Part 17

Nouns ending in _o_ are masculine; in _a_, feminine; unless otherwise indicated.

VOCABULARY

A

=á,= to, for, in, by, at, during, upon; =-- lo que,= according to what.

=abad,= _m._, abbot.

=abadesa,= abbess.

=abajo,= down, below, down stairs; =-- á,= down upon; =más --,= farther down.

=abandonar,= to abandon, release, give (up), leave, desert.

=abanicar,= to fan.

=abarcar,= to encompass, take in.

=abatido,= dejected, low.

=abatir,= to cast down, humble, lower.

=abeja,= bee.

=abejaruco,= bee-eater (_a bird_).

=abierto= (_p. p. of_ =abrir=)=,= open(ed).

=abigarrado,= speckled, mottled, variegated.

=abismo,= abyss, gulf.

=ablandar,= to soften.

=abnegación,= _f._, abnegation, self-denial.

=abogado,= advocate, lawyer.

=abordar,= to board, attack.

=aborrecedor, -a,= detester.

=aborrecible,= hateful, detestable.

=abrasar,= to burn; =abrasando,= burning hot; =abrasado,= burning.

=abrazar,= to embrace; =--se,= to cling to; =abrazado con,= locked in an embrace with.

=abrazo,= embrace.

=abreviar,= to abridge, shorten.

=abril,= _m._, April.

=abrir,= to open; =en un -- y cerrar de ojos,= in a twinkling; =-- en canal,= to cut open, punish severely.

=abrumar,= to oppress, overwhelm.

=absolutamente,= absolutely.

=absolver (ue),= to absolve, acquit.

=absorber,= to absorb.

=absorto= (_irr. p. p. of_ =absorber=)=,= absorbed.

=abstinencia,= abstinence.

=abuelita= (_dim. of_ =abuela=)=,= beloved grandmother.

=abuelo, -a,= grandfather, grandmother; ancestor; old man, old woman.

=abundancia,= abundance.

=abundante,= abundant, copious.

=aburrir,= to weary, bore.

=abuso,= abuse.

=acá,= here; =desde entonces --,= since then; =por --,= here, this way; =-- abajo,= down here.

=acabar,= to end, finish; =-- de,= to have finished, have just; =--se,= to grow feeble, be near the end; =y esto se acabó,= and this settles it; =¡acabáramos de una vez!= is that all!; =algo que no acaba de llegar,= something that does not come.

=acaecer,= to happen; =lo acaecido,= what had happened.

=acaecimiento,= event.

=acalorar,= to overheat, inflame.

=acampar,= to camp.

=acariciar,= to caress.

=acaso,= perhaps, perchance.

=acceder,= to accede, yield.

=accesible,= accessible.

=acceso,= access.

=acción,= _f._, action, power (_of motion_).

=acusación,= _f._, accusation.

=acebuche,= _m._, wild olive tree.

=acéfalo,= acephalous, without a head.

=aceite,= _m._, oil.

=aceituna,= olive, olive-crop.

=acelerado,= quickened.

=acento,= accent, voice.

=aceptar,= to accept.

=acerca= (_in La Leva_) = =cerca=; =-- de,= about.

=acercar,= to bring near; =--se,= to approach.

=acero,= steel.

=acertado,= proper, fit.

=acertar (ie),= to happen (_unexpectedly_), hit the mark, succeed, say anything opportunely, guess; =sin -- con las excusas,=, unable to utter an apology.

=acicalarse,= to dress (in style).

=acoger,= to receive.

=acometer,= to attack, defy.

=acomodar,= to find acommodations, shelter, lay, suit, adjust.

=acomodo,= employment, shelter, acommodation.

=acompañante,= _m. or f._, companion.

=acompañar (de),= to accompany (by).

=acompasado,= regular, rythmical.

=acongojado,= distressed, dismayed.

=aconsejar,= to advise.

=acontecer,= to happen.

=acontecimiento=, event.

=acordar (ue),= to decide; =--se (de),= to remember.

=acosar,= to pursue.

=acostar (ue),= to put to bed; =--se,= to go to bed.

=acostumbrado,= customary; =más de lo --,= more than usual.

