Spanish–English: A
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- a preposition to, at
- a veces adverb sometimes
- abadía noun abbey
- abajo adverb down, below
- abalanzar verb to hurl oneself
- abalanzarse verb to pounce
- abanderado noun standard-bearer
- abandonado adjective abandoned
- abandonar verb to abandon, to leave
- abanicar verb to fan
- abanico noun fan
- abaratar verb to make cheaper
- abarcar verb to cover, encompass
- abarrotar verb to pack
- abastecer verb to supply
- abasto noun supply
- abatido adjective dejected, downcast
- abatir verb to knock down
- abdicar verb to abdicate
- abdomen noun abdomen
- abedul noun birch
- abeja noun bee
- abejorro noun bumblebee
- abertura noun opening
- abeto noun fir
- abierto adjective open
- abismo noun abyss
- abjurar verb to abjure
- ablandador noun softener
- ablandar verb to soften
- abnegar verb to renounce
- abochornar verb to embarrass
- abofetear verb to slap
- abogacía noun legal profession
- abogado noun lawyer
- abolición noun abolition
- abolir verb to abolish
- abollar verb to dent
- abonar verb to pay, fertilise
- abono noun fertiliser, season ticket
- abordar verb to tackle, to board
- aborigen noun native
- aborrecer verb to loathe
- abortar verb to abort
- aborto noun miscarriage, abortion
- abotonar verb to button
- abrasador adjective scorching
- abrasar verb to scorch
- abrazadera noun clamp
- abrazar verb to hug
- abrebotellas noun bottle opener
- abrelatas noun tin opener
- abrevadero noun watering trough
- abreviar verb to shorten
- abreviatura noun abbreviation
- abrigar verb to keep warm
- abrigo noun coat
- abrillantar verb to polish
- abrir verb to open
- abrochar verb to fasten, to button
- abrótano noun southernwood
- abrumador adjective overwhelming
- abrumar verb to overwhelm
- absceso noun abscess
- ábside noun apse
- absolución noun acquittal
- absoluto adjective absolute
- absolver verb to acquit
- absorbente adjective absorbent, engrossing
- absorber verb to absorb
- abstenerse verb to abstain
- abstinencia noun abstinence
- abstracto adjective abstract
- abstraer verb to abstract
- absurdo noun absurdity
- abubilla noun hoopoe
- abuela noun grandmother
- abuelo noun grandfather
- abultar verb to bulge
- abundancia noun abundance
- abundante adjective abundant
- abundar verb to abound
- aburrido adjective boring
- aburrimiento noun boredom
- aburrir verb to bore
- abusar verb to abuse, to take advantage
- abusivo adjective excessive, abusive
- abuso noun abuse
- acabado adjective finished
- acabar verb to finish; to have just
- acacia noun acacia
- academia noun academy
- acalorado adjective heated
- acantilado noun cliff
- acaparador noun hoarder
- acaparar verb to hoard, to monopolise
- acaramelado adjective caramelised; lovey-dovey
- acariciar verb to stroke, to caress
- acarrear verb to bring about
- acarreo noun carriage, haulage
- acaso adverb perhaps
- acatar verb to comply with
- acaudalado adjective wealthy
- acaudalar verb to amass
- acceder verb to access, to agree
- accesible adjective accessible
- acceso noun access
- accesorio noun accessory
- accidental adjective accidental
- accidente noun accident
- acción noun action
- accionar verb to operate, to activate
- acebo noun holly
- acechanza noun ambush
- acechar verb to lurk, to stalk
- aceitar verb to oil
- aceite noun oil
- aceituna noun olive
- aceleración noun acceleration
- acelerado adjective fast, accelerated
- acelerador noun accelerator
- acelerar verb to speed up
- acelga noun chard
- acento noun accent, stress mark
- acentuar verb to stress
- aceptable adjective acceptable
- aceptación noun acceptance
- aceptar verb to accept
- acequia noun irrigation ditch
- acera noun pavement
- acercar verb to bring closer
- acero noun steel
- acertado adjective wise, right
- acertar verb to get right
- acertijo noun riddle
- acetona noun acetone
- achaque noun ailment
- achicoria noun chicory
- acidez noun acidity
- acidificar verb to acidify
- ácido noun acid
- acierto noun right choice, success
- aclamación noun acclaim
- aclamar verb to acclaim
- aclarar verb to clarify; to rinse
- aclimatar verb to acclimatise
- acné noun acne
- acobardar verb to intimidate
- acogedor adjective cosy, welcoming
- acoger verb to welcome
- acogerse verb to take refuge in
- acogida noun welcome, reception
- acometer verb to undertake, attack
- acometida noun attack, service connection
- acomodado adjective well-off
- acomodador noun usher
- acomodar verb to arrange
- acompañante noun companion
- acompañar verb to accompany
- acompasar verb to synchronise
- acondicionador noun conditioner
- acondicionar verb to fit out
- aconsejable adjective advisable
- aconsejador noun adviser
- aconsejar verb to advise
- acontecer verb to happen
- acontecimiento noun event
