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alma
SPANISH-ENGLISH
alzar
- ○ de allí from there Vive lejos de allí. She lives far from there. ○ desde allí from there Desde allí se veía perfectamente. From there one could see perfectly. ○ por allí that way Dice que vayamos por allí. He says we should go that way.
- alma soul.
○ almas people Es un pueblo de tres mil almas. It's a town of 3000 people. ○ de mi alma (term of affectionate address used in Spanish-speaking countries) ¡Hijo de mi alma! My dear child!
|| Lo siento en el alma. I'm terribly sorry. - almacén [m] warehouse, stockroom; store, shop; department store; [Arg] grocery store.
- almendra almond.
- almidón [m] starch.
- almidonar to starch.
- almirante [m] admiral.
- almohada pillow.
|| Lo voy a consultar con la almohada. I'm going to sleep on it (i.e., think it over). - almohadón [m] cushion.
- almorzar [rad-ch I] to lunch, breakfast.
- almuerzo lunch, noon meal; breakfast.
- alocado reckless Es un muchacho muy alocado. He's a reckless young fellow.
- alojamiento lodging.
- alojar to put up, lodge, quarter.
- alpargata espadrille (sandal with fiber sole and canvas upper).
- alquilar to rent, hire Alquilaron una casa. They rented a house. ▲ to let Se alquilan habitaciones. Rooms for rent.
- alquiler [m] rent, price of rent.
- alrededor ○ alrededor de around Estaban sentados alrededor de la mesa. They were sitting around the table. ▲ about Costó alrededor de treinta pesos. It cost about thirty pesos. ○ alrededores [m pl] outskirts, surroundings.
- altar [m] altar.
- altavoz [m] loudspeaker.
- alteración [f] alteration, change Tenemos que hacer algunas alteraciones en nuestros planes. We have to make some changes in our plans. ▲ strong emotion Daba muestras de gran alteración. He showed signs of great emotion.
○ alteración del orden tumult, public disorder Hubo alteraciones del orden en todo el país. There were disorders all over the country. - alterar to change, transform Su venida alteró completamente nuestra vida. His coming changed our lives completely.
○ alterarse to get excited No se altere Ud. que no es nada. Don't get excited; it's nothing. - alternar to alternate, take turns.
- alternativa [f] alternative.
- alto high, tall ¿Qué es aquel edificio tan alto? What's that very tall building? ▲ high (in rank) Habló con un alto empleado del Ministerio de Hacienda. He talked to a high official of the Treasury Department. ▲ high Los precios son muy altos en esta tienda. Prices are very high in this store. ▲ loud No hables tan alto. Don't talk so loud.
○ a altas horas de la noche very late at night Volvió a altas horas de la noche. He returned very late at night. ○ altos upper story Viven en los altos de aquella casa. They live in the upper story of that house. ○ lo alto top La casa está en lo alto de la colina. The house is on top of the hill. ○ pasar por alto to overlook, forget Hemos pasado por alto muchos puntos importantes. We've overlooked many important facts. - alto ○ hacer alto to stop, halt Hicimos alto en el camino para almorzar. We stopped along the way to have lunch.—Los soldados hicieron alto a la entrada del pueblo. The soldiers halted at the entrance to the town.
|| ¡Alto! Halt! or Stop! - altura height, altitude, elevation No me encuentro bien a tanta altura. I don't feel well at such a high altitude.
- aludir a to allude to, refer to.
- alumbrado See alumbrar. ▲ lighting, lighting system Hay muy poco alumbrado en esta parte de la ciudad. The lighting's poor in this part of the city.
- alumbrar to give light Los faroles de la calle no alumbran bastante. The street lamps don't give enough light. ▲ to light, illuminate ¿Puede alumbar el camino? Can you light the way?
- alumno pupil, student.
- alusión [f] allusion, reference; hint.
- alzar to lift, raise No alzó los ojos del libro. He didn't raise his eyes from the book.
○ alzarse to rise, revolt Se alzaron contra el gobierno. They revolted against the government. ▲ to get up. ○ alzarse con to lift, steal, swipe Se alzó con el dinero. He stole the money.
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