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abase v.
To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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humillar, rebajar, degradar
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abbess n.
The lady superior of a nunnery.
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abadesa
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Abbey n.
The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks
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Abadía
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abbot n.
The superior of a community of monks.
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abad
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abdicate v.
To give up (royal power or the like).
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abdicar
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abdomen n.
In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
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abdomen
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abdominal n.
Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
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abdominal
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abduction n.
A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
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secuestro
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abed
adv.
In bed; on a bed.
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en cama
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aberration n.
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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Aberración
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abet v.
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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ayudar instigar inducir encubrir
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abeyance n.
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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suspensión
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abhorrence n.
The act of detesting extremely.
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aborrecimiento
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abhorrent adj.
Very repugnant; hateful.
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aborrecible
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abidance n.
An abiding.
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acatamiento
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abject adj.
Sunk to a low condition.
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abyecta
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abjure v.
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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abjurar
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able-bodied adj.
Competent for physical service.
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sin discapacidad
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ablution n.
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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ablución
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abnegate v.
To renounce (a right or privilege).
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abnegar
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abnormal adj.
Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
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anormal
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abominable adj.
Very hateful.
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abominable
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abominate v.
To hate violently.
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abominate
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abomination n.
A very detestable act or practice.
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abominación
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aboriginal adj.
Primitive; unsophisticated.
aborigen
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aborigines n.
The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
aborígenes
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aboveboard adv. & adj.
Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
* franco
* sincero
* honrado
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abrade v.
To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
* lijar
* desgastar
* erosionar
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abrasion n.
That which is rubbed off.
abrasión
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abridge v.
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
abreviar abbreviate
resumir summarize
compendiar summarize
extractar extract
limitar limit
reducir reduce
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abridgment n.
A condensed form as of a book or play
compendium, epitome, shortening
compendio
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abrogate v.
To abolish, repeal.
derogar
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abrupt adj.
Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
abrupto
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abscess n.
A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
absceso
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abscission n.
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
abscisión
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abscond v.
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
fugarse
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absence n.
The fact of not being present or available.
ausencia
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absent-minded adj.
Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business
distraído
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absolution n.
Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
absolución
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absolve v.
To free from sin or its penalties
absolver
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absent-minded adj.
Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
distraído
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absolution n.
Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
absolución
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absolve v.
To free from sin or its penalties
absolver
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absorb v.
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
absorber
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absorption n.
The act or process of absorbing.
absorción
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abstain v.
To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
abstenerse
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abstemious adj.
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
abstemio
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abstinence n.
Self denial.
la abstinencia
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abstruse adj.
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
abstruso
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absurd adj.
Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
absurdo
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abundant adj.
Plentiful.
abundante
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abusive adj.
Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
abusiva
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abut v.
To touch at the end or boundary line. Abjoin
lindan
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abyss n.
Bottomless gulf.
abismo
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academic adj.
Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
académico
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academician n.
A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
académico
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academy n.
Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
academia
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accede v.
To agree.
adherirse
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accelerate v.
To move faster.
acelerar
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accept v.
To take when offered.
aceptar
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access n.
A way of approach or entrance; passage.
acceso
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accessible adj.
Approachable.
accesible
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accession n.
Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
adhesión
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accessory n.
A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
accesorio
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acclaim v.
To utter \_(proferir) with a shout.
aclamación
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accommodate v.
To furnish something as a kindness or favor
acomodar
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accompaniment n.
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
acompañamiento
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accompanist n.
One who or that which accompanies.
acompañante
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accompany v.
To go with, or be associated with, as a companion
acompañar
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accomplice n.
An associate in wrong-doing.
cómplice
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accomplish v.
To bring to pass.
lograr
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accordion n.
A portable free-reed musical instrument.
acordeón
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accost v.
To speak to.
abordar, acercarse a, dirigirse a
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account n.
A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
informe de cuentas
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accouter v.
To dress.
equipar a alguien con, proveer
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accredit v.
To give credit or authority to.
acreditar
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accumulate v.
To become greater in quantity or number.
acumular
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accuracy n.