- acopiar verb to stockpile
- acoplar verb to couple
- acorazado noun battleship
- acorazar verb to armour
- acordar verb to agree, to decide
- acorde adjective in tune with
- acordeón noun accordion
- acordonar verb to cordon off
- acorralar verb to corner
- acortar verb to shorten
- acosador noun stalker, bully
- acosar verb to harass
- acostar verb to put to bed; (acostarse) to go to bed
- acostumbrado adjective used to
- acostumbrar verb to accustom; to be used to
- acotación noun stage direction
- acotar verb to delimit
- acre adjective acrid, sharp
- acrecentar verb to increase
- acreditación noun accreditation
- acreditar verb to accredit, to prove
- acreedor noun creditor
- acribillar verb to riddle
- acrílico noun acrylic
- acrobacia noun acrobatics
- acróbata noun acrobat
- actitud noun attitude
- activar verb to activate
- actividad noun activity
- activista noun activist
- activo adjective active
- acto noun act, ceremony
- actor noun actor
- actriz noun actress
- actual adjective current
- actualidad noun current affairs
- actualizar verb to update
- actuar verb to act
- acuarela noun watercolour
- acuario noun aquarium
- acuartelamiento noun confinement to barracks
- acuartelar verb to confine to barracks
- acuático adjective aquatic
- acuchillar verb to stab
- acudir verb to attend, to turn to
- acueducto noun aqueduct
- acuerdo noun agreement
- acuífero noun aquifer
- acumular verb to accumulate
- acuñar verb to coin, to mint
- acupuntura noun acupuncture
- acurrucar verb to nestle
- acusación noun accusation
- acusado noun defendant, accused
- acusador noun accuser
- acusar verb to accuse
- adagio noun adage
- adaptable adjective adaptable
- adaptación noun adaptation
- adaptador noun adapter
- adaptar verb to adapt
- adarga noun a traditional leather shield
- adecuado adjective suitable
- adecuar verb to adapt
- adelantar verb to overtake; to advance
- adelante adverb forward, ahead
- adelanto noun advance, progress
- adelfa noun oleander
- adelgazar verb to lose weight
- además adverb also, besides
- adentrar verb to go deep into
- aderezar verb to season, dress
- adherir verb to stick, to adhere
- adhesión noun adhesion, support
- adhesivo noun adhesive
- adicción noun addiction
- adicional adjective additional
- adicionar verb to add
- adicto noun addict
- adiestrar verb to train
- adinerado adjective wealthy
- adiós noun goodbye
- aditivo noun additive
- adivinanza noun riddle
- adivinar verb to guess
- adivino noun fortune-teller
- adjetivar verb to qualify with adjectives
- adjetivo noun adjective
- adjudicar verb to award
- adjuntar verb to attach
- adjunto adjective attached
- administración noun administration
- administrar verb to manage, to administer
- administrativo adjective administrative
- admirable adjective admirable
- admiración noun admiration
- admirador noun admirer
- admirar verb to admire
- admitir verb to admit
- adobe noun adobe
- adoctrinar verb to indoctrinate
- adolescente noun teenager
- adopción noun adoption
- adoptar verb to adopt
- adorable adjective adorable
- adorar verb to adore
- adormecer verb to lull
- adornar verb to decorate
- adorno noun ornament
- adosar verb to attach
- adquirir verb to acquire
- adquisición noun acquisition
- adrede adverb on purpose
- adscribir verb to assign
- aduana noun customs
- aducir verb to put forward
- adulación noun flattery
- adular verb to flatter
- adulterar verb to adulterate
- adulto noun adult
- advenedizo noun upstart
- adverbio noun adverb
- adversario noun opponent
- adversidad noun adversity
- adverso adjective adverse
- advertencia noun warning
- advertir verb to warn
- aéreo adjective air
- aerodinámica noun aerodynamics
- aeródromo noun airfield
- aerolínea noun airline
- aeronave noun aircraft
- aeropuerto noun airport
- aerosol noun aerosol
- afable adjective affable
- afán noun zeal
- afanar verb to toil, pinch
- afear verb to make ugly, reproach
- afección noun condition
- afectar verb to affect
- afectuoso adjective affectionate
- afeitadora noun razor
- afeitar verb to shave
- aferrar verb to grab hold of
- afianzar verb to strengthen
- afiche noun poster
- afición noun hobby, interest
- aficionado adjective amateur, keen
- aficionar verb to make fond of
- afilado adjective sharp
- afilar verb to sharpen
- afiliado adjective affiliated
- afiliar verb to affiliate
- afinación noun tuning
- afinar verb to tune
- afirmar verb to state, to affirm
- afligido adjective grieving, distressed
- afligir verb to afflict
- aflojar verb to loosen
- aflorar verb to surface
- afluente noun tributary
- afluir verb to flow into
- afonía noun loss of voice
- aforismo noun aphorism
- aforo noun capacity
- afortunadamente adverb fortunately
- afortunado adjective lucky
- afrenta noun affront