=acostumbrar (á),= to be in the habit (of), be accustomed (to).

=acre,= sharp, bitter.

=acribillar,= to riddle, cover with wounds.

=actitud,= _f._, attitude.

=activísimo= (_from_ =activo=)=,= very active, industrious.

=activo,= active.

=acto,= act; =-- continuo,= immediately.

=actuar,= to move, take part.

=acuático,= aquatic.

=acuchillar,= to cut, hack; =--se,= to fight with knives.

=acudir,= to run to, hasten (to help).

=acusación,= _f._, accusation, charge.

=acusar,= to accuse.

=achaque,= _m._, defect, matter.

=achicharrar,= to burn (_to a crisp_).

=adarme,= _m._, dram (_in avoirdupois weight_); =dos --s de imaginación,= a spark of imagination.

=adecuado,= adequate, fit.

=adelantarse,= to advance, approach; =-- cada vez más á,= to gain more and more on.

=adelante,= forward; =en --,= henceforth; =seguir --,= to walk on; =por la mesa --,= across the table.

=ademán,= _m._, gesture, movement, attitude.

=además (de),= moreover, besides.

=adentro,= within; =para mis --s,= to myself.

=adherente,= adherent, adjoined.

=adherir (ie),= to be fastened, united (to).

=adiós,= good-bye.

=adivinar,= to divine, guess, conjecture, understand.

=adivino,= fortune-teller.

=adminículos,= trimmings, tools, "extras."

=administrador,= _m._, manager.

=administrar,= to administer.

=admirablemente,= marvellously.

=admiración=, _f._, sudden surprise, wonder, admiration.

=admirar,= to surprise, astonish, make one wonder; admire; =--se (de),= to marvel (at).

=admitir,= to receive, give entrance, admit; associate.

=adolescencia,= adolescence.

=adonde,= where.

=adoptar,= to adopt, approve.

=adorar,= to adore, worship.

=Adoracuernos,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, worships bull-fights).

=adormecer,= to lull asleep.

=adornar,= to adorn.

=adorno,= ornament, adornment.

=adosar (á),= to lean, rest, stand (against).

=adquirir,= to acquire, come by, obtain, take possession (of).

=adquisividad,= _f._, acquisitiveness, thrift.

=aduana,= custom-house.

=adular,= to flatter.

=adulto,= adult, grown up.

=adusto,= gloomy, sullen.

=advertencia,= warning.

=advertir (ie),= to inform, warn, take notice, notice, state; =¡adviértase!= take notice!

=adyacente,= adjacent.

=aerólito,= aerolite.

=afamado,= famous.

=afán,= _m._, pains, efforts, anxiety, eagerness (for).

=afanado,= busy, eager.

=afanar,= to toil, work; =tú has afanado eso,= you have carried that off.

=afanoso,= anxious.

=afectación,= _f._, affectation.

=afectar,= to affect.

=afecto,= affection.

=afeitarse,= to shave; =¡por estas que me afeito!= by my beard!

=aferrado,= fastened; =-- á la silla,= clinging to the saddle.

=afición,= _f._, affection, inclination; =por -- á,= through love for.

=aficionadísimo= (_from_ =aficionado=) =(á),= very fond (of), devoted(to).

=aficionado,= amateur; =muy -- al toreo,= a great amateur in the art of fighting bulls.

=afirmar,= to affirm, assure.

=aflicción,= _f._, grief, anguish.

=aflictivo,= distressing.

=afligido,= afflicted, wretched.

=aflojarse,= to loosen.

=afluir,= to stream, flow.

=aforismo,= aphorism, saying.

=afrenta,= dishonor.

=afueras,= _f. pl._, suburbs.

=agarrar,= to grasp, seize, take hold (of).

=agasajo,= kindness, caress, politeness; =hacer --,= to show politeness, give a kindly reception.

=ágil,= quick, nimble.

=agitado,= excited.

=agitar,= to agitate, move, shake; =--se,= to be busy, writhe, move.

=agobiado,= exhausted.

=agonía,= suffering, death struggle.

=agonizar,= to be dying.

=agosto,= August.

