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SPANISH-ENGLISH
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○ de acuerdo of the same opinion Estamos de acuerdo. We're of the same opinion. ○ de acuerdo con in accordance with Lo hice de acuerdo con sus instrucciones. I did it according to your instructions.
- acumular to accumulate.
- acusación [f] accusation.
- acudado (see acusar) [adj] accused. ▲ [n] defendant.
- acusar to accuse Le acusaron de homicidio. They accused him of manslaughter. ▲ to acknowledge (in business correspondence) Acusamos recibo de su carta. We acknowleddge receipt of your letter.
- adaptar to adapt.
- adecuado adequate, suitable.
- adelantado (see adelantar) ○ por adelantado in advance En ese hotel hay que pagar por adelantado. You have to pay in advance in that hotel.
- adelantar to surpass, take the lead Este muchacho adelanta al resto de la clase. This boy surpasses the rest of the class.—Adelantaron a todos los demás. They went ahead of all the others. ▲ to pass Iban a ochenta kilómetros y nos adelantaron. They were doing eighty kilometers and they passed us. ▲ to gain time Su reloj adelanta. Your watch gains time. ▲ to put ahead Adelante Ud. su reloj porque está atrasado. Put your watch ahead; it's slow. ▲ to be fast Mi reloj está adelantado cinco minutos. My watch is five minutes fast. ▲ to improve, advance Su español adelanta poco a poco. His Spanish is improving little by little.
○ adelantarse to beat (someone) to, steal a march on Yo quería invitarle, pero su amigo se me adelantó. I wanted to invite you, but your friend beat me to it. - adelante Siga Ud. adelate. Go ahead.
○ en adelante from now on De ahora en adelante lo haremos así. From now on we'll do it this way. ○ más adelante later on Más adelante lo comprenerás. You'll understand it later on. ▲ farther on Más adelante encontramos una casa. Farther on we came upon a house.
|| ¡Adelante! Come in! or Forward! - adelanto improvement Esta casa tiene todo los adelantos. This house has all the latest improvements.
- adelgazar to make thin; to lose weight.
- además moreover, furthermore No tengo ganas de ir y además ya es muy tarde. I don't want to go, and besides it's too late.
○ además de in addition to, besides Además de fruta vamos a tomar helado. Besides fruit we're going to have ice cream. - adentro within, inside Voy a ir adentro. I'm going inside.
|| ¡Adentro! Come in! - adiós good-by, so long.
- adivinar to guess ¿A qué no adivina Ud. lo que me ha ocurrido hoy? I'll bet you can't guess what happened to me today.
- adjunto enclosed. (Used in correspondence.)
- administración [f] administration, management.
- administrador [m] manager; superintendent (of a building).
- administrar to manage, administer.
- admirable admirable, excellent, wonderful.
- admiración [f] admiration, wonder.
- admirar to amaze Me admira su descaro. I'm amazed at his nerve. ▲ to admire Admiraba el trabajo de su amigo. He admired his friend's work.
○ admirarse de to be surprised or amazed at Se admiraron de su resistencia. They were amazed at his courage. - admitir to admit Le han admitido en la escuela de ingenieros. He was admitted to the engineering school. ▲ to accept No se admiten propinas. Tips not accepted. ▲ to let, allow No admite interrupciones. He doesn't allow interruptions.
- adolescencia adolscence, youth.
- adolescente [adj; n] adolescent.
- adonde where, to what place Adonde voy tú no puedes ir. You can't go where I'm going.
○ ¿adónde? where? where to? ¿Adónde va Ud.? Where are you going? - adoptar to adopt Adoptaron una niña. They adopted a little girl.—Han adoptado un nuevo plan. They've adopted a new plan. ▲ to assume Adoptó un aire de gran importancia. He assumed an air of great importance.
- adorar to worship, adore.
- adornar to decorate, fix up El salón está muy bien adornado para la fiesta. The room's nicely fixed up for the party. ▲ to trim El traje estaba adornado con
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