- afrentar verb to insult
- afrodisíaco noun aphrodisiac
- afrontar verb to face
- agachadiza noun snipe
- agachado adjective crouching
- agachar verb to lower, to bend
- agalla noun gill
- agarrar verb to grab
- agasajar verb to lavish attention on
- agave noun agave
- agazapar verb to crouch
- agencia noun agency
- agenciar verb to procure
- agenda noun diary, agenda
- agente noun agent
- agigantar verb to magnify
- ágil adjective agile
- agilidad noun agility
- agilizar verb to speed up
- agitación noun agitation
- agitador noun agitator
- agitar verb to shake
- aglomeración noun crowd
- aglomerar verb to crowd
- aglutinante noun binder
- aglutinar verb to bring together
- agobiar verb to overwhelm
- agobio noun stress, oppression
- agonía noun agony
- agonizar verb to be dying
- agosto noun August
- agotado adjective exhausted, sold out
- agotador adjective exhausting
- agotamiento noun exhaustion
- agotar verb to exhaust
- agradable adjective pleasant
- agradar verb to please
- agradecer verb to thank, to be grateful
- agradecido adjective grateful
- agrado noun pleasure
- agrandar verb to enlarge
- agrario adjective agrarian
- agravante noun aggravating circumstance
- agravar verb to worsen
- agraviar verb to wrong
- agravio noun grievance
- agredir verb to attack
- agregar verb to add
- agresivo adjective aggressive
- agreste adjective wild, rugged
- agriar verb to sour
- agrícola adjective agricultural
- agricultor noun farmer
- agricultura noun agriculture
- agrietar verb to crack
- agrimensor noun land surveyor
- agrio adjective sour
- agroindustria noun agro-industry
- agrupación noun group
- agrupar verb to group
- agua noun water
- aguacate noun avocado
- aguacero noun downpour
- aguafiestas noun killjoy
- aguamarina noun aquamarine
- aguamiel noun mead-like drink
- aguanieve noun sleet
- aguantar verb to bear, to put up with
- aguardar verb to wait for
- aguardiente noun spirit (liquor)
- aguarrás noun turpentine
- agudeza noun sharpness
- agudizar verb to sharpen
- agudo adjective sharp, acute
- aguerrido adjective battle-hardened
- aguijón noun sting
- aguijonear verb to goad
- águila noun eagle
- aguililla noun small eagle
- aguilucho noun harrier, eaglet
- aguinaldo noun Christmas bonus
- aguja noun needle
- agujereado adjective full of holes
- agujerear verb to pierce
- agujero noun hole
- agujeta noun muscle stiffness
- ahí adverb there (near you)
- ahijado noun godchild
- ahínco noun zeal
- ahogar verb to drown, to choke
- ahondar verb to delve
- ahora adverb now
- ahorcado noun hanged man
- ahorcar verb to hang
- ahorrador adjective thrifty
- ahorrar verb to save
- ahorro noun saving
- ahuecar verb to hollow, fluff
- ahumado adjective smoked
- ahumar verb to smoke
- ahuyentar verb to scare off
- airbag noun airbag
- aire noun air
- airear verb to air
- airoso adjective graceful
- aislamiento noun isolation, insulation
- aislante noun insulator
- aislar verb to isolate
- aizkolari noun Basque log chopper
- ajedrecista noun chess player
- ajedrez noun chess
- ajenjo noun wormwood
- ajeno adjective someone else's; foreign
- ajetrear verb to bustle
- ajetreo noun hustle
- ajo noun garlic
- ajuar noun trousseau
- ajustado adjective tight, close
- ajustar verb to adjust
- ajuste noun adjustment
- ajusticiado noun executed person
- ajusticiar verb to execute
- alabanza noun praise
- alabar verb to praise
- alabastro noun alabaster
- alacena noun pantry cupboard
- alacrán noun scorpion
- alado adjective winged
- alagar verb to flood
- alambique noun still
- alambrada noun wire fence
- alambrar verb to fence with wire
- alambre noun wire
- alameda noun poplar grove, avenue
- álamo noun poplar
- alarde noun show-off
- alardear verb to boast
- alargado adjective elongated
- alargar verb to lengthen
- alarido noun scream
- alarma noun alarm
- alarmante adjective alarming
- alarmar verb to alarm
- albacea noun executor
- albahaca noun basil
- albañil noun bricklayer
- albañilería noun bricklaying
- albaricoque noun apricot
- albatros noun albatross
- albedrío noun free will
- alberca noun pool, reservoir
- albergar verb to house
- albergue noun hostel
- albóndiga noun meatball
- alborada noun dawn
- albornoz noun bathrobe
- alborotar verb to stir up
- alboroto noun racket
- alborozo noun joy
- albufera noun lagoon
- álbum noun album
- alcachofa noun artichoke
- alcalde noun mayor
- alcaldía noun mayor's office
- alcance noun reach
- alcancía noun piggy bank
- alcanfor noun camphor
- alcantarilla noun sewer, drain
- alcanzar verb to reach; to be enough
- alcaraván noun stone curlew
- alcaudón noun shrike
- alcázar noun fortress, palace
- alcoba noun bedroom
- alcohol noun alcohol
- alcohólico adjective alcoholic
- alcornoque noun cork oak
- alcotán noun hobby (falcon)
- aldaba noun door knocker
