Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories

Chapter 37

=adonde,= where.

=adoptar,= to adopt, approve.

=adorar,= to adore, worship.

=Adoracuernos,= _prop. noun_ (_lit._, worships bull-fights).

=adormecer,= to lull asleep.

 

=adornar,= to adorn.

=adorno,= ornament, adornment.

=adosar (a),= to lean, rest, stand (against).

=adquirir,= to acquire, come by, obtain, take possession (of).

=adquisividad,= _f._, acquisitiveness, thrift.

=aduana,= custom-house.

=adular,= to flatter.

=adulto,= adult, grown up.

=adusto,= gloomy, sullen.

=advertencia,= warning.

=advertir (ie),= to inform, warn, take notice, notice, state; =adviertase!= take notice!

=adyacente,= adjacent.

=aerolito,= aerolite.

=afamado,= famous.

=afan,= _m._, pains, efforts, anxiety, eagerness (for).

=afanado,= busy, eager.

=afanar,= to toil, work; =tu has afanado eso,= you have carried that off.

=afanoso,= anxious.

=afectacion,= _f._, affectation.

=afectar,= to affect.

=afecto,= affection.

=afeita.r.s.e,= to shave; =por estas que me afeito!= by my beard!

=aferrado,= fastened; =-- a la silla,= clinging to the saddle.

=aficion,= _f._, affection, inclination; =por -- a,= through love for.

=aficionadisimo= (_from_ =aficionado=) =(a),= very fond (of), devoted(to).

=aficionado,= amateur; =muy -- al toreo,= a great amateur in the art of fighting bulls.

=afirmar,= to affirm, a.s.sure.

=afliccion,= _f._, grief, anguish.

=aflictivo,= distressing.

=afligido,= afflicted, wretched.

=afloja.r.s.e,= to loosen.

=afluir,= to stream, flow.

=aforismo,= aphorism, saying.

=afrenta,= dishonor.

=afueras,= _f. pl._, suburbs.

=agarrar,= to grasp, seize, take hold (of).

=agasajo,= kindness, caress, politeness; =hacer --,= to show politeness, give a kindly reception.

=agil,= quick, nimble.

=agitado,= excited.

=agitar,= to agitate, move, shake; =--se,= to be busy, writhe, move.

=agobiado,= exhausted.

=agonia,= suffering, death struggle.

=agonizar,= to be dying.

=agosto,= August.

=agotado,= exhausted.