a: a, to
abajo: down, below, downstairs
abandonar: to abandon
abandonado: abandoned
abandono: abandonment
abanico: fan
abanicar: to fan
abaratar: to lower the price of
abarcar: to cover
abarrotes: groceries, packings
abastecer: to supply
abastecimiento: supplying
abasto: supply
abatir: to knock down
abatirse: to get depressed
abatido: dejected
abatimiento: discouragement
abdicar: to abdicate
abdicación: abdication
abdomen: abdomen
abdominal: abdominal
abecedario: alphabet
abedul: birch
abeja: bee
aberración: aberration
abertura: opening
abierto: open
abismo: abyss
abismal: enormous
ablandar: to soften
ablandarse: to soften
abnegarse: to deny oneself
abnegado: self-sacrificing
abnegación: self-denial
abochornar: to embarrass
abochornarse: to get embarrassed
abofetear: to slap
abogado: lawyer
abogacía: legal profession
abogar: to defend, plead of
abolir: to abolish
abolición: abolition
abollar: to dent
abolladura: dent
abominar: to detest
abominable: abominable
abominación: abomination
abonar: to pay
abonado: subscriber
abono: payment, fertiñizer
abordar: to tackle, accost, board
aborigen: aborigine
aborrecible: hateful
abortar: to abort
aborto: abortion
abotonar: to button
abrazar: to embrace
abrazo: hug
abrebotellas: bottle opener
abrelatas: can opener
abreviar: to shorten
abreviación: abbreviation
abreviatura: abbreviation
abridor: opener
abrigar: to shelter, wrap up
abrigarse: to take shelter
abrigado: sheltered
abrigo: coat, shelter
abril: April
abrillantar: to polish, shine
abrir: to open, unlock
abrochar: to fasten, to button
abrocharse: to fasten oneself
abrumar: to crush, to overwhelm
abrumador: overwhelming
absoluto: absolute
absolutamente: absolutely
absolver: to absolve
absorber: to absorb
absorbente: absorbent
absorción: absorption
absorto: absorbed, engrossed
abstenerse: abstain, refrain
abstención: abstention
abstinencia: abstinence
abstracción: abstraction
abstracto: abstract
abstraer: to abstract
abstraído: abstracted, preoccupied
absurdo: absurd
abundancia: abundance
abundante: abundant
aburrir: to bore (as in yawn)
aburrirse: to become bored
aburrido: boring
aburrimiento: boredom
abusar: to abuse
abusivo: abusive
acabar: to finish
acabado: finished
academia: academy
académico: academic
acalorar: to warm up, to stir up
acalorarse: to get worked up
acalorado: heated
acampar: to camp
acantilado: cliff
acariciar: to caress
acarrear: to carry
acaso: perhaps, maybe
acaudalado: wealthy, accumulated
acceder: to agree
acceso: access
accesible: accessible
accesorio: accessory
accidentado: turbulent, rough, victim
accidental: accidental
accidente: accident
acción: action
accionar: to drive, to activate
accionista: shareholder
acechar: to watch, stalk
aceite: oil
aceitar: to oil
aceitoso: oily
aceituna: olive
acelerar: to accelerate
acelga: chard
acentuar: to accentuate
acento: accent, emphasis
aceptar: to accept
aceptable: acceptable
aceptación: acceptance
acera: sidewalk
acero: steel
acertado: accurate
acertijo: riddle
acetona: acetone
achicar: to drain, to make smaller
ácido: acid
acidez: acidity
acierto: correct
aclamar: to acclaim
aclamación: acclaim
aclarar: to clarify
aclaración: explanation
aclaratorio: explanatory
aclimatar: to acclimate
aclimatarse: to become acclimatised
aclimatación: acclimatisation
acné: acne
acobadar: to intimidate
acobardarse: to become frightened
acoger: to welcome
acogerse: to take refuge
acogedor: cosy
acogida: welcome
acolchar: to pad
acometer: to undertake, to attack
acomodar: to adjust
acomodarse: to settle in
acomodado: accommodated, well to do
acompañar: to accompany
