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| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi | :: |
| cabal {n} /kəˈbɑːl/ (secret organization) | :: cábala, camarilla {f} |
| cabana {n} /kəˈbænə/ (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) | :: cabaña {f} |
| cabaret {n} /kæbəˈreɪ/ (live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub) | :: cabaré {m}, cabaret {m} |
| cabbage {n} /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ (plant) | :: col {f}, repollo {m}, berza {f} |
| cabbage {n} (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable) | :: col {f}, repollo {m}, berza {f} |
| cabbage {n} (person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage) | :: vegetal {m} {f} |
| cabbage {n} (money) | :: pasta {f} |
| cabbage butterfly {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabbage moth {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabbage worm {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabergoline {n} (potent dopamine receptor agonist) | :: cabergolina {f} |
| Cabernet Sauvignon {n} /kæbə(ɹ)ˈneɪ səʊvɪˈnjɒn/ (variety of red grape) | :: Cabernet Sauvignon {m} |
| cabin {n} /ˈkæbɪn/ (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) | :: barraca {f}, cabaña {f} |
| cabin {n} (private room on a ship) | :: cabina {f} |
| cabin {n} (interior of a boat) | :: camarote {m} |
| cabin {n} (section of passenger plane having same class of service) | :: cabina {f} |
| cabin boy {n} (a boy serving on a ship) | :: grumete {m}, galopín {m} |
| cabinet {n} /ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt/ (storage closet) | :: armario {m}, gabinete {m} |
| cabinet {n} (group of advisors) | :: consejo {m} |
| cabinet {n} (group of ministers) | :: gabinete {m} |
| cabinetmaker {n} (skilled woodworker) | :: ebanista {m} |
| cabinet minister {n} (member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet) | :: ministro {m}, ministro del gobierno {m} |
| cabin fever {n} (psychological condition) | :: claustrofobia {f} |
| cable {n} /keɪ.bl/ (large wire, rope) | :: cable {m} |
| cable {n} (assembly of wires for electricity) | :: cable {m} |
| cable {n} (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) | :: cuerda {f} |
| cable {n} (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) | :: cable {m} |
| cable {n} (TV broadcast over cable network) | :: televisión por cable {f} |
| cable {n} (telegram) | :: cablegrama {m}, telegrama {m} |
| cable {n} (nautical unit of length) | :: cable {m} |
| cable {n} | :: cable {m} |
| cable car {n} (hanging carriage) | :: teleférico {m} |
| cable television {n} (television received through coaxial cables) | :: televisión por cable {f}, cablevisión {f} |
| cable tie {n} (a type of fastener) | :: brida {f} |
| cableway {n} (system of cables) | :: teleférico {m} |
| caboose {n} /kəˈbuːs/ (last car on a train) | :: furgón de cola {m}, vagón de cola {m} |
| caboose {n} (babytalk: buttocks) | :: pompis {m}, pompi {m}, [Chile] poto {m}, colita {f} |
| caboose {n} (sports: person or team in the last place) | :: colista {m} {f} |
| cabotage {n} /ˈkæbətɪdʒ/ (transport of goods or passengers in the same country) | :: cabotaje {m} |
| cabotage {n} (the legal right) | :: cabotaje {m} |
| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde | :: |
| cabriolet {n} /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/ (an automobile with a retractable top) | :: convertible {m}, descapotable {m}, cabriolé {m}, cabriolet {m} |
| cabstand {n} (place where taxis wait for passengers) | :: parada de taxi {f} |
| Cacahuatepec {prop} /ˌkɑːkəwɑːˈtɛpɛk/ (City in Oaxaca) | :: Cacahuatepec |
| Cacahuatepec {prop} (town in Guerrero) | :: Cacahuatepec |
| cacao {n} /kəˈkaʊ̯/ (cacao tree) | :: cacao {m} |
| cacao {n} (cocoa bean) | :: cacao {m} |
| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale | :: |
| Cachapoal {prop} (Cachapoal) | :: Cachapoal {m} |
| cache {n} /kæʃ/ (computing: fast temporary storage for data) | :: memoria caché, caché |
| cache {v} (to place in a cache) | :: caché {m} |
| cache-sexe {n} (article of clothing) | :: taparrabos {m} |
| cachexia {n} /kəˈkɛksɪə/ (systemic wasting of muscle tissue that accompanies a chronic disease) | :: caquexia {f} |
| cacique {n} (bird of the family Icteridae) | :: cacique {m}, arrendajo {m} |
| cack {n} /kæk/ (excrement) | :: caca {f} |
| cackle {n} /ˈkækəl/ (cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg) | :: cacareo {m} |
| cackle {v} (to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does) | :: cacarear |
| cacolet {n} (one of a pair of chairs or litters mounted on a pack animal) | :: artola {f} |
| cacomixl {n} (Bassariscus astutus) | :: cacomixtle norteño {m} |
| cacophonous {adj} /kəˈkɑfənəs/ (containing or consisting of unpleasant sounds) | :: cacofónico |
| cacophony {n} /kəˈkɒfəni/ (mix of discordant sounds; dissonance) | :: cacofonía {f} |
| cactus {n} /ˈkæktəs/ (member of the Cactaceae) | :: cacto {m}, cactus {m} |
| cacuminous {adj} /kəˈkjuːmɪnəs/ (having a pyramidal top) | :: con cima piramidal, piramidal |
| cad {n} /kæd/ (person who stands at door) | :: boletero |
| cad {n} (mean fellow) | :: villano |
| cadastre {n} ((cartography) a public survey of land) | :: catastro {m} |
| cadastre {n} (register) | :: catastro {m}, registro de bienes raíces {m} |
| cadaver {n} /kəˈdævɚ/ (a dead body) | :: cadáver {m} |
| cadaverine {n} (foul-smelling diamine) | :: cadaverina {f} |
| cadaverous {adj} (cadaverous) | :: cadavérico |
| caddis fly {n} (insect of the order Trichoptera) | :: tricóptero {m}, frigánea {f} |
| cadence {n} /ˈkeɪ.dn̩s/ (balanced, rhythmic flow) | :: cadencia |
| cadence {n} | :: cadencia {f} |
| Cadiz {prop} /kəˈdɪz/ (port city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Cádiz {f} |
| cadmium {n} /ˈkædmiəm/ (chemical element) | :: cadmio {m} |
| cadre {n} /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/ (frame or framework) | :: armazón {f} |
| caecal {adj} (of or pertaining to caecum) | :: cecal |
| caecum {n} /ˈsiːkəm/ (blind pouch connected to the large intestine) | :: ciego {m}, intestino ciego {m} |
| Caelum {prop} /ˈsiːləm/ (constellation) | :: Caelum |
| Caesar {prop} /ˈsiːzə(ɹ)/ (ancient Roman family name) | :: César {m} |
| Caesarea {prop} /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/ (any of the places called Caesarea) | :: Cesarea {f} |
| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb) | :: cesárea {f} |
| Caesar salad {n} (Caesar salad) | :: ensalada César {f} |
| caesium {n} /ˈsiːzi.əm/ (a metallic chemical element) | :: cesio {m} |
| caesura {n} /sɪˈʒʊɹə/ (a pause or interruption) | :: cesura {f} |
| café {n} /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ (coffee shop) | :: café {m}, cafetería {f} [Spain], cafetín |
| café au lait {n} (coffee with milk) | :: café con leche {m} |
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| cafeteria {n} (restaurant) | :: cafetería {f}, cantina {f} |
| cafeteria {n} (dining area) | :: comedor {m}, cantina {f}, casino {m} |
| caffeine {n} /ˈkæfiːn/ (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants) | :: cafeína {f} |
| cage {n} /keɪdʒ/ (enclosure) | :: jaula {f} |
| cage {n} (lift compartment) | :: cabina {f} |
| cage {v} (to put into a cage) | :: enjaular |
| Cagliari {prop} /ˈkæljəɹi/ (capital of Cagliari) | :: Cagliari |
| Cagliaritan {adj} (of or relating to the city of Cagliari, Italy) | :: cagliaritano |
| Cagliaritan {n} (native or inhabitant of Cagliari, Italy) | :: cagliaritano {m}, cagliaritana {f} |
| cahoots {n} /kəˈhuːts/ (collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends) | :: colusión {f} |
| caid {n} /kɑːˈiːd/ (local governor or leader) | :: caíd {m} |
| caiman {n} /ˈkeɪ.mən/ (alligator relative) | :: caimán {m}, yacaré {m} |
| Cain {prop} /keɪn/ (son of Adam and Eve) | :: Caín {m} |
| -caine {suffix} (a synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic) | :: -caína {f} |
| caipirinha {n} /ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/ (a traditional Brazilian drink) | :: caipiriña {f} |
| cairn {n} /kɛəɹn/ (monument) | :: mojón {m}, punto de referencia {m} |
| Cairo {prop} /ˈkaɪɹoʊ/ (capital of Egypt) | :: El Cairo {m} |
| caisson {n} (architecture: coffer) SEE: coffer | :: |
| Cajetan {prop} /ˈkædʒətən/ (male given name) | :: Cayetano {m} |
| cajole {v} /kəˈdʒoʊl/ (to encourage or persuade by effort) | :: engatusar, lisonjear, camelar, empaquetar |
| cake {n} /keɪk/ (a sweet dessert) | :: [birthday or wedding cake] bizcocho {m} [Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico], cake {m} [Cuba, Panama - pronounced 'keik'], pastel {m} [Northeastern Spain, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras], ponqué {m} [Colombia], pudín {m} [Colombian Atlantic Coast], queque {m} [Costa Rica, Nicaragua - in Chile: an unlayered cake], tarta {f} [Spain standard usage], torta {f} [Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela - in Chile: a layer cake] |
| cake {v} (to coat with a crust) | :: incrustar |
| cake {n} (a trivially easy task or responsibility) SEE: piece of cake | :: |
| cake {v} (to cackle like a goose) SEE: cackle | :: |
| cakery {n} (cake shop) SEE: patisserie | :: |
| cake shop {n} /ˈkeɪk ʃɑp/ (cake shop) | :: pastelería {f} |
| Caló {prop} (Spanish Romani) | :: caló {m} |
| calabash {n} /ˈkaləbaʃ/ (Lagenaria siceraria) | :: calabaza {f}, jícara {f} [Central America, Mexico, Philippines], zapallo {m} [South America] |
| calabash {n} (container made from the shell of the fruit of one of the above plants) | :: guacal {m} [Central America], jícara {f} [Central America], tecomate {m} [Central America] |
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| Calabrese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Calabria) SEE: Calabrian | :: |
| Calabria {prop} /kəˈleɪbɹiːə/ (region of Italy) | :: Calabria {f} |
| Calabrian {adj} /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/ (from Calabria) | :: calabrés |
| Calabrian {n} (inhabitant of Calabria) | :: calabrés {m} |
| Calabrian {prop} (language) | :: calabrés {m} |
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid | :: |
| calamari {n} /kæləˈmɑːɹi/ (as food) | :: calamares {m-p} |
| calamitous {adj} /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ (concerning or involving calamity, disastrous) | :: calamitoso |
| calamity {n} /kəˈlæmɪti/ (event resulting in great loss) | :: calamidad {f} |
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula | :: |
| calamus {n} (quill) SEE: quill | :: |
| calamus {n} (sweet flag) SEE: sweet flag | :: |
| calandra lark {n} (Melanocorypha calandra) | :: calandria común {f} |
| calcaneal {adj} (of or pertaining to the calcaneus) | :: calcáneo |
| calcaneo- {prefix} (calcaneus) | :: calcaneo- |
| calcaneocuboid {adj} (relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone) | :: calcaneocuboideo |
| calcaneofibular {adj} (relating to the calcaneus and fibula) | :: calcaneoperoneo |
| calcaneonavicular {adj} (relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone) | :: calcaenonavicular, calcaneoescafoideo |
| calcaneus {n} (heel bone) SEE: heel bone | :: |
| calcareous {adj} (resembling or containing limestone) | :: calcáreo |
| calcarine {adj} (pertaining to the calcar) | :: calcarino |
| calced {adj} /ˈkælst/ (wearing shoes) | :: calzado |
| calcic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or derived from calcium or lime) | :: cálcico |
| calcination {n} (the process of calcining) | :: calcinación {f}, calcinamiento {m} |
| calcisol {n} (soil type) | :: calcisol {m} |
| calcite {n} /ˈkæl.saɪt/ (calcium carbonate mineral) | :: calcita {f} |
| calcitriol {n} | :: calcitriol {m} |
| calcium {n} /ˈkælsi.əm/ (chemical element of atomic number 20) | :: calcio {m} |
| calcium carbonate {n} (CaCO3) | :: carbonato de calcio {m} |
| calcium hydroxide {n} (chemical compound) | :: hidróxido de calcio {m} |
| calcium oxide {n} (white powderous substance) | :: óxido de calcio {m} |
| calculate {v} /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) | :: calcular |
| calculate {v} ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) | :: calcular |
| calculate {v} ((intransitive) plan) | :: [transitive] calcular |
| calculatedly {adv} (in a calculated manner) | :: calculadamente |
| calculating {adj} (serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner) | :: calculador, maquiavélico |
| calculation {n} /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/ (act or process of calculating) | :: cálculo |
| calculation {n} (result of calculating) | :: cálculo {m}, cómputo {m} |
| calculation {n} (reckoning, estimate) | :: cálculo {m} |
| calculation {n} (expectation based on circumstances) | :: conjetura {f} |
| calculator {n} /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: calculador {m} {f}, calculadora {f} |
| calculus {n} /ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/ (formal mathematical system) | :: cálculo {m} |
| calculus {n} (differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject) | :: cálculo diferencial {m} |
| calculus {n} (stony concretion in an organ) | :: cálculo {m} |
| calculus {n} (deposits on teeth) | :: sarro {m} |
| calculus of variations {n} (a form of calculus) | :: cálculo de variaciones {m} |
| Calcutta {prop} /kælˈkʌtə/ (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal) | :: Calcuta |
| Calcutta {prop} (current name of the city) SEE: Kolkata | :: |
| caldera {n} /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/ (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) | :: caldera {f} |
| Caledonia {prop} /kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/ (Latin-based name for Scotland) | :: Caledonia {f} |
| calendar {n} /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/ (system by which time is divided) | :: calendario {m} |
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date) | :: calendario {m} |
| calendar {n} (list of planned events) | :: agenda {f} |
| calendar year {n} (time between 1st January and 31st December) | :: año natural {m} |
| calendar year {n} (time between corresponding dates in adjacent years) | :: año natural {m} |
| calender {n} /ˈkæləndɚ/ (machine) | :: calandria {f} |
| calender {v} (to press between rollers) | :: calandrar |
| calendrer {n} (person) | :: calandrador {m} |
| calends {n} /ˈkæləndz/ (first day of a month of the Roman calendar) | :: calendas {f-p} |
| calenture {n} (heat stroke or fever) | :: calentura {f} |
| calf {n} /kæf/ (young cow or bull) | :: becerro {m}, ternero {m}, ternera {f} |
| calf {n} (young deer, elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals)) | :: cría {f} |
| calf {n} (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee) | :: pantorrilla {f} |
| calf {n} | :: gemelo {m} |
| calf bone {n} (smaller lower-leg bone) | :: fíbula {f}, peroné {m} |
| calfskin {n} (leather from the hide of a calf) | :: becerro {m} |
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California | :: |
| Cali {prop} /ˈkæli/ (city in Colombia) | :: Cali |
| calibrate {v} (to check or adjust by comparison with a standard) | :: calibrar |
| calibre {n} /ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/ (Diameter of the bore of a firearm) | :: calibre {m} |
| calibre {n} (Diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column) | :: calibre {m} |
| calibre {n} (Unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon) | :: calibre {m} |
| calibre {n} (Figuratively: Capacity or compass of mind) | :: calaña {f} |
| calico {n} (kind of cloth) | :: calicó {m} |
| calico {n} (cat) | :: gato calicó {m} |
| California {prop} /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.njə/ (US state) | :: California {f} |
| California hazelnut {n} (Corylus cornuta) | :: avellana californiana |
| Californian {adj} (of or relating to California) | :: californiano |
| Californian {n} (an inhabitant of California) | :: californiano {m} |
| California quail {n} (quail) | :: colín de California {m} |
| California sea lion {n} (North American aquatic mammal) | :: lobo marino de California {m} |
| californium {n} /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/ (chemical element) | :: californio {m} |
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark | :: |
| calimocho {n} (cocktail) | :: calimocho {m}, kalimotxo {m}, cocavino [Spain], jote [Chile] |
| caliper {n} (calipers) SEE: calipers | :: |
| caliper {n} /ˈkælɪpɚ/ (part of a disc brake) | :: cáliper {m} |
| calipers {n} /ˈkæl.ɨ.pɚz/ (device used to measure thickness between two surfaces) | :: calibre {m} |
| caliph {n} /ˈkeɪ̪lɪf/ (political leader of the Muslim world) | :: califa {m} |
| caliphate {n} /ˈkælɪfeɪt/ (Islamic government) | :: califato {m} |
| calisthenics {n} /ˌkæl.ɪsˈθɛn.ɪks/ (gymnastic exercises) | :: calistenia {f} |
| call {n} /kɑɫ/ (telephone conversation) | :: llamada {f}, telefonema {m} |
| call {n} (social visit) | :: visita |
| call {n} (cry or shout) | :: grito |
| call {n} (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) | :: canto {m}, llamado {m} |
| call {n} (beckoning or summoning) | :: convocatoria {f} |
| call {n} (the right to speak) | :: palabra {f} |
| call {n} ((medicine) overnight duty in the hospital) | :: guardia {f} |
| call {n} ((computing) the act of jumping to a subprogram) | :: llamada {f}, llamado {m} |
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon) | :: llamar, convocar |
| call {v} (to cry or shout) | :: gritar |
| call {v} (to contact by telephone) | :: llamar, hablar, telefonear |
| call {v} (to pay a social visit) | :: visitar |
| call {v} (to name or refer to) | :: llamar, nombrar |
| call {v} (to require, demand) | :: llamar, requerir, convocar, solicitar |
| call {v} (to jump to another part of a program) | :: llamar, invocar |
| call an ambulance {phrase} (request to call an ambulance) | :: llame una ambulancia [formal], llama una ambulancia [tuteo], llamá una ambulancia [voseo] |
| call a spade a spade {v} (to speak the truth) | :: llamar al pan, pan, y al vino, vino (to call bread ‘bread’ and wine ‘wine’) |
| call center {n} (business location for calls) | :: centro de llamadas {m} |
| callee {n} (the person who is called by the caller) | :: llamado {m}, llamada {f} |
| caller {n} /ˈkɔlɚ/ (the person who makes a telephone call) | :: llamador {m} |
| call for {v} (to summon) | :: llamar |
| calligram {n} /ˈkælɪɡɹæm/ (text in which the layout has special significance) | :: caligrama {m} |
| calligrapher {n} /kəˈlɪɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ (one who practices calligraphy) | :: calígrafo {m} |
| calligraphic {adj} /ˌkælɪˈɡɹæfɪk/ (of calligraphy) | :: caligráfico |
| calligraphic {adj} (written as calligraphy) | :: caligráfico |
| calligraphy {n} /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/ (art of writing with decorative strokes) | :: caligrafía {f} |
| calling card {n} (printed card identifying the bearer) SEE: business card | :: |
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname | :: |
| call into question {v} (to cause to be questioned) | :: poner en entredicho |
| calliope {n} /kəˈlaɪə.pi/ (musical organ) | :: calíope |
| Calliope {prop} /kə.ˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ (the Muse of eloquence and epic) | :: Calíope {f} |
| callipygian {adj} /ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.dʒi.ən/ (having beautiful buttocks) | :: calipigio |
| callipygous {adj} (callipygian) SEE: callipygian | :: |
| Callisto {prop} (satellite of Jupiter) | :: Calisto |
| call it a day {v} (to retire) | :: retirarse |
| call it a day {v} (to cease activity for the day) | :: retirarse |
| call it even {v} (declare debts resolved) | :: estar en paz, estar pago |
| call off {v} (to cancel) | :: cancelar, terminar, parar |
| calloo {n} (long-tailed duck) SEE: long-tailed duck | :: |
| callosal {adj} (relating to the corpus callosum) | :: calloso |
| callosomarginal {adj} (relating to the sulcus between the corpus callosum and the cingulate gyrus) | :: callosomarginal |
| callous {adj} /ˈkæləs/ (emotionally hardened) | :: insensible, cruel, desconsiderado |
| callous {adj} (having calluses) | :: calloso |
| callousness {n} (quality of having calluses) | :: callosidad |
| call out {v} (to challenge) | :: increpar |
| Callovian {prop} | :: Calloviense |
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| call roll {v} | :: pasar lista |
| call sign {n} (broadcasting) | :: indicativo |
| callsign {n} (call sign) SEE: call sign | :: |
| call the police {phrase} (call the police) | :: [formal] llame a la policía, [tuteo] llama a la policía, [voseo] llamá a la policía |
| call the shots {v} (to make decisions) | :: cortar el bacalao, llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta |
| call the tune {v} (call the shots) SEE: call the shots | :: |
| call to account {v} (hold answerable) SEE: hold to account | :: |
| call to arms {n} (appeal to undertake a course of action) | :: llamada a las armas {f} |
| call to prayer {n} (A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies) | :: llamada a la oración {f} |
| callus {n} /ˈkæləs/ (hardened part of the skin) | :: callo {m} |
| calm {adj} /kɑm/ (free from anger and anxiety) | :: calmado |
| calm {adj} (free of noise and disturbance) | :: calmado |
| calm {adj} (without wind or storm) | :: calmado |
| calm {n} (condition of being unworried and free from anger) | :: sosiego {m}, calma {f} |
| calm {n} (the state with absence of noise and disturbance) | :: sosiego {m} |
| calm {n} (period without wind) | :: calma {f} |
| calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance or crisis) | :: calma que precede a la tormenta {f} |
| calm down {v} (To become less excited) | :: calmarse, tranquilizarse |
| calm down {v} (To cause to become less excited) | :: calmar, tranquilizar |
| calmly {adv} /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ (in a calm manner) | :: tranquilamente |
| calmness {n} /ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/ (the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence) | :: calma {f} |
| calorie {n} /ˈkæləɹi/ (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) | :: caloría {f} |
| calorimeter {n} (apparatus for measuring amount of heat) | :: calorímetro {m} |
| calorimetric {adj} (relating to calorimetry) | :: calorimétrico |
| calorimetry {n} (the scientific discipline) | :: calorimetría {f} |
| calque {n} /kælk/ (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) | :: calco {m} |
| calretinin {n} | :: calretinina {f} |
| caltrop {n} /ˈkæltɹəp/ (weaponry) | :: abrojo |
| caltrop {n} (starthistle) | :: encojaperros, garbanzo del cura |
| caltrop {n} (Tribulus terrestris) | :: abrojo terrestre, cadillo, cuerno de chivo, tribulo, cruz maltesa |
| calumniate {v} /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/ (to make hurtful untrue statements) | :: calumniar |
| calumnious {adj} (possessing the traits of calumny) | :: pelador |
| calumny {n} /ˈkæləmni/ (falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another) | :: calumnia {f} |
| Calvados {prop} (département of France, in the Normandy region) | :: Calvados {m} |
| Calvary {prop} /ˈkælvəɹi/ (the hill outside Jerusalem, see also: Golgotha) | :: Calvario {m} |
| Calvinism {n} (Christian religious tradition) | :: calvinismo {m} |
| Calvinist {n} /ˈkælvənɪst/ (follower) | :: calvinista {m} {f} |
| Calvinist {adj} (of or pertaining to Calvinism, a Calvinist or Calvinists) | :: calvinista {m} {f} |
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald | :: |
| calx {n} /kælks/ | :: cal {f}, cal viva {f}, óxido de calcio {m} |
| calyculus {n} /kəˈlɪkjələs/ (cup shaped structure) | :: calículo {m} |
| calypso {n} /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ (type of music and dance) | :: calipso {m} |
| calypter {n} (either of two lobes covering the halteres) | :: caliptro {m} |
| calyptra {n} (thin, hood-like tissue) | :: caliptra {f} |
| calyx {n} /ˈkæ.lɪks/ (the sepals of a flower) | :: cáliz {m} |
| calzone {n} /kælˈzoʊn/ (baked Italian turnover) | :: calzone {m} |
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera | :: |
| camaraderie {n} /ˌkɑməˈɹɑdəɹi/ (close friendship in a group of friends) | :: camaradería {f} |
| camaraderie {n} (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) | :: camaradería {f} |
| Camargue {prop} (marshland area) | :: Camarga {f} |
| camber {n} /ˈkæm.bɚ/ (slight convexity of a surface) | :: combadura {f} |
| camber {n} (slope of a curved road) | :: peralte |
| camber {n} (alignment of wheels) | :: inclinación {f} |
| camber {v} (to curve upwards) | :: combar |
| cambium {n} /ˈkambɪəm/ (botanical cell layer) | :: cambium |
| Cambodia {prop} /kæmˈboʊdi.ə/ (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Camboya {f} |
| Cambodian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language) | :: camboyano {m} |
| Cambodian {n} (a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent) | :: camboyano {m} |
| Cambodian {n} (the language of the Cambodian people) SEE: Khmer | :: |
| Cambrian explosion {prop} /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ (the rapid appearance, around 541 million years ago, of most major animal phyla) | :: explosión cámbrica {f}, radiación evolutiva del Cámbrico {f} |
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek | :: |
| Cambridge {prop} /ˈkeɪm.bɹɪdʒ/ (city) | :: Cambridge |
| camel {n} /ˈkæməl/ (beast of burden) | :: camello {m}, dromedario {m} |
| camellia {n} /kəˈmɛlɪ.ə/ (plant) | :: camelia {f} |
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe | :: |
| Camelopardalis {prop} (constellation) | :: Camelopardalis |
| camel spider {n} (arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae) | :: solífugo {m} |
| cameo {n} /ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/ (relief work) | :: camafeo {m}, |
| cameo {n} (brief appearance) | :: cameo {m} |
| camera {n} /ˈkæməɹə/ (still camera) | :: cámara {f} |
| camera {n} (movie camera) | :: videocámara {f} |
| camera flash {n} (a device that produces a short flash of light) SEE: flash | :: |
| cameralism {n} (the theories and practices of the cameralists) | :: cameralismo {m} |
| cameraman {n} (somebody who operates a film or TV camera) | :: camarógrafo {m}, camarógrafa {f}, cámara {m} {f} |
| camera obscura {n} /ˈkam(ə)ɹə əbˌskjʊəɹə/ (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) | :: cámara oscura {f} |
| camerlengo {n} (chamberlain) | :: camarlengo {m} |
| Cameroon {prop} /kæməˈɹuːn/ (country in Central Africa) | :: Camerún |
| Cameroonian {adj} (pertaining to Cameroon) | :: camerunés {m} |
| Cameroonian {n} (person from Cameroon) | :: camerunés {m} |
| Camilla {prop} /kəˈmɪlə/ (female given name) | :: Camila |
| camisole {n} /ˈkamɪsəʊl/ (undergarment) | :: camisola {f} |
| camomile {n} /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/ (Matricaria recutita) | :: manzanilla {f} |
| camomile {n} (Chamaemelum nobile) | :: manzanilla {f} |
| camomile {n} | :: camomila {f} |
| camomile {n} (camomile tea) SEE: camomile tea | :: |
| camomile tea {n} (beverage) | :: manzanilla {f} |
| Camorrist {n} (member of the Camorra) SEE: Camorrista | :: |
| Camorrista {n} /ˌkɑməˈɹistə/ (member of the Camorra) | :: camorrista {m} {f} |
| camouflage {n} /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ | :: camuflaje {m} |
| camouflage {v} (hide, disguise) | :: camuflar, camuflajear |
| camouflaged {adj} (disguised) | :: camuflado |
| camp {n} /kæmp/ (outdoor place) | :: campamento {m} |
| camp {n} (organized event) | :: campamento {m} |
| camp {n} (group) | :: facción {f}, bando {m} |
| camp {v} (to live in a tent) | :: acampar |
| camp {v} (to stay in an advantageous location in a video game) | :: campear |
| camp {n} (style) | :: amanerado estilo camp, kitsch {m} |
| camp {adj} (ostentatiously effeminate) | :: maricona {f}, maricón {m}, con pluma |
| camp {n} (summer camp) SEE: summer camp | :: |
| campaign {n} /kæmˈpeɪn/ (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal) | :: campaña {f} |
| campaign {v} | :: sondear |
| campaign group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| Campania {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Campania {f} |
| Campeche {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Campeche {m} |
| camper {n} /ˈkæmpə(ɹ)/ (person who camps) | :: campista {m} {f} |
| camper {n} (video games: person who stays in one spot) | :: campero {m}, campera {f} |
| campfire {n} (fire at a campground) | :: fogata {f}, hoguera {f}, brasero {m} [Argentina, Mexico], pira {f} |
| camphor {n} /ˈkæmfɚ/ (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) | :: alcanfor {m} |
| camping {n} /ˈkæmpɪŋ/ (recreational activity) | :: camping {m} |
| campsite {n} (a place where a tent may be or is pitched) | :: camping {m}, campamento {m} |
| campus {n} /ˈkæmpəs/ (grounds or property of a school, etc) | :: campus {m} |
| camshaft {n} (a shaft fitted with cams) | :: árbol de levas {m} |
| can {v} /ˈkæn/ (to be able) | :: poder |
| can {v} (may) | :: poder |
| can {n} /ˈkæn/ (a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids) | :: lata {f} |
| can {n} (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants) | :: regadera {f} |
| can {n} (a tin-plate canister) | :: lata {f} |
| can {v} (to preserve) | :: enlatar |
| can {v} (to discard) | :: descartar |
| can {v} (to shut up) | :: cerrar |
| can {v} (to fire or dismiss an employee) | :: echar |
| can {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| CAN {prop} (Andean Community) | :: CAN |
| Cana {prop} /ˈkeɪnə/ (the site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine) | :: Caná |
| Canaan {prop} /ˈkeɪnən/ (historic region) | :: Canaán |
| Canaan Dog {n} (Canaan Dog) | :: perro de Canaán {m} |
| Canada {prop} /ˈkænədə/ (country in North America) | :: Canadá {m} |
| Canada goose {n} (Branta canadensis) | :: barnacla canadiense {f} |
| Canada lynx {n} (Lynx canadensis) | :: lince del Canadá {m} |
| Canadian {adj} /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ən/ (of or pertaining to Canada) | :: canadiense |
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada) | :: canadiense {m} {f} |
| Canadian dollar {n} (official currency of Canada) | :: dólar canadiense {m} |
| Canadian football {n} (sport) | :: fútbol canadiense {m} |
| canaigre {n} /kəˈnaɪɡreɪ/ (species of dock) | :: caña agria {f} |
| canal {n} /kəˈnæl/ (artificial waterway) | :: canal {m} {f} |
| canal {n} (a tubular channel within the body) | :: canal {m} {f} |
| canapé {n} (a bite size slice open-faced sandwich) | :: canapé {m} |
| canapé {n} (elegant sofa) | :: canapé {m} |
| canard {n} /kəˈnɑɹd/ (false or misleading report or story) | :: bulo {m}, filfa {f}, infundio |
| Canarian {n} | :: canario {m} |
| canary {n} /kəˈnɛəɹi/ (bird from the Canary Islands) | :: canario {m} |
| Canary Islander {n} (someone from the Canary Islands) | :: canario {m} |
| Canary Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) | :: Islas Canarias {f-p}, Canarias |
| canasta {n} /kəˈnæstə/ (card game) | :: canasta {f} |
| Canberra {prop} /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/ (Capital of Australia) | :: Canberra, Camberra |
| cancel {v} /ˈkænsl̩/ (invalidate, annul) | :: cancelar |
| cancel {v} | :: cancelar |
| cancellation {n} /kænsəˈleɪʃən/ (act of cancelling) | :: cancelación {f}, rescisión {f}, anulación {f}, supresión {f} |
| cancelled {adj} (No longer planned or scheduled) | :: cancelado anulado |
| cancer {n} /ˈkænsɚ/ (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) | :: cáncer {m} |
| Cancer {prop} /ˈkænsɚ/ (constellation) | :: Cáncer {m} |
| cancerogenic {adj} (carcinogenic) SEE: carcinogenic | :: |
| cancerology {n} (study of cancer) | :: cancerología {f} |
| cancerous {adj} /kænsəɹəs/ (relating to or affected with cancer) | :: canceroso |
| Cancún {prop} /kɑːnˈkuːn/ (city in Quintana Roo, Mexico) | :: Cancún |
| candela {n} /kænˈdēlə/ (unit of luminous intensity) | :: candela {f} |
| candelabrum {n} /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ (candle holder) | :: candelabro {m} |
| Candelaria {prop} (ranchería in Mexico) | :: Candelaria |
| candid {adj} /ˈkæn.dɪd/ (straightforward, open and sincere) | :: franco {m} |
| candidacy {n} (state or act of being a candidate) | :: candidatura {f} |
| candidate {n} /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/ (person running in an election) | :: candidato {m}, candidata {f} |
| candidate {n} (participant in an examination) | :: candidato {m}, candidata {f}, participante {m} {f} |
| candidateship {n} (candidacy) SEE: candidacy | :: |
| candidiasis {n} /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/ (fungal infection) | :: candidiasis {f} |
| candidly {adv} (frankly) SEE: frankly | :: |
| candidly {adv} /ˈkændɪdli/ (in a candid manner) | :: cándidamente |
| candied fruit {n} (candied fruit, fruits) | :: fruta confitada {f} |
| candle {n} /ˈkændəl/ (a light source) | :: vela {f}, candela {f}, cirio {m} |
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick | :: |
| candle magick {n} (wiccan ceremonial candle usage) | :: magia de velas {f} |
| Candlemas {n} /ˈkæn.dəl.məs/ (Christian feast) | :: Candelaria {f} |
| candlepower {n} (former measurement of brightness of a light source) | :: candela |
| candle snuffer {n} (device made to extinguish a candle) | :: apagavelas {m}, matacandelas {m}, despabiladeras {f-p} |
| candlestick {n} /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) | :: candelero {m}, candelabro {m} |
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle | :: |
| candor {n} /ˈkæn.dɚ/ (sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression) | :: candor {m} |
| candy {n} /ˈkændi/ (piece of candy) | :: caramelo {m}, dulce {m}, confite {m}, golosina {f} |
| candy {n} (confection) SEE: confectionery | :: |
| candy apple {n} (apple with a hard sugar candy coating) | :: manzana de caramelo {f} |
| candy bar {n} (type of candy) | :: chocolatina {f} |
| candy cane {n} /ˈkændi ˌkeɪn/ (candy in the shape of a cane) | :: bastón de caramelo {m} |
| candy floss {n} /ˈkændi ˌflɒs/ (sweet) | :: algodón de azúcar {m} |
| candy store {n} (sweetshop) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| cane {n} /kʰeɪn/ (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo) | :: caña {f} |
| cane {n} (plant itself) | :: caña {f} |
| cane {n} (long collapsible rod used by vision impaired people) | :: bastón {m}, bastón blanco {m} |
| cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| cane {n} (sugar cane) SEE: sugar cane | :: |
| Cane Corso {n} /ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/ (dog breed) | :: mastín italiano {m} |
| canefield {n} (field where cane is grown) | :: cañaveral {m} |
| Canes Venatici {prop} (constellation) | :: Canes Venatici |
| cane toad {n} (Bufo marinus) | :: sapo de caña {m} |
| can I buy you a drink {phrase} (can I buy you a drink?) | :: ¿lo invito a una copa? [formal, to a man], ¿la invito a una copa? [formal, to a woman] |
| can I come in {phrase} /kən ˌaɪ kʌm ˈɪn/ (phrase) | :: ¿puedo entrar? |
| canid {n} /ˈkeɪnəd/ (member of Canidae) | :: cánido {m} |
| canine {adj} /ˈkeɪnaɪn/ (pertaining to dogs) | :: canino |
| canine {adj} (dog-like) | :: perruno {m}, canino {m} |
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| canine tooth {n} (tooth) | :: canino {m}, colmillo {m} |
| caninus muscle {n} (muscle) | :: músculo canino {m} |
| Canis Major {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: Canis Major |
| Canis Minor {prop} (small winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: Canis Minor |
| canistel {n} /ˈkænɪstəl/ (tree) | :: canistel {m} |
| canistel {n} (fruit) | :: canistel {m}, mante {m} |
| canister {n} (short range antipersonnel projectile) SEE: grapeshot | :: |
| canister {n} /ˈkænɪstɚ/ (container) | :: lata {f} |
| canister {n} (cylindrical metal receptacle) | :: lata {f} |
| canister shot {n} (grapeshot) SEE: grapeshot | :: |
| can I use your phone {phrase} (can I use your phone?) | :: [informal] ¿puedo usar tu teléfono?, [formal] ¿puedo usar su teléfono? |
| cankle {n} /ˈkæŋkəl/ (an obese or otherwise swollen ankle) | :: tobillo hinchado {m} |
| canna {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cannabis {n} /ˈkænəbɪs/ (plant) | :: cannabis {m}, cáñamo {m} |
| cannabis {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| Cannae {prop} /ˈkæniː/ (village) | :: Cannas {f-p} |
| cannibal {n} /ˈkænɪbəl/ (an organism which eats others of its own species) | :: caníbal {m} {f} |
| cannibalism {n} (act of eating another of one's own species) | :: antropofagia {f}, canibalismo {m} |
| cannibalistic {adj} /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ (tending toward cannibalism) | :: caníbal, antropófago |
| canning {n} /ˈkænɪŋ/ (preserving process) | :: enlatado {m}, conservería {f} |
| Cannizzaro reaction {n} (reaction) | :: reacción de Cannizzaro {f} |
| cannoli {n} /kəˈnoʊli/ (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) | :: cannolo {m}, cannoli {m} |
| cannon {n} /ˈkæn.ən/ (artillery piece) | :: cañón {m} |
| cannonball {n} (spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon) | :: bala de cañón {f} |
| cannon fodder {n} (military forces considered to be expendable) | :: carne de cañón {f} |
| cannon shot {n} | :: cañonazo {m} |
| cannot {v} /ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/ (cannot, see also: can; not) | :: no poder |
| cannula {n} /ˈkænjʊlə/ (medicine: tube inserted in the body) | :: cánula {f} |
| canny {adj} (pleasant, nice) SEE: pleasant | :: |
| canny {adj} /ˈkæni/ (careful, prudent, cautious) | :: cauteloso {m} |
| canny {adj} (knowing, shrewd, astute) | :: astuto |
| canny {adj} (frugal, thrifty) SEE: frugal | :: |
| canoe {n} /kəˈnuː/ (small long and narrow boat) | :: canoa {f} |
| canoe birch {n} (Betula papyrifera) SEE: paper birch | :: |
| canoeist {n} (person who travels by canoe) | :: piragüista {m} {f} |
| canoer {n} (one who travels by canoe) SEE: canoeist | :: |
| can of worms {n} (a complex, troublesome situation) | :: melón {m} [colloquial; usu. preceded by the verb abrir] |
| canola {n} (cultivar of rapeseed Brassica napus) SEE: colza | :: |
| canola {n} /kəˈnoʊlə/ (cultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa) | :: canola {f} |
| canon {n} /ˈkæn.ən/ (member of cathedral chapter) | :: canónigo |
| canon {n} (a clergy member serving a cathedral) | :: canónigo |
| canon {n} (billiards: carom) SEE: carom | :: |
| canoness {n} (woman who holds a canonry) | :: canonesa {f} |
| canonic {adj} (canonical) SEE: canonical | :: |
| canonical {adj} /kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/ (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) | :: canónico |
| canonical {adj} ((religion) in conformity with canon law) | :: canónico |
| canonical form {n} ((linguistics) lemma or dictionary form) SEE: lemma | :: |
| canonically {adv} (in a canonical manner) | :: canónicamente |
| canonization {n} (the final process or decree) | :: canonización {f} |
| canonization {n} (the state of being canonized or sainted) | :: canonización {f} |
| canonize {v} /ˈkænənaɪz/ (to define someone as a saint) | :: canonizar |
| canonry {n} (The office of a canon) | :: canonjía |
| can opener {n} (device used to open tin cans) | :: abrelatas {m} |
| can-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| Canopus {prop} /kəˈnoʊpəs/ (star) | :: Canopo |
| canopy {n} /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ (high cover) | :: dosel {m}, palio {m}, toldo {m} |
| canopy {n} (overhanging or projecting roof structure) | :: alero {m} |
| canopy {n} (highest foliage and branches of a forest) | :: copa {f} |
| canopy {n} (transparent cockpit cover) | :: parabrisas {m} |
| canopy {n} (parachute cloth) | :: campana {f} |
| cant {n} /kænt/ (jargon of a particular class or subgroup) | :: argot {m}, jerga {f} |
| cant {n} (secret language) | :: argot {m}, jerga {f}, coa {m} [Chile] |
| can't {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| Cantabria {prop} /kænˈtæbɹiə/ (autonomous community) | :: Cantabria {f} |
| Cantabrian {n} (person from Cantabria) | :: cántabro {m} |
| Cantabrian Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Cordillera Cantábrica {f} |
| cantaloupe {n} /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/ (melon) | :: cantalupo {m} |
| cantankerous {adj} /kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/ (ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby) | :: intratable, [Latin America] mañoso, {t+|es|enojadizo}}, arisco, cascarrabias |
| cantata {n} /kənˈtɑːtə/ (cantata) | :: cantata {f} |
| canteen {n} /kænˈtiːn/ (small cafeteria or snack bar) | :: cantina {f} |
| canteen {n} (water bottle) | :: cantimplora |
| canter {n} /ˈkæntə(ɹ)/ (gait) | :: medio galope {m} |
| Canterbury {prop} /ˈkæntəbəɹi/ (cathedral city in England) | :: Canterbury, Cantórbery |
| can't help {v} (not be able to avoid something) | :: no poder evitar de, no poder dejar de |
| canticle {n} (a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text) | :: cántico {m} |
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| cantilever {n} /ˈkantɪliːvə/ (beam anchored at one end and projecting into space) | :: voladizo {m} |
| canting arms {n} | :: armas parlantes {f-p} |
| canton {n} /ˈkæntn̩/ (state of Switzerland) | :: cantón {m} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of an arrondissement) | :: cantón {m} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of Luxembourg) | :: cantón {m} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of flag) | :: cantón {m} |
| canton {n} (heraldry; one of the ordinaries) | :: cantón {m} |
| Canton {prop} /ˌkænˈtɒn/ (former name of Guangzhou) | :: Cantón {f} |
| Canton {prop} (former name of Guangdong) | :: Cantón {f} |
| cantonal {adj} (of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons) | :: cantonal |
| Cantonese {adj} /kæn.təˈniːz/ (relating to Canton) | :: cantonés |
| Cantonese {adj} (relating to the Cantonese people) | :: cantonés |
| Cantonese {adj} (relating to the Cantonese language) | :: cantonés |
| Cantonese {n} (person from Canton) | :: cantonés {m}, cantonesa {f} |
| Cantonese {n} (language) | :: cantonés {m} |
| Cantopop {n} (Cantonese pop music) | :: cantopop {m} |
| can't stand the sight of {v} | :: no poder ver ni en pintura |
| can't wait {v} (to eagerly anticipate) | :: no ver la hora |
| Canute {prop} (Male given name) | :: Canuto |
| canvas {n} /ˈkæn.vəs/ (a type of coarse cloth) | :: lona {f} |
| canvas {n} (a piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint) | :: [fabric and backing] lienzo {m}, [fabric only] tela {f} |
| canvass {v} (to campaign) SEE: campaign | :: |
| canvass {n} (solicit opinions) | :: solicitud {f}, encuesta {f} |
| canvass {v} (to solicit voters) | :: solicitar, encuestar |
| canvass {v} (to conduct survey) | :: encuestar |
| canyon {n} /ˈkænjən/ (a valley cut in rock by a river) | :: cañón {m}, barranca {f} |
| can you help me {phrase} (can you help me?) | :: [familiar] ¿puedes ayudarme?, [polite] ¿puede ayudarme? |
| can you tell us {phrase} (prefix indicating a polite request) | :: podría decirnos |
| Cao Dai {prop} (syncretic monotheistic religion) | :: cao dai |
| cap {n} /kæp/ (head covering) | :: gorro {m} (without peak), gorra {f} (with peak), cofia {f} (nurse, waitress) |
| cap {n} (gunpowder charge for a toy gun) | :: fulminante {m} |
| cap {n} (small amount of explosive used as detonator) | :: fulminante {m}, detonante {m} |
| capability {n} /keɪpəˈbɪləti/ (the power or ability to generate an outcome) | :: capacidad {f} |
| capable {adj} /ˈkeɪpəbl̩/ (able and efficient) | :: capaz |
| capacious {adj} /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ (having a lot of space inside) | :: espacioso {m} |
| capacitance {n} (property of an element of an electrical circuit) | :: capacitancia {f} |
| capacitor {n} (electronic component) | :: condensador {m} |
| capacity {n} /kəˈpæsɪti/ (the ability to hold, receive or absorb) | :: capacidad {f} |
| capacity {n} (capability; the ability to perform some task) | :: capacidad {f} |
| capacity {n} (the maximum that can be produced) | :: capacidad {f} |
| capacity {n} (electrical capacitance) | :: capacidad {f} |
| caparison {n} (coverings for an animal, often ornamental) | :: caparazón {m} |
| cape {n} /keɪp/ (headland) | :: cabo {m} |
| cape {n} (garment) | :: capa {f} |
| Cape Breton Island {prop} (an island on the Atlantic coast of Canada) | :: Cabo Bretón {m} |
| Cape Canaveral {prop} (cape) | :: Cabo Cañaveral |
| cape gooseberry {n} (plant) | :: aguaymanto {m} |
| cape gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: uchuva |
| Cape Horn {prop} (southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego) | :: Cabo de Hornos {m} |
| capelin {n} (small fish) | :: capelán {m} |
| Cape lion {n} (Panthera leo melanochaita) | :: león del Cabo |
| Capella {prop} (the brightest star in the constellation Auriga) | :: Capella {f} |
| Cape of Good Hope {prop} (a cape in southwestern South Africa) | :: cabo de Buena Esperanza {m} |
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie | :: |
| caper {n} /ˈkeɪpɚ/ (playful leap) | :: cabriola {f} |
| caper {n} (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa) | :: alcaparra {f} |
| caper {n} (plant) | :: alcaparro {m} |
| caper {n} (Dutch vessel) SEE: privateer | :: |
| caperberry {n} (fruit of the caperbush) | :: alcaparrón {m}, caparrón {m} |
| capercaillie {n} /kæpəˈkeɪli/ (Tetrao urogallus) | :: urogallo {m}, gallo silvestre {m} |
| Capernaum {prop} (The biblical town) | :: Cafarnaúm {f} |
| Cape teal {n} (Anas capensis) | :: cerceta de El Cabo {f} |
| Cape Town {prop} /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/ (legislative capital of South Africa) | :: Ciudad del Cabo {f} |
| Cape Verde {prop} /keɪpˈvɝd/ (country in Western Africa) | :: Cabo Verde {m} |
| Cape Verdean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) | :: caboverdiano |
| Cape Verdean {n} (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) | :: caboverdiano {m} |
| Cap-Haïtien {prop} (city) | :: Cabo Haitiano |
| capias {n} (arrest warrant) SEE: arrest warrant | :: |
| capillarity {n} (interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid) | :: capilaridad {f} |
| capillary {n} /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ (narrow tube) | :: capilaria {f} |
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) | :: capilar {m}, tubo capilar {m} |
| capillary action {n} (drawing of a liquid up interstices) | :: capilaridad {f} |
| capisce {interj} /kəˈpiːʃ/ (“understood?”) | :: [to one person, formal] ¿entiende?, [to one person, informal] ¿entiendes?, [to many people, formal] ¿entienden?, [to many people, informal, chiefly Spain] ¿entendéis? |
| capital {n} /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ (money and wealth) | :: capital {m} |
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column) | :: capitel {m} |
| capital {adj} (of prime importance) | :: capital |
| capital {adj} (excellent) | :: excelente |
| capital {adj} (involving punishment by death) | :: capital |
| capital {adj} (uppercase) | :: mayúscula |
| capital {n} (capital letter) SEE: capital letter | :: |
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city | :: |
| capital adequacy {n} | :: adecuación del capital |
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) | :: capital {f} |
| capital gain {n} | :: plusvalía {f} |
| capital gains tax {n} (tax on profit made from selling capital) | :: impuesto sobre las ganancias de capital {m} |
| capitalisation {n} (act or process of capitalising) | :: mayusculación {f} |
| capitalisation {n} (finance) | :: capitalización {f} |
| capitalism {n} /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ (socio-economic system based on private property rights) | :: capitalismo {m} |
| capitalist {adj} (supporting or endorsing capitalism) | :: capitalista |
| capitalistic {adj} (of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists) | :: capitalista |
| capitalize {v} /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/ (In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters) | :: escribir en mayúsculas (to write in capital letters), escribir con mayúscula inicial (to write with the first letter capitalized), mayusculizar |
| capital letter {n} (letters A B C) | :: mayúscula {f}, letra mayúscula {f} |
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death) | :: castigo capital {m}, pena capital {f} |
| capital ship {n} (warship) | :: buque capital |
| Capitanian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian) | :: Capitaniense |
| capitate {n} (capitate bone) SEE: capitate bone | :: |
| capitate bone {n} (os capitatum) | :: hueso grande {m} |
| capitation {n} /kapɪˈteɪʃən/ (performing headcount) | :: conteo {m} |
| capitation {n} (poll tax) SEE: poll tax | :: |
| capitol {n} /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ (Any building where a legislature meets) | :: capitolio {m} |
| capitol {n} (Capitoline temple of Jupiter) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| capitol {n} (particular capitol buildings) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| Capitol {prop} (temple of Jupiter in Rome) | :: Templo de Júpiter, Capitolino |
| Capitol {prop} (legislative building in Washington, D.C.) | :: Capitolio de los Estados Unidos {m} |
| capitulary {adj} | :: capitulario |
| capo {n} (capotasto) SEE: capotasto | :: |
| capoeira {n} /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/ (the martial art developed in Brazil) | :: capoeira {f} |
| capon {n} /ˈkeɪpən/ (cockerel grown for food) | :: capón {m} |
| caponata {n} (Sicilian dish) | :: caponata {f} |
| caponier {n} (fortification structure) | :: caponera {f} |
| capotasto {n} (device placed across the strings) | :: ceja {f}, cejilla {f} |
| Cappadocia {prop} /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/ (ancient region) | :: Capadocia |
| Cappadocian {adj} /kæpəˈdəʊʃi.ən/ (of or pertaining to Cappadocia) | :: capadocio |
| Cappadocian {n} (native or inhabitant of Cappadocia) | :: capadocio {m} |
| cappuccino {n} /ˌkæpəˈtʃinoʊ/ (beverage) | :: capuchino {m} |
| cappuccino {n} (cup of this beverage) | :: capuchino {m} |
| caprice {n} /kəˈpɹis/ (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action) | :: capricho |
| capricious {adj} (Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim) | :: caprichoso, antojadizo |
| Capricorn {prop} (constellation) SEE: Capricornus | :: |
| Capricorn {prop} /ˈkæpɹɪkɔːɹn/ (astrological sign) | :: Capricornio |
| Capricornus {prop} /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/ (constellation) | :: Capricornio {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Capricorn | :: |
| capsaicin {n} /kæpˈseɪəsən/ (chemical compound) | :: capsaicina {f} |
| capsicum {n} /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ | :: pimiento {m} |
| capsicum spray {n} (pepper spray) SEE: pepper spray | :: |
| capsize {v} /kæpˈsaɪz/ ((intransitive) to overturn) | :: zozobrar, volcar |
| capsize {v} ((transitive) to cause to overturn) | :: hacer volcar, zozobrar |
| capslock {n} (a key on the keyboard that activates capslock) | :: Bloq Mayús {m} {f}, tecla bloq mayús {f} |
| Caps Lock {n} (capslock) SEE: capslock | :: |
| capstan {n} /ˈkap.stən/ (cylindrical machine) | :: cabrestante {m} |
| capsular {adj} (of or resembling a capsule) | :: capsular |
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel | :: |
| capsule {n} /ˈkæps(ə)l/ (physiology: membranous envelope) | :: cápsula {f} |
| capsule {n} (botany: seed-case) | :: cápsula {f} |
| capsule {n} (part of spacecraft containing crew's living space) | :: cápsula {f} |
| capsule {n} (small container containing a dose of medicine) | :: cápsula |
| capsule {n} (winemaking: the covering over the cork at the top of the wine bottle) | :: cápsula |
| capsule hotel {n} (hotel with capsules) | :: hotel cápsula {m} |
| captain {n} /ˈkæp.tən/ (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) | :: capitán {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) | :: capitán {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) | :: capitán {m} |
| captain {n} (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) | :: capitán {m} |
| captain {n} | :: capitán {m} |
| captain {v} (to act as a captain) | :: capitanear |
| captain {v} (to exercise command) | :: capitanear, pilotar [aircraft] |
| Captain Obvious {n} /ˌkæptən ˈɑbviəs/ (someone who makes superfluous statements) | :: Capitán Obvio {m} |
| captee {n} (captive) SEE: captive | :: |
| caption {n} (capture) SEE: capture | :: |
| caption {n} /ˈkæp.ʃən/ (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) | :: prefacio |
| caption {n} (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) | :: título {m}, leyenda {f} |
| caption {n} (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) | :: subtítulo {m} |
| caption {v} (to add captions to a text or illustration) | :: intitular |
| caption {v} (to add captions to a film or broadcast) | :: subtitular |
| captious {adj} /ˈkæpʃəs/ (that captures misleadingly) | :: capcioso |
| captious {adj} (having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections) | :: criticón, pejiguero |
| captivate {v} /ˈkæptɪveɪt/ (to attract and hold interest and attention of) | :: cautivar |
| captivating {adj} /kæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ (beautiful) | :: arrebatador, cautivador, hechizante, embelesador {m}, hechicero {m} |
| captivatingly {adv} (in a captivating manner) | :: arrebatadoramente |
| captive {n} /ˈkæptɪv/ (a person who has been captured) | :: cautivo {m}, prisionero {m} |
| captive {n} (a person held prisoner) | :: preso {m} |
| captive {adj} (held prisoner) | :: cautivo |
| captivity {n} (captives) SEE: captive | :: |
| captivity {n} /kæpˈtɪvɪti/ (state of being captive) | :: cautividad {f}, cautiverio {m} |
| captor {n} (one who is holding a captive) | :: secuestrador {m} |
| captor {n} (one who has captured something or someone) | :: captor {m} |
| capture {n} /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/ (act of capturing) | :: captura {f} |
| capture {v} (take control of) | :: capturar |
| capture {v} (store, record) | :: capturar |
| capture {v} (reproduce convincingly) | :: capturar |
| capture {v} (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) | :: capturar |
| capuchin {n} (capuchin monkey) SEE: capuchin monkey | :: |
| Capuchin {n} (a member of the Roman Catholic order) | :: capuchino {m} |
| capuchin monkey {n} (New World monkey of the genus Cebus) | :: mono capuchino {m} |
| capybara {n} /ˌkæpiˈbɛɹə/ (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | :: capibara {m}, carpincho {m} [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay], chigüire {m} [Venezuela], chigüiro {m} [Colombia], poncho {m} [Panama], ronsoco {m} [Peru] |
| car {n} /kɑɹ/ (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) | :: coche {m} [especially Mexico, South America except Venezuela, Spain], automóvil {m} [formal usage], auto {m} [especially Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay], carro {m} [Caribbean Islands, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela], máquina {m} [Cuba, colloquial] |
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage | :: |
| carabao {n} /kæɹəˈbeɪəʊ/ (Bubalus bubalis carabanesis) | :: carabao {m} |
| carabiner {n} /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/ (metal link with a gate) | :: mosquetón {m} |
| caracal {n} /ˈkaɹəkal/ (Caracal caracal) | :: caracal {m} |
| caracara {n} /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/ (bird of prey) | :: caracará, carancho |
| Caracas {prop} /kəˈɹækəs/ (capital of Venezuela) | :: Caracas {m} |
| carafe {n} /kəˈɹæf/ (bottle for serving wine, water, or beverages) | :: jarra {f} |
| carambola {n} (fruit) SEE: star fruit | :: |
| caramel {n} /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/ (confection) | :: caramelo {m} |
| caramel {n} (a piece of candy) | :: caramelo {m} |
| caramelize {v} (brown sugar) | :: acaramelar, caramelizar |
| carapace {n} /ˈkɛɹ.əˌpeɪs/ (hard protective covering) | :: carapacho {m}, caparazón {m} |
| carat {n} /ˈkæɹ.ət/ (weight) | :: quilate {m} |
| carat {n} (measure of the purity of gold) | :: quilate {m} |
| caravan {n} /ˈkæɹəvæn/ (convoy or procession) | :: caravana {f}, cáfila {f} |
| caravanserai {n} /kaɹəˈvansəɹʌɪ/ (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest) | :: caravasar {m}, caravansaray {m} |
| caravel {n} /ˈkæɹəvɛl/ (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) | :: carabela {f} |
| caraway {n} /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/ (plant) | :: alcaravea {f} |
| caraway {n} (seed/fruit) | :: carvis {m-p}, alcaravea {f} |
| Carazo {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: Carazo |
| carbene {n} | :: carbeno {m} |
| carbide {n} (any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element) | :: carburo {m} |
| carbide {n} (polyatomic ion C22-, or any of its salts) | :: carburo {m} |
| carbide {n} (monatomic ion C4-, or any of its salts) | :: carburo {m} |
| carbide {n} (tungsten carbide) | :: carburo de tungsteno {m}, carburo de volframio {m} |
| carbide {n} (calcium carbide) | :: carburo de calcio {m} |
| carbine {n} /ˈkɑɹbiːn/ (weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length) | :: carabina {f} |
| carbohydrate {n} /kɑːɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) | :: carbohidrato {m}, hidrato de carbono |
| carbon {n} /ˈkɑɹbən/ (chemical element) | :: carbono {m} |
| carbon {n} (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) | :: papel carbón {m} |
| carbon {n} (informal: carbon copy) | :: copia con papel carbón |
| carbon {n} (impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal)) | :: carbón {m} |
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut | :: |
| carbonado {n} /ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ/ (impure form of polycrystalline diamond) | :: carbonado {m} |
| carbonate {n} /ˈkɑɹbənət/ (any salt or ester of carbonic acid) | :: carbonato |
| carbonated {adj} /ˈkɑɹ.bəˌneɪ.təd/ (containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas (under pressure)) | :: carbonatado, gaseoso |
| carbonated water {n} (water containing carbon dioxide) | :: agua con gas {f}, agua carbonatada {f} |
| carbon black {n} (fine black powder of amorphous carbon) | :: negro de carbón {m} |
| carbon copy {n} (a copy) | :: copia {f}, copia en papel carbón {f} |
| carbon copy {n} (duplicate) | :: duplicado {m} |
| carbon cycle {n} (cycle of carbon) | :: ciclo del carbono {m} |
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂) | :: bióxido de carbono, anhídrido carbónico, dióxido de carbono |
| carbon emissions trading {n} (trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide) | :: mercado del carbono {m} |
| carbonic acid {n} (A weak unstable acid, H2CO3) | :: ácido carbónico {m} |
| carboniferous {adj} (containing or producing carbon) | :: carbonífero |
| Carboniferous {adj} (relating to the geologic period) | :: carbonífero |
| Carboniferous {prop} (the geologic period) | :: carbonífero {m} |
| carbonize {v} (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) | :: carbonizar |
| carbonless copy paper {n} | :: papel autocopiativo |
| carbon monoxide {n} (chemical of the formula CO) | :: monóxido de carbono {m} |
| carbon paper {n} (paper used to make carbon copies) | :: papel carbón |
| carbon star {n} (a type of star) | :: estrella de carbono {f} |
| carbon tetrabromide {n} /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən ˌtɛt.ɹəˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/ (the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrabromomethane) | :: tetrabromuro de carbono |
| carbon tetrachloride {n} (solvent) | :: tetracloruro de carbono |
| carbon tetrafluoride {n} /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən tɛt.ɹəˌflʊɹ.aɪd/ (the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrafluoromethane) | :: tetrafluoruro de carbono |
| carbon tetraiodide {n} /ˈkæɹ.bən tɛt.ɹəˌaɪ.əʊ.daɪd/ (the halogenated hydrocarbon tetraiodomethane) | :: tetrayoduro de carbono |
| carbonyl chloride {n} (the compound COCl2) | :: fosgeno {m} |
| carboxyl {n} (carboxyl) | :: carboxilo {m} |
| carboxylic {adj} (of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group) | :: carboxílico |
| carboxylic acid {n} (organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group) | :: ácido carboxílico {m} |
| carboy {n} (demijohn) SEE: demijohn | :: |
| carbuncle {n} /ˈkʰɑɹbʌŋkl̩/ (precious stone) | :: carbunclo {m}, carbúnculo {m} |
| carburetor {n} /ˈkɑːɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/ (a device in an internal combustion engine) | :: carburador {m} |
| carburettor {n} (motor car part) SEE: carburetor | :: |
| carburize {v} (carbonize) SEE: carbonize | :: |
| carcass {n} /ˈkɑɹkəs/ (body of a dead animal) | :: cadáver |
| carcass {n} (frame) | :: carcasa {f} |
| carcass {n} (nautical) | :: carcasa {f} |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse | :: |
| Carcassonne {prop} (An old city) | :: Carcasona {f} |
| carceral {adj} /ˈkɑːsəɹəl/ (of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison) | :: carcelario {m} |
| carcinogen {n} /kɑɹˈsɪnədʒən/ (substance or agent that can cause cancer) | :: carcinógeno {m} |
| carcinogenic {adj} (causing or tending to cause cancer) | :: cancerígeno |
| carcinoma {n} /ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmə/ (type of tumor) | :: carcinoma {m} |
| carcinomatosis {n} | :: carcinomatosis {f} |
| carcinomatous {adj} | :: carcinomatoso |
| card {n} /kɑɹd/ (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.) | :: carta {f} (paper card for games), tarjeta {f} |
| card {n} | :: carta {f}, naipe {m} (element of a deck), tarjeta {f} (computer component, transport ticket) |
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card | :: |
| card {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| cardamom {n} /ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/ (E. cardamomum) | :: cardamomo {m} |
| cardamom {n} (its seed or seed capsule) | :: cardamomo {m} |
| cardamom {n} (grains of paradise) SEE: grains of paradise | :: |
| cardboard {n} /ˈkɑɹdbɔɹd/ (material resembling heavy paper) | :: cartón {m}, cartulina {f} |
| cardboard box {n} /kɑːdbɔːd bɒks/ (container) | :: caja de cartón {f} |
| card game {n} (any of very many games played with playing cards) | :: juego de cartas {m} |
| cardiac {adj} /ˈkɑːdɪæk/ (pertaining to the heart) | :: cardiaco, cardíaco |
| cardiac arrest {n} (cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood) | :: paro cardiaco {m} |
| cardiac muscle {n} (involuntary muscle) | :: miocardio {m} |
| cardiac output {n} (volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time) | :: gasto cardíaco {m} |
| cardigan {n} /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ (type of sweater) | :: chaqueta de punto {f}, cárdigan {m}, rebeca {f} |
| cardinal {adj} /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ (of fundamental importance) | :: cardinal |
| cardinal {adj} (describing a number that indicates quantity) | :: cardinal |
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) | :: número cardinal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church) | :: cardenal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (bird of the genus Cardinalis) | :: cardenal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (any bird in family Cardinalidae) | :: cardenal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (mulled wine) SEE: mulled wine | :: |
| cardinal {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal direction {n} (principal compass direction) SEE: cardinal point | :: |
| cardinality {n} ((set theory)) | :: cardinalidad {f} |
| cardinal number {n} (number denoting quantity) | :: número cardinal {m} |
| cardinal number {n} (number used to denote the size of a set) | :: número cardinal {m} |
| cardinal number {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal numeral {n} /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl ˈnumɜɹəl/ (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number) | :: adjetivo cardinal {m} |
