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apunarse
SPANISH-ENGLISH
arrastado
- apunarse to become ill from altitude [Am].
- apuntar to aim Apunta demasiado bajo para dar en el blanco. You're aiming too low to hit the target. ▲ to jot down, make a note of Apúntelo en su cuaderno de notas. Jot it down in your notebook.
- apurar to drain, drink up, consume Apuraron las copas. They drained their glasses. ▲ to smoke to the end.
○ apurar(se) to worry La situación me apura mucho. The situation worries me very much.—No se apure Ud. Don't worry. ▲ to hurry ¡Apúrate niña! Hurry up, child!—¡Apúrale! Hurry up! [Am]. - apuro jam, tight spot, fix Estoy en gran apuro. I'm in a jam.
- aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas [adj] that, these Compré aquella bufanda que vimos ayer. I bought that scarf we looked at yesterday.
- aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas [pron] that (one), these Prefiero este libro a aquél. I like this book better than that one.
- aquello [neu pron] that (thing) ¿Qué es aquello? What's that?
- aquí here No está aquí. He isn't here.
○ aquí dentro in here Les espero aquí dentro. I'll wait for you in here. ○ de aquí en adelante from now on De aquí en adelante tendremos que gastar menos. From now on we'll have to spend less money. ○ por aquí here, this way Venga Ud. por aquí. Come this way. - arado plow.
- araña spider.
- arañar to scratch.
- arañazo scratch.
- arar to plow.
- araucano [adj, n] Araucanian.
- arbitro arbitrator, umpire, referee.
- árbol tree.
- arbusto bush, shrub.
- archivar to file, put in a file.
- arco arch; bow (for arrows).
○ arco iris rainbow. - arder to burn (be in flames) La leña mojada no arde bien. Wet firewood doesn't burn well. ▲ to burn (with fever).
- ardido burned up, sore [Am] Me tiene ardido con lo que me dijo. I was burned up by what he said.
- ardiente [adj] burning.
- ardilla squirrel.
- arena sand.
- arenoso sandy.
- arenque [m] herring.
- arepa arepa (corn griddle cake) [Am].
- argumento argument, logic, premises No me convencen sus argumentos. His arguments don't convince me. ▲ plot, story No me gustó el argumento de la película. I didn't like the plot of the movie.
- árido arid, dry, barren.
- aristocracia aristocracy.
- arma weapon Se prohibe llevar armas. It's forbidden to carry arms.
- armadura armor; framework.
- armar to arm Armaron al pueblo. They armed the people. ▲ to assemble, put together Hay que armar esta máquina. The machine has to be assembled.
○ armar jaleo to make a racket Anoche armaron mucho jaleo. They made a big racket last night. ○ armarse to balk [Am] Las mulas se armaron a medio camino. The mules balked halfway there. ○ armarse de to arm or provide oneself with Se armó de una pistola. He armed himself with a pistol. ▲ to build up [Am] Se armó de un buen negocio en poco tiempo. He built up a good business in a short time.
|| Siempre arma líos. He's always making a mess of things. - armario closet, wardrobe.
- armonía harmony.
- arqueo balance (in accounting).
- arquitecto architect.
- arquitectura architecture.
- arrabal [m] suburb, outskirts.
- arrancado broke [Am] Siempre está arrancado a fin de mes. He's always broke at the end of the month.
- arrancar to root out, pull out, tear out Han arrancado tres páginas. Three pages have been torn out. ▲ to start Vimos arrancar el automóvil. We saw the car start.
- arranque [m] sudden impulse En un arranque me volví a mi pueblo. On a sudden impulse I returned to my home town. ▲ starter Este automóvil tiene arranque automático. This car has a self-starter.
- arrastrado (see arrastrar) low, contemptible ¡Qué tipo tan arrastrado! What a heel! ▲ bootlicker, yes-man [Am] Consigue todo porque es muy arrastrado. He gets everything because he's a bootlicker.
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