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to be ashamed. =averiguar= to investigate, find out. =avio=

preparation, provision, apparatus. =avisado= sagacious. =avisar=

to inform, notify. =ay= alas! =ayer= yesterday. =ayuda= aid,

help. =ayudar= to aid. =ayuno= fast, abstinence. =ayuntamiento=

town council. =azafate= m. flat (osier) basket. =azotea= platform

on roof. =azul= blue. =azulejo= painted tile.

=B=

=bagaje= m. baggage. =bahia= bay. =bailar= to dance. =baile= m.

dance. =bajar= to lower, descend. =bajo= low; prep. under. =bala=

ball, bullet. =balancear= to balance. =balbucear= to stammer.

=balcon= m. balcony. =balde; de ---- gratis,= for nothing.

=ballena= whale. =ballenero= whaler. =bambolear= vr. to totter.

=banco= bank. =banda= band. =bandera= banner. =bandido=

highwayman. =bando= faction, party, proclamation. =bandolero=

bandit, highwayman. =baqueta= ramrod. =baratura= cheapness.

=barba= chin, beard. =barbaro= barbarous. =barco= boat. =barra=

crowbar. =barranco= ravine; =barranquillo= (dim.). =barreno= hole

made with a borer or pick. =barriga= abdomen, belly; =barrigon=

(aug.) =barrilla= alkali. =barro= clay, mud. =barrunto=

conjecture. =base= f. base. =Basilio= Basil. =bastante= enough.

=bastar= to suffice. =batalla= battle. =batallon= m. battalion.

=batir= to beat vr. to fight. =bautismo= baptism. =bautizar= to

baptize. =bayonetazo= thrust with a bayonet.