| cardinal point {n} (cardinal point) | :: punto cardinal {m} |
| cardio- {prefix} (pertaining to the heart) | :: cardio- |
| cardio {n} /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ (exercise) | :: cardio {m} |
| cardiological {adj} (of or pertaining to cardiology) | :: cardiológico |
| cardiologist {n} (physician) | :: cardiólogo {m}, cardióloga {f} |
| cardiology {n} (study of the structure of the heart) | :: cardiología {f} |
| cardioplegia {n} (deliberate cessation of cardiac activity) | :: cardioplejia {f} |
| cardiopulmonary {adj} (Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs) | :: cardiopulmonar |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation {n} (a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest) | :: resucitación cardiopulmonar {f} |
| cardiovascular {adj} (relating to the circulatory system) | :: cardiovascular |
| cardiovascular system {n} (circulatory system) SEE: circulatory system | :: |
| cardioversion {n} (treatment of cardiac arrhythmia) | :: cardioversión {f} |
| card key {n} (keycard) SEE: keycard | :: |
| cardoon {n} (perennial plant) | :: cardo borriquero {m}, cardo {m}, cardo comestible {m}, cardo de comer {m}, cardo lechero {m} |
| car door {n} (door designed for use on a car) | :: portezuela {f} |
| cards {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| cardshark {n} (cardsharp) SEE: cardsharp | :: |
| cardsharp {n} /ˈkɑːdʃɑːp/ (professional cheater at card games) | :: tahúr {m} |
| card stock {n} (thick but flexible paper) | :: cartulina {f} |
| care {n} /kɛə/ (close attention, concern or responsibility) | :: atención {f}, cuidado {m}, esmero {m} |
| care {v} (to be concerned about) | :: importar, interesar |
| care {v} (to look after) | :: cuidar |
| care {v} (to want, politely) | :: gustar |
| Care Bear {n} (fictional animal) SEE: Care Bears | :: |
| Care Bears {prop} (fictional group of multi-colored bear characters) | :: Ositos Cariñositos {m-p} [Latin America], Osos Amorosos {m-p} [Spain] |
| careen {v} /kəˈɹiːn/ (to heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other) | :: carenar |
| career {n} /kəˈɹɪɹ/ (one's calling in life; a person's occupation) | :: carrera {f} |
| career {n} (an individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan) | :: carrera {f} |
| career change {n} (career changer - translation entry) | :: cambio de carrera {m} |
| career changer {n} (career changer - translation entry) | :: neófito {m} |
| carefree {adj} /ˈkɛəfɹiː/ (worry free, light hearted, etc.) | :: despreocupado |
| carefreeness {n} (the state of being lighthearted; joyous) | :: despreocupación |
| careful {adj} /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/ (cautious) | :: cauto, cuidadoso |
| careful {adj} (meticulous) | :: cuidadoso |
| carefully {adv} /ˈkɛːfəli/ (in a careful manner) | :: cuidadosamente, a conciencia, minuciosamente, con esmero |
| caregiver {n} (carer) SEE: carer | :: |
| care home {n} (place of residence for people with significant deficiencies) SEE: nursing home | :: |
| care killed the cat {proverb} (curiosity killed the cat) SEE: curiosity killed the cat | :: |
| careless {adj} /ˈkɛəlɪs/ (not giving sufficient attention or thought) | :: descuidado, irresponsable, negligente, dejado |
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree | :: |
| carelessness {n} /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/ (lack of care) | :: descuido {m}, imprudencia {f}, negligencia {f}, dejadez |
| care of {prep} (for distribution by (the named intermediary)) | :: a/a, a la atención de |
| carer {n} /ˈkɛəɹɚ/ (someone who regularly looks after another person) | :: cuidador {m} |
| caress {n} /kəˈɹɛs/ (gentle stroking) | :: caricia, carantoña |
| caress {v} (touch or kiss lovingly) | :: acariciar |
| caresser {n} (one who caresses) | :: acariciador {m} |
| caret {n} /ˈkæɹ.ɪt/ (symbol) | :: signo de intercalación {m} |
| caretaker {n} /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/ (one who takes care of a place or thing) | :: conserje {m} {f}, portero {m} |
| careworn {adj} (haggard) SEE: haggard | :: |
| cargo {n} /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ (freight carried by a ship) | :: carga {f} |
| cargo ship {n} (ship that carries cargo) | :: buque de carga {m} |
| Caria {prop} (a historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor) | :: Caria |
| Caribbean {adj} /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːɪn/ (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies) | :: caribe, caribeño |
| Caribbean {prop} | :: Mar Caribe {m} |
| Caribbean {prop} (countries) | :: Caribe {m} |
| Caribbean English {n} (broad term for sum of all Caribbean dialects of English) | :: inglés caribeño {m} |
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere) | :: mar Caribe {m} |
| caribou {n} /ˈkɛɹəbu/ (North American reindeer) | :: caribú {m}, reno {m} |
| caricature {n} /ˈkæɹɪkətʃʊɚ/ (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect) | :: caricatura {f} |
| caricature {n} (grotesque misrepresentation) | :: caricatura {f} |
| caricature {v} (represent in exaggerated manner) | :: caricaturizar, caricaturar |
| caricaturesque {adj} (in the style of a caricature) | :: caricaturesco |
| caricaturist {n} /ˈkæɹɪkəˌt͡ʃʊəɹɪst/ (person who draws caricatures) | :: caricaturista {m} {f} |
| caries {n} /ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/ (progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay) | :: caries {f} |
| Carina {prop} (constellation) | :: Carina |
| caring {adj} /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ (kind, sensitive, empathetic) | :: cariñoso |
| Carinthia {prop} /kəˈrɪnθiə/ (state of Austria) | :: Carintia {f} |
| Carinthian {adj} /kəˈrɪnθiən/ | :: carintio {m} |
| carious {adj} (decayed, rotten) SEE: rotten | :: |
| caritive case {n} (case used to express the lack of something) | :: caso caritivo {m} |
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles | :: |
| Carlism {n} (political movement) | :: carlismo {m} |
| Carmel {prop} (mountain range in Israel) | :: (monte) Carmelo |
| Carmel {prop} (female given name) | :: Carmen, Carmela |
| Carmelite {n} (member of a certain Catholic religious order) | :: carmelita {m} {f}, carmelitano {m}, carmelitana {f} |
| carmine {n} (purplish-red pigment) | :: carmín {m} |
| carmine {n} (purplish-red colour) | :: carmín {m} |
| carmine {adj} (of the purplish red colour shade carmine) | :: carmín |
| carnage {n} /ˈkɑɹ.nɪdʒ/ (death and destruction) | :: carnicería {f}, masacre {m}, carnaje {m}, matanza {f}, escabechina {f}, degollina {f} [Spain], matazón {f} |
| carnage {n} (what remains after a massacre) | :: carnicería {f} |
| carnal {adj} /ˈkɑɹnəl/ (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) | :: carnal, sexual, concupiscente, libidinoso |
| carnal {adj} (worldly or earthly; temporal) | :: terrenal, mortal |
| carnal {adj} (of or relating to the body or flesh) | :: carnal, corporal |
| carnation {n} /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ (plant) | :: clavel {m} |
| carnation {n} (flower) | :: clavel {m}, carnalización {f} |
| carnauba {n} (palm) | :: carnaúba {f} |
| carnauba {n} (wax) | :: cera de carnaúba |
| carnauba wax {n} (yellow-brown wax) | :: cera de carnauba {f} |
| carnelian {n} (reddish brown chalcedony) | :: cornalina {f} |
| carnival {n} /ˈkæɹnɪvəl/ (festive occasion marked by parades) | :: carnaval {m} |
| carnivore {n} /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/ (meat-eating animal) | :: carnívoro |
| carnivorous {adj} /kɑɹˈnɪv.əɹ.əs/ (Predatory or flesh-eating) | :: carnívoro |
| carnotite {n} (mineral) | :: carnotita {f} |
| carob {n} (tree) | :: algarrobo {m} |
| carob {n} (fruit) | :: algarroba {f} |
| carob {n} (chocolate-like confection) | :: harina de algarrobo |
| carol {n} /ˈkæɹəl/ (song of joy) | :: carol |
| carol {n} (religious or secular song sung at Christmastime) | :: villancico {m} |
| Carolina parakeet {n} | :: perico de Carolina {m}, periquito de Carolina {m}, cotorra de Carolina {m} |
| Caroline {prop} /ˈkæ.ɹəˌlaɪn/ (female given name) | :: Carolina |
| Caroline Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of New Guinea) | :: islas Carolinas {p} |
| carom {n} /ˈkæ.ɹəm/ (shot in which the cue ball strikes two balls) | :: carambola {f} |
| caron {n} (háček diacritic) SEE: háček | :: |
| carotene {n} (class of plant pigments) | :: caroteno {m} |
| carotenoid {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: carotenoide {m} |
| carotid {n} /kəˈɹɒ.tɪd/ (major artery) | :: carótida {f} |
| carotid {adj} (relating to these arteries) | :: carótida, carotídeo |
| carousel {n} (merry-go-round) SEE: merry-go-round | :: |
| carp {n} /ˈkɑɹp/ (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae) | :: carpa {f} |
| carpal {adj} /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/ (of or pertaining to the carpus) | :: carpiano |
| carpal bone {n} (carpal) SEE: carpal | :: |
| carpale {n} (bone of the carpus) SEE: carpal | :: |
| carpal tunnel {n} (passageway on the palmar side of the wrist) | :: túnel carpiano {m} |
| carpal tunnel syndrome {n} (repetitive stress injury) | :: síndrome del túnel carpiano {m} |
| car park {n} (outdoor parking area) SEE: parking lot | :: |
| car park {n} (multistorey parking facility) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| car part {n} (part for a car) | :: autopieza {f} |
| Carpathians {prop} (mountainous system in Central Europe) | :: Cárpatos {m-p} |
| carpe diem {proverb} /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/ (seize the day) | :: disfruta el momento, carpe diem |
| carpel {n} /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/ (structural unit of a pistil) | :: carpelo {m} |
| carpellate {adj} (having carpels) | :: carpelar |
| carpenter {n} /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/ (carpentry person) | :: carpintero {m}, carpintera {f}, ebanista {m} {f} |
| carpenter bee {n} (Xylocopinae) | :: abeja carpintera {f} |
| carpentry {n} (trade of cutting and joining timber) | :: carpintería {f} |
| carpet {n} /ˈkɑɹpət/ (a fabric used as a floor covering) | :: alfombra {f}, moqueta {f} |
| carpet {v} (to lay carpet) | :: alfombrar |
| carpet {v} (to cover like a carpet) | :: cubrir, alfombrar |
| carpet {v} | :: alfombrar |
| carpet bugle {n} (plant of the genus Ajuga) SEE: bugle | :: |
| carpet shark {n} (ferret) SEE: ferret | :: |
| carping {adj} (excessive complaining) | :: rezongar |
| carping {n} (excessive complaining) | :: rezongar |
| carpology {n} (the study of the structure of seeds and fruit) | :: carpología {f} |
| carport {n} /kɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ (roofed structure for automobile storage) | :: cochera {f} |
| Carp's tit {n} (Melaniparus carpi) | :: carbonero de Carp {m} |
| carpus {n} /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/ (the group of bones that make up the wrist) | :: carpo {m} |
| carrack {n} (ship) | :: carraca |
| carrageen {n} (Irish moss) SEE: Irish moss | :: |
| carrageenan {n} /ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/ (Food additive made from extract of red seaweed) | :: carragenina {f} |
| car rental {n} (hiring of cars for short periods) | :: alquiler de vehículos |
| carriage {n} /ˈkæɹɪdʒ/ (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power) | :: coche {m}, carruaje {m} |
| carriage {n} (railroad car) | :: coche {m}, vagón {m} |
| carriageway {n} (part of a road that carries traffic) | :: calzada {f} |
| Carrie {prop} (pet form) | :: Caro |
| carrier {n} /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/ (person or object that carries someone or something else) | :: transportista {m} {f} |
| carrier {n} (company in the business of shipping freight) | :: compañía de transportes {f}, empresa de transportes {f} |
| carrier {n} (person or organism that has inherited a trait or disease but displays no symptoms) | :: portador {m}, portadora {f} |
| carrier wave {n} /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə weɪv/ (wave that can be modulated to transmit signals) | :: onda portadora {f} |
| carrion {n} /ˈkæ.ɹi.ən/ (dead flesh; carcasses) | :: carroña {f} |
| carrion crow {n} (Corvus corone) | :: corneja negra {f} |
| carrot {n} /ˈkɛɹ.ət/ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: zanahoria {f} |
| carrot cake {n} (sweet cake) | :: pastel de zanahoria |
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear | :: |
| carry {v} /ˈkɛ.ɹi/ (to transport by lifting) | :: llevar, cargar |
| carry coals to Newcastle {v} (do something unneeded or redundant) | :: llevar leña al monte (carry wood upon the mountain) |
| carrying capacity {n} (number of individuals that an environment can support) | :: capacidad de persistencia {f}, capacidad de carga {f} |
| carry on {v} (misbehave) SEE: misbehave | :: |
| carry on {v} /ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/ | :: continuar |
| carry on {v} (to take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it) | :: continuar |
| carry-on {adj} (taken onto an airplane with a passenger) | :: de mano |
| carry-on {n} (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) | :: equipaje de mano |
| carry out {v} (to carry out) SEE: fulfill | :: |
| carry out {v} (To fulfill) | :: llevar a cabo, realizar, cumplir |
| cart {n} /kɑɹt/ (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon) | :: carro {m}, carreta {f} |
| Cartagena {prop} (city in Spain) | :: Cartagena {f} |
| Cartagena {prop} (city in Colombia) | :: Cartagena {f} |
| Cartagenan {adj} (of Cartagene) | :: cartaginés, cartagenero |
| Cartagenan {n} (someone from Cartagena) | :: cartaginés {m}, cartagenero {m} |
| carte blanche {n} /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/ (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority) | :: carta blanca {f} |
| carte de visite {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| cartel {n} /kɑɹˈtɛl/ (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices) | :: cártel |
| Cartesian {adj} /kɑɹˈti.ʒən/ (of or pertaining to Descartes) | :: cartesiano |
| Cartesian {adj} (of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes) | :: cartesiano |
| Cartesian coordinate {n} (the rectangular coordinates of a point) | :: coordenada cartesiana |
| Cartesian plane {n} (set of all points) | :: plano cartesiano {m} |
| Cartesian product {n} (set of possible pairs) | :: producto cartesiano {m} |
| Carthage {prop} /ˈkɑɹθɪdʒ/ (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Cartago {f} |
| cartilage {n} /ˈkɑɹtəlɪd͡ʒ/ (dense connective tissue) | :: cartílago {m} |
| cartilaginous {adj} (comprising cartilage) | :: cartilaginoso |
| cartilaginous {adj} (resembling cartilage) | :: cartilaginoso |
| cartload {n} /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/ (the amount that a cart can carry) | :: carretada {f} |
| cartographer {n} (one who makes maps or charts) | :: cartógrafo {m} {f} |
| cartographic {adj} /ˌkɑɹ.təˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to the making of maps) | :: cartográfico |
| cartographical {adj} (cartographic) SEE: cartographic | :: |
| cartography {n} /kɑɹˈtɑɡɹəfi/ (creation of charts and maps) | :: cartografía {f} |
| cartomancy {n} (fortune-telling using cards) | :: cartomancia {f} |
| carton {n} /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ (a carton of cigarette packs) | :: cajetilla {f} |
| carton-pierre {n} /kɑː(ɹ)ˌtɒn piˈɛə(ɹ)/ (papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal) | :: cartón piedra {m} |
| cartoon {n} /kɑɹˈtuːn/ (humorous drawing or strip) | :: viñeta {f}, tira cómica {f} |
| cartoon {n} (satire of public figures) | :: caricatura {f} |
| cartoon {n} (artist's preliminary sketch) | :: boceto {m} |
| cartoon {n} (animated cartoon) | :: dibujos animados {m-p}, monos animados {m-p}, dibujitos {m-p}, caricaturas {f-p} |
| cartoon {n} (diagram in a scientific concept) | :: diagrama |
| cartoonist {n} (creator of cartoons or strip cartoons) | :: dibujante {m} |
| cartouche {n} /kɑːˈtuːʃ/ (hieroglyphs) | :: cartucho {m} |
| cartridge {n} /ˈkɑɹtɹɪdʒ/ (firearms package) | :: cartucho {m} |
| cartridge {n} (vessel which contains the ink for a computer printer) | :: cartucho {m}, cartucho de tinta {m} |
| cartulary {n} /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/ (document collection ) | :: cartulario {m}, tumbo {m} |
| cartwheel {n} /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/ (wheel of a cart) | :: rueda del carro {f} |
| cartwheel {n} (gymnastic maneuver) | :: voltereta lateral {f} |
| carve {v} /kɑɹv/ (to cut) | :: cortar |
| carve {v} (to cut meat) | :: trinchar |
| carve {v} (to shape to sculptural effect) | :: tallar, esculpir |
| carved {adj} /kɑɹvd/ (of an object, made by carving) | :: tallado, esculpido |
| carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel | :: |
| carver {n} /ˈkɑɹvɚ/ (one who carves) | :: tallador {m} |
| carving {n} /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/ (the object produced) | :: tallado {m}, escultura {f} |
| car wash {n} (place at which a car is washed, often mechanically) | :: túnel de lavado {m} (automated system), autolavado {m} [Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela], lavado de coches {m} [Spain], lavado de carros {m} [Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, parts of Mexico], lavadero de carros {m} [Colombia, Mexico, Peru], lavadero de autos {m} [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay], lavado de autos {m} [Ecuador], lavadora de autos {m} [Ecuador], fregadora {f} [Cuba] |
| caryatid {n} (a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element) | :: cariátide |
| Casablanca {prop} /kæsəˈblæŋkə/ (city) | :: Casablanca {f} |
| Casanova {n} /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/ (man considered romantic and gallant) | :: casanova {m}, papi chulo {m}, galán {m} |
| Casanova {n} (promiscuous, philandering man) | :: golfo {m}, puto {m}, mujeriego {m} |
| cascade {n} /kæsˈkeɪd/ (waterfall) | :: cascada {f} |
| case {n} /keɪs/ (actual event, situation, or fact) | :: caso {m} |
| case {n} (instance or event as a topic of study) | :: caso {m} |
| case {n} (legal proceeding) | :: causa {f}, pleito {m}, argumento {m} |
| case {n} (box containing a number of identical items of manufacture) | :: caja {f} |
| case {n} (piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus) | :: caja {f}, maleta {f} |
| case {n} (suitcase) | :: maleta {f}, valija {f} |
| case {n} (piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic) | :: vitrina {f} |
| case {n} (outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus) | :: caja {f}, carcasa {f} |
| case {n} (typography: the nature of a piece of alphabetic type) | :: caja {f} |
| case {v} (to place into a box) | :: empaquetar |
| case {v} (to survey surreptitiously) | :: estudiar el terreno |
| case {n} (grammatical case) SEE: grammatical case | :: |
| casein {n} /ˈkeɪ.siː.ɪn/ (protein) | :: caseína {f} |
| case in point {n} /keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt/ (example that illustrates a point) | :: ejemplo |
| case law {n} (law developed through court decisions) | :: jurisprudencia {f} |
| casemate {n} (bombproof chamber as part of fortification) | :: casamata {f} |
| casement {n} (casemate) SEE: casemate | :: |
| caseworker {n} (social worker) SEE: social worker | :: |
| cash {n} /kæʃ/ (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) | :: efectivo {m}, en efectivo |
| cashbox {n} (a box for holding cash) | :: alcancía {f} |
| cash cow {n} (something that generates free cash flow) | :: mina {f} |
| cash crop {n} (crop grown for sale) | :: agricultura de mercado {f} |
| cash desk {n} (place with a cash register) | :: caja {f} |
| cash dispenser {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashew {n} /ˈkæʃuː/ (tree) | :: marañón {m}, anacardo {m}, merey {m}, cajuil {m}, cajú {m} |
| cashew {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut | :: |
| cashew nut {n} (the seed of the cashew tree) | :: almendra de cayú {f} [Bolivia], cajuil {m} [Dominican Republic], castaña de cajú {f} [Argentina, Uruguay, Chile], caujil {m} [Northwestern Venezuela], marañón {m} [Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru], merey {m} [Venezuelan standard usage], nuez de cayú {m} [Bolivia], pajuil {m} [Puerto Rico], anacardo {m} |
| cash flow {n} (stream of funds) | :: flujo de caja |
| cash grab {n} (a product designed primarily or solely with the intent of generating profits) | :: tragaperras {f}, tragamonedas {f} (LAm) |
| cashier {v} /kəˈʃɪə/ (to dismiss from service) | :: destituir |
| cashier {n} /kaˈʃɪə/ (one who works at a till or receives payments) | :: cajero {m} |
| cashier {n} (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) | :: cajero {m} |
| cashier's desk {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| cash machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashmere {n} /kæʒ.ˈmiɹ/ (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) | :: cachemira {f} |
| cashpoint {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cash register {n} (machine) | :: caja registradora {f}, caja {f} |
| Casimir {prop} /ˈkæzɪmɪə(ɹ)/ (male given name) | :: Casimiro {m} |
| casino {n} /kæˈsinoʊ/ (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling) | :: casino {m} |
| cask {n} /kæsk/ (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) | :: cuba, tonel |
| casket {n} /ˈkæs.kɪt/ (little box e.g. for jewelry) | :: cofrecito {m}, joyero {m} |
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| Caspar {prop} (male given name) | :: Gaspar |
| Caspian {adj} /ˈkæspi.ən/ (Of or pertaining to Caspian Sea or the region around it.) | :: caspio |
| Caspian {n} (member of the ancient people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea) | :: caspio {m} |
| Caspian gull {n} (Larus cachinnans) | :: gaviota del Caspio {f} |
| Caspian Sea {prop} /ˈkæspi.ən ˈsiː/ (landlocked sea) | :: mar Caspio {m} |
| Cassandra {prop} /kəˈsæn.dɹə/ (prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy) | :: Casandra {f} |
| cassata siciliana {n} /kəˈsɑːtə sɪt͡ʃɪliˈɑːnə/ (Sicilian cake with liqueur, ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate) | :: cassata {f}, casata {f} |
| cassation {n} /kæˈseɪʃən/ (the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment) | :: casación {f} |
| cassava {n} /kəˈsɑːvə/ (manioc, the source of tapioca) | :: mandioca {f}, yuca {f} |
| casserole {n} /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/ (glass or earthenware dish) | :: cacerola {f} |
| cassette {n} /kəˈsɛt/ (small flat case containing magnetic tape) | :: casete {m} |
| Cassiopeia {prop} /ˌkæsi.əˈpiːə/ (mythical wife of Cepheus) | :: Casiopea |
| Cassiopeia {prop} (constellation) | :: Cassiopeia |
| cassiterite {n} (mineral) | :: casiterita {f} |
| cassock {n} /ˈkæsək/ (item of clerical clothing) | :: sotana {f} |
| cassowary {n} /ˈkæs.ə.ˌwɛɹ.i/ (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius) | :: casuario {m} |
| cast {v} /kæst/ (to make by pouring into a mould) | :: moldear |
| cast {v} (to assign a role in a play or performance) | :: elenco {m} |
| cast {v} (computing: to change the type of a variable) | :: castear |
| cast {v} (to heave a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water) | :: sondar, sondear |
| cast {v} (Wicca: to open a circle) | :: lanzar |
| cast {n} (act of throwing) | :: lanzamiento {m} |
| cast {n} (group of actors performing together) | :: reparto {m}, elenco {m} |
| cast {n} (medicine: supportive and immobilising device) | :: escayola [Spain], yeso {m} [Latin America] |
| cast {n} | :: molde {m} |
| castanet {n} /ˌkæs.tə.ˈnɛt/ (a single handheld percussion instrument) | :: castañuela {f} |
| castanets {n} (a percussion instrument) SEE: castanet | :: |
| cast aspersions {v} (make damaging or spiteful remarks) | :: calumniar |
| cast away {v} (discard) | :: naufragar, desechar, tirar |
| castaway {n} /ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/ (nautical: shipwrecked sailor) | :: náufrago |
| caste {n} /kæst/ (hereditary social class) | :: casta {f} |
| castellan {n} /ˈkæstən/ (governor or caretaker of a castle or keep) | :: castellano {m} |
| Castellón {prop} (province of Spain) | :: Castellón {m} |
| Castellón de la Plana {prop} (city) | :: Castellón de la Plana |
| Castelnau's antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: batará de Castelnau |
| castigate {v} /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ (to punish or reprimand someone severely) | :: reprender, castigar |
| castigate {v} (to criticize something severely) | :: criticar duramente, criticar severamente, censurar |
| Castile {prop} /kasˈtiːɫ/ (medieval Iberian kingdom) | :: Castilla {f} |
| Castile {prop} (central Spain) | :: Castilla {f} |
| Castile and León {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Castilla y León |
| Castile-La Mancha {prop} (autonomous community) | :: Castilla-La Mancha |
| Castile soap {n} (type of soap) | :: jabón de Castilla {m} |
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish | :: |
| Castilian {prop} /kəˈstɪljən/ (standard variety of European Spanish) | :: castellano {m} |
| Castilian {n} (native of Castile) | :: castellano {m} |
| Castilian {adj} (relating to Castile) | :: castellano |
| casting {n} /ˈkæstɪŋ/ (selection of performers) | :: casting {m}, audición {f} |
| casting {n} (manufacturing process using a mold) | :: fundición {f}, [obsolete] fundería {f} |
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon) | :: hierro fundido {m}, hierro colado {m}, fundición {f} |
| castle {n} /ˈkæsəl/ (fortified building) | :: castillo {m}, castro {m} |
| castle {v} (chess) | :: enrocarse |
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook | :: |
| castle in the air {n} /ˈkɑːs(ə)l ɪn ðiː ˈɛə/ (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) | :: castillos en el aire {m-p}, castillos de naipes {m-p} |
| castling {n} /ˈkæsəlɪŋ/ (move in chess) | :: enroque {m} |
| cast off {v} (discard or reject) | :: rechazar, descartar, eliminar |
| cast off {v} (to let go) | :: desamarrar, levantar amarras, soltar las amarras |
| castor bean {n} (seed of the castor oil plant) | :: semilla de ricino {m} |
| castoreum {n} (castor sac exudate) | :: castóreo {m} |
| castor oil {n} (pale yellow vegetable oil) | :: aceite de ricino {m} |
| castor oil plant {n} (Ricinus communis) | :: ricino {m} |
| cast out nines {v} (verification of an arithmetic operation) | :: prueba del nueve {f} |
| cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine) | :: echar perlas a los cerdos, dar margaritas a los cerdos (to give daisies to pigs), echar margaritas a los cerdos (to throw daisies to pigs), no se hizo la miel para la boca del asno, Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes |
| castrate {v} /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/ (remove the testicles of) | :: capar, castrar |
| castrated {adj} (having had the reproductive organs removed) | :: castrado {m} |
| castration {n} /kæˈstɹeɪʃən/ (act of removing the testicles) | :: castración {f} |
| castrato {n} /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/ | :: castrado {m} |
| castrato {adj} | :: castrado {m} |
| Castro {prop} /ˈkæstɹoʊ/ (surname) | :: Castro |
| Castroist {n} (supporter of Fidel Castro) | :: castrista {m} {f} |
| cast the first stone {v} (act self-righteously) | :: tirar la primera piedra |
| cast up {v} (to compute) | :: echar cuentas |
| casual {adj} /ˈkaʒuəl/ (happening by chance) | :: casual, ocasional, accidental |
| casual {adj} (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental) | :: ocasional |
| casual {adj} (employed irregularly) | :: ocasional |
| casual {adj} (careless) | :: indiferente |
| casual {adj} (informal, relaxed) | :: informal, desenfadado |
| casual {adj} (designed for informal or everyday use) | :: deportivo [clothing] |
| casualisation {n} (the increase of precarious work in the labour market) | :: precarización {f} |
| casualty {n} /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/ (person) | :: baja {f}, víctima {f} |
| casuistics {n} (casuistry) SEE: casuistry | :: |
| casuistry {n} /ˈkæʒuɪstɹi/ (process) | :: casuística {f} |
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch | :: |
| cat {n} (type of fish) SEE: catfish | :: |
| cat {n} (cat-o'-nine-tails) SEE: cat-o'-nine-tails | :: |
| cat {n} (domestic species) | :: gato {m}, gata {f} |
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae) | :: felino {m}, felina {f} |
| cat {n} (guy, fellow) | :: tío {m}, tipo {m} |
| catabolism {n} (destructive metabolism) | :: catabolismo {m} |
| catachresis {n} /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/ (misuse of a word) | :: impropiedad léxica {f} |
| catachresis {n} ((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | :: catacresis {f} |
| cataclysm {n} /ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/ (sudden and violent change in the earth's crust) | :: cataclismo {m} |
| catacomb {n} /ˈkætakoʊm/ (underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves) | :: catacumba |
| catafalque {n} /ˈkatəfalk/ (platform to display or convey a coffin) | :: túmulo {m} |
| Catalan {n} /ˈkæ.tə.ˌlæn/ (person from Catalonia) | :: catalán {m}, catalana {f} |
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia) | :: catalán |
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia) | :: catalán |
| Catalan Countries {prop} (territories where Catalan is spoken) | :: Países Catalanes {m-p} |
| Catalan Countries {prop} (hypothetical independent country) | :: Países Catalanes {m-p} |
| Catalanism {n} (patriotic feeling of being Catalan) | :: catalanismo {m} |
| Catalanization {n} (act of effect of Catalanizing) | :: catalanización {f} |
| Catalanize {v} (render more typical to Catalan) | :: catalanizar |
| Catalanness {n} (identification or conformity with Catalan values and customs) | :: catalanidad {f} |
| Catalanophobia {n} (Dislike of Catalan people, culture of language) | :: catalanofobia, anticatalanismo |
| Catalanophone {adj} (Catalan-speaking) | :: catalanohablante |
| Catalanophone {n} (Catalan speaker) | :: catalanohablante |
| catalase {n} (enzyme) | :: catalasa {f} |
| catalepsy {n} (catalepsy) | :: catalepsia {f} |
| Catalina coupon {n} | :: cupón catalina {m} |
| catalogue {n} /ˈkætəlɔɡ/ (a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.) | :: catálogo {m} |
| catalogue {n} (a university calendar) | :: calendario universitario {m} |
| catalogue {v} | :: catalogar |
| Catalonia {prop} /ˌkæt.əˈləʊn.i.ə/ (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Cataluña |
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| catalysis {n} /kəˈtæləsɪs/ (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst) | :: catálisis {f} |
| catalyst {n} /ˈkæt.ə.lɪst/ (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) | :: catalizador {m} |
| catalyst {n} (someone or something that helps or encourages progress or change) | :: catalizador, fermento, levadura, agitador, demiurgo, enzima |
| catalytic {adj} /ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/ (of, or relating to catalysts) | :: catalítico |
| catalyze {v} /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/ (to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction) | :: catalizar |
| catalyze {v} (to accelerate a process) | :: catalizar |
| catalyzer {n} (that which catalyzes) | :: catalizador {m} |
| catamaran {n} /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ (twin-hulled boat) | :: catamarán {m} |
| Catamarca {prop} (province) | :: Catamarca |
| catamite {n} /ˈkætəmaɪt/ (catamite) | :: catamito {m} |
| cat and mouse {n} (two keeping check on one another) | :: juego del gato y el ratón |
| Catanzaro {prop} (town and capital) | :: Catanzaro |
| cataphora {n} /kætəˈfɔɹə/ (referring to a noun that appears later) | :: catáfora {f} |
| cataplasm {n} (poultice) SEE: poultice | :: |
| catapult {n} (slingshot) SEE: slingshot | :: |
| catapult {n} /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ (device for launching large objects) | :: catapulta {f} |
| cataract {n} /ˈkætəɹækt/ (waterfall) | :: catarata {f} |
| cataract {n} (opacity of the lens in the eye) | :: catarata {f} |
| catarrh {n} /kəˈtɑɹ/ (inflammation of the mucous membranes) | :: catarro {m} |
| catastrophe {n} /kəˈtæstɹəfi/ (any large and disastrous event of great significance) | :: catástrofe {f} |
| catastrophe {n} (Ancient Greek tragedies: the solution of the plot) | :: catástrofe {f} |
| catastrophic {adj} /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ (of or pertaining to a catastrophe) | :: catastrófico |
| catastrophic {adj} (disastrous; ruinous) | :: catastrófico, desastroso |
| catatonia {n} (severe psychiatric condition) | :: catatonia {f} |
| catatonic {adj} /kæ.təˈtɑn.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia) | :: catatónico |
| catcall {n} (shout or whistle expressing dislike) | :: rechifla {f} (whistle), abucheo {m} (shout) |
| catcall {v} (make such an exclamation) | :: rechiflar (whistle), abuchear (shout) |
| catch {n} /kæt͡ʃ/ (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation) | :: pega {f}, traba {f}, truco {m}, cuestión {f}, trampa {f} |
| catch {n} (that which is captured or caught) | :: captura {f} |
| catch {v} (to capture or snare) | :: capturar |
| catch {v} (to intercept an object in the air etc.) | :: [Latin America] atajar, [football] cazar |
| catch {v} (to contract a disease or illness) | :: pillar, coger, agarrar |
| catch {v} (to perceive and understand) | :: [Chile, informal] cachar, captar, comprender |
| catch {v} (to handle a computer error, especially an exception) | :: capturar |
| catch {v} | :: atrapar |
| catch a buzz {v} (start to get drunk) | :: ir contento, coger el puntillo |
| catch a cold {v} (contract a cold) | :: resfriarse |
| catcher {n} /ˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ (that which catches) | :: colector {m} |
| catcher {n} (baseball player who receives pitches) | :: receptor {m} |
| catch fire {v} (become engulfed in flames) | :: prender |
| catchment area {n} (area from which water drains) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| catch on {v} (to become popular) | :: calar, cuajar |
| catch one's breath {v} (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) | :: tomar un respiro |
| catch one's drift {v} | :: quedarse con la copla |
| catchphrase {n} (a group of words) | :: latiguillo {m} |
| catch up {v} (To entangle) | :: enredar |
| catch up {v} (To be brought up to date with news) | :: enterar [pronominal] |
| catch up {v} (To bring someone else up to date with the news) | :: poner al día, poner al corriente |
| catch up {v} (To reach something that had been ahead) | :: alcanzar |
| catchy {adj} /ˈkætʃi/ (instantly appealing and memorable) | :: pegadizo, pegajoso |
| catechesis {n} (religious instruction) | :: catequesis {f} |
| catechism {n} /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/ (book summarizing the principles of Christianity) | :: catecismo {m} |
| catechist {n} | :: catequista {m} {f} |
| catecholamine {n} /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ (any of a class of aromatic amines) | :: catecolamina {f} |
| catechumen {n} /ˌkæt.əˈkju.mən/ (convert to Christianity prior to baptism) | :: catecúmeno {m}, catecúmena {f} |
| categorical {adj} /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/ (absolute; having no exception) | :: tajante |
| categorically {adv} /ˈkæt.ə.ɡɒ.ɹɪk.li/ (In a categorical manner) | :: tajantemente, categóricamente, terminantemente, en redondo |
| categorization {n} (the process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) | :: categorización {f} |
| categorize {v} (to assign a category) | :: categorizar |
| category {n} /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/ (group) | :: categoría {f} |
| category {n} (collection in math) | :: categoría {f} |
| category theory {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: teoría de categorías {f} |
| catenary {n} /ˈkætəˌnɛɹi/ (curve of a flexible chain) | :: catenaria {f} |
| catenary {n} (power lines above tracks) | :: catenaria {f} |
| catenative {adj} /ˈkætn̩ə.tɪv/ (having the ability to catenate) | :: catenativo |
| catenin {n} (proteins that have a role in cell adhesion) | :: catenina |
| catenoid {n} (Three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary) | :: catenoide {f} |
| cater {v} /ˈkeɪdɚ/ (to provide food for a special occasion as a professional service) | :: proveer comida para |
| cater {v} (to provide food for a special occasion as a professional service) | :: atender |
| cater-cousin {n} (bosom friend) SEE: bosom friend | :: |
| catering {n} /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/ (the business of providing food and related services) | :: banquete {m}, servicio de banquete {m}, catering |
| caterpillar {n} /ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/ (larva of a butterfly) | :: oruga {f}, cuncuna {f} |
| caterpillar {n} (vehicle with a caterpillar track) | :: oruga {f}, tractor de oruga {m} |
| catfight {n} (acrimonious fighting between women) | :: pelea de gatas {f} |
| catfish {n} (type of fish, see also: sheatfish) | :: [Chile] bagre {m}, siluro {m}, barbo {m}, pez gato {m} |
| cat flap {n} (small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) | :: gatera {f} |
| cat-flap {n} (cat flap) SEE: cat flap | :: |
| cat food {n} (type of food formulated for the feeding of cats) | :: comida para gatos {f} |
| catgirl {n} (female character with feline characteristics) | :: chica gata {f} |
| cat got someone's tongue {phrase} (why are you not saying anything?) | :: ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? (did the cat eat your tongue?) |
| catharsis {n} /kəˈθɑːɹˌsɪs/ (in drama, a release of emotional tension) | :: catarsis {f} |
| catharsis {n} (any release of emotional tension) | :: catarsis {f} |
| Cathay {prop} /kæˈθeɪ/ (Medieval northern China) | :: Catay {m} |
| cathedral {n} /kəˈθiː.dɹəl/ (principal church of a bishop's diocese) | :: catedral {f} |
| Catherine {prop} /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/ (female given name) | :: Catalina {f} |
| catheter {n} /ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/ (small tube inserted into a body cavity) | :: catéter {m} |
| catheterize {v} /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/ (to introduce a catheter) | :: sondar |
| cathetus {n} /ˈkæ.θɪ.təs/ (either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse) | :: cateto {m} |
| cathode {n} /ˈkæθ.oʊd/ (electrode through which current flows outward) | :: cátodo {m} |
| cathode {n} | :: catodo {m} |
| cathode ray tube {n} (vacuum tube that displays images) | :: tubo de rayos catódicos {m} |
| Catholic {adj} /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church) | :: católico |
| Catholic {adj} (of the Roman Catholic church) | :: católico romano |
| Catholic {n} (member of a Catholic church) | :: católico {m}, católica {f} |
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome) | :: Iglesia católica {f} |
| Catholicism {n} /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzm/ (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church) | :: catolicismo {m} |
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism | :: |
| Catholicize {v} (make Catholic) | :: catolizar |
| catholicos {n} /kəˈθɒlɪkəs/ (high-ranking bishop or patriarch) | :: catolicós {m} |
| cation {n} /ˈkat.ʌɪ.ən/ (a positively charged ion) | :: catión {m} |
| catkin {n} (botany: a type of inflorescence) | :: amento {m} |
| cat litter {n} (grit used in a cat's toilet tray) SEE: kitty litter | :: |
| cat meat {n} (cat eaten as meat) | :: carne de gato {f} |
| catmint {n} (catnip) SEE: catnip | :: |
| catnip {n} /ˈkatnɪp/ (plant of the genus Nepeta) | :: menta de gato {f}, nébeda {f} |
| catnip {n} (specific species which causes intoxication among cats) | :: menta de gato, menta gatuna, albahaca de gatos, gatera, gataria, nébeda |
| catoblepas {n} (mythological creature) | :: catoblepas {m}, catóblepon {m}, catoblepa {m} |
| cat-o'-nine-tails {n} (whip) | :: gato de nueve colas {m} |
| cat's eye {n} (cymophane) SEE: cymophane | :: |
| catshark {n} (catshark) | :: pejegato {m} |
| catslaughter {n} (killing of cats) | :: felicidio |
| cattail {n} /ˈkæt.teɪl/ (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) | :: espadaña {f} |
| cattle {n} /ˈkæt(ə)l/ (domesticated bovine animals) | :: ganado {m} |
| cattle {n} | :: ganado bovino {m} |
| cattle chamois {n} (Budorcas taxicolor) SEE: takin | :: |
| cattle egret {n} (cattle egret) | :: garcilla bueyera {f} |
| cattleman {n} (man who raises or tends cattle) | :: ganadero {m} |
| catty {adj} /ˈkæti/ (spiteful) | :: malicioso |
| catwalk {n} (narrow elevated stage on which models parade) | :: pasarela {f} |
| Caucasian {adj} /kɔːˈkeɪʒən/ (pertaining to the Caucasus region or people) | :: caucásico, caucasiano |
| Caucasian {adj} (pertaining to the anthropological race) | :: caucásico |
| Caucasian {n} (native of the Caucasus region) | :: caucáseo {m} |
| Caucasian {n} (member of Caucasian race) | :: caucásico {m} |
| Caucasian Albania {prop} (ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains) | :: Albania caucásica {f} |
| Caucasian shepherd {n} | :: pastor del Cáucaso |
| Caucasus {prop} /ˈkɔːkəsəs/ (geographic region) | :: Cáucaso {m} |
| caucus {n} /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/ (a meeting of party members) | :: bancada {f} |
| caucus race {n} (political competition) | :: carrera en comité {f}, precandidatura {f}, primaria {f}, primera ronda {f} |
| caudal {adj} /ˈkɔːdəl/ (pertaining to the tail) | :: caudal |
| caudal fin {n} (the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates) | :: aleta caudal {f} |
| caudate nucleus {n} (nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain) | :: núcleo caudado {m} |
| caudillo {n} /kɔˈdiː(j)oʊ/ (military dictator in South America) | :: caudillo {m} |
| caudilloship {n} (a caudillo government) | :: caudillazgo {m} |
| caught with one's pants down {adj} (caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation) | :: en paños menores, pillado con el culo al aire |
| caul {n} /kɔːl/ (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines) | :: redaño {m} |
| cauldron {n} /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/ (large bowl-shaped pot) | :: cacerola, caldera |
| caul fat {n} (membrane) | :: mesenterio {m} |
| cauliflower {n} /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ (vegetable) | :: coliflor {f} |
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant) | :: coliflor {f} |
| cauliflower {n} | :: pella {f} [Northern Spain, specifically Navarra, Spanish Basque Country, Aragon, and La Rioja] |
| cauline {adj} (growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis) | :: caulinar |
| caulk {v} /kɔːk/ (to seal joints with caulk) | :: enmasillar, calafatear |
| caulker {n} (A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping) | :: calafateador {m} |
| Cauquenes {prop} (Cauquenes) | :: Cauquenes {m} |
| causal {adj} /ˈkɔːz.əl/ (of, relating to or being a cause of something) | :: causal |
| causalism {n} (social system) | :: causalismo {m} |
| causality {n} (agency of cause) | :: causalidad {f} |
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| causation {n} (the act of causing) | :: causación {f} |
| causation {n} (causality) SEE: causality | :: |
| causative {adj} /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ (acting as a cause) | :: causativo |
| cause {n} /kɔz/ (source or reason of an event or action) | :: causa {f} |
| cause {n} (goal, aim, principle) | :: causa {f} |
| cause {v} (to set off an event or action) | :: causar |
| cause and effect {n} (causation) SEE: causation | :: |
| cause and effect {n} (causality) SEE: causality | :: |
| cause célèbre {n} /kɔz sɛˈlɛb/ (issue or incident arousing heated public debate) | :: tema de interés {m} |
| cause of death {n} (official cause of a human death) | :: causa de la muerte {f} |
| causeway {n} /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/ (raised roadway) | :: calzada elevada {f} |
| caustic {adj} /ˈkɔːstɪk/ (capable of destroying organic tissue) | :: cáustico |
| caustic {n} (caustic soda) SEE: caustic soda | :: |
| causticity {n} /kɔːˈstɪsɪti/ (the quality of being caustic) | :: causticidad {f} |
| caustic soda {n} (sodium hydroxide) | :: soda cáustica {f} |
| cauterization {n} (act of searing some morbid part) | :: cauterización {f} |
| cauterize {v} /ˈkʰɔɾəɹaɪz/ (burn tissue) | :: cauterizar |
| caution {n} /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/ (precept or warning against evil or danger) | :: advertencia {f} |
| caution {n} (careful attention, prudence) | :: precaución {f}, cuidado {m}, cautela {f} |
| caution {n} (security; guaranty; bail) | :: fianza {f} |
| caution {v} (to warn) | :: advertir |
| cautionary {adj} (admonitory) SEE: admonitory | :: |
| cautionary {adj} (serving to caution or warn) | :: precautorio |
| cautionary tale {n} (story) | :: cuento moralizante {m} |
| cautious {adj} /ˈkɔːʃəs/ (careful) | :: cauto, cauteloso, precavido, cuidadoso |
| cautiously {adv} /ˈkɔːʃəsli/ (in a cautious manner) | :: precavidamente |
| cavalcade {n} /ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/ (company of riders) | :: cabalgada {f} |
| cavalier {n} /ˌkævəˈlɪəɹ/ (military man serving on horse) | :: caballero {m} |
| cavalier {n} (well mannered man; a gentleman) | :: caballero {m} |
| cavalry {n} /ˈkævəlɹi/ (military service that fights with riding horses) | :: caballería {f} |
| cavalry {n} (mechanized cavalry) SEE: mechanized cavalry | :: |
| cavalryman {n} (a soldier in the cavalry) | :: soldado de caballería |
| cave {n} /keɪv/ (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: cueva {f}, gruta {f} |
| caveat {n} /ˈkævɪæt/ (warning) | :: advertencia {f}, aviso {m}, reserva {f} |
| caveat {n} (qualification or exemption) | :: condición |
| caveat {n} (notice requesting a postponement of a court proceedings) | :: notificación |
| cave bear {n} (Ursus spelaeus) | :: oso cavernario {m} |
| cave in {v} (to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) | :: ceder |
| caveman {n} (early humans or related species) | :: cavernícola {m}, hombre de las cavernas {m}, troglodita {m}, cavernario {m}, hombre prehistórico {m} |
| caveola {n} (small invagination of the plasma membrane) | :: caveola {f} |
| cave painting {n} (paintings found in caves, especially prehistoric ones) | :: pintura rupestre {f} |
| cave pearl {n} (speleothem) | :: perla de caverna {f} |
| cavern {n} /ˈkæv.ən/ (large cave) | :: caverna {f} |
| cavern {n} (underground chamber) | :: caverna {f} |
| cavernous {adj} (resembling a cavern) | :: cavernoso |
| cavesson {n} (part of a horse's bridle) | :: cabezón {m} |
| caviar {n} /kæviːɑɹ/ (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)) | :: caviar {m} |
| cavitary {adj} (of or pertaining to a body cavity) | :: cavitario {m} |
| cavity {n} /ˈkʰævɪɾi/ (hole or hollow depression) | :: cavidad {f} |
| cavity {n} (hollow area within the body) | :: cavidad {f} |
| cavity {n} (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) | :: caries {f} |
| cavort {v} /kəˈvɔɹt/ (move/play boisterously) | :: retozar, juguetear |
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig | :: |
| caw {n} /kɔː/ (cry of a crow) | :: graznido |
| caw {v} (to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven) | :: graznar |
| Cayenne {prop} /kaɪˈɛn/ (capital of French Guiana) | :: Cayena {f} |
| cayenne pepper {n} (hot chilli pepper) | :: pimienta de Cayena {f} |
| cayenne pepper {n} (spice) | :: pimienta de Cayena {f} |
| Caymanian {adj} (of the Cayman Islands) | :: caimanés |
| Caymanian {n} (person from the Cayman Islands) | :: caimanés {m} |
| Cayman Islands {prop} (British territory in the Caribbean) | :: Islas Caimán {f-p} |
| Cayo Largo {prop} (Cuba) | :: Cayo Largo, Cayo Largo del Sur |
| Cáceres {prop} (province) | :: Cáceres |
| CCP {prop} (Chinese Communist Party) | :: PCCh |
| Cúcuta {prop} (city in Colombia) | :: Cúcuta |
| CD {n} /ˌsiːˈdiː/ (abbreviation of compact disc, see also: compact disc) | :: CD {m} |
| cDNA {n} (complementary DNA) | :: ADNc |
| CD player {n} (CD player) | :: reproductor de CD {m} |
| CD-ROM {n} /siː.diːˈɹɒm/ (CD-ROM) | :: cederrón {m} |
| CE {prop} (Common/Current/Christian Era) | :: E.C. {f} [Era Común] |
| cease {v} /siːs/ (intransitive) | :: cesar, parar, terminar |
| cease {v} (transitive) | :: dejar de |
| cease and desist {v} (stop and not resume an action) | :: cese y renuncie |
| cease-fire {n} (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) | :: alto el fuego {m}, armisticio {m}, tregua {f} |
| ceaselessly {adv} (without ceasing) | :: incesantemente |
| Cebu {prop} (island in central Philippines) | :: isla de Cebú |
| Cebu {prop} | :: Cebú |
| Cebuano {n} /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/ (language) | :: cebuano {m} |
| Cebuano {adj} (pertaining to the language or its speakers) | :: cebuano |
| Cecil {prop} /ˈsɛsəl/ (male given name) | :: Cecilio {m} |
| Cecilia {prop} /sɛˈsiːli.ə/ (female given name) | :: Cecilia |
| Cecina {prop} (town in the province of Livorno) | :: Cecina {f} |
| cedar {n} /ˈsi.dɚ/ (coniferous tree in genus Cedrus) | :: cedro {m} |
| cede {v} /siːd/ (give up) | :: ceder |
| cedilla {n} /səˈdɪlə/ (mark placed under the letter c) | :: cedilla {f} |
| cee {n} /siː/ (name of the letter C, c) | :: ce {f} |
| cefotaxime {n} /sɛfəˈtæksiːm/ (antibiotic) | :: cefotaxima {f}, cefatoxime {f} |
| ceftriaxone {n} (synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic) | :: ceftriaxona |
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling | :: |
| ceiling {n} /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ (upper limit of room) | :: techo {m} |
| ceiling {n} (altitude) | :: techo {m} |
| ceiling fan {n} (fan fixture on a ceiling) | :: ventilador de techo {m}, abano {m} |
| celadon {n} /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ (pale green colour) | :: celadón |
| celadon {n} (pale green glaze) | :: celadón |
| celadon {n} (ceramic with pale green glaze) | :: celadón {m} |
| celebrant {n} (person who officiates at a religious ceremony) | :: celebrante {m} {f} |
| celebrant {n} (person who conducts formal ceremonies) | :: celebrante {m} {f} |
| celebrant {n} (person who is celebrating something) | :: celebrante {m} {f} |
| celebrate {v} /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/ (extol or honour in a solemn manner) | :: honrar, loar, alabar |
| celebrate {v} (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.) | :: celebrar |
| celebrate {v} (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event) | :: celebrar, festejar |
| celebrate {v} (perform or participate in) | :: celebrar, |
| celebrated {adj} /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/ (famous or widely praised) | :: celebrado |
| celebration {n} (social gathering for entertainment and fun) | :: celebración {f} |
| celebrity {n} /sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/ (famous person) | :: celebridad {f} |
| celebrity {n} (fame) | :: celebridad {f} |
| celeriac {n} (form of celery) | :: apio nabo {m} |
| celerity {n} /sɪˈlɛɹɪti/ (speed) | :: celeridad {f} |
| celery {n} /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/ (herb) | :: apio {m}, celery {m} |
| celery salt {n} (spice) | :: sal de apio {f} |
| celesta {n} /səˈlɛstə/ (musical instrument) | :: celesta |
| celestial {adj} /səˈlɛst͡ʃəl/ (relating to heaven (religious)) | :: celestial |
| celestial {adj} (relating to sky) | :: celestial, celeste |
| celestial body {n} (natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere) | :: cuerpo celeste {m} |
| Celestial Empire {prop} (Empire of China) | :: Imperio celeste {m} |
| celestially {adv} (in a celestial manner) | :: celestialmente |
| celestial sphere {n} (abstract sphere of infinite radius) | :: esfera celeste {f} |
| celestine {n} (mineral) | :: celestina {f}, celestita {f} |
| Celia {prop} (female given name) | :: Celia |
| celiac {adj} (of or pertaining to the abdominal cavity) | :: celíaco, celiaco |
| celiac {n} (someone who has celiac disease) | :: celíaco {m}, celiaco {m} |
| celibacy {n} /ˈsɛləbəsi/ (state of being unmarried) | :: celibato {m} |
| celibacy {n} (abstaining from sexual relations) | :: celibato |
| celibate {adj} /ˈsɛləbət/ (unmarried) | :: célibe |
| Celine {prop} (female given name) | :: Celina {f} |
| cell {n} /sɛl/ (room in a prison for containing inmates) | :: celda {f}, bartolina {f} [Honduras], estancia {f}, calabozo {m} |
| cell {n} (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) | :: célula {f} |
| cell {n} (small group of people forming part of a larger organization) | :: célula {f} |
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) | :: célula {f} |
| cell {n} (informal: a cellular telephone, see also: mobile phone) | :: teléfono móvil {m}, móvil {m}, teléfono celular {m}, celular {m} |
| cellar {n} /ˈsɛlɚ/ (underground space) | :: sótano {m} |
| cellar {n} (wine collection) | :: bodega {f}, cava {f} |
| cellar {n} (slang: last place in competition) | :: cola {f} , sótano {m} |
| cellar door {n} (door leading to a cellar) | :: puerta del sótano |
| cellist {n} /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/ (person who plays the cello) | :: violonchelista {m} {f}, violoncelista {m} {f}, chelista {m} {f} |
| cell line {n} (cells that are genetically identical) | :: línea celular {f} |
| cell membrane {n} (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell) | :: membrana celular {f} |
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus | :: |
| cello {n} /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ (musical instrument) | :: chelo {m}, violonchelo {m} |
| cellobiose {n} (disaccharide found as a repeat unit in cellulose) | :: celobiosa {f} |
| cellophane {n} /ˈsɛləfeɪn/ (the transparent plastic film) | :: celofán {m}, celo {m} |
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cell theory {n} (scientific theory) | :: teoría celular {f} |
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {adj} (of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells) | :: celular |
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellulite {n} (dimpled appearance of skin) | :: celulitis {f} |
| celluloid {n} /ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd/ (variety of thermoplastics) | :: celuloide {m} |
| cellulose {n} (the polysaccharide cellulose) | :: celulosa {f} |
| cell wall {n} /sɛl wɔːl/ (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) | :: pared celular {f} |
| Celsius {adj} /ˈsɛlsiːəs/ (related to a metric scale of temperature) | :: Celsius {m} |
| Celt {prop} /kɛlt/ (ancient) | :: celta {m} |
| Celtiberian {n} /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ (person) | :: celtíbero {m} |
| Celtiberian {prop} (language) | :: celtíbero {m} |
| Celtic {prop} /ˈkɛltɪk/ (branch of languages) | :: celta {m} |
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) | :: céltico, celta |
| Celtic Wicca {prop} (branch of Wicca) | :: wicca celta |
| Celtist {adj} (relating to the Celts) | :: celtista {m} {f} |
| celtuce {n} /ˈsɛlt.əs/ (type of lettuce) | :: lechuga china {f} |
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord | :: |
| cement {n} /ˈsimɛnt/ (a powdered substance) | :: cemento {m} |
| cement {n} (the paste-like substance) | :: pegamento |
| cement {n} (any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties) | :: pegamento |
| cement {v} | :: cementar |
| cement mixer {n} (device to make concrete) | :: hormigonera {f} |
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard | :: |
| cendrée {n} (grey colour (noun)) | :: cenizo |
| -cene {suffix} (suffix indicating a geologic period) | :: -ceno |
| Cenomanian {prop} | :: Cenomaniense |
| cenotaph {n} /ˈsɛn.əʊ.tæf/ (monument to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere) | :: cenotafio {m} |
| cenote {n} /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/ (deep natural well or sinkhole) | :: cenote {m} |
| Cenozoic {adj} /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) | :: cenozoico |
| Cenozoic {prop} (geological epoch) | :: cenozoico {m} |
| censer {n} /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ (religious ornamental container for burning incense) | :: incensario {m}, botafumeiro {m}, turíbulo {m}, pebetero {m}, turífero {m} |
| censor {n} /ˈsɛnsə/ (Ancient Roman magistrate) | :: censor {m} |
| censor {n} (official responsible for removal of objectionable material or sensitive content) | :: censor {m}, censora {f}, censurador {m}, censuradora {f} |
| censor {n} (one who condemns or censors) | :: censor {m}, censora {f}, censurador {m}, censuradora {f} |
| censor {v} (to review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, objectionable content) | :: censurar |
| censorship {n} /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/ (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) | :: censura {f} |
| censorware {n} (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) | :: software de censura {m} |
| censure {n} /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/ (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension) | :: censura {f} |
| censurer {n} (censor) SEE: censor | :: |
| census {n} /ˈsɛnsəs/ (official count of members of a population) | :: censo {m} |
| cent {n} /sɛnt/ (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere) | :: centavo {m}, céntimo {m} |
| centaur {n} /ˈsɛntɑɹ/ (mythical half-man, half-horse) | :: centauro {m} |
| Centaurus {prop} (spring constellation of the northern sky) | :: Centaurus |
| centaury {n} /ˈsɛntɔɹi/ (Centaurium) | :: centaura {f} |
| centenarian {adj} /ˌsɛn.tɪˈnɛəɹ.i.ən/ (being at least 100 yrs old) | :: centenario |
| centenarian {adj} (of or relating to a centenarian) | :: centenario |
| centenarian {n} (one who is at least 100 years old) | :: centenario {m} |
| centenary {adj} (of, or pertaining to, or completing a period of 100 years) | :: centenario |
| centenier {n} (centurion) SEE: centurion | :: |
| centennial {n} /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ (100th anniversary) | :: centenario {m} |
| center {n} /ˈsɛn.tɚ/ (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) | :: centro {m} |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere) | :: centro {m} |
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: centro {m} |
| center {n} (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates) | :: centro {m} |
| center {n} (place where a function or activity occurs) | :: centro {m} |
| center {n} (topic of particular importance) | :: centro {m}, meollo {m} |
| center {n} (in basketball) | :: pívot {m} {f} |
| center {n} (in ice hockey) | :: central {m} |
| center {v} (cause to occupy the center) | :: centrar |
| center {v} (cause something to have a value midway between extremes) | :: mediar, promediar |
| center {v} (concentrate on) | :: concentrarse en |
| centering {n} (type of formwork) | :: cimbra {f} |
| centigram {n} /ˈsɛntɪˌɡɹæm/ (a metric measurement of 1/100 of a gram) | :: centigramo {m} |
| centimetre {n} /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ (one-hundredth of a metre) | :: centímetro {m} |
| centipede {n} /ˈsɛnt.ɪ.pid/ (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda) | :: ciempiés {m}, escolopendra {f} |
| centisecond {n} (unit of time equal to 0.01 seconds) | :: centisegundo {m} |
| central {adj} /ˈsɛntɹəl/ (being in the centre) | :: central |
| central {adj} (being very important) | :: central |
| Central Africa {prop} (region) | :: África Central |
| Central African {n} (A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent) | :: centroafricano {m} |
| Central African {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people) | :: centroafricano |
| Central African Republic {prop} /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈæfɹɪkən ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ (country in Central Africa) | :: República Centroafricana |
| Central America {prop} /ˌsɛntɹəl əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (part of North America) | :: América Central, Centroamérica |
| Central American {adj} (relating to Central America) | :: centroamericano |
| Central American {n} (Central American person) | :: centroamericano {m}, centroamericana {f} |
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia) | :: Asia Central {f} |
| Central Asian Ovcharka {n} (dog breed) | :: pastor de Asia Central |
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity) | :: banco central {m} |
| central business district {n} (central area of a city) | :: centro {m} |
| Central Europe {prop} /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈjʊɹəp/ (geographical region in the center of Europe) | :: Europa Central {f} |
| central government {n} (highest level of government in a unitary state) | :: gobierno central {m} |
| central heating {n} (heating system) | :: calefacción central {f} |
| centralise {v} (centralise) SEE: centralize | :: |
| centralism {n} (system that centralizes) | :: centralismo {m} |
| centrality {n} (the state of being central) | :: centralidad {f} |
| centralize {v} (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate) | :: centralizar |
| centralize {v} (to move power to a single, central authority) | :: centralizar |
| central nervous system {n} (that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord) | :: sistema nervioso central {m} |
| Central Park {prop} (park in Manhattan) | :: Parque Central |
| central processing unit {n} (part of a computer) | :: unidad central de procesamiento {f} |
| central simple algebra {n} (type of associative algebra over a field) | :: álgebra simple central {f}, ASC {f} |
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre half {n} (football position) | :: centre half {m} |
| centrepiece {n} (ornament to be placed in the centre) | :: centro de mesa {m} [only for tables] |
| Centre-Val de Loire {prop} /ˌsɛntə væl ˈdə lwɑː/ (region of France) | :: Centro-Valle de Loira {m} |
| -centric {suffix} (having a specified object at the centre) | :: -céntrico |
| centric {adj} /ˈsɛntɹɪk/ (central) | :: céntrico |
| centrifugal force {n} (force) | :: fuerza centrífuga {f} |
| centrifuge {n} /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ (device for separation of substances) | :: centrífuga {f} |
| centrifuge {v} (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) | :: centrifugar |
| centriole {n} /ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/ (barrel shaped microtubule) | :: centríolo {m}, centriolo {m} |
| centripetal {adj} /sɛnˈtɹɪpətəl/ (directed or moving towards a centre) | :: centrípeto |
| centripetal {adj} (directed towards the central nervous system) | :: centrípeto |
| centripetal force {n} (the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation) | :: fuerza centrípeta {f} |
| centrism {n} (moderate political philosophy) | :: centrismo {m} |
| centrist {adj} (of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism) | :: centrista |
| centrist {n} (a person who advocates centrism) | :: centrista {m} {f} |
| centroid {n} (point at the centre of any shape) | :: centroide {m} |
| centromere {n} /ˈsɛntɹəˌmiɚ/ (region of a eukaryotic chromosome) | :: centrómero {m} |
| centrosome {n} (organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules) | :: centrosoma {m} |
| centurion {n} /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/ (commander of a century of soldiers) | :: centurión {m} |
| century {n} /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/ (100 years) | :: centuria {f}, siglo {m} |
| century {n} (Roman army type unit) | :: centuria {f} |
| century egg {n} (Chinese delicacy) | :: huevo centenario {m} |
| century plant {n} (Agave americana) | :: magüey {m} |
| cep {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cepe {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cephalalgia {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
