vocab dash

Vocabulary

contraction of a + el, literally “at the, to the”; upon

cock; (un carajo) shit (US), jackshit (US), sod all (UK), bugger all (UK); (al carajo) hell; crow's nest

Noun

acronym of impuesto sobre al valor añadido (“value added tax”) or other synonymous acronym ("impuesto sobre el valor añadido" in Spain and "impuesto sobre el valor agregado" in Colombia)

Noun

cora

a territorial subdivision in al-Andalus; a US currency coin worth 25 cents, a quarter

Noun

apa

only used in al apa

Noun

ELA

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Noun

gringa

a type of taco filled with cheese, al pastor meat, and pineapple

Noun

tanto

copy; poker chip; counter; point; goal (in a game); portion; used in un tanto, al tanto, etc.

Noun

PVP

initialism of precio de venta al público (“retail price”)

Noun

andalusí

Andalusi, Andalusian (of or relating to al-Andalus)

Adjective

garete

only used in irse al garete

Noun

detal

only used in al detal

Noun

alimón

only used in al alimón

Noun

tuntún

only used in al tuntún

Noun

tangerino

Tangerine (of, from or relating to the city of Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco)

Adjective

tangerino

Tangerine (native or inhabitant of the city of Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco) (usually male)

Noun

al hilo de

synonym of al filo de

Preposition

igual que

synonym of al igual que

Conjunction

al-Ándalus

al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)

Name

lanzar las campanas al vuelo

synonym of echar las campanas al vuelo

Verb

andalusí

Andalusi, Andalusian (someone from al-Andalus)

Noun

IPIM

initialism of índice de precios internos al por mayor (“index of internal wholesale prices”)

Noun

al fresco

al fresco (outdoors)

Adjective

hoyatoleslam

Hujjat al-Islam

Noun

Alcazarseguir

Ksar es-Seghir (a town in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco)

Name

Al Qaeda

al-Qaeda (the global network of militant Islamist extremists.)

Name

Tetuán

Tétouan (a city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco)

Name

añadir leña al fuego

synonym of echar leña al fuego

Verb

a cielo descubierto

synonym of al descubierto (“uncovered”)

Adverb

al dente

al dente

Adverb

al dente

al dente

Adjective

de revés

synonym of al revés

Adverb

a la inversa

synonym of al contrario

Prepositional phrase

a la rasa

synonym of al raso

Adverb

no venir a cuento

synonym of no venir al caso

Verb

AFHS

initialism of Al fondo hay sitio

Name

from lost to the river

synonym of de perdidos al río

Phrase

algo

something, anything

Pronoun

alguno

some, any; any (used for emphasis); various

Determiner

alguien

someone, somebody; anyone, anybody

Pronoun

alto

tall; high; loud; upper, top; senior (rank)

Adjective

algún

apocopic form of alguno; some, any

Determiner

alguno

someone; some, some people; one (thing); a few

Pronoun

allí

there (away from the speaker and the listener)

Adverb

allá

there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener); then; back then (in time); expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker

Adverb

alcanzar

to reach; to get to to catch up; to accomplish; to achieve; to be enough; to suffice; to pass; to peak, to peak at; to get it (to receive punishment; to receive a beating)

Verb

alrededor

around (from place to place)

Adverb

alma

soul; web (strip of material between flanges)

Noun

alemán

German (of, from or relating to Germany); German (relating to the German language)

Adjective

altura

height; altitude; heaven

Noun

alcalde

mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality); an official such as an administrator, mayor, or judge; A variation of brisca for three players, that is played with the forty-card pack of Spanish-suited playing cards.

Noun

alumno

pupil, student, learner

Noun

alimento

food (solid substance that can be consumed); nourishment; alimony, maintenance

Noun

alejar

to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away; to estrange, alienate; to keep at a distance; to withdraw, distance oneself; to zoom out

Verb

alternativa

alternative, option; alternation; ceremony in which a novillero becomes a matador for the first time, when the padrino allows him to make his first kill

Noun

alegrar

to make happy; to be happy; to be glad

Verb

alianza

alliance; wedding ring, wedding band; political coalition; covenant; ark

Noun

alegría

joy, happiness; Any of various amaranths; Mexican candy made from amaranth seeds with honey or sugar

Noun

alimentar

to feed (give food to eat); to feed into, reinforce.

Verb

ala

wing (of a bird or insect); wing (of an aircraft); brim (of a hat); flank (of a formation); wing (part of the field); flip, wings (hairstyle); winger

Noun