=agotado,= exhausted.

=agraciado,= graceful.

=agradable,= agreeable, pleasant.

=agradar,= to please.

=agradecer,= to appreciate, be thankful (for).

=agradecido,= grateful.

=agradecimiento,= gratitude.

=agrado,= liking; =sin buscarlo halla el --,= without trying to causes pleasure; =de buen --,= with (great) pleasure.

=agravar,= to aggravate; =--se,= to grow worse.

=agravio,= grievance, affront, injury.

=agregar (ie),= to add.

=agresor, -a,= aggressor.

=agrietar,= to crack.

=agrupar(se),= to group, come (_or_ draw) together.

=agua,= _f._, water; _pl._, waters, stream; =--s vivas,= running water.

=aguachirle,= _m._, poor excuse for wine; slops.

=aguantar,= to bear, suffer.

=aguar,= to mix with water.

=aguardar,= to wait for; =-- á que,= to wait until.

=aguardiente,= _m._, brandy (_or_ any distilled liquor); =-- de caña,= rum.

=agudísimo= (_from_ =agudo=)=,= sharpest, very keen.

=agudo,= acute, sharp.

=aguileño,= aquiline.

=agüiña= (_dim. of_ =agua=)=,= water.

=aguja,= needle.

=agujero,= hole; =-- de la llave,= key-hole.

=ah!= ah! oh!

=ahí,= there; =por --,= there, yonder; =-- dentro,= in there.

=ahogarse,= to drown, be drowned; =-- de,= to be suffocated with.

=ahora,= now, now-a-days; =-- mismo,= now, at once, this very moment; =no es de --,= this is not the first time.

=ahorcar,= to hang.

=ahorrar,= to save, economize.

=ahumado,= smoked, burned, smoke-stained.

=ahuyentar,= to put to flight.

=aire,= _m._, air, wind, breeze.

=airecito= (_dim._)=,= little air.

=aislado,= isolated, lone.

=ajeno,= belonging to another; =lo --,= that which belongs to another.

=ajimez,= _m._, arched window (_with a pillar in the center_).

=al= = =á el,= (_before an inf._) on, in (_doing something_).

=ala,= wing.

=alabar,= to praise.

=alabastro,= alabaster.

=alambre,= _m._, wire.

=alameda,= (public) promenade _or_ avenue (_lined with shade trees, generally the_ =álamo=, poplar. _Hence the name. There is generally an_ =alameda= _in the Southern-Spanish and the Spanish-American cities_).

=alargar,= to hold out, reach, hand, lengthen.

=alarido,= outcry, shriek.

=alarma,= alarm.

=alarmado,= alarmed.

=alba,= _f._, dawn; =así que el --despuntó,= at day-break.

=albor,= _m._, dawning.

=alborotado,= rebellious, disorderly.

=alborotador, -a,= rioter, disturber of peace.

=alborotar,= to disturb, cause disorder _or_ disturbance; =--se,= to be (become) excited.

=alboroto,= disturbance, tumult, noisiness.

=alborozar,= to rejoice, enliven; =alborozado,= enlivened, joyous.

=alcalde,= _m._, justice of the peace, magistrate, mayor.

=alcanzado,= needy; =salir (estar) --,= to be in debt, short in one's accounts.

=alcanzar,= to reach, overtake, attain, obtain, succeed, manage (=á,= in, to,); =que no ha de --,= that is not for you.

=alcázar,= _m._ (_of Arabic origin_), castle.

=alcé,= _pret. of_ =alzar=.

=alcoba,= bedroom.

=alcornoque,= _m._, cork-oak.

=aldaba,= knocker (_on a door_).

=aldabonazo= (_aug._ + =azo=: _cf. H. F. Gr._ § 205)=,= blow with the knocker, knock.

=aldea,= small village, hamlet.

=alegar,= to allege, cite.

=alegrarse (de),= to be glad, happy; =¡cuánto me alegro!= how glad I am!

=alegre,= merry, happy.

=alegría,= merriment, joy; =Alegría,= _prop. noun_.

=alejar,= to remove; =--se,= to go away, retreat, retire; =--se más,= to remove to a greater distance.

