Spanish Vocabulary: Letter A

Spanish-to-English vocabulary flashcards covering terms starting with the letter A from the lecture notes.

Abarcar

To encompass, to take on

A costa de

At the expense of…

A través de

Through

Abonado (m/f)

Subscriber

Abstinencia

Withdrawal

Abrumar

To overwhelm

Acabar de + infinitive

To just finishing doing something

Acceder

To access

Acercarse

To get close / approach

Acogedor

Friendly / cozy

Acontecimientos (m)

Happenings/Current events

Acudir

To resort to

Adquirir

To acquire, buy

Agarrar

To get, to grab

Agilidad

Agility

Agotar

To deplete, to use up

Agrandar

To make bigger

Agridulce

Bittersweet

Agrio

Sour

Ahorrar dinero

To save money

Aislamiento (m)

Isolation, loneliness

Al pie de

To the letter, very precisely

Alianza (f)

Alliance

Aliviar

To relieve

Alojamiento (m)

Housing

Alumno/a/e (m/f)

Student

Amargo

Bitter

Ambiente

Environment, atmosphere

Amenaza (f)

Threat

Amenazar

To threaten

Aminorar

To slow down, to reduce

Analfabetismo (m)

Illiteracy

Anécdota (f)

Story

Angustia (f)

Anguish, distress