acompañamiento: accompaniment
acompañante: companion
acondicionar: to prepare, to equip
acondicionado: equipped
acongojarse: to get upset
aconsejar: to advise
aconsejable: advisable
acontecer: to occur
acontecimiento: event
acordar: to decide
acordarse: to remember
acorde: agreed
acordeón: accordion
acortar: to shorten
acortarse: to get shorter
acosar: to harass
acoso: harassment
acostar: to lay down
acostarse: to lie down, go to bed
acostumbrarse: to get used to
acostumbrado: accustomed, usual
acrecentar: to increase
acrecentamiento: increase, growth
acreditar: to accredit
acreditarse: to prove oneself
acreditado: accredited
acreedor: creditor, whorty
acribillar: to riddle
acrílico: acrylic
acrobacia: acrobatics
acróbata: acrobat
acrobático: acrobatic
acta: act
actitud: attitude
activar: to activate
actividad: activity
activo: assets
acto: act
actor: actor
actriz: actress
actual: present
actualidad: the present time
actualizar: to update
actualización: update
actualmente: at present, nowadays
actuar: to act
acuarela: watercolour
acuario: aquarium
acuático: aquatic
acuchillar: to stab, knife
acudir: to go, come
acueducto: aqueduct
acuerdo: agreement
acumular: to accumulate
acumularse: to pile up
acumulación: accumulation
acumulador: storage battery
acumulativo: cumulative
acupuntura: acupuncture
acurrucarse: to curl up, nestle
acusar: to accuse
acusación: accusation
acusado: defendant
acústica: acoustics
acústico: acoustics
adagio: adage, proverb
adaptar: to adapt
adaptarse: to adapt
adaptable: adaptable
adaptación: adaptation
adaptador: adapter
adecuar: to adapt
adecuarse: to be appropriate
adecuado: adapted
adelantar: to advance
adelantarse: to go ahead
adelantado: advanced
adelante: ahead
adelgazar: to become thin
ademán: gesture
además: in addition, besides, furthermore
adentro: inside
adentrarse: to go into, get inside of
adepto: follower
aderezar: to decorate
aderezo: dressing
adeudar: to owe
adherirse: to adhere
adherencia: adhesion
adhesión: adhesion
adhesivo: adhesive
adición: addition
adicional: additional
adicto: addict
adiestrar: to train
adinerado: wealthy
adiós: good bye
aditivo: additive
adivinar: to guess, foretell
adivinación: guessing, prediction
adivinanza: riddle
adivino: fortune teller
adjetivo: adjective
adjudicar: to award
adjudicarse: to appropriate
adjudicación: awarding
adjuntar: to enclose
adjunto: associate, enclosed
administración: administration, management
administrador: administrator,manager
administrar: to administer, manage
administrativo: administrative
admirar: to admire
admirable: admirable
admiración: admiration
admirador: admirer
admitir: to admit
admisión: admission
adn: dna
adobe: adobe
adobo: marinade
adoctrinar: to indoctrinate
adoctrinamiento: indoctrination
adolecer: to suffer
adolescente: adolescent
adolescencia: adolescence
adonde: where
adónde: where
adoptar: to adopt
adopción: adoption
adoptivo: adoptive
adorar: to adore, worship
adorable: adorable
adoración: adoration, worship
adormecer: to make sleepy
adormecerse: to doze off
adormecimiento: drowsiness
adornar: to adorn, decorate
adorno: ornament,decoration
adquirir: to acquire
adquisición: acquisition
adrede: intentionally, on purpose
aduana: customs
aduanero: customs officer
aducir: to cite, put forward
adueñarse: to take possession
adular: to flatter
adulación: flattery
adulador: flatterer
adulterar: to adulterate
adulterio: adultery
adúltero: adulterer
adulto: adult
advenimiento: advent, arrival
adverbio: adverb
adverbial: adverbial
adversario: adversary
adverso: adverse
adversidad: adversity
adyacente: adjacent
aéreo: aerial