=alemán, -a,= German.

=alentar (ie),= to breathe.

=alerce,= _m._, larch-wood.

=alerta,= vigilant(ly); =estar ojo --,= to be watchful.

=alerto,= watchful.

=aletear,= _m._, flutter, toy(ing).

=alevosamente,= treacherously.

=alfombra,= carpet.

=algarabía,= jargon, confused noise.

=algazara,= merriment, shouting, turmoil.

=algo,= something, somewhat; =--más,= later.

=algún(o), -a,= some, any, some one, any one; =-- tanto,= somewhat.

=alianza,= alliance, relationship.

=Alicante,= _prop. noun_ (_the town of Alicante, with a population of about 40,000, is the capital of the province of Alicante, on the southeastern coast of Spain_).

=alícuota; parte --,= equal share.

=alienado,= insane (person).

=aliento,= breath; _pl._, courage.

=alimentación,= _f._, act of nourishing, food.

=alimentar,= to nourish.

=alimento,= food.

=alisado,= smooth.

=alita= (_dim._)=,= little wing.

=alivio,= improvement; =tener --,= to show improvement.

=alma,= soul, human being; =hija de mi --,= my darling.

=almacén,= _m._, warehouse.

=almena,= crenelated battlement.

=almendra,= almond.

=almidonar,= to starch.

=almohada,= pillow, cushion.

=almorzar (ue),= to breakfast.

=alojado,= residing.

=alojamiento,= lodging, quarters.

=alojarse,= to lodge, stop.

=alpargatas,= shoes _or_ sandals made of hemp.

=alquitrán,= _m._, tar.

=alrededor,= around, about; =á su --,= around (him).

=altamente,= highly.

=altanería; con --,= haughtily.

=altanero,= haughty.

=altar,= _m._; =-- mayor,= high altar.

=Altavilla,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, High town).

=alterar,= to alter, change, disturb; =--se,= to be disturbed.

=alternado,= alternating, recurrent.

=alternativa,= alternative; =--s traidoras,= treacherous turns.

=alternativamente,= alternately.

=alteza,= height.

=alto,= high, tall, loud; =lo --,= above, height, top; =-- el fuego,= _see_ =fuego=; =en --,= high, aloft; =-- sentido,= deep meaning.

=altura,= height, latitude; =á la --de,= as high as, as far north as.

=alubia,= kidney-bean.

=alucinación,= _f._, hallucination.

=aludir,= to allude.

=alumbrar,= to light.

=alumno,= disciple.

=alzar,= to lift, raise; =--se con el cargo,= to take (upon oneself) the office.

=allá,= there; =-- dentro,= in there; =lo de más --,= the other; =--abajo,= down there; =-- arriba,= above, up there.

=allí,= there; =por --,= thereabouts, over there.

=amable,= lovable, pleasing, amiable.

=amado,= beloved.

=amagar,= to threaten.

=amanecer,= to dawn; be at day-break; =al --,= at day-break; =amanezcan,= may find themselves at day-break.

=amante,= _m. or f._, lover.

=amar,= to love.

=amargarse,= to become bitter.

=amargura,= bitterness, pain.

=amarillo,= yellow, pallid; =amarillas,= gold coins.

=amarra,= martingale, strap.

=amarrar,= to tie, fasten.

=ámbito,= space, extent.

=ambos, -as,= both, the two; =por ambas partes,= on either side.

=ambulante,= movable, walking.

=amén,= amen, so be it.

=amenaza,= threat.

=amenazador, -a,= threatening.

=amenazar,= to threaten.

=amenículos= = =adminículos=.

=amigo, -a,= friend; =ser -- de,= to be fond of, like.

=amigote= (_aug. of_ =amigo=)=,= great friend, chum.

=aminorarse,= to diminish.

=amistad,= _f._, friendship.

=amo, -a,= landlord, landlady, proprietor, master, mistress, owner.

=amoldar,= to mould, shape.

=amontonar,= to pile up, crowd together.

=amor,= _m._, affection, love; _pl._, love affairs; =-- propio (de),= self-love (as a), conceit (as a).

=amorcito= (_dim._)=,= cupid.

