Spanish Abbreviations
This list shows the Spanish abbreviation in boldface, the Spanish meaning and the corresponding English abbreviation or translation.
- a.C., a. de J.C., a.J.C., a. de J.C. — antes de Cristo, antes de Jesucristo — B.C. (before Christ), BCE (before Common Era)
- a.m. — antes del mediodía — a.m. (before noon)
- apdo. — apartado postal — P.O. Box
- aprox. — aproximadamente — approximately
- Av., Avda. — avenida — Ave. (avenue, in addresses)
- Bs. As. — Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires
- c.c. — centímetros cúbicos — c.c. (cubic centimeters)
- Cía — compañia — Co. (company)
- cm — centímetros — cm. (centimeters)
- c/u — cada uno — apiece
- D. — don — Sir
- Da. — doña — Madam
- d.C., d. de C., d.J.C., d. de J.C. — después de Cristo, después de Jesucristo — A.D. (anno domini), CE (Common Era)
- dna. — docena — dozen
- Dr., Dra. — doctor, doctora — Dr.
- E — este (punto cardinal) — E (east)
- EE. UU. — Estados Unidos — U.S.
- esq. — esquina — street corner
- etc. — etcétera — etc.
- FF. AA. — fuerzas armadas — armed forces
- f.c., F.C. — ferrocarril — R.R. (railroad)
- Gob. — gobierno — Gov.
- Gral. — general — Gen. (military title)
- h. — hora — hour
- Ing. — ingeniero — engineer
- kg — kilogramos — kg (kilograms)
- km/h — kilómetros por hora — kilometers per hour
- l — litros — liters
- Lic. — licenciado — attorney
- m — metros — meters
- mm — milímetros — millimeters
- m.n. — moneda nacional — sometimes used to distinguish the national currency from others
- N — norte — N (north)
- no., núm. — número — No. (number)
- O — oeste — west
- OEA — Organización de Estados Americanos — OAS (Organization of American States)
- ONU — Organización de Naciones Unidas — UN (United Nations)
- OTAN — Organización del Tratado del Norte — NATO (North American Treaty Organization)
- pág. — página — page
- P.D. — postdata — P.S.
- p.ej. — por ejemplo — e.g. (for example)
- p.m. — post meridien — p.m. (after noon)
- Prof, Profa. — profesor, profesora — Professor
- q.e.p.d. — que en paz descanse — R.I.P. (rest in peace)
- S — sur — S (south)
- S.A. — Sociedad Anónima — Inc.
- S.L. — Sociedad Limitada — Ltd.
- Sr. — señor — Mr.
- Sra. — señora — Mrs., Ms.
- Srta. — señorita — Miss, Ms.
- s.s.s. — su seguro servidor — your faithful servant (used as salutation in letters)
- tel. — teléfono — telephone
- Ud., Vd., Uds., Vds. — usted, ustedes — you
- v. — véase — go see
- vol. — volumen — vol. (volume)
- W.C. — water closet — bathroom, toilet

Marco A.
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