aerobic: aerobics
aerodinámico: aerodynamic
aeródromo: airfield
aerolínea: airline
aeromozo: flight attendant, steward
aeronave: airship
aeropuerto: airport
aerosol: aerosol, spray
afán: eagerness, effort
afanarse: to toil
afanosamente: laboriously
afanoso: laborious, eager
afección: affection
afectar: to affect
afectación: affectation
afectado: affected
afectivo: affective
afecto: affection
afectuoso: affectionate
afeitar: to shave
afeitarse: to shave
afeitada: shave
afeminado: made effeminate
aferrarse: to cling
afianzar: to strengthen
afianzarse: to become established
afiche: poster
afición: hobby, penchant
aficionado: fan
aficionarse: to become interested
afilar: to sharpen
afilado: sharp
afilador: knife grinder, sharpener
afiliación: affiliation
afiliado: affiliated
afín: compatible
afin: compatible
afinidad: affinity
afinar: to tune, refine
afirmar: to affirm
afirmación: affirmation
afirmativo: affirmative
afligir: to afflict, distress
afligirse: to grieve
aflición: affliction, sorrow
afligido: sorrowful
aflojar: to loosen, slacken
afloramiento: outcrop
afluencia: affluence
afluente: affluent
afortunado: lucky, fortunate
afortunadamente: fortunately, luckily
afrentar: to insult
afrenta: insult
africano: African
afrontar: to confront
afuera: outside
agachar: to bend, lower
agacharse: to crouch
agalla: grill
agarrar: to grasp, catch
agarrarse: to hold on
agarradera: handle
agarrado: stingy
agarre: take hold, grip
agasajar: to entertain, fete
agasajo: entertainment, lavish attention
agencia: agency
agente: agent, officer
agenda: agenda
ágil: agile
agilidad: agility
agitar: to shake, agitate
agitarse: to be shaken, toss about
agitación: agitation
agitado: agitated, excited, shaken
aglomerar: to amass
aglomerarse: to crowd together
agnóstico: agnostic
agobiado: weary
agobiante: oppressing
agonizar: to be dying
agonía: agony, death
agonizante: dying
agosto: august
agotar: to exhaust, deplete
agotarse: to run out, get tired
agotado: exhausted
agotador: exhausting
agotamiento: exhaustion
agraciado: attractive
agradar: to be pleasing
agradable: pleasant
agrado: pleasure
agradecer: to be thankful
agradecido: grateful
agradecimiento: gratefulness
agrandar: to enlarge
agrandarse: to grow larger
agrario: agrarian, agricultural
agravar: to make heavier
agravarse: to get worse
agraviar: to offend, insult
agredir: to attack
agregar: to add, attach
agresión: aggression
agresividad: aggressiveness
agresivo: aggressive
agresor: aggressor
agriar: to sour
agriarse: to turn sour
agrícola: agricultural
agricultura: agriculture, farming
agricultor: farmer
agridulce: bittersweet
agrietar: to crack
agrio: sour
agrupar: to group
agruparse: to form a group
agrupación: group, association
agrupamiento: grouping
agua: water
aguacate: avocado
aguado: watery
aguantar: to hold, bear
aguantarse: to resign oneself
aguardar: to await
aguardiente: brandy
aguarrás: turpentine
agudo: acute, sharp
agudeza: sharpness
águila: eagle
aguja: needle
agujero: hole
agujeta: shoelace
ahí: there
ahijado: godson, godchild
ahogar: to drown
ahogarse: to suffocate, drown
ahogo: breathlessness
ahondar: to deepen
ahora: now
ahorcar: to hang
ahorcarse: to hang oneself
ahorita: right now
ahorrar: to save, spare
ahorrarse: to spare oneself
ahorro: saving
ahumar: to smoke
ahumado: smoked
ahuyentar: to scare away
airado: angry
aire: air
aislar: to isolate
aislamiento: isolation
ajedrez: chess
ajeno: someone else's
ajetreado: busy
ají: chilli pepper
ajo: garlic
ajustar: to fit
ajustarse: to adjust
ajustable: adjustable
ajustado: fit
ajuste: fit
ala: wing
alabanza: praise
