apretado, -a, adj. pp. of apretar, crowded, dense, difficult.

aprisionar, to confine, imprison.

aprobar, to approve, show one's pleasure.

apropósito de, about, with regard to.

aprovechar, to take advantage of, profit by, avail oneself of, seize..

aproximación, f., approach, proximity.

aproximarse, to approach, draw near; ir aproximando, to approach.

apurar, to exhaust, clean up, drain; to try, test.

apuro, m., difficulty, straits.