- aldea noun village
- aldeano noun villager
- aleación noun alloy
- aleatorio adjective random
- alegar verb to allege
- alegato noun plea, argument
- alegoría noun allegory
- alegórico adjective allegorical
- alegrar verb to make happy
- alegre adjective cheerful
- alegría noun joy
- alejado adjective far away
- alejamiento noun distancing
- alejar verb to move away
- alemán adjective German
- alentador adjective encouraging
- alentar verb to encourage
- alergia noun allergy
- alérgico adjective allergic
- alergólogo noun allergist
- alerón noun aileron, spoiler
- alerta noun alert
- aleta noun fin, flipper
- aletargar verb to make lethargic
- aletear verb to flap
- alfabetizar verb to teach to read
- alfabeto noun alphabet
- alfalfa noun alfalfa
- alfarería noun pottery
- alfarero noun potter
- alfeñique noun weakling
- alférez noun second lieutenant
- alfil noun bishop (chess)
- alfiler noun pin
- alfombra noun rug, carpet
- alfombrar verb to carpet
- alforja noun saddlebag
- alga noun seaweed
- algarabía noun racket
- algarroba noun carob
- algarrobo noun carob tree
- álgebra noun algebra
- algodón noun cotton
- algoritmo noun algorithm
- alguacil noun bailiff
- alhaja noun jewel
- alhelí noun wallflower
- alheña noun henna
- alhóndiga noun grain exchange
- aliado noun ally
- alianza noun alliance
- aliar verb to ally
- alias noun alias
- alicate noun pliers
- aliciente noun incentive
- aliento noun breath
- alimaña noun vermin
- alimentación noun diet, food
- alimentar verb to feed
- alimenticio adjective nutritional, food
- alimento noun food, nourishment
- alineación noun line-up, alignment
- alineado adjective aligned
- alinear verb to line up
- aliño noun dressing
- alioli noun garlic mayonnaise
- alisio noun trade wind
- aliso noun alder
- alistar verb to enlist
- aliviado adjective relieved
- aliviar verb to relieve
- alivio noun relief
- aljibe noun cistern
- allá adverb over there
- allanar verb to level, raid
- allegado adjective close (person)
- allí adverb there
- alma noun soul
- almacén noun warehouse; store
- almacenaje noun storage
- almacenar verb to store
- almanaque noun almanac
- almeja noun clam
- almena noun battlement
- almendra noun almond
- almendro noun almond tree
- almíbar noun syrup
- almidón noun starch
- almirante noun admiral
- almohada noun pillow
- almohadilla noun pad
- almohadón noun large cushion
- almorrana noun haemorrhoid
- almorzar verb to have lunch
- almuerzo noun lunch
- alocado adjective reckless, wild
- alocución noun address
- alojamiento noun accommodation
- alojar verb to lodge
- alondra noun lark
- alótropo noun allotrope
- alpaca noun alpaca
- alpargata noun espadrille
- alpinismo noun mountaineering
- alpinista noun mountaineer
- alquería noun farmhouse
- alquilar verb to rent
- alquiler noun rent
- alquimia noun alchemy
- alquitrán noun tar
- altar noun altar
- altavoz noun loudspeaker
- alteración noun alteration
- alterado adjective upset, altered
- alterar verb to alter
- altercado noun altercation
- altercar verb to argue
- alternar verb to alternate
- alternativa noun alternative
- alternativo adjective alternative
- altiplano noun high plateau
- altitud noun altitude
- altivez noun haughtiness
- altivo adjective haughty
- alto adjective tall, high
- altozano noun hillock
- altruismo noun altruism
- altruista adjective altruistic
- altura noun height
- alubia noun bean
- alucinación noun hallucination
- alucinante adjective amazing
- alucinar verb to hallucinate; to be amazed
- alud noun avalanche
- aludir verb to allude
- alumbrado noun lighting
- alumbrar verb to light
- alumbre noun alum
- aluminio noun aluminium
- alumnado noun student body
- alumno noun pupil, student
- alusión noun allusion
- aluvión noun flood, deluge
- alveolo noun alveolus
- alza noun rise
- alzar verb to lift
- ama noun housekeeper, lady of the house (also: ama de casa, housewife)
- amabilidad noun kindness
- amable adjective kind
- amaestrador noun trainer
- amaestrar verb to train
- amagar verb to threaten, feint
- amago noun threat, feint
- amainar verb to die down
- amalgamar verb to amalgamate
- amamantar verb to breastfeed
- amanecer verb to dawn
- amansar verb to tame
- amante noun lover
- amañar verb to rig
- amapola noun poppy
- amar verb to love
- amaretto noun amaretto
- amargar verb to embitter
- amargo adjective bitter
- amarillento adjective yellowish
- amarillo adjective yellow
- amarrar verb to tie up, to moor
- amarre noun mooring
- amasar verb to knead
- amasijo noun jumble
- amatista noun amethyst
- ámbar noun amber
- ambición noun ambition
- ambicionar verb to aspire to
- ambicioso adjective ambitious
- ambiental adjective environmental
- ambientar verb to set (a scene)
- ambiente noun atmosphere; environment
- ambigüedad noun ambiguity