=amoroso,= affectionate.

=amortiguar(se),= to calm, soften.

=amotinarse,= to rebel, rise against authority.

=amparar,= to help, protect, shelter.

=amparo,= protection.

=Ana,= Anne; =Santa --,= Saint Anne (_the mother of the Virgin Mary_).

=análogo,= analogous, similar.

=anaranjado,= orange-colored.

=anatómico,= anatomical.

=anciano, -a,= old man, old woman; _adj._, old.

=ancla,= anchor.

=ancho,= width; _adj._, wide, broad.

=andar(se),= to walk, go about; =--= (+ _p. p._), to be; =¡anda!= of course! come! please! =¿quién anda ahí?= who is there? =anda á,= go and; =¡andando!= let us go!; =andaba en los cuarenta,= was some forty years of age.

=andrajoso,= ragged.

=Andrea,= Andrew.

=anduve, -iste, -o,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =andar=.

=anfitrión,= _m._, amphitryon, host.

=ángel,= _m._, angel, (dead) child; =--de Dios,= innocent little thing; =-- de la guarda,= guardian angel.

=angélicamente,= angelically.

=angelito= (_dim._)=,= little angel.

=angeluco= (_from_ =ángel=)=,= poor innocent.

=angelus,= angelus (_an evening devotion_).

=angostísimo= (_from_ =angosto=)=,= very narrow.

=angosto,= narrow.

=ángulo,= angle, corner.

=angustia,= anguish, agony, distress.

=angustioso,= miserable, troubled, anxious.

=anhelante=, anxious, longing.

=anhelo,= longing, eagerness (for).

=anidarse,= to build a nest; dwell.

=anillo,= ring.

=ánima,= soul, spirit; _pl._, spirits; evening bells (_inviting to prayer for the souls in purgatory_).

=animado,= animated, bright, quick, lively.

=animadísimo,= (_from_ =animado=)=,= most animated.

=animal,= _m._, animal, brute.

=animalejeño, -a,= inhabitant of =Animalejos=.

=Animalejos,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, small animals).

=animalejuense,= _m. or f._, inhabitant _or_ native of =Animalejos=.

=animalillo= (_dim._)=,= little animal.

=animalito= (_dim._)=,= little animal.

=animar,= to animate, excite, encourage; revive, comfort.

=ánimo,= mind, spirit, soul; courage; =con --,= boldly.

=aniversario,= anniversary.

=anochecer,= to grow dark; =el --,= nightfall.

=anonadar(se),= to vanish.

=ansia,= eagerness, longing, ardent desire.

=ansiedad,= _f._, anxiety.

=ansiosamente,= anxiously.

=ansioso,= anxious, eager.

=ante,= before, in the presence of.

=antecedente,= _m._, antecedent; _pl._, previous conduct.

=antemano; de --,= beforehand.

=antena,= yard(arm).

=antepecho; puerta de --,= window (_opening on hinges like a door, but not coming down to the floor_).

=anterior,= former, preceding.

=anteriormente,=, previously, before.

=antes,= formerly, before, but rather; =-- de,= before, rather than.

=antífona,= anthem.

=antiguamente,= in olden times, formerly.

=antiguo,= old, antique; former.

=antipatía,= aversion, hatred.

=antipático,= disagreeable, unfeeling.

=antojar(se)= (_used only in the third person_)=,= to desire, fancy; =que se me antojaran,= that I might desire.

=antojo,= strong desire, longing, pleasure, whim.

=Antonio,= Anthony _or_ Antony; =San -- de Padua,= Saint Antony of Padua (_b. at Lisbon, 1195; d. at Padua, 1231; the patron saint of animals_).

=antorcha,= torch.

=anudar,= to knot, tie together, fasten.

=anunciar,= to announce.

=anzuelo,= (fish-) hook.

=añadir,= to add.

=añagaza,= allurement.

=añejo,= old (_said of wine_).

=añil,=, _m._, indigo.

=año,= year; =por los --s,= about the year; =¿cuántos --s tiene usted?= how old are you?

=apagar,= to extinguish, drown (_the voice_); =--se,= to die away.

