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apropiación cultural
noun, feminine
cultural appropriation
appropriately; correctly (with propriety)
apropiado
adjective
appropriate, suitable
to give, bestow; to seize, take hold of
to approach
apropósito
noun, masculine
a short play about a particular topic or event
to profit; to spread; to propagate
aprovechable
adjective
usable; useful
aprovechado
adjective
economical; thrifty; astute; diligent
aprovechador
noun, masculine
someone who takes advantage
aprovechamiento
noun, masculine
use, exploitation; improvement; harnessing
to make use of, to make the most of, to get the most out of; to take advantage of, to leverage; to be useful, to profit (someone); to improve
to take advantage of an exploitable situation
aprovechategui
noun, masculine
sponger, scrounger, freeloader
aprovechón
adjective
opportunistic
aprovisionador
noun, masculine
supply vessel
aprovisionamiento
noun, masculine
provisioning
to supply
aprox
adverb
abbreviation of aproximadamente
aproximación
noun, feminine
approximation
approximately
aproximado
adjective
approximate
aproximamiento
noun, masculine
approach; approximation
aproximante
noun, feminine
approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract)
aproximante
adjective
approaching (that approaches or approach); approximant (made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract)
to approach; to approximate
aproximativo
adjective
approximative
aprés
adverb
near; close; after; afterwards
aprótico
adjective
aprotic
apsara
noun, feminine
apsara
aptamente
adverb
aptly
aptar
verb
to adapt; fix; adjust
aptitud
noun, feminine
aptitude, ability (inherent); suitability, competence, proficiency, skill, capacity (acquired); fitness
apto
adjective
suitable; capable, able; fit
aptámero
noun, masculine
aptamer
only used in se ... apucuyar, syntactic variant of apucuyarse.
to squat; to bend down, to lower oneself behind something; to snuggle or nestle; to snug
apud
preposition
apud
apuesta
noun, feminine
bet, wager (an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner)
apuesto
adjective
handsome, good-looking (person)
apuesto
noun, masculine
epithet, title
apunar
verb
To develop altitude sickness
apuntación
noun, feminine
aiming; pointing; signalling; noting; jotting down; sharpening; notation
apuntado
adjective
targeted; pointed, aimed; written down; signed up, enrolled; willing
apuntador
adjective
pointing
apuntador
noun, masculine
pointer; prompter
apuntalamiento
noun, masculine
propping up
to prop up, to shore up
apuntamiento
noun, masculine
aiming; note, scribble; report; pointedness
to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon); to point out, to suggest, to hint; to underline, to mark (text); to note down, to write down; to outline, to sketch
to show promise; to be promising
to be up for anything
apunte
noun, masculine
note, point
to finish off
with difficulty; quickly, hastily
apurado
adjective
in a hurry; poor, needy, short
apurar
verb
to drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush; to worry, bother
apureño
adjective
of, from or relating to Apure
apureño
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of Apure (usually male)