| cephalic {adj} /sɪˈfælɪk/ (of or referring to the head) | :: cefálico |
| Cephalonian {adj} (Greek island) | :: cefalonio |
| Cephalonian {n} (Greek island) | :: cefalonio |
| cephalopod {n} /ˈsɛfalapɑd/ (mollusc) | :: cefalópodo {m} |
| -cephaly {suffix} (head) | :: -cefalia {f} |
| Cephas {prop} (apostle Peter) | :: Cefas |
| cepheid variable {n} (radially pulsating variable star) | :: estrella variable Cefeida {f} |
| Cepheus {prop} /ˈsiːfi.əs/ (mythical husband of Cassiopeia) | :: Cefeo {m} |
| Cepheus {prop} (constellation) | :: Cefeus {m}, Cefeo {m} |
| cepstral {adj} (of or relating to cepstra) | :: cepstral |
| cepstrum {n} /ˈkɛpstɹəm/ (Fourier transform of the logarithm of a spectrum) | :: cepstrum {m} |
| ceramic {adj} /səˈɹæmɪk/ (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) | :: cerámico |
| ceramic {n} (material) | :: cerámica {f} |
| ceramics {n} (art) | :: cerámica {f} |
| ceramics {n} (ceramics objects as a group) | :: cerámica {f} |
| ceramide {n} /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/ (lipid) | :: ceramida {f} |
| Cerberus {prop} /ˈsɝbəɹəs/ (mythological three-headed dog) | :: Cerbero {m} |
| cereal {n} (breakfast cereal) SEE: breakfast cereal | :: |
| cereal {n} /ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ/ (type of grass) | :: cereal {m} |
| cereal {n} (grains of such a grass) | :: cereales {m-p} |
| cerebellar {adj} (of or pertaining to the cerebellum) | :: cerebeloso |
| cerebellum {n} /ˌseɹəˈbeləm/ (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates) | :: cerebelo {m} |
| cerebral {adj} /ˈsɛɹ.ə.bɹəl/ (of, or relating to the brain) | :: cerebral |
| cerebral cortex {n} (layer of the brain) | :: corteza cerebral {f}, córtex cerebral {f} |
| cerebral hemisphere {n} (region of the brain) | :: hemisferio cerebral {m}, hemisferio {m} |
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) | :: parálisis cerebral {f} |
| cerebrospinal {adj} (Of, or pertaining to brain or spine) | :: cerebroespinal, cefalorraquídeo |
| cerebrospinal fluid {n} (clear bodily fluid) | :: líquido cefalorraquídeo {m}, líquido cerebroespinal {m} |
| cerebrovascular accident {n} (loss of brain function, see also: CVA) | :: ataque de apoplejía {f} |
| cerebrum {n} /ˈsɛ.ɹɪ.bɹəm/ (upper part of the brain) | :: telencéfalo {m} |
| ceremonial {adj} (of, relating to, or used in a ceremony) | :: ceremonial |
| ceremony {n} /ˈsɛɹɪməni/ (ritual with religious significance) | :: ceremonia {f} |
| ceremony {n} (official gathering to celebrate) | :: ceremonia {f} |
| ceremony {n} (formal socially-established behaviour) | :: ceremonia {f} |
| Ceres {prop} /ˈsɪəɹiːz/ (Roman goddess) | :: Ceres {f} |
| Ceres {prop} (dwarf planet) | :: Ceres |
| cerise {n} /səˈɹiːz/ (colour) | :: cereza {f} |
| cerise {adj} (colour) | :: cereza |
| cerium {n} /ˈsɪəɹiəm/ (chemical element) | :: cerio {m} |
| certain {adj} /ˈsɝtn̩/ (sure, positive, not doubting) | :: cierto |
| certain {adj} (not specifically named, indeterminate, indefinite) | :: cierto |
| certain {determiner} (having been determined but not specified) | :: cierto {m}, cierta {f} |
| certainly {adv} /ˈsɝʔn̩li/ (without doubt, surely) | :: ciertamente, sin duda, a todas luces |
| certainly {adv} (emphatic affirmative answer) | :: por supuesto |
| certainty {n} /ˈsɝtn̩ti/ (state of being certain) | :: certeza {f} |
| certifiable {adj} (that can or must be certified) | :: certificable |
| certificate {n} /səɹˈtɪfɪkɪt/ (document containing a certified statement) | :: certificado |
| certification {n} /ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act of certifying) | :: certificación |
| certify {v} (to attest as to) | :: certificar |
| certitude {n} /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/ (sureness, certainty) | :: certidumbre {f} |
| cerulean {n} /səˈɹuːli.ən/ (sky blue) | :: cerúleo {m} |
| cerulean {adj} (sky-blue) | :: cerúleo |
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| cerussite {n} (mineral) | :: cerusita {f} |
| cervical {adj} /ˈsɝːvɨkl̩/ (of the neck) | :: cervical |
| cervical {adj} (of the cervix) | :: cervical |
| cervical cancer {n} (cancer of the cervix) | :: cáncer cervical {m} |
| cervical cap {n} (contraceptive device) | :: capuchón cervical {m}, cubierta cervical {f} |
| cervical vertebra {n} (any of the seven vertebrae of the neck) | :: vértebra cervical {f} |
| cervicide {n} (deerslaughter) SEE: deerslaughter | :: |
| cervicitis {n} (inflammation of the cervix) | :: cervicitis {f} |
| cervico- {prefix} (of or relating to the cervix) | :: cervico- |
| cervico- {prefix} (of or relating to the neck) | :: cervico- |
| cervicothoracic {adj} (relating to the cervix and thorax) | :: cervicotorácico |
| cervicovaginal {adj} (pertaining to the cervix and vagina) | :: cervicovaginal |
| cervid {n} (member of Cervidae) | :: cérvido {m} |
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} /ˈsɝ.vɪks/ (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) | :: cérvix {m} |
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| cessation {n} /sɛˈseɪʃən/ (a ceasing or discontinuance) | :: cese {m} |
| cessionary {n} (one who receives a cession) SEE: assignee | :: |
| cesspool {n} /ˈsɛsˌpuːl/ (place for sewage) | :: pozo negro {m}, pozo ciego |
| cesspool {n} (filthy place) | :: cloaca {f} |
| c'est la vie {phrase} (such is life) SEE: such is life | :: |
| cetacean {n} /sɪˈteɪʃən/ (an animal belonging to the order Cetacea) | :: cetáceo {m} |
| cetane {n} (C16H34) | :: cetano {m} |
| cetirizine {n} /sɛˈtɪɹɨziːn/ (metabolite of hydroxyzine) | :: cetirizina {f} |
| cetology {n} (study of cetaceans) | :: cetología |
| Cetti's warbler {n} /ˈtʃɛtiz/ (Cetti's warbler) | :: ruiseñor bastardo {m} |
| Cetus {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: Cetus |
| Ceuta {prop} (Spanish enclave) | :: Ceuta |
| ceviche {n} /səˈviːtʃeɪ/ (raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium) | :: cebiche {m} |
| Ceylon {prop} /seɪˈlɑn/ | :: Ceilán {m} |
| cf. {v} (compare) | :: cf., cfr. |
| Chabad {prop} (Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidism) | :: Jabad |
| Chabadnik {n} /χəˈbɑdnɪk/ (member of Chabad) | :: jabádnik {m} |
| chabournéite {n} (a mineral) | :: Chabournéita |
| Chaco {prop} (province) | :: Chaco |
| Chad {prop} /tʃæd/ (country) | :: Chad |
| Chadian {adj} (pertaining to Chad) | :: chadiano {m} |
| Chadian {n} (person from Chad) | :: chadiano {m} |
| Chadic {adj} (belonging to a language family in Africa) | :: chádico |
| chadon beni {n} (culantro) SEE: culantro | :: |
| chador {n} (a loose robe worn by Muslim women) | :: chador {m} |
| chaetognath {n} (arrow worm) SEE: arrow worm | :: |
| chafe {n} /tʃeɪf/ (heat excited by friction) | :: sobrecalentamiento {m} |
| chafe {n} (injury or wear caused by friction) | :: escocimiento {m}, irritación {f}, cocedura {f}, rozadura {f} |
| chafe {n} (vexation; irritation of mind; rage) | :: solivianto {m} |
| chafe {v} (to excite passion or anger in) | :: irritar, soliviantar, enrabietar |
| chafe {v} (to fret and wear by rubbing) | :: escocer, irritar |
| chafe {v} (to be worn by rubbing) | :: escocer, irritar |
| chafe {v} (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated) | :: irritarse |
| chaff {n} /tʃæf/ (inedible parts of grain plant) | :: paja {f}, barcia {f}, [Mexico] bagazo {m} |
| chaff {n} (straw or hay cut up for cattle food) | :: pienso {m} |
| chaffinch {n} /ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/ (bird) | :: pinzón vulgar {m} |
| Chagas' disease {n} (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) | :: enfermedad de Chagas {f}, tripanosomiasis americana {f} |
| Chagatai {prop} (second son of Genghis Khan) | :: Chagatai, Chagatay, Djagatai, Chagadai, Tschagatai |
| chagrin {n} /ʃəˈɡɹɪn/ (distress from failure; vexation or mortification) | :: disgusto {m}, pesar {m} |
| chagrin {v} (bother or vex; to mortify) | :: mortificar |
| chain {n} /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/ (series of interconnected rings or links) | :: cadena {f} |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected things) | :: cadena {f} |
| chain {n} (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) | :: cadena {f} |
| chain {n} (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) | :: cadena |
| chain {v} (to link together) | :: encadenar |
| chain drive {n} (transmission system) | :: cadena de transmisión {f}, transmisión de cadena {f} |
| chainlink {n} (type of fencing) | :: eslabón de la cadena {m} |
| chain mail {n} (a flexible defensive armor) | :: cota de malla {f} |
| chainman {n} (one who wields a chain) | :: cadenero |
| chain of command {n} (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it) | :: cadena de mando {f} |
| chain of custody {n} (the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials) | :: cadena de custodia {f} |
| chain of title {n} (series of documents) | :: cadena titulativa {f} |
| chainplate {n} (plate on the side of a sailing ship) | :: cadenote {m} |
| chain reaction {n} (type of nuclear reaction) | :: reacción en cadena {f} |
| chainring {n} /ˈtʃeɪnɹɪŋ/ (large forward ring on a bicycle) | :: plato {m} |
| chain rule {n} (mean value theorem) | :: regla de la cadena {f} |
| chainsaw {n} /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔː/ (saw with a power-driven chain) | :: motosierra {f}, sierra eléctrica {f}, sierra de cadena {f}, motoserrucho {m} |
| chain smoker {n} (one who habitually smokes a lot) | :: fumador empedernido {m} |
| chair {n} /t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ (furniture) | :: silla {f}, asiento {m} |
| chair {n} (distinguished professorship) | :: eminencia {f} |
| chair {v} (to act as chairperson) | :: presidir, dirigir |
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson | :: |
| chairman {n} /ˈtʃɛːmən/ (person presiding over a meeting) | :: presidente |
| chairman {n} (head of a corporate or governmental board) | :: presidente {m} |
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board) | :: presidente {m}, presidenta {f} |
| chaise longue {n} /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ/ (reclining chair with a long seat) | :: tumbona {f}, chaise longue {f}, cheslón {m} |
| chakra {n} /ˈtʃʌk.ɹə/ (spiritual energy nexuses) | :: chakra {m} |
| chalaza {n} /kəˈleɪzə/ (zoology: spiral band) | :: chalaza {f} |
| chalaza {n} (botany: location) | :: chalaza {f} |
| chalazion {n} /kəˈleɪzi.ən/ (a cyst in the eyelid) | :: chalación {m} |
| chalcanthite {n} (mineral) | :: calcantita {f} |
| Chalcedon {prop} /ˈkælsɪdɑːn/ (town in Asia Minor) | :: Calcedón {m}, Calcedonia {f} |
| chalcedony {n} /kælˈsɛdəni/ (form of fine-grained quartz) | :: calcedonia {f} |
| chalcocite {n} (cuprous sulfide) | :: calcosina {f} |
| chalcopyrite {n} (mineral) | :: calcopirita {f} |
| Chaldea {prop} (region in the southern portion of Babylonia) | :: Caldea {f} |
| Chaldean {adj} (of ancient Babylonia) SEE: Babylonian | :: |
| Chaldean Catholic Church {prop} (an Eastern Catholic particular church) | :: Iglesia católica caldea {f} |
| chalet {n} /ʃæleɪ/ (wooden house) | :: casalete {m} |
| chalice {n} /ˈtʃæl.ɪs/ (large drinking cup) | :: cáliz {m} |
| chalk {n} /t͡ʃɔːk/ (a soft, white, powdery limestone) | :: creta {f} |
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | :: tiza {f}, gis {m} [Mexico], clarión {m} [Spain], pizarrín {m} |
| chalk and cheese {n} (superficially alike but different) | :: parecerse como un huevo a una castaña, como agua y aceite |
| chalkboard {n} /t͡ʃɔk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ (slate board for writing on with chalk) | :: pizarra {f} [Spain], pizarrón {m} [Latin America], tablero {m} [Colombia] |
| chalk up to {v} (idiomatic: to attribute something to something) | :: atribuir |
| challah {n} /ˈχɑːlə/ (traditional braided bread) | :: jalá {f} |
| challenge {n} /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) | :: desafío {m}, reto {m} |
| challenge {n} (difficult task) | :: desafío {m} |
| challenge {n} | :: desafío, reto {m} |
| challenge {v} (to invite someone to take part in a competition) | :: desafiar, retar |
| challenge {v} (to dare someone) | :: retar |
| challenge {v} (to make a formal objection to a juror) | :: impugnar |
| challenger {n} (one who challenges) | :: desafiador {m} |
| Challenger Deep {prop} (deepest point in the world) | :: abismo de Challenger {m} |
| challenging {adj} /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ (difficult; hard to do) | :: desafiante, desafiador |
| Chamaeleon {prop} (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) | :: Chamaeleon |
| Chamartín {prop} (district) | :: Chamartín {m} |
| chamber {n} /ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/ (bedroom) | :: cámara {f} |
| chamber {n} (legislative body) | :: cámara {f} |
| chamber {n} (enclosed space similar to a room) | :: cámara {f} |
| chamber {n} (part of a firearm holding the round before firing) | :: recámara {f} |
| chamber {n} | :: compartimento {m} |
| chamber {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| chamberlain {n} /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/ | :: chambelán {m} |
| chamber music {n} (chamber music) | :: música de cámara {f} |
| chamber of commerce {n} (community business association) | :: cámara de comercio {f} |
| chamber pot {n} (a container used for urination and defecation, see also: urinal; chemical toilet) | :: bacinilla {f}, bacineta {f}, bacinica {f}, pelela {f}, orinal {m} |
| chameleon {n} /kəˈmiːljən/ (reptile) | :: camaleón {m} |
| chameleon {n} (person with inconstant behavior) | :: camaleón {m} |
| chamfer {n} /ˈtʃæm.fɚ/ (an angled relief or cut at an edge) | :: chaflán {m} |
| chamfer {v} (to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel) | :: achaflanar |
| chamois {n} /ˈʃæmwɑː/ (A goat-like antelope) | :: gamuza {f}, rebeco {m}, sarrio {m} |
| chamois {n} (cloth) | :: gamuza {f} |
| chamois leather {n} (suede leather) SEE: suede | :: |
| Chamorro {prop} /tʃəˈmɔɹoʊ/ (Austronesian language) | :: chamorro {m} |
| champagne {n} /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ (sparkling white wine produced in Champagne) | :: champaña {m}, champán {m} |
| Champagne {n} (region of France) | :: Champaña {f} |
| Champagne {n} (champagne) SEE: champagne | :: |
| champagne bucket {n} (bowl or bucket) | :: champañero {m} |
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field | :: |
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| champian {n} (agriculture: common land) SEE: common land | :: |
| champignon {n} /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ (Agaricus bisporus) | :: champiñón común {m}, champiñón {m} [Lat. Amer.] |
| champion {n} /ˈtʃæmpiən/ (someone who has been winner in a contest) | :: campeón {m}, campeona {f} |
| champion {n} (defender of a cause) | :: adalid, valedor, abanderado {m} |
| championship {n} /ˈtʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/ (competition to determine a champion) | :: campeonato {m} |
| Champions League {prop} (the highest-level European club football tournament) | :: Liga de Campeones {f}, Champions {f} |
| chance {n} /tʃʰɛəns/ (an opportunity or possibility) | :: oportunidad {f}, posibilidad {f}, chance {m} {f} |
| chance {n} (random occurrence) | :: azar {m}, suerte {f}, casualidad {f} |
| chance {n} (probability of something happening) | :: probabilidad {f} |
| chance {n} (lot or fate) | :: albur |
| chancel {n} /ˈtʃænsəl/ (space around the altar in a church) | :: presbiterio {m} |
| chancellery {n} /ˈtʃænt.slə.ɹi/ (building) | :: cancillería {f} |
| chancellor {n} /ˈtʃɑːnsələ/ (senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government) | :: canciller |
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries) | :: canciller |
| Chanco {prop} (Chanco) | :: Chanco {m} |
| Chanco cheese {n} (type of cheese) | :: chanco {m} |
| chancre {n} /ˈʃæŋ.kɚ/ (lesion) | :: chancro {m} |
| chancy {adj} (uncertain) | :: incierto, arriesgado |
| chancy {adj} (subject to chance) | :: aleatorio |
| chandelier {n} /ʃændəˈlɪə(ɹ)/ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) | :: araña de luces, lámpara de araña {f} |
| Ch'ang-ch'un {prop} (Changchun) SEE: Changchun | :: |
| Changchun {prop} /t͡ʃæŋˈt͡ʃʊn/ (a sub-provincial city in northeastern China) | :: Changchun |
| change {v} /tʃeɪndʒ/ (to become something different) | :: cambiar, demudarse |
| change {v} (to make something into something different) | :: cambiar, demudar, modificar, mudar |
| change {v} (to replace) | :: reemplazar, cambiar, recambiar |
| change {v} (to replace one's own clothing) | :: cambiarse |
| change {v} | :: cambiar, modificar, mutar |
| change {n} (the process of becoming different) | :: cambio {m}, modificación {f}, mutación {f}, evolución {f} |
| change {n} (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) | :: cambio {m}, calderilla {f} [Spain - specifically coins], [Spain - specifically coins] chatarra {f}, [Northern Mexico] feria {f}, [Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Costa Rica, Southeastern Mexico] menudo {m}, [Mexico - specifically coins] morralla {f}, [Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Northwestern Argentina, Panama, Peru, Southern and Southeastern Mexico, Venezuela] sencillo {m}, [Ecuador, Spain, regional usage in Mexico - in full : dinero suelto] suelto {m}, [Southeastern Mexico] vuelto {m} |
| change {n} (a replacement) | :: cambio {m}, reemplazo {f} |
| change {n} (balance returned after a purchase) | :: cambio {m}, [Colombian regional usage] devueltas {f}, [Spain] vuelta {f}, [Colombian standard usage] vueltas {f-p}, [Latin America except Mexican standard usage] vuelto {m} |
| changeable {adj} /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/ (capable of being changed) | :: cambiable, cambiante |
| changeable {adj} (subject to sudden or frequent changes) | :: variable, cambiante |
| change aversion {n} (negative reaction to changes) | :: aversión al cambio {f} |
| change hands {v} (to become the property of someone else.) | :: cambiar de manos |
| changeling {n} /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/ ((Mythology) an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant) | :: niño cambiado {m} |
| change one's mind {v} (to decide differently than one had decided before) | :: cambiar de opinión, cambiar de idea, cambiar de parecer, mudar de idea, mudar de opinión, mudar de parecer |
| change someone's mind {v} (to convince someone to make a decision) | :: hacer cambiar de idea |
| Changhsingian {prop} | :: Changhsingiense |
| changing room {n} (room in gym etc.) | :: vestuario {m} |
| changing room {n} (room in shop) | :: probador {m} |
| changing table {n} /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/ (Small raised platform.) | :: cambiador {m} |
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| channel {n} /ˈtʃænəl/ (navigable part of a river) | :: canal {m} |
| channel {n} (narrow body of water between two land masses) | :: canal {m}, estrecho {m} |
| channel {n} (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) | :: canal |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) | :: canal {m} |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) | :: canal {m} |
| channel {v} (direct the flow) | :: canalizar, dirigir |
| channel hop {v} (zap) SEE: zap | :: |
| Channel Islands {prop} (group of islands in the English Channel) | :: islas del Canal {f-p}, islas Anglonormandas {f-p} |
| channel surf {v} (zap) SEE: zap | :: |
| Channel Tunnel {prop} (man-made tunnel) | :: Eurotúnel {m} |
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony | :: |
| chansonnier {n} (book) | :: cancionero {m} |
| chansonnier {n} (singer of chansons) | :: cancionero {m} |
| chant {v} /tʃænt/ (sing monophonically without instruments) | :: [religious] salmodiar |
| chanter {n} /ˈtʃɑːntə/ (the pipe of a bagpipe) | :: caramillo {m} |
| chanterelle {n} /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/ (Cantharellus cibarius) | :: chantarela {f}, rebozuelo {m} |
| chaos {n} /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/ (in classical cosmogony) | :: caos |
| chaos {n} (state of disorder) | :: caos |
| chaos theory {n} (chaos theory) | :: teoría del caos {f} |
| chaotic {adj} /keɪˈɒtɪk/ (filled with chaos) | :: caótico |
| chaotic {adj} (extremely disorganized or in disarray) | :: caótico |
| chaotically {adv} (In a chaotic manner) | :: caóticamente |
| chap {n} /tʃæp/ (man or fellow) | :: tipo {m} |
| chaparral {n} /ˌʃæpəˈɹæl/ (region of shrubs) | :: chaparral {m} |
| chapel {n} /ˈtʃæ.pəl/ (place of worship) | :: capilla {m} |
| chaperon {n} (an adult who accompanies unmarried men or women) SEE: chaperone | :: |
| chaperone {n} /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/ (older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour) | :: dueña {f}, carabina {f}, chaperón {m} |
| chaplain {n} /ˈtʃæp.lɪn/ (member of a religious body) | :: capellán {m} |
| Chapman's antshrike {n} (bird) | :: batará de Chapman {m} |
| chapped {adj} /tʃæpt/ (of skin: dry and flaky) | :: agrietado |
| chaps {n} /tʃæps/ (Protective leather leggings attached at the waist) | :: zahones {m-p} |
| chapter {n} /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ (section in a book) | :: capítulo {m} |
| chapter {n} (an administrative division of an organization) | :: sede {f}, capítulo {m}, sección {f} |
| char {v} /tʃɑɹ/ (to burn something to charcoal) | :: carbonizar |
| char {n} /tʃɑɹ/ (fish) | :: salvelino |
| character {n} /ˈkɛɹəktɚ/ (being in a story) | :: personaje {m} |
| character {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: característica {f}, carácter {m} |
| character {n} (moral strength) | :: carácter {m} |
| character {n} (notable or eccentric person) | :: personaje {m} |
| character {n} (symbol for a sound or a word) | :: carácter {m} |
| character {n} ((computing) basic element in a text string) | :: carácter {m} |
| character assassination {n} (malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation) | :: difamación {f} |
| characteristic {adj} /ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ (being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing) | :: característico |
| characteristic {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: característica {f} |
| characteristic {n} | :: característica {f} |
| characteristically {adv} (in a usual or expected way) | :: característicamente |
| characteristic polynomial {n} (linear algebra) | :: polinomio característico {m} |
| characterization {n} (act or process of characterizing) | :: caracterización |
| characterize {v} /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/ (to depict someone or something a particular way) | :: caracterizar |
| characterize {v} (to determine the characteristics of) | :: caracterizar |
| charade {n} /ʃəˈɹɑːd/ (riddle) | :: charada {f} |
| charango {n} /t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/ (small guitar-like stringed instrument) | :: charango {m} |
| charcoal {n} /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ (substance) | :: carbón {m}, carbón vegetal {m} |
| charcoal {n} (stick used for drawing) | :: carboncillo {m} |
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal | :: |
| charcuterie {n} /ʃɑːɹˌkuːtəˈɹi/ (part of a shop specialising in cured meat) | :: charcutería |
| chard {n} /tʃɑɹd/ (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) | :: acelga {f} |
| chargé d'affaires {n} /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ dəˈfɛɹ/ (diplomat) | :: encargado de negocios {m} |
| charge {n} /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ (instruction) | :: encargo {m} |
| charge {n} (heraldry: image displayed on an escutcheon) | :: figura {f}, cargo {m} |
| charge {v} (to demand payment) | :: cobrar |
| charge {v} (to load equipment with material required for its use) | :: cargar |
| charge {v} (to cause to take on an electric charge) | :: cargar |
| charge {v} (military: to attack by moving forward quickly) | :: atacar, arremeter |
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card | :: |
| charger {n} /ˈtʃɑɹdʒɚ/ (a device that charges or recharges) | :: cargador {m} |
| charging station {n} | :: electrolinera {f}, estación de carga {f} |
| chariot {n} /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/ (vehicle used in warfare) | :: carro {m}, carreta {f} |
| charioteer {n} (person who drives a chariot) | :: cochero {m}, auriga {m} |
| charisma {n} /kəˈɹɪzmə/ (personal charm or magnetism) | :: carisma {m} |
| charisma {n} | :: pegue {m} |
| charismatic {adj} /ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/ (of, related to, or having charisma) | :: carismático |
| charitable {adj} (kind, generous) | :: caritativo |
| charitable {adj} (having a purpose or character of a charity) | :: benéfico |
| charitably {adv} (in a charitable manner) | :: caritativamente |
| charity {n} /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ (Christian love) | :: caridad {f}, amor al prójimo {m} |
| charity {n} (attitude) | :: caridad {f}, amor al prójimo {m} |
| charity {n} (organization) | :: entidad benéfica {f}, organización benéfica {f} |
| Charity {prop} (female given name meaning Christian love) | :: Caridad |
| charity stamp {n} (type of postage stamp) SEE: semi-postal stamp | :: |
| charity stripe {n} (free-throw line) SEE: free-throw line | :: |
| charivari {n} (cacaphonous noise, hubbub) SEE: cacophony | :: |
| charlady {n} (woman who cleans houses and offices) SEE: charwoman | :: |
| charlatan {n} /ˈʃɑɹlətən/ (malicious trickster) | :: charlatán {m}, vendehúmos, vendedor de crecepelo |
| charlatanism {n} (charlatanry) SEE: charlatanry | :: |
| charlatanry {n} (state of being a charlatan) | :: charlatanería {f} |
| Charlemagne {prop} /ˈʃɑɹləˌmeɪn/ (king of the Franks) | :: Carlomagno {m} |
| Charles {prop} /tʃɑɹlz/ (given name) | :: Carlos {m} |
| Charles's law {prop} /ˌtʃɑːlz ˈlɔː/ (physical law stating the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure) | :: ley de Charles {f} |
| Charles' Wain {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) SEE: Big Dipper | :: |
| Charlie {prop} /ˈtʃɑɹli/ (diminutive of Charles or its translations in other languages) | :: Carlito {m} |
| Charlotte {prop} /ˈʃɑɹlət/ (female given name) | :: Carlota |
| charm {n} /tʃɑɹm/ (something with magic power) | :: amuleto {m} |
| charm {n} (quality of inspiring delight or admiration) | :: encanto {m} |
| charm {n} (property of subatomic particle) | :: encanto {m} |
| charm {n} | :: dije {m} |
| charm {v} (seduce, entrance or fascinate) | :: encantar |
| charm {v} (use a magical charm) | :: encantar, hechizar; prendar |
| charmed {adj} /tʃɑːmd/ (under a magic spell, see also: bewitched) | :: encantado, hechizado |
| charmer {n} /ˈtʃɑɹmɚ/ (a charming person) | :: encantador {m}, encantadora {f} |
| charming {adj} /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/ (pleasant, charismatic) | :: encantador |
| charmingly {adv} (in a charming manner) | :: encantadoramente |
| charm offensive {n} (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) | :: ofensiva de seducción |
| charm quark {n} (charm quark) | :: quark encantado {m} |
| charnel house {n} (vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored) | :: osario {m} |
| Charon {prop} /ˈkɛəɹən/ (a moon of Pluto) | :: Caronte |
| Charon {prop} (the ferryman of Hades) | :: Caronte |
| charred {adj} (burnt) | :: carbonizado, calcinado |
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map | :: |
| chart {n} (graph) SEE: graph | :: |
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table | :: |
| chart {n} /tʃɑɹt/ (ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music) | :: lista de éxitos {f} |
| chart {n} (diagram) SEE: diagram | :: |
| charter {n} /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ (document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) | :: carta fundacional {f} |
| charter {n} (the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) | :: fletamento {m}, flete {m}, alquilado {m} |
| charter member {n} (original member of an organization) SEE: founding member | :: |
| Chartism {prop} (a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century) | :: cartismo {m} |
| charwoman {n} (cleaning lady) | :: mujer de la limpieza {f} |
| chary {adj} (not disposed to give freely) SEE: frugal | :: |
| chary {adj} (excessively particular or fussy about details) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| Charybdis {prop} /kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ (Greek mythological monster) | :: Caribdis {f} |
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {n} /tʃeɪs/ (action of the verb "to chase") | :: persecución {f} |
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed) | :: perseguir, asenderear |
| chaser {n} /ˈtʃeɪsə/ | :: cazador {m} |
| chasm {n} /ˈkæz(ə)m/ (gap) | :: garganta {f}, cañón {m}, barranco {m}, barranca {f}, sima {f}, abismo {m} |
| chasm {n} (difference of opinion) | :: disensión {f} |
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora | :: |
| chassis {n} /ˈtʃæsi/ (base frame of motor vehicle) | :: chasis {m} |
| chaste {adj} (modest) SEE: modest | :: |
| chaste {adj} /tʃeɪst/ (abstaining from sexual intercourse) | :: casto |
| chaste {adj} (celibate) SEE: celibate | :: |
| chaste {adj} (innocent) SEE: innocent | :: |
| chaste {adj} (austere) SEE: austere | :: |
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline | :: |
| chasten {v} (purify) SEE: purify | :: |
| chastener {n} (one who chastens) SEE: punisher | :: |
| chaste tree {n} (shrub) | :: vitex, árbol casto, pimiento de los monjes, agnocasto {m}, sauzgatillo {m} |
| chastise {v} /tʃæˈstaɪz/ (to punish or scold) | :: castigar, regañar, escarmentar |
| chastity {n} /ˈtʃæstɪti/ (abstaining from sexual activity) | :: castidad {f} |
| chastity belt {n} (belt-like garment) | :: cinturón de castidad {m} |
| chastushka {n} (Russian or Ukrainian folk poem) | :: chastushka {f} |
| chasuble {n} /ˈt͡ʃæzjʊbəl/ (liturgical vestment) | :: casulla {f} |
| chat {v} /tʃæt/ (be engaged in informal conversation) | :: charlar, platicar, yuyear, chamuyar |
| chat {v} (exchange messages in real time) | :: chatear |
| chat {v} | :: platicar, charlar; [Internet] chatear |
| chat {n} (informal conversation) | :: cháchara {f}, charla {f}, chamuyo {m}, lata {f} |
| chat {n} (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) | :: chat {m} |
| chat {n} | :: charla {f} |
| chateaubriand {n} /ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/ (steak cut from a beef tenderloin) | :: biftec doble {m} |
| Chatino {n} | :: chatino {m} |
| Chatino {prop} | :: chatino {m} |
| chat room {n} (website) | :: sala de chat {f}, sala de charla {f}, sala de plática {f}, sala de conversación {f} |
| chatter {n} /ˈtʃætɚ/ (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk) | :: parloteo, cotorreo, cháchara, palique |
| chatter {n} (sound of talking) | :: barullo {m}, vocerio {m} |
| chatter {n} | :: charlatanear |
| chatter {v} (talk idly) | :: parlotear, cotorrear |
| chatterbox {n} (one who chats or talks to excess) | :: loro {m}, lora {f}, charlatán {m}, cotorra {f} |
| Chattian {prop} (a subdivision of the Oligocene epoch) | :: Chattiense |
| chatty {adj} /ˈtʃæti/ (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) | :: locuaz, charlador, conversador, parlanchín |
| chat-tyrant {n} (bird) | :: pitajo {m} |
| chat up {v} (talk in a charming manner) | :: chamuyar, camelar, tirar los trastos, echar los perros |
| chauffeur {n} /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ (a person employed to drive a motor car) | :: chófer {m}, chofer {m} |
| chauvinism {n} /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzm̩/ (excessive patriotism) | :: chovinismo {m}, patrioterismo {m} |
| chauvinism {n} (unwarranted bias) | :: chovinismo {m} |
| chauvinist {adj} (pertaining to chauvinism) | :: chovinista |
| chav {n} /tʃæv/ (relating to a youth from a working class background, aggressive with poor education) | :: flaite {m} [slang, Chile], cani {m}, choni {f} [Spain], poligonero {m}, poligonera {f} [Spain] |
| chavender {n} (chub) SEE: chub | :: |
| chavette {n} /tʃæˈvɛt/ (a female chav) | :: choni {f} [Spain], poligonera {f} |
| Chavism {n} | :: chavismo {m} |
| Chavista {n} (a follower of Hugo Chávez) | :: chavista {m} {f} |
| chavvy {adj} /ˈt͡ʃævi/ (chavvy) | :: poligonero |
| chaya {n} | :: chaya {f}, árbol espinaca {m} |
| chayote {n} /tʃɑˈjoʊti/ (plant) | :: chayotera {f} |
| chayote {n} (fruit) | :: chayote {m} |
| Chayuco {prop} (town) | :: Chayuco, San Agustín Chayuco |
| Chayuco {prop} (municipality) | :: Chayuco, San Agustín Chayuco |
| cheap {adj} /t͡ʃip/ (low and/or reduced in price) | :: barato, económico |
| cheap {adj} (of poor quality) | :: barato, corriente |
| cheapness {n} /ˈtʃiːpnəs/ (state of being cheap) | :: baratura {f} |
| cheat {v} /tʃiːt/ (violate rules to gain advantage) | :: hacer trampa, embaír |
| cheat {v} (being unfaithful) | :: engañar |
| cheat {n} (someone who is dishonest or cheats) | :: tramposo |
| cheat {n} (card game) | :: mentiroso |
| cheat {n} (unfair advantage in a computer game) | :: truco |
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| cheating {n} /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/ (act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition) | :: trampa {f} |
| cheat on {v} (be unfaithful to) | :: engañar, poner los cuernos |
| cheat sheet {n} (sheet of paper used to assist on a test) | :: machete {m}, chuleta {f} |
| Chechen {n} /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ (A member of the Chechen people) | :: checheno {m} |
| Chechen {prop} (language) | :: checheno {m} |
| Chechen {adj} (of or relating to the Chechen people) | :: checheno |
| Chechnya {prop} /ˈtʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/ (republic of Russia) | :: Chechenia {f} |
| check {v} (to clash or interfere) SEE: clash | :: |
| check {n} /t͡ʃɛk/ (chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece) | :: jaque {m} |
| check {n} (inspection or examination) | :: verificación {f}, inspección {f}, cotejo {m}, examen {m} |
| check {n} (control, limit or stop) | :: (slang) chequeo {m} |
| check {n} (mark like a v or sometimes x used as an indicator) | :: marca de cotejo {f}, gancho {m} |
| check {n} (bill, particularly at a restaurant) | :: cuenta {f} |
| check {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: inspeccionar, examinar, comprobar |
| check {v} (to mark with a checkmark) | :: cotejar |
| check {v} (to control, limit, or halt) | :: controlar, limitar, contener |
| check {v} (to verify or compare with a source of information) | :: verificar, comparar, comprobar |
| check {v} (to leave with shipping agent for shipping) | :: facturar, depositar, despachar |
| check {n} (pattern) | :: patrón cuadriculado {m} |
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque | :: |
| check {v} (to chide, rebuke, or reprove) SEE: chide | :: |
| checkbook {n} (chequebook) SEE: chequebook | :: |
| checkerboard {n} (pattern of squares of alternating colours) | :: escaque {m} |
| checkerboard {n} (game board) | :: tablero {m}, tablero de damas {m}, damero {m} |
| checkered {adj} (divided into squares) | :: a cuadros, ajedrezado, escaqueado |
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts | :: |
| check in {v} (to record one's arrival) | :: registrarse, facturar |
| check-in {n} (act of checking in) | :: check-in {m} |
| checking account {n} (current account) SEE: current account | :: |
| checkmate {interj} /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/ (said when making the conclusive move in chess) | :: jaque mate |
| checkmate {n} (conclusive victory in a game of chess) | :: jaque mate {m}, mate {m} |
| checkmate {v} | :: dar jaque mate, dar mate |
| check out {v} (to withdraw (an item) from a library etc., and have the withdrawal recorded) | :: sacar |
| check out {v} (to obtain computer source code from a source code control system) | :: obtener |
| checkout {n} (supermarket checkout position) | :: caja {f} |
| checkout counter {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| checkout desk {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| checkpoint {n} (point along a road or on a frontier) | :: puesto de control {m}, alcabala {f} [Venezuela], retén {m} [Mexico], tranca {f} [Bolivia] |
| checksum {n} (number serving to detect error) | :: suma de verificación {f}, checksum {m} |
| check up {v} (to verify through examination) | :: revisar |
| checkup {n} (physical checkup) | :: chequeo {m}, control {m} |
| Cheddar {prop} (Cheddar cheese) SEE: Cheddar cheese | :: |
| Cheddar cheese {n} (cheese) | :: Cheddar |
| cheek {n} /tʃiːk/ (part of face) | :: mejilla {f}, cacha {f}, cachete {f} |
| cheek {n} (colloquial: buttock) | :: nalga {f}, glúteo {m} |
| cheek {n} (colloquial: impudence) | :: descoco, papo [colloquial] |
| cheek {n} (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) | :: picota {f} |
| cheekbone {n} (bone) | :: pómulo {m}, cigoma {f} |
| cheek pouch {n} (pouch in the cheek) | :: abazón {m} |
| cheeky {adj} /ˈtʃiːki/ (impudent; impertinent) | :: burlón, pillastre {m}, descarado {m}, pícaro {m}, impertinente {m}, insolente {m} |
| cheer {n} /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ (A cheerful attitude; gaiety) | :: alegría {f} |
| cheer {n} (A cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy) | :: hurra |
| cheer {v} (To shout a cheer or cheers) | :: aclamar |
| cheerful {adj} /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəl/ (happy) | :: animado |
| cheerleader {n} (person (usually female) who encourages applause) | :: porrista {f}, animadora {f} |
| cheerleading {n} (physical activity) | :: animación {f} |
| cheers {interj} /tʃɪɹz/ (toast when drinking) | :: salud |
| cheers {interj} (informal: goodbye) | :: nos vemos |
| cheers {interj} (informal: thank you) | :: gracias |
| cheer up {v} (to become happy) | :: animarse |
| cheer up {v} (to make someone happy) | :: animar |
| cheer up {interj} (an encouragement) | :: ánimo |
| cheese {n} /t͡ʃiːz/ (dairy product) | :: queso {m} |
| cheese {interj} (said while being photographed) | :: patata |
| cheeseboard {n} (cheese serving board) | :: tabla de queso {f} |
| cheeseburger {n} (hamburger with cheese) | :: hamburguesa con queso {f} |
| cheesecake {n} (dessert food) | :: pastel de queso {m}, [Spain] tarta de queso {f}, [Mexico] pay de queso {m}, [Venezuela] torta de queso {f}, [Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela] cheesecake {m} |
| cheesecloth {n} (loosely woven cotton gauze) | :: estameña {f} |
| cheese knife {n} (knife for cutting cheese) | :: cuchillo de queso {m} |
| cheesemaker {n} (person skilled in making cheese) | :: quesero {m}, quesera {f} |
| cheese mite {n} (category of mite) | :: ácaro del queso {m} |
| cheesemonger {n} (someone who sells cheese) | :: quesero {m}, quesera {f} |
| cheeser {n} (smile) | :: sonrizón {m} |
| cheeser {n} (greeting) | :: saludazo {m} |
| cheeser {n} (cheeseworker) | :: quesero {m} |
| cheeser {n} (penis) | :: oso hormiguero {m} |
| cheeser {n} (old person) | :: viejujo {m} |
| cheeser {n} (sandwich) | :: [con queso] tapita |
| cheese sauce {n} (sauce made by melting cheese) | :: salsa de queso {f} |
| cheese slicer {n} (instrument for slicing cheese) | :: rebañador de queso {m} |
| cheesy {adj} /ˈtʃiːzi/ (of cheese) | :: caseoso |
| cheesy {adj} (resembling cheese) | :: caseoso |
| cheesy {adj} (overdramatic, clichéd) | :: sensiblero, hortera, cursi, kitsch, empalagoso |
| cheetah {n} /ˈtʃiːtə/ (Acinonyx jubatus) | :: guepardo {m}, chita {m} |
| chef {n} /ʃɛf/ (head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) | :: chef {m} |
| chef's knife {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: cuchillo de chef {m} |
| Chehalem berry {n} (berry) | :: mora chehalem {f} |
| Chekist {n} (agent of the Cheka) | :: chequista {m} {f} |
| chelation {n} /ˈkiːˌleɪˈʃən/ (formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt) | :: quelación {f} |
| Chelyabinsk {prop} /tʃɛlˈjæbɪnsk/ (city) | :: Cheliábinsk {m} |
| chemical {adj} /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ (relating to chemistry) | :: químico |
| chemical {n} (an artificial chemical compound) | :: producto químico {m} |
| chemical agent {n} (noxious substance) | :: agente químico {m} |
| chemical bond {n} (any of binding forces) | :: enlace químico {m} |
| chemical compound {n} (in chemistry: substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements) | :: compuesto químico |
| chemical element {n} (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction) | :: elemento químico {m} |
| chemical formula {n} (alternative name for molecular formula) | :: fórmula química {f} |
| chemical imbalance {n} | :: desbalance químico {m} |
| chemically {adv} (using a chemical reaction, process or operation) | :: químicamente |
| chemically imbalanced {adj} | :: químicamente desbalanciado |
| chemical reaction {n} (process in which chemical substances are changed into others) | :: reacción química {f} |
| chemical weapon {n} (noxious substance in a delivery system) | :: arma química {f} |
| chemiosmosis {n} (chemical reaction) | :: quimiosmosis {f} |
| chemist {n} /ˈkɛmɪst/ (person working in chemistry) | :: químico {m}, química {f} |
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemist {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| chemistry {n} /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ (branch of natural science) | :: química {f} |
| chemistry {n} (application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance) | :: química {f} |
| chemistry {n} (mutual attraction between two people) | :: química {f} |
| chemistry {n} | :: química {f} |
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| Chemnitz {prop} /ˈkɛmnɪts/ (city in Saxony) | :: Chemnitz |
| chemo- {prefix} (relating to or using chemicals or chemistry) | :: quimio- |
| chemokine {n} (cytokine produced during inflammation) | :: quimiocina, quimioquina |
| chemoreception {n} (physiological response) | :: quimiorrecepción {f} |
| chemoreceptor {n} (sense organ) | :: quimiorreceptor {m} |
| chemosensory {adj} (of or relating to a chemosensor) | :: quimiosensorial |
| chemosynthesis {n} (production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds) | :: quimiosíntesis {f} |
| chemotaxis {n} (the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant) | :: quimiotaxis {f} |
| chemotherapy {n} (therapeutic chemical treatment) | :: quimioterapia |
| chemotherapy {n} (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) | :: quimioterapia {f} |
| chengyu {n} /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/ (certain kind of Chinese set phrase) | :: chengyu {m} |
| cheque {n} /tʃɛk/ (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: cheque {m}, talón {m} |
| chequebook {n} (folder containing cheques) | :: chequera {f} |
| chequy {adj} /ˈt͡ʃɛki/ (heraldry; chequered) | :: ajedrezado {m}, jaquelado |
| cherimoya {n} (tree) | :: chirimoya {f} |
| cherish {v} /ˈtʃɛɹɪʃ/ (to treat with affection, nurture with care) | :: mimar |
| Cherkessk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Cherkessk {m} |
| Chernobyl {n} /tʃɚˈnoʊbəl/ (city in Ukraine) | :: Chernóbyl {m}, Chernóbil |
| chernozem {n} /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/ (black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus) | :: chernozem {m} |
| Cherokee {prop} /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹə.ˌkiː/ (indigenous North American people) | :: cheroquí {m-p} |
| Cherokee {prop} (language) | :: cheroquí {m} |
| Cherokee {prop} (syllabary) | :: cheroquí {m} |
| cherry {n} /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ (fruit) | :: cereza {f}, guinda {f} |
| cherry {n} (tree) | :: cerezo {m} (Prunus avium), (Prunus cerasus) guindo {m} |
| cherry {n} (color) | :: guinda {m} {f}, cereza {m} {f} |
| cherry blossom {n} (blossom of the cherry tree) | :: sakura {f}, flor de cerezo {f}, flor del cerezo {f} |
| cherry brandy {n} (liqueur) | :: brandy de cerezas {m} |
| cherry laurel {n} (Prunus laurocerasus) | :: laurel cerezo {m}, laurel real {m}, lauroceraso {m} |
| cherry pepper {n} (pimento) SEE: pimento | :: |
| cherry-pick {v} (to select only the best from a range of options) | :: seleccionar la cereza, escoger la crema |
| cherry picker {n} (boom lift for lifting people) | :: plataforma elevadora {f} |
| cherry pie {n} (flowering plant) SEE: heliotrope | :: |
| cherry plum {n} (the fruit) | :: ciruelo de jardín |
| cherry red {adj} (Of a red color) | :: cereza |
| cherry tree {n} (tree of subgenus Cerasus) | :: cerezo {m} |
| chert {n} (mineral) | :: sílex {m}, pedernal {m} |
| cherub {n} /ˈtʃɛɹəb/ ((biblical) winged creature attending on God) | :: querubín {m} |
| cherubic {adj} (of, or relating to a cherub) | :: querúbico |
| chervil {n} /ˈtʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/ (spice) | :: perifollo {m}, cerefolio {m}, perifolio {m} |
| chervonets {n} (former Russian currency, usually ten roubles) | :: chervonets {m} |
| Cheshire cat {prop} /ˌtʃɛʃɚ ˈkæt/ (fictional grinning cat) | :: Gato de Cheshire {m}, Gato Risón {m} |
| Cheshire cheese {n} (type of cheese) | :: Cheshire {m} |
| chess {n} /t͡ʃɛs/ (two-player board game) | :: ajedrez {m}, escaques {m-p} |
| chessboard {n} (square board used in the game of chess) | :: tablero de ajedrez {m} |
| chessman {n} (chess piece) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess piece {n} (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) | :: pieza de ajedrez {f} |
| chesspiece {n} (chessman) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess player {n} (a person who plays chess) | :: ajedrecista {m} {f} |
| chest {n} /t͡ʃɛst/ (strong box) | :: arca {f}, baúl {m} |
| chest {n} (treasury) | :: caja {f} |
| chest {n} (chest of drawers) | :: cómoda {f} |
| chest {n} (thorax) | :: pecho {m}, tórax {m} |
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| chest cavity {n} (thoracic cavity) SEE: thoracic cavity | :: |
| chest freezer {n} | :: arcón congelador {m} |
| chestnut {n} /ˈtʃɛs.nʌt/ (nut of the chestnut tree) | :: castaña {f} |
| chestnut {n} (reddish-brown colour) | :: castaño {m}, marrón {m} |
| chestnut {adj} (of a deep reddish-brown colour) | :: castaño, marrón |
| chestnut {n} (chestnut tree) SEE: chestnut tree | :: |
| chestnut-backed antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus palliatus) | :: batará dorsicastaño |
| chestnut-bellied tit {n} (Sittiparus castaneoventris) | :: carbonero ventricastaño {m} |
| chestnut tree {n} /ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/ (tree that bears chestnuts) | :: castaño |
| chest of drawers {n} (furniture for the storage of clothes) | :: cómoda {f}, cajonera {f} |
| chest press {n} (exercise) | :: prensa de pecho {f} |
| chevin {n} (chub) SEE: chub | :: |
| chevron {n} /ˈʃɛvɹən/ (heraldry: wide inverted V) | :: chebrón {m}, cabrio {m} |
| chevron {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: háček | :: |
| chevron {n} (guillemet) SEE: guillemet | :: |
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase | :: |
| chew {v} /tʃuː/ (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) | :: masticar, mascar |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: chicle {m} |
| chew the fat {v} (chat idly or generally waste time talking) SEE: shoot the breeze | :: |
| chew the scenery {v} (To perform in an excessively emotional or exaggerated manner) | :: robar escena |
| chewy {adj} /ˈtʃu.i/ (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed) | :: cauchudo, duro, recio, correoso |
| chi {n} /kaɪ/ (Greek letter) | :: ji {f} |
| chia {n} /ˈtʃiː.ə/ | :: chía {f} |
| Chiapas {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Chiapas {m} |
| chiaroscuro {n} /ˌkjɑɹəˈsk(j)ʊɹoʊ/ (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) | :: claroscuro {m} |
| chiasmus {n} /kaɪˈæzməs/ ((rhetoric) an inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases) | :: quiasmo {m} |
| Chiba {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: Chiba |
| chic {adj} /ʃiːk/ (elegant, stylish, see also: elegant; stylish) | :: chic, elegante |
| Chicago {prop} /ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡo/ (large US city) | :: Chicago {f} |
| chick {n} /t͡ʃɪk/ (young bird) | :: polluelo {m}, pichón {m} (dove's chick) |
| chick {n} (young chicken) | :: pollito {m} |
| chick {n} (young woman) | :: chica {f}, muchacha {f} |
| chickadee {n} /ˈt͡ʃɪ.kəˌdi/ (songbird) | :: carbonero {m} |
| Chickasaw {n} /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/ (member of the tribe) | :: chickasaw |
| Chickasaw {prop} (the language) | :: chickasaw |
| chicken {n} /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ (bird) | :: pollo {m}, gallina {f} |
| chicken {n} (meat) | :: pollo {m}, gallina {f} |
| chicken {n} (coward) | :: gallina {f} |
| chicken {n} (young, attractive, slim man) SEE: twink | :: |
| chicken breast {n} (chicken body meat) | :: pechuga de pollo {f} |
| chicken coop {n} (small building for poultry) SEE: henhouse | :: |
| chicken feet {n} (feet of a chicken) | :: patas de pollo {f-p} |
| chickenhawk {n} /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnˌhɔk/ (hawk species) | :: gavilán {m}, azor {m} |
| chickenhawk {n} (adult man who seeks out boys as his sexual partners) | :: rabo verde {m} |
| chicken-hearted {adj} (lacking courage) | :: gallina |
| chicken leg {n} (cooked chicken leg) | :: muslo de pollo {m} |
| chicken-or-egg question {n} (a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first) | :: paradoja del huevo y la gallina {f} |
| chicken out {v} (shy away from a daring task) | :: acobardarse, [Mexico] ciscarse, rajarse, [River Plate region] achicarse |
| chicken pox {n} (childhood disease) | :: varicela {f}, [Cuba] china {f}, [Venezuela] lechina {f}, [Chile] peste cristal {f} |
| chicken scratch {n} (illegible handwriting) | :: garrapato {m}, garambainas {f-p} |
| chickenshit {n} (coward) | :: cobarde de mierda {m} {f} |
| chicken soup {n} (soup with chicken as main ingredient) | :: sopa de pollo {f} |
| chicken wing {n} (cooked wing of a chicken) | :: alita de pollo {f} |
| chicken wire {n} (mesh of wire) | :: rejilla |
| chickling vetch {n} (plant with edible seeds similar to peas) | :: chícharo {m}, almorta {f}, pito |
| chickpea {n} /ˈtʃɪkˌpiː/ (plant) | :: garbanzo {m} |
| chickpea {n} (seed) | :: garbanzo {m} |
| chickweed {n} (herb) | :: capiquí {m}, pamplina {f}, hierba gallinera {f} |
| chick with a dick {n} (shemale) SEE: shemale | :: |
| Chiclayo {prop} (city) | :: Chiclayo |
| chicory {n} /ˈtʃɪkəɹi/ (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) | :: achicoria {f} |
| chicory {n} (endive (Cichorium endivia)) SEE: endive | :: |
| chide {v} /tʃaɪd/ (loudly admonish) | :: reprender |
| chief {n} /tʃiːf/ (leader of group, etc.) | :: jefe {m} |
| chief {n} (head of an organization) | :: jefe {m} |
| chief {n} (heraldic term) | :: jefe {m} |
| chief {adj} (primary; principal) | :: principal |
| chief executive officer {n} (highest-ranking corporate officer) | :: director ejecutivo {m}, gerente general {m} [America], presidente ejecutivo {m} [Spain] |
| chiefly {adv} /ˈtʃiːf.li/ (mainly or principally, almost entirely) | :: principalmente |
| chief of state {n} (the titular head of a nation) SEE: head of state | :: |
| chieftain {n} /ˈtʃiːf.tən/ (A leader of a clan or tribe) | :: cacique {m}, caudillo {m}, jefe {m}, jeque {m}, cabecilla {m} |
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | :: líder {m}, jefe {m} |
| chiffchaff {n} /ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/ (Phylloscopus collybita) | :: mosquitero {m} |
| chiffon {n} /ʃɪˈfɑn/ (sheer silk or rayon fabric) | :: gasa {f} |
| chiffonier {n} /ˌʃɪ.fəˈnɪə/ (furniture) | :: chifonier {m} |
| chigger {n} (chigoe flea) | :: nigua {f} |
| chigger {n} (harvest mite) | :: ácaro de la cosecha {m}, ácaro rojo {m} |
| chignon {n} /ʃɪnˈjɒn/ (roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun) | :: moño {m}, chongo {m} [Mexico] |
| Chihuahua {prop} /tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ (state) | :: Chihuahua {m} |
| Chihuahua {prop} (capital city) | :: Chihuahua {m} |
| Chihuahua {n} (breed of dog) | :: chihuahua {m}, chihuahueño {m} |
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova) | :: Chisinau {m} |
| chikungunya {n} /tʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/ (a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites) | :: chikunguña {f} |
| chilblain {n} /tʃɪlbleɪn/ (inflammation) | :: sabañón {m}, friera {f} |
| child {n} /t͡ʃaɪld/ (a female or male child, a daughter or son) | :: hijo {m}, hija {f}, niño {m}, niña {f} |
| child {n} (a minor) | :: niño {m}, niña {f}, infante {m} |
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| child abuse {n} /ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/ (mistreatment of a child) | :: abuso de menores {m} |
| childbearing {n} (the process of giving birth) | :: embarazo {m} |
| childbirth {n} (act of giving birth) | :: parto {m}, nacimiento {m} |
| child bride {n} (very young bride) | :: novia niña {f}, novia menor de edad {f} |
| childcare {n} (supervising young children) | :: cuidado infantil {m} |
| child carrier {n} (a device for carrying babies) | :: portabebés {m} |
| Childermas {prop} (day commemorating the killing of the Holy Innocents) | :: Día de los Santos Inocentes {m}, Día de los Inocentes {m} |
| child-fucker {n} (contemptible person) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| child-fucker {n} (one who engages in sex with a child) SEE: pedophile | :: |
| childhood {n} /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ (state of being a child) | :: infancia {f} |
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child) | :: infancia {f}, niñez {f} |
| childish {adj} /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ (suitable for a child) | :: para niños, infantil |
| childish {adj} (behaving immaturely) | :: infantil, infantiloide, pueril, aniñado |
| childishness {n} (childishness) | :: puerilidad {f}, niñería {f}, chiquillada {f}, infantilismo {m}, infantilada {f}, niñada {f}, chiquillería {f} |
| childless {adj} (not having any children) | :: sin hijos {m} {f} |
| childlike {adj} /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/ (of, like, or suitable for a child) | :: infantil |
| child molester {n} | :: abusador de niños {m}, abusadora de niños {f} |
| child prodigy {n} (talented young person) | :: niño prodigio {m} |
| child soldier {n} (minor who is put to use for military purposes) | :: niño soldado {m} |
| child's play {n} (something particularly simple or easy) | :: pan comido {m}, una papa {f} [Argentina], juego de niños {m} |
| chile {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| Chile {prop} /ˈt͡ʃiː.leɪ/ (country in South America) | :: Chile {m} |
| Chilean {adj} /ˈtʃɪli.ən/ (pertaining to Chile) | :: chileno, chilena |
| Chilean {n} (person from Chile) | :: chileno {m}, chilena {f} |
| Chilean abalone {n} (crustacean) | :: loco {m}, chanque {m}, pie de burro {m}, pata de burro {f}, tolina {f} |
| Chilean bellflower {n} (Chilean plant) | :: copihue {m} |
| Chilean eagle {n} (the black-chested buzzard eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus) | :: águila mora {m}, águila real |
| Chilean firetree {n} (Chilean plant) | :: ciruelillo {m}, fosforito {m}, notro {m} |
| Chilean flamingo {n} (a species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis) | :: flamenco chileno {m}, flamenco austral {m} |
| Chileanism {n} (term or linguistic feature specific to Chilean Spanish) | :: chilenismo {m} |
| Chilean mussel {n} (crustacean) | :: chorito {m}, choro {m}, quilmahue {m}, mejillón {m} |
| Chilean swallow {n} (South American bird) | :: golondrina chilena {f}, golondrina patagónica {f} |
| Chilean tinamou {n} (Nothoprocta perdicaria) | :: perdiz chilena {f} |
| chili {n} /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum) | :: chile {m} [Mexico, Central America, Philippines], ají {m} [South America], pimiento {m} |
| chili {n} (chili con carne) SEE: chili con carne | :: |
| chiliasm {n} /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/ (belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity) | :: milenarismo, quiliasmo |
| chili con carne {n} /ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/ (dish) | :: chili con carne {m} |
| chili oil {n} (condiment) | :: aceite de guindilla {m} |
| chili pepper {n} (fruit) | :: chile {m} |
| chili sauce {n} (hot sauce) SEE: hot sauce | :: |
| chill {n} /tʃɪl/ (sudden penetrating sense of cold) | :: fresco {m} |
| chill {adj} (moderately cold or chilly) | :: frío |
| chill {v} (to lower the temperature of something; to cool) | :: enfriar |
| chill {v} (slang: to hang out) | :: salir |
| chilli {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| chilling {adj} /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ (causing mild fear) | :: escalofriante |
| chill out {v} (relax or take time out) | :: relajarse |
| chills {n} /tʃɪlz/ (medical symptom) | :: escalofríos {m} |
| chilly {adj} /ˈtʃɪli/ (cold enough to cause discomfort) | :: frío |
| chilly {adj} (distant and cool; unfriendly) | :: frío |
| chilorio {n} | :: chilorio {m} |
| Chilpancingo {prop} (city) | :: Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo |
| Chilpancingo {prop} (municipality) | :: Chilpancingo, Chilpancingo de los Bravo |
| chimango caracara {n} | :: chimango {m}, caracara chimango {m}, chiuque {m}, tiuque {m} |
| Chimbarongo {prop} (Chimbarongo) | :: Chimbarongo {m} |
| chime {n} /ˈtʃaɪm/ (ringing or tone-making component of a device) | :: campanilla {f} |
| chime {v} (to make the sound of a chime) | :: tañer |
| chime {v} (to agree, correspond) | :: coincidir |
| chimera {n} /kʌɪˈmɪəɹə/ (flame-spewing monster, see also: Chimera) | :: quimera {f} |
| Chimera {prop} (mythical monster) | :: quimera {f} |
| chimerical {adj} /kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/ (resulting from the expression of two or more genes) | :: quimérico |
| chimichanga {n} /tʃɪmiˈtʃæŋɡə/ (deep-fried wet burrito) | :: chimichanga {f} |
| chimney {n} /tʃɪmni/ (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) | :: chimenea {f} |
| chimney {n} (glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp) | :: tubo {m} |
| chimney {n} | :: chimenea {f} |
| chimney sweep {n} (occupation) | :: deshollinador {m}, limpiachimeneas {m} |
| chimpanzee {n} /tʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ (ape) | :: chimpancé {m} |
| chin {n} /tʃɪn/ (bottom of a face) | :: barbilla {f}, mentón {m}, pera {f} |
| China {prop} (country in east Asia) | :: China {f} |
| chinaberry {n} (soapberry) SEE: soapberry | :: |
| Chinandega {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: Chinandega |
| China proper {prop} (parts of China excluding outer frontiers) | :: China histórica {f} |
| China Seas {prop} (series of marginal seas) | :: Mar de China {m} |
| Chinatown {n} /ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/ (a Chinese district outside China) | :: barrio chino {m} |
| chinchilla {n} /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/ (rodent) | :: chinchilla {f} |
| Chinese {prop} /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) | :: chino |
| Chinese {prop} (writing system of Chinese) | :: chino |
| Chinese {n} (the people of China) | :: los chinos {m-p} |
| Chinese {n} (person born in China) | :: chino {m}, china {f} |
| Chinese {n} (Chinese food or meal) | :: comida china {f} |
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China) | :: chino |
| Chinese {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| Chinese Buddhism {prop} (Buddhist doctrine characteristic of the Han Chinese) | :: budismo chino {m} |
| Chinese cabbage {n} (bok choy) SEE: bok choy | :: |
| Chinese cabbage {n} (napa cabbage) SEE: napa cabbage | :: |
| Chinese character {n} (CJKV character) | :: carácter chino {m}, [colloquial] letras chinas {f-p}, hanzi {m} |
| Chinese checkers {n} (board game) | :: tablero chino {m}, damas chinas {f-p} |
| Chinese Crested Dog {n} (Chinese Crested Dog) | :: perro crestado chino {m} |
| Chinese finger puzzle {n} (Chinese finger trap) SEE: Chinese finger trap | :: |
| Chinese finger trap {n} (gag toy) | :: atrapanovios {m} |
| Chinese fire drill {n} (prank) | :: simulacro de incendio de China |
| Chinese grapefruit {n} (pomelo) SEE: pomelo | :: |
| Chinese handcuffs {n} (Chinese finger trap) SEE: Chinese finger trap | :: |
| Chinese lantern {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry | :: |
| Chinese mugwort {n} (herbaceous perennial plant) | :: artemisa china {f} |
| Chinese parsley {n} (coriander) SEE: coriander | :: |
| Chinese red {adj} (vermilion) SEE: vermilion | :: |
| Chinese river dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| Chinese studies {n} (study of China) | :: sinología {f} |
| Chinese thumb cuff {n} (Chinese finger trap) SEE: Chinese finger trap | :: |
| Chinese water torture {n} (torture method) | :: gota china {f} |
| Chinese whispers {n} (game) | :: teléfono descompuesto {m} (broken telephone), teléfono estropeado {m}, [Chile] teléfono {m} |
| Chinese white dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| Chinglish {adj} (resembling English influenced by Chinese) | :: como pidgin chino |
| Chinglish {prop} (English influenced by Chinese) | :: chinglés, pidgin chino {m} |
| chink {n} /tʃɪŋk/ (narrow opening) | :: fisura {f}, rendija {f} |
| chink {v} (to fill an opening) | :: rellenar |
| chink {n} (ready money, especially in the form of coins) | :: monedas {f} {f-p} |
| chinois {n} (fine-meshed conical strainer) | :: chino {m}, colador chino {m} |
| chinook salmon {n} (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | :: salmón real {m} |
| chin-up {n} (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) SEE: pull-up | :: |
| Chios {prop} /ˈki.ɑs/ (island) | :: Quíos |
| chip {n} /tʃɪp/ (small piece broken off) | :: astilla, fragmento |
| chip {n} (damaged area of a surface) | :: desconchado |
| chip {n} (token used in gambling) | :: ficha {f} |
| chip {n} (integrated circuit) | :: chip {m} |
| chip {n} (fried strip of potato, french fry) | :: patata frita {f}, papa frita {f} |
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable) | :: patata frita {f}, papa frita {f}, patata chip {f} |
| chip {v} (to chop or cut into small pieces) | :: astillar |
| chip {v} (to break small pieces from) | :: desconchar |
| chip {v} (to become chipped) | :: desconcharse |
| chip fork {n} (chip fork) | :: tenedor de currywurst {m} |
| chipmunk {n} (squirrel-like rodent) | :: ardilla listada {f}, tamia {f} |
| chip off the old block {n} (someone who takes after a parent) | :: de tal palo, tal astilla |
| chipolata {n} (type of sausage) | :: chipolata |
| chipotle {n} /tʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/ (a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking) | :: chipotle {m} |
| Chippewa {prop} (Ojibwe) SEE: Ojibwe | :: |
| chipset {n} (group of integrated circuits) | :: chipset {m} |
| chiral {adj} /ˈkaɪɹəl/ (of an object that exhibits chirality) | :: quiral |
| chirality {n} /kaɪˈɹælɪti/ (handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics) | :: quiralidad {f} |
| chirography {n} (calligraphy or penmanship) | :: quirografía {f} |
| chiromancer {n} /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/ (one who practices chiromancy) | :: quiromántico {m}, quiromante {m} {f} |
| chiromancy {n} /ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ.mæn.si/ (divination performed by examining the palms) | :: quiromancia {f} |
| Chiron {prop} /ˈkaɪɹən/ (astronomy) | :: Quirón |
| chiropody {n} (podiatry) SEE: podiatry | :: |
| chiropractic {n} (system of health care) | :: quiropráctica {f} |
| chiropractor {n} /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ (chiropractor) | :: quiropráctico {m}, quiropráctica {f} |
| chirp {n} /tʃɜː(ɹ)p/ (birds) | :: trino {m} |
| chirp {n} (insects) | :: chirrido {m} |
| chirp {v} (birds) | :: trinar |
| chirp {v} (insects) | :: chirriar, grillar |