=apandar,= to steal, rob, pilfer, "swipe."

=aparato; con --,= with indication.

=aparecer,= to appear.

=aparejado (á),= ready (for).

=aparejar,= to rig (_a boat_).

=aparejo,= tackle; rigging; =-- de pescar,= fishing-tackle.

=aparentar,= to feign, appear.

=aparente,= feigned, not real.

=aparición,= _f._, apparition.

=apartar(se),= to leave, turn away, separate.

=aparte,= apart, separate.

=apearse,= to dismount.

=apedrear,= to stone.

=apelmazado,= hard, soggy (_as bread_).

=apellido,= family name.

=apenas (si),= hardly, scarcely; as soon as.

=apercibirse (de),= to perceive.

=apesadumbrado,= sad; =que la tenía --a,= that made her sad.

=apestar,= to smell.

=apilar,= to pile up.

=apiñado,= crowded together, dense (_as a crowd_).

=aplacar,= to appease, calm.

=aplastar,= to crush.

=aplaudir,= to favor, applaud.

=aplauso,= applause.

=aplicar,= to apply, put, hold (_one thing to another_).

=apoderarse (de),= to take possession (of), seize.

=apodo,= nickname.

=apogeo,= apogee, culmination.

=apologista,= _m. or f._, apologist (_defender of the divine origin of Christianity_).

=apoplegía,= apoplexy.

=apoplético,= apoplectic.

=aposentador,= _m._, quartermaster; =sargento --,= quartermaster-sergeant.

=apostar (ue),= to wager, bet.

=apóstol,= _m._, apostle, messenger.

=apostrofar,= to apostrophize.

=apóstrofe,= _m._, apostrophe.

=apoyar,= to corroborate, confirm; second; =--se,= to lean, rest upon, lay stress upon.

=apreciar,= to appreciate.

=aprehensión,= _f._, seizure, apprehension, fear.

=aprehensor, -a,= captor.

=apremiante,= pressing.

=aprender (á),= to learn.

=aprendiz,= _m._, apprentice.

=aprensión,= _f._, seizure, fear.

=apresuradamente,= quickly, hastily.

=apresurarse,= to hasten.

=apretar (ie),= to tighten, press, squeeze, hasten, increase the speed (_of machinery_).

=aprisa,= quickly.

=aprobar (ue),= to approve.

=apropiado,= appropriate.

=aprovechar,= to profit by, make use of.

=aprovisionar,= to provide.

=aproximarse,= to approach.

=apto,= apt, fit.

=apuesto,= elegant, genteel.

=apuntar,= to point out, hint; aim; make a note of, mark.

=apuñalear,= to stab.

=apurar,= to drain, worry; =--se,= to grieve, be afflicted; =-- el paso,= to hasten one's steps.

=apuro,= difficulty, trouble, strait; =salir de --s,= to get out of difficulties.

=aquel, aquella,= that; =aquél, aquélla, aquello,= _pron._, that.

=aqueste, -a,= this; =aquéste, -a, aquesto,= _pron._, this.

=aquí,= here; =-- mismo,= right here; =de -- para allí,= here and there, from one place to another.

=árabe,= Arab.

=arado,= plow.

=arandela,= socket-pan.

=árbitro,= master, arbiter.

=árbol,= _m._, tree.

=arboladura,= rigging, masts.

=arboleda,= trees, grove.

=arcabucear,= to shoot with an arquebus; to shoot (_a criminal for punishment_).

=arcilla,= argil, clay (_for earthen-ware_).

=arco,= arch, bow.

=arcón,= _m._, large chest.

=archivo,= archives.

=arder,= to burn.

=ardiente,= burning, fiery, ardent.

=ardor,= _m._, spirit, ardor, fire.

=ardoroso,= fiery.

=arduo,= arduous, difficult.

=arena,= sand; _pl._, sand.

=arenal,= _m._, sandy ground.

=arenisco,= sandy.

=arenoso,= sandy, covered with sand.

=argamasa,= mortar, cement.

=Argel,= Algiers (_on the northern coast of Africa; capital of the French colony of Algeria_).

