AP Spanish language and culture vocabulary
¡adelante!
Go on! Come in!
el accidente
accident
la acción
action
la actuación
action, conduct
la actividad
activity, exercise, action
el adagio
adage
el acuerdo
agreement, understanding
en la actualidad
at the present moment, currently, presently
la actitud
attitude; behavior
el acumulador
battery(car)
la abeja
bee
además de
besides
abreviar
to abbreviate
abdicar
to abdicate, to leave
abolir
to abolish
el aceite
oil
aceituna
olive
el adorno
ornament, adornment
acaso
perhaps, maybe, by chance
absorber
to absorb, to soak up
acentuar(se)
to accentuate
aceptar
to accept, to approve, to agree to
acomodar
to accommodate, to arrange
acompañar
to accompany
acusar
to accuse
adquirir
to acquire, to get, to obtain
actuar
to act, to behave, to perform
adaptar
to adapt, to adjust
admirar
to admire, look up to
adornarse
to adorn oneself, to decorate
aconsejar
to advise
advertir
to advise, to warn
adelantar
to move forward, to progress
abrir
to open
acordarse de
to remember
acatar
to respect, to heed
ablandarse
to soften, to mellow, to relent
abonar
to subscribe to, to pay
abastecer
to supply, to purvey
abatir
to throw down, to overthrow
adiestrar, amaestrar
to train, to instruct, to guide
acoger
to welcome, to make welcome
accionar
to work, to act
abajo
under, underneath, below, down
el advenedizo
upstart
advertencia/aviso
warning, piece of advise
acaramelado
caramel covered
el abrigo
coat, overcoat (not jacket)
acomodado
comfortable, organized
advenimiento
coming, arrival, advent
para abajo
downward
el acontecimiento, el suceso
event, happening
En adelante, a partir de un momento dado, ir más allá
from now on, henceforth, in the future
el abrigo de piel
fur coat
el adiós
goodbye
abuelo/a
grandfather/grandmother
el áfan
hard work, industry, zeal
acá y allá, aquí y allí, acá y acullá
here and there
las acciones
stocks
acalorado/a
hot, heated
el abrazo
hug, embrace
de acuerdo con, a
in accordance with
de mutuo acuerdo
in mutual agreement
adentro
inside
la acequía
irrigation ditch
por si acaso
just in case
abogado
lawyer
el adivino
magician, fortune-teller, sage
además
moreover, in addition, additionally, besides, furthermore, also, as well as
la actualidad
present time, nowadays
actual
present, modern
abrigado
sheltered, protected, clothed warmly
la acera
sidewalk, pavement
el acero
steel
acceder
to agree, to consent
acercarse
to approach, to go near
acertar
to ascertain, to be right, to guess
acostumbrar
to be accustomed to
estar de acuerdo con
to be in agreement with
ponerse de acuerdo
to bring to an agreement
abrochar
to button up, to button down, to buckle up
abotonar
to button, to button up, to do up
acudir a
to come to, to aid, to heed
acudir(to occur to, to consult, to go to)
to come(to occur), to turn to(to consult), to go to(to attend)
abrumar
to crush, to overwhelm, to opress
acorralar
to enclose, to corner
acabar con
to end with, to do away with
aclarar
to explain, to clarify, to make clear, to rinse, to clear
acabar(se)
to finish
aburrirse
to get bored, to become bored
adelgazar(se)
to get thin, to slim down
acostarse
to go to bed
la adivinanza, el acertijo
to guess, to divine
acontecer
to happen, to occur, to take place
acabar de
to have just (+infinitive)
abrazar
to hug, to embrace
abarcar
to include, to embrace, to take in
adoctrinar
to indoctrinate, to instruct
adosar
to lean, to attach
abandonar
to leave, to forsake, to give up, to abandon
