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althusseriano
adjective
Althusserian (pertaining to Louis Pierre Althusser, Marxist philosopher)
altibajo
noun, masculine
ups and downs; setback
altillo
noun, masculine
loft, mezzanine, attic
altilocuencia
noun, feminine
altiloquence (pompous language)
altilocuente
adjective
pompous; grandiloquent
altimetría
noun, feminine
altimetry
altimétrico
adjective
altimetric (pertaining to or involving altimetry)
altiplanicie
noun, feminine
high plateau
altiplano
noun, masculine
a high plateau
altiplánico
adjective
highland, mountain-dwelling
altisonancia
noun, feminine
pompousness, grandiloquence
altisonante
adjective
high-sounding; pompous
altitud
noun, feminine
altitude; height
altitudinal
adjective
altitudinal
altitudinalmente
adverb
altitudinally
altivamente
adverb
haughtily
altivez
noun, feminine
haughtiness; arrogance
altiveza
noun, feminine
haughtiness; arrogance
altivo
adjective
arrogant, haughty
alto
noun, masculine
stop, halt; break, pause, rest; stop (signal); red light
alto
adjective
tall; high; loud; upper, top; senior (rank)
alto
interjection
halt!; stop!
alto
adverb
up, high, highly; loudly
alto
noun, masculine
height (in measurements)
alto alemán
noun, masculine
High German (language)
alto alemán medio
noun, masculine
Middle High German (language)
alto cargo
noun, masculine
big shot; big cheese; higher-up
alto directivo
noun, masculine
senior executive
alto ejecutivo
noun, masculine
senior executive
alto el fuego
noun, masculine
ceasefire
alto funcionario
noun, masculine
high-ranking official
alto horno
noun, masculine
blast furnace
alto mando
noun, masculine
senior figure; higher-up
altoandino
adjective
high Andean
altoaragonés
adjective
High Aragon
altoaragonés
noun, masculine
Aragonese (language)
altocúmulo
noun, masculine
altocumulus
altoextremeño
noun, masculine
the northern dialect of Extremaduran
altoimperial
adjective
High Roman Empire (of or relating to the Roman Empire during its peak)
altomedieval
adjective
Early Middle Ages; early Medieval
altoparaguayense
adjective
of, from or relating to Alto Paraguay
altoparaguayense
noun, masculine/feminine
native or inhabitant of Alto Paraguay
altoparanaense
adjective
of, from or relating to Alto Paraná
altoparanaense
noun, masculine/feminine
native or inhabitant of Alto Paraná
altoparlante
noun, masculine
loudspeaker
altoperuano
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of Upper Peru (colonial region in South America, approximately corresponding to modern Bolivia) (usually male)
altoperuano
adjective
of, from or relating to Upper Peru (colonial region in South America, approximately corresponding to modern Bolivia)
altorrelieve
noun, masculine
high relief
altos y bajos
noun, masculine
ups and downs
altostrato
noun, masculine
altostratus (cloud type)
altote
noun, masculine
tall person
altote
adjective
tall
altozano
noun, masculine
small hill: hillock
altramuz
noun, masculine
lupin (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae)
altricial
adjective
altricial
altrosa
noun, feminine
altrose
altruismo
noun, masculine
altruism
altruista
noun, masculine/feminine
altruist
altruista
adjective
altruistic
altruistamente
adverb
altruistically