- ambiguo adjective ambiguous
- ámbito noun scope
- ambulancia noun ambulance
- ambulante adjective travelling, itinerant
- amedrentar verb to intimidate
- amén noun amen
- amenaza noun threat
- amenazante adjective threatening
- amenazar verb to threaten
- amenizar verb to liven up
- amerizar verb to splash down
- ametrallar verb to machine-gun
- amianto noun asbestos
- amiga noun friend (female)
- amígdala noun tonsil
- amigo noun friend (male)
- aminorar verb to reduce
- amistad noun friendship
- amistoso adjective friendly
- amnesia noun amnesia
- amnistía noun amnesty
- amo noun master
- amoblar verb to furnish
- amoldar verb to mould
- amonestación noun warning
- amonestar verb to warn
- amoníaco noun ammonia
- amontonar verb to pile up
- amor noun love
- amordazar verb to gag
- amoroso adjective loving
- amortiguador noun shock absorber
- amortiguar verb to cushion
- amortización noun amortisation
- amortizar verb to pay off
- amotinar verb to incite to mutiny
- amparar verb to protect
- amparo noun shelter
- amperio noun ampere
- ampliación noun extension
- ampliar verb to expand
- amplificador noun amplifier
- amplio adjective wide, spacious
- ampolla noun blister
- ampuloso adjective bombastic
- amputación noun amputation
- amputar verb to amputate
- amueblar verb to furnish
- amuleto noun amulet
- anaconda noun anaconda
- anacoreta noun hermit
- anacronismo noun anachronism
- ánade noun duck
- anagrama noun anagram
- analfabetismo noun illiteracy
- analfabeto noun illiterate person
- analgésico noun painkiller
- análisis noun analysis
- analizar verb to analyse
- anaquel noun shelf
- anaranjado adjective orange-coloured
- anarquía noun anarchy
- anárquico adjective anarchic
- anarquista noun anarchist
- anatomía noun anatomy
- anca noun haunch
- ancho adjective wide
- anchoa noun anchovy
- anciano noun elderly man
- ancla noun anchor
- anclar verb to anchor
- andaluz adjective Andalusian
- andamio noun scaffold
- andar verb to walk; to go about
- andén noun platform
- andrajo noun rag
- anécdota noun anecdote
- anegar verb to flood
- anemia noun anaemia
- anestesia noun anaesthesia
- anestesiar verb to anaesthetise
- anestesista noun anaesthetist
- anexar verb to annex
- anfibio noun amphibian
- anfiteatro noun amphitheatre
- anfitrión noun host
- ángel noun angel
- angelical adjective angelic
- angina noun angina; sore throat
- anglicismo noun Anglicism
- angosto adjective narrow
- anguila noun eel
- ángulo noun angle
- angustia noun anguish
- angustiado adjective anxious
- angustiar verb to distress
- angustioso adjective distressing
- anhelar verb to long for
- anhelo noun longing
- anidar verb to nest
- anillo noun ring
- animación noun animation
- animado adjective lively
- animadversión noun ill will
- animal noun animal
- animar verb to cheer up
- ánimo noun spirits
- anión noun anion
- aniquilación noun annihilation
- aniquilar verb to annihilate
- anís noun aniseed
- aniversario noun anniversary
- anoche adverb last night
- anochecer noun nightfall
- anomalía noun anomaly
- anónimo adjective anonymous
- anorak noun anorak
- anorexia noun anorexia
- anotación noun note
- anotar verb to note down
- ansia noun anxiety, longing
- ansiar verb to long for
- ansiedad noun anxiety
- ansioso adjective anxious, eager
- antagonista noun antagonist
- antaño noun yesteryear
- antártida noun Antarctica
- anteayer adverb the day before yesterday
- antebrazo noun forearm
- antecedente noun precedent, record
- antecesor noun predecessor
- antelación noun advance notice
- antena noun antenna
- anteojo noun eyeglass
- antepasado noun ancestor
- anteponer verb to put before
- anterior adjective previous
- antes adverb before
- antesala noun waiting room
- antibiótico noun antibiotic
- anticiclón noun anticyclone
- anticipar verb to anticipate
- anticipo noun advance payment
- anticonceptivo noun contraceptive
- anticuerpo noun antibody
- antídoto noun antidote
- antifaz noun mask
- antigüedad noun antiquity, seniority
- antiguo adjective ancient, old
- antílope noun antelope
- antipatía noun dislike
- antipático adjective unpleasant
- antisocial adjective antisocial
- antivirus noun antivirus
- antojar verb to fancy
- antología noun anthology
- antorcha noun torch
- antro noun dive
- antropología noun anthropology
- anual adjective annual
- anudar verb to knot
- anulación noun cancellation
- anular verb to cancel
- anunciar verb to announce
- anuncio noun advertisement; announcement
- anzuelo noun fish hook
- añadir verb to add
- año noun year
- añoranza noun longing
- añorar verb to long for
- aorta noun aorta
- apabullar verb to overwhelm
- apacible adjective gentle, peaceful
- apaciguar verb to appease
- apadrinar verb to sponsor, to be godfather to
- apagado adjective off, dull
- apagador noun switch (Mexico)