| chirr {v} /t͡ʃɜː/ (to make a trilled sound) | :: grillar, chirriar |
| chirr {n} (trilled sound) | :: chirrido {m} |
| chiru {n} (Tibetan antelope) SEE: Tibetan antelope | :: |
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| chisel {n} /ˈtʃɪzəl/ (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal) | :: formón {m} [for wood], cincel {m} [stone, metal, etc.], escoplo {m}, piqueta {f}, zapapico {m} |
| chisel {v} (to use a chisel) | :: cincelar |
| chisel {v} (to work something with a chisel) | :: cincelar |
| chistorra {n} (pork sausage) | :: chistorra {f} |
| Chita {prop} /tʃɪˈtɑː/ (city in Russia) | :: Chitá {f} |
| chit-chat {n} (gossip; mindless banter) | :: cotilleo {m}, cháchara, palique |
| chit-chat {v} (to engage in small talk) | :: cotillear |
| chitin {n} /ˈkaɪtɪn/ (polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in arthropod and fungi) | :: quitina {f} |
| chitinous {adj} (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) | :: quitinoso |
| chitosan {n} (oligosaccharide) | :: chitosán {m} |
| Chitral {prop} (Chitral (all senses)) | :: Chitral |
| chitterlings {n} /ˈtʃɪ.tɚ.lɪŋz/ (small pig intestine, boiled and fried) | :: gallinejas {f-p} [Spain], chunchules {m-p} [Chile] (usually of beef), chunchullo {m}, chinchulín {m}, chinchurria {f}, chunchurria {f}, choncholi {m} [Peru] |
| chivalrous {adj} /ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹʌs/ (of a man: honourable) | :: caballeroso |
| chivalrous {adj} (involving chivalry) | :: caballeroso, caballeresco |
| chivalrousness {n} (state of being chivalrous) | :: caballerosidad {f} |
| chivalry {n} /ˈʃɪvəlɹi/ (ethical code) | :: caballerosidad {f} |
| chivalry {n} (Courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women) | :: caballerosidad |
| chive {n} /tʃaɪv/ (plant) | :: cebolleta {f}, cebollino {m} |
| chive {n} (chives: herb) | :: cebollino, [Mexico] cebollines |
| chivvy {v} (to coerce) SEE: coerce | :: |
| chlamydia {n} /kləˈmɪd.i.ə/ (sexually transmitted disease) | :: clamidia {f} |
| chlamys {n} /ˈklæmɪs/ (short cloak) | :: clámide {f} |
| Chloe {prop} /ˈkloʊ.i/ (female given name) | :: Cloé {f} |
| chlorargyrite {n} (a mineral, silver chloride) | :: clorargirita {f} |
| chlorate {n} (any salt of chloric acid) | :: clorato {m} |
| chloric acid {n} (HClO3) | :: ácido clórico {m} |
| chloride {n} /ˈklɔːɹaɪd/ (any salt of hydrochloric acid) | :: cloruro {m} |
| chlorinate {v} /ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/ (to add chlorine to) | :: clorinar |
| chlorine {n} /ˈklɔɹin/ (chemical element) | :: cloro {m} |
| chlorite {n} /ˈklɔːɹʌɪt/ (mineral) | :: clorita {f} |
| chlorite {n} (salt of chlorous acid) | :: clorito {m} |
| chloro- {prefix} (chemistry: containing chlorine) | :: cloro- |
| chlorofluorocarbon {n} (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) | :: clorofluorocarbono {m} |
| chloroform {n} /ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/ ((chemistry) an anesthetic) | :: cloroformo {m} |
| chloroform {v} (to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform) | :: cloroformizar |
| chlorogenic {adj} (Of or pertaining to chlorogenic acid) | :: clorogénico |
| chlorophyll {n} /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/ (green pigment) | :: clorofila {f} |
| chloroplast {n} (photosynthetic organelle) | :: cloroplasto {m} |
| chloroquine {n} /ˈklɔɹəkwən/ (4-aminoquinoline drug) | :: cloroquina {f} |
| chlorosis {n} (yellow-green colouration of the skin) | :: clorosis {f} |
| chlorosis {n} (yellowing of the leaves) | :: clorosis {f} |
| choanoflagellate {n} (any of a group of flagellate protozoa) | :: coanoflagelado {m} |
| Chochenyo {prop} (division of Ohlone people) | :: Chocheño |
| Chochenyo {prop} (spoken language) | :: Chocheño |
| chock {n} /tʃɒk/ (object used as a wedge or filler) | :: calzo {m} |
| chock {v} (to stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block) | :: engalgar |
| chockablock {adj} /ˈtʃɒkəˌblɒk/ (jammed tightly together, crowded) | :: de bote en bote |
| chocolate {n} /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt/ (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | :: chocolate {m} |
| chocolate {n} (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate) | :: bombón {m} |
| chocolate {adj} (made of or containing chocolate) | :: achocolatado, chocolateado, de chocolate |
| chocolate {adj} (colour) | :: chocolate, achocolatado |
| chocolate bar {n} (of chocolate) | :: chocolatina {f}, barra de chocolate {f} |
| chocolate bar {n} (candy bar) SEE: candy bar | :: |
| chocolate cake {n} (cake containing chocolate) | :: pastel de chocolate {m} |
| chocolate chip {n} (small piece of chocolate) | :: chispa de chocolate {f}, pepita de chocolate {f}, chip de chocolate {m}, chocochip {m} |
| chocolate egg {n} (Easter treat) SEE: Easter egg | :: |
| chocolate milk {n} (milk drink flavored with chocolate) | :: chocomilk {m} |
| chocolate spread {n} (a chocolate-flavored pasted) | :: crema de cacao {f}, crema al cacao {f} |
| chocolate truffle {n} (type of confection) | :: trufa {f} |
| chocolatier {n} (producer of chocolate) | :: chocolatero {m} |
| choice {n} /tʃɔɪs/ (option or decision) | :: selección {f}, decisión {f}, opción {f} |
| choice {n} (selection or preference) | :: elección {f} |
| choice {n} (anything that can be chosen) | :: opción {f} |
| choice {adj} (especially good or preferred) | :: exquisito |
| choir {n} /kwaɪɚ/ (singing group) | :: coro {m} |
| choke {v} /t͡ʃoʊk/ (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe) | :: sofocar, ahogar |
| choke {v} (prevent someone from breathing by strangling them) | :: estrangular, asfixiar |
| choke {n} (control on a carburetor) | :: estrangulador {m} |
| choke {n} (type of hold in wrestling etc.) | :: estrangulamiento {m} |
| chokehold {n} (grappling hold around the neck) | :: mataleón {m}, llave mataleón {f}, llave de cuello {f} |
| cholangiocarcinoma {n} (pathology: cancer of the bile duct) | :: colangiocarcinoma |
| cholangiography {n} (x-ray diagnostic imagining of the bile duct) | :: colangiografía {f} |
| cholangiole {n} (canal of Hering) | :: colangiolo {m} |
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| cholecystectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: colecistectomía {f} |
| cholecystitis {n} (inflammation of the gall bladder) | :: colecistitis {f} |
| cholecystokinin {n} (any of several peptide hormones) | :: colecistoquinina {f} |
| choledochal {adj} (relating to the bile duct) | :: colédoco |
| cholera {n} /ˈkɒləɹə/ (infectious disease) | :: cólera {m} |
| choleric {adj} /ˈkɒl(ə)ɹɪk/ (easily becoming angry) | :: colérico |
| cholerine {n} (minor diarrhea) | :: colerina {f} |
| cholesteatoma {n} /kəˌlɛsti.əˈtʰəʊ̯mə/ (a destructive and expanding growth in the middle ear) | :: colesteatoma {m} |
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) | :: colesterol {m} |
| choline {n} /ˈkoʊliːn/ (organic chemistry: a compound) | :: colina {f} |
| cholinergic {adj} (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) | :: colinérgico |
| cholinesterase {n} (enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters) | :: colinesterasa {f} |
| cholla {n} /ˈtʃɔɪ.ə/ (cactus) | :: cholla {f} |
| choluria {n} | :: coluria {f} |
| chondrite {n} (meteorite) | :: condrita {f} |
| chondritic {adj} /kɑnˈdɹɪtɪk/ (of or relating to a chondrite) | :: condrítico |
| chondritic {adj} (having a ratio typical of chondrites) | :: condrítico |
| chondroma {n} (benign tumour) | :: condroma {m} |
| chondrosarcoma {n} (type of cancer) | :: condrosarcoma {m} |
| chondrule {n} /ˈkɒndɹuːl/ (granule) | :: cóndrulo {m} |
| Chontales {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: Chontales |
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take | :: |
| choose {v} /t͡ʃuːz/ (to pick) | :: escoger |
| choose {v} (to elect) | :: elegir |
| choose {v} (to decide to act in a certain way) | :: escoger, elegir |
| choose {v} | :: elegir, escoger |
| choosy {adj} (taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements) | :: difícil de complacer, exigente, selectivo |
| chop {n} /tʃɒp/ (cut of meat) | :: chuleta {f}, tajada {f} |
| chop {n} (blow with an axe or similar utensil) | :: tajo {m} |
| chop {v} (to cut into pieces) | :: cortar, picar, tajar |
| chop {v} (to sever with an axe or similar) | :: cortar |
| chop-chop {interj} (hurry up) | :: presto, pronto |
| chopped {adj} /t͡ʃɒpt/ (cut or diced into small pieces) | :: picado |
| chopped liver {n} /ˈt͡ʃɒpt ˌlɪvə/ (Jewish pâté-like food) | :: hígado picado {m} |
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter | :: |
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe | :: |
| chopper {n} /ˈtʃɑ.pɚ/ (knife for chopping food) | :: tajador {m} |
| chopper {n} (type of motorcycle) | :: chóper {f} |
| chopper {n} (informal: helicopter) | :: helico {m}, helicóptero {m} |
| chopper {v} ((informal) To travel or transport by helicopter) | :: helicar |
| chopper {n} (Pomatomus saltatrix) SEE: bluefish | :: |
| chopping board {n} (a sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food) | :: tabla de cortar {f} |
| choppy {adj} /ˈtʃɒ.pi/ (discontinuous, intermittent) | :: entrecortado |
| chopstick {n} (single eating utensil) | :: palillo {m} |
| choral {adj} /ˈkɔɹəl/ (of or relating to a choir or chorus) | :: coral |
| Chorasmia {prop} /kəˈɹæzmi.ə/ (large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia) | :: Corasmia {f}, Jorasmia {f} |
| chord {n} /kɔɹd/ (combination of three or more notes) | :: acorde |
| chord {n} (straight line) | :: cuerda {f} |
| chordate {n} /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/ (a member of the phylum Chordata) | :: cordado |
| chordophone {n} (chordophone, see also: stringed instrument) | :: cordófono {m} |
| chore {n} /tʃɔɹ/ (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) | :: mandado, quehacer, tarea |
| choreograph {v} (to design and record a choreography) | :: coreografiar |
| choreographer {n} (person who choreographs) | :: coreógrafo {m} |
| choreographic {adj} (of or pertaining to choreography) | :: coreográfico |
| choreographist {n} (choreographist) SEE: choreographer | :: |
| choreography {n} /ˌkɔɹ.iˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ (art) | :: coreografía {f} |
| choreography {n} (representation) | :: coreografía {f} |
| chorister {n} (singer in a choir) | :: corista {f} |
| chorizo {n} /tʃɔˈɹiθɔ/ (type of sausage) | :: chorizo {m} |
| choroid {n} /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ (vascular layer of the eye) | :: coroides {f} |
| chortle {n} /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/ (joyful, somewhat muffled laugh) | :: carcajada {f} |
| chorus {n} /ˈkɔːɹəs/ (group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece) | :: coro {m} |
| chorus {n} (group of people in a play or performance who recite together) | :: coro {m} |
| chorus {n} (singing group who perform together) | :: coro {m} |
| chorus {n} (repeated part of a song) | :: estribillo {m} |
| chorus {v} (to sing the chorus) | :: corear |
| chorus line {n} (a line of performers in a revue or other show, dancing in unison) | :: coro {m} |
| chosenness {n} (quality of being chosen) | :: elegido {m}, elegida {f}, seleccionado {m}, seleccionada {f} |
| chotki {n} /ˈt͡ʃoʊtki/ (prayer rope) | :: cordón de oración {m} |
| chough {n} /tʃʌf/ (bird of Pyrrhocorax) | :: chova {f} |
| chouse {v} /t͡ʃaʊ̯s/ ((of cattle) disturb, agitate) | :: espantar |
| choux pastry {n} /ʃuː ˈpeɪstɹi/ (light pastry) | :: pasta choux |
| chow mein {n} /ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/ (Westernised Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood) | :: chow mein {m} |
| Chépica {prop} (Chépica) | :: Chépica {m} |
| chrematistics {n} (study of wealth) | :: crematística {f} |
| chrestomathy {n} /kɹɛˈstɒməθi/ (collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language) | :: crestomatía {f} |
| chrism {n} /ˈkɹɪz(ə)m/ (mixture of oil and balm) | :: crisma {m} {f} |
| Christ {prop} /kɹaɪst/ (messiah predicted in Jewish prophesy) | :: Cristo |
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Cristo, Jesucristo |
| Christ {n} (A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ) | :: Cristo {m} |
| Christ {interj} (blasphemous interjection) | :: ¡hostia!, ¡me cago en Dios! |
| Christadelphian {n} (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) | :: cristadelfiano {m} |
| Christadelphian {adj} (pertaining to the Christadelphians) | :: cristadelfiano {m} |
| Christ child {prop} (Child Jesus) | :: El Niño {m}, Santo Niño {m}, Niño Dios {m}, Niño Jesús |
| Christendom {n} /ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/ (the Christian world) | :: cristiandad {f} |
| Christian {n} /ˈkɹɪʃtʃən/ (member of the Christian religion) | :: cristiano {m}, cristiana {f} |
| Christian {prop} (male given name) | :: Cristián |
| Christian {adj} (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians) | :: cristiano |
| Christianities {n} (Christianities) | :: cristianismos {m-p} |
| Christianity {prop} /ˌkɹɪstʃiˈænɪti/ (monotheistic religion) | :: cristianismo {m} |
| Christianity {prop} (Christendom) SEE: Christendom | :: |
| Christianization {n} (converting to Christianity) | :: cristianización {f} |
| Christianize {v} (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) | :: cristianizar |
| Christian name {n} (first name at Christian baptism) | :: nombre de pila {m} |
| Christian name {n} (any forename) SEE: forename | :: |
| Christianophobe {n} | :: cristianófobo {m}, cristianófoba {f} |
| Christianophobia {n} | :: cristianofobia {f} |
| Christian year {n} (cycle of liturgical seasons) | :: año litúrgico {m} |
| Christina {prop} /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/ (female given name) | :: Cristina {f} |
| Christine {prop} (female name) SEE: Christina | :: |
| Christmas {prop} /ˈkɹɪsməs/ (Christian holiday) | :: Navidad {f} |
| Christmas box {n} (bonus or gift) | :: aguinaldo {m} |
| Christmas cake {n} (fruit cake eaten at Christmas) | :: pastel de Navidad {m} |
| Christmas card {n} (greeting card that celebrates Christmas) | :: tarjeta navideña {f} |
| Christmas carol {n} (hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas) | :: villancico {m} |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (evening before Christmas Day) | :: Nochebuena {f} |
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia) | :: Isla de Navidad {f} |
| Christmas Islander {n} (person from Christmas Island) | :: navideño, persona de la Isla de Navidad |
| Christmas market {n} | :: mercado navideño |
| Christmas season {n} (Advent) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Christmas season {n} (Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide) | :: Navidades {f-p}, época navideña {f} |
| Christmassy {adj} (resembling or having feelings of Christmas) | :: navideño |
| Christmastide {n} (Christmas season) SEE: Christmas season | :: |
| Christmastime {n} (the Christmas season) | :: Navidades {f-p}, época navideña {f} |
| Christmas tree {n} /ˈkɹɪsməs tɹiː/ (tree used during the Christmas holiday season) | :: árbol de Navidad {m} |
| Christological {adj} (of or pertaining to Christology) | :: cristológico |
| Christopher {prop} /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fə(ɹ)/ (a male given name) | :: Cristóbal {m} |
| Christophobe {n} (Christianophobe) SEE: Christianophobe | :: |
| chromate {n} (any salt of chromic acid) | :: cromato {m} |
| chromatic {adj} (characterised by hue) | :: cromático |
| chromatic {adj} (music: regarding all twelve traditional Western pitch classes, regardless of temperament or intonation) | :: cromático |
| chromatic aberration {n} /kɹoʊˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ (optical aberration) | :: aberración cromática {f} |
| chromatic number {n} (smallest number of colours needed to colour a graph) | :: número cromático {m} |
| chromatic scale {n} (a scale including all twelve semitones in an octave) | :: escala cromática {f} |
| chromatid {n} /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/ (Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) | :: cromátida {f} |
| chromatin {n} /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/ (complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins) | :: cromatina {f} |
| chromatographically {adv} (with regard to chromatography) | :: cromatográficamente |
| chromatography {n} /ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/ (analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture) | :: cromatografía {f} |
| chromatophore {n} (pigment-bearing cell or structure) | :: cromatóforo {m} |
| chrome {v} /kɹoʊm/ (to plate with chrome) | :: cromar |
| chromite {n} (mineral) | :: cromita {f} |
| chromium {n} /ˈkɹoʊmi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: cromo {m} |
| chromium-plate {v} (chrome) SEE: chrome | :: |
| chromophore {n} (part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour) | :: cromóforo {m} |
| chromosomal {adj} (of, or relating to chromosomes) | :: cromosómico |
| chromosome {n} /ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/ (structure in the cell nucleus) | :: cromosoma {m} |
| chromosphere {n} (the faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope) | :: cromosfera {f} |
| chronic {adj} /ˈkɹɒnɪk/ (that continues over an extended period of time) | :: crónico |
| chronic {adj} (medical: prolonged or slow to heal) | :: crónico |
| chronic {adj} (suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal) | :: crónico |
| chronic {adj} (inveterate or habitual) | :: crónico |
| chronically {adv} (in a chronic manner) | :: crónicamente |
| chronic fatigue syndrome {n} (medical condition) | :: síndrome de fatiga crónica {m}, encefalopatía miálgica/síndrome de fatiga crónica {f}, encefalomielitis miálgica {f} |
| chronicity {n} /kɹɑˈnɪsɪti/ (the condition of being chronic) | :: cronicidad {f} |
| chronicle {n} /ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/ (a written account) | :: crónica {f} |
| chronicler {n} (person who writes a chronicle) | :: cronista {m} {f} |
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Crónicas {f-p} |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease {n} (group of pulmonary diseases) | :: enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica {f} |
| chrono- {prefix} (relation to time) | :: crono- |
| chronologic {adj} (chronological) SEE: chronological | :: |
| chronological {adj} /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) | :: cronológico |
| chronologically {adv} (in a chronological manner) | :: cronológicamente |
| chronology {n} /kɹəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) | :: cronología {f} |
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order) | :: cronología {f} |
| chronometer {n} /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ (device for measuring time) | :: cronómetro {m} |
| chronoscope {n} (chronometer) SEE: chronometer | :: |
| chronospecies {n} (species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale) | :: cronoespecie {f} |
| chrysalis {n} /ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/ (the pupa of a butterfly or moth) | :: crisálida {f} |
| chrysanthemum {n} (flower) | :: crisantemo {m} |
| Chrysanthemum Throne {prop} (Japanese monarchy) | :: trono del Crisantemo {m} |
| chrysoberyl {n} /ˈkɹɪsə(ʊ)bɛɹɪl/ (mineral) | :: crisoberilo {m} |
| chrysoprase {n} (variety of quartz) | :: crisoprasa {f} |
| chub {n} /tʃʌb/ (Leuciscus cephalus) | :: bagre {m} |
| chubby {n} (erection) SEE: boner | :: |
| chubby {adj} /ˈtʃʌbi/ (of a person, somewhat fat) | :: gordito {m}, rechoncho, regordete [colloquial], rellenito [colloquial], metido en carnes |
| chubby {adj} (of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat) | :: morcillón |
| Chubut {prop} (province) | :: Chubut |
| chuchotage {n} /ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/ (interpretation of a speech in a whisper) | :: cuchicheo {m} |
| chuck {v} /tʃʌk/ (mechanical device) | :: mandril {m}, portabrocas {m} |
| chuckle {v} /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ (to laugh quietly or inwardly) | :: reír entre dientes |
| chuckle {v} (to make the sound of chicken) | :: cocorear |
| chuckwalla {n} (lizard) | :: chacahuala |
| chufa {n} (Cyperus esculentus) | :: chufa {f}, cuca {f} |
| chug {v} /tʃʌɡ/ (to drink a large amount in a single action) | :: engullir |
| chugger {n} /tʃʌɡə(ɹ)/ (street fundraiser) | :: carpetero {m} |
| Cáhuil {prop} (Cáhuil) | :: Cáhuil {m} |
| Chukchi {n} /ˈtʃuktʃiː/ (person) | :: chucoto {m}, chucota {f} |
| Chukchi {prop} (language) | :: chucoto {m} |
| Chukchi Peninsula {prop} (peninsula) | :: península de Chukchi |
| Chukotka {prop} (short for Chukchi Peninsula, see also: Chukchi Peninsula) | :: Chukotka |
| Chukotka {prop} (short for Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, see also: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | :: Chukotka |
| chullo {n} (type of hat) | :: chullo {m} |
| chum {n} /tʃʌm/ (a friend; a pal) | :: amigote {m}, amiguete {m}, compinche {m} {f}, compañero {m}, camarada {m} {f}, amigo {m} |
| Chumash {prop} /ˈxʊməʃ/ (the Five Books of Moses) | :: jumash |
| chump {n} /tʃʌmp/ (an unintelligent person) | :: paquete {m} {f} |
| chunk {n} /t͡ʃʌŋk/ (a part of something) | :: trozo {m}, pedazo {m} |
| chunk {n} (a representative of substance) | :: bloque {m}, fragmento {m} |
| Chunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel | :: |
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye | :: |
| church {n} /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/ (house of worship) | :: iglesia {f} |
| church {n} (a religious organization) | :: iglesia {f} |
| church {n} (worship service) | :: servicio religioso {m} |
| Church Father {n} /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/ (authoritative ancient male Christian author) | :: Padre de la Iglesia {m} |
| churchical {adj} (pertaining to or characteristic of church) SEE: ecclesiastical | :: |
| Churchillian {adj} (of pertaining to Churchill) | :: churchilliano |
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England) | :: Iglesia de Inglaterra {f} |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement) | :: Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días {f} |
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) | :: Iglesia de Escocia {f} |
| churchwarden {n} (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish) | :: capiller {m}, capillero {m} |
| churl {n} /tʃəːl/ (boorish person) | :: paleto {m}[Spain], montañero {m} |
| churlish {adj} /ˈtʃɝːlɪʃ/ (of or pertaining to a serf) | :: paleto, rústico, bruto |
| churlish {adj} (rude or surly) | :: poco afable, maleducado, grosero |
| churn {v} /tʃɝn/ (agitate rapidly) | :: batir (butter), agitar (water) |
| churn {n} (vessel for churning) | :: mantequera {f} (butter), lechera {f} (milk) |
| Churrigueresque {adj} (relating to Spanish baroque architectural style) | :: churrigueresco |
| churro {n} /ˈtʃʊɹ.oʊ/ (fried pastry) | :: churro {m} |
| chute {n} /ʃ(j)uːt/ (parachute) | :: paracaídas {m} |
| chutney {n} /ˈtʃʌtni/ (condiment) | :: chatni {m}, chutney {m} |
| chutzpah {n} /ˈxʊts.pə/ (nearly arrogant courage) | :: desfachatez {f} |
| Chuvash {prop} /t͡ʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ (Chuvash language) | :: chuvasio {m} |
| Chuvashia {prop} /t͡ʃuːˈvɑːʃɪə/ (federal subject of Russia) | :: Chuvasia {f} |
| chyle {n} /kaɪl/ (digestive fluid) | :: quilo {m} |
| chyme {n} /kaɪm/ (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum) | :: quimo {m} |
| chymosin {n} (enzyme) SEE: rennin | :: |
| chymotrypsin {n} (enzyme) | :: quimotripsina {f} |
| ciabatta {n} /tʃəˈbɑː.ta/ (a broad, flat, white Italian bread) | :: chapata {f} |
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| ciao {interj} /tʃaʊ/ (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) | :: chao |
| cicada {n} /sɪˈkeɪ.də/ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) | :: chicharra {f} [Latin America], cigarra {f} [standard use in Mexico and Spain - Southern Mexico: chicharra], coyuyo {m} [Northwestern Argentina] |
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicero {n} /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/ (12-point type) | :: lectura, cicero |
| Cicero {prop} /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/ (Roman statesman and orator) | :: Cicerón {m} |
| Ciceronian {adj} /sɪsəˈɹəʊnɪən/ (of or relating to M. Tullius Cicero) | :: ciceroniano |
| Ciceronical {adj} (obsolete: Ciceronian) SEE: Ciceronian | :: |
| cicisbeo {n} /ˌtʃitʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/ (Italian knightly servant of a high-born lady) | :: chichisbeo {m} |
| -cide {suffix} /-saɪd/ (killing of) | :: -cidio {m} |
| -cide {suffix} (killer of) | :: -cida {m} {f} |
| cider {n} /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ (alcoholic beverage) | :: sidra {f} |
| cider {n} (soft drink) SEE: soft drink | :: |
| cigar {n} /sɪˈɡɑɹ/ (tobacco product) | :: puro {m}, cigarro {m} |
| cigarette {n} /ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt/ (cigarette) | :: cigarrillo {m} |
| cigarette case {n} (small flat case) | :: pitillera {f} |
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter | :: |
| cigarette paper {n} (rolling paper) SEE: rolling paper | :: |
| cigarillo {n} /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/ (thin cigar) | :: cigarrillo {m} |
| cilantro {n} /siˈlɑntɹoʊ/ (leaves of the coriander plant) | :: cilantro {m}, coriandro {m} |
| ciliary {adj} (of or pertaining to eyelashes) | :: ciliar |
| ciliary muscle {n} (muscle) | :: músculo ciliar {m} |
| ciliate {n} (protozoan of the class Ciliata) | :: ciliado {m} |
| ciliated {adj} (having cilia) | :: ciliado |
| Cilicia {prop} /sɪˈlɪsɪə/ (ancient region) | :: Cilicia |
| cilium {n} /ˈsɪ.li.əm/ (hairlike organelle projecting from eukaryotic cell) | :: cilio {m} |
| Cimmerian {n} /sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ (any of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness) | :: cimerio {m} |
| Cimmerian {n} (one of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin) | :: cimerio {m} |
| Cimmerian {n} | :: Cimmerio {m} |
| cinch {v} /sɪntʃ/ | :: una papita, pan comido |
| cinchona {n} /sɪŋˈkoʊnə/ (bark) | :: cascarilla {f}, chinchona {f}, quina {f}, quinaquina {f}, quino {m}, corteza de quino {f} |
| Cincinnati {prop} /sɪnsɨˈnæti/ (city in Ohio) | :: Cincinnati |
| cinder {n} (ember) SEE: ember | :: |
| cinder {n} /ˈsɪndɚ/ (partially or mostly burnt material) | :: ceniza {f} |
| cinder {n} (slag from a metal furnace) | :: escoria {f} |
| cinder {v} (to reduce something to cinders) | :: incinerar |
| cinder cone {n} (conical deposit of rock fragments) | :: cono de ceniza {m}, cono de escoria {m} |
| Cinderella {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Cenicienta {f} |
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale) | :: Cenicienta {f} |
| cinderella stamp {n} (label resembling a postage stamp) | :: viñeta {f} |
| cineast {n} (enthusiast of film and the cinema) SEE: cinephile | :: |
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| cinema {n} /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ (a film/movie theatre) | :: cine {m}, cinematógrafo {m} |
| cinema {n} (film or movies as a group) | :: cine {m}, cinema {m} |
| cinema {n} (the film and movie industry) | :: cine {m}, cinema {m} |
| cinema {n} (the art of making films and movies) | :: cine {m}, cinema {m} |
| cinematic {adj} /sɪnəˈmætɪk/ (relating to the cinema) | :: cinematográfico |
| cinematic {adj} (relating to kinematics) SEE: kinematic | :: |
| cinematographic {adj} (of or pertaining to cinematography) | :: cinematográfico |
| cinematography {n} /ˈsɪn.ə.məˌtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/ (the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures) | :: cinematografía {f} |
| cinephile {n} /ˈsɪnɪfɑɪl/ (enthusiast of films and cinema) | :: cinéfilo {m}, cinéfila {f} |
| cinereous {adj} (like ashes) | :: cinéreo |
| cinereous tit {n} (Parus cinereus) | :: carbonero indio {m} |
| cinereous vulture {n} (Eurasian black vulture) SEE: Eurasian black vulture | :: |
| cinéma vérité {n} (style of cinema) | :: cine testimonial {m}, cine observacional {m} |
| cinnabar {n} /ˈsɪnəbɑɹ/ (mineral) | :: cinabrio {m} |
| cinnamic acid {n} (aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon) | :: ácido cinámico {m} |
| cinnamon {n} /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ (Cinnamomum verum) | :: canelo {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (any of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum) | :: canelo {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: canela {f} |
| cinnamon {n} (colour) | :: color canela {m} |
| cinnamon-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus pallidiventris) | :: carbonero ventripálido {m} |
| cinnamon roll {n} (rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon) | :: rollo de canela {m}, pan de canela {m}, espiral de canela {f} |
| cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner {n} (bird) | :: ticotico acanelado {m}, hojarasquero colorado {m}, limpiafronda lomicanela {m} |
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero | :: |
| cipher {n} /ˈsaɪfɚ/ (numeric character) | :: cifra |
| cipher {n} (method for concealing the meaning of text) | :: cifra {f} |
| circa {prep} /ˈsɝkə/ (approximately, about) | :: cerca de, aproximadamente |
| circadian {adj} (relating to rhythmic behavior with a period of 24 hours) | :: circadiano |
| circadian rhythm {n} (internal body clock) | :: ritmo circadiano {m} |
| Circe {prop} /ˈsɜɹsi/ (enchantress in Greek mythology) | :: Circe |
| Circinus {prop} (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) | :: Circinus |
| circle {n} /ˈsɝ.kəɫ/ (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center) | :: círculo {m}, circunferencia {f} |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) | :: círculo {m} |
| circle {n} (thin three-dimensional equivalent of these geometric figures) | :: esfera {f} |
| circle {n} (curve approximating part or all of a circle) | :: curva {f} |
| circle {n} (specific group of persons) | :: círculo {m}, grupo {m}, tertulia {f}, mundillo {m} |
| circle {n} (Wicca: ritual circle) | :: circulo {m} |
| circle {n} (bagginess of skin under eyes) | :: ojeras {f-p} |
| circle {v} (travel around along a curved path) | :: moverse en círculo |
| circle {v} (surround) | :: rodear |
| circle {v} (place or mark a circle around) | :: circular |
| circle {v} (travel in circles) | :: moverse en círculo |
| circle {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| circle {n} (indirect form of words) SEE: circumlocution | :: |
| circle {n} (traffic circle or roundabout) SEE: traffic circle | :: |
| circle segment {n} (part of a circle) | :: segmento circular {m} |
| circlet {n} /ˈsɜː(ɹ)klət/ (a small circle) | :: circulito {m} |
| circlet {n} | :: tiara {f} |
| circuit {n} /ˈsɝ.kət/ (enclosed path of electric current) | :: circuito {m} |
| circuit {n} (circumlocution) SEE: circumlocution | :: |
| circuit breaker {n} (electrical switch) | :: disjuntor {m} |
| circuitous {adj} /sɚˈkjuːətəs/ (of a long and winding route) | :: tortuoso |
| circuitry {n} /ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/ (electrical circuits considered as a group) | :: circuitería {f} |
| circular {adj} /ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (of or relating to a circle) | :: circular |
| circular {adj} (in the shape of, or moving in a circle) | :: circular |
| circular arc {n} (continuous section of the circumference of a circle) | :: arco {m} |
| circular breathing {n} (technique) | :: respiración circular {f} |
| circular definition {n} (definition) | :: definición circular {f} |
| circular letter {n} (freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters) | :: circular |
| circulate {v} /ˈsɚˌkju.leɪt/ (to move in circles) | :: circular |
| circulate {v} | :: circular |
| circulating {adj} (moving about freely) | :: circulante |
| circulation {n} /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ (act of moving in a circle) | :: circulación {f} |
| circulation {n} (act of passing from place to place or person to person) | :: circulación {f} |
| circulation {n} (currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.) | :: circulación {f} |
| circulation {n} (extent to which anything circulates or is circulated) | :: circulación {f} |
| circulation {n} (movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system) | :: circulación {f} |
| circulatory {adj} (of or pertaining to a circulation) | :: circulatorio |
| circulatory system {n} (parts of an animal body) | :: sistema circulatorio {m} |
| circumambient {adj} (surrounding) SEE: surrounding | :: |
| circumbendibus {n} /sɝkm̩ˈbɛndɨbəs/ (roundabout route or process) | :: rodeo {m} |
| circumbendibus {n} (a roundabout or confusing manner) | :: rodeo {m}, circunloquio {m} |
| circumcenter {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: circuncentro {m} |
| circumcircle {n} (a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon) | :: circunferencia circunscrita {f} |
| circumcise {v} (to remove the foreskin from the penis) | :: circuncidar |
| circumcised {adj} (of a man) | :: circuncidado, circunciso |
| circumcision {n} (removal of foreskin from penis) | :: circuncisión {f} |
| circumcision {n} | :: circuncisión {f} |
| circumcision {n} (female circumcision) SEE: female circumcision | :: |
| circumduction {n} (circular movement of a body part) | :: circunducción {f} |
| circumference {n} /sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) | :: circunferencia {f} |
| circumference {n} (length of such line) | :: circunferencia {f} |
| circumfix {n} /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ (affix with both a pre- and sufixing part) | :: circunfijo {m} |
| circumflex {n} /ˈsɝkəmˌflɛks/ (circumflex accent) | :: circunflejo {m} |
| circumflex {adj} (with circumflex accent) | :: circunflejo |
| circumflex {adj} (curving around) | :: circunflejo |
| circumin {n} (curcumin) SEE: curcumin | :: |
| circumlocution {n} /ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/ (roundabout or indirect way of speaking) | :: circunlocución, rodeos {m-p}, ambages {m-p}, circunloquios {m-p} |
| circumlocution {n} (roundabout expression) | :: circunlocución |
| circumnavigate {v} /ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ (to sail completely around something) | :: circunnavegar, bojar, bojear |
| circumnavigation {n} (circumnavigating) | :: circunnavegación {f} |
| circumscribe {v} /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/ (to draw a line around; encircle) | :: circunscribir |
| circumscribe {v} (to limit narrowly; restrict) | :: circunscribir |
| circumscription {n} (electoral district) SEE: electoral district | :: |
| circumspect {adj} /ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/ (carefully aware of all circumstances) | :: circunspecto |
| circumstance {n} /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) | :: circunstancia {f} |
| circumstance {n} (event; fact; particular incident) | :: circunstancia {f} |
| circumstantial {adj} /səːkəmˈstanʃəl/ (pertaining to circumstances) | :: circunstancial |
| circumstantial {adj} (abounding with circumstances; minute in details) | :: minucioso {m} |
| circumstantial {adj} (full of pomp) | :: pomposo {m} |
| circumstantial {adj} (suggesting guilty but not proving it) | :: indiciario {m} |
| circumstellar {adj} /ˌsɜːkəmˈstɛlə/ (that surrounds, or revolves around a star) | :: circunestelar {m} {f} |
| circumvallation {n} /sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ (rampart) | :: circunvalación {f} |
| circumvent {v} (to avoid or get around something) | :: evitar, eludir |
| circumvent {v} (to surround or besiege) | :: rodear, bordear, circunvalar |
| circumvention {n} /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/ (bypassing) | :: circumvalación {f} |
| circus {n} /ˈsɝkəs/ (company that travels) | :: circo {m} |
| cirl bunting {n} /səːl ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (cirl bunting) | :: escribano soteño {m} |
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| cirrhosis {n} /sɪˈɹoʊsɪs/ (chronic disease of the liver) | :: cirrosis {f} |
| cirrhotic {adj} /səˈɹɒtɪk/ (pertaining to or suffering from cirrhosis) | :: cirrótico |
| cirrocumulus {n} (a cloud type) | :: cirrocúmulo {m} |
| cirrus {n} /ˈsɪɹəs/ (cloud) | :: cirro {m} |
| CIS {prop} (Commonwealth of Independent States) | :: CEI {f} |
| cisgender {adj} /sɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/ (having a gender the same as one's sex) | :: cisgénero, cisexual |
| cissexual {adj} (having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex) SEE: cisgender | :: |
| Cistercian {n} (member of the Cistercian Order) | :: cisterciense {m} {f} |
| cistern {n} /ˈsɪs.tɚn/ (reservoir for holding water) | :: aljibe {m}, cisterna {f} |
| cistern {n} (flush toilet's container) | :: cisterna {f} |
| cis-trans isomerism {n} (a form of geometric isomerism) | :: isomería cis-trans |
| citadel {n} /ˈsɪtədəl/ (a strong fortress that sits high above a city) | :: ciudadela {f}, alcázar {m} |
| citation {n} /ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (the act of citing a passage from a book) | :: cita {f}, citación {f} |
| citation {n} | :: cita {f}, mención {f} |
| citation needed {phrase} (A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.) | :: cita requerida |
| cite {v} (quote) SEE: quote | :: |
| cite {n} (citation) SEE: citation | :: |
| citerior {adj} /sɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ (situated on the nearer side) | :: citerior |
| citizen {n} /ˈsɪtɪzən/ (legal member of a state) | :: ciudadano {m}, ciudadana {f} |
| citizen journalism {n} (reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event) | :: periodismo ciudadano |
| citizenry {n} (the group of all citizens) | :: ciudadanía {f} |
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen) | :: ciudadanía {f} |
| citrate {n} (salt or ester of citric acid) | :: citrato {m} |
| citric {adj} /ˈsɪtɹɪk/ (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) | :: cítrico |
| citric acid {n} /ˌsɪtɹɪk ˈæsɪd/ (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7) | :: ácido cítrico |
| citrine {n} /ˈsɪtɹin/ (brownish-yellow quartz) | :: citrino {m} |
| citrus {n} /ˈsɪ.tɹəs/ (shrub or tree) | :: cítrico {m} |
| citrus {n} (fruit) SEE: citrus fruit | :: |
| citrus fruit {n} (fruit of genus Citrus) | :: fruta cítrica {f} |
| cittern {n} (instrument similar to a mandolin) | :: cistro {m} |
| city {n} /ˈsɪɾi/ (large settlement) | :: ciudad {f}, urbe {f} |
| city {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city {n} (central business district) SEE: central business district | :: |
| city block {n} (part of town enclosed by streets) | :: manzana {f} |
| city center {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city council {n} (town/city governing body) | :: ayuntamiento {m} [Spain], concejo {m} |
| city hall {n} /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ (building) | :: alcaldía {f}, ayuntamiento {m} |
| city hall {n} (government) | :: alcaldía {f}, ayuntamiento |
| City of Light {prop} (nickname for Paris) | :: Ciudad de la Luz |
| city state {n} (sovereign city) | :: ciudad estado {m} |
| Ciudad Real {prop} (city) | :: Ciudad Real {f} |
| Ciudad Real {prop} (province) | :: Ciudad Real {f} |
| civet {n} /ˈsɪ.vɪt/ (cat-like animal) | :: civeta {f} |
| civet {n} (perfume) | :: almizcle {m} |
| civet coffee {n} (coffee made from eaten berries) SEE: kopi luwak | :: |
| civic {adj} /ˈsɪvɪk/ (Having to do with a city or the people who live there) | :: cívico |
| civics {n} /ˈsɪvɪks/ (study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community) | :: cívica {f}, educación cívica {f} [subject in school] |
| civil {adj} /ˈsɪv.əl/ (related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion) | :: civil |
| civil {adj} (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner) | :: civil |
| civil disobedience {n} (active and non-violent refusal to obey) | :: desobediencia civil {f} |
| civilise {v} /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/ (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) | :: civilizar, desasnar [colloquial], culturizar |
| civility {n} /sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/ (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions) | :: civismo {m}, civilidad {f} |
| civilization {n} /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (organized culture) | :: civilización {f} |
| civilize {v} (civilise) SEE: civilise | :: |
| civilized {adj} /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/ (having a highly developed society or culture) | :: civilizado |
| civil law {n} (body of law dealing with private relations) | :: derecho civil {m} |
| civil law {n} (legal system contrasting with common law) | :: derecho continental {m} |
| civilly {adv} (in a civil manner) | :: civilmente |
| civil rights {n} (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) | :: derechos humanos {m-p} |
| civil servant {n} (government employee) | :: funcionario {m} |
| civil union {n} (legal union similar to marriage) | :: unión civil {f}, unión de hecho {f}, pareja de hecho {f} |
| civil war {n} (war between factions within a single country) | :: guerra civil {f} |
| Civil War {prop} (civil war) SEE: civil war | :: |
| clad {v} /klæd/ (to clothe) | :: cubrir {m}, [precious metal] lavar {m}, [precious metal] bañar {m} |
| cladding {n} /ˈklædɪŋ/ (an outside building covering) | :: revestimiento {m} |
| clade {n} /kleɪd/ (group) | :: clado {m} |
| cladode {n} (flattened organ) | :: cladodio {m} |
| cladogram {n} | :: cladograma {m} |
| claim {n} /kleɪm/ (demand of ownership) | :: reclamación {f}, declaración {f}, proposición {f}, afirmación {f} |
| claim {n} (new statement of truth made about something) | :: afirmación {f} |
| claim {n} (demand of ownership for previously unowned land) | :: concesión {f} |
| claim {n} ((law) demand for compensation) | :: demanda {f} |
| claim {v} (to demand ownership of something) | :: reclamar |
| claim {v} (to state a new fact) | :: afirmar |
| claim {v} ((law) to demand compensation) | :: demandar |
| claim {v} | :: reclamar, sostener |
| claimant {n} (party who initiates a lawsuit) SEE: plaintiff | :: |
| claimant {n} (one who claims) | :: actor |
| Claire {prop} (female given name) SEE: Clara | :: |
| clairvoyance {n} /klɛɹˈvɔɪəns/ (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses) | :: clarividencia |
| clairvoyant {adj} /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/ (of, or relating to clairvoyance) | :: clarividente {m} {f}, vidente {m} {f} |
| clairvoyant {adj} (able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses) | :: clarividente {m} {f} |
| clairvoyant {adj} (able to foresee the future) | :: clarividente {m} {f}, vidente {m} {f}, adivino {m}, adivina {f} |
| clam {n} /klæm/ (mollusc, see also: mollusc; oyster; mussel) | :: almeja {f} |
| clamber {v} /ˈklæmbə/ (to climb with difficulty or haphazardly) | :: trepar |
| clamor {n} /ˈklæm.ɚ/ (great outcry or vociferation) | :: clamor {m} |
| clamor {n} (continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction; popular outcry) | :: clamor {m} |
| clamor {n} | :: alarido |
| clamor {v} (to become noisy insistently) | :: clamar |
| clamorous {adj} /ˈklæməɹəs/ (noisy and loud) | :: clamoroso |
| clamoursome {adj} (noisy, loud) SEE: clamorous | :: |
| clamp {n} /klæmp/ (woodworking tool) | :: mordaza, pinza {f}, abrazadera {f}, sargento {m} |
| clamp connection {n} (hyphal structure) | :: fíbula {f} |
| clam up {v} (become silent) | :: callarse |
| clan {n} /klæn/ (group having common ancestor) | :: clan {m} |
| clandestine {adj} /klænˈdɛstɪn/ (done or kept in secret) | :: clandestino |
| clandestinely {adv} /klænˈdɛs.tɪn.li/ (in a secret, covert manner) | :: furtivamente, a hurtadillas |
| clangour {n} /ˈklæŋəɹ/ (a loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din) | :: estruendo |
| clap {v} /klæp/ (To applaud by clapping the hands) | :: aplaudir, palmotear, batir palmas, dar palmas, hacer palmas, ovacionar, palmear |
| clap {n} (gonorrhea) | :: purgaciones {f-p} |
| clapboard {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapometer {n} (an audience reaction monitor) | :: aplausómetro {m} |
| clapper {n} /ˈklæpɚ/ (the tongue of a bell) | :: badajo {m} |
| clapper board {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapperboard {n} (device used in film) | :: claqueta |
| claptrap {n} /ˈklæpˌtɹæp/ (empty verbiage or nonsense) | :: algarabía, verborrea, galimatías, palabrería |
| Clara {prop} /klɛəɹə/ (cognates and transliterations of the name Clara) | :: Clara |
| Clare {n} (Clara) SEE: Clara | :: |
| claret {n} /klɛɹət/ (wine) | :: clarete {m}, vino clarete {m} |
| clarification {n} /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) | :: clarificación {f} |
| clarify {v} /ˈklæɹɪfaɪ/ (to make clear) | :: clarificar, aclarar, esclarecer, poner en claro |
| clarinet {n} /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/ (woodwind musical instrument) | :: clarinete {m} |
| clarinetist {n} /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/ (musician) | :: clarinete {m}, clarinetista {m} {f} |
| clarithromycin {n} /kləˌɹɪθɹəʊˈmaɪsɪn/ (A macrolide antibiotic) | :: claritromicina {f} |
| clarity {n} /ˈklæɹɪti/ (the state or measure of being clear) | :: claridad {f} |
| clash {n} /klæʃ/ (loud sound) | :: estruendo {m} |
| clash {n} (skirmish) | :: escaramuza {f}, [Latin America] enfrentamiento |
| clash {n} (opposition; contradiction) | :: choque {m}, enfrentamiento |
| clasp {n} /klæsp/ (fastener or holder) | :: broche {m}, manija {f}, corchete {m}, hebilla {f} |
| clasp {v} (take hold of; grab tightly) | :: agarrar |
| class {n} /klæs/ (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.) | :: clase |
| class {n} (admirable behavior; elegance) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (series of classes covering a single subject) | :: curso {m} |
| class {n} (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year) | :: promoción {f} |
| class {n} (category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (set theory: collection of sets definable by a shared property) | :: clase {f} |
| class {n} (object-oriented programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior) | :: clase {f} |
| class action {n} (lawsuit) | :: demanda colectiva |
| class diagram {n} (type of static structure diagram) | :: diagrama de clases {m} |
| class envy {n} (envy against upper class) | :: resentimiento social {m} |
| classic {adj} /ˈklæ.sɪk/ (exemplary of a particular style) | :: clásico |
| classic {n} (example) | :: clásico {m} |
| classical {adj} /ˈklæsɪkl̩/ (literature etc) | :: clásico |
| classical {adj} (Greek and Roman) | :: clásico |
| classical {adj} (art etc) | :: clásico |
| Classical Arabic {prop} (Classical Arabic) | :: árabe clásico {m}, árabe culto {m} |
| classical conditioning {n} (learning process) | :: condicionamiento clásico {m} |
| classical language {n} (ancient language with a rich literary tradition) | :: lengua clásica {f} |
| Classical Latin {prop} (Latin language as spoken and written formally) | :: latín clásico {m} |
| classical mechanics {n} (physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world) | :: mecánica clásica {f} |
| classical music {n} (music of the classical period) | :: música clásica {f} |
| classical music {n} (the more serious forms of European and American music) | :: música clásica {f} |
| Classical Nahuatl {prop} (variants of the Nahuatl language spoken in Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest) | :: náhuatl {m}, náhuatl clásico {m} |
| Classical Tupi {prop} (extinct language of Brazil) SEE: Old Tupi | :: |
| classicism {n} (classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome) | :: clasicismo {m} |
| classifiable {adj} (able to be classified) | :: clasificable |
| classification {n} /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act of forming into classes) | :: clasificación {f} |
| classified {n} (classified advertisement) SEE: classified advertisement | :: |
| classified ad {n} (classified advertisement) SEE: classified advertisement | :: |
| classified advertisement {n} (newspaper or website advertisements under categories) | :: anuncio {m}, anuncio clasificado {m}, clasificado {m} |
| classify {v} /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ (identify or divide into classes) | :: clasificar, encasillar |
| classify {v} (declare secret) | :: clasificar |
| classism {n} /ˈklæsɪzm̩/ (discrimination based on social class) | :: clasismo {m} |
| classist {adj} /ˈklæsɪst/ (pertaining to classism) | :: clasista |
| classist {n} (advocate of classism) | :: clasista {m} {f} |
| classmate {n} /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ (student who is in the same class at school) | :: compañero de clase {m}, compañera de clase {f} |
| classroom {n} /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (room in a school) | :: aula {f}, sala de clases {f} [Chile, Puerto Rico], salón de clases {m} [Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela] |
| class struggle {n} (struggle between classes) | :: lucha de clases {f} |
| class warfare {n} | :: guerra social {f}, lucha de clases {f} |
| clastic {adj} (made up of parts that are easily removable) | :: clástico |
| clastic {adj} (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) | :: clástico |
| clatter {v} /ˈklætɚ/ (To chatter noisily or rapidly) | :: trapalear |
| Claude {prop} /klɔːd/ (male given name) | :: Claudio {m} |
| Claudia {prop} /ˈklɔː.di.ə/ (female given name) | :: Claudia |
| clause {n} /klɔːz/ (legal: separate part of a contract) | :: cláusula {f} |
| clause {n} | :: oración {f} |
| claustrophobe {n} /ˈklɔstɹəˌfoʊb/ (one who suffers from claustrophobia) | :: claustrofóbico {m}, claustrofóbica {f}, claustrofóbico {m}, claustrofóbica {f} |
| claustrophobia {n} (fear of closed, tight places) | :: claustrofobia {f} |
| claustrophobic {adj} (Suffering from claustrophobia) | :: claustrofóbico {m}, claustrofóbica {f}, claustrófobo {m}, claustrófoba {f} |
| claustrophobic {adj} (Cramped and confined) | :: claustrofóbico |
| clavichord {n} /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔɹd/ (early keyboard instrument) | :: clavicordio {m} |
| clavicle {n} (collar bone) | :: clavícula {f} |
| clavicular {adj} (relating to the clavicle) | :: clavicular |
| clavicytherium {n} /ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əm/ (harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player) | :: claveciterio |
| clavis {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| claw {n} /klɔ/ (curved horny nail) | :: garra {f} |
| claw {n} (foot equipped with such) | :: zarpa {f} |
| claw {n} (pincer of a crustacean) | :: pinza {f}, tenaza {f} |
| claw {n} | :: garra {f} |
| claw {v} (scratch or tear at) | :: arañar |
| claw {v} (to use claws to seize, to grip) | :: agarrar |
| claw hammer {n} (hammer with two prongs) | :: martillo sacaclavos {m} |
| clay {n} /kleɪ/ (mineral substance) | :: arcilla {f}, barro {m} |
| clay {n} (tennis court surface) | :: arcilla {f} |
| clay-colored thrush {n} (thrush of the Americas) | :: yigüirro {m} [Costa Rica], zorzal pardo {m}, mirlo pardo {m}, mirlo huertero {m}, cenzontle de agua {m} |
| clean {adj} /kliːn/ (not dirty) | :: limpio |
| clean {adj} (pure, especially morally or religiously) | :: limpio {m} |
| clean {adj} (not having used mind-altering or mood-changing substances) | :: limpio |
| clean {adj} | :: limpio |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object) | :: limpiar |
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty | :: |
| clean and jerk {n} (in weightlifting) | :: dos tiempos {m} |
| clean-cut {adj} (having a neat, smart appearance) | :: nítido |
| cleaner {n} /ˈkli.nɚ/ (person who cleans) | :: limpiador {m} |
| cleanliness {n} /ˈklɛnlinəs/ (the property of being cleanly) | :: limpieza {f} |
| cleanly {adv} /ˈkliːnli/ (in a clean way) | :: limpiamente |
| cleanness {n} /ˈkliːnnəs/ (state of being clean) | :: limpieza |
| cleanse {v} /klɛnz/ (to clean, purify) | :: limpiar, lavar, purificar |
| cleanse {v} (to spiritually purify) | :: purificar |
| cleanser {n} (detergent) SEE: detergent | :: |
| clean up {v} (to make an area or a thing clean) | :: limpiar |
| cleanup {n} /ˈkliːˌnʌp/ (the act of cleaning or tidying) | :: limpieza {f} |
| clear {adj} (distinct) SEE: distinct | :: |
| clear {adj} /klɪɹ/ (transparent in colour) | :: transparente, claro |
| clear {adj} (bright, not obscured) | :: claro |
| clear {adj} (free of obstacles) | :: despejado, libre |
| clear {adj} (without clouds) | :: despejado, claro |
| clear {adj} (free of ambiguity or doubt) | :: claro, nítido, obvio, definido |
| clear {adj} (free of guilt or suspicion) | :: limpio |
| clear {adv} (all the way) | :: claramente, limpiamente |
| clear {adv} (not near or touching something) | :: alejado |
| clear {v} | :: despejar, desobstruir |
| clear {v} (to become clear or freed from obstructions) | :: despejarse, aclararse |
| clear {v} (to eliminate ambiguity or doubt; to clarify) | :: aclarar, clarificar, esclarecer |
| clear {v} (to remove from suspicion) | :: eximir |
| clear {v} (to go through as payment) | :: franquear |
| clear {v} (to fell all trees of a forest) | :: deforestar, desmontar |
| clearance {n} (act of clearing or something cleared) | :: despeje {m} |
| clearance {n} (distance between two moving objects) | :: espacio {m}, claro {m} |
| clearance {n} (height or width of a passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage) | :: espacio {m}, claro {m} |
| clearance {n} (permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel) | :: acceso {m}, permiso {m} |
| clearance {n} (permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information) | :: acceso {m}, permiso {m} |
| clearance {n} (sale of merchandise at a reduced price) | :: remate {m}, ganga {f}, oferta {f}, barata {f}, liquidación {f} |
| clearance {n} (finance: processing of payments at a clearing house) | :: compensación {f} |
| clearance {n} (medicine: removal of harmful substances from the blood) | :: despeje {m}, limpieza {f}, aclaramiento |
| clearance {n} (billiards: act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit) | :: despeje {m} |
| clearance {n} (soccer: the act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending) | :: despeje {m} |
| clear cut {adj} (straightforward) | :: claro, evidente |
| clearing {n} /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/ (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) | :: desmonte {m}, claro {m} |
| clearing {n} (soccer: act of removing the ball from one's own goal area) | :: despeje {m} |
| clearing house {n} (a central point where clearing banks exchange checks etc and settle accounts) | :: cámara de compensación {f} |
| clearing house {n} (a repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data) | :: centro de intercambio {m} |
| clearly {adv} /ˈklɪɹli/ (in a clear manner) | :: claramente |
| clearly {adv} ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) | :: claramente, por lo claro |
| clearness {n} (the state or measure of being clear) | :: claridad {f} |
| clear one's throat {v} (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) | :: carraspear, aclararse la voz, destoserse |
| clear the decks {v} (order) | :: zafarrancho |
| clear up {v} (of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm) | :: escampar |
| cleat {n} /kliːt/ (device to secure a rope) | :: cornamusa {f} |
| cleat {n} (protrusion on the bottom of a shoe) | :: suela {f} |
| cleats {n} /kliːts/ (pair of shoes equipped with cleats) | :: toperoles |
| cleavage {n} /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/ (separation between breasts) | :: canalillo {m}, escote {m} |
| cleavage {n} (biology: cell division) | :: división {f} |
| cleavage {n} (mineralogy: tendency of a crystal to split) | :: exfoliación {f} |
| cleave {v} /kliv/ (transitive to split or sever) | :: hender |
| cleave {v} (transitive mineralogy) | :: tallar |
| cleave {v} (transitive chemistry) | :: escindir |
| cleaver {n} /ˈklivɚ/ (a squarish knife used for hacking) | :: cuchilla {f} |
| clef {n} (musical symbol) | :: clave {f} |
| cleft {n} /klɛft/ (opening made or as if made by splitting) | :: hendidura {f} |
| cleft chin {n} (cleft chin) | :: barbilla partida {f}, barba partida {f}, mentón partido {m} |
| cleft lip {n} (harelip) SEE: harelip | :: |
| cleft palate {n} (congenital opening in mouth) | :: paladar hendido {m}, labio leporino {m} |
| clemency {n} /ˈklɛ.mən.si/ (leniency, mercy) | :: clemencia {f} |
| clemency {n} (moderation of the severity of a punishment) | :: clemencia {f} |
| clemency {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: compasión, piedad, misericordia, lástima, conmiseración |
| Cleopatra {prop} /klioʊˈpætɹə/ (a given name of women in the Ptolemy dynasty) | :: Cleopatra {f} |
| clepsydra {n} /ˈklɛpsɪdɹə/ (water clock) | :: clepsidra {f} |
| clerestory {n} (upper part of a wall) | :: triforio {m} |
| clergy {n} /ˈklɝdʒi/ (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services) | :: clero {m} |
| clergyman {n} /ˈklɝdʒimən/ (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) | :: clérigo {m} |
| clergyperson {n} (ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy) | :: clérigo {m}, clériga {f} |
| clergywoman {n} (ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy) | :: clériga {f} |
| cleric {n} /klɛɹɪk/ (clergy member) | :: clérigo {m} |
| clerical {adj} /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ (of or relating to the clergy) | :: clerical |
| clerical collar {n} (collar worn by clergy) | :: alzacuellos {m} |
| clerk {n} /klɝk/ (cleric or clergyman) | :: clérigo {m} |
| clerk {n} (one working with records etc.) | :: oficinista {m} {f}, secretario {m}, escribiente {m} {f}, auxiliar administrativo {m} |
| Cleveland {prop} /ˈkliːv.lənd/ (city in Ohio) | :: Cleveland |
| clever {adj} /ˈklɛvɚ/ (nimble with hands or body) | :: ágil, hábil |
| clever {adj} (skillful) | :: listo, talentoso, habiloso, habilidoso |
| clever {adj} (resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning) | :: habiloso, pillo, listo |
| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp) | :: listo, inteligente, pillo, astuto |
| clever {adj} (showing inventiveness or originality) | :: ingenioso, original |
| cleverness {n} (being clever, mentally sharp) | :: inteligencia {f}, habilidad {f}, listeza {f}, agudeza {f}, ingenio {m}, vivacidad {f}, ingenio {m}, astucia {f} |
| clevis pin {n} (part of a fastener) | :: pasador de horquilla {m} |
| clew {n} (clue) SEE: clue | :: |
| cliché {n} /kliːˈʃeɪ/ (overused phrase or expression) | :: cliché {m}, clisé {m}, tópico {m} |
| cliché {n} (anything (other than a phrase) that is overused) | :: tópico {m} |
| cliche {n} (cliché) SEE: cliché | :: |
| click {n} /klɪk/ (sharp sound) | :: chasquido {m} |
| click {n} (in phonetics) | :: chasquido {m} |
| click {n} (sound made by a dolphin) | :: chasquido {m} |
| click {n} (act of pressing a button on a computer mouse) | :: clic {m}, pulsado {m}, aprieto {m} |
| click {v} (transitive: press and release (button on a mouse)) | :: hacer clic, clicar, cliquear |
| click {v} (intransitive: click the left button of a mouse) | :: hacer clic, cliquear, clicar |
| click and collect {n} | :: click and collect, clicar y recoger |
| clickbait {n} /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ (content aimed at generating advertising revenue) | :: ciberanzuelo {m} |
| clicktivism {n} (activism on the Internet) | :: clictivismo {m} |
| client {n} /ˈklʌɪənt/ (a customer or receiver of services) | :: cliente {m} |
| client {n} (computing: the role of a computer application or system) | :: cliente {m} |
| client {n} (person who receives help or advice from a professional person) | :: cliente |
| clientele {n} /klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl/ (body of clients who frequent an establishment) | :: clientela {f}, distinguida clientela {f} |
| client service {n} (customer service) SEE: customer service | :: |
| cliff {n} /klɪf/ (a (near) vertical rock face) | :: acantilado {m}, precipicio, risco {m} |
| climacterium {n} | :: climaterio {m} |
| climate {n} /ˈklaɪmɪt/ (long-term atmospheric conditions) | :: clima {m} |
| climate {n} (context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation) | :: clima {m} |
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate) | :: cambio climático {m} |
| climatic {adj} (of, relating to or influenced by climate) | :: climático |
| climatological {adj} (of or pertaining to climatology) | :: climatológico |
| climatologist {n} (scholar of climatology) | :: climatólogo {m} |
| climatology {n} (science) | :: climatología {f} |
| climax {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) SEE: orgasm | :: |
| climax {n} /ˈklaɪmæks/ (point of greatest intensity or force) | :: clímax {m}, colofón {m} |
| climb {v} /klaɪm/ (to ascend, to go up) | :: escalar, subir |
| climb {v} (to mount, to move upwards on) | :: subir |
| climb {v} (to scale) | :: subir, trepar |
| climb {v} (to move by using the hands and feet) | :: trepar, escalar |
| climb {v} (to practice the sport of climbing) | :: escalar, trepar |
| climb {v} (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something) | :: trepar |
| climb {n} (an act of climbing) | :: subida, ascenso |
| climber {n} /ˈklai.mɚ/ (one who climbs) | :: trepador {m}, escalador {m} |
| climber {n} (plant that climbs) | :: enredadera {f}, trepadora {f} |
| climbing {n} /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ (the sport of climbing) | :: escalada |
| climbing wall {n} (artificial wall) | :: rocódromo {m} |
| clindamycin {n} (antibiotic) | :: clindamicina {f} |
| cling {v} /ˈklɪŋ/ (hold tightly) | :: sostener, aferrarse, sujetar, agarrarse |
| cling {v} ((figuratively) feel strongly about) | :: estar apegado a, aferrarse |
| cling film {n} /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/ (plastic film that clings) | :: film estirable {m} |
| clingy {adj} /ˈklɪŋi/ (having a tendency to cling) | :: pegajoso |
| clingy {adj} (possessive over a lover) | :: posesivo, celoso |
| clinic {n} /ˈklɪnɪk/ (medical facility) | :: clínica {f} |
| clinical {adj} /ˈklɪnɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility) | :: clínico {m} |
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: psicología clínica {f} |
| clinical trial {n} (test) | :: ensayo clínico {m} |
| clinker {n} (fetters) SEE: fetter | :: |
| clinker {n} /klɪŋkə/ (boatbuilding style) | :: tingladillo {m} |
| clinker-built {adj} (constructed with overlapping hull planks or plates) | :: tingladillo {m} |
| clinopyroxene {n} /ˌklaɪnə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/ (pyroxene with monoclinic crystals) | :: clinopiroxeno {m} |
| cliometrician {n} (expert in cliometrics) | :: cliometrista {m} {f} |
| clipboard {n} (physical object) | :: sujetapapeles {m} |
| clipboard {n} (in computing: buffer for temporary storage) | :: portapapeles {m} |
| clip-clop {n} /ˈklɪp.klɑːp/ (Onomatopoeia) | :: trápala {f} |
| clipeus {n} (shield) | :: clípeo {m} |
| clipper {n} (fast sailing ship) | :: clíper {m} |
| clipping {n} /ˈklɪpɪŋ/ (piece of something removed by clipping) | :: recorte {m} |
| clipping {n} (article clipped from a newspaper) | :: recorte {m} |
| clipping {n} (short form) | :: apócope {f} |
| clique {n} /kliːk/ (small, exclusive group) | :: pandilla {f}, círculo {m}, mundillo {m}, bando {m}, bolita {f}, corrillo {m} |
| clique {n} (subgraph) | :: clica {f} |
| clitic {n} /ˈklɪ.tɪk/ (morpheme attached to another word) | :: clítico {m} |
| clitoral glans {n} (clitoral glans) | :: glande del clítoris {m} |
| clitoral hood {n} (fold of skin) | :: prepucio clitorial {m}, prepucio de clítoris {m} |
| clitorectomy {n} (clitoridectomy) SEE: clitoridectomy | :: |
| clitoridectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: clitoridectomía {f} |
| clitoris {n} /ˈklɪtəɹɪs/ (elongated erectile organ) | :: clítoris {m} |
| cloaca {n} /kloʊˈeɪkə/ (anatomical feature of birds etc) | :: cloaca {f} |
| cloak {n} /ˈkloʊk/ (cape) | :: capa |
| cloak {n} (blanket-like covering, often metaphorical) | :: embozo, velo {m} |
| cloak {n} | :: capa {f} |
| cloak {v} (to cover as with a cloak) | :: embozar |
| cloak-and-dagger {adj} (marked by menacing furtive secrecy) | :: de intriga y misterio, de capa y espada |
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| cloakroom {n} /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/ (room for coats) | :: guardarropa {m} |
| cloakroom {n} (room for luggage) | :: sala de equipajes, consigna de equipajes {f} |
| clobber {n} /klɒb.ə(ɹ)/ (to hit or bash severely) | :: reventar, arruinar |
| clobber {n} ((computing) To overwrite or override, often unintentionally.) | :: arruinar |
| cloche {n} /klɒʃ/ (glass covering) | :: campana de cristal {f} |
| cloche {n} (women's hat) | :: sombrero de campana |
| cloche {n} (tableware covering) | :: cubreplatos, campana |
| clock {n} /klɒk/ (instrument to measure or keep track of time) | :: reloj {m} |
| clock {n} (odometer) | :: cuentakilómetros {m} |
| clock {n} (electrical signal) | :: reloj {m} |
| clock {v} (measure the duration of) | :: cronometrar |
| clock {v} (measure the speed of) | :: medir la velocidad de |
| clock {v} (slang: hit (someone)) | :: golpear |
| clock face {n} (the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands) | :: cara {f}, esfera {f}, cuadrante {m}, carátula {f} [Mexico] |
| clockmaker {n} (person who makes clocks) | :: relojero, relojera {f} |
| clock tower {n} (tower having a large clock) | :: torre del reloj {f} |
| clockwise {adv} /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) | :: en el sentido de las agujas del reloj, en sentido horario |
| clockwise {adj} (moving clockwise) | :: dextrógiro {m}, dextrorso {m} |
| clockwisely {adv} (clockwise) SEE: clockwise | :: |
| clod {n} /klɒd/ (lump of something, especially of earth or clay) | :: grumo {m}, cúmulo, mazacote |
| clod {n} (stupid person) | :: tonta, tonto |
| clodhopper {n} (strong, heavy shoe) | :: zapatón {m} |
| clodhopper {n} (clumsy person) | :: ganso {m}, patoso {m} [Spain], paleto {m} |
| Cloelia {prop} (legendary woman) | :: Clelia |
| clog {n} /klɑɡ/ (a type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel) | :: zueco {m} |
| clog {n} (a blockage) | :: bloqueo {m}, obstrucción {f} |
| clog {v} (to block or slow passage through) | :: obstruir, azolvar, bloquear, congestionar, atascar, atorar |
| cloister {n} /ˈklɔɪstɚ/ (covered walk with an open colonnade) | :: claustro {m} |
| cloister {n} (place devoted to religious seclusion) | :: claustro {m} |
| cloistral {adj} (of, pertaining to, or living in a cloister) | :: claustral |
| cloistral {adj} (sheltered from the world; monastic) | :: monástico |
| clone {n} /kloʊn/ (living organism (originally a plant)) | :: clon {m} |
| clone {v} (create a clone) | :: clonar |
| close {v} /kləʊz/ (obstruct (an opening)) | :: cerrar, tapar, clausurar |
| close {v} (move (a door)) | :: cerrar |
| close {v} (put an end to) | :: cerrar, terminar, concluir, finalizar |
| close {v} (to make smaller) | :: achicar, acercarse, acortar |
| close {v} (to make a sale) | :: cerrar, concluir |
| close {n} (end or conclusion) | :: fin {m}, conclusión {f}, cierre {m} |
| close {adj} /kləʊs/ (at a little distance) | :: cercano, cerca [predicative] |
| close {adj} (intimate) | :: cercano, íntimo |
| close, but no cigar {phrase} (that's almost correct, but not quite) | :: de casi no se muere nadie (nobody ever dies from an almost), los casis no cuentan (the almosts don't count) |
| close call {n} /kləʊskɔːl/ (situation) | :: escape por los pelos {m} |
| close-cropped {adj} (cut very short) | :: quasi pelado |
| closed {adj} /kləʊzd/ (not open) | :: cerrado |
| close down {v} /kləʊzˈdaʊn/ (to stop trading) | :: cerrar |
| close-knit {adj} (closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond) | :: unido |
| closely {adv} /ˈkləʊsliː/ (in a close manner) | :: cercanamente |
| close-minded {adj} | :: mente cerrada {f} |
| closemouthed {adj} (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative) | :: taciturno, callado |
| closeness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| close ranks {v} (to regroup forces) | :: cerrar filas |
| close-run {adj} | :: disputado |
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| closet {n} /ˈklɑzɪt/ (furniture) | :: ropero {m}, armario {m}, clóset {m} |
| closeted {adj} (not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity) | :: enclosetado, no declarado, no asumido, en el closet [Latin America], en el armario [Spain] |
| close to {prep} (near) | :: cerca de |
| close-up {n} /kləʊsˈʌp/ (photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale) | :: primer plano {m} |
| closing {n} /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ (the act by which something is closed) | :: cierre {m} |
| closing {n} (end or conclusion) | :: clausura {f}, cierre {m} |
| clostridial {adj} | :: clostridial |
| closure {n} /ˈkloʊ.ʒɝ/ (event signifying an ending) | :: clausura {f} |
| closure {n} (feeling of completeness) | :: clausura {f} |
| closure {n} (device) | :: cierre {m} |
| clot {n} /klɒt/ (blood clot) | :: coágulo {m}, cuajarón {m} |
| clot {v} (to form into a clot) | :: coagularse |
| cloth {n} /klɔθ/ (woven fabric) | :: tela {f} |
| cloth {n} (piece of cloth) | :: trapo {m} |
| cloth {n} | :: trapo, paño |
| clothe {v} /ˈkloʊð/ (adorn with clothing) | :: vestir |
| clothes {n} /kloʊ(ð)z/ (apparel) | :: ropa {f} |
| clothes don't make the man {proverb} (clothes don't make the man) | :: el hábito no hace al monje |
| clothes dryer {n} (appliance) | :: secadora {f}, secarropas {m} |
| clotheshorse {n} (laundry frame) | :: tendedero {m}, tenderete {m} |
| clothesline {n} /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/ (rope or cord for drying clothes) | :: cuerda para tender la ropa {f}, tendedero, tenderete |
| clothes maiden {n} (rack for drying clothes) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| clothes moth {n} (insect) | :: polilla {f} |
| clothes peg {n} (an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline) | :: pinza de tender {f}, pinza {f}, [Argentina] broche {m} |
| clothespin {n} (a clip or fastener) SEE: clothes peg | :: |
| clothes screen {n} (rack for drying clothes) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| clothing {n} /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (clothes) | :: ropa {f}, ropaje {m}, indumentaria {f}, indumento {m}, vestido {m}, vestidura {f}, atuendo {m}, atavío {m}, vestimenta {f} |
| Clotho {prop} /ˈkloʊθoʊ/ (One of the Fates) | :: Cloto {f} |
| Clotilda {prop} (female given name) | :: Clotilde |
| clotted cream {n} (thick cream) | :: nata {f} |
| cloud {v} /klaʊd/ (to become foggy or gloomy, to become obscured from sight) | :: nublar |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: nube {f} |
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke) | :: nube {f} |
| cloud {n} (anything which makes things foggy or gloomy) | :: nube {f} |
| cloud {n} (group of objects suspended above the ground or flying) | :: nube {f} |
| cloud {n} (the Internet) | :: nube {f} |
| cloudberry {n} /ˈklaʊdˌbɛɹi/ (fruit) | :: mora de los pantanos {f}, mora ártica {f}, mora de ronces {f} |
| cloudburst {n} /ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/ (sudden heavy rainstorm) | :: aguacero {m}, gota fría {f} |
| cloud computing {n} (computing services provided over the Internet) | :: computación en la nube {f} |
| cloud-cuckoo-land {n} /klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/ (imaginary place with unrealistic or silly people) | :: estar en los cielos |
| clouded leopard {n} (medium sized arboreal cat) | :: pantera nebulosa {f}, leopardo longibando {m} |
| cloudiness {n} (weather) | :: nubosidad {f} |
| cloudland {n} (fantasy land) | :: tierra de fantasía {f} |
| cloud nine {n} /ˈklaʊd ˈnaɪn/ (state of bliss) | :: séptimo cielo {m} |
| cloud nine {n} (state of fantastic or impractical dreaming) SEE: head in the clouds | :: |
| cloudy {adj} /ˈkɫaʊdi/ (covered with or characterised by clouds) | :: nublado, nublo [Latin America] |
| cloudy {adj} (not transparent; not clear) | :: turbio |
| clout {n} /klaʊt/ (influence, effectiveness) | :: influencia {f}, influjo {m} |
| clout {n} (informal: blow with the hand) | :: mamporro |
| clove {n} /kloʊv/ (spice) | :: clavo de olor {m}, clavo {m} |
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic) | :: diente {m} (tooth) |
| clove hitch {n} (type of knot) | :: ballestrinque {m} |
| cloven {adj} (split or divided) | :: rajado |
| clove pink {n} (carnation) SEE: carnation | :: |
| clover {n} /ˈkloʊ.vɚ/ (plant in genus Trifolium) | :: trébol {m} |
| clown {n} /klaʊn/ (performance artist working in a circus) | :: payaso {m}, payasa {f}, clown {m}, clon {m} |
| clown {n} (person acting in a silly fashion) | :: payaso {m}, payasa {f} |
| clownery {n} (the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery) | :: payasada {f}, payasadas {f-p} |
| clownfish {n} (fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas) | :: pez payaso {m} |
| clownish {adj} /ˈklaʊnɪʃ/ (resembling a clown) | :: bufonesco {m}, payasesco {m} |
| clownlike {adj} (resembling a clown) | :: bufonesco {m}, apayasado {m}, clownesco {m} |
| cloying {adj} /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ (unpleasantly excessive) | :: empalagoso {m}, empachoso {m} |
| club {n} /klʌb/ (weapon) | :: bastón {m}, garrote {m}, porra {m} |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: club {m} [loanword, ] |
| club {n} (nightclub) | :: discoteca {f} |
| club {n} (playing card symbol, ♣) | :: trébol {m} |
| club {n} (hitting implement) | :: palo {m} |
| club {v} (to hit with a club) | :: apalear, garrotear [rare], aporrear |
| club {v} (to join together to form a group) | :: agrupar [pronominal] |
| clubbing {n} /ˈklʌbɪŋ/ ((medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes) | :: acropaquia |
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club | :: |
| clubs {n} /klʌbz/ (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣) | :: bastos {m-p}, tréboles {m-p} |
| cluck {n} /klʌk/ (sound made by hen) | :: cloqueo {m}, clo {m} |
| cluck {v} (to produce cluck sound) | :: cloquear |
| clue {n} /kluː/ (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion) | :: pista {f}, indicio {m} |
| clue {n} (object or marking that may be used in evidence) | :: indicio {m} |
| clueless {adj} /ˈkluː.ləs/ (lacking knowledge or understanding) | :: en la inopia, pez [colloquial, preceded by the verb estar] |
| clump {n} /klʌmp/ (cluster) | :: grumo {m} |
| clump {n} (thick group) | :: matorral {m}, mechón {m} |
| clump {n} (dull thud) | :: plop {m} |
| clump {v} (form a cluster) | :: amontonar |
| clump {v} (gather in dense groups) | :: amontonar |
| clump {v} (walk with heavy footfalls) | :: marchar |
| clumsily {adv} (done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly) | :: torpemente, toscamente |
| clumsy {adj} /ˈklʌmzi/ (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous) | :: patoso {m}, torpe, desmañado, bruto |
| clumsy {adj} (not elegant or well-planned) | :: torpe |
| clumsy {adj} (awkward or inefficient in use or construction) | :: torpe |
| cluneal {adj} (of or relating to a group of cutaneous nerves of the buttocks) | :: clúneo |
| clunker {n} /ˈklʌŋkɚ/ (decrepit motor car) | :: chatarra {f}, cacharro {m} |
| cluster {n} /ˈklʌstɚ/ (group or bunch of something) | :: amontonamiento {m}, agrupamiento, aglomeración {m} |
| cluster {n} (a bunch of grapes) | :: racimo {m} |
| cluster {n} (group of galaxies or stars) | :: cúmulo {m} |
| cluster {n} (secundal chord of three or more notes) | :: acorde {m} |
| cluster {n} (group of consonants) | :: grupo {m}, agrupación {f}, agrupamiento {m} |
| cluster {n} (group of computers working together) | :: grupo {m} |
| cluster {n} (significant subset within a population) | :: grupo {m} |
| cluster {v} (Form into a cluster) | :: amontonar, aglomerar, agruparse |
| cluster bomb {n} (explosive munition) | :: bomba de racimo |
| clusterfuck {n} /ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/ (a chaotic situation) | :: pifostio {m} |
| clustering {adj} (the action of the verb to cluster) | :: agrupamiento {m} |
| clustering {adj} (a grouping of a number of similar things) | :: grupo {m}, agrupación |
| clutch {v} /klʌt͡ʃ/ (to grip or grasp tightly) | :: aferrar |
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission) | :: cloch {m} [Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua], cloche {m} [Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Venezuela], clutch {m} [Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru - pronounced 'cloch'], croche {m} [Venezuela], embrague {m} [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay], clutch {m} [N Mexico] |
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission) | :: cloch {m} [Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua], cloche {m} [Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Venezuela], clutch {m} [Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru], croche {m} [Venezuela], embrague {m} [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay] |
| clutch {n} (A group or bunch) | :: nidada {f} |
| clutter {n} /ˈklʌtɚ/ (a confused disordered jumble of things) | :: desorden {m}, revoltijo {m}, enredo {m} |
| Clymene {prop} /ˈklɪmɨni/ (nymph of Greek mythology) | :: Clímene, Clímena |
| C major {n} (the major key with C as its tonic) | :: do mayor |
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come | :: |
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here | :: |
| c'mon {contraction} /kəˈmɒn/ (come on) | :: vamos, dale |
| CNG {n} ((petrochemistry) compressed natural gas) | :: GNC |
| cnidarian {n} /nʌɪˈdɛːɹɪən/ (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) | :: cnidario {m} |
| cnidoblast {n} (cnidocyte) SEE: cnidocyte | :: |
| cnidocyte {n} (stinging capsule found in cnidarians) | :: cnidocito {m} |
| CNS {n} (central nervous system) | :: SNC |
| c/o {prep} (An intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee.) | :: a/a (a la atención de) |
| co- {prefix} /ˈkoʊ-/ (together, mutually, jointly) | :: co- |
| coach {n} /koʊtʃ/ (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) | :: coche {m} |
| coach {n} (rail passenger car) | :: vagón {m} |
| coach {n} (trainer) | :: entrenador {m}, entrenadora {f} |
| coach {n} (long-distance bus) | :: autocar {m} |
| coach {v} (sports: train) | :: entrenar |
| coach driver {n} (driver of a horse-drawn coach) | :: cochero {m}, carruajero {m} |
| coachman {n} (male coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coachwoman {n} (female coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| coadjutor {n} /kəʊəˈdʒuːtə/ (assistant to a bishop) | :: coadjutor {m} |
| coagulate {v} /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/ (become congealed) | :: coagularse, cuajarse |
| coagulate {v} (cause to congeal) | :: coagular, cuajar |
| coagulate {n} /koʊˈæɡ.jə.lət/ (mass formed by means of coagulation) | :: cuajarón, coágulo |
| Coahuila {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Coahuila {f} |
| coal {n} /koʊl/ (uncountable: carbon rock) | :: carbón {m}, hullero {m} |
| coal {n} (countable: carbon rock) | :: carbón {m} |
| coal {n} (smouldering material) | :: brasa {f} |
| coalesce {v} /koʊ.əˈlɛs/ (to join into a single mass) | :: juntarse, incorporarse, coalescer |
| coalesce {v} (to form from different elements) | :: unirse |
| coalescence {n} (act of coalescing) | :: coalescencia {f} |
| coalescer {n} (device used to perform coalescence) | :: coalescedor {m}, conglutinador {m} |
| coalface {n} (part of a coal seam that is currently being mined) | :: frente de carbón {m} |
| coalfish {n} (blackish fish) | :: fogonero |
| coal gas {n} (poisonous gas) | :: gas de alumbrado {m}, gas ciudad {m} |
| coalition {n} /koʊəˈlɪʃən/ (group of organizations) | :: coalición {f} |
| coalition builder {n} | :: pactómetro {m} |
| coal mine {n} (a mine from which coal is mined) | :: mina de carbón {f} |
| coalmine {n} (coal mine) SEE: coal mine | :: |
| coal seam {n} (a stratum of goal between strata of other rocks) | :: veta de carbón {m} {f} |
| coal tit {n} (coal tit) | :: carbonero garrapinos {m} |
| coarctation {n} (stenosis) SEE: stenosis | :: |
| coarse {adj} /kɔːɹs/ (of inferior quality) | :: tosco, rústico, rudo, bruto, crudo, grosero, burdo, chabacano, ramplón |
| coarse {adj} (not refined) | :: grosero, bruto, soez, chocarrero |
| coast {n} /koʊst/ (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay) | :: costa {f}, litoral {m} |
| coast {v} (to glide along with no added energy) | :: deslizar |
| coast {v} (to sail along a coast) | :: costear |
| coast {v} (to make a minimal effort) | :: perecear |
| coastal {adj} /ˈkoʊstəl/ (relating to the coast) | :: costero, costanero, costeño (only for people) |
| coastal waters {n} (sea areas along the coast) | :: aguas costeras {f-p} |
| coaster {n} /kəʊ.stə(ɹ)/ (one who coasts) | :: deslizador {m}, [de costas] navegador {m}, costero {m}, [minimalist] holgazán {m} |
| coaster {n} (something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan) | :: deslizador {m} |
| coaster {n} (piece of material used to protect the surface of a table) | :: posavasos {m} |
| coaster {n} (small tray on wheels) | :: [con ruedas] bandeja |
| coaster {n} (worthless compact disc or DVD) | :: [de mierda] disco {m} |
| coastline {n} (the shape of a coast) | :: línea costera {f} |
| coat {n} /koʊt/ (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms) | :: abrigo {m}, saco {m}, casaca {f} |
| coat {n} (covering of material, such as paint) | :: cubierta {f} |
| coat {n} (fur or feathers) | :: pelaje {m} |
| coat {v} (to cover with a coat of some material) | :: cubrir |
| coated {adj} /ˈkoʊtɪd/ (covered with a thin layer) | :: cubierto, revestido |
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc) | :: percha {f}, gancho {m} |
| coati {n} /kəʊˈɑːti/ (any of several animals of the genus Nasua) | :: coatí {m}, cuchucho {m} [Ecuador], cusumbo {m} [Colombia], gato solo {m} [Panama], pezote {m} [El Salvador], pizote {m} [Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua], tejón {m} [Mexico]; (Nasua nasua, coatimundi) zorro guache {m} [Venezuela] |
| coating {n} /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/ (a thin outer layer) | :: capa {f}, recubrimiento {m} |
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: escudo de armas {m}, escudo {m} |
| coat of mail {n} (defensive garment) | :: cota de malla {f} |
| coat rack {n} (rack for holding coats) | :: perchero {m} |
| coatrack {n} (coat rack) SEE: coat rack | :: |
| coat-rack {n} (coat rack) SEE: coat rack | :: |
| coauthor {n} (author who collaborate with another to write something) | :: coautor {m} |
| coax {v} /koʊks/ (persuade gradually) | :: engatusar |
| coaxial {adj} /koʊ.ˈæk.sɪi.əl/ (having a common central axis) | :: coaxial |
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull | :: |
| cob {n} (corncob) SEE: corncob | :: |
| cobalt {n} /ˈkoʊ.bɑlt/ (chemical element) | :: cobalto {m} |
| cobble {v} /ˈkɑb.l̩/ (to make shoes) | :: zapatero |
| cobble {v} (to assemble in an improvised manner) | :: ensamblar |
| cobble {n} (cobblestone) SEE: cobblestone | :: |
| cobbler {n} (person who makes and repairs shoes) | :: zapatero {m}, zapatera {f} |
| cobbler, keep to your last {proverb} (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) | :: zapatero, a tus zapatos |
| cobblestone {n} /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ (a rounded stone) | :: adoquín |
| Cobb salad {n} (salad) | :: ensalada Cobb {f} |
| cobia {n} (Rachycentron canadum) | :: cobia {f}, esmedregal, pejepalo {m}, bonito negro {m}, bacalao {m} |
| cobra {n} /ˈkoʊbɹə/ (venomous snake) | :: cobra {f} |
| co-brother-in-law {n} (one's spouse's brother-in-law) | :: concuñado {m}, concuñada {f} |
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| coca {n} /ˈkoʊkə/ (the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca)) | :: coca {f} |
| Coca-Cola {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coca-Cola {prop} (particular carbonated soft drink) | :: Coca-Cola {f} |
| cocaine {n} /koʊˈkeɪn/ (the narcotic) | :: cocaína {f} |
| coccus {n} /ˈkʰɑkəs/ (type of bacterium) | :: coco {m} |
| coccygeal {adj} (relating to the coccyx) | :: coccígeo |
| coccygectomy {n} (surgical removal of the coccyx) | :: coccigectomía {f} |
| coccyx {n} /ˈkɑksɪks/ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) | :: cóccix {m}, coxis {m} |
| Cocha antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: batará de Cocha |
| cochineal {n} /ˈkɑtʃəˈni.əl/ (insect) | :: cochinilla {f} |
| cochineal {n} (dye) | :: cochinilla {f}, grana {f} |
| cochinita pibil {n} | :: cochinita pibil, puerco pibil |
| cochlea {n} /ˈkɒk.lɪə/ (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear) | :: cóclea {f} |
| cochlear {adj} (of or pertaining to the cochlea) | :: coclear |
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| cock {n} /kɑk/ (any male bird) | :: ave macho {m} |
| cock {n} | :: cimbrel {m}, nabo {m}, pirula {f}, chupa-chups {m}, pilila {f}, minga {f}, manubrio {m}, cipote {m}, carajo {m}, pito {m}, picha {f}, tranca {f}, sable {m} |
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster | :: |
| cock {n} (valve or tap for controlling flow of liquid) SEE: stopcock | :: |
| cockade {n} /kɑˈkeɪd/ (a rosette worn in a hat as an office or party badge) | :: escarapela {f} |
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} /ˌkɑkəˌdudəlˈdu/ (cry of the rooster) | :: quiquiriquí, cocorocó, cocoricó |
| Cockaigne {prop} /kɒˈkeɪn/ (mythical land) | :: país de Cucaña {m} |
| cockatiel {n} /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest) | :: ninfa {f}, carolina {f} |
| cockatoo {n} (a bird) | :: cacatúa {f} |
| cockatrice {n} (legendary creature) | :: cocatriz {m} |
| cockchafer {n} /ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə(ɹ)/ (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: escarabajo sanjuanero {m}, sanjuanero {m}, melolonta {f}, abejorro {m}, jorge {m} |
| cocked {adj} (drunk) | :: pedo |
| cockerel {n} /ˈkɒkəɹəl/ (young male chicken) | :: gallo {m}, gallito {m} |
| cockeyed {adj} (absurd, silly, or stupid) SEE: absurd | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (crooked, askew) SEE: crooked | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) SEE: cross-eyed | :: |
| cockfight {n} (contest) | :: pelea de gallos {f} |
| cockfighting {n} (gambling blood sport) | :: pelea de gallos {f} |
| cockiness {n} (quality) | :: chulería {f} |
| cockle {n} (wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle | :: |
| cockle {n} /ˈkɒkl̩/ (any of various edible European bivalve mollusks) | :: berberecho {m} |
| cockle {n} | :: berberecho {m} |
| cockle {n} (any of several weeds, such as the corn cockle) | :: cizaña {f} |
| cock-of-the-rock {n} (tropical bird) | :: gallo de la peña {m} |
| cockpit {n} (space for pilot and crew in an aircraft) | :: cabina, carlinga {f} |
| cockpit {n} (enclosure for cockfights) | :: reñidero {m} |
| cock pump {n} (penis pump) SEE: penis pump | :: |
| cockroach {n} (type of insect) | :: cucaracha {f} |
| cockscomb {n} (fleshy red crest of a rooster) | :: cresta {f} |
| cockscomb {n} (Rhinanthus minor) SEE: yellow rattle | :: |
| cocksucker {n} (a fellator) | :: mamón {m}, chupapijas {m} {f}, chupapollas, chupavergas |
| cocksucker {n} (an objectionable person) | :: mamón {m}, chupapollas, chupavergas |
| cocktail {n} /ˈkɒkteɪl/ (alcoholic beverage) | :: coctel {m}, cóctel {m} |
| cocktail bar {n} (drinking establishment) | :: cocktelería {f} |
| cocktail dress {n} (woman's evening dress suitable for cocktail parties) | :: vestido de cóctel {m} |
| cocktail party {n} (party at which cocktails are served) | :: fiesta de cóctel {f} |
| cocktail sauce {n} (sauce) | :: salsa cóctel {f} |
| cocktail stick {n} (short thin stick to hold small portions of food) | :: palillo de cóctel {m} |
| cocktease {n} (One who sexually arouses) | :: calientapollas {m} {f} |
| cockteaser {n} (cocktease) SEE: cocktease | :: |
| cocky {adj} /ˈkɒki/ (overly confident) | :: arrogante, pedante, chulo {m}, creído {m}, engreído {m}, petulante, bravucón {m}, valentón {m} |
| cocoa {n} /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ (partially fermented seeds of cacao tree) | :: cacao {m} |
| cocoa {n} (hot drink) | :: chocolate {m} |
| cocoa {n} (cup/mug of this drink) | :: chocolate {m} |
| cocoa {n} (colour) | :: chocolate {m} |
| cocoa {n} (powder) SEE: cocoa powder | :: |
| cocoa bean {n} (seed of the cocoa plant) | :: grano de cacao {m} |
| cocoa butter {n} (fat from cocoa bean) | :: manteca de cacao {f} |
| cocoa powder {n} (powder from cocoa solids) | :: cacao en polvo {m} |
| co-conspirator {n} (person involved with others in a conspiracy) | :: coconspirador {m} |
| coconut {n} /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/ (fruit of coco palm) | :: coco {m} |
| coconut {n} (coconut palm) SEE: coconut palm | :: |
| coconut crab {n} (Birgus latro) | :: cangrejo de los cocoteros {m} |
| coconut heart {n} /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt hɑɹt/ (coconut heart) | :: manzana de coco {f} |
| coconut jelly {n} (jelly made by coconut water) SEE: nata de coco | :: |
| coconut milk {n} (the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut) | :: agua de coco {m}, leche de coco {m} |
| coconut oil {n} (type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts) | :: aceite de coco {m} |
| coconut palm {n} (Cocos nucifera) | :: cocotero {m} |
| coconut water {n} (clear liquid found inside immature coconuts) | :: agua de coco {f} |
| cocoon {n} /kəˈkuːn/ (protective case) | :: capullo {m} |
| cocoyam {n} (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) | :: malanga {f}, [Guatemala] macal {m}, [Venezuela] ocumo {m}, [Panama] otoe {m}, [Nicaragua] quequisque {m}, [Colombia] rascadera {m}, [Costa Rica] tiquisque {m}, [Peru] uncucha {f}, [Puerto Rico] yautía {f} |
| cocoyam {n} (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) | :: malanga {f} {f-p} |
| Cocytus {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Cocito {m} |
| cod {n} /kɑd/ (marine fish of the family Gadidae) | :: bacalao {m} |
| coda {n} /ˈkoʊ.də/ (music) | :: coda {f} |
| coda {n} (linguistics) | :: coda {f} |
| coddle {v} /ˈkɒdəl/ (to treat gently or with great care) | :: malcriar, mimar, consentir |
| coddle {v} (to cook slowly in hot water) | :: cocinar a fuego lento |
| code {n} /koʊd/ (very short abbreviation) | :: código {m} |
| code {n} (body of law) | :: código {m} |
| code {n} (system of principles, rules or regulations) | :: código {m} |
| code {n} (set of rules for converting information) | :: código {m} |
| code {n} (cryptographic system) | :: código {m}, clave {f} |
| code {v} (write software programs) | :: programar |
| code {v} (cryptography: to encode) | :: codificar, encriptar, criptografiar |
| code {n} (source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| codec {n} (A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal) | :: códec {m} |
| Codegua {prop} (Codegua) | :: Codegua {f} |
| codeine {n} /ˈkoʊdin/ (addictive alkaloid narcotic) | :: codeína {f} |
| code-mixing {n} (code-switching) SEE: code-switching | :: |
| code name {n} (name used to clandestinely identify something) | :: nombre en clave {m} |
| coder {n} (programmer) | :: programador {m} |
| code-switching {n} (phenomenon of alternating between two or more languages) | :: alternancia de código {f} |
| codex {n} /ˈkoʊ.dɛks/ (early book) | :: códice {m} |
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod | :: |
| codicil {n} /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/ (addition made to a will) | :: codicilo {m} |
| codify {v} /ˈkɑ.dɨˌfaɪ/ (to reduce to a code) | :: codificar |
| coding {n} (encoding) SEE: encoding | :: |
| codirector {n} (someone who directs something together with one or more other people) | :: codirector {m} |
| cod liver oil {n} (nutritional supplement) | :: aceite de hígado de bacalao {m}, aceite de bacalao {m} |
| codon {n} /ˈkəʊdɒn/ (sequence of three nucleotides) | :: codón {m} |
| CoE {prop} (Initialism of Council of Europe) | :: CdE |
| co-ed {adj} /ˈkoʊˌɛd/ (that teaches both males and females) | :: mixto |
| coeducation {n} (education of both male and female students in the same institution) | :: coeducación {f} |
| coefficient {adj} /ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t/ (cooperating) | :: coeficiente |
| coefficient {n} (algebraic constant) | :: coeficiente {m} |
| coefficient {n} | :: coeficiente {m} |
| coefficient of friction {n} (ratio) | :: coeficiente de rozamiento {m}, coeficiente de fricción {m} |
| coelacanth {n} /ˈsiː.lə.kænθ/ (either of two species of deep-water fish) | :: celacanto {m} |
| coelenterate {n} /sɪˈlɛntəɹət/ (member of the former phylum Coelenterata) | :: celentéreo {m}, celenterado {m} |
| coeliac disease {n} (auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten) | :: celiaquía {f} |
| coelomate {adj} (having a coelom) | :: celomado |
| coenzyme {n} (small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme) | :: coenzima {f} |
| coerce {v} /koʊˈɝs/ (to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will) | :: coercer |
| coerce {v} | :: coaccionar |
| coercion {n} /koʊˈɝʒən/ (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person) | :: coerción {f} |
| coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary | :: |
| Coeur d'Alene {prop} /kɜɹdəˈleɪn/ (ethnic group) | :: coeur d'alene {m} |
| Coeur d'Alene {prop} (language) | :: coeur d'alene {m} |
| coeval {adj} /koʊˈi.vəl/ (of the same age) | :: coetáneo, contemporáneo, coevo {m} |
| coeval {n} (somebody of the same age) | :: coetáneo {m}, contemporáneo {m}, coevo {m} |
| coexist {v} (Exist contemporaneously) | :: coexistir |
| coexistence {n} (two or more things existing together) | :: coexistencia {f} |
| coexistent {adj} (existing at the same time) | :: coexistente |
| cofactor {n} (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) | :: cofactor {m} |
| co-father-in-law {n} (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) | :: consuegro |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: café {m}, tinto {m}, feca {m} [slang] |
| coffee {n} (beans) | :: grano de café, café {m} |
| coffee {n} (plant) | :: cafeto {m}, café {m} |
| coffee {n} (colour) | :: café {m} |
| coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour) | :: café |
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café | :: |
| coffee bean {n} (The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea) | :: grano de café {m} |
| coffee grinder {n} (a device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans) | :: molinillo de café {m}, molino de café {m} |
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) | :: máquina de café {f} |
| coffee pot {n} (pot for coffee) | :: cafetera {f} |
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffer {n} /ˈkɔfɚ/ (strongbox) | :: cofre {m} |
| coffer {n} (supply or store of money) | :: arcas |
| coffer {n} (cofferdam) SEE: cofferdam | :: |
| cofferdam {n} (temporary watertight structure) | :: ataguía {f} |
| coffice {n} (A cubicle with a door to provide the appearance of a private office.) | :: coficina |
| coffice {n} (A blend of coffee shop and office) | :: coficina |
| coffin {n} /ˈkɔfɪn/ (box in which a dead person is buried) | :: ataúd {m}, féretro {m}, cajón {m} [Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Paraguay, Uruguay], urna {f} [Venezuela], panteón {m} [Mexico] |
| coffle {n} /ˈkɔfl̩/ (a line of people or animals fastened together) | :: cáfila {f} |
| cofounder {n} /kəʊˈfaʊndə/ (one who founds something with someone else) | :: cofundador {m}, cofundadora {f} |
| cog {n} /kɑɡ/ (tooth on a gear) | :: diente {m} |
| cog {n} (type of ship) | :: coca {f} |
| cogener {n} (congener) SEE: congener | :: |
| cogeneration {n} (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) | :: cogeneración {f} |
| cogent {adj} /ˈko͡ʊd͡ʒn̩t/ (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) | :: convencedor, persuasivo |
| cogent {adj} (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) | :: inteligible, lógico |
| cogent {adj} (forcefully persuasive) | :: irrefutable, irrebatible |
| cogitable {adj} (conceivable) SEE: conceivable | :: |
| cogitate {v} /ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/ (to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply) | :: cogitar |
| cognac {n} /ˈkɒn.jæk/ (type of brandy) | :: coñac {m} |
| cognate {adj} /ˈkɑɡ.neɪt/ (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) | :: afín, emparentado |
| cognate {n} (word derived from the same roots as a given word) | :: cognado {m} |
| cognitariat {n} (sociological group) | :: cognitariado |
| cognition {n} /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/ (process of knowing) | :: cognición {f} |
| cognitive {adj} /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/ (relating to mental functions) | :: cognitivo |
| cognitive dissonance {n} (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs) | :: disonancia cognitiva {f} |
| cognitively {adv} /ˈkɒɡ.nə.tɪv.li/ (relating to thinking) | :: cognitivamente |
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: psicología cognitiva {f} |
| cognizant {adj} /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/ (aware) | :: consciente |
| cognomen {n} /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/ (nickname) | :: cognomen {m} |
| cognoscente {n} /ˌkɑɡ.nəˈʃɛn.ti/ (someone possessing specialized knowledge in a particular field) | :: experto |
| cog wheel {n} (gear wheel) SEE: gear wheel | :: |
| cogwheel {n} (gear wheel) SEE: gear wheel | :: |
| cohabit {v} (live together as if married) | :: convivir, cohabitar |
| cohabitation {n} /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ (act of living together) | :: cohabitación {f}, arreglo, amancebamiento |
| cohen {n} (a descendant of Aaron) | :: cohen {m} |
| cohere {v} /koʊˈhɪɹ/ (to stick together) | :: cohesionar |
| cohere {v} (to be consistent as part of a group) | :: ser coherente |
| coherence {n} (quality of cohering; of being coherent) | :: coherencia {f} |
| coherence {n} (logical arrangements of parts) | :: coherencia {f} |
| coherent {adj} /koʊˈhɛɹənt/ (sticking together) | :: coherente |
| coherent {adj} (orderly, logical and consistent) | :: coherente |
| coherent {adj} (of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase) | :: coherente |
| coherently {adv} (in a coherent manner) | :: coherentemente |
| cohesion {n} /koʊˈhiʒən/ (the state of cohering, or of sticking together) | :: cohesión {f} |
| cohesion {n} (the various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together) | :: cohesión {f} |
| cohesive {adj} /koʊˈhiː.sɪv/ (having cohesion) | :: cohesivo |
| cohomology {n} (theory) | :: cohomología {f} |
| cohomology {n} (system) | :: cohomología {f} |
| cohort {n} (abettor) SEE: abettor | :: |
| cohort {n} (accomplice) SEE: accomplice | :: |
| cohort {n} /ˈkoʊ̯.hɔɹt/ (group of people supporting the same thing or person) | :: seguidores {m-p}, cohorte {f} |
| cohort {n} (demographic grouping of people) | :: cohorte {f} |
| cohort {n} (division of Roman legion) | :: cohorte |
| cohort {n} (associate) SEE: associate | :: |
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague | :: |
| co-husband {n} (in a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man's wife) | :: coesposo |
| cohyponym {n} (a word or phrase that shares the same hypernym as another word or phrase) | :: cohipónimo {m} |
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle | :: |
| coil {n} /kɔɪl/ (something wound) | :: espiral {f}, hélice {f} |
| coil {n} (electrical) | :: bobina {f}, bobinado {m} |
| coil {v} (wind into loops) | :: enrollar |
| coil {n} (intra-uterine contraceptive device) SEE: intrauterine device | :: |
| Coimbra {prop} /ˈkwĩbɹə/ (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal) | :: Coímbra |
| coin {n} /kɔɪn/ ((currency) a piece of currency) | :: moneda {f} |
| coin {v} (to create coins) | :: acuñar |
| coin {v} (to make up or invent, and establish) | :: acuñar |
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency | :: |
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism | :: |
| coincide {v} /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/ (to occupy exactly the same space) | :: coincidir |
| coincide {v} (to occur at the same time) | :: coincidir |
| coincide {v} (to correspond) | :: coincidir |
| coincidence {n} /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ (of objects, property of being coincident) | :: coincidencia {f}, casualidad {f} |
| coincidence {n} (state of events appearing to be connected when they are not) | :: coincidencia {f}, casualidad {f} |
| Coinco {prop} (Coinco) | :: Coinco {m} |
| coin of the realm {n} (legal money of a country) SEE: legal tender | :: |
| coinsurance {n} (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) | :: participación propia {f}, franquicia {f}, coaseguro {m}, deducible {m} |
| coinsurer {n} (provider of coinsurance) | :: coasegurador {m} |
| coir {n} /ˈkɔɪə/ (fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut) | :: coir {m} |
| coitus {n} /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ (sexual interaction, see also: sexual intercourse) | :: coito {m} |
| coitus interruptus {n} (sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis) | :: coitus interruptus {m}, coito interrupto {m} |
| coke {n} /koʊk/ (coal product) | :: coque {m} |
| coke {n} (short for cocaine) | :: coca {f} |
| coke {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coke {n} /koʊk/ (informal: any cola-flavored drink) | :: cola {f}, bebida de cola {f} |
| Coke {n} (Coca-Cola) | :: coca {f}, coke {f}, Coca-Cola {f} |
| cola {n} /ˈkoʊlə/ (drink) | :: cola {f} |
| cola {n} (plant or nut) SEE: kola | :: |
| colander {n} /ˈkɑləndəɹ/ (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) | :: colador {m}, escurridor {m}, coladero {m} |
| Colchis {prop} (ancient region and kingdom) | :: Cólquide {f}, Cólquida {f} |
| cold {adj} /kəʊld/ (having a low temperature) | :: frío |
| cold {adj} (of the weather) | :: frío |
| cold {adj} (unfriendly) | :: frío |
| cold {n} (low temperature) | :: frío {m}, rasca [colloquial], biruji [Spain, colloquial] |
| cold {n} (illness) | :: resfriado {m}, constipación {f}, gripe {f}, gripa {f} |
| cold as ice {adj} (very cold) | :: frígido, gélido |
| cold-blooded {adj} /ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/ (lacking emotion or compunction) | :: sin emoción |
| cold-blooded {adj} (having an unregulated body temperature) SEE: ectothermic | :: |
| cold calling {n} (unsolicited sales call) | :: puerta fría {f} [house calls], llamada en frío {f} [telephone calls] |
| cold cream {n} (emulsion of water and certain fats) | :: cerato de Galeno |
| cold cuts {n} (meat) | :: fiambre {m}, [when in a sandwich] companaje {m}, cecina {f}, embutido {m} |
| cold dark matter {n} (cold dark matter) | :: materia oscura fría {f} |
| cold day in Hell {n} (an event that will never happen) | :: cuando las ranas críen pelo, cuando meen las gallinas |
| cold front {n} (leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air) | :: frente frío {m} |
| cold fusion {n} (hypothetical form of nuclear fusion) | :: fusión fría {f} |
| cold hands, warm heart {proverb} (having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness) | :: manos frías, corazón caliente |
| coldly {adv} /ˈkəʊldli/ (in a cold or uncaring manner) | :: fríamente |
| cold meat {n} (cold cooked meat) | :: embutido {m}, fiambre {m} |
| coldness {n} /ˈkoʊldnəs/ (the relative lack of heat) | :: frío {m} |
| coldness {n} (the sensation) | :: frío {m}, frialdad {f} |
| coldness {n} (limited enthusiasm or affection) | :: frialdad {f}, displicencia |
| cold-sensitive {adj} (affected by or sensitive to cold) | :: friolero |
| cold treatment {n} (silent treatment) SEE: silent treatment | :: |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: guerra fría {f} |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) | :: Guerra Fría {f} |
| cold wave {n} (a short period with a considerable fall in temperature) | :: ola de frio |
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage | :: |
| cole {n} /koʊl/ (brassica) | :: col {f} |
| colectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: colectomía {f} |
| colemanite {n} (calcium borate mineral) | :: colemanita {f} |
| coleoptile {n} /kɒliːˈɒptɪl/ (in botany, a pointed sheath) | :: coleóptilo {m} |
| coleslaw {n} /ˈkəʊlslɔː/ (a salad) | :: curtida {f} [El Salvador], ensalada de repollo {f} |
| colewort {n} (kale) | :: col silvestre {m} |
| colic {n} /ˈkɒl.ɪk/ (abdominal pain) | :: cólico {m} |
| Colima {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Colima {f} |
| colitis {n} (inflammation of the colon) | :: colitis {f} |
| collaborate {v} /kəˈlabəɹeɪt/ (to work together on a piece of work) | :: colaborar |
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably) | :: colaborar |
| collaboration {n} /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ (act of collaborating) | :: colaboración {f} |
| collaborationist {n} (one who collaborates) SEE: collaborator | :: |
| collaborator {n} /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/ | :: colaborador {m} |
| collage {n} /kəˈlɑʒ/ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) | :: collage {m} |
| collagen {n} /ˈkɒlədʒən/ (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) | :: colágeno {m} |
| collagenic {adj} (relating to or composed of collagen) | :: colágeno |
| collapse {v} /kəˈlæps/ (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) | :: derrumbarse, desplomarse |
| collapse {v} (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) | :: derrumbarse, desplomarse |
| collapse {v} (to fold compactly) | :: colapsar |
| collapse {n} (act of collapsing) | :: colapso {m} |
| collapsible {adj} (that can be collapsed) | :: plegable |
| collar {n} /ˈkɑ.lɚ/ (fabric garment part fitting around throat) | :: cuello {m} |
| collar {n} (chain worn around the neck) | :: collar {m} |
| collar {n} (device for restraining animal) | :: collar {m}, yugo {m} |
| collar {v} (to arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| collarbone {n} (clavicle) SEE: clavicle | :: |
| collard greens {n} (plant) | :: col verde {f} |
| collared antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: batará collarejo |
| collared dove {n} (collared dove) | :: tórtola turca {f} |
| collared peccary {n} (mammal) | :: pecarí de collar {m}, chácharo {m}, chancho rosillo {m}, saíno {m}, sajino {m} |
| collared pratincole {n} (Glareola pratincola) | :: canastera común {f} |
| collate {v} /ˈkoʊ.leɪt/ (examine diverse documents etc.) | :: cotejar |
| collate {v} (sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order) | :: ordenar |
| collateral {n} /kəˈlætəɹəl/ (security or guarantee) | :: prenda {f} |
| collateral {n} (thinner blood vessel) | :: colateral |
| collateral {n} | :: aval |
| collateral damage {n} (collateral damage) | :: daño colateral {m} |
| collation {n} /kəˈleɪʃən/ (bringing together) | :: colación {m} |
| collation {n} (light meal) | :: colación {f} |
| colleague {n} /ˈkɑliɡ/ (fellow member of a profession) | :: colega {m} {f}, compañero {m} |
| collect {v} /kəˈlɛkt/ (to gather together) | :: juntar, recoger, reunir |
| collect {v} (to get from someone) | :: cobrar, recaudar, recolectar |
| collect {v} (to accumulate items for a hobby) | :: coleccionar |
| collect {v} (to infer, conclude, form a conclusion) | :: colegir |
| collect {n} /ˈkɑlɪkt/ (prayer said before reading of the epistle lesson) | :: colecta {f} |
| collection {n} /kəˈlɛkʃən/ (set of items) | :: colección {f} |
| collection {n} (multiple related objects) | :: colección {f}, conjunto {m} |
| collection {n} (activity of collecting) | :: recogida {f}, recolección {f} |
| collection {n} (gathering of money for charitable or other purposes) | :: colecta, recaudación |
| collection {n} | :: conjunto {m} |
| collection {n} (debt collection) SEE: debt collection | :: |
| collective {adj} /kəˈlɛktɪv/ (in grammar) | :: colectivo |
| collective {n} (group) | :: colectivo {m} |
| collective agreement {n} (contract on terms and conditions of employment) | :: contrato colectivo de trabajo {m} |
| collectively {adv} (in a collective manner) | :: colectivamente |
| collective noun {n} (noun referring to a group of similar things) | :: sustantivo colectivo {m}, nombre colectivo {m} |
| Collective Security Treaty Organisation {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Organización del Tratado de la Seguridad Colectiva {f}, OTSC |
| collective unconscious {n} (experience of human species) | :: inconsciente colectivo {m} |
| collectivism {n} (An system in which the means are owned and controlled by people collectively) | :: colectivismo {m} |
| collectivization {n} (the act of collectivizing) | :: colectivización {f} |
| collectivize {v} | :: colectivizar |
| collector {n} /kəˈlɛktɚ/ (person or thing that collects) | :: coleccionista {m} {f} |
| collector {n} (person who is employed to collect payments) | :: colector {m}, recaudador {m} |
| collector {n} (amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor) | :: colector {m} |
| college {n} /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/ (academic institution) | :: universidad {f} |
| college {n} (institution of higher education) | :: escuela universitaria {f} |
| college {n} (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) | :: escuela universitaria {f} |
| college {n} (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) | :: escuela técnica {f}, escuela de artes aplicadas {f}, escuela de ciencias aplicadas {f} |
| college {n} (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) | :: facultad {f} |
| college {n} (specialized division of a university) | :: facultad {f} |
| college {n} (high school or secondary school) | :: colegio {m} |
| college town {n} (town or city dominated by its university population) | :: ciudad universitaria {f} |
| collet {n} /ˈkɑlɪt/ (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) | :: collete {m} |
| collide {v} /kəˈlɑɪd/ (to impact directly, especially if violent) | :: chocar, tropezar |
| collider {n} (particle accelerator) | :: colisionador {m} |
| collier {n} /ˈkɑliɚ/ (person) | :: carbonero {m} |
| colligative {adj} (property) | :: coligativo |
| collimate {v} (to focus) | :: colimar |
| collinearity {n} (the condition of being collinear) | :: colinealidad {f} |
| collision {n} (collision) SEE: wreck | :: |
| collision {n} /kəˈlɪʒən/ (instance of colliding) | :: colisión {f} |
| colloblast {n} (a kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores) | :: coloblasto {m} |
| collocation {n} /ˌkɔloʊˈkeɪʃən/ (grouping of words that commonly occur together) | :: colocación {f} |
| colloid {n} /ˈkɒlɔɪd/ (stable system of two phases) | :: coloide {m} |
| colloidal {adj} (of or pertaining to a colloid) | :: coloidal, coloideo, coloide |
| colloquial {adj} /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ (of oral communication language) | :: coloquial, familiar |
| colloquialism {n} (colloquial expression) | :: coloquialismo {m}, vulgarismo {m} |
| colloquially {adv} (in a colloquial manner) | :: coloquialmente |
| colloquy {n} /ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/ (conversation, dialogue) | :: coloquio, conversación |
| colloquy {n} (formal conference) | :: coloquio {m} |
| collude {v} (to conspire) | :: coludir |
| collusion {n} /kəˈluːʒən/ (conspiracy) | :: colusión {f}, contubernio {m}, complot {m} |
| colón {n} /kə.ˈloʊ̯n/ (Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador) | :: colón {m} |
| coloboma {n} (abnormal hole in eye) | :: coloboma {m} |
| co-locate {v} (To locate hardware within another company’s facilities.) | :: colocar |
| colocynth {n} /kɒl.əˈsɪnθ/ (plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis) | :: coloquíntida {f}, tuera {f} |
| cologne {n} /kəˈloʊn/ (eau de Cologne) | :: agua de Colonia {f} |
| Cologne {prop} /kəˈloʊn/ (city in Germany) | :: Colonia {f} |
| Colombia {prop} /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ (country in South America) | :: Colombia {f} |
| Colombian {n} (A person from Colombia) | :: colombiano {m}, colombiana {f} |
| Colombian {adj} (pertaining to Colombia) | :: colombiano |
| Colombianism {n} | :: colombianismo {m} |
| Colombian necktie {n} (violent and intimidating method of execution) | :: carte de corbata |
| Colombo {prop} /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/ (capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Colombo {m} |
| colon {n} /ˈkoʊ.lən/ (punctuation mark) | :: dos puntos {m-p} |
| colon {n} /ˈkoʊlən/ (the last part of the digestive system) | :: colon {m} |
| colonel {n} /ˈkɝnəl/ (commissioned office in the armed services) | :: coronel {m} |
| colonial {adj} /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ (of or pertaining to a colony) | :: colonial |
| colonialism {n} /kəˈləʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/ (colonial domination policy) | :: colonialismo {m} |
| colonialist {adj} (or or pertaining to colonialism) | :: colonialista |
| colonialist {n} (an advocate of colonialism) | :: colonialista {m} {f} |
| colonialistic {adj} (colonialist) SEE: colonialist | :: |
| colonist {n} /ˈkɒlənɪst/ (a founder of a colony) | :: colono {m}, colona {f}, colonizador {m} |
| colonist {n} (a member of a colony) | :: colono {m}, colona {f} |
| colonization {n} (process of establishing a colony) | :: colonización {f} |
| colonize {v} /ˈkɑlənaɪz/ (to begin a new colony) | :: colonizar |
| colonizee {n} (someone that is colonized) | :: colonizado |
| colonizer {n} (colonist) SEE: colonist | :: |
| colonnade {n} /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/ (a series of columns at regular intervals) | :: columnata {f} |
| colonoscope {n} (flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon) | :: colonoscopio {m} |
| colonoscopy {n} /kɑləˈnɑskəpi/ (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) | :: colonoscopia {f} |
| colony {n} /ˈkɑləniː/ (region or governmental unit) | :: colonia {f} |
| colony {n} (group of organisms) | :: colonia |
| colophony {n} (rosin) SEE: rosin | :: |
| coloproctology {n} (branch of medicine) SEE: proctology | :: |
| coloproctology {n} (colorectal surgery) SEE: proctology | :: |
| color {n} /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ (spectral composition of visible light) | :: color {m} |
| color {n} (particular set of the visible spectrum) | :: color {m} |
| color {n} (hue as opposed to achromatic colors) | :: color {m} |
| color {n} (human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity) | :: color {m} |
| color {adj} (conveying color) | :: en color |
| color {v} (give something color) | :: colorar, colorear, teñir |
| color {v} (draw using crayons) | :: colorear |
| color {v} (become red through increased blood flow) | :: ponerse colorado |
| Colorado {prop} /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/ (US state) | :: Colorado {m} |
| color blind {adj} (unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors) | :: daltónico |
| color blindness {n} (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) | :: daltonismo {m} |
| colorectal {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) | :: colorrectal |
| colored {adj} /ˈkʌləɹd/ | :: coloreado |
| colorful {adj} /ˈkʌlɚfəl/ (possessing prominent and varied colors) | :: lleno {m}, de color, lleno de color |
| colorful {adj} (interesting, multifaceted) | :: de color |
| colorful {adj} (profane) | :: florido |
| colorimetry {n} (science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values) | :: colorimetría {f} |
| coloring {n} (act or process) | :: coloración {f} |
| coloring {n} (disguise or discoloration) | :: decoloración {f} |
| colorism {n} (prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification) | :: colorismo {m} |
| colorism {n} (a style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.) | :: colorismo {m} |
| colossal {adj} /kəˈlɒsəl/ (extremely large) | :: colosal |
| Colosseum {prop} (ancient stadium in Rome) | :: Coliseo {m} |
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Colosenses {m-p} |
| colossus {n} (a statue of gigantic size) | :: coloso {m} |
| colossus {n} (any creature or thing of gigantic size) | :: coloso {m} |
| Colossus of Rhodes {prop} (the statue of Helios) | :: coloso de Rodas {m} |
| colostrum {n} /kəˈlɒstɹəm/ (a form of milk) | :: calostro {m} |
| colourable {adj} /ˈkʌləɹəb(ə)l/ (specious) | :: colorado |
| colourless {adj} /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ (having no colour) | :: incoloro |
| colposcope {n} /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/ (a form of endoscope) | :: colpóscopo |
| colt {n} /koʊlt/ (young male horse) | :: potranco {m}, potro {m} |
| Coltauco {prop} (Coltauco) | :: Coltauco {m} |
| colter {n} /ˈkoʊltəɹ/ (cutter attached to the beam of a plow) | :: cuchillo {m} |
| coltsfoot {n} (Tussilago farfara) | :: tusilago {m}, fárfara {f}, pie de caballo {m}, uña de caballo {f} |
| colubrid {n} (snake in the family Colubridae) | :: colúbrido {m}, culebra {m} |
| colugo {n} /kəˈluːɡoʊ/ (arboreal gliding mammal) | :: colugo {m}, lémur volador, dermóptero {m} |
| Columba {prop} (constellation) | :: Columba |
| columbarium {n} (a building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves) | :: palomar {m} |
| columbarium {n} (a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns) | :: columbario {m} |
| Columbian {n} (16-point type) | :: romana |
| Columbian Exchange {prop} (widespread transfer of animals, plants between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres) | :: intercambio colombino {m} |
| columbine {n} /ˈkɒləmbaɪn/ (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) | :: colombina {f}, aguileña |
| Columbus {prop} /kəˈlʌmbəs/ (Christopher Columbus) | :: Cristóbal Colón {m}, Colón {m} |
| columella {n} (any of various small structures in plants or animals) | :: columela {f} |
| columella {n} (skin at the end of the septum) | :: columela {f} |
| columella {n} (central sterile portion of the sporangium) | :: columela {f} |
| column {n} /ˈkɒləm/ (upright supporting member) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (vertical line of entries in a table) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (a vertical body of text) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (column of troops) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (newspaper column) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (something having similar form or structure to the things mentioned above) | :: columna {f} |
| column {n} (chemistry : object to separate components) | :: columna |
| columnist {n} /ˈkɒ.lə.mɪst/ (regular writer of a column) | :: columnista {m} {f} |
| colza {n} (cabbage variety) | :: colza {f} |
| coma {n} /ˈkoʊmə/ (Deep sleep) | :: coma {m} |
| Comanche {adj} /kəˈmæntʃi/ | :: comanche |
| Comanche {n} (member of the Comanche people) | :: comanche {m} |
| Comanche {prop} (language) | :: comanche {m} |
| comatose {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep | :: |
| comatose {adj} /ˈkoʊmətoʊs/ (resembling a coma) | :: comatoso |
| comb {n} /koʊm/ (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: peine {m}, peineta {f} |
| comb {n} (fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles) | :: cresta {f} |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: peinar, peinarse |
| comb {v} (to search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb) | :: peinar |
| comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb | :: |
| combat {n} /ˈkɑmˌbæt/ (a battle; a fight) | :: batalla {f}, acción {f}, combate {m} |
| combat {v} (to fight; to struggle for victory) | :: combatir |
| combatant {n} /kəm.ˈbæ.tənt/ (person engaged in combat, often armed) | :: combatiente {m} {f} |
| combative {adj} /kəmˈbæ.tɪv/ (given to fighting) | :: combativo |
| combinable {adj} (able to be combined) | :: combinable |
| combination {n} /kɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/ (act of combining) | :: combinación {f} |
| combination {n} (combat sports) | :: combinación {f} |
| combinatorics {n} (a branch of mathematics) | :: combinatoria {f} |
| combine {v} /ˈkɑm.baɪn/ (bring two or more things or activities together) | :: combinar, juntar, unir |
| combine {v} (have two or more things or properties that function together) | :: unir, juntar |
| combine {n} (combination) SEE: combination | :: |
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester | :: |
| combined {adj} /kəmˈbaɪnd/ (resulting from adding together) | :: combinado |
| combine harvester {n} /ˈkɑmˌbaɪn ˈhɑɹvəstəɹ/ (combine) | :: cosechadora {f} |
| comb jelly {n} (ctenophore) SEE: ctenophore | :: |
| combover {n} (A manner of combing hair to conceal a bald spot) | :: peinado tapacalva {m}, tapacalva {m} |
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn | :: |
| combustibility {n} (quality or state of being combustible) | :: combustibilidad {f} |
| combustible {adj} (capable of burning) | :: combustible |
| combustible {n} (material capable of burning) | :: combustible {m} |
| combustion {n} /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/ (the act or process of burning) | :: combustión {f}, quemado {m} |
| combustion {n} (similar process where two chemicals are combined) | :: reacción química {f} |
| combustion {n} (process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen) | :: combustión {f}, oxidación {f} |
| combustion {n} (violent agitation, commotion) | :: revuelta {f}, tumulto {m}, vorágine {f} |
| come {v} /kʌm/ (to move nearer) | :: venir |
| come {v} (to orgasm) | :: correrse, venirse, acabar |
| come about {v} (to come about) | :: ocurrir, suceder |
| come about {v} (nautical) | :: ceñir |
| come across {v} (give an appearance or impression) | :: quedar [+ como] |
| come across {v} (find, usually by accident) | :: toparse |
| come after {v} (to pursue) | :: venir por |
| come after {v} (to succeed, to be the successor of) | :: suceder |
| come again {v} (could you repeat that) | :: ¿perdón?, ¿mande? [N Mexico] |
| come again {v} (polite farewell, inviting return visit) | :: será un placer volver a verle, vuelva pronto |
| come and go {v} (arrive and depart) | :: ir y venir, vaivén {m} |
| come at {v} (To attack) | :: atacar |
| come back {v} ((intransitive) To return to a place) | :: volver, regresar |
| comeback {n} /ˈkʌmbæk/ (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) | :: remontada {f} |
| come by {v} (to get (trans.)) | :: encontrar, hallar |
| come by {v} (to pass or visit (intrans.)) | :: visitar |
| come clean {v} (to confess) | :: confesar |
| comedian {n} /kəˈmiːdi.ən/ (entertainer) | :: humorista {m} {f}, comediante, cómico {m}, standupero {m}, cuentachistes {m} {f} |
| come down {v} (graduate) SEE: graduate | :: |
| comedown {n} (after a drug) SEE: crash | :: |
| come down with {v} (to show symptoms of an illness) | :: contraer, ponerse malo de |
| comedy {n} /ˈkɑmədi/ (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone) | :: comedia {f} |
| comedy {n} (the genre of such works) | :: comedia {f} |
| comedy duo {n} (comic pairing) SEE: double act | :: |
| come home to roost {v} (the chickens come home to roost) SEE: the chickens come home to roost | :: |
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter | :: |
| come in handy {v} (to prove to be useful or helpful) | :: ser útil |
| comely {adj} /ˈkʌmli/ (pleasing or attractive to the eye) | :: lindo |
| come of age {v} (reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult) | :: alcanzar la mayoría de edad |
| come of age {v} (mature, or become fully developed) | :: madurar |
| come off it {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: qué va, venga |
| come on {n} (come-on) SEE: come-on | :: |
| come on {v} /ˈkʌm ˌɔn/ (to show sexual or relational interest) | :: insinuarse, pinchar con alguien |
| come on {interj} (expression of encouragement) | :: vamos, ándale, venga |
| come on {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: ¡por favor!, ¡venga ya!, qué va |
| come on {interj} (hurry up) | :: vamos, andando |
| come-on {n} /ˈkʌmˌɑn/ (inducement) | :: reclamo |
| come-on {n} (sexual or romantic proposal) | :: proposición, insinuación |
| come on to {v} (make a romantic or sexual advance to) | :: [Spain] tirar los tejos |
| come out {v} (to come out of the closet) SEE: come out of the closet | :: |
| come out {v} (to exit) | :: salir |
| come out {v} (to be discovered, be revealed) | :: revelarse, salir a la luz |
| come out {v} (to be published, be issued) | :: salir, resular |
| come out {v} (express opinion) | :: pronunciarse en favor/en contra |
| come out of the closet {v} (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) | :: salir del armario, salir del closet |
| comer {n} /ˈkʌmɚ/ (in a race) | :: puntero {m}, delantero {m}, puntera {f}, delantera {f} |
| comer {n} (in some contest) | :: puntero {m}, delantero {m}, puntera {f}, delantera {f} |
| comer {n} (who arrives) | :: contendiente {m}, el que llega {m}, la que llega {f} |
| comestible {adj} /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/ (suitable to be eaten; edible) | :: comestible, comible [colloquial] |
| comet {n} /ˈkɒmət/ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) | :: cometa {m} |
| Comet {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) | :: Cometa {f}, Veloz {m} |
| come to {v} /kʌm ˈtu/ (recover consciousness after fainting) | :: volver en sí |
| come to {v} (to total, to amount to) | :: sumar, ascender |
| come to an end {v} (to cease) | :: tocar a su fin |
| come together {v} /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðə(ɹ)/ (to assemble, congregate) | :: juntarse, concitarse |
| come to life {v} (become alive) | :: cobrar vida |
| come to light {v} (become known) | :: salir a la luz, saltar a la palestra |
| come to mind {v} (spring to mind) SEE: spring to mind | :: |
| come to nothing {v} (fail; have no result) | :: no servir para nada, quedar en nada, quedar en agua de borrajas, salir huero |
| come to nought {v} (come to nothing) SEE: come to nothing | :: |
| come to pass {v} (to happen, to occur) | :: suceder, ocurrir, acontecer |
| come to terms with {v} (resolve a conflict with) | :: llegar a un acuerdo, avenirse |
| come to terms with {v} (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) | :: aceptar |
| come true {v} (to become real) | :: realizarse, hacerse realidad |
| come undone {v} (become disintegrated) | :: despedazarse, deshacerse |
| come up {v} (to emerge, become known) | :: suceder |
| comeuppance {n} /kʌmˈʌpəns/ (an outcome which is justly deserved) | :: merecido |
| come up with {v} (to invent, create) | :: ingeniarse |
| come what may {adv} (idiomatic) | :: pase lo que pase |
| comfort {n} /ˈkʌm.fəɹt/ (contentment, ease) | :: comodidad {f} |
| comfort {n} (consolation) | :: consuelo {m} |
| comfort {v} (to provide comfort) | :: confortar |
| comfort {v} (console) SEE: console | :: |
| comfortable {adj} /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ (providing physical comfort and ease) | :: confortable |
| comfortable {adj} | :: confortable, cómodo |
| comfortably {adv} /ˈkʌmftɚbli/ (in a comfortable manner) | :: cómodamente |
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| comforting {adj} (giving comfort) | :: consolador, reconfortante |
| comfort zone {n} (circumstances in which a person feels relaxed) | :: zona de confort {f} |
| comfrey {n} /ˈkʌm.fɹi/ (perennial herb) | :: consuelda {f} |
| comic {n} /ˈkɑmɪk/ (cartoon story) | :: cómic {m}, tebeo {m}, historieta {f} |