alabar: to praise
alacrán: scorpion
alambre: wire
alameda: tree-lined avenue, poplar grove
álamo: poplar
alardear: to boast
alargar: to extend
acá: here
abuso: abuse
acostumbrar: to accustom
alargarse: to become longer
alarido: howl
alarmar: to alarm
alarma: alarm
alarmante: alarming
alba: dawn
albahaca: basil
albañil: bricklayer, mason
albaricoque: apricot
albedrío: will
alberca: reservoir, swimming pool
albergar: to lodge
albergue: lodging
albóndiga: meatball
alborotar: to excite, stir up
alborotarse: to get excited
alborotado: excited
alborotador: agitator, rioter
alboroto: ruckus
álbum: album
alcachofa: artichoke
alcalde: mayor
alcancía: money box
alcantarilla: sewer, drain
alcanzar: to reach
alce: moose
alcoba: bedroom
alcohol: alcohol
alcohólico: alcoholic
alcoholismo: alcoholism
aldea: village
aldeano: villager
aleación: alloy
aleatorio: random
aledaño: bordering
alegoría: allegory
alegrar: to cheer up, make happy
alegrarse: to be glad
alegre: happy, glad
alegremente: happily
alegría: joy, cheer
alejar: to move away, remove
alejarse: to move away, drift apart
alejado: moved away, remote
alejamiento: distance, estrangement
alemán: German
alentar: to encourage
alentador: encouraging
alergía: allergy
alérgico: allergic
alertar: to alert
alerta: alert
aleta: fin, flipper
alfabeto: alphabet
alfabético: alphabetical
alfabetismo: literacy
alfabetizar: to alphabetize
alfalfa: alfalfa
alfarería: pottery
alfil: bishop
alfiler: pin
alfiletero: pincushion
alfombra: small rug, carpet
alfombrilla: rug
alga: seaweed
álgebra: algebra
algo: something
algodón: cotton
alguacil: bailiff, constable
alguien: somebody
alguno: some, any
algunos: some, a few
alhaja: jewel
aliado: ally
alianza: alliance
aliarse: to form an alliance
alias: alias
alicates: pliers
alienar: to alienate
alienación: alienation
aliento: breath
aligerar: to lighten
alimentar: to feed, nourish
alimentarse: to feed itself
alimentación: feeding
alimenticio: nutritional, nourishing
alimento: food
alinear: to align
alineación: alignment
aliño: seasoning, dressing
aliñar: to season, dress
alisar: to smooth
alistarse: to get ready, join up, enlist
alistamiento: enlistment
aliviar: to relieve, soothe
alivio: relief
allá: there
allanar: to level out, smooth
allanamiento: breaking and entering
allegado: close friend
allí: there
alma: soul
almacén: warehouse
almacenamiento: storage
almacenar: to store
almanaque: almanac
almeja: clam
almendra: almond
almíbar: syrup
almidón: starch
almidonar: to starch
almirante: admiral
almohada: pillow
almorzar: to have lunch
almuerzo: lunch
alocado: crazy, wild
aloe: aloe
alojar: to lodge
alojamiento: lodging
alondra: lark
alpaca: alpaca
alpinismo: mountain climbing
alpinista: mountain climber
alpiste: birdseed
alquilar: to rent, lease
alquiler: rent, lease
alquitrán: tar
alrededor: around, about
alrededores: outskirts
alta: discharge
altanería: arrogance, haughtiness
altanero: arrogant, haughty
altar: altar
altavoz: loudspeaker
alterar: to alter
alterarse: to get upset
alteración: alteration
alterado: upset
altercado: argument, altercation
alternar: to alternate
alternativa: alternative
alternativo: alternative
alterno: alternate
alteza: highness
altiplano: high plateau
altitud: altitude
altivez: arrogance, haughtiness
altivo: arrogant, haughty
alto: tall, high, stop
altoparlante: loudspeaker
altruista: altruist
altruismo: altruism
altura: height
alucinar: to hallucinate
alucinación: hallucination
alud: avalanche
aludir: to allude, refer
aludido: alluded, take it personally
alumbrar: to illuminate, light
alumbrado: lighting
