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abrevar: to give water to; to irrigate; to sup; wallow
abreviación: shortening, abridgement; reduction
abreviadamente: briefly
abreviado: abridged
abreviador: that abbreviates
abreviador: abbreviator
abreviamiento: abbreviation
abreviar: to abbreviate, to shorten; to hasten
abreviativo: abbreviatory
abreviatura: abbreviation; resumé
abreviatura doble: An acronym in which there are two of each initial letter, to indicate that the words being abbreviated are plural.
abribonar: to make lazy; to become lazy
abridor: opening
abridor: opener (person who opens something)
abridor: opener (device that opens something); bottle opener (device to open bottles); can opener/can-opener, (US, CA) can opener/can-opener, (UK, AU) tin opener/tin-opener (device to open tin cans)
abriente: opening
abrigadero: shelter, windbreak
abrigado: covert; covered, blanketed
abrigador: warm (providing warmth)
abrigar: to bundle up, to keep someone warm; to be warm (as a result of clothing); to shelter, to protect; to bundle oneself up
abrigaño: lee; row cover, cloche; kiln coating; barrack
abrigo: overcoat; warm clothes; shelter; blanket, quilt; haven, harbor
abril: April; years of age
abrileño: April; Aprilian; Aprilish
abrillantador: rinse aid; brightener
abrillantadora: floor polish
abrillantamuebles: furniture polish
abrillantar: to shine, polish
abrimiento: opening (the act of opening)
abrir: to open, open up; to unlock; to turn on; to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.); to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
abrir: the act of opening
abrir camino: to pave the way
abrir el apetito: to make [someone] hungry
abrir el fuego: to open fire
abrir el melón: to open a can of worms
abrir el pico: to open one's mouth
abrir fuego: to open fire
abrir la cabeza: to smash someone's head in
abrir la mano: to willingly accept gifts; to hand out freely; to release the reins
abrir la puerta: to open the door
abrir las zanjas: to break ground (to begin building a new construction project); to begin
abrir paso: to give way; to clear a path, to pave the way
abrir puerta: to open the door
abrirse camino: to make way, to make one's way, to claw one's way, to work one's way
abrirse de piernas: to open one's legs
abrita: short dry spell
abrochador: buttonhook
abrochadora: stapler
abrochar: to button, fasten, buckle, zip up; to staple; to fuck
abrodita: Obotrite
abrodita: Obotrite
abrogable: abrogable (capable of being abrogated)
abrogación: abrogation
abrogar: to abrogate (annul by an authoritative act)
abrogatorio: abrogating; rescinding; overruling
abrojal: area with lots of thistles
abrojo: thistle; thorn; caltrop; shoal; hardships
abrojo terrestre: caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
abroncar: to embarrass; to rebuke, chastise, reprimand; to jeer
abrotación: counterrotation