ =acendrado=) thorough, unsophisticated. =actitud= _f_ attitude. =actividad= _f_ activity. =activo= active; _adv._ =-mente=. =acto= _m_ act; =en el---- = forthwith. =actual= present. =actuar= _i_ act. =acuchillar= _t_ knife. =acudir= _i_ come (when or as one should, or habitually, or to help, or for help). =acuerdo= _m_ accord; decision; =ponerse de---- = agree, come to an understanding. =acumular= _t_ mass, pile up. =acusar= _t_ accuse. =achacar= _t_ impute. =achaque= _m_ (habitual) ailment, failing. =achicharrar= _t_ scorch, parch (in cooking). =adalid= _m_ captain, chieftain; _fig._ champion, paladin. =adelantar= _i_ advance, make progress; _t_ push ahead, quicken up; _r_ go ahead, get ahead; =--do= _m_ adelantado, N =57= 16. =adelante= forward, (=más= further) on; further; step this way; =llevar---- = go ahead with, stick to; =salir---- = come through. =adelfa= _f_ oleander. =ademán= _m_ air, (expressive) movement. =además= besides; _prep. w._ =de=. =adiós= _intj or m_ adieu, good-by. =adivinar= _t_ guess. =administración= _f_ management, administration; office. =administrar= _t_ administer, manage. =admirable= admirable. =admiración= _f_ admiration. =admirar= _t_ admire. =admitir= _t_ admit, allow of, agree to, accept. =adobe= _m_ adobe, sun-baked brick. =adocenado= common, vulgar; N =141= 3. =adoptar= _t_ adopt. =adorable= adorable. =adorar= _t_ adore. =adornar= _t_ adorn, decorate. =adorno= _m_ ornament, decoration. =adquirir= _t_ acquire. =adulador= flatterer, flattering, sycophantic. =adusto= adust; stern, grim. =advertencia= _f_ (=hacer= give) caution, admonition. =advertir= _t_ notice; point out, intimate, suggest; notify, warn (of, _acc._), caution. =afable= affable. =afán= _m_ anxiety; eagerness (=de= for); toil; (_not in A._) (pertinacious) propensity. =afección= _f_ affection (_all senses, cf._ =afición= _in one sense_, =cariño= _in one_). =afectar= _t_ affect; _adv._ =--damente=. =afecto= well-disposed; =su--ísimo= yours with best regards; _m_ (any, _esp._ fond) passion, affection. =afectuoso= affectionate. =afición= _f_ predilection, fancy. =afilado= hatchety (of face; _lit._ whetted). =afirmación= _f_ assertion. =afirmar= _t_ declare. =afirmativo= affirmative. =aflicción= _f_ distress. =aflictivo= distressful. =afligir= _t_ afflict, distress. =aflojar= _t_ slacken; _i_ abate. =afortunado= lucky; _adv._ =--mente=. =agasajar= _t_ fondle, caress. =agente= _m_ agent, agency. =agitación= _f_ agitation, stir. =agitar= _f_ agitate, stir, stir up. =Agnus Dei= _L m_ (_A._ =agnusdéi=) Agnus Dei, N =175= 12. =agolpar= _r_ rush (all together). =agraciar= _t_ grace; =--do= handsome. =agradable= pleasant. =agradar= _i_ please, suit (=a=). =agradecer= _t_ thank (a person =a=, for a thing _acc._). =agradecimiento= _m_ thanks. =agrandar= _t_ greaten. =agravar= _t_ aggravate, aggravate the condition of. =agraviar= _t_ aggrieve, put one's self wrong with, provoke. =agresivo= aggressive. =agronomía= _f_ agronomy, agricultural science. =agrónomo= agronomist, master of agriculture. =agrupar= _t_ group. =agua= _f_ water. =aguantar= _t_ stand, endure. =aguardar= _t_ await, wait for; _i_ wait (more on the alert than =esperar=). =agudo= sharp. =aguerrido= inured to war, war-worn. =águila= _f_ eagle. =aguja= _f_ needle. =agujerear= _t_ make a hole in. =agujero= _m_ hole. =ah= ah. =ahí= there (where you are, _or_ less remote than =allí=), here; =hasta---- = up to that point; =---- donde le ve= N =12= 31. =ahogar= _t_ stifle, choke. =ahora= now; just now. =ahorcar= _t_ hang. =ahuecado= hollowed, loosened up, puffed out, puffed up, pompous. =ahuyentar= _t_ drive away. =aire= _m_ air; _pl_ air. =airoso= breezy; graceful, charming. =aislamiento= _m_ isolation. =ajeno= another's, other people's. =ajero= garlic man, garlic-seller. =ajo= _m_ garlic. =al= = =a el=. =ala= _f_ wing; (hat) brim; =se me caen las--s del corazón= I lose heart utterly. =alabanza= _f_ praise. =alabastro= _m_ alabaster. =alambicado= distilled; _fig._ double-distilled, finical. =alamillo= _m d of_ álamo. =álamo= _m_ poplar. =alarde= _m_ parade, display. =alardear= _i_ parade (=de= as). =alargar= _t_ lengthen, run out, run up, put out, reach. =alarma= _f_ alarm; hubbub; =grito de---- = alarm-cry, alarum. =alarmante= alarming. =alarmar= _t_ alarm, throw into commotion. =alborotador= unsettling, disturbance-breeding. =alborotar= _r_ get boisterous; =--do= boisterous, tumultuous. =alborozar= _t_ enrapture, ravish. =albricias= _f pl_ pay for good news; joy, joy!. =alcalde= _m_ alcalde, chief magistrate (of town). =alcaldesa= _f_ alcalde's wife. =alcanzar= _t_ reach, attain, come up with, obtain; make out, take in, see, understand; =no---- más= (_A._ =no se me alcanza más=) not have much brains. =alcoba= _f_ bedchamber. =alcurniado= _m_ (_not in A._) aristocratic. =aldaba= _f_, =aldabón= _m_, knocker. =aldea= _f_ (little, unorganized) village, hamlet. =aldeano= village, villager. =alegrar= _t_ gladden; _r_ be glad. =alegre= cheery, merry, blithe. =alegría= _f_ gladness, joy, glee. =alejar= _t_ remove (to a greater distance), get out of the way; _r_ recede, move away. =alemán= German. =Alemania= _f_ Germany. =aletargar= _r_ fall into a lethargy. =aleve= traitor. =alevosía= _f_ treachery. =alevoso= traitorous, sinister, iniquitous. =alférez= _m_ color-bearer. =algarabía= _f_ din of voices, hubbub, Babel. =algazara= _f_ noise of gay voices. =algo= something, somewhat, anything. =algodón= _m_ cotton. =alguacil= _m_ constable. =alguien= somebody. =algun[o]= some, any, some sort of, one and another, a few; some one (of, _etc_.). =alhaja= _f_ jewel. =aliciente= _m_ attraction, incentive. =aliento= _m_ breath; energy, pluck. =alimentar= _t_ feed (=de= on). =alimento= _m_ food. =alinear= _t_ align; =--do= in line with each other. =alma= _f_ soul, heart; life (as a principle residing in man or beast); =de mi---- = my dear; =con el---- en un hilo= in mortal terror. =almenado= battlemented. =almibarado= honeyed. =almohada= _f_ pillow. =almoneda= _f_ auction. =almorzar= _i_ breakfast. =alojamiento= _m_ lodging. =alojar= _t_ lodge; _r_ take up one's lodgings. =alquitrán= _m_ tar; coal-tar (=---- mineral=). =alrededores= _m pl_ environs. =altanería= _f_ loftiness, haughtiness. =altanero= lofty, haughty. =altar= _m_ altar (=mayor= high). =alterar= _t_ alter, modify, change, perturb. =alternativo= alternate; _adv._ =--mente=. =altisonante= big-sounding. =alto= (1) high, tall, lofty, upper, top; =de---- = tall; =en---- = (=pensar= send one's thoughts) on high; =en voz---- a= aloud; =a--as horas de= deep in; =pasar por---- = pass over; (2) _m_ halt; =---- allá= hold on. =altura= _f_ height, altitude; exaltation; _nautically, not in A._, latitude; =a la---- de= on the level of, up to the standard of, (_nautical_) off. =alucinación= _f_ hallucination. =alumbrado= _m_ lighting system. =alumbrar= _t_ light, light up. =alumno= foster-son, pupil. =alzar= _t_ lift; _i_ elevate the host. =allá= there (thither), off there; =más---- = further off, further back, beyond (_prep. w._ =de=); =---- va= look out, look out below there; =---- (lo) veremos= we'll see (about it). =allegar= _t_ bring together; =--do= sympathizer, kindred spirit. =allí= there (not near me or you). =amabilidad= _f_ amiability. =amable= amiable; _sup._ =amabilísimo=. =amanecer= _i_ dawn, day breaks, daylight comes; _of God_ send the new