alumbramiento: lighting, childbirth
aluminio: aluminium
alumno: student, pupil
alusión: allusion
aluvión: flood
alzar: to raise, lift
alza: rise
alzamiento: rise, uprising
amabilidad: kindness
amable: kind, nice
amaestrar: to train
amamantar: to nurse, breast feed
amanecer: to dawn, wake up
amanerado: mannered
amante: lover
amapola: poppy
amar: to love
amargar: to make bitter
amargado: bitter
amargo: bitter
amargura: bitterness
amarillo: yellow
amarrar: to moor
ámbar: amber
ambición: ambition
ambicioso: ambitious
ambiente: atmosphere, environment
ambiental: environmental
ambiguedad: ambiguity
ambiguo: ambiguous
ámbito: sphere, domain
ambos: both
ambulancia: ambulance
ambulante: travelling, itinerant
amén: amen
amenazar: to threaten
amenaza: threat, menace
amenizar: to make pleasant
ameno: pleasant
americano: American
ameritar: to deserve
ametralladora: machine gun
amígdala: tonsil
amigdalitia: tonsillitis
amigo: friend
amigable: friendly
aminorar: to lessen, diminish
amistad: friendship
amistoso: friendly
amnesia: amnesia
amnistía: amnesty
amo: master, mistress
amoldar: to adjust, adapt
amoldarse: to adapt to
amonestar: to admonish, warn
amonestación: warning, admonition
amoníaco: ammonia
amontonar: to accumulate, pile up
amontonarse: to crowd, pile up
amor: love
amordazar: to gag
amorío: love affair
amoroso: loving, sweet lovable
amortiguar: to muffle, tone down
amortiguador: shock absorber
amortizar: to pay off
amotinar: to incite to riot
amotinarse: to rebel, riot
amparar: to protect, shelter
ampararse: to take shelter from
amparo: shelter, refuge
ampliar: to extend, expand, enlarge
ampliación: extension
amplificar: to amplify
amplificador: amplifier
amplio: ample
amplitud: amplitude
ampolla: blister, ampoule
amputar: to amputate
amputación: amputation
amueblar: to furnish
anaconda: anaconda
analfabeto: illiterate
analfabetismo: illiteracy
analgésico: analgesic
analizar: to analyze
análisis: analysis
analítico: analytical
analogía: analogy
análogo: analogue
anaranjado: orange
anarquía: anarchy
anarquista: anarchist
anatomía: anatomy
ancestral: ancestral
ancho: wide, broad
ancho: width
anchoa: anchovy
anchura: width
anciano: old
ancla: anchor
anclar: to anchor
andamio: scaffold
andanzas: adventures
andar: to walk
andén: platform
andino: Andean
andrajos: rags, tatters
anécdota: anecdote
anemia: anaemia
anémico: anaemic
anestesia: anaesthesia
anestésico: aesthetic
anexar: to annex, attach
anfibio: amphibian, amphibious
anfiteatro: amphitheatre
anfitrión: host, hostess
ángel: angel
angelical: angelical
anglosajón: Anglo-Saxon
angosto: narrow
anguila: eel
ángulo: angle
angustiar: to distress, anguish
angustiarse: to become anguished
angustia: anguish, worry
angustioso: anguished
anhelar: to crave, yearn for
anhelante: yearning, longing
anhelo: yearning, longing
anidar: to nest
anillo: ring
animación: animation, liveliness
animado: animated, cheerful
animador: host, cheerleader
animal: animal
animar: to encourage, cheer up
animarse: to liven up
ánimo: spirit, soul, moods
animosidad: animosity
animoso: spirited
aniquilar: to annihilate
aniquilación: destruction, annihilation
anís: anise
aniversario: anniversary
ano: anus
anoche: last night
anochecer: to get dark
anónimo: anonymous
anonimato: anonymity
anorexia: anorexia
anormal: abnormal
anormalidad: abnormality
anotar: to write down, annotate
anotación: annotation
ansiar: to long for
ansiedad: anxiety
ansioso: anxious
antagónico: antagonistic
antagonismo: antagonism
antagonista: antagonist
antaño: long ago, yesteryear
antártico: Antarctic
ante: before
anteanoche: the night before last