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- andarivel [m] cable ferry, aerial cable car [Am]. ▲ rail, fence [Arg] El jinete cayó cerca del andarivel. The jockey fell right by the rail.
- andén [m] (railroad) platform.
- angosto narrow.
- ángulo angle.
- anillo ring Le regaló un anillo de brillantes. He gave her a diamond ring.
- animación [f] animation, liveliness La animación de la reunión me sorprendió. The liveliness of the gathering surprised me.
- animado (see animar) lively, animated.
- animal [m] animal. ▲ jackass, stupid person ¡No seas animal! Don't be a jackass!
- animar to cheer, encourage Vamos a animar a los jugadores. Let's encourage the players. ▲ to pep up Su llegada animó la fiesta. His arrival pepped up the party.
○ animar a to encourage to, urge to Le estoy animando a que venga con nosotros. I'm urging him to come with us. - ánimo (state of) mind, spirits Estaba de buen ánimo. He was in good spirits. ▲ courage.
○ dar ánimos to encourage, cheer up Le dio ánimos porque estaba decaído. She cheered him up because he was depressed. - aniversario [m] anniversary.
- anoche last night.
- anochecer [-zc-] to grow dark, get dark Ahora anochece a las cinco. It gets dark at five now.
- anochecer [m] dusk, nightfall.
- ansiedad [f] anxiety.
- ansioso anxious, eager, impatient Estoy ansioso de conocerla. I'm anxious to meet her.
- anteanoche night before last.
- anteayer day before yesterday.
- anteojos [m pl] eyeglasses, spectacles.
- antepasado [adj] before last El año antepasado fuimos a Europa. The year before last we went to Europe. ▲ [m] ancestor, ancestress.
- anterior previous, last.
- antes before Ya se lo dije a Ud. antes. I told you that before. ▲ formerly Esta calle tenía otro nombre antes. This street used to have another name.
○ antes de before Comamos antes de ir. Let's eat before we go. ○ antes que before Salieron antes que nosotros llegásemos. They left before we arrived. - ante todo above all, first of all Ante todo no olvide escribirme. Above all, don't forget to write me.
- anticipar to advance, lend Me anticipó treinta pesos. He lent me 30 pesos. ▲ to advance Anticiparon la fecha de la fiesta. They advanced the date of the party.
○ anticiparse to arrive ahead of time Se anticiparon media hora. They arrived half an hour early. ▲ to get ahead of Se me anticipó. He got ahead of me. - antiguo former; old, ancient.
○ a la antigua in an old-fashioned way Le gusta vestir a la antigua. She likes to dress in an old-fashioned way. - antipatía dislike Me tiene antipatía. He dislikes me.
- antipático disagreeable Es un hombre muy antipático. He's a very disagreeable man.
- antojarse || Hace todo lo que se le antoja. She does whatever comes into her mind. || Lo hago porque se me antoja. I do it because I take a notion to.
- anunciar to announce; to advertise.
- anuncio advertisement; announcement; notice.
- añadir to add (to).
- año year.
○ año bisiesto leap year. ○ año nuevo new year Feliz año nuevo. Happy New Year. ○ tener . . . años to be . . . years old Tengo veinte años. I'm twenty years old. - apagar to put out, extinguish Apague Ud. la luz. Put out the light.
○ apagarse to go out Se apagaron las luces. The lights went out. - apagón [m] blackout.
- aparato apparatus, set Vende aparatos de radio. He sells radio sets.
- aparecer [-zc-] to show up, turn up No apareció. He didn't show up.
- aparición [f] appearance (presence) Le sorprendió la aparición repentina de su amigo. He was surprised by the sudden appearance of his friend. ▲ apparition.
- apariencia appearance, looks No me gusta su apariencia. I don't like his looks.
- apartado (see apartar) distant, far away.
○ apartado (de correos) post office box. - apartamiento apartment [Am].
- apartar to separate, divide.
- aparte separate Eso es cuestión abarte. That's a separate question. ▲ aside,
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