| comical {adj} /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ (being funny, whimsically amusing) | :: cómico |
| comical {adj} (being laughable, ridiculous) | :: cómico |
| comic book {n} (book or magazine) | :: cómic {m} |
| comic relief {n} /ˈkɑmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/ (inclusion of a humorous character or scene) | :: alivio cómico {m}, relevación cómica {f} |
| comic strip {n} (series of illustrations) | :: tira cómica {f}, tira {f} |
| coming {n} /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (act of arriving; an arrival) | :: venida |
| coming and going {n} (plural sense: activities of a person or group) | :: idas y venidas |
| comital {adj} (of or pertaining to a count or earl) | :: condal |
| comitative case {n} (case used to denote companionship) | :: caso comitativo {m} |
| comitology {n} /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ (art of resolving issues by committees) | :: comitología {f} |
| comma {n} /ˈkɑm.ə/ (punctuation mark ',') | :: coma {f} |
| comma category {n} | :: categoría coma |
| command {n} /kəˈmænd/ (order) | :: orden {f}, mandato {m} |
| command {n} (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of) | :: mando {m}, comando {m}, dominio {m} |
| command {n} (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery) | :: dominio {m} |
| command {v} (to order) | :: ordenar, mandar |
| commandant {n} /ˈkɒməndænt/ (a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division) | :: comandante {m} |
| commandeer {v} (to seize for military use) | :: requisar |
| commander {n} /kəˈmændɚ/ (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization) | :: comandante {m} |
| commander {n} (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons) | :: comandante {m} |
| Commander Islands {prop} (Russian islands in the Bering Sea) | :: islas del Comandante {f-p} |
| commandery {n} /kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/ (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) | :: comandancia {f} |
| commandment {n} /kəˈmændmənt/ (a command or edict) | :: mandamiento {m} |
| command post {n} (headquarters of unit or commanding officer) | :: puesto de mando {m} |
| comme ci comme ça {adj} (neither good nor bad) | :: más o menos |
| comme ci comme ça {adv} (neither well nor poorly) | :: más o menos |
| comme il faut {adj} /ˌkʌmilˈfoʊ/ (proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards) | :: como es debido |
| commemorate {v} /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ (to honor the memory of someone or something) | :: conmemorar |
| commemoration {n} (act of commemorating) | :: conmemoración {f} |
| commemorative {adj} (serving to commemorate) | :: conmemorativo |
| commence {v} /kəˈmɛns/ (begin, start) | :: comenzar, empezar, iniciar, principiar |
| commencement {n} /kəˈmɛnsmənt/ (an act of commencing or beginning) | :: inicio {m}, incoación {f}, comienzo {m} |
| commendable {adj} /kəˈmɛndəbəl/ (worthy of commendation) | :: alabable, loable, encomiable, meritorio |
| commendably {adv} (in a commendable manner) | :: loablemente |
| commendation {n} /ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/ (act of commending; praise) | :: [archaic] comendación {m}, encomio {m}, recomendación {f} |
| commensal {adj} (of a form of symbiosis) | :: comensal |
| commensal {n} (organism partaking in a commensal relationship) | :: comensal |
| commensalism {n} /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/ (sharing of the same environment) | :: comensalismo {m} |
| commensurate {adj} /kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/ (proportionate; of a similar measurable standard) | :: adecuado, conmensurado |
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe | :: |
| comment {n} /ˈkɑmɛnt/ (spoken remark) | :: comentario {m} |
| comment {n} (programming: remark not affecting behavior) | :: comentario {m} |
| comment {v} (to remark) | :: comentar |
| comment {v} | :: comentar |
| commentary {n} (A series of comments or annotations) | :: comentario {m} |
| commentary {n} (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) | :: comentarios {m-p} |
| commentator {n} /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/ (person who comments) | :: comentador {m}, comentadora {f}, comentarista {m} {f} |
| comment out {v} (disable a section of source code) | :: comentar |
| commerce {n} /ˈkɑm.ɚs/ (large scale trade) | :: comercio {m} |
| commercial {n} /kəˈmɝʃəl/ (advertisement in a common media format) | :: anuncio {m}, comercial {m} |
| commercial {adj} (of or pertaining to commerce) | :: comercial |
| commercial at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| commercialization {n} (the act of commercializing) | :: comercialización {f} |
| commercially {adv} (in a commercial manner) | :: comercialmente |
| Commerson's dolphin {n} (South American dolphin) | :: delfín pío {m}, tonina overa {f}, delfín de Commerson {m} |
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commie {n} (communist (pejorative)) | :: comunistoide, rojo {m}, rojillo {m}, bolche [Rio de la Plata], zurdo {m} [Río de la Plata], chairo {m} [Mexico], comuñanga [(Cuba)] |
| commiseration {n} (act of commiserating) | :: conmiseración {f} |
| commission {n} /kəˈmɪʃən/ (mission) | :: misión {f}, cometido |
| commission {n} (official authority) | :: destino {m}, cargo {m} |
| commission {n} (the thing to be done as agent for another) | :: comisión {f}, encargo {m} |
| commission {n} (body of officials) | :: comisión {f} |
| commission {n} (fee charged) | :: comisión {f} |
| commission {n} (the act of committing) | :: comisión {f} |
| commission {v} (send to do something) | :: encargar |
| commission {v} (order a work of art) | :: encargar |
| commission {v} (put into active service) | :: poner en servicio |
| commission agent {n} | :: comisionista |
| commissioner {n} /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/ (member of a commission) | :: comisionado {m} |
| commit {v} /kəˈmɪt/ (to entrust; to consign) | :: encomendar |
| commit {v} (to do (something bad); to perpetrate) | :: cometer |
| commitment {n} (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) | :: compromiso {m} |
| commitment {n} (promise or agreement to do something in the future) | :: compromiso {m}, promesa {f}, acuerdo {m} |
| commit suicide {v} (to kill oneself) | :: suicidarse |
| committed {adj} /kəˈmɪtɪd/ (showing commitment) | :: empeñado |
| committee {n} /kɑmɪˈtiː/ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) | :: comité {m} |
| committee {n} (guardian) SEE: guardian | :: |
| commit to memory {v} (to learn by heart) | :: memorizar |
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commo {n} (communication) SEE: communication | :: |
| commo {n} (commie) SEE: commie | :: |
| commode {n} /kəˈməʊd/ (low chest of drawers) | :: cómoda {f} |
| commodity {n} /kəˈmɑdəti/ (anything movable traded) | :: bien {m}, artículo de consumo {m} |
| commodity {n} (primary product as object of trade) | :: materia prima {f} |
| commodity market {n} (market where raw or primary products are exchanged) | :: mercado de materias primas {m} |
| commodore {n} /ˈkɑmədɔɹ/ (a naval officer) | :: comodoro {m} |
| common {adj} /ˈkɑmən/ (mutual) | :: común |
| common {adj} (usual) | :: común |
| common {adj} (found in large numbers or in a large quantity) | :: común |
| common {adj} (ordinary) | :: común |
| common {n} (tract of land) | :: ejido {m} |
| common alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| common ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) | :: fresno común {m} |
| common bean {n} (plant) | :: caraota {f} [Venezuela], chícharo {m} [Southern Spain], fréjol {m} [Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru], fríjol {m} [Colombia], frijol {m} [Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua], habichuela {f} [Costa del Sol (Spain), Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico], habilla {f} [Paraguay], judía {f} [Spain], poroto {m} [Argentina, Chile, Panama, Uruguay] |
| common bile duct {n} (bile duct downstream) | :: conducto biliar común {m} |
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird | :: |
| common cockchafer {n} (Melolontha melolontha) | :: escarabajo sanjuanero {m}, sanjuanero {m} |
| common cold {n} (mild infection) | :: resfriado común {m}, resfrío {m} |
| common crane {n} (Grus grus) | :: grulla común {f} |
| common dandelion {n} (most common and well-known dandelion) | :: diente de león {m} |
| commoner {n} (member of the common people) | :: plebeyo, comunero |
| Common Era {prop} (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) | :: era común {f}, era vulgar {f} |
| common fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) | :: fracción común {f} |
| common gender {n} (a grammatical gender) | :: género común {m} |
| Common Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic | :: |
| common grackle {n} (Quiscalus quiscula) | :: zanate norteño {m} |
| common greenshank {n} (Tringa nebularia) | :: archibebe claro {m} |
| common gull {n} /ˈkɑːmən ˌɡʌl/ (Larus canus) | :: gaviota {f} |
| common hepatica {n} (Hepatica nobilis) | :: hepática {f}, hierba del hígado {f} |
| common kestrel {n} (Falco tinnunculus) | :: cernícalo común {m} |
| common knowledge {n} (that which is known by most people) | :: saber popular {m}, conocimiento general, dominio público |
| common land {n} (land free for anybody to graze their animals on) | :: ejido {m} |
| common lavender {n} (Lavandula angustifolia) | :: lavanda fina {f} |
| common law {n} (law based on court judgments and opinions) SEE: case law | :: |
| common-law marriage {n} (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) | :: unión de hecho {f} |
| common loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| commonly {adv} /ˈkɑmənli/ (as a rule; usually) | :: comúnmente |
| Common Market {prop} (former name of the European Economic Community) | :: Mercado Común |
| common marmoset {n} (New World monkey) | :: tití común {m} |
| common millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet | :: |
| common murre {n} (Uria aalge) | :: arao común {m} |
| common name {n} (a name by which a species is known to the general public) | :: nombre común {m} |
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class) | :: nombre común {m}, sustantivo común {m} |
| commonplace {n} /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/ (platitude or cliché) | :: lugar común {m}, tópico {m}, cliché {m}, clisé {m}, perogrullada {f} |
| commonplace {n} (something that is ordinary) | :: lugar común {m} |
| common purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) | :: verdolaga {f} |
| common quail {n} (bird in the pheasant family) | :: codorniz común {f} |
| common redshank {n} (Tringa totanus) | :: archibebe común {m} |
| commons {n} /ˈkɑmənz/ (the mutual good of all) | :: procomún |
| commons {n} | :: Procomún |
| common sandpiper {n} (Actitis hypoleucos) | :: andarríos chico {m} |
| common scoter {n} (Melanitta nigra) | :: negrón común {m} |
| common seal {n} (Phoca vitulina) SEE: harbor seal | :: |
| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding) | :: sentido común {m} |
| common shrew {n} (Sorex araneus) | :: musaraña bicolor {f} |
| Common Slavic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) SEE: Proto-Slavic | :: |
| Common Slavic {prop} (the last phase of Proto-Slavic) | :: eslavo común {m} |
| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) | :: agachadiza común {f} |
| common swift {n} (Apus apus) | :: vencejo común {m} |
| common tern {n} (Sterna hirundo) | :: charrán común {m} |
| commonwealth {n} /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ (form of government) | :: comunidad {f}, mancomunidad {f} |
| Commonwealth {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) SEE: Commonwealth of Australia | :: |
| Commonwealth {prop} (Commonwealth of Nations) SEE: Commonwealth of Nations | :: |
| Commonwealth of Australia {prop} (formal and full name of Australia) | :: Mancomunidad de Australia {f} |
| Commonwealth of Independent States {prop} (alliance of former Soviet republics) | :: Comunidad de Estados Independientes {f}, CEI |
| Commonwealth of Nations {prop} (association of independent states) | :: Mancomunidad de Naciones {f} |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico {prop} | :: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico {m} |
| Commonwealth of Virginia {prop} | :: Mancomunidad de Virginia |
| common whitefish {n} (Coregonus lavaretus) | :: farra {f}, lavareto {m} |
| commotion {n} /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/ (state of turbulent motion) | :: conmoción {f} |
| communal {adj} /kəˈmju.nəl/ (pertaining to a community) | :: comunitario |
| commune {n} /ˈkɑmjuːn/ (small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community) | :: comuna {f} |
| commune {n} (local political division in many European countries) | :: comuna {f}, municipio {m} |
| communicable {adj} (able to be transmitted between people or species) | :: comunicable |
| communicant {n} /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/ (person who receives Communion) | :: comulgante {m} {f} |
| communicate {v} /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (to share (in); to have in common, to partake of) | :: comunicar, compartir |
| communicate {v} (to receive or take part in Holy Communion) | :: comulgar |
| communicate {v} (to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means) | :: comunicar |
| communicate {v} | :: comunicar |
| communication {n} /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act or fact of communicating anything) | :: comunicación {f} |
| communication {n} (concept of exchanging information) | :: comunicación {f} |
| communication {n} (a message) | :: comunicado {m} |
| communicative {adj} (eager to communicate) | :: comunicativo |
| communicator {n} (one who communicates) | :: comunicador {m}, comunicadora {f} |
| communion {n} /kəˈmjuːnjən/ (a joining together of minds or spirits) | :: comunión {f} |
| communion {n} (form of ecclesiastical unity) | :: comunión {f} |
| communiqué {n} /kəˌmjuːn.ɪˈkeɪ/ (official announcement) | :: comunicado {m} |
| communism {n} /ˈkɒm.juˌnɪzm̩/ (philosophy) | :: comunismo {m} |
| communism {n} (society) | :: comunismo {m} |
| communist {adj} /ˈkɒ.mjə.nɪst/ (of or relating to communism) | :: comunista {m} {f} |
| communist {n} (person who follows a communist philosophy) | :: comunista {m} {f} |
| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| communistic {adj} (characteristic of communism) | :: comunista {m} {f} |
| Communist Party of China {prop} (ruling party of PRC) | :: Partido Comunista de China {m}, PCCh {m} |
| community {n} /kəˈmjuːnɪti/ (group sharing a common understanding) | :: comunidad {f} |
| community {n} (residential or religious collective) | :: comuna {f} |
| community college {n} (secondary school) SEE: secondary school | :: |
| community language {n} (unofficial language spoken as a local lingua franca) SEE: lingua franca | :: |
| Community of Madrid {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Comunidad de Madrid {f} |
| community service {n} (voluntary service) | :: servicio comunitario {m} |
| community spread {n} | :: transmisión comunitaria {f} |
| commutative {adj} | :: conmutativo |
| commutativity {n} (mathematics, physics: The state of being commutative.) | :: conmutatividad {f} |
| commute {v} /kəˈmjuːt/ (legal: to reduce a sentence) | :: conmutar |
| commute {v} (to put or substitute something else in place of) | :: conmutar (unusual) |
| commute {v} (math: to be commutative) | :: conmutar |
| commute {v} (to regularly travel to and from work, school etc.) | :: pendular, [to work] viajar al trabajo, [from work] viajar del trabajo |
| commuter {n} (a person who regularly travels to work) | :: viajero diario {m}, trabajador pendular {m}, migrante pendular {m}, viajero pendular {m}, cercanista {m} {f} |
| commuting {n} (travel between home and workplace) | :: conmutaje |
| Como {prop} (Province of Lombardy) | :: Como |
| Como {prop} (City and capital of Como Province) | :: Como |
| Comoran {adj} (Comorian) SEE: Comorian | :: |
| Comoran {n} (Comorian) SEE: Comorian | :: |
| comorbidity {n} (presence of one or more disorders) | :: comorbilidad {f} |
| Comorian {n} (person) | :: comorense |
| Comorian {adj} (pertaining to the Comoros) | :: comorense |
| Comoros {prop} /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/ (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Comores {f-p}, Comoras {f-p} |
| co-mother-in-law {n} (mother of one's son- or daughter-in-law) | :: consuegra {f} |
| compact {n} /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ (agreement or contract) | :: acuerdo {m} |
| compact {adj} (closely packed) | :: compacto |
| compact {v} (make more dense) | :: compactar, apelmazar |
| compact disc {n} (optical disc used to store data) | :: disco compacto {m} |
| compact disk {n} (CD) SEE: compact disc | :: |
| compactness {n} (state of being compact) | :: compacidad {f} |
| compactor {n} /kɑmˈpæktɚ/ (A Material-reducing Machine) | :: compactador {m} |
| companion {n} /kəmˈpænjən/ (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company) | :: compañero {m}, compañera {f} |
| company {n} /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ (in legal context, a corporation) | :: empresa {f} |
| company {n} (group of individuals with a common purpose) | :: compañía {f} |
| company {n} (companionship) | :: compañía |
| company {n} (military unit) | :: compañía {f} |
| company car {n} (car for business and personal use) | :: coche de empresa {m} |
| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar | :: |
| comparable {adj} /ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ (able to be compared) | :: comparable, equiparable |
| comparative {adj} /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ (of or relating to comparison) | :: comparativo |
| comparative {adj} (using comparison as a method of study) | :: comparativo |
| comparative {adj} (relative) | :: comparativo |
| comparative {n} (grammatical construction) | :: comparativo {m} |
| comparative {n} (word in comparative form) | :: comparativo {m} |
| comparative advantage {n} (the ability to produce a particular good at a lower relative opportunity cost than another producer) | :: ventaja comparativa {f} |
| comparative anatomy {n} (the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms) | :: anatomía comparada {f} |
| comparative degree {n} ((grammar)) SEE: comparative | :: |
| comparatively {adv} /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/ (in a comparative manner) | :: comparativamente |
| comparatively {adv} (when compared to other entities) | :: comparativamente |
| compare {v} /kəmˈpɛɚ/ (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another) | :: comparar, parangonar |
| comparison {n} /kəmˈpɛɹɪsən/ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) | :: comparación {f} |
| comparison {n} (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) | :: comparación {f} |
| comparison {n} (state of being similar or alike) | :: comparación {f} [rhetoric] |
| compartment {n} /kəmˈpɑː(ɹ)tmənt/ (chamber) | :: compartimiento {m} |
| compartment {n} (part into which an area is subdivided) | :: compartimiento {m} |
| compartment {n} (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) | :: terraza |
| compass {n} /ˈkʌm.pəs/ (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: brújula {f} |
| compass {n} (area) | :: área {f}, ámbito {m}, alcance {m} |
| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses | :: |
| compassion {n} /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ (deep awareness of the suffering of another) | :: compasión {f}, conmiseración {f} |
| compassionate {adj} /kəmˈpæʃənət/ (having, feeling or showing compassion) | :: compasivo |
| compass point {n} (any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass) | :: punto cardinal {m} |
| compass rose {n} (a circle indicating directions) | :: rosa de los vientos {f} |
| compatibility {n} /kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti/ (capability to exist without mutual interference) | :: compatibilidad {f} |
| compatible {adj} /kəmˈpætəbəl/ (capable of easy interaction) | :: compatible |
| compatriot {n} /kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/ (somebody from one's own country) | :: compatriota {m} {f}, paisano {m}, coterráneo {m} |
| compel {v} /kəmˈpɛl/ (force, constrain or coerce) | :: obligar, forzar, compeler |
| compel {v} (exact by force) | :: obligar, forzar, compeler |
| compelling {adj} /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ (requiring urgent attention) | :: de peso |
| compendium {n} (short, complete summary) | :: compendio {m} |
| compensation {n} /ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/ (that which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent) | :: contrapartida |
| compensatory lengthening {n} (lengthening of a vowel which occurs when a following consonant is lost) | :: alargamiento compensatorio {m} |
| compere {n} (master of ceremonies) SEE: master of ceremonies | :: |
| compete {v} /kəm.ˈpiːt/ (to contend) | :: competir |
| competence {n} /ˈkɒmpətəns/ (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.) | :: competencia {f} |
| competence {n} (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.) | :: competencia {f} |
| competency {n} /ˈkɒmpətənsi/ | :: capacidad {f}, cualidades {f-p}, competencia {f} |
| competent {adj} /ˈkɒmpətənt/ (skilled) | :: competente |
| competently {adv} (in a competent manner) | :: competentemente |
| competition {n} /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/ (action of competing) | :: competencia {f} |
| competition {n} (contest for a prize or award) | :: competición {f} |
| competitive {adj} /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ (economics: capable of competing successfully) | :: competitivo {m} |
| competitive {adj} (biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme) | :: competitivo |
| competitiveness {n} /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/ (state of being competitive) | :: competitividad {f} |
| competitor {n} (person against whom one is competing) | :: contrincante {m} {f} |
| competitor {n} (participant in a competition) | :: competidor {m} |
| competitor {n} | :: competidor {m} |
| compilation {n} /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/ (act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources) | :: compilación {f} |
| compilation {n} (that which is compiled) | :: compilación {f} |
| compilator {n} (compiler) SEE: compiler | :: |
| compile {v} /kəmˈpaɪl/ (assemble from a collection) | :: compilar |
| compile {v} (produce executable) | :: compilar |
| compiler {n} /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/ (computer program) | :: compilador {m} |
| compiler {n} | :: compilador |
| complacency {n} (feeling) | :: suficiencia, autocomplacencia {f} |
| complain {v} /kəmˈpleɪn/ (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment) | :: quejarse, alegar |
| complain {v} (to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge) | :: reclamar, protestar, quejarse |
| complain {v} | :: quejarse |
| complaint {n} /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) | :: queja {f} |
| complaint {n} (legal: in a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff) | :: denuncia {f} |
| complaint {n} (criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another) | :: denuncia {f} |
| complaint {n} (bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder) | :: problema {m}, afección {f} |
| complaisant {adj} /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ (willing to do what pleases others) | :: complaciente |
| complement {n} /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (something which complements) | :: complemento |
| complement {n} (one of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response) | :: complemento {m} |
| complement {v} (to complete) | :: complementar, completar |
| complement {v} (to provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides) | :: complementar, complementarse |
| complementary {adj} /ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (acting as a complement) | :: complementario |
| complete {v} /kəmˈpliːt/ (to finish) | :: terminar, completar |
| complete {v} (to make whole or entire) | :: cumplir |
| complete {adj} (with everything included) | :: completo |
| complete {adj} (finished; ended; concluded; completed) | :: completo |
| complete {adj} (of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it) | :: completo |
| complete angle {n} (round angle) SEE: round angle | :: |
| completed {adj} /kəmˈpliːtɪd/ (finished) | :: completo, terminado |
| completely {adv} /kəmˈpliːtli/ (in a complete manner) | :: completamente |
| completely {adv} (to the fullest extent or degree) | :: totalmente, rematadamente, de todo punto |
| completely {adv} | :: totalmente, enteramente |
| completeness {n} (state or condition of being complete) | :: completitud {f} |
| completion {n} /kəmˈpliːʃən/ (making complete; conclusion) | :: conclusión {f}, compleción {f} [rare], completación {f} |
| complex {adj} /kəmˈplɛks/ (intricate) | :: complicado, complejo |
| complex {adj} (not simple or straightforward) | :: complicado |
| complex {adj} (in mathematics) | :: complexo |
| complex {n} (collection of buildings) | :: complejo {m} |
| complex {n} (psychologically based dislike or fear) | :: complejo {m} |
| complex {n} (in chemistry) | :: complejo |
| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem | :: |
| complex analysis {n} (the branch of mathematics that studies holomorphic functions) | :: análisis complejo {m} |
| complexion {n} /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ (appearance of the skin on the face) | :: tez {f} |
| complexity {n} /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ (The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement) | :: complejidad {f} |
| complexity {n} (That which is complex; intricacy; complication) | :: complejidad {f} |
| complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi) | :: número complejo {m} |
| compliance {n} /kəmˈplaɪəns/ (act of complying) | :: cumplimiento {m} |
| compliance {n} (state of being compliant) | :: conformismo |
| compliance {n} (medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan) | :: cumplimiento {m} |
| compliance {n} (business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with) | :: contraloría {f}, auditoría {f}, regulación {f} |
| compliancy {n} (state of being compliant) SEE: compliance | :: |
| compliant {adj} /kəmˈplaɪənt/ (willing to comply) | :: sumiso {m}, complaciente |
| compliant {adj} (compatible with or following guidelines) | :: conforme, en orden |
| complicate {v} /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/ (to combine intricately) | :: complicar |
| complicated {adj} /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪd/ (difficult or convoluted) | :: complicado |
| complication {n} (act of complicating) | :: complicación {f} |
| complication {n} (a disease) | :: complicación |
| complicit {adj} /kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/ (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) | :: cómplice |
| complicity {n} (The state of being complicit) | :: complicidad {f} |
| compliment {n} /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (expression of praise, congratulation or respect) | :: cumplido {m} |
| compliment {v} (to pay a compliment; to express a favorable opinion) | :: felicitar, cumplimentar |
| complimentary {adj} /ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (in the nature of a compliment) | :: lisonjero |
| compline {n} /ˈkɑːmplɪn/ (last of the canonical hours) | :: completas {f-p} |
| comply {v} /kəmˈplaɪ/ (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree) | :: cumplir, acceder a, acatar |
| component {n} /kʌmˈpoʊnənt/ (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity) | :: componente {m} |
| comport {v} /kəmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/ (to be in agreement) | :: conformarse con, acomodarse a, ponerse de acuerdo, coincidir |
| comport {v} (to behave (usually reflexive)) | :: portarse, conducirse |
| compose {v} /kəmˈpoʊz/ (to make something by merging parts) | :: componer |
| compose {v} (to make up the whole; to constitute) | :: constituir, conformar |
| compose {v} (to comprise) | :: constar [de], componerse [de] |
| compose {v} (to construct by mental labor; to think up) | :: componer |
| compose {v} | :: componer |
| composed {adj} /kəmˈpoʊzd/ (showing composure) | :: sereno, tranquilo |
| composer {n} (one who composes music) | :: compositor {m}, compositora {f} |
| composite {adj} /kəmˈpɑzɪt/ (made up of multiple components; compound or complex) | :: compuesto |
| composite {n} (mixture of different components) | :: compuesto {m} |
| composition {n} (synthesis as opposed to analysis) SEE: synthesis | :: |
| composition {n} (essay) SEE: essay | :: |
| composition {n} /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ (general makeup of something) | :: composición |
| composition {n} (work of music, literature or art) | :: composición {f} |
| composition {n} | :: composición |
| composition {n} (printing: typesetting) SEE: typesetting | :: |
| compositor {n} (typesetter) SEE: typesetter | :: |
| compost {n} /ˈkɑmpoʊst/ (decayed remains of organic matter) | :: compost {m} |
| compost {v} (to produce compost) | :: compostar |
| compostable {adj} (suitable for compost) | :: compostable |
| compost heap {n} (pile of organic waste) | :: montón de compost {m} |
| composure {n} /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/ (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession) | :: compostura {f}, entereza |
| compote {n} /ˈkɑmpoʊt/ (fruit dessert) | :: compota {f} |
| compound {n} /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ (group of buildings for the same purpose) | :: complejo {m} |
| compound {adj} /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ (composed of elements) | :: compuesto {m} |
| compound {n} (anything made by combining several things) | :: compuesto {m} |
| compound {n} (chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements) | :: compuesto |
| compound {v} (to worsen a situation) | :: agravar |
| compound {n} (linguistics: word formed by combining other words) SEE: compound word | :: |
| compound bow {n} | :: arco de poleas |
| compound eye {n} (a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans) | :: ojo compuesto {m} |
| compound word {n} (word composed of others) | :: palabra compuesta {f} |
| comprador {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| comprador bourgeoisie {n} /ˈkɒmpɹədɔː(ɹ) ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/ (section of an indigenous middle class) | :: burguesía compradora {f} |
| comprehend {v} /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ (to understand) | :: comprender |
| comprehensibility {n} (The property of being understandable) | :: comprensibilidad {f} |
| comprehensible {adj} /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/ (able to be comprehended) | :: comprensible |
| comprehension {n} /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ (thorough understanding) | :: comprensión {f}, entendimiento {m} |
| comprehensive {adj} /ˌkɑːm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ (broadly or completely covering) | :: completo, exhaustivo, abarcador {m} |
| compress {v} (to abridge) SEE: abridge | :: |
| compress {v} /kəmˈpɹɛs/ (to press together into a smaller space) | :: comprimir |
| compress {v} (to be pressed together) | :: comprimirse |
| compress {v} (to encode digital information into less bits) | :: comprimir |
| compress {n} /ˈkɑmpɹɛs/ (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds) | :: compresa {f} |
| compressed air {n} (air increased in pressure) | :: aire comprimido {m} |
| compressibility {n} (the degree to which something is compressible) | :: compresibilidad {f} |
| compression {n} /kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/ | :: compresión {f} |
| compression sock {n} (type of sock) | :: calcetines de compresión |
| compressor {n} (device that produces pressure) | :: compresor {m} |
| comprise {v} /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ (be made up of) | :: comprender |
| compromise {n} /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) | :: acuerdo {m}, arreglo {m}, [legal] convenio {m}, avenencia, término medio {m} |
| compromise {v} (to bind by mutual agreement) | :: comprometerse |
| compromise {v} (to find a way between extremes) | :: transigir, ceder |
| compromise {v} (to bind by mutual agreement) | :: comprometerse |
| compromising {adj} (vulnerable to suspicion) | :: comprometedor |
| comptroller {n} /kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/ (the chief accountant of a company or government) | :: controlador, contralor |
| compulsion {n} /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ (irrational need to perform some action) | :: compulsión {f} |
| compulsion {n} (use of power to force a person to act) | :: coacción {f}, coerción {f} |
| compulsion {n} (lawful use of violence) | :: coacción {f}, coerción {f} |
| compulsive {adj} /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious) | :: compulsivo |
| compulsively {adv} (in a compulsive manner) | :: compulsivamente |
| compulsorily {adv} (in a compulsory manner) | :: obligatoriamente |
| compulsory {adj} /kəmˈpʌlsəri/ (mandatory) | :: obligatorio |
| compulsory purchase {n} (government's right to expropriate private land) | :: expropiación {f} |
| compunction {n} /kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən/ (pricking of conscience) | :: compunción {f}, remordimiento {m} |
| computation {n} (the act or process of computing) | :: cálculo {m} |
| computational {adj} (of or relating to computation) | :: computacional |
| computational linguistics {n} (interdisciplinary field) | :: lingüística computacional |
| compute {v} /kəmˈpjuːt/ (to reckon or calculate) | :: computar, calcular |
| compute {v} (to make sense) SEE: make sense | :: |
| computed tomography {n} (form of radiography which uses computer software) | :: tomografía computerizada {f} |
| computer {n} /kəmˈpjutɚ/ (device) | :: [Chile, Colombia] computador {m}, [Latin America] computadora {f}, [Spain] ordenador {m} |
| computer {n} (person) | :: computador {m}, calculador {m} |
| computer game {n} (electronic game) | :: juego de computadora {m} |
| computerization {n} /kəmˌpjuːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (the act of computerizing) | :: computarización {f} |
| computer program {n} (software) | :: programa de ordenador {m} |
| computer science {n} (study of computers and their architecture) | :: informática {f}, computación {f} |
| computer scientist {n} (one who studies or practises computer science) | :: informático {m} |
| computer virus {n} (computer virus, see also: virus) | :: virus informático {m} |
| computing {n} /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ (action of using a computer) | :: computación {f} |
| computing {n} (the study, field of computers and computer programming) | :: informática {f}, computación {f} |
| computing {n} (calculation) SEE: calculation | :: |
| comrade {n} /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ (mate, companion, or associate) | :: compañero {m} |
| comrade {n} (companion in battle, fellow soldier) | :: camarada {m} {f} |
| comrade {n} (fellow socialist or communist) | :: camarada {m} {f} |
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles) | :: camarada {m} {f}, compañero {m}, compañera {f} |
| comrade in arms {n} (brother-in-arms) SEE: brother-in-arms | :: |
| con {n} /kɒn/ (disadvantage of something) | :: contra |
| con {v} (to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain) | :: engañar, estafar, embaucar |
| Conakry {prop} /ˈkɑːnəkɹiː/ (capital of Guinea) | :: Conakri |
| con artist {n} (scam operator, conman) | :: estafador {m}, engañabobos |
| concatenate {v} /kənˈkæt.ə.neɪt/ (link together) | :: concatenar, concadenar |
| concatenation {n} /kɑn.ˌkæt.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ (series of links united) | :: concomitancia {f} |
| concave {adj} /ˈkɒŋkeɪv/ (curved inward) | :: cóncavo |
| concavity {n} (the state of being concave) | :: concavidad {f} |
| concavity {n} (a concave structure or surface) | :: concavidad {f} |
| conceal {v} /kənˈsiːl/ (to hide something) | :: esconder, ocultar |
| concealer {n} (that which conceals) | :: ocultador {m} |
| concealer {n} (cosmetic) | :: corrector {m}, antiojeras {f-p} |
| concede {v} /kənˈsiːd/ (to yield or suffer; to surrender) | :: conceder, ceder |
| conceit {n} /kənˈsiːt/ (overly high self-esteem) | :: engreimiento {m}, vanidad {f}, presunción {f}, ego [colloquial] |
| conceited {adj} (vain and egotistic) | :: presuntuoso |
| conceivable {adj} /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ (capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable) | :: concebible, pensable, imaginable |
| conceive {v} /kənˈsiːv/ (to develop an idea) | :: concebir |
| conceive {v} (to understand someone) | :: concebir |
| conceive {v} (to become pregnant) | :: concebir |
| concentrate {v} /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/ (bring to, or direct toward, a common center) | :: concentrar |
| concentrate {v} (increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore) | :: concentrar |
| concentrate {v} (approach or meet in a common center) | :: concentrarse |
| concentrate {v} (focus one's thought or attention) | :: concentrarse |
| concentrate {n} (A substance that is in a condensed form) | :: concentrado {m} |
| concentration {n} /ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/ (act or process of concentrating) | :: concentración |
| concentration {n} (act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid) | :: concentración |
| concentration {n} (proportion of substance in a mixture) | :: concentración |
| concentration {n} (chemistry: amount of solute present in a solution) | :: concentración |
| concentration camp {n} (camp where large numbers of persons are detained) | :: campo de concentración {m} |
| concentric {adj} (having a common center) | :: concéntrico |
| concentric {adj} (in the direction of contraction of a muscle) | :: concéntrico |
| concept {n} /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ (something understood and retained in the mind) | :: concepto {m} |
| concept album {n} (album) | :: álbum conceptual {m} |
| conception {n} /kənˈsɛpʃən/ (initiation of an embryonic animal life) | :: concepción {f} |
| conceptual {adj} /kənˈsɛptjʊəl/ (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) | :: conceptual |
| conceptualize {v} (to interpret by forming a concept) | :: conceptualizar |
| concern {n} /kənˈsɝn/ (that which affects one’s welfare or happiness) | :: preocupación {f} |
| concern {n} (the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person) | :: preocupación {f} |
| concern {v} (to be of importance to) | :: referirse a, atañer, concernir, tocar |
| concern {v} (to make somebody worried) | :: preocupar |
| concerned {adj} /kənˈsɝnd/ (showing concern) | :: preocupado |
| concerning {prep} /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ (regarding) | :: concerniente, referente, sobre |
| concert {v} /kənˈsɝt/ (To plan together) | :: concertar |
| concert {n} (agreement in a design or plan) | :: concierto {m}, concertación {f} |
| concert {n} (musical accordance or harmony) | :: concierto {m} |
| concert {n} (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part) | :: concierto {m} |
| concert hall {n} (building) | :: sala de conciertos {f} |
| concertina {n} /ˌkɑnsɚˈtinə/ (the musical instrument) | :: acordeón {m}, concertina {f} |
| concertmaster {n} (the first violin in a symphony orchestra) | :: concertino {m} |
| concerto {n} /kənˈtʃɛɹtoʊ/ (a piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra) | :: concierto {m} |
| concession {n} /kənˈsɛʃən/ (admission of defeat) | :: concesión {f} |
| concession {n} (business operated as a concession) SEE: franchise | :: |
| concessionality {n} (The degree by which a loan or trade reduces the lender's or one trading partner's returns in comparison with what they would get at full market rates.) | :: concesionalidad {f} |
| concessionality {n} (A mechanism by which a loan or trade agreement results in the lender or one party receiving less than full market value.) | :: concesionalidad {f} |
| concessive {adj} (of, pertaining to, or being a concession) | :: concesivo |
| conch {n} /kɒntʃ/ (shell of this sea animal) | :: concha {f}, caracola {f} |
| conch {n} (musical instrument) | :: concha {f} |
| conching {n} (refine chocolate) | :: conchado {m} |
| concierge {n} /ˌkɑn.siˈɛɹʒ/ (one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests) | :: conserje {m} {f} |
| concierge {n} (one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests) | :: portero {m} |
| concierge {n} | :: conserje {m}, portero {m} |
| conciliate {v} /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/ (make calm and content) | :: apaciguar, conciliar |
| conciliation {n} (alternative dispute resolution) | :: conciliación {f} |
| concise {adj} /kənˈsaɪs/ (brief and precise) | :: conciso, breve, sucinto, escueto |
| concisely {adv} (in a concise manner) | :: concisamente |
| conclave {n} /ˈkɑn.kleɪv/ (group of Roman Catholic cardinals) | :: cónclave {m} |
| conclave {n} (private and secret meeting) | :: cónclave {m} |
| conclude {v} /kən.ˈkluːd/ (to end) | :: concluir |
| conclude {v} (to come to a final decision) | :: concluir |
| conclusion {n} /kənˈkluːʒən/ (end, final part) | :: conclusión {f} |
| conclusion {n} (outcome) | :: conclusión {f} |
| conclusion {n} (decision, judgment) | :: conclusión {f} |
| conclusion {n} (of a syllogism) | :: conclusión {f} |
| conclusive {adj} /kənˈklusɪv/ (pertaining to a conclusion) | :: concluyente, conclusivo |
| conclusive {adj} (decisive) | :: decisivo |
| conclusively {adv} (in a conclusive manner) | :: conclusivamente |
| concoct {v} /kəŋˈkɒkt/ (to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking) | :: confeccionar |
| concoction {n} /kənˈkɒkʃən/ (mixture so prepared) | :: brebaje {m}, poción {f}, mejunje {m}, cocimiento {m} |
| concomitant {adj} /kənˈkɑːmətənt/ (following as a consequence) | :: concomitante |
| concord {n} ((grammar) Agreement of words with one another) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concord {n} /ˈkɒŋ.kɔɹd/ (A state of agreement; harmony; union) | :: concordia {f} |
| concordance {n} (agreement) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concordant {adj} (agreeing, correspondent, harmonious) | :: concordante, concorde |
| concordat {n} /kənˈkɔːdæt/ (agreement) | :: concordato {m} |
| concourse {n} /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/ (a large open space in a building where people can gather) | :: explanada {f} |
| concrete {adj} /ˌkɑnˈkɹiːt/ (particular, perceivable, real) | :: concreto, específico |
| concrete {adj} (not abstract) | :: concreto |
| concrete {adj} (made of concrete) | :: de concreto, de hormigón |
| concrete {n} (building material) | :: hormigón {m}, concreto {m} |
| concrete {v} (cover with concrete) | :: hormigonar |
| concrete {v} (solidify, become concrete (actual, real)) | :: concretizar |
| concrete mixer {n} (cement mixer) SEE: cement mixer | :: |
| concrete noun {n} (noun that denotes a tangible thing) | :: sustantivo concreto {m} |
| concrete term {n} (a term which expresses material facts, actions and events) | :: término concreto {m} |
| concretion {n} (process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass) | :: concreción {m} |
| concretism {n} (abstractionist movement) | :: concretismo {m} |
| concubinage {n} (the state of cohabitating while not married) | :: concubinato {m} |
| concubine {n} /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/ (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife) | :: concubina {f} |
| concubine {n} (mistress) SEE: mistress | :: |
| concubine {n} (slave-girl) SEE: slave-girl | :: |
| concupiscence {n} /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/ (Ardent desire) | :: concupiscencia |
| concur {v} /kənˈkɝ/ (To unite or agree) | :: estar de acuerdo, acordar, concurrir |
| concur {v} (To meet in the same point) | :: reunirse |
| concur {v} (To run together; to meet) | :: concurrir |
| concurrent {adj} /kəŋˈkɝɹənt/ (happening at the same time; simultaneous) | :: simultáneo |
| concurrent {adj} (belonging to the same period; contemporary) | :: contemporáneo |
| concurrent {adj} | :: concurrente, paralelo |
| concurrently {adv} (in a concurrent manner; at the same time) | :: simultaneamente |
| concussion {n} /kənˈkʌʃən/ (violent collision or shock) | :: choque {m} |
| concussion {n} (injury) | :: conmoción cerebral {f} [brain], concusión {f} |
| condemn {v} /kənˈdɛm/ (to pronounce guilty) | :: condenar |
| condemn {v} (to confer eternal divine punishment upon) | :: condenar |
| condemn {v} (to adjudge as unfit for habitation) | :: clausurar |
| condemnation {n} /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/ (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) | :: condenación |
| condemned {adj} /kənˈdɛmd/ | :: condenado |
| condensate {n} (product of condensation) | :: condensado {m} |
| condensation {n} (the act or process) | :: condensación {f} |
| condensation {n} (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) | :: condensación {f} |
| condensation {n} (condensate) SEE: condensate | :: |
| condense {v} /kənˈdɛns/ (to concentrate toward the essence) | :: condensar |
| condense {v} (to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state) | :: condensar |
| condense {v} (to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state) | :: condensarse |
| condensed milk {n} (milk that has been reduced to syrup) | :: leche condensada {f} |
| condenser {n} (capacitor) SEE: capacitor | :: |
| condescend {v} /ˌkɑːndɪˈsɛnd/ (consent) | :: condescender |
| condescending {adj} /ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/ (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) | :: condescendiente [false friend], paternalista |
| condescendingly {adv} /kɒn.dɪˈsen.dɪŋ.li/ (In a condescending manner) | :: condescendientemente |
| condiment {n} /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/ (something used to enhance flavor) | :: condimento {m} |
| condition {n} /kənˈdɪʃən/ (logical clause or phrase) | :: condición {f} |
| condition {n} (requirement or requisite) | :: condición |
| condition {n} (health status of a patient) | :: situación {f}, condición |
| condition {v} (to undergo the process of acclimation) | :: acondicionar |
| conditional {n} /kənˈdɪʃənəl/ (grammar: mode/mood) | :: condicional {m} |
| conditional {n} | :: condicional {m} |
| conditional {adj} (limited by a condition) | :: condicional |
| conditional {n} (limitation) SEE: limitation | :: |
| conditionality {n} (state of being subject to conditions) | :: condicionalidad |
| conditionally {adv} (under specified conditions) | :: condicionalmente |
| conditional mood {n} (conditional) SEE: conditional | :: |
| conditional perfect {n} (grammatical tense) | :: condicional anterior {m} |
| conditioned reflex {n} (response acquired by operant conditioning) | :: reflejo condicionado {m} |
| conditioned response {n} (conditioned reflex) SEE: conditioned reflex | :: |
| conditioner {n} (anything that improves the condition of something) | :: acondicionador |
| conditioner {n} (hair conditioner) SEE: hair conditioner | :: |
| conditioner {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| conditioning {n} /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ (process of modifying a person's behaviour) | :: condicionamiento {m} |
| conditioning {n} (preparation or training) | :: condicionamiento {m} |
| condition precedent {n} | :: condición suspensiva {f} |
| condition subsequent {n} (condition) | :: condición resolutoria {f} |
| condolence {n} /kənˈdoʊləns/ (sympathy when someone has died) | :: pésame |
| condolences {interj} /kənˈdoʊlənsəz/ (funeral expression) | :: pésame {m} |
| condom {n} /ˈkɑn.dəm/ (flexible sleeve worn on the penis) | :: preservativo {m}, condón {m}, profiláctico {f}, goma {f}, forro [Argentina] |
| condominium {n} /kɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/ (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) | :: condominio {m} |
| condominium {n} (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) | :: condominio {m} |
| condone {v} /kənˈdoʊn/ (to forgive) | :: condonar [debt, death penalty], perdonar |
| condor {n} /ˈkɒndɔː(ɹ)/ (California condor) | :: cóndor {m} |
| condor {n} (Andean condor) | :: cóndor {m} |
| conducive {adj} /kənˈdjuːsɪv/ (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) | :: favorable {m} |
| conduct {n} /ˈkɑndʌkt/ (act or method of controlling or directing) | :: conducción {f} |
| conduct {n} (manner of guiding or carrying oneself) | :: conducta {f} |
| conduct {v} (lead or guide) | :: guiar |
| conduct {v} (direct or manage) | :: dirigir, manejar, conducir |
| conduct {v} (reflexively: behave) | :: comportarse |
| conduct {v} (to serve as a medium for conveying) | :: conducir |
| conduct {v} (music: to direct) | :: dirigir |
| conduct {v} (act as a conductor (of heat, electricity, etc.)) | :: conducir |
| conduction {n} /kənˈdʌkʃən/ (conveying of heat or electricity through material) | :: conducción {f} |
| conductive {adj} /kənˈdʌktɪv/ (able to conduct electrical current or heat) | :: conductivo |
| conductivity {n} (ability to conduct) | :: conductividad {f} |
| conductor {n} /kənˈdʌktɚ/ (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble) | :: director {m} |
| conductor {n} (person who takes tickets on public transportation) | :: revisor {m}, guarda {m}, inspector {m} |
| conductor {n} (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound) | :: conductor {m} |
| conduit {n} /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/ (pipe or channel for conveying water) | :: conducto {m} |
| condylar {adj} (relating to or resembling a condyle) | :: condíleo |
| condyle {n} /ˈkɒndɪl/ (prominence on a bone) | :: cóndilo {m} |
| condyloma {n} (wart or similar growth in the genital area) | :: condiloma {m} |
| cone {n} /kəʊn/ (surface of revolution) | :: cono |
| cone {n} (solid of revolution) | :: cono |
| cone {n} (anything shaped like a cone) | :: cono |
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers) | :: cono {m}, estróbilo {m} |
| cone {n} (photosensitive cell in retina) | :: cono {m} |
| cone {n} | :: cono, cucurucho, barquillo |
| cone {n} (ice-cream cone) SEE: ice cream cone | :: |
| cone {n} (traffic cone) SEE: traffic cone | :: |
| cone of power {n} (proverbial energy) | :: cono de poder |
| confection {n} /kənˈfɛkʃən/ (food item) | :: confección, hechura {f} |
| confectionary {n} (candies, confection) | :: confites {m-p}, confitería {f} |
| confectioner {n} (a manufacturer of or dealer in confections) | :: pastelero {m}, pastelera {f}, confitero {m}, dulcero {m} |
| confectioner's {n} (sweetshop) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| confectioner's cream {n} (cream used by confectioners) | :: crema pastelera {f} |
| confectioners' sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectioners sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectionery {n} (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) | :: dulces |
| confectionery {n} (business of manufacturing confectionery) | :: confitería {f} |
| confectionery {n} (shop where confectionery is sold) SEE: sweetshop | :: |
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation | :: |
| confederacy {n} /kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ (an alliance) | :: confederación {f} |
| Confederate States of America {prop} (nation existing from 1861-1865) | :: Estados Confederados de América {m-p} |
| confederation {n} /kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/ (union or alliance of states) | :: confederación {f} |
| confederationism {n} (advocacy) | :: confederacionismo {m} |
| confer {v} /kənˈfʌɹ/ (bestow) | :: conferir |
| confer {v} (discuss, consult) | :: debatir, consultar, conferir |
| conference {n} /ˈkɑn.fə.ɹəns/ (a meeting of people) | :: conferencia {f} |
| conference call {n} (telephone conference) SEE: telephone conference | :: |
| confess {v} /kənˈfɛs/ (to admit to the truth) | :: confesar |
| confessedly {adv} (admittedly) SEE: admittedly | :: |
| confession {n} /kənˈfɛʃən/ (open admittance) | :: confesión {f} |
| confession {n} (disclosure of one's sins to a priest) | :: confesión {f} |
| confessional {n} (a small room where confession is performed) | :: confesionario {m} |
| confessionality {n} (degree or quality) | :: confesionalidad {f} |
| confessor {n} /kənˈfɛsə/ (priest who hears confession) | :: confesante {m} {f} |
| confetti {n} /kənˈfɛti/ (small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions) | :: confeti {m} |
| confidant {n} /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ (person in whom one can confide) | :: confidente |
| confide {v} /kənˈfaɪd/ (to trust, have faith in) | :: confiar |
| confidence {n} /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ (self-assurance) | :: certeza {f}, certeza propia {f} |
| confidence {n} (expression or feeling of certainty) | :: certidumbre {f} |
| confidence {n} (quality of trusting) | :: confidencia {f} |
| confidence {n} (information held in secret) | :: confidencia {f} |
| confidence game {n} (swindle) SEE: con game | :: |
| confidence interval {n} (a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter) | :: intervalo de confianza {m} |
| confidence trick {n} (con game) SEE: con game | :: |
| confident {adj} /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ (being very sure of or positive about something) | :: confiado, seguro de sí mismo |
| confident {adj} (self-confident) SEE: self-confident | :: |
| confidential {adj} /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/ (meant to be kept secret within a certain circle) | :: confidencial |
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret | :: |
| confidentiality {n} (property) | :: confidencialidad {f} |
| confidentially {adv} (in a confidential manner) | :: confidencialmente |
| confidently {adv} /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ (in a confident manner) | :: confidentemente |
| configurable {adj} /kənˈfɪ.ɡyɚ.ʌbl/ (capable of being configured) | :: configurable |
| configuration {n} (relative disposition) | :: configuración {f} |
| configure {v} /kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/ (to set up or arrange something) | :: configurar |
| confine {v} (incarcerate) SEE: incarcerate | :: |
| confine {v} /ˈkɑnfaɪn/ (to restrict; to keep within bounds) | :: confinar, encorsetar |
| confine {n} (limit) | :: confín {m}, raya {f} |
| confine {v} (arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| confine {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| confine {v} (detain) SEE: detain | :: |
| confine {v} (lock up) SEE: lock up | :: |
| confined space {n} (enclosed area with limited space and accessibility) | :: espacio confinado {m} |
| confinement {n} /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ (state of being confined) | :: confinamiento {m} |
| confirm {v} /kənˈfɜːm/ (to confer the confirmation) | :: confirmar |
| confirm {v} (to assure) | :: confirmar |
| confirmation {n} /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (indicator) | :: confirmación {f} |
| confirmation {n} (verification) | :: confirmación {f} |
| confirmation {n} (Christian ceremony or sacrament) | :: confirmación {f} |
| confirmed {adj} /kənˈfɝmd/ (having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual) | :: empedernido |
| confirmed bachelor {n} (any man uninterested in committed relationships) | :: solterón |
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority) | :: decomisar, confiscar |
| confiscation {n} (the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation) | :: confiscación {f}, comiso {m}, decomiso {m} |
| confiture {n} /ˈkɔnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/ (a preserve or candied fruit) | :: mermelada {f} |
| conflagration {n} /ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (a large, ferocious, and destructive fire) | :: conflagración |
| conflate {v} /kənˈfleɪt/ (fuse into a single entity) | :: amalgamar, unir |
| conflate {v} (fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent) | :: confundir |
| conflict {n} /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ (clash or disagreement) | :: conflicto {m} |
| conflict {n} (incompatibility) | :: discrepancia {f} |
| conflict {v} (be at odds (with)) | :: discrepar, estar reñido |
| conflict {v} (overlap with, as in a schedule) | :: coincidir |
| conflict of interest {n} (conflicting interests in position of trust) | :: conflicto de intereses {m} |
| confluence {n} /ˈkɒnfluəns/ (point where two rivers or streams meet) | :: confluencia {f} |
| confocal {adj} (Having the same foci) | :: confocal |
| conformable {adj} (having the same shape) | :: conforme |
| conformism {n} (willingness to conform) | :: conformismo {m} |
| conformist {n} /kənˈfɔɹmɪst/ (someone who conforms) | :: conformista {m} {f} |
| conformist {adj} (conforming to established customs etc) | :: conformista |
| conformity {n} /kənˈfɔɹmɪti/ (state of things being similar, or identical) | :: conformidad {f} |
| confound {v} /kənˈfaʊnd/ (to confuse) | :: confundir |
| confound {v} (to make something worse) | :: empeorar |
| confront {v} /kənˈfɹʌnt/ (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance) | :: enfrentar |
| confront {v} (to deal with) | :: enfrentar |
| confront {v} (to something bring face to face with) | :: enfrentar |
| confront {v} (to come up against; to encounter) | :: enfrentar |
| confront {v} (to engage in confrontation) | :: enfrentar |
| confront {v} | :: enfrentar |
| confrontation {n} /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃən/ (The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) | :: confrontación {f}, enfrentamiento {m}, careo {m} [(law)] |
| confrontational {adj} (Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face) | :: frentista {m} {f}, beligerante |
| confronting {adj} (causing distress; upsetting) | :: desolador {m} |
| Confucian {adj} (of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius) | :: confuciano, confucionista |
| Confucian {n} (one who follows the teachings of Confucius) | :: confuciano {m}, confucionista {m} |
| Confucianism {n} (philosophy) | :: confucianismo {m} |
| Confucianist {adj} (Confucian) SEE: Confucian | :: |
| Confucianist {n} (Confucian) SEE: Confucian | :: |
| Confucius {prop} /kənˈfju.ʃəs/ (Chinese philosopher) | :: Confucio {m} |
| confuse {v} /kənˈfjuːz/ (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody) | :: confundir |
| confuse {v} (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another) | :: confundirse |
| confuse {v} (to mix thoroughly) | :: mezclar |
| confuse {v} | :: confundir |
| confused {adj} /kənˈfjuːzd/ (unable to think clearly or understand) | :: confundido {m} |
| confused {adj} (disoriented) | :: confundido {m} |
| confused {adj} (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) | :: confuso |
| confused {adj} (making no sense; illogical) | :: confuso |
| confusedly {adv} /kənˈfjuːzɪdli/ (in a confused manner) | :: confusamente |
| confusing {adj} /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ (difficult to understand) | :: confuso |
| confusion {n} /kənˈfjuːʒən/ (lack of clarity or order) | :: confusión |
| conga {n} /ˈkɑŋɡə/ (drum) | :: conga {f}, tambó {m}, tumbadora {f} |
| conga {n} (dance) | :: conga {f} |
| con game {n} (malicious breach of trust) | :: estafa {f}, engañifa, engañabobos |
| congeal {v} /kənˈdʒiːl/ (to change from a liquid to solid state) | :: congelar |
| congeal {v} (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) | :: coagular |
| congeal {v} (to become congealed, solidify) | :: congelar [pronominal] |
| congee {n} /ˈkɑndʒi/ (a type of rice porridge) | :: arroz caldo {m} |
| congener {n} /ˈkɒnd͡ʒɪnə/ (a plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another) | :: congénere |
| congener {n} (a person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another) | :: congénere |
| congenital {adj} (present since birth) | :: congénito |
| congenital disorder {n} (birth defect) SEE: birth defect | :: |
| congenital insensitivity to pain {n} (CIP) | :: insensibilidad congénita al dolor {f} |
| conger {n} /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ (eel) | :: congrio {m} |
| conger eel {n} (large marine eel) | :: congrio |
| congestion {n} /kənˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ (accumulation, buildup) | :: congestión {f} |
| congestion {n} (excess of traffic) | :: congestión {f}, atasco {m} |
| conglomeration {n} (that which consists of many previously separate parts) | :: conglomeración {f} |
| Congo {prop} /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ (country with Brazzaville as capital) | :: Congo {m} |
| Congo {prop} (country with Kinshasa as capital) | :: República Democrática del Congo {f} |
| Congo {prop} (river) | :: Congo {m} |
| Congo-Brazzaville {prop} (Congo) SEE: Congo | :: |
| Congo-Kinshasa {prop} (Congo) SEE: Congo | :: |
| Congolese {n} /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/ (person from either of the Congos) | :: congoleño {m} congoleña {f} |
| Congolese {adj} (people or language of Republic of Congo) | :: congoleño |
| Congolese {adj} (people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo) | :: congoleño |
| congratulate {v} /kənˈɡɹæ.d͡ʒʊˌleɪt/ (to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for) | :: felicitar |
| congratulation {n} /kənˌɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (act of congratulating) | :: felicitación {f} |
| congratulations {interj} /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ (expressing approbation) | :: felicidades {f-p}, enhorabuena |
| congregant {n} /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹɪ.ɡənt/ (Congregation member) | :: congregante {m} {f} |
| congregate {v} /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/ (To collect into an assembly or assemblage) | :: congregar |
| congregate {v} (To come together; to assemble; to meet) | :: congregarse |
| congregation {n} /ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (religious gathering of people in a place of worship) | :: congregación {f} |
| congregation {n} (large gathering of people) | :: congregación {f} |
| congregation {n} | :: congregación |
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| congress {n} /ˈkɑŋɡɹɨs/ (legislative body) | :: congreso {m} |
| congress {n} (conference) | :: congreso {m} |
| congressman {n} (member of congress) | :: congresista {m} {f} |
| congresswoman {n} (female member of congress) | :: congresista {m} {f} |
| congruence {n} (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) | :: congruencia {f} |
| congruence {n} (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) | :: congruencia {f} |
| congruent {adj} /ˈkɑːŋ.ɡɹuː.ənt/ (with difference divisible by modulus) | :: congruente |
| congruent {adj} (coinciding when superimposed) | :: congruente |
| Coniacian {prop} (a subdivision of the Late (Upper) Cretaceous epoch) | :: Coniaciense |
| conical {adj} /ˈkɒnɪkəl/ (of or relating to a cone) | :: cónico |
| conical {adj} (cone-shaped) | :: cónico |
| conic section {n} (Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane) | :: sección cónica {f}, cónica {f} |
| conifer {n} (plant) | :: conífera {f} |
| coniform {adj} (having the form of a cone) | :: coniforme |
| conium {n} (Conium) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| conjecture {n} /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ (unproven statement; guess) | :: conjetura {f}, suposición {f}, especulación {f}, teoría {f} |
