#A#
#a# at, to, in, on, for, in regard to
#abandonar# to abandon, forsake, leave
#abanicar# to fan
#abanico# fan
#abatimiento# depression, low spirits, despondency
#abierto# open; p.p. irreg. of #abrir#
#abolir# to abolish
#abrazar# to embrace
#abrazo# embrace
#abrigar# to protect, shelter
#abrigo# shelter, protection; overcoat, mantle, wrap
#abrir# to open
#abrochar# to button, clasp, buckle, fasten
#acá# hither, here
#acabar# to finish, end, complete; #—— de# (before inf.) to have just
#acariciar# to caress, fondle
#acaso# perchance, perhaps
#aceleradamente# swiftly, speedily
#acelerado# accelerated, swift, speedy
#acercar# to bring (carry, take) near; #—se# to approach
#acomodar# to adapt, suit, accommodate
#acompañar# to accompany, go with
#acordar# to remind; #—se de# to recollect, remember
#acostumbrar# to accustom
#acto# act, action
#acuerdo# agreement, accord, accordance; #de ——# harmoniously, with one accord, together
#adelantar# to advance
#ademán# m. gesture, manner, attitude
#adentro# within, inside; behind the scenes
#adiós# goodby, farewell
#¿adónde?# where? whither?
#advertir# to give notice, advise; to take notice, observe
#afable# affable, agreeable
#afán# m. zeal, eagerness, anxiety, earnestness, determination
#afectado# affected, feigned, pretended
#afectar# to affect, feign, pretend
#afecto# affection, love, fondness; #-s desordenados# inordinate desires
#afectuosamente# affectionately
#afligido# grieved, mournful
#afortunadamente# fortunately, luckily
#agitado# agitated, excited
#agitar# to agitate, excite
#agosto# August
#agua# water
#ahí# there (where the hearer is)
#ahogar# to choke; to drown
#ahora# now
#ahorcar# to kill by hanging, strangle to death
#aire# m. air
#al# = #a + el#
#alborotador, -ora# riotous, turbulent; agitator, rioter
#alegrarse# to be glad, rejoice
#alegre# glad, joyous, merry, gay, cheerful
#alegría# joy, gladness, merriment
#algo# something; somewhat, rather
#alguien# some one, somebody
#algún# shortened from #alguno#
#alguno# some (one), any (one), one or the other (of two)
#alianza# alliance
#alma# soul
#alquilar# to rent, hire, let
#alzar# to raise, lift
#allá# there, thither (remote from speaker and hearer)
#allí# there (remote from speaker and hearer)
#amar# to love
#amarillo# yellow
#ambos# both
#amén# amen
#amenazador, -ora# threatening, menacing
#amiga# friend
#amigo# friend
#amiguita# little friend
#amiguito# little friend, chum
#amontonar# to heap, pile up, accumulate; #—se# to fly into a passion
#amor# m. love
#amueblar# to furnish (a house or room)
#andar# to walk, go, move
#ángel# m. angel
#aniversario# anniversary
#anoche# last night, last evening
#antes# before; first, sooner, rather; #—— bien# rather; #cuanto —— mejor# the sooner the better
#antojarse# to fancy; to take a notion
#antojo# whim, notion
#Antoñito# dim. of #Antonio#
#año# year
#aparente# apparent
#apenas# hardly, scarcely
#apoyo# support
#aprecio# esteem, regard
#aprender# to learn
#aprensión# f. apprehension
#apresuradamente# hastily
#apretar# to press, compress, squeeze, pinch, clutch
#aprisionar# to imprison
#apurarse# to worry, be anxious, become nervous
#aquel, aquella# that (as dem. adj.)
#aquél, aquélla# that (as dem. pron.)
#aquí# here
#arder# to burn, blaze
#arma# weapon, arm
#arpía# harpy
#arreglar# to arrange, adjust, fix, put in order, repair
#arrellanarse# to sit at ease, lounge
#arrimar# to place close to; #—se# to draw close to
#arrobamiento# bliss
#arrugar# to wrinkle, corrugate
#asaltar# to assault, strike
#asegurar# to assure; to assert
#así# so, thus, in this way, as it is
#asir# to grasp, seize, take hold of
#asistir# to attend, take part, be present; to belong
#asomarse# to appear, show, come into view
#asustado# startled
#ataque# m. attack
#atar# to tie, fasten, hitch
#atender# to attend to, heed, listen to
#atolondrado# confused, bewildered
#atrás# backward(s), back, behind
#atreverse# to dare, venture
#aun, aún# yet, still, even; #aun cuando# even though, although
#aunque# although, even if
#avanzar# to advance
#avenido# agreed, matched; #mal ——# ill-matched, ill-sorted
#avergonzar# to put to shame; #—se# to be ashamed
#averiguar# to ascertain, find out; #es cosa averiguada# the fact is
#avisado# prudent, cautious, sagacious, shrewd
#avisar# to advise, inform, notify
#¡ay!# ah! alas!
#ayuda# help, aid, assistance
#ayudar# to help, aid, assist
#azogue# m. mercury, quicksilver; #tener ——# to be agitated
#azote# m. whip, lash; beating, whipping
#azul# blue