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146<br />

asegurar to assure; se lo aseguro<br />

I assure you (of it).<br />

as thus, in this way; <strong>al</strong>go como<br />

something like<br />

asiatico Asiatic<br />

asiento seat<br />

asistir a to attend<br />

asociacion association<br />

asomarse to look out<br />

aspecto appear<strong>an</strong>ce, air<br />

aspirina aspirin (tablet)<br />

Asturias region in North Spain<br />

asunto affair; matter; subject<br />

atacar to attack<br />

ataqiie m. attack<br />

atencion attention; kindness;<br />

Ilamar la to attract one's<br />

attention<br />

ateneo literary (or scientific) club<br />

aterrlzar to l<strong>an</strong>d<br />

atraeadero l<strong>an</strong>ding place, sm<strong>al</strong>l<br />

pier<br />

atracclon attraction<br />

atractivo attractive<br />

atraer to attract<br />

atrajeron (from atraer) they attracted<br />

atreverse to dare<br />

atrerido daring, bold<br />

atroz huge, vast; jbambre exceedingly<br />

hungry<br />

aumeiatar to increase<br />

aumento increase<br />

aim even<br />

aun yet, still<br />

auncjiie <strong>al</strong>though, though<br />

Austria: Don Ju<strong>an</strong> de (1547<br />

1578) h<strong>al</strong>f-brother of Philip IL<br />

conqueror of the battle of Lep<strong>an</strong>to<br />

in i57i<br />

auto car, automobile<br />

<strong>an</strong>tomovil m. car; pasear en<br />

to ride in a car<br />

autoridad authority<br />

autoritario authoritative<br />

av<strong>an</strong>zado adv<strong>an</strong>ced<br />

aventura adventure<br />

aventurarse to take a ch<strong>an</strong>ce<br />

adventurous<br />

air corps<br />

VOCABULARY<br />

aviador aviator; de profesion<br />

profession<strong>al</strong> a\iator<br />

avion m. airpl<strong>an</strong>e<br />

avisar to notify<br />

ayuda aid, help<br />

ayud<strong>an</strong>te m. assist<strong>an</strong>t, aid; mec<strong>an</strong>ico<br />

mech<strong>an</strong>ic's helper<br />

ayudar to aid, to help<br />

azicar m. sugar<br />

az<strong>al</strong> blue<br />

B<br />

bachiller m. bachelor; en artes<br />

Bachelor in Arts<br />

bahia harbor<br />

bailar to d<strong>an</strong>ce<br />

baile m. d<strong>an</strong>ce<br />

bajar to go down, to descend<br />

bajo adj. short; prep, under<br />

b<strong>al</strong><strong>an</strong>cearse to roll, to rock<br />

B<strong>al</strong>boa, Vasco Nunez de (1475-<br />

1517) Sp<strong>an</strong>ish discoverer of the<br />

Pacific Oce<strong>an</strong><br />

b<strong>al</strong>een m. b<strong>al</strong>cony<br />

b<strong>an</strong>dera flag<br />

b<strong>an</strong>quete m. b<strong>an</strong>quet<br />

bafiarse to swim, to go swimming<br />

bar m. bar<br />

bar<strong>an</strong>dilla railing<br />

barato cheap, inexpensive<br />

barba beard<br />

barbaro barbari<strong>an</strong>, savage; exces-<br />

sive; terrific<strong>al</strong>ly<br />

barberia barber shop<br />

barbero barber<br />

barco boat, ship<br />

barrio (city) district<br />

basado based<br />

base/, base; hecho a de based<br />

on; aerea air base<br />

bast<strong>an</strong>te sufficient, enough, quite;<br />

s quite a few; con <strong>an</strong>ti-<br />

cipacion quite early<br />

bastar to be enough, to suffice;<br />

uno o dos bast<strong>an</strong> one or two<br />

will be enough; basta that's<br />

enough,<br />

baston m. c<strong>an</strong>e<br />

bat<strong>al</strong>la battle<br />

it's sufficient

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