day; _w. predicate adj. etc. (originally Arabism)_ present itself in the morning ..., be found ... in the morning. =amaneramiento= _m_ mannerism. =amante= loving, lover. =amar= _t_ love. =amargar= _t_ embitter. =amargo= bitter. =amargura= _f_ bitterness. =amarillez= _f_ yellowness. =amarillo= yellow. =amasar= _t_ prearrange (_esp._ illegitimately), juggle, pull the wires for. =amasijo= _m_ lump of dough, congeries. =ambición= _f_ ambition. =ambicioncilla= _f_ grain of ambition. =ámbito= _m_ space, precincts. =ambos= both, both the. =amedrentar= _t_ put in fear, make afraid. =amenaza= _f_ threat. =amenazador= threatening. =amenazar= _t_ threaten. =amenguar= _t_ impair. =ameno= pleasant. =amerengado= meringuy, meringue-like; _fig._ mushy, unsubstantial. =amigable= friendly (in negative sense of mere absence of ill feeling). =amigo= friend, friendly (positively), with whom one is on friendly terms; _the f._ =amiga=, _unmodified, when applied to a man's friend, admits of a double meaning and hence is avoided by some, but G. and other good writers use it without bad sense_. =amigote= bosom friend, pal, that friend of his. =amiguito= good friend, little friend, child friend; =---- de escuela= school friend of one's childhood. =aminorar= _t_ lessen. =amistad= _f_ friendship; =hacer---- = make friends. =amistoso= friendly. =amo= master (of house or servants), owner; =--a= (priest's, bachelor's) housekeeper. =amonestación= _f_ admonition. =amonestar= _t_ admonish. =amor= _m_ love. =amoratado= empurpled (_cf._ =mora= mulberry). =amoroso= loving, love, amorous, of love. =amparar= _t_ protect; _r Gall._ take possession. =amparo= _m_ (=a= under) shelter (=de= of, =209= 7; =de= from, =209= 15), protection. =ampolla= _f_ blister. =anacoreta= _m_ anchorite, hermit. =analizar= _t_ analyze. =anatema= _m_ anathema. =anciano= old man, aged. =ancho= broad. =andante= errant; =caballería---- = knight-errantry. =andar= _i_ go (=tras= after, about; =con= in _of clothing, typically_; =en= in _of clothing, literally_), walk; _w. gerund or ptc._ be; =--se con= use, take; =no me--en con gramáticas= don't go talking Latin; =todo se--á= it will come in good time; =modo de---- = gait; =anda, ande usted=, fie, pooh, for shame. =andén= _m_ platform (of railway station). =anegar= _t_ flood, drown. =anémico= anaemic. =ánfora= _f_ amphora. =ángel= _m_ angel. =angelical= angelic. =angosto= narrow. =ángulo= _m_ angle, corner. =angustia= _f_ anguish. =angustiado= anguished; _currently (A.)_ shabby. =angustioso= anguished; harrowing, agonizing. =anhelar= _i_ pant; _t_ pant for. =anhelo= _m_ longing. =animación= _f_ animation. =animal= _m_ animal, creature; dunce, _adj._ animal; ignorant. =animalejo= _m depr_ creature. =animalito= _m_ little creature. =animar= _t_ animate. =ánimo= _m_ spirit; mind; courage. =aniquilar= _t_ annihilate, extinguish. =anoche= last night. =anochecer= _i_ the night comes on, night falls; _m_ nightfall. =anónimo= anonymous; _m_ anonymous letter. =ansiedad= _f_ anxiety, anxiousness. =antagonista= antagonist. =antaño= _m_ last year; formerly; bygone days; =de---- = old-time; =aquel de---- = the old-time sort. =ante= before (_A. only in the senses_ 'in presence of,' 'in preference to'). =anteanoche= night before last. =antecedente= _m_ antecedent, _pl_ record. =anteojos= _m pl_ spectacles. =antepasado= one who went before, forefather. =antepecho= _m_ parapet; (window-) sill, window-seat. =anterior= anterior, previous. =antes= first, before, heretofore, sooner; _prep. w._ =de=, _conj. w._ =de que= _or_ =que=; =cuanto---- = as soon as possible; =---- bien= rather (in antithetical sense). =anticipo= _m_ anticipation; payment in advance; (occasion