- apagar verb to turn off
- apagón noun blackout
- apalabrar verb to agree verbally
- apalear verb to beat
- apañar verb to fix up
- aparador noun sideboard
- aparato noun device, appliance
- aparcacoches noun parking valet
- aparcamiento noun car park
- aparcar verb to park
- aparear verb to mate
- aparecer verb to appear
- aparentar verb to pretend, to look
- aparente adjective apparent
- aparición noun appearance
- apariencia noun appearance
- apartado noun section; P.O. box
- apartahotel noun apart-hotel
- apartamento noun apartment
- apartar verb to move away
- apasionado adjective passionate
- apasionante adjective thrilling
- apasionar verb to fascinate
- apatía noun apathy
- apático adjective apathetic
- apear verb to dismount
- apedrear verb to stone
- apelación noun appeal
- apelar verb to appeal
- apellidar verb to call
- apellido noun surname
- apelmazar verb to compact
- apenado adjective sorry, sad
- apenar verb to sadden
- apenas adverb barely
- apéndice noun appendix
- aperitivo noun appetiser
- apertura noun opening
- apestar verb to stink
- apetecer verb to feel like
- apetecible adjective appetising
- apetito noun appetite
- apetitoso adjective appetising
- apiadar verb to move to pity
- ápice noun apex, tiniest bit
- apicultor noun beekeeper
- apilar verb to pile up
- apio noun celery
- apisonar verb to roll flat
- aplacar verb to appease
- aplanar verb to flatten
- aplastar verb to crush
- aplaudir verb to applaud
- aplauso noun applause
- aplazamiento noun postponement
- aplazar verb to postpone
- aplicación noun app; application
- aplicar verb to apply
- aplique noun wall lamp
- apocalipsis noun apocalypse
- apodar verb to nickname
- apoderar verb to empower
- apodo noun nickname
- apogeo noun peak
- apología noun apology, defence
- aportación noun contribution
- aportar verb to contribute
- aporte noun contribution
- aposento noun chamber
- apostador noun bettor
- apostar verb to bet
- apostilla noun marginal note
- apóstol noun apostle
- apóstrofo noun apostrophe
- apoyado adjective supported, leaning
- apoyar verb to support; to lean
- apoyo noun support
- apreciación noun assessment
- apreciar verb to appreciate
- aprehender verb to seize
- apremiar verb to urge
- aprender verb to learn
- aprendiz noun apprentice
- aprendizaje noun learning
- apresar verb to capture
- apresurado adjective hasty
- apresurar verb to hurry
- apretado adjective tight
- apretar verb to squeeze, to tighten
- apretón noun squeeze
- aprieto noun tight spot
- aprisa adverb quickly
- aprisionar verb to imprison
- aprobación noun approval
- aprobado adjective approved
- aprobar verb to pass (an exam); to approve
- apropiación noun appropriation
- apropiado adjective appropriate
- apropiar verb to appropriate
- aprovechamiento noun use
- aprovechar verb to take advantage of
- aprovisionar verb to supply
- aproximado adjective approximate
- aproximar verb to bring closer
- aptitud noun aptitude
- apto adjective suitable, fit
- apuesta noun bet
- apuntalar verb to prop up
- apuntar verb to note down; to point
- apunte noun note
- apuñalar verb to stab
- apurar verb to hurry, to drain
- apuro noun hurry, trouble
- aquelarre noun witches' sabbath
- aquí adverb here
- árabe adjective Arab, Arabic
- arado noun plough
- arancel noun tariff
- arándano noun blueberry
- arandela noun washer
- araña noun spider
- arañar verb to scratch
- arañazo noun scratch
- arar verb to plough
- arbitraje noun arbitration, refereeing
- arbitrar verb to referee
- arbitrario adjective arbitrary
- árbitro noun referee
- árbol noun tree
- arbolado noun woodland
- arboleda noun grove
- arbusto noun shrub
- arca noun chest, ark
- arcabuz noun arquebus
- arcada noun arcade, retch
- arcángel noun archangel
- arce noun maple
- arcén noun hard shoulder
- archipiélago noun archipelago
- archivar verb to file
- archivero noun archivist
- archivo noun file, archive
- arcilla noun clay
- arcoíris noun rainbow
- arder verb to burn
- ardiente adjective burning, ardent
- ardilla noun squirrel
- arduo adjective arduous
- arena noun sand
- arengar verb to harangue
- arenoso adjective sandy
- arenque noun herring
- arepa noun arepa
- arete noun earring (Latin America)
- argentino adjective Argentine
- argolla noun ring, hoop
- argot noun slang
- argumentar verb to argue
- argumento noun argument; plot
- aridez noun dryness
- árido adjective arid
- arisco adjective unfriendly, standoffish
- aristocracia noun aristocracy
- aristócrata noun aristocrat
- aristocrático adjective aristocratic
- aritmética noun arithmetic
- armadillo noun armadillo
- armado adjective armed
- armadura noun armour
- armamento noun armament
- armar verb to arm, to assemble
- armario noun wardrobe, cupboard
- armazón noun frame
- armería noun armoury
