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acabose 1 m. coll. {negativo}: la fiesta fue el ~ , the party was awful/a disaster; {positivo} la fiesta fue el ~, the party was incredible. acacia f. acacia. academia 1 f. academy: ~ de baile , school of dancing; ~ militar, military academy. 2 school: ~ de idiomas, school of languages. académico, ca 1 adj. academic: expendiente ~, aca- demic record. 2 m., f. academician. acaecer irr. v. [conj. 3, 54] to happen, occur. acalambrarse v. to get cramp. acallar v. to silence, US quiet, GB quieten. acalorado, da adj. heated, angry, worked up. b) {calor} heated, hot. acalorar v. to heat or warm up. acalorarse 1 v. {enfadarse} to get heated, to get worked up: la discusión se acaloró, the argument became heated. 2 {sofocarse} to get hot, become overheated. acallar v. to quiet, hush. acampada f. ir de ~, to go camping. acampanado, da adj. bell-shaped, {pantalón} flared, bell-bottomed. acampar v. to camp. acanalado, da adj. {columna} fluted; grooved. acantilado m. cliff. acantonar v. M il to station, billet. acaparador 1 adj. selfish, greedy. b) possessive. 2 m., f. hoarder. 3 selfish person. acaparamiento 1 m. hoarding, stockpiling. 2 B us monopolizing, cornering. acaparar 1 v. to hoard, stockpile. 2 to capture (atten- tion): acaparó todas las miradas , all eyes were on her. 3 B us to monopolize, corner. acápite m. LA section; heading. b) paragraph. acaramelado, da 1 adj. toffee-flavoured. 2 sugary. 3 coll. sentimental. acariciar 1 v. {persona} to caress. b) {mascota} to pet, stroke. 2 cherish, cling to: ~ un sueño, to harbor a dream. ácaro m. mite. acarrear 1 v. to carry, transport. 2 to bring, cause, give rise to (damage, misfortune). acarreo m. transportation, haulage. acartonado, da adj. {modales} stilted. b) {rostro} wizened, withered. acaso 1 adv. perhaps: ~ venga, maybe he will come. 2 by chance: ¿~ lo ha visto usted? have you seen it by any chance? por si ~ , just in case. acatar v. to comply with, obey. acatarrarse v. to catch a cold. acaudalado, da adj. wealthy, rich, affluent. acaudillar v. to lead, command: acaudilla un grupo de insurgentes, he commands a group of insurgents. acceder 1 v. loc.: ~ a, to have/gain access to. b) {ar- chivo, internet} to access. 2 to agree: accedió pero a regañadientes , he gave in/agreed but reluctantly. accesible adj. accessible. b) {persona} approachable. c) {precio} affordable. acceso m. access: tener ~ a internet; to have Internet access. b) entrance. accesorio, ria adj. accessory; incidental. accesorio m. accessory: ~ de automóvil, car accessories. accidentado, da 1 adj. {terreno} uneven, rough. 2 {viaje} eventful; {vida} troubled, eventful. 3 {per- sona} injured. accidentado m., f. accident victim, casualty. accidental adj. accidental; coincidental; uninten- tional. accidentarse v. to have an accident. accidente 1 m. accident. 2 G eo : ~ geográfico, geo- graphical accident. acción 1 f. action;act: entraren~ ,togo intoaction; una buena ~ , a good deed; una novela de ~ , an adventure novel; A~ de gracias , Thanksgiving. 2 action, plot: la ~ ocurre en Perú , the plot/story takes place in Peru. 3 share, stock. 4 L aw : ~ judicial, lawsuit. accionar 1 v. to activate, operate, trigger. 2 {palanca} to pull. accionario adj.: pertaining to stocks and shares: mer- cado ~, stock market. accionista m., f. shareholder, stockholder. acebo m. holly, holly tree. acechanza f. ambush. acechar v. to lie in wait for, to stalk. acecho m.: estar al ~ , to lie in ambush/wait. acecinar v. to salt/cure meat. acedía f. acidity; heartburn. acéfalo, la 1 adj. leaderless. 2 M ed headless, acephalous. aceitar 1 v. to oil. 2 coll. SC , C ar to bribe, grease sb.’s palm. aceite m. oil: ~ de ricino , castor oil; ~ de oliva, olive oil. aceitera 1 f. oil cruet. 2 M ec oilcan. aceitoso, sa adj. oily. aceituna f. olive. aceitunado, da adj. olive, olive-colored. aceituno, na adj. olive: de color ~, olive-colored. aceituno 1 m. olive tree. 2 SP , A rg Civil Guard. aceleración f. acceleration. aceleradamente adv. rapidly, hastily. acelerado, da 1 adj. brisk; intensive: curso ~ , crash course. 2 coll. {persona} nervous, jumpy. acelerador 1 m. accelerator, gas pedal. 2 P hys : ~ de partículas, particle accelerator. acelerar 1 v. to speed up. 2 to accelerate. 3 P hys to accelerate.  acelga  f. chard. acémila f. beast of burden, mule. acendrado, da adj. pure; umblemished. acendrar v. to purify, refine. acento m. accent. acentuación f. accentuation. acentuar 1 v. to accent, stress. 2 to emphasize, accen- tuate. 3 acentuarse to become more noticeable, be accentuated. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 4 acabose