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amabilidad
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- amabilidad [f] kindness.
- amable kind, amiable.
- amanecer to dawn En verano amanece más temprano que en invierno. In the summer it dawns earlier than in the winter.
- amanecer [m] daybreak, dawn.
- amanecida ○ a la amanecida at daybreak, at dawn.
- amante [adj] loving. ▲ [n] lover; mistress.
- amapola poppy.
- amar to love.
- amargado (see amargar) embittered Ese tipo está amargado. That guy's very embittered.
- amargar to make bitter, make miserable Amarga la vida de todos los que le rodean. He makes life miserable for everyone around him.
- amargo bitter.
- amargor [m] bitterness No podía soportar el amargor del café. He couldn't stand the bitterness of the coffee.
- amargura bitterness Sus desgracias le causaron una gran amargura. His misfortunes caused him great bitterness.
- amarillo yellow.
- amarrar to tie, fasten.
- ambición [f] (excessive) ambition.
- ambicioso overambitious.
- ambiente [m] atmosphere, environment.
- ambulancia ambulance.
- amén amen.
|| Dice a todo amén. He's a yes-man. - amenaza threat, menace.
- amenazar to threaten, menace.
- americana coat (of a man's suit) [Sp].
- amigo, amiga friend Es una amiga mía. She's a friend of mine.
- amistad [f] friendship.
○ hacer amistad to become friends, make friends (with) Pronto hicieron amistad. They soon became friends.—Hizo amistad con Juan. He made friends with John. ○ hacer amistades to get acquainted En poco tiempo hizo amistades allí. He got acquainted there in a short time. - amistoso friendly.
- amo, ama owner, proprietor Hablamos con el amo de la casa. We talked with the owner of the house. ▲ boss No se lo digas al amo. Don't tell the boss.
- amontonar to heap, pile up.
- amor [m] love Le gusta hablar de amor. He likes to talk of love. ▲ love, heartthrob Ha encontrado un nuevo amor. He's found a new love. ▲ love, darling Sí, mi amor. Yes, darling.
○ amor propio self-esteem, pride Tiene un amor propio excesivo. He has too much pride. - amoscarse to become peeved or irked Se ha amoscado con tus palabras. He was peeved by what you said.
- amotinarse to mutiny.
- amparo aid; protection.
- ampliación [f] enlargement Quiero una ampliación de esta fotografía. I want an enlargement of this photograph.
- ampliar to enlarge, amplify, extend.
- amplio ample, roomy, large.
- amueblar to furnish, supply with furniture Amueblaron la casa con todo lujo. They furnished the house very luxuriously.
- analfabeto [adj, n] illiterate.
- análisis [m or f] analysis.
- analizar to analyze.
- anarquía anarchy.
- ancho wide, broad ¿Cree Ud. que el camino es bastante ancho para automóviles? Do you think the road's wide enough for cars? ▲ too big, too wide Este traje me está ancho. This suit's too big for me. ▲ width, breadth ¿Qué ancho tiene la tela? What's the width of the material?
○ a sus anchas at ease, comfortable. - anciano aged, very old (of people).
- ancla anchor.
- andada hike [Am] Dimos la gran andada para llegar a la cumbre. We took a long hike up to the summit.
- andalón [m] wanderer, gadabout [Am] Eres muy andalón, muchacho. You're a great gadabout, my boy.
- andar [irr] to walk, go on foot Es demasiado lejos para ir andando. It's too far to walk. ▲ to go, move El tren echó a andar. The train began to move. ▲ to run, go, work ¿Anda ese reloj? Is that clock going?
○ andar andando to roam around [Mex, Col] He andado andando todo el día. I've been chasing around all day. ○ andar cerca to come close to No se sacó el premio, pero le anduvo cerca. He didn't win the prize, but he came close to it. ○ andar en to be going on [Am] El niño anda en siete años. The child's going on seven.
○ andarse por las ramas to beat around the bush.
|| ¡Anda! Move on! or Get up! or Go ahead! || ¡Ándale! Go on! or Go to it! [Am]
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