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A, a f. the first letter of the alphabet A, a. a 1 prep. {dirección} to: vamos a Cali, let’s go to Cali; vamos a casa , let’s go home. 2 {posición} on the: a orillas de, on the banks of. 3 {distancia} away: a 10 km de aquí , 10 km (away) from here. 4 {tiempo} at: a qué hora, at what time. b) upon: se cayó al salir, he fell (upon) coming out. c) from: de lunes a viernes/dos a cinco , (from) Monday to Friday/from two to five. 5 {modo} in: a la mexicana , Mexican fashion. b) on, by: a pie/mano , on foot/by hand. 6 {complemento} from: comprar algo a algn., to buy sth. from sb.; vi al jefe , I saw the boss. 7 {finalidad} to: voy a contarte, I’m going to tell you; me agaché a recogerlo, I bent down to pick it up. 8 loc.: a no ser que , unless; a que no viene , I bet he won’t come; a ver , let’s see. ábaco m. abacus. abad m. abbot. abadesa f. abbess. abadía f. abbey. abajeño, ña 1 adj. LA lowland; coastal. 2 m., f. low- lander; from the coastal area. abajo 1 adv. down; below: en el cajón de ~ , in the bottom drawer. 2 downstairs: el apartamento de ~ , the apartment downstairs. 3 loc.: boca ~ , face down; cuesta/río ~ , downhill/downstream; de arriba ~ , from top to bottom; echar ~ , destroy, demolish. 4 loc.: ~ de, under: ~ de la cama, under the bed. 5 interj. down with: ¡ ~ la monarquía! down with the monarchy! abalanzarse 1 v. loc.: ~ sobre algo/algn. , to leap on sth./ sb. 2 loc.: ~ hacia algo/algn., to rush toward sb./sth. abalear v. A nd to shoot; to fire at. abaleo m. shooting, shoot-out. abalorio m. glass bead: no vale un ~ , it’s worthless. abanderado 1 m. standard-bearer: el ~ del movi- miento, the champion/leader of the movement. abanderar 1 v. to champion; to take a leading role. 2 N aut to register. abandonado, da 1 adj. deserted, derelict. 2 neglected, abandoned. 3 careless, slovenly. abandonar 1 v. to abandon. 2 to leave: las tropas ~on el área , the troops pulled out of/left the area. 3 to give up; to withdraw, to pull out. 4 abandonarse to let oneself go. abandono 1 m. abandonment. 2 abandon,carelessness. abanicar v. to fan. abanico m. fan. b) range: un amplio ~ de posibilidades , a wide range of possibilities. abaratar v. to make cheaper, cut/lower the price. abarcar v. to cover, comprise: el capítulo abarca dos siglos , the chapter covers two centuries. b) to take in: desde aquí se abarca todo el lago , you can take in the whole lake from here; quien mucho abarca poco aprieta , you can bite off more than you can chew. abarrotado, da adj. packed, crammed, crowded. abarrotar 1 v. to pack, cram: el público abarrotaba el estadio , the stadium was bursting with people. 2 N aut to stow. abarrotes m. pl. groceries. abastecedor m., f. supplier, purveyor. abastecer 1 irr. v. [conj. 3] to supply, provide: bien abastecido de agua , with a plentiful water supply; ~ a algn. de algo , to supply sb. with sth., to supply sth. to sb. 2 abastecerse ~ de algo , to obtain sth.; to stock up with sth. abasto 1 m. supply. 2 abastos m., pl. basic provisions. 3 loc. no dar ~ : no dan ~ con tanto trabajo , they can’t cope with so much work. abate m. abbé. abatido, da adj. depressed, dejected, despondent. abatimiento 1 m. depression, dejection, despon- dency. 2 destruction. abatir 1 v. {edificio} to knock down. 2 {disparar} to shoot down. 3 {ánimo} dishearten: la encontré muy abatida, I found her quite discouraged. 4 abatirse to get depressed. abdicación f. abdication. abdicar v. to abdicate. abdomen m. abdomen. abdominal 1 adj. abdominal. abdominal 2 m. sit-up. abducción m. abduction. abecedario m. alphabet. abedul m. birch. abeja f. bee. abejorro m. bumblebee. aberración f. aberration. aberrante 1 adj. aberrant. 2 B iol abnormal. abertura f. opening; hole, gap. abeto m. fir. abierto 1 irr. pp. of abrir adj. open: a cielo ~ , in the open air. abierto 2 m. open (tournament/championship). abigeato m. (cattle) rustling. abiogénesis f. B iol abiogenesis, spontaneous gener- ation. abiótico, ca adj. abiotic. abisal adj. abyssal. abisinio, nia adj. also m., f. Abyssinian. abismado, da adj. amazed, astonished. b) {absorto} engrossed. abismal adj. vast, enormous; abysmal.