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de acuerdo of the same opinion Estamos de acuerdo. We're of the same opinion. de acuerdo con in accordance with Lo hice de acuerdo con sus instrucciones. I did it according to your instructions.
 * acumular to accumulate.
 * acusación [f] accusation.
 * acudado (see acusar) [adj] accused. $undefined$ [n] defendant.
 * acusar to accuse Le acusaron de homicidio. They accused him of manslaughter. $undefined$ to acknowledge (in business correspondence) Acusamos recibo de su carta. We acknowleddge receipt of your letter.
 * adaptar to adapt.
 * adecuado adequate, suitable.
 * adelantado (see adelantar) por adelantado in advance En ese hotel hay que pagar por adelantado. You have to pay in advance in that hotel.
 * adelantar to surpass, take the lead Este muchacho adelanta al resto de la clase. This boy surpasses the rest of the class.—Adelantaron a todos los demás. They went ahead of all the others. $undefined$ to pass Iban a ochenta kilómetros y nos adelantaron. They were doing eighty kilometers and they passed us. $undefined$ to gain time Su reloj adelanta. Your watch gains time. $undefined$ to put ahead Adelante Ud. su reloj porque está atrasado. Put your watch ahead; it's slow. $undefined$ to be fast Mi reloj está adelantado cinco minutos. My watch is five minutes fast. $undefined$ to improve, advance Su español adelanta poco a poco. His Spanish is improving little by little. adelantarse to beat (someone) to, steal a march on Yo quería invitarle, pero su amigo se me adelantó. I wanted to invite you, but your friend beat me to it.
 * adelante Siga Ud. adelate. Go ahead. en adelante from now on De ahora en adelante lo haremos así. From now on we'll do it this way.  más adelante later on Más adelante lo comprenerás. You'll understand it later on. $undefined$ farther on Más adelante encontramos una casa. Farther on we came upon a house.  ¡Adelante! Come in! or Forward!
 * adelanto improvement Esta casa tiene todo los adelantos. This house has all the latest improvements.
 * adelgazar to make thin; to lose weight.
 * además moreover, furthermore No tengo ganas de ir y además ya es muy tarde. I don't want to go, and besides it's too late. además de in addition to, besides Además de fruta vamos a tomar helado. Besides fruit we're going to have ice cream.
 * adentro within, inside Voy a ir adentro. I'm going inside. ¡Adentro! Come in!
 * adiós so long.
 * adivinar to guess ¿A qué no adivina Ud. lo que me ha ocurrido hoy? I'll bet you can't guess what happened to me today.
 * adjunto enclosed. (Used in correspondence.)
 * administración [f] administration, management.
 * administrador [m] manager; superintendent (of a building).
 * administrar to manage, administer.
 * admirable admirable, excellent, wonderful.
 * admiración [f] admiration, wonder.
 * admirar to amaze Me admira su descaro. I'm amazed at his nerve. $undefined$ to admire Admiraba el trabajo de su amigo. He admired his friend's work. admirarse de to be surprised or amazed at Se admiraron de su resistencia. They were amazed at his courage.
 * admitir to admit Le han admitido en la escuela de ingenieros. He was admitted to the engineering school. $undefined$ to accept No se admiten propinas. Tips not accepted. $undefined$ to let, allow No admite interrupciones. He doesn't allow interruptions.
 * adolescencia adolscence, youth.
 * adolescente [adj; n] adolescent.
 * adonde where, to what place Adonde voy tú no puedes ir. You can't go where I'm going. ¿adónde? where? where to? ¿Adónde va Ud.? Where are you going?
 * adoptar to adopt Adoptaron una niña. They adopted a little girl.—Han adoptado un nuevo plan. They've adopted a new plan. $undefined$ to assume Adoptó un aire de gran importancia. He assumed an air of great importance.
 * adorar to worship, adore.
 * adornar to decorate, fix up El salón está muy bien adornado para la fiesta. The room's nicely fixed up for the party. $undefined$ to trim El traje estaba adornado con