farming
el agua FEM NOUN
water
agua corriente running water agua corriente drinking water
aguantar VERB
111 I cant stand opera. 1 Her neighbour cant stand her. 1 Youve been unbearable lately.
222 The shelf wont take the weight.
333 Can you hold the hammer for me for a moment? 3 Hold your breath. 3 I couldnt help laughing. 3 If he cant come, hell just have to lump it.
agudo (FEM agudo) ADJECTIVE
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la aguja NOUN
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el agujero NOUN
holehole to make a hole
ahí ADVERB
therethere There they are! there Youve got it right there.
Language tip
por ahíhas several meanings. It can be translated aspor ahí, por ahí, andpor ahí. Look at the examples.
Tú busca por ahí. You look over there. Tú busca por ahí. Have you seen the scissors? They must be somewhere around. Tú busca por ahí. two hundred or thereabouts
ahogarse VERB
to drownto drown He drowned in the river.
ahora ADVERB
nownow Where are we going now? now Hes away on a trip right now. now Ill tell you in a moment. now Dont change anything for the moment. now Im just coming.
ahora mismo right now ahora mismo from now on ahora mismo for now
ahorrar VERB
to save
el aire NOUN
111 We need air to breathe. 1 air conditioning
222 The wind blew his cap off.
al aire libre outdoors/outdoor
Language tip
al aire librehas two meanings. Look at the examples.
Comimos al aire libre. We had lunch outdoors. Comimos al aire libre. an outdoor party
el ajo NOUN
garlic
al PREPOSITION (= a + el) seealal I went to the cinema.
el ala FEM NOUN
wing
alargar VERB
111 Well need to make the sleeves a bit longer.
222 They decided to extend their holidays.
alargarsealargarsealargarse The days are getting longer.
la alarma NOUN
alarmalarm The alarm went off. alarm to raise the alarm alarm fire alarm
el alboroto NOUN
racketracket What a racket!
alcanzar VERB
111 I caught up with her just as she was going out of the door.
222 to reach the top of the mountain
333 Could you pass me the scissors?
alegrar VERB
to cheer upto cheer up I tried to cheer them up with a few jokes. to cheer up Im glad youve come.
alegrarsealegrarsealegrarse You like it? Im glad. alegrarse Im glad about his success. alegrarse to be happy for somebody alegrarse Im happy for you.
alegre (FEM alegre) ADJECTIVE
cheerful
la alegría NOUN
Sentí una gran alegría. I was really happy.
¡Qué alegría! How lovely!
alejarse VERB
to move awayto move away Move a bit further away from the fire.
la alergia NOUN
allergyallergy Have you got any allergies? allergy hay fever
las aletas PL NOUN
flippers
la alfombra NOUN
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algo
algocan be a pronoun or an adverb.
A PRONOUN
111 Something is burning. 1 Would you like something to eat? 1 Is something the matter? 1 Theres still some juice left.
222 Anything else?
B ADVERB
ratherrather The skirts rather short on you.
el algodón (PL los algodón) NOUN
cottoncotton I put cotton wool in my ears. cotton candyfloss
alguien PRONOUN
111 Theres somebody knocking at the door. 1 Do you need somebody to help you?
222 Do you know anybody here?
algún ADJECTIVE (FEM algún, MASC PL algún)
111 Ill go there some day.
222 Did you buy any pictures? 2 Was there anything else?
algún que otro the odd
alguno PRONOUN (FEM alguno)
111 Theres always somebody who complains. 1 Some people think thats not what happened.
222 I only know some of the neighbours. 2 It must be in one of these boxes.
333 I need an aspirin. Have you got any left? 3 If any of them want to leave, fine. 3 Do any of you know?
el alimento NOUN
foodfood frozen food
allá ADVERB
over thereover there Your book is over there. over there Move over that way a bit.
allí ADVERB
therethere There it is. there Here comes your sister.
el alma FEM NOUN
soulsoul Im really sorry.
la almohada NOUN
pillow
almorzar VERB
to have lunchto have lunch I havent had lunch yet. to have lunch What did you have for lunch?
el almuerzo NOUN
lunch
alrededor ADVERB
alrededor de around/about
Language tip
alrededor dehas two meanings. Look at the examples.
El satélite gira alrededor de la Tierra. The satellite goes around the Earth. El satélite gira alrededor de la Tierra. It must be about two oclock.
los alrededores PL NOUN
Ocurrió en los alrededores de Madrid. It happened near Madrid. Ocurrió en los alrededores de Madrid. There are a lot of shops in the area around the museum.
alto (FEM alto)
altocan be an adjective, a pronoun or an exclamation.
A ADJECTIVE
111 Hes a very tall boy. 1 a very tall building
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El Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. El Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo. He got high marks in all his exams.
333 The musics too loud.
B ADVERB
highhigh to go up very high high Pepe has got a very loud voice. high Speak up, please! high Turn the volume up.
C EXCLAMATION
stop!
la altura NOUN
heightheight Were flying at a height of fifteen thousand feet. height The walls two metres high.
el alumno la alumno NOUN
pupil
amable (FEM amable) ADJECTIVE
kind
amanecer
amanecercan be a verb or a noun.
A VERB
to get lightto get light It gets light at seven.
B MASC NOUN
dawn
al amanecer at dawn
amar VERB
to love
amargo (FEM amargo) ADJECTIVE
bitter
amarillo (FEM amarillo) ADJECTIVE, MASC NOUN
yellow
el ambiente NOUN
atmosphereatmosphere Theres a tense atmosphere. atmosphere the environment
amenace VERB seeamenaceamenace Im not going to do it even if he threatens me.
la amenaza NOUN
threat
amenazar VERB
to threatento threaten He threatened to tell the teacher.
el amigo la amigo NOUN
friend
hacerse amigos to become friends
el amor NOUN
love
ancho (FEM ancho) ADJECTIVE
111 a wide street
222 He likes to wear loose clothing. 2 The dress is too big for me.
anda EXCLAMATION
111 Well I never, a fifty-euro note!