- armiño noun ermine
- armisticio noun armistice
- armonía noun harmony
- armonioso adjective harmonious
- armonizar verb to harmonise
- aroma noun aroma
- aromático adjective aromatic
- arpa noun harp
- arpón noun harpoon
- arqueología noun archaeology
- arquero noun archer
- arquetipo noun archetype
- arquitecto noun architect
- arquitectónico adjective architectural
- arquitectura noun architecture
- arquitrabe noun architrave
- arrabal noun outskirts
- arraigado adjective deep-rooted
- arraigar verb to take root
- arraigo noun roots, attachment
- arrancar verb to start, to pull out
- arrasar verb to devastate
- arrastrar verb to drag
- arrayán noun myrtle
- arrear verb to drive on
- arrebatar verb to snatch
- arrebujar verb to wrap up
- arreciar verb to intensify
- arrecife noun reef
- arreglar verb to fix, to arrange
- arreglo noun repair, arrangement
- arrellanar verb to settle into
- arremeter verb to charge
- arrendador noun landlord
- arrendajo noun jay
- arrendamiento noun lease
- arrendar verb to lease
- arrendatario noun tenant
- arrepentido adjective sorry, repentant
- arrepentimiento noun regret
- arrepentir verb to regret
- arrestar verb to arrest
- arriar verb to lower
- arriate noun flower bed
- arriba adverb up, upstairs
- arribar verb to arrive
- arriesgado adjective risky
- arriesgar verb to risk
- arrimar verb to move closer
- arrinconar verb to corner
- arritmia noun arrhythmia
- arroba noun at sign
- arrodillar verb to kneel
- arrogancia noun arrogance
- arrogante adjective arrogant
- arrojar verb to throw, to hurl
- arrollar verb to run over
- arropar verb to wrap up
- arroyo noun stream
- arroz noun rice
- arruga noun wrinkle
- arrugar verb to crumple
- arruinado adjective ruined
- arruinar verb to ruin
- arrullar verb to lull
- arrullo noun lullaby
- arsenal noun arsenal
- arte noun art
- artefacto noun device
- arteria noun artery
- arteriosclerosis noun arteriosclerosis
- artesanal adjective handmade
- artesanía noun handicraft
- artesano noun craftsman
- artesonado noun coffered ceiling
- articulación noun joint
- articular verb to articulate
- artículo noun article
- artífice noun architect (of a plan)
- artificial adjective artificial
- artillería noun artillery
- artillero noun gunner
- artimaña noun trick
- artista noun artist
- artístico adjective artistic
- artrosis noun osteoarthritis
- arzobispo noun archbishop
- asado noun roast
- asador noun grill, roasting spit
- asaltante noun attacker, robber
- asaltar verb to assault, to rob
- asalto noun assault, robbery
- asamblea noun assembly
- asar verb to roast
- ascendencia noun ancestry
- ascender verb to rise, to promote
- ascensión noun ascent
- ascenso noun promotion
- ascensor noun lift
- asceta noun ascetic
- asco noun disgust
- asear verb to clean up
- asediar verb to besiege
- asedio noun siege
- asegurar verb to assure; to insure
- asentir verb to nod, to assent
- aseo noun toilet, tidiness
- asequible adjective affordable
- aserradero noun sawmill
- asesinar verb to murder
- asesinato noun murder
- asesino noun murderer
- asesor noun adviser
- asesorar verb to advise
- asesoría noun consultancy
- asfalto noun asphalt
- asfixia noun suffocation
- asfixiar verb to suffocate
- así adverb like this, so
- asiático adjective Asian
- asiento noun seat
- asignación noun allocation
- asignar verb to assign
- asignatura noun school subject
- asilo noun asylum; care home
- asimétrico adjective asymmetrical
- asimilación noun assimilation
- asimilar verb to assimilate
- asimismo adverb likewise
- asistencia noun attendance
- asistente noun assistant
- asistir verb to attend
- asma noun asthma
- asno noun donkey
- asociación noun association
- asociado noun associate
- asociar verb to associate
- asolar verb to devastate
- asomar verb to peek out
- asombrar verb to amaze
- asombro noun astonishment
- asombroso adjective astonishing
- aspa noun blade
- aspecto noun aspect, appearance
- aspereza noun roughness
- áspero adjective rough
- áspid noun asp
- aspiración noun aspiration
- aspirador noun vacuum cleaner
- aspiradora noun vacuum cleaner
- aspirante noun candidate
- aspirar verb to aspire, to inhale
- aspirina noun aspirin
- asquear verb to disgust
- asqueroso adjective disgusting
- asta noun flagpole, horn
- asterisco noun asterisk
- asteroide noun asteroid
- astilla noun splinter
- astillar verb to splinter
- astillero noun shipyard
- astro noun star, celestial body
- astronauta noun astronaut
- astronomía noun astronomy
- astrónomo noun astronomer
- astucia noun cunning
- astuto adjective cunning
- asueto noun short break
- asumir verb to assume
- asunción noun assumption
- asunto noun matter, issue
- asustadizo adjective jumpy
- asustado adjective frightened
- asustar verb to frighten
- atacar verb to attack
- atadura noun tie