Exactness.
exactitud
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accurate adj.
Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard
exacto
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accursed adj.
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
maldito.
Condenado al mal, la miseria, o la desgracia.
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accusation n.
A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
acusación n.
Un cargo de delito, falta o error.
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accusatory adj.
Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation
adj acusatorio.
De, perteneciente a, o en relación con una acusación
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accuse v.
To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
acusar v.
Para cargar con irregularidades, mala conducta, o error.
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accustom v.
To make familiar by use.
v acostumbrar.
Para familiarizarse con el uso.
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acerbity n.
Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. tartness
acritud n.
Acidez, amargura y astringencia.
acerbidad
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acetate n.
A salt of acetic acid.
acetato n.
Una sal de ácido acético.
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acetic adj.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
adj acético.
De, perteneciente a, o de la naturaleza de vinagre.
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ache v.
To be in pain or distress.
dolor v.
Para estar en el dolor o la angustia.
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Achillean adj.
Invulnerable.
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Adj Achilleano (Aquiles)
Invulnerable.
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achromatic adj.
Colorless,
adj acromático.
incoloro,
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acid n.
A sour substance.
n ácido.
Una sustancia amarga.
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acidify v.
To change into acid.
acidificar
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acknowledge v.
To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
reconocer
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acknowledgment n.
Recognition.
reconocimiento
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acme n.
The highest point, or summit.
cima cumbre apogeo
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acoustic adj.
Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
acústica
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acquaint v.
To make familiar or conversant.
familiarizar
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acquiesce v.
To comply; submit.
consentir
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acquiescence n.
Passive consent.
aquiescencia
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acquire v.
To get as one's own.
adquirir
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acquisition n.
Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
adquisición
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acquit v.
To free or clear, as from accusation.
absolver v.
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acquittal n.
A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
n absolución.
Una descarga de la acusación por la acción judicial.
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acquittance n.
Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
recibo n.
descarga del endeudamiento, obligación o responsabilidad.
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acreage n.
Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
superficie de cultivo
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acrid adj.
Harshly pungent or bitter.
acre adj acre.
Duramente picante o amargo.
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acrimonious adj.
Full of bitterness.
adj enconada.
Lleno de amargura.
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acrimony n.
Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
acritud n.
amargura de palabra o carácter.
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actionable adj.
Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
adj procesable.
afrontar causa por una acción, como la culpa, palabras calumniosas.
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actuality n.
Any reality.
actualidad.
Cualquier realidad.
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actuary n.
An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks
n actuario.
Un oficial, a partir de una compañía de seguros, que calcula y establece los riesgos
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actuate v.
To move or incite to action
accionar , mover, activar, encender, poner en marcha
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acumen n.
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
perspicacia n.
Rapidez de intuición intelectual o discernimiento; agudeza de discriminación.
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acute adj.
Having fine and penetrating discernment.
agudeza
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adamant n.
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
n inflexible.
Cualquier sustancia de que se supere la dureza o la impenetrabilidad.
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addendum n.
Something added, or to be added.
adenda n.
Algo añadió, o que se añade.
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addle v.
To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
podrido, huero
Para hacer ineficaz o sin valor; embrollo.
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adduce v.
To bring forward or name for consideration.
aducir v.
Adelantar, presentar o nombrar para su consideración.
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adhere v.
To stick fast or together.
adherirse
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adherence n.
Attachment.
adhesión
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adherent adj.
Clinging or sticking fast.
adhesión
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adieu inter.
Good-by; farewell.
despedida
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adjacency n.
The state of being adjacent.
adyacencia
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adjacent adj.
That which is near or bordering upon.
adyacente
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adjudge v.
To award or bestow by formal decision.
adjudicar
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adjunct n.
Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
adjunto, complementario
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adjuration n.
A vehement appeal.
adjuración - ruego n.
Un llamamiento vehemente.
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adjutant adj.
Auxiliary.
ayudante
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administrator n.
One who manages affairs of any kind.
administrador
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admissible adj.
Having the right or privilege of entry.
admisible
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admittance n.
Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
admisión
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admonish v.
