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alcanzar
SPANISH-ENGLISH
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- alcanzar to catch up with, overtake Nos alcanzaron muy pronto. They caught up with us quickly. ▲ to reach No puedo alcanzar esa lata de tomate. I can't reach that can of tomatoes. ▲ to attain, reach Alcanzó el grado de general. He reached the rank of general.
○ alcanzar a to succeed in, can Desde aquí no alcanzo a verlo. From here I can't see it. - alcoba bedroom.
- alcohol [m] alcohol.
- alcohólico [adj; n] alcoholic.
- aldea village.
- alegar to allege, state, assert.
- alegrar to brighten (up) Las flores alegrarán la mesa. The flowers will brighten up the table. ▲ to cheer up.
○ alegrarse to rejoice, be glad Me alegro mucho de verla. I'm very glad to see you. - alegre glad, happy ¿Por qué está Ud. tan alegre hoy? Why are you so happy today? ▲ cheerful Son gente muy alegre. They're very cheerful people. ▲ brilliant, bright ¡Qué traje tan alegre! What a bright-colored suit that is! ▲ drunk, tipsy Está un poco alegre. He's a little tipsy.
- alegría delight, joy, pleasure Mostró gran alegría cuando le vio. He showed great joy when he saw him.
- alejarse to go away No se aleje demasiado. Don't go too far away.
- alentado well, all right [Am] Estaba enfermo, pero hoy ya está alentado. He was ill, but today he's all right.
- alentar [rad-ch I] to comfort, cheer up Hay que alentarla un poco. She needs a little cheering up. ▲ to encourage Aliéntele Ud. a que lo haga ahora. Encourage him to do it.
- alfabeto alphabet.
- alfiler [m] pin.
- alfombra carpet, rug.
- algo something ¿Tiene Ud. algo que decirme? Have you something to tell me? ▲ rather, somewhat Me parece algo caro. It seems rather expensive to me.
○ algo de some ¿Tiene Ud. algo de dinero? Have you got some money? ○ por algo for some reason Por algo me dice Ud. eso. You must have a reason for telling me. ○ servir para algo to be useful, be good for something No sé si esto le servirá para algo. I don't know whether this'll be of any use to you. - algodón [m] cotton.
- alguien somebody, someone Alguien llama a la puerta. Somebody's knocking at the door. ▲ anybody, anyone ¿Ha venido alguien? Has anybody come?
- algún (see alguno) some Espero que Ud. vuelva algún día. I hope you'll come again some day.
- alguno some, any Quiero hacerle algunas preguntas. I want to ask you some questions.—¿Quiere Ud. hacerme alguna pregunta? Do you want to ask me any questions?
○ alguna cosa más anything else ¿Necesita Ud. alguna cosa más? Do you need anything else? ○ alguna vez now and then, sometimes Nos visita algunas veces. He visits us now and then. ○ algunos some people Algunos no tienen paciencia. Some people have no patience. - alhaja jewel.
- aliado allied. ▲ [n] ally.
- alianza union, alliance.
- aliarse to form an alliance, ally oneself.
- aliento breath Llegó sin aliento. He was out of breath when he got here.
|| Es una persona de muchos alientos. He's a very energetic person. - aligerar to lighten Tenemos que aligerar la carga. We have to lighten the load. ▲ to hasten, hurry Aligera porque es tarde. Hurry up, it's late.
- alimentar to feed, nourish Esta comida no alimenta bastante. This food's not nourishing enough.
- alimento food, nourishment.
- alistarse to enlist Se alistó en la Legión Extranjera. He enlisted in the Foreign Legion.
- alistarse to get ready [Am] Hay que alistarse temprano porque el tren no espera. We'd better get ready early because the train won't wait.
- aliviar to relieve, alleviate.
- allá there ¡Allá está! There it is!
○ allá arriba up there, way up Está allá arriba esperándole. He's up there waiting for you. ○ allá dentro in there, inside Allá dentro están sus amigos. Your friends are in there. ○ hacia allá, para allá that way Vamos hacia allá. Let's go that way. ○ más allá farther on, beyond El pueblo está más allá de aquellos árboles. The village is beyond those trees. ○ por allá over there Les vi por allá hace un rato. I saw 'em over there a while ago. - allí there Póngalo allí. Put it over there.—Su casa está allí a la derecha. His house is there on the right.
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