for) acting ahead of time, being ahead of time, precipitating matters. =anticuado= antiquated. =anticuario= antiquarian, antiquary. =antigualla= _f_ antiquity, antiquated thing, relic of the past, ancient history (_often pl._). =antigüedad= _f_ antiquity. =antiguo= ancient, former, old; of long standing, by long prescription, from time immemorial. =Antinoo= _m_ Antinous (_pronounce_ an-tin'-o-us), N =86= 5. =antipatía= _f_ antipathy, repugnance, dislike, aversion. =antiquísimo= _sup of_ =antiguo=. =antireligioso= _properly_ =antirreligioso=; (_not in A._) anti-religious. =antojar= _r w. dat. pr._ seem good to, I take a fancy, I like, I please; seem, strike one (as). =anunciar= _t_ announce, inform (_dat._), herald, manifest. =añadir= _t_ add. =año= _m_ year. =apabullar= _t c_ squelch. =apacible= peaceful. =apadrinar= _t_ be sponsor for, countenance. =apagar= _t_ put out, slake. =apalear= _t_ drub, cane, cudgel, give a drubbing _etc._. =aparador= _m_ dish-cupboard. =aparato= _m_ apparatus. =aparcería= _f_ agreement for cultivation (etc.) on shares. =aparecer= _i_ appear (become visible). =aparentar= _t_ make believe. =aparente= apparent; _adv._ =--mente=. =aparición= _f_ appearance (act of appearing); manifestation, apparition. =apariencia= _f_ appearance (looks, semblance). =apartar= _t_ separate, part company, turn away, remove, put out of the way, brush away; =--do= out of the way. =aparte= aside, separately; =cuestión---- = a separate question. =apasionado= impassioned. =apatecer= _t_ feel a desire for. =apeadero= _m_ station (without side track etc.). =apedrear= _t_ throw stones (at), stone. =apelación= appeal. =apellido= _m_ surname. =apenas= hardly. =apetito= _m_ appetite. =apiadar= _r_ take pity (=de= on). =apiñar= _t_ crowd. =aplacar= _t_ appease, placate, calm down. =aplastamiento= _m_ crushing flat. =aplastar= _t_ flatten out; crush flat (=moler= _is_ crush to powder). =aplaudir= _t_ applaud. =aplauso= _m_ applause (_pl. of applause on many occasions_). =aplicación= _f_ application. =aplicar= _t_ apply. =apoderar= _r_ take possession, master (=de=). =apodo= _m_ nickname. =Apolo= _m_ Apollo. =apoplético= apoplectic. =aporrear= _t_ club, cudgel, maul. =aposentar= _t_ quarter, put up, house. =apostar= _t_ bet (=que= _or_ =a que=, _the latter less affirmative_). =apostólico= apostolic (=los A---- s= were those who were later styled Carlists). =apostrofar= _t_ apostrophize; _i_ (_not in A._) soliloquize. =apostura= _f_ style, caparison. =apoyar= _t_ support, rest (=en= on). =apoyo= _m_ support. =apreciación= _f_ appreciation. =apreciar= _t_ appreciate, think highly of. =aprehender= _t_ apprehend. =apremiante= urgent. =apremiar= _t_ drive. =apremio= _m_ constraint; writ to enforce the payment of taxes; mandamus; =comisionado de---- s= enforcer of taxes. =aprender= _t_ learn. =apresuramiento= _m_ haste, hustling, quickness. =apresurar= _t_ hasten; =--do= hasty, in haste; _adv._ =--mente=. =apretar= _t_ push, press, squeeze, quicken; =--do= tight. =apretón= _m_ grip. =aprieto= _m_ straits. =apropiar= _t_ appropriate; =--do= appropriate. =aprovechamiento= _m_ progress, success (in studies etc.). =aprovechar= _t_ turn to account, improve; _i_ make progress, do well, improve; =--do= thriving, hopeful. =apuntar= _t_ note. =apunte= _m_ (=tomar= take, perhaps incidentally; =sacar= get, as object of study) note; _c_ scamp, good-for-nothing. =apurar= _t_ worry; =--do= trying. =aquel, aquello=, that; N =1= 9; =por--lo de que= on that account that (_clumsy language_). =aquí= here; =por---- = this way, on this side, hereabouts. =aquiescencia= _f_ acquiescence. =arado= _m_ plough. =árbol= _m_ tree. =arboleda= _f_ growth