To warn of a fault.
amonestar v.
Para advertir de un fallo.
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admonition n.
Gentle reproof.
admonición n.
Reproche suave.
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ado n.
unnecessary activity or ceremony.
alaraca n. mucho ruido y pocas nueces
actividad o acto innecesario.
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adoration n.
Profound devotion.
adoración
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adroit adj.
Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
hábil
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adulterant n.
An adulterating substance.
adulterante
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adulterate v.
To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
adulterar
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adumbrate v.
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
bosquejar
Para representar de antemano en su contorno o emblema.
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advent n.
The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage
advenimiento, adviento
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adverse adj.
Opposing or opposed.
adverso
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adversity n.
Misfortune.
adversidad
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advert n.
To refer incidentally.
anuncio
Para referirse incidentalmente.
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advertiser n.
One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
anunciante n.
Aquel que anuncia, sobre todo en los periódicos.
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advisory adj.
Not mandatory.
asesor, consultivo, asesor adj.
recomendatorio adj.
n. aviso, recomendación, advertencia
n. informe reporte
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advocacy n.
The act of pleading a cause.
defensa n.
El acto de alegar una causa.
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advocate n.
One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
defensor
defensora n.
El que defiende la causa de otro, como en una corte legal o eclesiástica.
Defensor
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aerial adj.
Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
aérea
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aeronaut n.
One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
aeronauta
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aeronautics n.
the art or practice of flying aircraft
aeronáutica
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aerostat n.
A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
aerostato
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aerostatics n.
The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
aerostática
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affable adj.
Easy to approach.
afable
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affect v.
To act upon
afectar
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affectation n.
A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
afectación
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affiliate n.
Some auxiliary person or thing.
afiliado
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affirmative adj.
Answering yes; to a question at issue.
afirmativo
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affix v.
To fasten.
colocar - ajustar - abrochar
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affluence n.
A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
afluencia, abundancia, riqueza, opulencia
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affront n.
An open insult or indignity.
afrenta - ofensa - insulto - agravio
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afire adv. & adj.
On fire, literally or figuratively.
ardiendo - en llamas - ardiente
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afoot adv.
In progress.
en marcha - a pié
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aforesaid adj.
Said in a preceding part or before.
antedicha
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afresh adv.
Once more, after rest or interval.
de nuevo - otra vez
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afterthought n.
A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
reflexión - idea posterior
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agglomerate v. adj. n.
To pile or heap together.
aglomerar - aglomerado - aglomeración
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aggrandize v.
To cause to appear greatly.
engrandecer
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aggravate v.
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
agravar
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aggravation n.
The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
agravación
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aggregate n. v. adj.
The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
cojunto, agregar, agregado
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aggress v.
To make the first attack.
agredir
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aggression n.
An unprovoked attack.
agresión
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aggrieve v.
To give grief or sorrow to.
afligir
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aghast adj.
Struck with terror and amazement.
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agile adj.
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
ágil
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agitate v.
To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
agitar
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agrarian adj.
Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
agrario
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aide-de-camp n.
An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
ayuda de campo
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ailment n.
Slight sickness.
dolencia
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airy adj. .
Delicate, ethereal
espacioso, aireado, ligero
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akin adj.
Of similar nature or qualities.
similar
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alabaster n.
A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
alabastro
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alacrity n.
Cheerful willingness.
presteza - buena disposición
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albeit conj.
Even though.
aunque
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albino n.
A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
albino
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album n.
A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
albúm
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alchemy n.
Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
alquimia
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alcohol n.
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
alcohol
alcohol
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alcoholism n.
A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
alcoholismo
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alcove n.
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
hueco, nicho, cenador
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alder n.
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
aliso
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alderman n.
A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
concejal
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aldermanship n.
dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
concejalía
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alias n.
An assumed name.
alias
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alien n. adj.
One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
extraterrestre. extraño, extrangero
ajeno, forastero
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alienable adj.
Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
alienable
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alienate v.
To cause to turn away.
enajenar
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alienation n.
Estrangement.
alienación
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aliment n.
That which nourishes.
alimento