=Argos,= Argus (_the mythological being with a hundred eyes, who wot charged by Juno to watch Io; hence, a "sharp-sighted person"_).

=aria,= aria, air, tune.

=arisco,= shy.

=arma,= weapon, arm.

=armar,= to arm, man, stir up, provoke, put up, fit out (_a boat_); =--se,= to arise.

=armario,= closet, cupboard.

=armero,= armourer, gun-smith.

=armonía,= harmony.

=armonioso,= harmonious, regular.

=arnés,= _m._, harness.

=arqueólogo,= archaeologist.

=arrancar (á),= to uproot, snatch, pull off _or_ out, start off, draw, tear out; =-- á correr,= to start on a run.

=arrancharse,= to camp.

=arrasar,= to fill (_a glass_); =arrasados los ojos en lágrimas,= (one's) eyes filled with tears.

=arrastrar,= to drag, creep, drive; =--se,= to drag oneself, crawl.

=arreador,= _m._, muleteer, carter.

=arrebujarse,= to wrap oneself up.

=arrecife,= _m._, reef, shoal.

=arreglar(se),= to arrange, manage; =se las arreglan,= they manage.

=arreglo; con -- á,= according to.

=arremedar,= to imitate.

=arremolinarse,= to whirl about (_as a windmill_), gather together (_as a mob_).

=arrepentimiento,= repentance, remorse.

=arrepentirse (ie),= to repent.

=arriba,= above, up, upstairs; =de -- abajo,= from end to end, up and down.

=arrimar,= to approach, draw near, bring near; =con sólo --le á la nariz,= by merely holding to his nose; =arrimad(it)a á la iglesia,= very pious.

=arrinconado,= rejected.

=arrobamiento,= rapture, delight.

=arrodajarse,= to sit down (_on the floor or ground_); =arrodajado,= squatting.

=arrodillarse,= to kneel.

=arrogante,= haughty, commanding, proud.

=arrojar,= to throw.

=arropar,= to clothe.

=arroyo,= brook, "creek."

=arruga,= wrinkle.

=arrugado,= wrinkled.

=arruinarse,= to be ruined, fall into ruin; =habré de arruinarme,= I shall be ruined.

=arsenal,= _m._, dock-yard.

=arte,= _m. or f._, art.

=artesa,= trough, tub.

=artículo,= article.

=artista,= _m. or f._, artist.

=arzobispo,= archbishop.

=asaltar,= to assault, fall upon, attack.

=asalto,= assault.

=asamblea,= assembly.

=asar,= to roast, broil; =-- á contribuciones,= to roast with taxes, _i.e._, tax to death.

=ascenso,= promotion.

=asco,= nausea, repugnance.

=ascua,= red-hot coal; =pasar sobre --s,= to be uneasy, be "on pins and needles."

=aseado,= neat, tidy.

=asedio,= siege, attack.

=asegurar,= to assure.

=asemejarse,= to resemble.

=asentimiento,= assent, consent.

=aserto,= assertion.

=asesinar,= to assassinate.

=asesino,= assassin.

=así,= so, thus, in this way, even if; =-- es que,= so, therefore; =ser --,= to be like that; =-- como,= just as; =así que,= as soon as, so that.

=asiento,= seat.

=asilo,= asylum, refuge.

=asistente,= _m._, servant, orderly.

=asociado,= member, associate.

=asomado,= appearing, looking out.

=asomar(se),= to show, appear, come, become visible, begin to appear; =-- á,= to peep from.

=asombrar,= to astonish; =--se (de),= to be astonished (at).

=asombro; con --,= to the amazement.

=asombroso,= wonderful.

=aspecto,= aspect.

=áspero,= harsh, rigid, severe.

=aspirar,= to aspire.

=asta,= horn, antler.

=astillero,= shipyard.

=astrólogo,= astrologer.

=asumir,= to assume, arrogate.

=asunto,= affair, business, subject; _pl._, business affairs.

=asustado,= frightened, terrified.

=asustarse,= to be frightened.

=atajar,= to stop, put a stop to.

=atañer,= to concern, affect, touch.

=ataque,= _m._, attack; =-- de nervios,= nervous attack.

=atar,= to tie, fasten.