of trees. =arbolito= _m_ young tree, little tree. =arboricultura= _f_ arboriculture. =arbusto= _m_ shrub. =arco= _m_ bow; arch; arc. =arder= _i_ glow, burn. =ardid= _m_ device, maneuver, policy. =ardiente= glowing, fiery; _adv._ =--mente=. =ardor= _m_ ardor, burning, longing. =arduo= arduous. =arena= _f_ sand. =argamasa= _f_ mortar. =argucia= _f_ quibble. =argumentación= _f_ argument (process). =argumentar= _i_ argue. =argumento= _m_ argument (ground, series of grounds). =árido= arid. =arma= _f_ arm, weapon. =armadura= _f_ suit of armor. =armamento= _m_ armament. =armar= _t_ arm; set up; get up. =armonía= _f_ harmony. =aroma= _m_ aroma. =arquear= _t_ arch. =arqueología= _f_ archaeology. =arqueológico= archaeological. =arqueólogo= _m_ archaeologist. =arquitectónico= architectural. =arquitectura= _f_ architecture. =arquitrabe= _m_ architrave. =arrabal= _m_ outlying quarter, suburb, outskirt. =arraigo= _m_ rooting, getting rooted. =arrancar= _t_ uproot, tear out, tear (away), pull out. =arrasar= _t_ raze. =arrastrar= _t_ drag. =arrebatar= _t_ snatch, sweep away; _r_ fire up, fly into a passion; =--do= hasty, precipitate, passionate, impetuous. =arrebato= _m_ outburst, fit of passion, rush. =arreglar= _t_ arrange, settle, put in order. =arreglito= _m_ nice settlement. =arreglo= _m_ arrangement, compromise, accordance; =con---- a= in accordance with. =arrellanar= _r_ settle one's self at ease. =arrendar= _t_ rent (as landlord or as tenant); =no le arriendo la ganancia= I wouldn't be in his shoes. =arrepentimiento= _m_ repentance, regret. =arrepentir= _r_ repent. =arriba= up, above; =hacia---- = up; =de---- a bajo= (_A._ =abajo=) up and down (_not so A._). =arriesgar= _t_ venture, risk; =--do= risky. =arroba= _f_ arroba (weight, over 25 lb.; liquid measure, varying from province to province). =arrobamiento= _m_ ecstasy, rapture. =arrodillar= _r_ kneel. =arrogante= arrogant, haughty, cavalier, spirited, mettlesome, gay. =arrojar= _t_ throw, fling; throw out; thrust away. =arropar= _t_ clothe, wrap. =arroyo= _m_ brook. =arruga= _f_ wrinkle. =arrugar= _t_ wrinkle. =arruinar= _t_ ruin. =arsenal= _m_ arsenal. =arte= _m (f), pl f_, art, skill, deftness. =articular= _t_ articulate. =artifice= artificer. =artificio= _m_ artifice, artful dodge, trick. =artillería= _f_ artillery. =artimaña= _f_ pitfall; artifice. =artista= artist. =artístico= artistic; _adv._ =--mente=. =asa= _f_ handle. =asaltar= _t_ assault, assail; come over. =asalto= _m_ assault. =ascendiente= _m_ ascendancy. =asegurar= _t_ assure, guarantee, affirm. =asemejar= _r_ resemble, come to resemble (=a=). =asentar= _t_ seat. =aseo= _m_ neatness. =asesinar= _t_ murder. =asesinato= _m_ murder. =asesino= _m or f_ murderer. =asestar= _t_ point (weapon), fire, deal, deliver, land (blow etc.). =así= thus, so; like that; _in wish_ N =4= 13; =ser---- = be such; =yo soy---- = it's my way, that's my way; =---- como= just as, as well as. =asiento= _m_ seat; discretion. =asilo= _m_ asylum. =asimismo= likewise. =asistencia= _f_ help; care (of sick). =asolador= devastating. =asolar= _t_ wreck, devastate, raze. =asomar= _i_ show itself; _r_ show one's self (at window etc.), go to ... and look out, look out, look through (=a=). =asombrar= _t_ astonish. =asombro= _m_ terror; astonishment; (astonished) admiration. =asombroso= astonishing. =aspa= _f_ (set of) sails (of windmill). =aspecto= _m_ aspect. =áspero= harsh, rough; _adv._ =--mente=. =aspiración= _f_ aspiration. =aspirar= _i_ aspire. =astro= _m_ star (in a wide sense), heavenly body, luminary. =astronomía= _f_ astronomy. =astucia= _f_ shrewdness, subtlety, cunning, guile. =astuto= shrewd, astute. =asuntillo= _m_ little