| conjecture {n} (supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis) | :: conjetura {f}, suposición {f}, especulación {f}, teoría {f}, hipótesis {f} |
| conjecture {n} (statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven) | :: conjetura {f}, suposición {f}, especulación {f}, teoría {f} |
| conjecture {v} (to guess) | :: conjeturar, barruntar, especular |
| conjointly {adv} (in a conjoint manner) | :: mancomunadamente, conjuntamente, juntamente |
| conjugally {adv} (in a conjugal manner) | :: maridablemente |
| conjugate {v} /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt/ (to inflect (a verb) for each person) | :: conjugar |
| conjugation {n} /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs) | :: conjugación {f} |
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb) | :: conjugación {f} |
| conjugator {n} (automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs) | :: conjugador {m} |
| conjunction {n} /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (act of joining or being joined) | :: conjunción {f}, unión {f} |
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) | :: conjunción {f} |
| conjunction {n} (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) | :: conjunción {f} |
| conjunctiva {n} (membrane) | :: conjuntiva {f} |
| conjunctive {adj} (conjoining) | :: conjuntivo |
| conjunctive {adj} (grammar: relating to a conjunction) | :: conjuntivo |
| conjunctively {adv} (in a conjunctive way) | :: conjuntivamente |
| conjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctivitis {n} /kənˌdʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/ (inflammation) | :: conjuntivitis {f} |
| conjunctivity {n} (the state or quality of being conjunctive) | :: conjuntividad {f} |
| conk {n} (conch) SEE: conch | :: |
| conk {n} (slang: a nose) SEE: schnozzle | :: |
| conlang {n} (constructed language) SEE: constructed language | :: |
| connect {v} /kəˈnɛkt/ (to join two or more pieces) | :: conectar |
| connect {v} (to join an electrical or telephone line) | :: conectar |
| connected {adj} /kəˈnɛktɪd/ | :: conexo |
| Connecticut {prop} /kəˈnɛtɪkət/ (a state of the United States of America) | :: Connecticut |
| connecting rod {n} (rod that transmits power or motion) | :: biela {f} |
| connection {n} /kəˈnɛkʃən/ (act of connecting) | :: vinculación {f}, conexión {f}, trabazón, ligazón, ilación |
| connection {n} (point at which two or more things are joined) | :: conexión {f} |
| connection {n} (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) | :: confianza {f} |
| connection {n} (established communications or transportation link) | :: llamada {f} |
| connection {n} (transfer in transport) | :: correspondencia {f} |
| connections {n} /kəˈnɛkʃənz/ (people with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence) | :: enchufe {m} |
| connective tissue {n} (type of tissue) | :: tejido conjuntivo {m} |
| connectivity {n} (state of being connected) | :: conectividad |
| connectivity {n} (telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network) | :: conectividad |
| connectivity {n} (mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other) | :: conectividad {f} |
| connectome {n} /kəˈnɛktəʊm/ (complete description of nervous system connectivity) | :: conectoma {m} |
| connexion {n} (connection) SEE: connection | :: |
| conning tower {n} (structure of submarine) | :: torre de mando {f} |
| connive {v} /kəˈnaɪv/ (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing) | :: confabular, conspirar |
| connive {v} (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame) | :: hacerse el leso [Chile, colloquial] |
| conniving {adj} /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/ (that connives) | :: connivente, maniobrero, maquinador |
| connoisseur {n} /ˌkɒnəˈsɜɹ/ (specialist whose opinion is valued) | :: connaisseur {m}; connoisseur {m} |
| connotation {n} /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ (suggested or implied meaning) | :: connotación {f} |
| connotative {adj} (that implies or suggests something else) | :: connotativo |
| connote {v} /kəˈnoʊt/ (to signify beyond principal meaning) | :: connotar |
| connote {v} (to imply, to suggest) | :: connotar |
| conoid {n} (geometry, solid) | :: conoide {m} |
| conoidal {adj} (having the shape of a conoid) | :: conoideo |
| conquer {v} /ˈkɒŋkə/ (defeat in combat) | :: conquistar, debelar |
| conqueror {n} /ˈkɑŋkəɹɚ/ (someone who conquers) | :: conquistador {m} |
| conquest {n} /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/ (victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy) | :: conquista {f} |
| Conrad {prop} /ˈkɑnɹæd/ (given name) | :: Conrado |
| conrod {n} (Abbreviation of connecting rod) | :: biela {f} |
| consanguine {adj} (related by birth) SEE: consanguineous | :: |
| consanguineous {adj} /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ (related by birth) | :: carnal, consanguíneo |
| consanguinity {n} /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ (a blood relationship) | :: consanguinidad {f} |
| conscience {n} /kɒnʃəns/ (moral sense) | :: conciencia {f} |
| conscientious {adj} /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ (thorough, careful, or vigilant) | :: concienzudo |
| conscientiousness {n} (state or characteristic of being conscientious) | :: conciencia {f} |
| conscientious objector {n} (someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles) | :: objetor de conciencia {m} |
| conscious {adj} /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ (alert, awake) | :: consciente |
| consciously {adv} (in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally) | :: conscientemente |
| consciousness {n} /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ (awareness) | :: conciencia |
| conscript {n} /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ (Draftee) | :: conscripto, recluta, colimba, quinto {m} |
| conscript {adj} (drafted) | :: reclutado, enrolado, alistado |
| conscript {v} (to enrol(l) compulsorily) | :: reclutar, enrolar, alistar |
| conscription {n} (involuntary labor, especially military service) | :: reclutamiento {m} |
| consecrate {v} /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ (declare holy, or make holy by some procedure) | :: consagrar |
| consecration {n} /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/ (action of consecrating) | :: consagración {f} |
| consecution {n} (sequence) SEE: sequence | :: |
| consecution {n} (sequel) SEE: sequel | :: |
| consecution {n} (succession) SEE: succession | :: |
| consecution {n} /ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/ ((logic) relation of consequent to antecedent) | :: consecución {f} |
| consecutive {adj} /kɒnsɛkjʊtɪv/ (following, in succession, without interruption) | :: consecutivo |
| consecutive {n} (consecutive interpretation) SEE: consecutive interpretation | :: |
| consecutive interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) | :: interpretación consecutiva {f} |
| consecutive interpreting {n} (consecutive interpretation) SEE: consecutive interpretation | :: |
| consecutively {adv} (in a consecutive manner) | :: consecutivamente |
| consensual {adj} /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ (With consensus) | :: consensual |
| consensus {n} (general agreement) | :: consenso {m} |
| consent {v} /kənˈsɛnt/ (to express willingness) | :: consentir |
| consent {n} (voluntary agreement) | :: consentimiento {m}, venia |
| consent decree {n} (decree of a court giving effect to an agreement between the litigating parties) | :: decreto por consentimiento {m} |
| consequence {n} /ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns/ (that which follows something on which it depends) | :: consecuencia {f} |
| consequence {n} (result of actions, especially unpleasant) | :: consecuencia {f} |
| consequent {adj} /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ (as a result) | :: consecuente |
| consequent {n} (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) | :: consecuente {m} |
| consequent {n} (the second term of a ratio) | :: consecuente {m} |
| consequential {adj} /ˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ (following as a result) | :: consiguiente |
| consequently {adv} (subsequently) SEE: subsequently | :: |
| consequently {adv} /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/ (as a result or consequence) | :: consecuentemente |
| conservation {n} /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/ (The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting) | :: conservación {f} |
| conservation {n} ((biology) gene sequences or structures that are not changed in evolution) | :: conservación |
| conservationist {n} (A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species) | :: conservacionista {m} {f} |
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement) | :: conservadurismo {m}, conservatismo {m} |
| conservative {n} /kənˈsɝvətɪv/ (political conservative) | :: conservador {m} |
| conservative {adj} (based on pessimistic assumptions) | :: conservador |
| conservative {adj} (supporting fiscal, political or social conservatism) | :: conservador |
| conservative {adj} (cautious) SEE: cautious | :: |
| Conservative Judaism {prop} (a moderate traditional form of Judaism) | :: judaísmo conservador {m} |
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism | :: |
| conservator {n} (one who conserves, preserves or protects something) | :: apoderado {m} |
| conservatory {n} /kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/ (school of music or drama) | :: conservatorio {m} |
| conserve {n} /ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/ (wilderness where human development is prohibited) | :: parque nacional {m} |
| conserve {v} (to save for later use) | :: reservar, conservar |
| conserve {v} (to protect) | :: conservar |
| consider {v} /kənˈsɪdə/ (think about seriously) | :: considerar |
| consider {v} (think of doing) | :: considerar, barajar, sopesar |
| consider {v} (assign some quality to) | :: considerar |
| consider {v} (look at attentively) | :: observar |
| consider {v} (to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect) | :: considerar |
| consider {v} | :: considerar |
| considerable {adj} /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/ (worth considering) | :: considerable |
| considerable {adj} (large in amount) | :: considerable |
| considerably {adv} /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/ (significantly) | :: considerablemente |
| considerate {adj} /kənˈsɪdəɹət/ (thoughtful) | :: considerado |
| considerately {adv} (acting with consideration) | :: consideradamente |
| consideration {n} /kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/ (process of considering) | :: consideración {f} |
| consideration {n} (tendency to consider others) | :: consideración {f} |
| considering {prep} /kənˈsɪdəɹɪŋ/ (considering) | :: en consideración de |
| consign {v} /kənˈsaɪn/ (to transfer to the custody of) | :: consignar |
| consign {v} (to entrust to the care of another) | :: consignar |
| consign {v} (to send to a final destination) | :: consignar |
| consignee {n} /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/ (The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered) | :: destinatario {m} |
| consigner {n} (party that provides merchandise for consignment sale) | :: expedidor {m} |
| consignment {n} (A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent) | :: consigna {f} |
| consilience {n} /kənˈsɪ.li.əns/ (concurrence of multiple inductions) | :: consiliencia {f} |
| consist {v} /kənˈsɪst/ (to be composed (of)) | :: consistir |
| consist {n} /ˈkɒn.sɪst/ (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit) | :: formación {f} |
| consistency {n} /kənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ (reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent) | :: consistencia {f} |
| consistent {adj} /kənˈsɪstənt/ (of a regularly occurring, dependable nature) | :: consistente, constante |
| consistent {adj} (not logically contradictory) | :: coherente |
| consistently {adv} (in a consistent manner) | :: consistentemente |
| consistently {adv} (constantly) SEE: constantly | :: |
| consociationalism {n} (political consociation) | :: consociativismo {m}, consociacionalismo {m} |
| consolation {n} /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ (act of consoling) | :: consolación {f}, consuelo {m} |
| consolation {n} (prize for the loser) | :: premio de consolación {m}, premio de consuelo {m} |
| consolation goal {n} | :: gol de honor {m}, gol testimonial {m} |
| consolation prize {n} (award given to persons or groups of people who do not win) | :: premio de consuelo {m} |
| console {n} /ˈkɑːn.soʊl/ (storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile) | :: consola {f} |
| console {n} (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) | :: consola {f} |
| console {v} /kənˈsoʊl/ (to comfort) | :: consolar |
| consolidate {v} /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) | :: consolidar |
| consolidate {v} (to make stronger or more solid) | :: consolidar |
| consolidation {n} (the act or process of consolidating) | :: consolidación {f} |
| consommé {n} (a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock) | :: consomé {m} |
| consonant {n} /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ (sound) | :: consonante |
| consonant {n} (letter) | :: consonante |
| consonant {adj} (Characterized by harmony or agreement) | :: consonante |
| consort {n} /ˈkɑnsɔɹt/ (spouse of a monarch) | :: consorte {m} {f} |
| consort {n} (husband, wife, companion or partner) | :: consorte {m} {f} |
| consort {n} (association or partnership) | :: consorcio {m} [business] |
| consortium {n} /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/ (association or combination of businesses) | :: consorcio {m} |
| conspicuous {adj} /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ (obvious or easy to notice) | :: conspícuo, llamativo, ilustre, notorio, ostentoso |
| conspicuous {adj} (noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive) | :: conspícuo, llamativo |
| conspicuously {adv} (in a conspicuous manner) | :: notablemente, obviamente |
| conspiracy {n} /kənˈspɪɹəsi/ (act of working in secret to obtain some goal) | :: conspiración {f}, contubernio {m} |
| conspiracy theorist {n} /kənˈspɪɹəsi θɪəɹɪst/ (one who believes in a conspiracy theory) | :: conspiracionista {m} {f}, conspirólogo {m}, conspiranoico {m} [informal, pejorative] |
| conspiracy theory {n} /kənˈspɪɹəsi θɪəɹi/ (hypothetical speculation) | :: teoría conspirativa {f}, teoría de la conspiración {f} |
| conspirator {n} /kənˈspɪɹətɚ/ (person who is part of a conspiracy) | :: conspirador {m}, conspiradora {f} |
| conspiratorial {adj} /kənˌspɪɹəˈtɔːɹɪəl/ (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) | :: conspirativo {m}, conspirativa {f} |
| constabulary {n} /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/ (police force) | :: policía, fuerza pública {f} |
| constancy {n} /ˈkɑnstənsi/ (The quality of being constant) | :: constancia |
| constancy {n} (An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing) | :: constancia {f} |
| constant {adj} /ˈkɑnstənt/ (unchanged through time) | :: constante |
| constant {adj} (consistently recurring over time) | :: constante |
| constant {adj} (steady) | :: constante |
| constant {adj} | :: firme |
| constant {n} (that which is permanent or invariable) | :: constante {f} |
| constant {n} (algebra: quantity that remains fixed) | :: constante {f} |
| Constantine {prop} /ˈkɒns.tənˌtiːn/ (male given name) | :: Constantino |
| Constantine {prop} (city in Algeria) | :: Constantina |
| Constantinople {prop} /ˌkɔnstæntɪˈnəʊp(ə)l/ (Constantinople) | :: Constantinopla {f} |
| Constantinopolitan {adj} /ˌkɒnˌstæntɨnɵˈpɒlɨtən/ (relating to Constantinople) | :: constantinopolitano |
| constantly {adv} /ˈkɒnstəntli/ (in a constant manner) | :: constantemente |
| constellation {n} /ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (formation of stars perceived as figure) | :: constelación {f} |
| constellation {n} (modern astronomy: any of 88 officially recognized regions) | :: constelación {f} |
| constellation {n} (astrology: configuration of planets) | :: constelación {f} |
| constellation {n} (wide, seemingly unlimited assortment) | :: constelación {f} |
| consternation {n} /ˌkɑn.stɚˈne͡ɪ.ʃən/ (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) | :: consternación {f}, abatimiento, postración |
| constipate {v} /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt/ (to cause constipation in) | :: estreñir |
| constipated {adj} /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ (unable to defecate) | :: estreñido {m} |
| constipation {n} (state of bowels) | :: estreñimiento {m} |
| constituency {n} (district represented by one or more elected officials) | :: circunscripción |
| constituency {n} (voters within such a district) SEE: electorate | :: |
| constituent {adj} (authorized to make a constitution) | :: constituyente |
| constituent {n} (functional element of a phrase or clause) | :: constituyente {m} |
| constitute {v} /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/ (to cause to stand; to establish; to enact) | :: constituir |
| constitution {n} /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ (act or process of setting something up, or establishing something; composition, structure, makeup) | :: constitución {f} |
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) | :: constitución {f}, constituciones {p} |
| constitution {n} (legal document describing such a formal system) | :: constitución {f}, constituciones {p} |
| constitution {n} (general health of a person) | :: constitución {f} |
| constitution {n} | :: constitución {f} |
| constitutional {adj} /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuːʃənəl/ (relating to the constitution) | :: constitucional |
| constitutional {adj} (conforming to the constitution) | :: constitucional |
| constitutional court {n} (court dealing with constitutional law or issues) | :: tribunal constitucional {m} |
| constitutionalism {n} /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/ (belief in government under a written constitution) | :: constitucionalismo |
| constitutionalist {n} (who adheres to constitutionalism) | :: constitucionalista {m} {f} |
| constitutionalist {n} (who is specialist in constitutional law) | :: constitucionalista {m} {f} |
| constitutionality {n} ((law) The status of being constitutional) | :: constitucionalidad {f} |
| constitutional law {n} (area of law) | :: derecho constitucional {m} |
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution) | :: monarquía constitucional {f} |
| constitutive {adj} (very important ; essential) | :: constitutivo |
| constitutive {adj} (that forms a constituent part of something else) | :: constitutivo |
| constrain {v} /kənˈstɹeɪn/ (to force; to compel; to oblige) | :: constreñir, limitar, restringir, obligar |
| constraint {n} /kənˈstɹeɪnt/ (something that constrains) | :: constreñimiento {m}, limitación {f}, restricción {f} |
| constraint {n} (mathematics: condition to a solution) | :: restricción {f} |
| constriction {n} (the act of narrowing) | :: constricción {f} |
| construct {n} /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ (concept or model) | :: constructo {m} |
| construct {n} (segment of DNA created artificially) | :: construcción |
| construct {v} (build or form by assembling parts) | :: construir |
| constructed language {n} (an artificially created language) | :: lengua construida {f} |
| constructible {adj} (suitable for constructing a building) | :: construible |
| constructible {adj} (capable of being constructed) | :: construible |
| construction {n} /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ (process of constructing) | :: construcción {f} |
| construction {n} (grammar) | :: construcción {f} |
| construction helmet {n} (hard hat) SEE: hard hat | :: |
| construction site {n} (place where something is being constructed) | :: obra {f} |
| construction worker {n} (employee working at a construction site) | :: obrero de construcción {m}, maestro {m} [colloquial, Latin America] |
| constructive {adj} /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ (relating to or causing construction) | :: constructivo |
| constructiveness {n} (creativity) SEE: creativity | :: |
| constructivism {n} (movement in modern art) | :: constructivismo |
| construct state {n} (a noun form, associated with the genitive) | :: estado constructo {m} |
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate | :: |
| consubstantial {adj} /ˌkɒnsəbˈstanʃəl/ (of the same substance) | :: consustancial |
| consul {n} /ˈkɑn.səl/ (official who protects the interests of citizens) | :: cónsul {m} {f} |
| consular {adj} (pertaining to a consul) | :: consular |
| consulate {n} /ˈkɑnsəlɨt/ (the residency of a consul) | :: consulado {m} |
| consulate {n} (an office of a government, comparable to an embassy) | :: consulado {m} |
| consulate general {n} (residence, office or jurisdiction of a consul general) | :: consulado general {m} |
| consult {v} /ˈkɑnsʌlt/ (ask advice) | :: consultar |
| consultant {n} /kənˈsʌltənt/ (person or party that is consulted) | :: consultor {m} |
| consultation {n} /ˌkɒnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/ (act of consulting) | :: consulta {f} |
| consultative {adj} (advisory) | :: consultivo {m} |
| consumable {adj} (that is consumed) | :: consumible |
| consumable {adj} (that may be eaten) | :: comestible |
| consumable {n} (material or product intended for consumption) | :: consumible {f} |
| consume {v} /kənˈsuːm/ (eat) | :: consumir |
| consume {v} | :: consumir |
| consumer {n} /kənˈsumɚ/ (person purchasing goods) | :: consumidor {m} |
| consumer good {n} (goods that consumers buy) | :: bien de consumo {m} |
| consumerism {n} (economic theory) | :: consumismo {m} |
| consumerist {adj} (of or pertaining to consumerism) | :: consumista |
| consumerist {n} (a proponent of consumerism) | :: consumista {m} {f} |
| consumeristic {adj} (consumerist) SEE: consumerist | :: |
| consumer price index {n} (statistical estimate of the level of prices) | :: índice de precios al consumo {m} |
| consummate {adj} /ˈkɑnsəmət/ (highly skilled and experienced) | :: consumado |
| consummate {v} (to bring something to completion) | :: consumar |
| consummate {v} (to make a marriage complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse) | :: consumar |
| consumption {n} /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ (the act of consuming something) | :: consumo {m} |
| consumption {n} (the amount consumed) | :: consumo {m} |
| consumption {n} (pulmonary tuberculosis) SEE: pulmonary tuberculosis | :: |
| consumptive {n} /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ (person with pulmonary tuberculosis) | :: tísico {m} |
| Conté {n} /ˈkɒnteɪ/ (drawing medium) | :: lápiz conté {m} |
| contact {n} /ˈkɑntækt/ (an act of touching physically) | :: contacto {m} |
| contact {n} | :: contacto {m} |
| contact {v} (establish communication with) | :: contactar, entrar en contacto con |
| contact lens {n} (thin lens placed directly on the eye) | :: lentilla {f}, lente de contacto {m}, pupilente {m} |
| contacts {n} (Plural form of contact) SEE: contact | :: |
| contact trace {v} (to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact) | :: rastrear contactos, rastrear los contactos |
| contact tracing {n} (the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person) | :: rastreo de contactos {m} |
| contagion {n} /kənˈteɪdʒən/ (transmission of a contagious disease) | :: contagio {m} |
| contagious {adj} /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ (of a disease, easily transmitted to others) | :: contagioso, infeccioso {m}, contagiante |
| contagious {adj} (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others) | :: contagioso |
| contagious {adj} | :: contagioso |
| contagiousness {n} (state or condition of being contagious) | :: contagiosidad {f} |
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold | :: |
| contain {v} /kənˈteɪn/ (To hold inside) | :: contener |
| contain {v} (To include as a part) | :: contener |
| contain {v} (To limit through restraint) | :: contener, dominar |
| container {n} /kənˈteɪnɚ/ (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported) | :: recipiente {m} |
| container {n} (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods) | :: contenedor {m} |
| container-deposit {n} (deposit on beverage or other containers) | :: empeño {m} |
| containment {n} (state of being contained) | :: contenimiento {m} |
| containment {n} (state of containing) | :: contenimiento {m} |
| containment {n} (policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power) | :: contención {f} |
| containment {n} (physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of dangerous materials) | :: contención {f} |
| contaminant {n} (that which contaminates) | :: contaminante {m} |
| contamination {n} /kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/ (The act or process of contaminating) | :: contaminación {f} |
| contemn {v} /kənˈtɛm/ (to treat or regard with contempt) | :: despreciar, menospreciar |
| contemplate {v} /ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/ (think about something in a concentrated manner) | :: contemplar |
| contemplation {n} /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/ | :: contemplación {f} |
| contemporaneity {n} (the state or characteristic of being contemporaneous) | :: contemporaneidad {f} |
| contemporaneous {adj} /kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ (existing or created in the same period of time) | :: contemporáneo {m} |
| contemporary {adj} /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹəɹ.i/ (from the same time period) | :: contemporario, contemporáneo |
| contemporary {adj} (modern) | :: contemporáneo, contemporario |
| contempt {n} /kənˈtɛmpt/ (a feeling or attitude) | :: desprecio {m}, desdén {m} |
| contempt {n} (a state of being despised or dishonored) | :: desgracia {f}, deshonra {f}, vergüenza {f} |
| contempt {n} (law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | :: desacato {m} |
| contemptible {adj} /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/ (deserving contempt) | :: despreciable, menospreciable, desdeñable, rastrero {m}, bajo {m} |
| contempt of court {n} (disrespect of a court of law) | :: desacato al tribunal {m}, contumacia {f} |
| contend {v} /kənˈtɛnd/ (strive in opposition) | :: contender |
| contend {v} (struggle) | :: contender |
| contend {v} (strive in debate) | :: sostener |
| contender {n} /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/ (someone who competes) | :: contendiente {m}, rival {m}, contendedor {m} |
| content {adj} /kənˈtɛnt/ (satisfied) | :: contento |
| content {v} (satisfy) | :: contentar |
| content {n} /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ (that which is contained) | :: contenido {m} |
| content {n} (subject matter) | :: materia {f}, contenido {m} |
| content {n} (the amount of material contained) | :: contenido {m} |
| contented {adj} (satisfied) SEE: satisfied | :: |
| contention {n} /kənˈtɛnʃən/ (contest, strife, struggle) | :: contienda {f} |
| contentious {adj} /kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/ (marked by controversy) | :: controvertido |
| contentious {adj} (given to struggling) | :: conflictivo, pendenciero, camorrista, belicoso, provocador |
| contentment {n} /kənˈtɛntmənt/ (state or degree of being contented) | :: satisfacción {f} |
| contents {n} /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/ (that which is contained) | :: contenido {m} |
| contents {n} (table of contents) SEE: table of contents | :: |
| contest {n} /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ (controversy) | :: debate {m} |
| contest {n} (competition, see also: competition) | :: concurso {m}, competencia {f}, competición {f} |
| contest {v} (to contend) | :: competir |
| contest {v} (to oppose) | :: cuestionar, impugnar, oponerse |
| contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat | :: |
| contestant {n} /kənˈtɛstənt/ (participant in a contest) | :: concursante {m} {f} |
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial | :: |
| context {n} /ˈkɑːntɛkst/ (circumstances or settings) | :: contexto {m}, marco {m} |
| context {n} (text in which a word appears) | :: contexto {m} |
| contextual {adj} (depending on context) | :: contextual |
| contextualize {v} (place in a context) | :: contextualizar |
| contiguity {n} /kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪti/ (state in which objects are physically touching) | :: contigüidad {f} |
| contiguosity {n} (contiguity) SEE: contiguity | :: |
| contiguous {adj} /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ (connected, touching, abutting) | :: contiguo |
| contiguous {adj} (adjacent, neighboring) | :: vecino, cercano, contiguo, adyacente |
| contiguous {adj} (connecting without a break) | :: adosado, colindante |
| contiguousness {n} (contiguity) SEE: contiguity | :: |
| continent {n} /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) | :: continente {m} |
| continental {adj} (of or relating to a continent or continents) | :: continental |
| continental {adj} (characteristic of the style of continental Europe) | :: continental |
| continental divide {n} (elevated terrain dividing a watershed) | :: divisoria continental |
| continental drift {n} (continental drift) | :: deriva continental {f} |
| continental quilt {n} (duvet) SEE: duvet | :: |
| continental shelf {n} (the area of sea around a land mass) | :: plataforma continental {f} |
| contingence {n} (contingency) SEE: contingency | :: |
| contingency {n} /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) | :: contingencia {f}, eventualidad {f} |
| contingency {n} (possibility; something which may or may not happen) | :: contingencia {f}, eventualidad {f}, imprevisto {m} |
| contingent {n} /kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/ (an event which may or may not happen) | :: contingente {m} |
| contingent {n} (that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number) | :: contingente {m} |
| contingent {n} (a quota of troops) | :: contingente {m} |
| contingent {adj} (possible, liable, incidental, casual) | :: contingente |
| continually {adv} /kənˈtɪnjuəli/ (in a continuous manner) | :: continuadamente, continuamente |
| continuation {n} /kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (act or state of continuing) | :: continuación {f} |
| continue {v} /kənˈtɪnjuː/ (transitive: proceed) | :: continuar, seguir |
| continue {v} (intransitive: resume) | :: continuar |
| continued {adj} /kənˈtɪnjuːd/ (uninterrupted) | :: continuo |
| continuity {n} /ˌkɑntɪˈn(j)uːəti/ (lack of interruption) | :: continuidad {f} |
| continuity {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: continuidad {f} |
| continuo {n} (bass line of music) SEE: basso continuo | :: |
| continuous {adj} /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) | :: continuo |
| continuous {adj} (in mathematical analysis) | :: continuo |
| continuous function {n} (function whose value changes only slightly when its input changes slightly) | :: función continua {f} |
| continuously {adv} /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ (without pause) | :: continuadamente, continuamente, de continuo |
| contort {v} (To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression) | :: contorsionar |
| contortion {n} (the act of contorting) | :: contorsión {f} |
| contortion {n} (a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body) | :: contorsión {f} |
| contortionist {n} (acrobat) | :: contorsionista {m} {f} |
| contour {n} /ˈkɒntʊə(ɹ)/ (outline, boundary or border) | :: contorno {m} |
| contour line {n} (line on a map) | :: isolínea {f}, curva de nivel {f} |
| contour map {n} (map made to show the relief measurements of the land by means of contour lines) | :: plano acotado {m} |
| contraband {n} /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd/ (goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods) | :: contrabando {m} |
| contrabass {n} /ˈkɑn.tɹə.ˌbeɪs/ (part or section one octave lower than bass) | :: contrabajo |
| contrabass {n} (double bass) SEE: double bass | :: |
| contrabassoon {n} (contrabassoon) | :: contrafagot {m} |
| contraception {n} (use of a device or procedure) | :: anticoncepción {f} |
| contraceptive {adj} /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/ (that acts to prevent conception) | :: anticonceptivo, contraceptivo |
| contraceptive {n} (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented) | :: anticonceptivo {m}, contraceptivo |
| contract {n} /ˈkɑntɹækt/ (agreement that is legally binding) | :: contrato {m} |
| contract {v} /kənˈtɹækt/ (intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen) | :: contraer |
| contract {v} (transitive: enter into a contract with) | :: contratar |
| contract {v} (gain or acquire (an illness)) | :: contraer |
| contracting {v} (present participle of contract, as in hiring or trading) | :: contratación |
| contraction {n} /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/ (reversible reduction in size) | :: contracción {f} |
| contraction {n} (shortening of a muscle when it is used) | :: contracción {f} |
| contraction {n} (painful shortening of the uterine muscles) | :: contracción {f} |
| contraction {n} (linguistics: process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme are lost or reduced) | :: contracción {m} |
| contraction {n} (word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe) | :: contracción {f} |
| contraction {n} (phonetics: loss of sounds from within a word) SEE: syncope | :: |
| contract killer {n} (person who kills for money) SEE: hitman | :: |
| contractor {n} /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ (A person or company that constructs or improves buildings) | :: constructor {m}, contratista {f} |
| contractual {adj} (of or pertaining to a contract) | :: contractual |
| contracture {n} (abnormal contraction of a muscle) | :: contractura {f} |
| contradict {v} /kɒntɹəˈdɪkt/ (deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) | :: contradecir |
| contradict {v} (deny the truth of statements made by (a person)) | :: contradecir |
| contradict {v} (to be contrary to) | :: contrariar |
| contradiction {n} /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ (statement that contradicts itself) | :: contradicción {f}, contrasentido |
| contradiction in terms {n} (expression in which components contradict one another) | :: contradicción en los términos {m} |
| contradictorily {adv} (in a contradictory manner) | :: contradictoriamente |
| contradictory {adj} /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/ (that contradicts something) | :: contradictorio |
| contradictory {adj} | :: contradictorio |
| contrail {n} (artificial cloud from jet aircraft) | :: estela {f} |
| contraindicate {v} (to make inadvisable) | :: contraindicar |
| contraindication {n} /ˌkɒntɹəɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ (factor or symptom) | :: contraindicación {f} |
| contranym {n} /ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/ (a word that has two opposing meanings) | :: autoantónimo {m} |
| contraption {n} /kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/ (complicated and precarious machine) | :: artilugio {m} |
| contraption {n} (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt) | :: armatoste |
| contrarian {n} /kənˈtɹɛɹi.ən/ (person expressing contradicting viewpoints) | :: contrario {m} |
| contrarily {adv} (in a contrary manner) | :: contrariamente |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the other hand) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the contrary) SEE: on the contrary | :: |
| contrary {adj} /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ (opposed) | :: contrario |
| contrary to {prep} (despite) SEE: despite | :: |
| contrast {n} /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/ (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable) | :: contraste {m} |
| contrast {n} (degree of this difference) | :: contraste {m} |
| contrast {n} (difference between two objects, people or concepts) | :: contraste {m} |
| contrast {n} (control on a television, etc) | :: contraste {m} |
| contrast {v} (to form a contrast) | :: contrastar |
| contrasting {adj} (set in opposition) | :: contrastante |
| contravene {v} /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/ (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform) | :: contravenir |
| contretemps {n} /kɑːn.tɹə.tɑ̃/ (an unforeseen or embarrassing event) | :: contratiempo {m} |
| contribute {v} /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole) | :: contribuir |
| contribution {n} /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) | :: contribución {f}, aporte {m}, cotización |
| contribution {n} (the act of contributing) | :: contribución |
| contributor {n} (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) | :: donante {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) | :: colaborador {m}, contribuyente {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) | :: colaborador {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) | :: colaborador {m}, articulista |
| contrite {adj} /kənˈtɹaɪt/ (sincerely penitent) | :: contrito, arrepentido {m} |
| contrivance {n} /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/ ((mechanical) device to perform a certain task) | :: aparato {m} |
| contrivance {n} (elaborate means to accomplish an objective) | :: artificio {m}, artimaña {f}, estratagema {f} |
| contrivance {n} (something overly artful or artificial) | :: artefacto {m}, artilugio {m} |
| contrive {v} /kənˈtɹaɪv/ (To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot) | :: idear |
| contrive {v} (To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation) | :: improvisar |
| contrived {adj} /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ (created in a deliberate way) | :: intencionalmente |
| contrived {adj} (unnatural, forced) | :: forzado, artificial |
| control {v} /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl/ (to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of) | :: controlar |
| control {n} (authority) | :: administración {f}, control {m}, dirección {f}, manejo {m}, organización {f} |
| control {n} (in an experiment) | :: patrón de comparación {m}, de control |
| control {n} (machine) | :: control {m}, mando {m} |
| control {n} (security mechanism) | :: contramedida {f} |
| control {n} (emotional restraint) | :: control {m}, autodominio {m} |
| control arm {n} (suspension member) | :: brazo oscilante transversal {m} |
| control city {n} (a city listed as a destination on highway signs) | :: ciudad control {f} |
| control engineering {n} (subfield of engineering) | :: ingeniería de control {f} |
| controllable {adj} (able to be controlled) | :: controlable |
| controlled {adj} /kənˈtɹəʊld/ (resulting from a comparison) | :: controlado |
| controller {n} /kənˈtɹəʊlə/ (comptroller) | :: mando {m} |
| controller {n} | :: controlador |
| control tower {n} (airport control tower) | :: torre de control {f} |
| controversial {adj} /kɑn.tɹə.ˈvɝ.ʃəl/ (arousing controversy) | :: polémico, controvertido, controversial [Latin America, anglicism], |
| controversy {n} /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/ (debate, discussion of opposing opinions) | :: controversia {f}, polémica {f} |
| contumacious {adj} /ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ (contemptuous of authority) | :: insubordinado |
| contumacious {adj} (in law, willfully disobedient) | :: contumaz |
| contumacy {n} /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/ (disobedience, resistance to authority) | :: contumacia |
| contumelious {adj} /ˌkɑn.tʊˈmiː.li.əs/ (rudely contemptuous; showing contumely) | :: contencioso {m}, despreciativo, desdeñoso |
| contumely {n} /ˈkɒntjuːməli/ (offensive and abusive language or behaviour) | :: injuria {f}, ofensa {f}, contumelia {f} |
| contusion {n} (wound in which the skin is not broken) | :: contusión {f} |
| contusive {adj} | :: contusivo |
| conundrum {n} /kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/ (difficult question or riddle) | :: adivinanza, acertijo {n} |
| conundrum {n} (difficult choice or decision) | :: interrogante {m} dilema {m}, enigma {m} |
| conurbation {n} /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ (an extended collection of urban communities; urban sprawl) | :: conurbación {f} |
| conure {n} (any of many New World parakeets of the genus Conurus) | :: periquito {m} |
| convalesce {v} /ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ (to recover) | :: convalecer |
| convection {n} /kənˈvɛkʃən/ (process of conveying something) | :: convección {f} |
| convene {v} /ˈkɒn.vɪin/ (to come together, to meet, to unite) | :: convenir |
| convene {v} (to cause to assemble, to call together) | :: convocar |
| convenience {n} /kənˈviːnɪəns/ (quality of being suitable, useful or convenient) | :: conveniencia |
| convenience {n} (anything that makes for an easier life) | :: comodidad {f}, conveniencia |
| convenience store {n} (a small retail store) | :: pulpería {f} [Central America] |
| convenient {adj} /kənˈviːniənt/ (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient) | :: conveniente, cómodo |
| conveniently {adv} (in a convenient manner) | :: convenientemente |
| convent {n} /ˈkɒn.vɛnt/ (religious community of especially nuns) | :: convento {m} |
| convent {n} (building) | :: convento {m} |
| conventicle {n} /kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l/ (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting) | :: conventículo |
| convention {n} /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ (meeting or a gathering) | :: convención {f} |
| convention {n} (agreement, contract or pact) | :: convenio {m} |
| convention {n} (generally accepted principle, method or behaviour) | :: costumbre {f}, convención {f} |
| convention {n} (treaty) | :: tratado {m}, convención {f} |
| conventional {adj} /kənˈvɛnʃənl/ (following an accepted principle) | :: convencional |
| conventional {adj} (ordinary, commonplace) | :: convencional |
| conventionalism {n} (Adherence to social conventions) | :: convencionalismo {m} |
| conventionally {adv} (by convention) | :: convencionalmente |
| conventional wisdom {n} (a belief that is widely accepted) | :: sabiduría popular {f} |
| converge {v} /kən.ˈvɜːdʒ/ (to approach each other) | :: converger, parecerse |
| converge {v} (to have a limit) | :: converger, acotar |
| convergence {n} /kənˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ (the act of converging) | :: convergencia {f} |
| convergent {adj} (that converges or focuses) | :: convergente |
| conversant {adj} /kənˈvɝsənt/ (familiar) | :: versado |
| conversation {n} /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) | :: conversación {f} |
| conversationalist {n} /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (one who participates in a conversation) | :: conversador {m}, conversadora {f} |
| converse {v} /kənˈvɝs/ (to engage in conversation) | :: conversar, tertuliar |
| converse {n} /ˈkɑnvɝs/ (opposite) | :: revés {m}, contrario {m}, conversión {f} |
| converse {n} (proposition of the specific form) | :: recíproca {f}, inversa {f}, sentido inverso {m} |
| conversely {adv} (from another point of view) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| conversion {n} /kənˈvɝʒən/ (the act of having converted something or someone) | :: conversión {f} |
| convert {v} /ˈkɒn.vəːt/ (transform (something) into another form, substance, state, or product) | :: convertir |
| convert {v} (change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another) | :: convertir |
| convert {v} (induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief) | :: convertir |
| convert {v} (express (a quantity) in alternative units) | :: convertir |
| convert {v} (undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief) | :: [reflexive] convertir |
| convert {v} (become converted) | :: [reflexive] convertir |
| convert {n} (person who has converted religion) | :: converso |
| convert {n} (person in favour of something he or she previously opposed or disliked) | :: converso |
| convertible {adj} /kənˈvəɹdəbəl/ (able to be converted) | :: convertible |
| convertible {n} (car whose roof can be removed or folded) | :: convertible {m} [Latin America], descapotable {m} [Spain], cabriolé {m} |
| convertible mark {n} (currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: marco convertible {m} |
| convex {adj} /ˈkɑnvɛks/ (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle) | :: convexo |
| convexity {n} (state of being convex) | :: convexidad {f} |
| convexity {n} (convex line of surface) | :: convexidad {f} |
| convey {v} /kənˈveɪ/ (to carry) | :: transportar, trasladar |
| convey {v} (to communicate) | :: comunicar, expresar |
| convey {v} (to transfer legal rights) | :: transferir, ceder |
| conveyor belt {n} (continuous band moved to transport objects) | :: cinta transportadora {f} |
| convict {v} /kənˈvɪkt/ (to find guilty) | :: condenar |
| conviction {n} /kənˈvɪkʃən/ (firmly held belief) | :: convicción {f} |
| convince {v} /kənˈvɪns/ (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) | :: convencer |
| convincing {adj} /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ (effective as proof or evidence) | :: convincente |
| convivence {n} (coexistence) | :: convivencia |
| convoke {v} /kənˈvoʊk/ (convene) | :: convocar |
| convoluted {adj} /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/ (having numerous overlapping coils or folds) | :: convoluto |
| convoluted {adj} (complex) | :: convoluto, alambicado, complicado, enredado {m}, enrevesado |
| convoy {n} /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ (group of vehicles traveling together for safety, especially one with an escort) | :: caravana {m} |
| convulse {v} (to violently shake) | :: convulsionar, crispar |
| convulsion {n} /kənˈvʌlʃən/ (intense muscular contraction) | :: convulsión {f} |
| convulsive {adj} /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ (having or producing convulsions) | :: convulsivo, convulso |
| convulsively {adv} (in a convulsive manner) | :: convulsivamente |
| coo {n} /kuː/ (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon) | :: arrullo {m} |
| coo {v} (to make a soft murmuring sound) | :: arrullar |
| co-official {adj} (officially recognised with full official status) | :: cooficial |
| cook {n} /kʊk/ (person who prepares food) | :: cocinero {m}, cocinera {f} |
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) | :: cocinar |
| cook {v} (to prepare food) | :: cocinar |
| cook {v} (to become ready for eating) | :: cocinar, cocer |
| cook {v} (colloquial: to be uncomfortably hot) | :: cocerse |
| cookbook {n} /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/ (book of cooking recipes) | :: libro de recetas {m}, recetario {m}, recetario {m} |
| cooked {adj} /kʊkt/ (of food, that has been prepared by cooking) | :: cocinado, cocido |
| cooker {n} /ˈkʊkɚ/ (appliance or utensil for cooking) | :: cocina {f}, estufa {f}, olla {f}, cocinador {m} |
| cooker hood {n} (kitchen device) SEE: extractor hood | :: |
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun | :: |
| cookie {n} /ˈkʊki/ (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit) | :: galleta {f} |
| cookie {n} (HTTP cookie) SEE: HTTP cookie | :: |
| Cookie Monster {prop} (Sesame Street character) | :: Monstruo de las Galletas {m} |
| cooking {n} /ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/ (the process of preparing food by using heat) | :: cocción {f} |
| cooking {n} (the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) | :: cocina {f} |
| cooking oil {n} (purified fat) | :: aceite de cocina {m} |
| cooking show {n} | :: show cooking, cooking show |
| cooking utensil {n} (utensil used for food) | :: utensilio de cocina {m} |
| Cook Islander {n} (person from the Cook Islands) | :: de las Islas Cook |
| Cook Islands {prop} /ˈkʊk ˈai.ləndz/ (self-governing country in Oceania) | :: Islas Cook {f-p} |
| Cook Islands Maori {prop} (official language of the Cook Islands) | :: maorí de Islas Cook {m}, rarotongano {m} |
| cool {adj} /kuːl/ (having a slightly low temperature) | :: fresco |
| cool {adj} (allowing or suggesting heat relief) | :: frío |
| cool {adj} (not showing emotion, calm) | :: tranquilo, sereno |
| cool {adj} (unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical) | :: apacible |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation) | :: estupendo, genial |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others) | :: genial, guay [Spain], bacán, chévere [Slang-Latin America] |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: in fashion) | :: guay |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: all right, acceptable) | :: bacán [Chile, Ecuador, Peru], bacano [Colombia], bárbaro [Argentina, Uruguay], bravazo [Peru], cachilupi [Chile], chévere [Caribbean Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela], chido [Mexico], chilero [Guatemala], chilo [Northwestern Mexico], chiva [Costa Rica], chivo [El Salvador], choro [Chile], dabuten [Spain], fetén [Spain], fino [Venezuela], guay [Spain], lindo [Argentina], machete [Venezuela], mostro [Peru], nota [Venezuela], padre [Mexico], pavo [Venezuela], pura vida [Costa Rica], suave [Mexico], tuanis [Costa Rica], piola |
| cool {v} (cool down) SEE: cool down | :: |
| coolant {n} /ˈkuːlənt/ (a fluid) | :: refrigerante {m} |
| cool as a cucumber {adj} (calm and composed; self-possessed) | :: estar más fresco que una lechuga |
| cool down {v} (to become cooler (temperature)) | :: enfriarse |
| cooler {n} /ˈkuːl.ə(ɹ)/ (insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping) | :: hielera |
| coolie {n} /ˈkuːli/ (unskilled Asian worker) | :: culi {m} |
| cooling {n} /ˈkuːlɪŋ/ (decrease in temperature) | :: enfriamiento {m} |
| cooling {n} (refrigeration) | :: enfriamiento {m} |
| cooling {adj} (that cools) | :: refrigerante |
| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses | :: |
| coolness {n} /ˈkuːlnəs/ (the state of being cool, chilly) | :: frescura {f} |
| coon eyes {n} | :: ojera {f}, ojeras {f} |
| coonhound {n} (dog breed) | :: perro para la caza del mapache |
| coop {n} /kuːp/ (enclosure for birds) | :: gallinero {m} |
| cooper {n} /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/ (craftsman) | :: tonelero {m} |
| cooperate {v} /koʊˈɒpəɹeɪt/ (to work together) | :: cooperar |
| cooperation {n} /kowɑpəˈɹejʃən/ (act of cooperating or being cooperative) | :: cooperación |
| cooperative {adj} (ready to work with another) | :: cooperativo |
| cooperative {n} (type of company) | :: cooperativa {f} |
| Cooper's hawk {n} (hawk) | :: azor de Cooper {m}, gavilán de Cooper {m} |
| co-opt {v} (To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.) | :: cooptar |
| coordinate {n} /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/ ((mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․) | :: coordenada {f} |
| coordinate {v} (to synchronize) | :: coordinar |
| coordinate {v} (to match) | :: coordinar |
| Coordinated Universal Time {prop} (the world's primary time standard) | :: Tiempo Universal Coordinado {m} |
| coordinate system {n} (method of representing points in a space) | :: sistema de coordenadas {m} |
| coordinating conjunction {n} (type of conjunction) | :: conjunción coordinante {f} |
| coordination {n} /koʊˌɔɹdɪˈneɪʃən/ (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) | :: coordinación {f} |
| coordination {n} (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) | :: coordinación |
| coordination {n} (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) | :: coordinación |
| coordination {n} (an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses) | :: coordinación |
| coordination {n} (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) | :: coordinación |
| coordinator {n} (One who coordinates) | :: coordinador {m}, coordinadora {f} |
| coordinator {n} (a lexical class of words, see also: coordinating conjunction) | :: conjunción coordinante {f}, nexo coordinante {m} |
| coot {n} /kuːt/ (bird) | :: focha común {f} |
| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse | :: |
| cootie catcher {n} (origami shape with hidden messages in the folds) | :: comecocos, sacapiojos, adivinador {m}, pío pío {m} |
| co-owner {n} (someone who owns something together with one or more other people) | :: copropietario {m}, copropietaria {f} |
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| cop {n} /kɑp/ (police officer) | :: tombo {m}, paco {m}, madero {m} |
| copacetic {adj} /ˌkoʊ.pəˈsɛt.ɪk/ (fine, excellent, going just right, swell) | :: requetebueno, estupendo, genial |
| cop a feel {v} (to stealthily fondle someone) | :: meter mano [Spain] |
| copal {n} /ˈkoʊpəl/ (tree resin) | :: copal {m} |
| co-parent-in-law {n} (the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law) | :: consuegro {m} |
| COPD {n} (disease) | :: EPOC {f} |
| cope {v} /kəʊp/ (to deal effectively with something) | :: afrontar, bregar, lidiar |
| Copenhagen {prop} /ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/ (capital of Denmark) | :: Copenhague |
| copernicium {n} /koʊpəɹˈnɪsi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: copernicio {m} |
| Copernicus {prop} (surname of Nicolaus Copernicus) | :: Copérnico |
| cophosis {n} (total deafness) | :: cofosis {f} |
| copilot {n} (relief or assistant pilot of an aircraft) | :: copiloto {m} |
| coping {n} (the process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.) | :: afrontamiento {m} |
| copious {adj} /ˈkoʊpi.əs/ (great in quantity) | :: copioso {m} |
| copious {adj} | :: copioso |
| cop-killer {n} (a Teflon-coated bullet) | :: matapolicías {m} |
| coplanar {adj} /kəʊˈpleɪnə(ɹ)/ (geometry: within the same plane) | :: coplanario |
| copper {n} /ˈkɑ.pɚ/ (chemical element Cu) | :: cobre {m} |
| copper {adj} (having the colour of copper) | :: cobrizo |
| copper {n} (slang: a policeman) | :: paco {m} [colloquial, derogatory, Chile] |
| copperleaf {n} (Acalypha wilkesiana) | :: acalifa {f} |
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper | :: |
| coppersmith {n} (person) | :: calderero |
| coppice {n} /ˈkɒpɪs/ (grove of small growth) | :: bosquecillo |
| copra {n} /ˈkɒ.pɹə/ (dried kernel of coconut) | :: copra {f} |
| coproduce {v} (to produce a creative work together with someone else) | :: coproducir |
| coproduction {n} (coproduction) | :: coproducción {f} |
| coprolalia {n} /ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/ (uncontrolled use of obscenity) | :: coprolalia {f} |
| coprolite {n} /ˈkɒpɹə(ʊ)lʌɪt/ (fossilized excrement) | :: coprolito {m} |
| coprophilia {n} (marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement) | :: coprofilia {f} |
| copse {n} /kɒps/ (thicket of small trees or shrubs) | :: bosquecillo {m}, soto {m}, matorral {m} |
| Copt {n} /kɒpt/ (member of the Coptic Church) | :: copto {m}, copta {f} |
| Coptic {adj} /ˈkɑptɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language) | :: copto, cóptico |
| Coptic {n} (language) | :: copto {m} |
| Coptic Church {prop} | :: iglesia copta |
| copula {n} /ˈkɑpjələ/ (grammar: linking kind of word) | :: cópula {f} |
| copulate {v} /ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/ (to engage in sexual intercourse) | :: copular |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover | :: |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: mate | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with someone, something) SEE: mount | :: |
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: make love | :: |
| copulate {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed | :: |
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| copulation {n} /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (the coming together of male and female in sexual intercourse) | :: coito {m}, copulación {f} |
| copy {n} /ˈkɒpi/ (result of copying) | :: copia {f} |
| copy {n} (printed edition of a book or magazine) | :: ejemplar {m} |
| copy {n} (genetics: result of gene or chromosomal duplication) | :: copia |
| copy {n} | :: copia {f} |
| copy {v} (produce something identical) | :: copiar |
| copy {v} (imitate) | :: imitar, copiar |
| copy {v} (radio term) | :: recibir |
| copy {n} (writing paper of a particular size) SEE: bastard | :: |
| copy and paste {v} (to copy and paste) | :: copipegar, fusilar |
| copybook {n} (student's exercise book) SEE: exercise book | :: |
| copycat {n} (one who imitates or plagiarizes others' work) | :: copión {m}, copiona {f} |
| copy editor {n} (editor who prepares text for publication) | :: corrector {m} |
| copyist {n} /ˈkɑpiɪst/ (person who makes manual copies of works) | :: copista, amanuense |
| copypasta {v} /ˈkɒpipeɪstə/ (to copy and paste data, usually text) | :: [texto] pegar |
| copy-paste {v} (copy and paste) SEE: copy and paste | :: |
| copyright {n} /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ (right to publish) | :: derechos de autor {m-p} |
| copywrite {v} (to write the text of an advertisement) | :: escribir texto publicitario |
| copywriter {n} /ˈkɑːpiˌɹaɪɾɚ/ (person who writes advertising copy) | :: redactor {m} |
| coquetry {n} /ˈkoʊkətɹi/ (affectation of amorous tenderness) | :: coquetería {f} |
| coquettish {adj} (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) | :: coqueto |
| coquina {n} /kɒˈkiːnə/ (any of several small marine clams (Donax variabilis)) | :: almeja frijol {f} |
| coquina {n} (soft form of limestone) | :: coquina {f} |
| coraco- {prefix} (coracoid process) | :: coraco- |
| coracoacromial {adj} (relating to the coracoid process and the acromion) | :: coracoacromial |
| coracobrachialis {n} (muscle attached to the coracoid process) | :: coracobraquial {m} |
| coracoclavicular {adj} (relating to the clavicle and the coracoid process) | :: coracoclavicular |
| coracohumeral {adj} (relating to the coracoid process and the humerus) | :: coracohumeral |
| coral {n} /ˈkɔɹəl/ (substance) | :: coral {m} |
| coral {n} (colony) | :: coral {m} |
| coral {n} (colour) | :: coral {m} |
| coralline {adj} (of the material coral) | :: coralino |
| coral reef {n} (mound or hummock of coral) | :: arrecife de coral {m} |
| Coral Sea {prop} (part of the Pacific Ocean) | :: mar del Coral {m} |
| coral snake {n} (snake) | :: coralillo {m}, víbora de coral {f} |
| coral vine {n} (Mexican flowering vine) | :: coral {m} |
| cor anglais {n} /ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/ (woodwind instrument) | :: corno inglés {m} |
| cord {n} /kɔɹd/ (length of twisted strands) | :: cuerda {f}, cable {m}, hilo {m}, cordón {m} |
| cord {n} (wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity) | :: cable {m} |
| cordectomy {n} (surgical removal of a cord) | :: cordectomía {f} |
| Cordelier {n} (Franciscan) SEE: Franciscan | :: |
| cordial {adj} /ˈkɔɹ.dɪ.əl/ (hearty) | :: cordial |
| cordial {adj} (radiating warmth and friendliness) | :: cordial |
| cordial {n} (concentrated drink) | :: cordial |
| cordially {adv} /ˈkɔɹdʒəli/ (in a friendly manner) | :: cordialmente |
| cordless {adj} (without a cord) | :: sin cables, inalámbrico |
| cordon sanitaire {n} /ˌkɔːdɒn sanɪˈtɛː/ (a barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease) | :: cordón sanitario {f} |
| cordon sanitaire {n} (any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable) | :: cordón sanitario {f} |
| cordotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: cordotomía {f} |
| Cordovan {adj} /ˈkɔːɹdəvən/ (of or pertaining to Córdoba) | :: cordobés |
| Cordovan {n} (person from Córdoba) | :: cordobés {m} |
| Cordovan hat {n} (wide-brimmed hat from Córdoba, Spain) | :: sombrero cordobés {m} |
| corduroy {n} /ˈkɔɹdəɹɔɪ/ (heavy fabric with vertical ribs) | :: pana {f} |
| core {n} /kɔɹ/ (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds) | :: corazón {m} |
| core {n} (most important part of a thing) | :: esencia {f} |
| core {n} (one of severals parts in a computer processor) | :: núcleo {m} |
| core {n} | :: alma {f}, esencia {f}, núcleo {m} |
| core {v} (To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.) | :: descorazonar |
| co-responsibility {n} | :: corresponsabilidad {f} |
| co-responsible {adj} | :: corresponsable {m} {f} |
| Corfu {prop} /ˈkɔɹ.fju/ (island) | :: Corfú {m} |
| Corfu {prop} (city) | :: Corfú {m} |
| coriander {n} /ˌkɒɹiˈændə/ (Coriandrum sativum plant) | :: cilantro {m}, coriandro {m} |
| Corinth {prop} /ˈkɒɹ.ɪnθ/ (city in Greece) | :: Corinto |
| Corinthian {adj} /kəˈɹɪnθiən/ (of or relating to Corinth) | :: corintio |
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible) | :: Corintios |
| cork {n} /kɔɹk/ (bark of the cork oak) | :: corcho {m} |
| cork {n} (bottle stopper) | :: corcho {m} |
| cork {n} (cork oak) SEE: cork oak | :: |
| Cork {prop} (city) | :: Cork |
| corkage {n} /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/ (fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided) | :: descorche {m} |
| cork oak {n} (a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber) | :: alcornoque {m}, sobrero {m} [Salamanca] |
| corkscrew {n} /ˈkɔɹk.skɹu/ (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) | :: sacacorchos {m} |
| corkscrew {adj} (having the winding shape of a corkscrew) | :: espiral |
| corm {n} (underground stem of a plant) | :: cormo {m} |
| cormorant {n} /ˈkɔɹməɹənt/ (seabird) | :: cormorán {m} |
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize | :: |
| corn {n} /kɔɹn/ (main cereal plant grown in a given region) | :: maizal {m} |
| corn {n} (grain or seed of a cereal crop) | :: cereal {m}, grano {m} |
| corn {n} (type of callus) | :: callo {m} |
| corncob {n} /ˈkɔɹnkɑb/ (core of an ear of corn) | :: olote {m} [Méx.], coronta {f} [Chile], marlo {m} , tusa {f}, zuro {m} |
| corncrake {n} /ˈkɔrnˌkreɪk/ (the bird Crex crex) | :: guión de codornices {m}, rey de codornices {m} |
| corn dog {n} (hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried) | :: salchicha empanizada {f}, banderilla {f}, perrito de maíz {m}, perrito empanado {m} |
| cornea {n} /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ (layer forming the front of the eye) | :: córnea {f} |
| corneal {adj} (of or pertaining to the cornea) | :: corneal |
| corned beef {n} (beef conserved in tins) | :: carne en conserva {f} |
| cornel {n} (tree) | :: cornejo {m}, corno {m} |
| cornel {n} (fruit) | :: corno {m} |
| Cornelia {prop} /kɔɹˈniliə/ (female given name) | :: Cornelia {f} |
| Cornelius {prop} /kɔɹˈniliəs/ (male given name) | :: Cornelio |
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle | :: |
| corner {n} /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ (space in the angle between converging lines or walls) | :: ángulo {m}, rincón {m} (corner between walls), esquina {f} |
| corner {n} (intersection of two streets) | :: esquina {f} |
| corner {v} (to drive into a corner) | :: acorralar |
| corner {v} (to trap in a difficult position) | :: acorralar |
| corner {v} (automotive: to turn a corner) | :: girar, virar |
| corner {v} (automotive: to handle while turning) | :: maniobrar |
| corner {n} (football: corner kick) SEE: corner kick | :: |
| corner flag {n} (flag marking the corner of a playing field) | :: banderín de córner {m} |
| corner kick {n} (in soccer) | :: tiro de esquina {m}, saque de esquina {m}, córner {m} |
| corner shop {n} (small retail store) SEE: convenience store | :: |
| cornerstone {n} (base stone) | :: piedra angular {f} |
| cornerstone {n} (ceremonial stone) | :: piedra angular {f}, primera piedra {f} |
| cornerstone {n} (that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central) | :: fundamento |
