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VOCABULARY<br />

amar to love; n. love<br />

amarlllo yellow<br />

amartelado devoted, enraptured<br />

ambos both<br />

America America; Bsp<strong>an</strong>ola<br />

Sp<strong>an</strong>ish America<br />

americ<strong>an</strong>izacion Americ<strong>an</strong>ization<br />

americ<strong>an</strong>o Americ<strong>an</strong><br />

ami (French) friend<br />

amigo friend; muy mio very<br />

good friend of mine; hacerse<br />

s to become friends<br />

amiguita cute friend<br />

amistad friendship; trabar ,<br />

hacer es to make friends<br />

amor love<br />

amorcito my beloved or darling<br />

amoroso amorous, love<br />

amplio inclusive<br />

amus<strong>an</strong>t (French) amusing<br />

<strong>an</strong><strong>al</strong>ogia <strong>an</strong><strong>al</strong>ogy, similarity<br />

<strong>an</strong>ch.o wide<br />

l<strong>an</strong>da! l<strong>an</strong>da! come, come!<br />

<strong>an</strong>d<strong>al</strong>uz (-es) m. And<strong>al</strong>usi<strong>an</strong><br />

<strong>an</strong>dar to w<strong>al</strong>k, to go; se <strong>an</strong>da one<br />

goes<br />

<strong>an</strong>ecdota <strong>an</strong>ecdote<br />

<strong>an</strong>gel m. <strong>an</strong>gel<br />

<strong>an</strong>imar to <strong>an</strong>imate, to encourage<br />

<strong>an</strong>siosamente <strong>an</strong>xiously<br />

<strong>an</strong>te before<br />

<strong>an</strong>tepasado forefather<br />

<strong>an</strong>tes before; de, que before<br />

<strong>an</strong>ticipacion <strong>an</strong>ticipation; con<br />

bast<strong>an</strong>te well ahead of time<br />

Antigua with other isl<strong>an</strong>ds (Barbados^<br />

Trinidad, etc.) it forms<br />

British West Indies<br />

<strong>an</strong>tigiiedad <strong>an</strong>tiquity<br />

<strong>an</strong>tiguo old, <strong>an</strong>cient<br />

Antilles Antilles<br />

<strong>an</strong>tipatico displeasing, disagreeable<br />

<strong>an</strong>unciador <strong>an</strong>nouncer<br />

<strong>an</strong>o year; ^cu^tntos <strong>an</strong>os tiene<br />

usted? how old are you?<br />

aparecer to appear<br />

apartar to push aside<br />

apasionado impassioned, intoler<strong>an</strong>t<br />

apenas hardly, scarcely; s I<br />

hardly know how<br />

145<br />

apoderarse to take possession<br />

aportar to bring<br />

apostar (ue) to bet, to wager;<br />

apuesto a que I'll wager that<br />

ap6stol m. apostol<br />

apreciado v<strong>al</strong>uable<br />

aprender to learn; de memoria<br />

to team by heart<br />

apresurarse to hasten<br />

aprisa fast<br />

aprobado aproved<br />

apropiado appropriate<br />

aprovechar to profit, to profit by,<br />

'to take adv<strong>an</strong>tage of; que les<br />

aproveche may you profit<br />

(from this me<strong>al</strong>)<br />

aprovisionarse de to provide one's<br />

self with<br />

aproximadamente approximately<br />

aquel that, that one, the former<br />

aquello that thing<br />

aqni here; por this way, here,<br />

around here; mismo right<br />

here<br />

arabe adj. Arabic, Arabi<strong>an</strong>; ra..<br />

Arabi<strong>an</strong><br />

arfoitro umpire, referee<br />

arbol m. tree; de caucho<br />

robber tree<br />

arcaico archaic<br />

archipielago archipelago<br />

area area<br />

arete m. earring<br />

Argel Algiers, capit<strong>al</strong> of Algeria*<br />

French possession in North Africa.<br />

armada navy; armed; fuerzas s<br />

armed forces<br />

aroma aroma<br />

arquitectura architecture<br />

arreglar to attend; to prepare, to<br />

arr<strong>an</strong>ge; arreglarse to dress,<br />

to get ready<br />

arreglo arr<strong>an</strong>gement<br />

arriba above; de up there<br />

arribar to reach, to arrive<br />

arroyo creek<br />

arruinado rained, broke<br />

arte m. art<br />

articulo article<br />

asado roasted; muy well done

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