- atajar verb to take a shortcut
- atajo noun shortcut
- atalaya noun watchtower
- atañer verb to concern
- ataque noun attack
- atar verb to tie
- atardecer noun sunset
- atareado adjective busy
- atascar verb to block
- atasco noun traffic jam
- ataúd noun coffin
- ataviar verb to dress up
- atemorizar verb to frighten
- atención noun attention
- atender verb to attend to, to serve
- atenerse verb to abide by
- atentado noun attack
- atentar verb to attempt an attack
- atento adjective attentive
- atenuar verb to lessen
- ateo noun atheist
- aterrar verb to terrify
- aterrizaje noun landing
- aterrizar verb to land
- aterrorizar verb to terrify
- atesorar verb to treasure
- atestar verb to cram
- atestiguar verb to testify
- atizar verb to poke, stoke
- atlas noun atlas
- atleta noun athlete
- atletismo noun athletics
- atmósfera noun atmosphere
- atolladero noun predicament
- atolón noun atoll
- atolondrar verb to bewilder
- átomo noun atom
- atónito adjective astonished
- atormentado adjective tormented
- atormentar verb to torment
- atornillar verb to screw
- atracadero noun mooring
- atracar verb to rob, dock
- atracción noun attraction
- atraco noun robbery
- atracón noun binge
- atractivo noun appeal
- atraer verb to attract
- atrapar verb to catch
- atrasado adjective late, backward
- atrasar verb to delay
- atravesar verb to cross
- atreverse verb to dare
- atrevido adjective daring
- atribuir verb to attribute
- atributo noun attribute
- atrincherar verb to entrench
- atrio noun atrium
- atronar verb to thunder
- atropellar verb to run over
- atropello noun running over
- atroz adjective atrocious
- atuendo noun attire
- atún noun tuna
- aturdir verb to stun
- audacia noun boldness
- audaz adjective bold
- audible adjective audible
- audiencia noun audience; hearing
- audiovisual adjective audiovisual
- auditorio noun auditorium
- auge noun boom
- augurar verb to predict
- augurio noun omen
- aula noun classroom
- aullar verb to howl
- aullido noun howl
- aumentar verb to increase
- aumento noun increase
- aún adverb still, yet
- aunque conjunction although
- aupar verb to lift up
- aureola noun halo
- aurora noun dawn
- ausencia noun absence
- ausentar verb to be absent
- ausente adjective absent
- auspicio noun auspices
- austeridad noun austerity
- austero adjective austere
- autarquía noun autarky
- autenticar verb to authenticate
- autenticidad noun authenticity
- auténtico adjective authentic
- autillo noun scops owl
- autobiografía noun autobiography
- autobús noun bus
- autocar noun coach
- autoclave noun autoclave
- autoestima noun self-esteem
- autógrafo noun autograph
- automóvil noun automobile
- autonomía noun autonomy
- autónomo adjective independent, self-employed
- autopista noun motorway
- autopsia noun autopsy
- autor noun author
- autoridad noun authority
- autoritario adjective authoritarian
- autorizar verb to authorise
- autoservicio noun self-service
- autovía noun dual carriageway
- auxiliar verb to help
- auxilio noun help
- avalancha noun avalanche
- avalar verb to endorse
- avalista noun guarantor
- avance noun advance
- avanzado adjective advanced
- avanzar verb to advance
- avaricia noun greed
- avaro adjective miserly
- avasallar verb to subjugate
- ave noun bird (formal or general term)
- avecinar verb to approach
- avefría noun lapwing
- avellana noun hazelnut
- avellano noun hazel
- avena noun oats
- avenida noun avenue
- avenir verb to agree
- aventajar verb to surpass
- aventura noun adventure
- aventurar verb to venture
- aventurero adjective adventurous
- avergonzar verb to shame
- avería noun breakdown
- averiar verb to break down
- averiguar verb to find out
- aversión noun aversion
- avestruz noun ostrich
- aviación noun aviation
- aviador noun aviator
- avicultura noun poultry farming
- avidez noun eagerness
- ávido adjective eager, avid
- avión noun plane
- avioneta noun light aircraft
- avisar verb to warn, to let know
- aviso noun notice
- avispa noun wasp
- avivar verb to revive
- avizorar verb to spy
- avutarda noun great bustard
- axila noun armpit
- axioma noun axiom
- ayer adverb yesterday
- ayuda noun help
- ayudante noun assistant
- ayudar verb to help
- ayunar verb to fast
- ayunas noun fasting
- ayuno noun fast
- ayuntamiento noun town hall
- azabache noun jet
- azada noun hoe
- azadón noun hoe
- azafata noun flight attendant
- azafato noun flight attendant
- azafrán noun saffron
- azahar noun orange blossom
- azar noun chance
- azaroso adjective hazardous
- azor noun goshawk
- azorar verb to unsettle
- azotar verb to whip, to lash
- azote noun whip
- azotea noun flat roof
- azúcar noun sugar
- azucarero noun sugar bowl
- azucena noun lily
- azufre noun sulphur
- azul adjective blue
- azulejo noun tile
- azuzar verb to egg on