n very truth; God knows (that
it is true).

animacion, _f._, animation.

animado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ animar, animated, enlivened, heated, moved,
encouraged, heightened.

animadversion, _f._, censure, reproof, hostility.

animal, _m._, animal.

animar, to animate, encourage, urge on.

animo, _m._, mind, thought, intention, spirit; recobrar el --, to
recover one's senses; to come to oneself.

anoche, last night.

ansia, _f._, anxiety, agony; eager desire, love, longing.

ansiedad, _f._, anxiety; con --, anxiously.

ansioso, -a, anxious, eager, desirous.

ante, before, in the presence of.

antemano: de --, beforehand, previously.

antepasados, _m. pl._, ancestors.

antepecho, _m._, breastwork, balcony, balustrade.

anterior, former; la noche --, the night before.

anteriormente, previously, before.

antes, formerly, before, first, rather, once; -- de, before; -- de
tiempo, prematurely; before it was ripe; -- que, before; rather than,
sooner than; far from; las -- losas sepulcrales, the once sepulchral
slabs.

antiguo, -a, old, ancient, former.

antojarse, to have a fancy (_or_ desire) (_used only in the 3rd person
sing., with_ me, te, le, etc.); antojabaseme, it seemed to me; I
fancied.

antojo, _m._, whim, fancy, caprice.

anublar, to cloud, darken.

anudarse, to become choked; to die away.

anunciar, to announce, foretell.

anuncio, _m._, announcement.

anadidura, _f._; addition; por --, besides, in addition.

anadir, to add.

ano, _m._, year; el -- que viene, next year; alla por los --s de mil
trescientos y pico, back there in the year thirteen hundred and
something.

anoso, -a, old, ancient.

apacible, placid, quiet, pleasant, peaceful, serene.

apaciguarse, to be (_or_ become) calm; to be appeased.

apagar, to put out, extinguish, quench; _refl._, to go out, die out,
be extinguished; to become calm (_or_ silent).

apalear, to beat, cudgel.

aparecer, to appear.

aparicion, _f._, appearance, apparition.

apariencia, _f._, appearance.

apartar, to take away, remove, put aside, separate; -- la vista, to
look away; _refl._, to depart, swerve.

aparte de, aside from.

apasionado, -a, _adj. pp. of_ apasionar, passionate.

apearse, to alight, dismount.

apedrear, to stone.

apelar, to appeal.

apellidar, to call.

apenas, hardly, barely; -- si, hardly, barely; -- si pudiera, I could
scarcely.

apercibir, to prepare, get ready; to warn.

apilar, to pile (_or_ he