matter. =asunto= _m_ subject, affair, matter. =asustar= _t_ scare. =atacar= _t_ attack. =atajar= _t_ head off. =ataque= _m_ attack. =atar= _t_ tie, tie up; =---- cabos= put two and two together. =atarear= _t_ set a task, give one something to do; _r_ keep hard at work. =ateísmo= _m_ atheism. =atención= _f_ (=llamar= draw, =poner= pay) attention. =atender= _i_ attend (=a= to), listen. =Ateneo= _m_ Athenaeum, N =40= 18. =atener= _r_ pin one's faith. =atentado= _m_ (heinous) crime, outrageous attack. =atento= attentive, intent; _adv._ =--mente=. =atenuación= _f_ attenuation, abatement, mitigation. =atenuar= _t_ attenuate, extenuate, mitigate, palliate, abate. =ateo= atheist. =aterrador= terror-striking, intimidating. =aterrar= _t_ terrorize; _r_ be terror-struck. =ático= Attic. =atisbar= _t or i_ peer, scrutinize; peer out _etc._. =atmósfera= _f_ atmosphere. =atónito= thunderstruck, lost in amazement. =atormentar= _t_ torture. =atracar= _r c_ eat all one can hold. =atracción= _f_ attraction (the act or power); attractiveness. =atracón= _m_ surfeit. =atractivo= _m_ attraction (that which attracts). =atraer= _t_ attract, draw upon. =atrás= back, in the rear. =atraso= _m_ behind-the-timesness, fossilism. =atravesar= _t_ cross, traverse, go across. =atrever= _r_ dare, have the audacity, venture (=a= on); =--ido= audacious fellow. =atrevimiento= _m_ daring, audacity, venturesomeness. =atribuir= _t_ ascribe. =atrocidad= _f_ atrocity, outrage; _c_ excess, indiscretion, wild scheme. =atronador= thundering. =atropellar= _t_ ride rough-shod over, override, treat with violence, do violence to. =atropello= _m_ (piece of) arbitrariness, outrage. =atroz= atrocious, savage, outrageous, severe, enormous; _adv_. =--mente=. =aturdir= _i_ fluster, perturb, stupefy; =--do= inconsiderate. =audacia= _f_ audacity, hardihood. =audaz= daring, venturesome, audacious. =auge= _m_ high standing, consequence. =augurar= _t_ forebode. =augustinus= _L_ Augusta's. =augusto= august, majestic, illustrious; _also Latin_. =aula= _f_ classroom. =áulico= aulic. =aullar= _i_ howl. =aullido= _m_ howl. =aumentar= _t or i_ increase (=de, en=, in). =aun= even, also; =aún= yet, still. (_So Knapp; but A._ =aun= _before verb_, =aún= _after verb, whatever the sense. By 'verb' understand the modified word_.). =aunque= although. =aureola= _f_ aureole. =aurora= _f_ (red) dawn, daybreak. =ausencia= _f_ absence; departure. =austero= austere. =autor= author. =autoridad= _f_ authority. =autorizar= _t_ authorize, license. =auxilio= _m_ (=en= to the) help, aid. =avanzar= _t or i_ advance. =avaricia= _f_ (piece of) avarice. =avaro= avaricious. =ave= _f_ bird (_esp._ large, of wild places). =Ave María= (_A._ avemaría) _f_ Ave Maria, Hail Mary; =Ave María= (_so A._) =Purísima= _interjectional phrase, not the first words of the prayer_. =avecilla= _f_ nestling (of =ave=). =avellanado= nut-brown. =avenir= _t_ harmonize. =aventar= _t_ winnow. =aventura= _f_ adventure, venture, (running) risk, (_not in A._) story. =aventurar= _t_ risk; =--do= venturesome, overbold. =avergonzar= _r_ be ashamed. =averiguar= _t_ ascertain, find out. =avisar= _t_ warn (=a=) of (_acc._). =ay= oh (_'thoroughly Spanish for the_ oh _of other peoples,' Knapp_); alas, ah me; =---- de mí= oh poor me. =ayer= yesterday. =ayuda= _f_ (=en= to) aid, help. =ayudar= _t_ aid, help. =ayuno= _m_ (=hacer, observar=, keep) fast, (=hacer= do) fasting. =ayuntamiento= _m_ town council; town hall. =azada= _f_ shovel. =azoramiento= _m_ perturbation, bewilderment, flustering. =azote= _m_ lash, cut of the whip, spank, stroke of spanking. =azotea= _f_ (flat) roof (or part of roof; as place to walk on etc.). =azufre= _m_ sulphur. =azul= blue.