ataque m. attack
atar tie; hay que —lo he needs a strait-jacket; *—— tantos cabos* arrange so many things
atencion f. attention; en —— a bearing in mind
atender a heed, listen to; attend
atento attentive; su —— y seguro servidor sincerely yours
atisbar take a peep; spy out
atras backwards
atravesar cross; pierce
atreverse a dare
atrevido bold
atribuir attribute
atufarse be angry
aturdir stun, bewilder
aun yet; still; even; when placed before the word modified it is written without the accent
aunque although
ausencia f. absence
autor m. author
autoridad f. authority
autorizar authorize
avalorar estimate, appreciate
avanzado (pp. of avanzar) advanced
aventura f. adventure
averiguar find out
avisar inform, notify
ay exclam. oh
ayer yesterday
ayuda f. help
ayudar help
ayuno in a state of fasting; en ——, en ayunas, without knowing, without understanding
ayuntamiento m. municipal governing body
baba f. drivel; caerse la —— drivel, slaver with pleasure; cf. English lick one’s chops
bagatela f. trifle
bailar dance; esta es otra que bien baila here’s another one just as bad
baja m. pasha
bajar come down; go down; bring down
bajeza f. lowness
bajo under; on; adj. and adv. low
balde m. (from balda f. a thing of trifling value): de —— free; en —— in vain
bandera f. flag
bando m. party, faction
barato cheap
barba f. beard; pl. whiskers; decir en sus ——s say to one’s face
Barbara Barbara; Santa —— patron saint of gunnery; the powder-house
barrer sweep
barrigoncito dim. of barrigon pot-bellied
barrio m. district, neighborhood
Basilio Basil; as adj. applied to a monk of the order of St. Basil
bastante enough; quite; considerable
bastar be enough
batalla f. battle
batallon m. battalion
batir strike; _—se_ fight