| corner time {n} (punishment) | :: rincón de pensar |
| cornet {n} /kɔɹˈnɛt/ (musical instrument) | :: corneta {f} |
| cornet {n} (piece of paper twisted to make a container) | :: cartucho {m}, cucurucho {m} |
| cornet {n} (pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream) | :: cono {m}, cucurucho {m} |
| cornett {n} /ˈkɔːnɪt/ (wind instrument) | :: cornetto {m}, corneta renacentista {f}, corneta negra {f}, corneta curva {f} |
| cornetto {n} (cornett) SEE: cornett | :: |
| cornfield {n} /ˈkɔːnfiːld/ (a field of corn) | :: milpa {f}, maizal |
| corn flakes {n} (breakfast cereal) | :: copos de maíz {m-p} |
| cornflour {n} /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/ (very fine starch powder derived from maize) | :: maicena {f}, harina de maíz {f}, fécula {f}, almidón {f} |
| cornflower {n} /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊɚ/ (Centaurea cyanus) | :: azulejo {m}, aciano {m} |
| cornice {n} (horizontal architectural element) | :: cornisa {f} |
| cornice {n} | :: cornisa {f} |
| corniche {n} /kɔːɹˈniːʃ/ (road built on a ledge, especially by water) | :: cornisa {f} |
| cornigerous {adj} (horned) SEE: horned | :: |
| Cornish {prop} /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/ (A Celtic language) | :: córnico |
| cornmeal {n} (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) | :: harina de maíz {f} |
| corn poppy {n} (Papaver rhoeas) | :: amapola, ababol |
| cornrow {n} (braided hair close to the scalp) | :: trenza africana {f} |
| corn salad {n} (a plant) | :: canónigo {m} |
| corn smut {n} (fungus) | :: huitlacoche {m}, cuitlacoche {m} |
| corn snake {n} (a species of rat snake) | :: serpiente del maíz |
| cornstarch {n} (very fine starch powder) | :: maicena {f}, harina de maíz {f}, fécula {f}, almidón {f}, maizena {f} |
| corn syrup {n} (sticky sweet liquid) | :: jarabe de maíz {m} |
| cornucopia {n} /ˌkɔːɹ.nəˈkoʊ.pi.ə/ (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink) | :: cornucopia {f}, cuerno de la abundancia {m} |
| Cornwall {prop} /ˈkɔːnwɔːl/ (county of England) | :: Cornualles {f} |
| corny {adj} /ˈkɔɹni/ (insipid or trite) | :: insipido |
| corny {adj} (excessively sentimental) | :: cursi |
| corolla {n} /kəˈɹoʊlə/ (whorl of a flower) | :: corola {f} |
| corollary {n} /ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/ (proposition which follows easily) | :: corolario {m} |
| corona {n} /kəˈɹoʊnə/ (of a star) | :: corona {f} |
| corona {n} (crown) | :: corona {f} |
| coronal {adj} /ˈkɔɹənəl/ (produced with tip or blade of tongue) | :: coronal |
| coronal {n} (consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue) | :: coronal {m} |
| coronal mass ejection {n} (coronal mass ejection) | :: eyección de masa coronal {f} |
| coronary {adj} /ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/ (encircling something) | :: coronario |
| coronation {n} /ˌkɔɹəˈneɪʃən/ (the act or solemnity of crowning) | :: coronación {f} |
| coronavirus {n} /kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ (member of the family Coronaviridae) | :: coronavirus {m} |
| coroner {n} /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ (who performs autopsies) | :: forense {m} {f} |
| coronoid process {n} (a sharp triangular projection from a bone) | :: apófisis coronoides |
| corpectomy {n} (surgical removal) | :: corpectomía {f} |
| corporal {n} /ˈkɔɹ.pɝ.əl/ (military rank) | :: cabo |
| corporal {n} (ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed) | :: corporal {m} |
| corporal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily | :: |
| corporate {adj} /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹət/ (of, or relating to a corporation) | :: corporativo |
| corporate {adj} (formed into a corporation; incorporated) | :: incorporado |
| corporation {n} /ˌkɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (public limited company) | :: sociedad anónima {f} |
| corporation {n} (paunch) SEE: paunch | :: |
| corporeal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily | :: |
| corps {n} /kɔɹ/ (battlefield formation) | :: cuerpo {m} |
| corps {n} (group of people) | :: cuerpo {m} |
| corpse {n} /ˈkɔɹps/ (dead body) | :: cadáver {m} |
| corpulence {n} (state or characteristic of being corpulent) | :: obesidad {f} |
| corpulent {adj} (large in body; fat) | :: obeso |
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body | :: |
| corpus {n} /ˈkɔːpəs/ (linguistics: collection of writings) | :: corpus {m} |
| corpus callosum {n} (Band of nerves connecting hemispheres) | :: cuerpo calloso {m} |
| corpus cavernosum {n} (body of erectile tissue) | :: cuerpo cavernoso {m} |
| corpuscle {n} /ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/ (A minute particle) | :: corpúsculo {m} |
| corpus delicti {n} (the evidence) | :: cuerpo del delito {m} |
| corpus juris {n} (Entire body of laws) | :: cuerpo de leyes {m} |
| corpus luteum {n} (yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle) | :: cuerpo lúteo {m} |
| corpus striatum {n} (brain part) | :: cuerpo estriado {m} |
| corral {n} /kəˈɹæl/ (enclosure for livestock) | :: corral {m} |
| corral {v} (capture or round up) | :: acorralar |
| corral {v} (place inside of a corral) | :: acorralar |
| corral {v} (make a circle of vehicles) | :: acorralar |
| correct {adj} /kəˈɹɛkt/ (free from error) | :: correcto |
| correct {v} (To make something become right that was previously wrong) | :: corregir |
| correctable {adj} (able to be corrected) | :: corregible |
| correcting fluid {n} (liquid used to cover a mistake) | :: corrector líquido {m} |
| correction {n} /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ (act of correcting) | :: corrección {f} |
| correction {n} (substitution for an error or mistake) | :: corrección |
| correction tape {n} (opaque tape) | :: cinta correctora {f}, típex {m} |
| corrective {adj} (pertaining to correction) | :: correctivo |
| corrective rape {n} (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) | :: violación correctiva {f}, violación curativa {f} |
| correctly {adv} /kəˈɹɛktli/ (in a correct manner) | :: correctamente |
| correctness {n} (freedom from error) | :: corrección {f} |
| correlate {v} /ˈkɔɹəleɪt/ (To be related by a correlation) | :: correlacionar |
| correlation {n} /kɔɹəˈleɪʃən/ (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) | :: correlación {f} |
| correlation {n} (measure of relationship) | :: correlación |
| correlative {adj} (mutually related) | :: correlativo |
| correlative {n} (correlative thing) | :: correlato {m} |
| correspond {v} /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/ (to be equivalent or similar) | :: corresponder, equivaler |
| correspond {v} (to exchange messages) | :: escribir con, corresponderse, cartearse |
| correspondence {n} /ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒndəns/ (reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially by letters) | :: correspondencia {f}, carteo {m} |
| correspondence {n} (newspaper or news stories generally) | :: noticias {f-p} |
| correspondence {n} (postal or other written communications) | :: correspondencia {f} |
| correspondent {adj} (corresponding) SEE: corresponding | :: |
| correspondent {n} /ˌkɔɹɪˈspɑndənt/ (journalist) | :: corresponsal {m} {f} |
| corresponding {adj} /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ (that have a similar relationship) | :: correspondiente |
| corrida {n} (bullfight) SEE: bullfight | :: |
| corridor {n} /ˈkɒɹɪˌdɔː(ɹ)/ (narrow hall or passage) | :: pasillo {m}, corredor {m} |
| corridor {n} (airspace) | :: pasillo {m}, corredor {m} |
| Corrientes {prop} (province) | :: Corrientes |
| corrigendum {n} (list of errors in a printed work) SEE: errata | :: |
| corrigendum {n} /ˌkɔɹ.ɨˈdʒɛn.dəm/ (error that is to be corrected in a printed work) | :: errata {f}, gazapo {m}, yerro {m} |
| corrigible {adj} (able to be corrected) SEE: correctable | :: |
| corroborate {v} /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/ (To confirm or support with additional evidence) | :: corroborar |
| corroboration {n} (the act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming) | :: corroboración {f} |
| corrode {v} /kəˈɹoʊd/ (to eat away) | :: corroer |
| corrode {v} (to have corrosive action) | :: corroer |
| corrode {v} | :: corroer, corroerse |
| corrosion {n} /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ | :: corrosión {f} |
| corrosive {adj} (destroying texture or substance of a body) | :: corrosivo {m} |
| corrugate {v} (to fold into parallel folds) | :: corrugar |
| corrugated {adj} (marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows) | :: corrugado, corrugada |
| corrugator supercilii {n} (muscle) | :: superciliar {m}, músculo superciliar {m} |
| corrupt {adj} /kəˈɹʌpt/ (in a depraved state) | :: corrupto |
| corrupt {adj} (with lots of errors in it) | :: corrupto |
| corrupt {v} (to change from good to bad) | :: corromper |
| corruptedly {adv} (corruptly) SEE: corruptly | :: |
| corruption {n} /kəˈɹʌpʃən/ (the act of impairing integrity) | :: corrupto {m} |
| corruption {n} (seeking bribes) | :: corrupción {f}, corruptela |
| corruption {n} | :: corrupción {f} |
| corruptly {adv} (in a corrupt manner) | :: corruptamente, corrompidamente |
| corsac fox {n} (Vulpes corsac) | :: zorro Corsac |
| corselet {n} (thorax) SEE: thorax | :: |
| corset {n} /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ (woman's garment) | :: corsé {m} |
| Corsica {prop} /ˈkɔɹsɪkə/ (island in the Mediterranean) | :: Córcega {f} |
| Corsican {adj} /ˈkɔɹsəkən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) | :: corso |
| Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent) | :: corso {m}, corsa {f} |
| Corsican {prop} (language) | :: corso {m} |
| cortical {adj} /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/ (anatomy: pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure) | :: cortical |
| corticoid {n} | :: corticoide {m} |
| corticosteroid {n} (corticosteroid) | :: corticosteroide {m} |
| corticotropic {adj} (that stimulates the adrenal cortex) | :: corticotropo |
| cortisol {n} (the steroid hormone hydrocortisone) | :: cortisol {m} |
| cortisone {n} (corticosteroid hormone) | :: cortisona {f} |
| corundum {n} /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/ (mineral) | :: corindón {m} |
| Corunna {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| coruro {n} (South American bird) | :: cururo {m} |
| corvee {n} /kɔːɹˈveɪ/ (unpaid labor required by a feudal lord) | :: corvea {f} |
| corvee {n} (labor in lieu of taxes) | :: angaria {f} |
| corvette {n} (modern warship) | :: corbeta {f} |
| corvine {adj} (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens) | :: corvino |
| Corvus {prop} (constellation of the southern sky) | :: Corvus |
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because | :: |
| cosecant {n} /ˈkoʊˌsiːkənt/ (reciprocal of the sine function) | :: cosecante {f} |
| Cosenza {prop} (town) | :: Cosenza |
| co-sibling-in-law {n} (one's spouse's sibling's spouse) | :: concuñado {m} |
| cosign {v} /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ (to sign a document jointly with another person) | :: firmar conjuntamente |
| cosine {n} /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ (trigonometric function) | :: coseno {m} |
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother's wife) | :: concuñada {f} |
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister) | :: concuñada {f} |
| Cosmas {prop} /ˈkɔzmɑːs/ (given name) | :: Cosme |
| cosmetic {adj} /kɑzˈmɛtɪk/ (external or superficial) | :: cosmético {m}, superficial |
| cosmetic {n} (any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin) | :: cosmético {m}, afeite |
| cosmetics {n} (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) | :: cosmético {m}, cosméticos {m} |
| cosmetics {n} (study of such products) | :: cosmética {f} |
| cosmetic surgery {n} (surgery to improve appearance) | :: cirugía estética {f} |
| cosmetologist {n} (person who advises people on cosmetics and other beauty treatments) | :: cosmetólogo {m}, cosmetóloga {f} |
| cosmic {adj} /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) | :: cósmico |
| cosmic dust {n} (dust which exists in outer space) | :: polvo cósmico {m} |
| cosmic ray {n} (energetic particle) | :: rayo cósmico {m} |
| cosmic ray {n} (cosmic radiation) | :: rayo cósmico {m} |
| cosmo- {prefix} (universe, world) | :: cosmo- |
| cosmochemistry {n} (branch of chemistry) | :: cosmoquímica {f} |
| cosmodrome {n} (a site for launching spacecraft) | :: cosmódromo {m} |
| cosmogony {n} /kɒzˈmɒɡəni/ (the study of the origin of the universe) | :: cosmogonía {f} |
| cosmography {n} (the creation of maps of the universe) | :: cosmografía {f} |
| cosmological {adj} (of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe) | :: cosmológico |
| cosmologist {n} (person who studies cosmology) | :: cosmólogo {m} |
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe) | :: cosmología {f} |
| cosmonaut {n} /ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt/ (an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one, see also: astronaut) | :: cosmonauta {m} {f} |
| cosmopolitan {n} (cosmopolite) SEE: cosmopolite | :: |
| cosmopolite {n} /kɑzˈmɑ.pəˌlaɪt/ (cosmopolitan person) | :: cosmopolita {m} {f} [adjective] |
| cosmos {n} /ˈkɑz.moʊs/ (the universe) | :: cosmos {m} |
| cosmos {n} (herb) | :: cosmos {m} |
| cosmozoic {adj} (relating to cosmozoa) | :: cosmozoico |
| cosplay {n} /ˌkoʊˈspleɪ/ (subculture centered on dressing as characters) | :: cosplay {m} |
| Cossack {n} /ˈkɒsˌæk/ (member of a population) | :: cosaco {m} |
| cost {v} /ˈkɔst/ (to incur a charge, a price) | :: costar |
| cost {n} (amount of money spent for a purpose) | :: costa {f}, gasto {m}, costo {m} |
| cost {n} (negative consequence or loss) | :: costo {m} |
| costa {n} (rib) SEE: rib | :: |
| Costa {prop} | :: Costa |
| costal {adj} /ˈkɑstl̩/ (pertaining to a rib) | :: costal |
| Costa Rica {prop} /ˌkoʊ.stə ˈɹi.kə/ (country) | :: Costa Rica {f} |
| Costa Rican {n} (person from Costa Rica) | :: costarricense {m}, costarriqueño {m} |
| Costa Rican {adj} (pertaining to Costa Rica) | :: costarricense {m}, costarriqueño {m}, tico {m} [colloquial] |
| costly {adj} /ˈkɒst.li/ (expensive) | :: costoso, caro |
| costo- {prefix} (ribs) | :: costo- |
| costocervical {adj} (relating to the ribs and cervix) | :: costocervical |
| cost of living {n} (average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) | :: costo de vida {m} |
| costume {n} /ˈkɑs.t(j)uːm/ (dress of a particular country, period or people) | :: traje {m} |
| costume {n} (disguise) | :: disfraz {m} |
| costume {n} (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) | :: traje {m} |
| costume jewellery {n} (False jewellery) | :: bisutería {f} |
| cosy {adj} /ˈkoʊzi/ (affording comfort and warmth) | :: acogedor, hogareño |
| cosy {n} (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) | :: cubierta tejida {f} |
| cot {n} /kɑt/ (portable or temporary bed) | :: camilla {f}, catre {m} |
| cot {n} (bed for children) | :: cuna {f}, pesebre {m} |
| cot {n} | :: catre {m}, cama plegable {f} |
| cotangent {n} /ˈkoʊˌtænd͡ʒənt/ (trigonometric function) | :: cotangente {f} |
| cotemporally {adv} (at the same time) | :: simultáneamente, coetáneamente, contemporáneamente |
| coterie {n} (exclusive group) SEE: clique | :: |
| Cotonou {prop} (the de-facto capital of Benin) | :: Cotonú |
| cottage {n} /ˈkɑtɪdʒ/ (A small house; a cot; a hut) | :: chalet |
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product) | :: cottage {m}, requesón {m} |
| cotton {n} /ˈkɑt.n̩/ (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) | :: algodón {m} |
| cotton {n} (fiber) | :: algodón {m} |
| cotton {n} (fabric) | :: algodón {m} |
| cotton {adj} (made of cotton) | :: de algodón |
| cotton {v} (have a good relationship) | :: llevarse bien |
| cotton {v} (get on with) SEE: get on with | :: |
| cotton candy {n} (cotton candy) SEE: candy floss | :: |
| cotton swab {n} (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod) | :: bastoncillo {m}, bastoncillo de algodón {m}, hisopo {m}, hisopo de algodón {m}, cotonete {m} |
| cottonwood {n} (tree from Populus with fluffy catkins) | :: álamo {m} |
| cotyledon {n} /ˌkɑtl̩ˈiːdn̩/ (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) | :: cotiledón {m} |
| cotyledonous {adj} (of or pertaining to a cotyledon) | :: cotiledóneo |
| couch {n} /kaʊtʃ/ (furniture for seating of more than one person) | :: sofá {m}, sillón {m} |
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| couch grass {n} /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/ (species of grass) | :: grama {f} |
| cougar {n} /ˈkuɡɚ/ (Puma concolor) | :: puma {m}, león de montaña {m}, león americano {m}, león bayo {m}, mitzli, onza bermeja {f} |
| cougar {n} (slang: older woman who seeks younger men) | :: loba {f} |
| cough {v} /kɔf/ (push air from the lungs) | :: toser |
| cough {v} (make a noise like a cough) | :: toser |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: tos {f} |
| cough {n} (condition) | :: tos {f} |
| cough {n} | :: tos {f} |
| cough up {v} (to expel by coughing) | :: expectorar |
| could care less {v} (to not care at all) SEE: couldn't care less | :: |
| could I see the menu, please {phrase} (said to ask for a menu) | :: ¿podría traerme el menú, por favor?, el menú, por favor |
| couldn't care less {v} (to lack interest) | :: traer sin cuidado, traer al fresco, traer al pairo, pasar olímpicamente [colloquial] |
| coulomb {n} /ˈkuː.lɒm/ (unit of electrical charge) | :: culombio {m}, coulomb {m} |
| Coulomb's law {prop} (the fundamental law of electrostatics) | :: ley de Coulomb {f} |
| coulometry {n} (a technique in analytical chemistry) | :: coulometría |
| coumarin {n} /ˈkuːməɹɪn/ (aromatic compound) | :: cumarina {f} |
| council {n} /ˈkaʊn.səl/ (committee that leads or governs) | :: concejo {m} |
| councilman {n} (member of a city council) | :: concejal {m} {f}, munícipe {m} {f} |
| councilmember {n} (member of a council) | :: concejal |
| Council of Europe {prop} (an international organisation, see also: CoE) | :: Consejo de Europa |
| counsel {n} /ˈkaʊn.səl/ (consultation) | :: consulta {f} |
| counsel {n} (advice) | :: consejo |
| counsel {n} (lawyer) | :: abogado |
| count {v} /kaʊnt/ (to enumerate or determine number) | :: contar |
| count {v} (to be of significance; to matter) | :: importar |
| count {n} (the act of counting) | :: cuenta {f} |
| count {n} (the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set) | :: conteo {m}, número |
| count {n} (a charge of misconduct) | :: punto {m}, cargo {m} |
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male)) | :: conde {m} |
| countable {adj} /ˈkʰaʊn(ɾ)əbɫ̩/ (capable of being counted, having a quantity) | :: contable |
| countable {adj} (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) | :: numerable |
| countable set {n} (set that is countable) | :: conjunto numerable {m} |
| count angels on pinheads {v} (to spend time on fruitless intellectual matters) | :: discutir sobre el sexo de los ángeles |
| Count Branicki's mouse {n} (pacarana) SEE: pacarana | :: |
| countdown {n} /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ (a count backward to the time of some event) | :: cuenta atrás {f} [Spain], cuenta regresiva {f} [Latin America] |
| countenance {n} /ˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns/ (face) | :: semblante {m}, apariencia {f}, expresión {f}, rostro {m} |
| countenance {n} (favour; support; encouragement) | :: apoyo {m} |
| countenance {n} (superficial appearance; show; pretense) | :: semblante {m}, expresión {f} |
| countenance {v} (tolerate, support, sanction) | :: admitir, permitir, tolerar; aprobar, sancionar; apoyar, favorecer, patrocinar |
| counter- {prefix} (in opposition to) | :: contra- |
| counter {n} /ˈkaʊntɚ/ (object used in counting) | :: contador |
| counter {n} (table or board on which business is transacted) | :: mostrador {m}, taquilla {f} (ticket window) |
| counter {n} (one who counts) | :: contador {m} |
| counter {n} (kitchen surface for food preparation) | :: encimera {f} |
| counter {adv} (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction) | :: en contra |
| counter {v} (to contradict, oppose) | :: contradecir |
| counter {v} (boxing: to return a blow while receiving one) | :: contraatacar |
| counter {n} (grammar: class of word) SEE: measure word | :: |
| counterargument {n} (an argument that is opposed to another argument) | :: contraargumento {m} |
| counter-attack {n} (an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents) | :: contraataque {m} |
| counter-attack {v} (attack in response to an attack by opponents) | :: contraatacar |
| counterbalance {n} /ˌkaʊntə(ɹ)ˈbæləns/ (weight balancing an opposite one) | :: contrabalanza {f}, contrapeso {m} |
| counterbalance {n} (force or influence balancing an opposite one) | :: contrabalanza {f}, contraposición {f} |
| counterbalance {v} (to apply weight in order to balance) | :: contrabalancear |
| counterclaim {n} (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff) | :: reconvención {f} |
| counterclockwise {adj} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) | :: contracultura {f} |
| countercurrent {n} (Current that flows against the prevailing one) | :: contracorriente {f} |
| counterespionage {n} (activities to prevent spying) | :: contraespionaje {m}, contrainteligencia {f} |
| counterexample {n} (instance of the falsity) | :: antiejemplo {m} |
| counterfeit {adj} /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/ (intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine) | :: contrahecho falsificado |
| counterfeit {adj} (unauthentic) | :: contrahecho |
| counterfeit {n} (fake) | :: contrahechura {f} |
| counterfeit {v} (To produce something that appears to be official or valid) | :: falsificar, contrahacer |
| counterintelligence {n} (counterintelligence) SEE: counterespionage | :: |
| counterintuitive {adj} (contrary to intuition or common sense) | :: contraintuitivo |
| countermand {n} /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ (an order to the contrary of a previous one) | :: contraorden {f} |
| countermarch {v} (to march back along the same route) | :: contramarchar |
| countermeasure {n} (action) | :: contramedida {f} |
| counter-offensive {n} (attack made in response to a previous offensive) | :: contraofensiva {f} |
| counteroffer {n} (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) | :: contraoferta {f} |
| counterpane {n} (coverlet) SEE: coverlet | :: |
| counterpane {n} (topmost covering of a bed) SEE: bedspread | :: |
| counterpart {n} /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) | :: homólogo {m}, homóloga {f} |
| counterpoise {n} (a weight sufficient to balance another) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (an equal power or force acting in opposition) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (the relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal weight; to equal in weight) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal power; to balance) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpower {n} | :: contrapoder {m} |
| counterproductive {adj} (more of a hindrance than a help) | :: contraproducente |
| counterproposal {n} (alternative proposal) | :: contrapropuesta {f} |
| counterproposition {n} (counterproposal) SEE: counterproposal | :: |
| counterrevolution {n} (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) | :: contrarrevolución {f} |
| counterrevolutionary {adj} (in opposition to a revolution) | :: antirrevolucionario, contrarrevolucionario {m} |
| counterrevolutionary {n} (person who opposes a revolution) | :: contrarevolucionario {m} |
| countersink {n} (a conical recess machined around a hole) | :: avellanado {m} |
| countersink {v} (to create a conical recess) | :: avellanar |
| counterstereotype {n} | :: contraestereotipo {m} |
| countersuit {n} (lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one) SEE: counterclaim | :: |
| countersurveillance {n} (the art of evading surveillance) | :: contravigilancia {f} |
| countertenor {n} (adult male singer) | :: contratenor {m} |
| counter-terrorism {n} (measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities) SEE: antiterrorism | :: |
| countertop {n} (The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food) | :: encimera {f} |
| counterweight {n} (heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something) | :: contrapeso {m} |
| countess {n} /ˈkaʊntɨs/ (wife of a count or earl) | :: condesa {f} |
| countless {adj} /ˈkaʊntləs/ (too many to count, innumerable) | :: innombrable |
| count noun {n} (noun used to refer to things that can be counted) | :: sustantivo contable {m}, nombre contable {m} |
| count on {v} (rely upon, trust, or expect) | :: contar (con) |
| country {n} /ˈkʌntɹi/ (region of land) | :: país {m} |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: país {m} |
| country {n} (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) | :: campo {m} |
| country {n} (country music) | :: ranchera {f} |
| country {adj} (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) | :: de campo, campesino, campestre, de provincia, provinciano |
| country bumpkin {n} (unsophisticated person from a rural area) | :: cateto {m}, paleto {m}, palurdo {m}, [Chile] huaso {m}, [Chile] huaso {m} |
| country club {prop} (private club in a rural area) | :: club de campo {m} |
| country code {n} (code representing a specific country or area) | :: código del país {m} |
| countryman {n} /ˈkʌntɹimən/ (somebody from one's own country) | :: paisano {m}, paisana {f}, compatriota {m} {f} |
| countryman {n} (country dweller) | :: campesino {m}, campesina {f} |
| countryside {n} /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (a rural area, or the rural part of a larger area) | :: campo {m} |
| countryside {n} (a rural landscape) | :: campo {m} |
| county {n} /ˈkaʊnti/ (land ruled by a count or countess) | :: condado {m} |
| county {n} (administrative region of various countries) | :: condado {m} |
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état | :: |
| coup de grâce {n} /kuː də ɡɹæs/ (final blow) | :: golpe de gracia {m}, tiro de gracia {m}, puntilla |
| coup d'état {n} /ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ (sudden overthrow of a government) | :: golpe de estado {m} |
| coupist {n} /ˈkuːɪst/ (one who takes part in a coup d'état) | :: golpista {m} {f} |
| couple {n} /ˈkʌpəl/ (two partners) | :: pareja {f} |
| couple {n} (two of the same kind considered together) | :: par {m} |
| couple {n} (a small number of) | :: un par de, unos |
| couple {n} (two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment) | :: par de fuerzas {m} |
| couple {v} (to join together) | :: acoplar |
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| coupling {n} /ˈkʌplɪŋ/ (act of joining together to form a couple) | :: enganche {m}, acoplamiento {m} [technical], entronque {m} |
| coupling {n} (device that couples two things together) | :: acoplador {m}, juntura {f} |
| coupling {n} ((electronics) connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them) | :: acoplamiento {m} |
| courage {n} /ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ (quality of a confident character) | :: coraje {m}, valor {m}, valentía {f} |
| courage {n} (ability to do frightening things) | :: valor {m}, valentía {f} |
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave | :: |
| courageous {adj} /kəˈɹeɪdʒəs/ (of an action, that requires courage) | :: valiente |
| courageously {adv} (in a courageous manner) | :: valientemente |
| courgette {n} /kʊɹˈʒɛt/ (a small marrow/squash) | :: calabacín {m}, [Mexico] calabacita {f}, [Argentina, Uruguay] zapallito {m}, [Chile] zapallo italiano {m}, [Peru] zapallito italiano {m}, zucchini {m} [Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico] |
| courier {n} /ˈkʊɹ.i.ɚ/ (person who delivers messages) | :: mensajero {m}, estafeta {m} {f} [Latin America] |
| Courland {prop} (region in western Latvia) | :: Curlandia {f} |
| course {n} /kɔːs/ (learning program) | :: curso {m} |
| course {n} (stage of a meal) | :: plato {m} |
| course {n} (itinerary of a race) | :: ruta {m} |
| course {n} (sports: trajectory of a ball etc.) | :: trayectoria {f} |
| course {n} (nautical: direction of movement of a vessel) | :: rumbo {m}, derrotero |
| course {n} (intended passage of voyage) | :: curso {m} |
| course {n} | :: curso {m} |
| course {v} (Flow) | :: correr |
| course {v} (Pursue) | :: perseguir |
| course {n} (golf course) SEE: golf course | :: |
| course {n} (path taken by a flow of water) SEE: watercourse | :: |
| course of action {n} (set of intended actions) | :: procedimiento {m}, plan de acción {m}, medidas {f-p} |
| courser {n} /ˈkɜːsɜ/ (bird) | :: corredor {m} |
| court {n} /kɔɹt/ (enclosed space; a courtyard) | :: patio {m}, callejón {m} |
| court {n} (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) | :: corte {f} |
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) | :: corte {f}, tribunal {m}, juzgado {m} |
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice) | :: corte {f}, tribunal {m}, juzgado {m} |
| court {n} (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) | :: cancha {f} |
| court {v} (to attempt to win over) | :: cortejar, [Chile, informal] pololear, galantear, rondar |
| courteous {adj} /ˈkɝti.əs/ (showing regard for others) | :: cordial, cortés |
| courteously {adv} (in a courteous manner) | :: cortésmente |
| courtesan {n} /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/ (high-status prostitute) | :: cortesana |
| courtesy {n} /ˈkɜːtəsi/ (polite behavior) | :: cortesía {f} |
| courtesy {adj} (given or done as a polite gesture) | :: de cortesía |
| courtesy {adj} (free of charge) | :: de cortesía |
| courthouse {n} (public building housing courts of law) | :: palacio de justicia |
| courtier {n} /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/ (attendant at a royal court) | :: cortesano {m} |
| court jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) | :: bufón {m} |
| courtly love {n} | :: amor cortés {m} |
| court of appeal {n} (appellate court) SEE: appellate court | :: |
| court of cassation {n} (the highest court of appeal) | :: corte de casación {f} |
| court of last resort {n} (final court of appeal) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| court of law {n} (court presided over by a judge) | :: tribunal de justicia {m} |
| court of second instance {n} SEE: appellate court | :: |
| court order {n} (a written command issued by a judge) | :: orden judicial {f} |
| courtroom {n} (room where a judge presides) | :: sala de un tribunal {f} |
| courtship {n} /ˈkɔː(ɹ)tʃɪp/ (act of wooing in love) | :: cortejo |
| courtyard {n} /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ (unroofed walled area) | :: patio |
| couscous {n} /ˈkus.kus/ (pasta of North African origin) | :: cuscús {m} |
| cousin {n} /ˈkʰɐz.ən/ (nephew or niece of a parent) | :: primo {m}, prima {f} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (husband of one's cousin) | :: primo político {m} |
| cousin-in-law {n} (wife of one's cousin) | :: prima política {f} |
| cousin-in-law {n} | :: primo político {m}, prima política {f} |
| couverture {n} (chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets) | :: cobertura de chocolate {f} |
| covalent {adj} /koʊˈveɪlənt/ (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) | :: covalente |
| covalent bond {n} /koʊveɪlənt bɒnd/ (bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons) | :: enlace covalente {m} |
| covariance {n} (statistical measure) | :: covariación {f}, covarianza {f} |
| cove {n} /koʊv/ (small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds) | :: ensenada |
| coven {n} /ˈkʌ.vən/ (formal group or assembly of witches) | :: aquelarre {m} |
| coven {n} (clique) | :: gremio {m} |
| covenant {n} /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ (binding agreement) | :: convenio {m}, contrato {m}, alianza {f}, pacto {m} |
| covenant {n} (incidental clause) | :: cláusula {f} |
| covenstead {n} /ˈkʌvn̩ˌstɛd/ (permanent circle or temple) | :: santuario de brujas {m}, templo de aquelarre {m}, santuario {m}, escondite {m} |
| cover {n} /ˈkʌvɚ/ (lid) | :: tapa {m}, cubierta {f} |
| cover {n} (hiding) | :: escondrijo {m}, guarida {f} |
| cover {n} (front and back of a book or a magazine) | :: tapa {f}, cubierta {f}, portada {f} |
| cover {n} (top sheet) | :: sábana {f}, cobertor {m}, colcha {f} |
| cover {n} (setting at a restaurant table) | :: cubierto {m} |
| cover {adj} (about cover of a book or magazine) | :: cubierta {f} |
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect) | :: esconder, ocultar, abrigar, cubrir |
| cover {v} (discuss, mention, deal with) | :: mencionar |
| cover {v} (provide enough money for) | :: cubrir |
| cover {v} ((music) make a cover version) | :: versionar |
| cover {v} (protect by shooting) | :: proteger, apuntar |
| cover {v} (copulate (of animals)) | :: cubrir |
| cover {n} (music: rerecording of a previously recorded song) SEE: cover version | :: |
| coverage {n} /ˈkʌv.əɹ.ɪdʒ/ (amount by which covered) | :: cobertura {f} |
| coverage {n} (average number of reads representing a given nucleotide) | :: cobertura |
| coverall {n} (loose-fitting garment) | :: braga {f} [Venezuela], mono {m} [Spain], overol {m} [Argentina, Colombia] |
| coveralls {n} (coverall) SEE: coverall | :: |
| covered {adj} /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/ (overlaid or enclosed within something) | :: cubierto |
| covering letter {n} (cover letter) SEE: cover letter | :: |
| coverlet {n} (blanket used as a bed covering) | :: cobertor {m} |
| cover letter {n} (letter to introduce a document) | :: carta de presentación {f} |
| coversed sine {n} (function) | :: coseno verso {m} |
| coversine {n} (coversed sine) SEE: coversed sine | :: |
| coverslip {n} | :: cubreobjetos {m} |
| cover someone's ass {v} (ensure that a person is not blamed or punished) | :: cubrirse las espaldas, cuidarse el pellejo |
| cover song {n} (cover version) SEE: cover version | :: |
| cover story {n} (story on a publication's front page) | :: primera plana {f} |
| cover story {n} (fictitious account) | :: tapadera {f} |
| covert {n} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| covert {adj} /ˈkoʊvəɹt/ (secret) | :: encubierto |
| covertly {adv} (secretly) SEE: secretly | :: |
| cover up {v} (to conceal or disguise) | :: encubrir, cohonestar |
| cover version {n} (rerecording of a song) | :: versión {f} |
| covet {v} /ˈkʌvɪt/ (to wish for with eagerness) | :: desear, codiciar |
| covet {v} | :: codiciar, envidiar |
| covetousness {n} (desire for the possession of something) | :: codicia {f} |
| covey {n} /ˈkoʊvi/ | :: averío {m} |
| COVID-19 {prop} /ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪn.ˈtin/ (disease) | :: covid-19 {f} |
| covidiot {n} /ˈkoʊˌvɪd.i.(j)ɪt/ (person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19) | :: covidiota {m} {f} |
| cow {v} /kaʊ/ (to intimidate) | :: intimidar |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: vaca {f} |
| cow {n} (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age) | :: bovino {m} |
| cow {n} (derogatory: despicable woman) | :: bruja {f} |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes | :: |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of amazement or enthusiasm) SEE: wow | :: |
| coward {n} /ˈkaʊɚd/ (a person who lacks courage) | :: cobarde {m} {f}, gallina {f} |
| cowardice {n} /ˈkaʊədɪs/ (the lack of courage) | :: cobardía {f} |
| cowardly {adj} /ˈkaʊədli/ (showing cowardice) | :: cobarde |
| cowardly {adv} (in the manner of a coward) | :: cobardemente |
| cowbell {n} /ˈkaʊˌbɛl/ (bell worn by cows) | :: cencerro {m} |
| cowbell {n} (musical instrument) | :: cencerro {m} |
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| cowbird {n} (bird of the genus Molothrus) | :: tordo {m} |
| cowboy {n} /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ (person who tends cattle) | :: vaquero {m}, gaucho {m}, huaso {m}, llanero |
| cowed {adj} /kaʊd/ (frightened into submission) | :: intimidado {m} |
| cower {v} /ˈkaʊɚ/ (to crouch in fear) | :: encogerse, amilanarse |
| cowgirl {n} (A woman who tends free-range cattle) | :: vaquera {f} |
| cowherd {n} (a person who herds cattle) | :: vaquero {m} |
| cowhide {n} (hide of a cow) | :: cuero vacuno |
| co-wife {n} /ˈkoʊwaɪf/ (Co-wife) | :: coesposa |
| cowl {n} /kaʊl/ (monk's hood or robe) | :: capucha |
| cowlick {n} /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ (unruly lock of hair) | :: remolino {m}, mechón {m} |
| cowmilk {n} (cow's milk) SEE: cow's milk | :: |
| coworker {n} (somebody with whom one works) | :: colega {m} {f}, compañero (de trabajo) {m}, compañera (de trabajo) {f} |
| cow parsley {n} (a weedy biennial umbellifer) | :: esperifollo verde {m} |
| cowpat {n} (droppings of cow dung) | :: boñiga, bosta |
| cowpea {n} (cowpea) SEE: black-eyed pea | :: |
| cowper {n} (cooper) SEE: cooper | :: |
| Cowper's fluid {n} (pre-ejaculate) SEE: pre-ejaculate | :: |
| Cowper's fluid {n} (Cowper's fluid) | :: fluido de Cowper {m}, líquido preseminal {m}, líquido preeyaculatorio {m} |
| cowpie {n} (cow excrement) | :: estiércol de vaca |
| cowrie {n} /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/ (any member of the genus Cypraea) | :: cauri {m} |
| cowshed {n} (place for cows) | :: vaqueriza {f} |
| cowslip {n} /ˈkaʊ.slɪp/ (Primula veris) | :: aurícula {f}, bellorita {f}, clavelina {f} |
| cowslip {n} (Caltha palustris) | :: calta palustre {f}, caléndula acuática {f}, verruguera {f} |
| cow's milk {n} /ˈkaʊ̯z.ˌmɪlk/ (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow) | :: leche de vaca {f} |
| coxa {n} /ˈkɒksə/ (basal segment of some arthropods’ limbs) | :: coxa |
| Coxcatlán {prop} (community in Puebla) | :: Coxcatlán |
| Coxcatlán {prop} (municipality of Puebla) | :: Coxcatlán |
| Coxcatlán {prop} (community in San Luis Potosí) | :: Coxcatlán |
| Coxcatlán {prop} (municipality of San Luis Potosí) | :: Coxcatlán |
| coxcomb {n} (pate of a rooster) | :: cresta {f} |
| coxcomb {n} (foolish or conceited person) | :: lechuguino {m} |
| coy {adj} /kɔɪ/ (bashful, shy) | :: tímido {m} |
| coy {adj} (archaic: quiet, reserved, modest) | :: recatado |
| coy {adj} (reluctant to give details about something sensitive) | :: discreto {m} |
| coyote {n} /kəˈjoʊti/ (canine) | :: coyote {m} |
| coyote {n} (smuggler) | :: coyote |
| coypu {n} (Myocastor coypus) | :: coipo {m} |
| Cozoyoapan {prop} | :: Cozoyoapan |
| C-pop {n} (Cantopop) SEE: Cantopop | :: |
| crab {n} /kɹæb/ (crustacean) | :: cangrejo {m}, jaiba {f} |
| crab {n} (informal: infestation of pubic lice) | :: ladilla {f}, maneto |
| crabapple {n} (tree) | :: manzano silvestre {m} |
| crabapple {n} (fruit) | :: manzana silvestre {f} |
| crabbery {n} (area with an abundance of crabs) | :: cangrejal {m} |
| crabby {adj} /ˈkɹæb.i/ (irritated) | :: malgeniado |
| crab-eating fox {n} (Cerdocyon thous) | :: zorro cangrejero {m} |
| crab-eating macaque {n} (Macaca fascicularis) | :: macaco cangrejero {m} |
| crab louse {n} (insect) | :: ladilla {f} |
| crabs {n} /kɹæbz/ (slang: pubic lice) | :: ladilla {f} |
| crack {v} /kɹæk/ (to form cracks) | :: agrietarse |
| crack {v} (to break apart under pressure) | :: cascar |
| crack {v} (of boy's voice: to alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering) | :: soltar gallos |
| crack {v} | :: resquebrajar |
| crack {n} (thin space opened in a previously solid material) | :: grieta {f} |
| crack {n} (narrow opening) | :: rendija {f} |
| crack {n} (sharply humorous comment) | :: broma {f}, chiste {m} |
| crack {n} (variety of cocaine) | :: crack {m}, piedra {f} |
| crack {n} (sharp sound made when solid material breaks) | :: estallido {m} |
| crack {n} (vulgar: vagina (only terms derived from "crack" and its equivalents)) | :: raja {f} |
| crack {n} (vulgar: space between buttocks) | :: raja {f}, raya {f} |
| crack {n} (tone of voice when changed at puberty) | :: gallo {m} |
| crack {n} | :: chasquido {m} |
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try | :: |
| crackdown {n} (increased enforcement) | :: represión |
| cracker {n} (firecracker) SEE: firecracker | :: |
| cracker {n} /ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/ (crispy baked bread, usually salty or savoury) | :: galleta {f}, galleta de agua {f} |
| cracker {n} (northern pintail) SEE: northern pintail | :: |
| cracking {n} /ˈkɹækɪŋ/ (formation of cracks) | :: agrietamiento |
| crackle {n} /ˈkɹækəl/ (a fizzing, popping sound) | :: crujido {m}, chisporroteo {m} |
| crackle {v} (make a fizzing sound) | :: crepitar |
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| crack of dawn {n} (crack of dawn) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| crack-pipe {n} (object used for smoking crack cocaine) | :: pipa {f}, pipa de piedra {f}, pipa de crack {f}, pipa de cráck {f} |
| crackpot {n} (crazy person) | :: chiflado {m}, tarambana |
| cracky {adj} (having lots of cracks) | :: agrietado |
| Cracow {prop} /ˈkɹækaʊ/ (city) | :: Cracovia |
| -cracy {suffix} /-kɹəsi/ (rule) | :: -cracia {f} |
| cradle {n} /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ (oscillating bed for a baby) | :: cuna {f} |
| cradle {v} (to rock (a baby to sleep)) | :: brezar, brizar |
| cradle cap {n} (form of seborrheic dermatitis) | :: costra láctea {f} |
| cradle robber {n} (cradle snatcher) SEE: cradle snatcher | :: |
| cradle snatcher {n} (Person who prefers to date people younger than themselves) | :: asaltacunas {m} {f} |
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby | :: |
| craft {n} /kɹæft/ (skill in one's work) | :: pericia {f} |
| craft {n} (skilled practice of practical occupation) | :: oficio {m} |
| craft {n} (vehicle designed for navigation) | :: nave {m} |
| craft {v} (to make by hand) | :: labrar, hacer a mano |
| craft {v} (to construct, develop like craftsman) | :: construir, desarrollar |
| craft {n} (device; means; art) SEE: device | :: |
| craft {n} (strength; power; might; force) SEE: strength | :: |
| craftiness {n} (skill in deception, slyness) | :: astucia {f}, picardía {f} |
| craftsman {n} (male artisan) | :: artesano |
| crafty {adj} /ˈkɹæfti/ (dexterous) | :: diestro {m} |
| crafty {adj} (skillful) | :: mañoso {m}, habiloso |
| crafty {adj} (cunning, wily) | :: astuto {m}, pillo, listo |
| crag {n} /kɹæɡ/ (a rocky outcrop) | :: afloramiento rocoso {m}, peñón {m} |
| craggy {adj} /kɹæɡi/ (characterized by rugged etc. features) | :: escarpado [coastline, mountains], accidentado, escabroso [terrain, landscape], rudo, áspero [character, general] |
| crake {n} /ˈkɹeɪk/ (any of several birds, of the family Rallidae) | :: polluela {f} |
| cram {v} /kɹæm/ (to press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another) | :: atestar, atiborrar, embutir |
| cram {v} (to fill with food to satiety; to stuff) | :: atiborrar [colloquial], atracar [colloquial], atestar [colloquial] |
| cram {v} (study hard) SEE: swot | :: |
| Cramer's rule {n} (the explicit formula) | :: regla de Cramer {f} |
| cramp {n} /kɹæmp/ (painful contraction of a muscle) | :: calambre {m} |
| cramp {v} (to contract painfully and uncontrollably) | :: acalambrarse |
| cramp {v} (to prohibit movement or expression) | :: coartar |
| cramp {v} (to restrain to a specific physical position) | :: inmovilizar |
| cramp {n} (clamp for carpentry or masonry) SEE: clamp | :: |
| cramped {adj} /kɹæmpt/ (uncomfortably restricted in size) | :: apretado |
| cramped {adj} (overcrowded or congested) | :: abarrotado |
| crampon {n} /ˈkɹæmpɑn/ (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) | :: taco {m}, crampón |
| cranberry {n} /ˈkɹænb(ə)ɹɪ/ (berry) | :: arándano {m}, arándano rojo {m} |
| cranberry juice {n} (the unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries) | :: jugo de arándano {m} |
| crane {n} /kɹeɪn/ (bird) | :: grulla {f} |
| crane {n} (machinery) | :: grúa {f} |
| crane {v} (to extend (one's neck)) | :: estirar (el cuello) |
| cranefly {n} /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/ (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) | :: típula {f} , zancudo {m} |
| cranesbill {n} (plant of the genus Geranium) | :: geranio {m} |
| cranial {adj} /ˈkɹeɪni.əl/ (of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull) | :: craneal |
| cranial nerve {n} (nerve) | :: nervio craneal {m}, par craneal {m} |
| cranial orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| craniectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: craniectomía {f} |
| craniology {n} (the study of the physical characteristics of the human skull) | :: craneología {f} |
| craniotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: craneotomía {f} |
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull | :: |
| crank {n} /kɹæŋk/ (a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation) | :: manivela |
| crank {n} (ill-tempered or nasty person) | :: cascarrabias {m}, maniático {m} |
| crank {n} (methamphetamine) SEE: methamphetamine | :: |
| crankcase {n} (crankcase) | :: cárter |
| crankset {n} | :: platos y bielas {m-p}, bielado {m} |
| crankshaft {n} (rotating shaft that drives a crank) | :: cigüeñal |
| crank up {v} (To start something mechanical) | :: arrancar |
| crank up {v} (To increase) | :: aumentar, subir |
| cranky {adj} /ˈkɹæŋki/ (grouchy, irritable; easily upset) | :: mal genio, mañoso |
| cranny {n} /ˈkɹæni/ (A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink) | :: recoveco {m} |
| crap {n} /kɹæp/ (something of poor quality) | :: basura {f} |
| crap {n} (nonsense) | :: mierda {f} |
| crap {n} (feces) | :: caca {f} |
| crap {interj} (expression of worry, disgust) | :: mierda {f} |
| crape {n} (crepe) SEE: crepe | :: |
| crapula {n} /ˈkɹapjʊlə/ (sickness) | :: crápula {f}, borrachera {f} |
| crash {n} /kɹæʃ/ (vehicle accident) | :: choque {m} |
| crash {n} (computer malfunction) | :: caída {f} |
| crash {v} (to collide, fall or come down violently) | :: chocar, estrellar |
| crash {v} (computing: to terminate unexpectedly) | :: fallar, colgarse |
| crash barrier {n} (barrier on the side of a road) | :: guardarraíl {m}, quitamiedos {m}, quitavidas {m} [peyorative], bionda {f} |
| crash course {n} (quick, intense course) | :: curso intensivo {m} |
| crass {adj} /kɹæs/ (coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive) | :: craso, grosero {m}, bruto |
| crass {adj} (materialistic) | :: materialista |
| Crassus {prop} /ˈkræsəs/ (Roman general) | :: Craso {m} |
| -crat {suffix} /-kɹæt/ (participant) | :: -crata {m} {f} |
| -crat {suffix} (advocate) | :: -crata {m} {f} |
| crate {n} /kɹeɪt/ (box or basket) | :: jaulón, esqueleto, empaque, caja, guacal {m} |
| crater {n} /ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/ (astronomy: hemispherical pit) | :: cráter {m} |
| crater {n} (geology: opening of a volcano) | :: cráter {m} |
| Crater {prop} (a constellation) | :: Crater |
| -cratic {suffix} /ˈkɹætɪk/ (suffix forming adjectives related to -cracy/-crat) | :: -crático |
| cravat {n} /kɹəˈvat/ (wide fabric band) | :: mascada {f} |
| crave {n} /kɹeɪv/ (to want strongly) | :: anhelar, ansiar |
| crave {n} (to ask earnestly) | :: implorar |
| craven {adj} /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ (extremely cowardly) | :: cobarde |
| craven {n} (coward) | :: cobarde {m} |
| craving {n} /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/ (strong desire; yearning) | :: ansia {f} |
| crawdad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawfish {v} /ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ/ (to backpedal) | :: recular |
| crawl {v} /kɹɔl/ (to move along the ground) | :: arrastrarse (general), reptar, rampar (stealthily), gatear (like a baby or toddler) |
| crawl {v} (to move slowly) | :: ir a paso de tortuga |
| crawl {v} (to act in a servile manner) | :: humillarse, humillarse ante, arrastrarse |
| crawl {v} (to teem or swarm) | :: estar de cuajado, estar cuajado |
| crawl {v} | :: arrastrarse |
| crawl {n} (swimming stroke) | :: crol {m}, estilo crol {m} |
| crawldad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawler {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| crawler {n} (child able to creep) | :: bebe {m} |
| crawler {n} (tractor crawler) | :: trator oruga {m} |
| crawler {n} (software bot) | :: rastreador web |
| crawler {n} (abused person) | :: adulador {m} |
| crawlfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crayfish {n} /ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) | :: cangrejo de río {m}, cangrejo {m} |
| crayon {n} /ˈkɹeɪ.ɒn/ (colored chalk or wax) | :: creyón {m} [Colombia, Venezuela], crayón {m} [Guatemala, Honduras, Argentina, Uruguay], crayola {f} [Cuba, Mexico, Peru], cera {f} [Spain], pintura de cera {f} [Spain] |
| crazily {adv} (in a crazy manner) | :: locamente |
| craziness {n} (madness) | :: locura {f} |
| crazy {adj} /ˈkɹeɪzi/ (insane, demented) | :: loco, colgado, sonado, trastornado, tronado, zumbado, orate, chalado, tarambana |
| crazy {adj} (out of control) | :: loco, desquiciado |
| crèche {n} (nativity scene) SEE: nativity scene | :: |
| Córdoba {prop} /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/ (city in Spain) | :: Córdoba {f} |
| creak {n} /kɹiːk/ (the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking) | :: crujido {m} |
| creak {v} (to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound) | :: crujir, chirriar, rechinar |
| creak {v} (to produce a creaking sound with) | :: crujir, chirriar, rechinar |
| cream {n} /kɹiːm/ (oily part of milk) | :: nata {f}, crema {f} |
| cream {n} (colour) | :: crema {f} |
| cream {n} (the best part) | :: la flor y la crema {f}, la crema {f} |
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin) | :: crema {f} |
| cream {adj} (colour) | :: crema, de color crema |
| cream {v} (to cream vegetables) | :: mezclar con crema |
| cream {v} (to obliterate, to win over someone else quite decisively) | :: hacer polvo, hacer papilla |
| cream-colored courser {n} (Cursorius cursor) | :: corredor sahariano {m} |
| creamery {n} (place where dairy products are prepared or sold) | :: lechería {f} |
| cream of the crop {n} (the best) | :: la crema y nata, flor y nata, lo más granado |
| cream of wheat {n} (semolina pudding) SEE: semolina pudding | :: |
| cream puff {n} (hollow pastry filled with cream or custard) | :: bocadito de nata {m} |
| creamy {adj} /ˈkɹiːmi/ (containing cream) | :: cremoso |
| creamy {adj} (of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream) | :: cremoso |
| creamy {adj} (of any liquid, having the texture of cream) | :: cremoso |
| creamy {adj} (having the colour of cream) | :: crema |
| crease {n} /kɹiːs/ (mark made by folding) | :: arruga {f}, pliegue {m}, raya {f} |
| crease {v} (to make a crease in) | :: arrugar |
| create {v} /kɹiːˈeɪt/ (to put into existence) | :: crear, generar |
| create {v} (to confer a title of nobility) | :: crear |
| create {v} (to confer a cardinalate) | :: crear |
| creation {n} /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/ (something created such as an invention or artwork) | :: creación {f} |
| creation {n} ((Biblical) all which exists) | :: creación {f} |
| creation {n} | :: creación {f} |
| creationary {adj} (of or relating to creation) | :: creacionario |
| creationism {n} (any creationary theory or belief system) | :: creacionismo {m} |
| creationist {n} (a proponent or supporter of creationism) | :: creacionista {m} |
| creationist {adj} (of or relating to creationism) | :: creacionista |
| creationistic {adj} (of or pertaining to creationism) | :: creacionista |
| creative {adj} /kɹiˈeɪtɪv/ (having the ability to create) | :: creativo |
| creative {adj} (original, expressive, and imaginative) | :: creativo |
| creative {n} (person directly involved in a creative marketing process) | :: creativo {m}, creativa {f} |
| creative {n} | :: creativo {m}, creativa {f} |
| creativity {n} /kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/ (quality or ability to create or invent something) | :: creatividad {f} |
| creator {n} /kɹiˈeɪtɚ/ (one who creates) | :: creador {m} |
| Creator {prop} (God) | :: creador {m} |
| creature {n} /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ (living being) | :: criatura {f} |
| credence {n} /ˈkɹiː.dəns/ (acceptance of a belief or claim) | :: crédito {m} |
| credence {n} (credential or supporting material for a person or claim) | :: crédito {m} |
| credential {adj} (pertaining to authority) | :: credencial |
| credential {n} (document of authority) | :: credencial {f} |
| credibility {n} /kɹɛd.ə.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) | :: credibilidad {f} |
| credibility {n} | :: credibilidad {f} |
| credible {adj} /ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/ (believable or plausible) | :: creíble |
| credible {adj} (authentic or convincing) | :: creíble |
| credit {v} /ˈkɹɛdɪt/ (to believe) | :: acreditar |
| credit {v} (to acknowledge a contribution) | :: reconocer |
| credit {n} (privilege of delayed payment) | :: crédito {m} |
| credit {n} (accounting: amount added to an account) | :: crédito {m} |
| credit {n} (measure of amount of studies) | :: crédito académico {m} |
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services) | :: tarjeta de crédito {f} |
| credit default swap {n} (contract) | :: permuta de incumplimiento crediticio {f}, swap de incumplimiento crediticio {m} |
| credit institution {n} | :: entidad de crédito |
| credit line {n} (line of credit) SEE: line of credit | :: |
| creditor {n} (a person to whom a debt is owed) | :: acreedor {m} |
| credit score {n} (measure of credit risk usually for a consumer) | :: capacidad crediticia {f} |
| credulity {n} (gullibility) SEE: gullibility | :: |
| Cree {prop} /kɹiː/ (an aboriginal nation of North America) | :: cree |
| Cree {prop} (Algonquian language spoken by this people) | :: cree {m} |
| creed {n} /kɹiːd/ (that which is believed) | :: credo {m} |
| creed {n} (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents) | :: credo {m} |
| creed {v} (to believe, credit, see also: believe) | :: creer |
| creek {n} /kɹik/ (small inlet or bay) | :: caleta {f} |
| creek {n} (stream of water) | :: arroyo {m}, riachuelo |
| creep {v} /kɹiːp/ (to grow across a surface rather than upwards) | :: reptar |
| creep {v} (to have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin) | :: hormigueo {m} |
| creep {n} (gradual deformation of material under stress) | :: fatiga {f}, deformación por fluencia lenta {f} |
| creep {n} (informal: annoyingly unpleasant person) | :: desgraciado {m} |
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl | :: |
| creeper {n} /ˈkɹipɚ/ (plant) | :: rastrera |
| creeper {n} (treecreeper) SEE: treecreeper | :: |
| creep out {v} (make uncomfortable) | :: asustar, dar escalofríos |
| creepy {adj} /ˈkɹiːpi/ (producing a fearful sensation) | :: espeluznante |
| creepy {adj} (strangely repulsive) | :: temible, perturbador, inquietante |
| creepy-crawly {n} (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm) | :: bicho {m} |
| cremaster {n} /kɹiˈmæstəɹ/ (thin muscle attached to the testicles) | :: cremáster {m} |
| cremasteric {adj} (of or relating to cremasters) | :: cremastérico |
| cremate {v} /ˈkɹimeɪt/ (burn to ashes) | :: incinerar |
| cremate {v} (incinerate a body) | :: incinerar |
| cremation {n} (burning) | :: cremación {f} |
| crematorium {n} /kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/ (place where dead bodies are cremated) | :: crematorio {m} |
| crematory {n} (crematorium) SEE: crematorium | :: |
| creme de la creme {n} (crème de la crème) SEE: crème de la crème | :: |
| crenate {adj} /ˈkɹiː.neɪt/ (scalloped) | :: dentado |
| crenellate {v} (to indent; to notch) SEE: indent | :: |
| crenellation {n} /ˌkɹɛnəlˈeɪʃən/ (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot) | :: almenaje {m} |
| creole {n} /ˈkɹioʊl/ (lect formed from two languages) | :: criollo {m} |
| creolistics {n} (study of creoles) | :: creolística {f} |
| creosote {n} /ˈkɹiːəˌsoʊt/ (liquid obtained from wood or tar) | :: creosota {f} |
| creosote {v} (to apply creosote) | :: creosotar |
| creosote bush {n} (creosote bush) | :: gobernadora {f}, hediondilla {f} |
| crepe {n} /kɹeɪp/ (very thin pancake) | :: crepa {f} |
| crepe {n} (crinkled fabric) | :: crespón {m} |
| crepuscular {adj} /kɹəˈpʌskjələɹ/ (of or relating to twilight) | :: crepuscular |
| crepuscular {adj} (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) | :: crepuscular |
| crepuscule {n} /ˈkɹɛpʊskjuːl/ (twilight) | :: crepúsculo |
| crescendo {n} /kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/ (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly) | :: crescendo {m} |
| crescendo {n} (figuratively: gradual increase) | :: crescendo {m} |
| crescent {n} /ˈkɹɛ.sənt/ (figure of the moon) | :: medialuna {f}, creciente {m} |
| crescent {n} (curved pastry) | :: medialuna {f} [Latin America] |
| crescent moon {n} (the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter) | :: luna creciente |
| crescent spanner {n} (adjustable spanner) SEE: adjustable spanner | :: |
| cresol {n} (either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene) | :: cresol {m} |
| cress {n} /kɹɛs/ (a plant) | :: mastuerzo, berro, nasturcio {m} |
| crest {n} /kɹɛst/ (animal’s or bird’s tuft) | :: cresta {f} |
| crest {n} (plume or decoration on a helmet) | :: cresta {f}, cimera {f} |
| crest {n} (heraldic bearing) | :: cimera {f} |
| crest {n} (ridge or top of a wave) | :: cresta {f} |
| crest {n} (summit) | :: cornisa {f}, cresta {f} |
| crested lark {n} (small lark) | :: cogujada {f} |
| crested penguin {n} (Penguin) | :: pingüino crestado {m} |
| crestfallen {adj} /ˈkɹɛstfɔlən/ (sad because of a recent disappointment) | :: alicaído, abatido, cariacontecido, de capa caída |
| crestfallen {adj} (depressed) | :: murrio {m} [colloquial] |
| Cretaceous {prop} /kɹə.ˈteɪ.ʃəs/ (geologic period within the Mesozoic) | :: Cretáceo {m}, Cretácico {m} |
| Cretan {adj} /ˈkɹiːtən/ (relating to Crete) | :: cretense |
| Crete {prop} /kɹiːt/ (island) | :: Creta |
| cretin {n} /ˈkɹiːtɪn/ (pejorative: an idiot) | :: cretino {m}, cretina {f} |
| cretinism {n} (disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth) | :: cretinismo |
| cretinous {adj} (very stupid) | :: cretino |
| cretonne {n} (strong cotton, linen or rayon fabric) | :: cretona {f} |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease {n} (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) | :: enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob {f} |
| crew {n} /kɹuː/ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) | :: tripulación {f} |
| crew {n} (non-officer nautical personnel) | :: grumete {m} |
| crew {n} (group of people working on common task) | :: equipo {m} |
| crew {n} (member of a crew) | :: tripulante {m} |
| crew {n} | :: equipaje, equipo, grupo |
| crew cut {n} (a haircut) | :: corte militar {m} |
| crib {n} (a child's bed) SEE: cot | :: |
| crib {n} /kɹɪb/ (a baby’s bed with high sides) | :: cuna |
| crib {n} (notes concealed by a student to aid him/her in test or examination) | :: machete {m}, chuleta {f} |
| crib {v} (to plagiarize or steal) | :: fusilar |
| crib {n} (nativity scene) SEE: nativity scene | :: |
| cribellum {n} /kɹɪˈbɛləm/ (spinning organ) | :: cribelo {m} |
| crib note {n} (concealed reminder) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| crib sheet {n} (cheat sheet) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| crick {n} (muscular cramp or spasm) | :: golpe de aire {m} |
| cricket {n} /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/ (insect) | :: grillo {m} |
| cricket {n} (game) | :: críquet {m}, cricket {m} |
| cricketer {n} (person who plays cricket) | :: criquetista {m} {f} |
| cricothyrotomy {n} (incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane) | :: cricotirotomía {f}, coniotomía {f} |
| crikey {interj} /kɹaɪki/ (exclamation of astonishment) | :: caray, |
| crime {n} /kɹaɪm/ (specific act committed in violation of the law) | :: delito {m}, crimen {m} |
| crime {n} (practice or habit of committing crimes) | :: delincuencia {f} |
| crime {n} (collective criminal acts) | :: delincuencia {f}, criminalidad {f} |
| Crimea {prop} /kɹaɪˈmiːə/ (peninsula, see also: Crimean peninsula) | :: Crimea {f} |
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people) | :: delito de lesa humanidad {m}, crimen de lesa humanidad {f} |
| Crimean {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| Crimean {prop} (Crimean peninsula) SEE: Crimean peninsula | :: |
| Crimean peninsula {prop} (peninsula, see also: Crimea) | :: península de Crimea {f} |
| Crimean Tatar {n} (Crimean Tatar (a Turkic language)) | :: tártaro de Crimea {m} |
| crime of passion {n} (crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak) | :: crimen pasional {m} |
| crime scene {n} (location of a crime) | :: escena del crimen {f} |
| criminal {adj} /ˈkɹɪmənəl/ | :: criminal |
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) | :: criminal |
| criminal code {n} (document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law) | :: código penal {m} |
| criminality {n} (state of being criminal) | :: criminalidad {f} |
| criminalize {v} (to make something be a crime) | :: prohibir, ilegalizar, penalizar |
| criminalize {v} (to treat as a criminal) | :: criminalizar |
| criminal law {n} (area of law) | :: derecho penal {m} |
| criminally {adv} (in a criminal manner) | :: criminalmente |
| criminalness {n} (criminality) SEE: criminality | :: |
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| criminal record {n} (a record of past crimes) | :: antecedentes policiales {m-p} [police records], antecedentes penales {m-p} [prior conviction], prontuario {m} |
| criminological {adj} (of or pertaining to criminology) | :: criminológico |
| criminologist {n} /ˈkɹɪm.ɪn.ɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (person who practices criminology) | :: criminólogo {m}, criminóloga {f} |
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour) | :: criminología {f} |
| crimson {n} /ˈkɹɪmzən/ (deep, slightly bluish red) | :: carmín {m}, carmesí {m} |
| crimson {adj} (having a deep red colour) | :: carmín, carmesí |
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (red tide) SEE: red tide | :: |
| cringe {v} /kɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (To shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment) | :: encogerse, contraerse {m} |
| crinoid {n} /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/ (animal of the class Crinoidea) | :: crinoideo {m} |
| cripple {n} /ˈkɹɪpl/ (person who has severe impairment in physical abilities) | :: lisiado {m}, lisiada {f} |
| crippled {adj} (having a physical impediment) | :: cojo, lisiado |
| crisis {n} /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/ (crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point) | :: crisis {f} |
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs) | :: crisis {f} |
| crisis {n} (sudden change in the course of a disease) | :: crisis {f} |
| crisp {adj} /kɹɪsp/ (possessing a degree of firmness and freshness) | :: crujiente |
| crisp {adj} (brief and to the point) | :: preciso |
| crisp {adj} (lively, sparking, effervescing) | :: burbujeante, efervescente |
| crisp {n} (thin slice of potato) SEE: potato crisp | :: |
| Crispin {prop} /ˈkɹɪspɪn/ (male given name) | :: Crispín {m} |
| Crispin {prop} (Christian saint) | :: Crispín {m} |
| crispy {adj} /ˈkɹɪs.pi/ (having a crisp texture) | :: crujiente |
| criterion {n} /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ (standard for comparison and judgment) | :: criterio {m} |
| critic {n} /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ (person who appraises the works of others) | :: crítico |
| critical {adj} /ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ (inclined to find fault) | :: crítico {m}, crítica {f} |
| critical {adj} (pertaining to or indicating a crisis) | :: álgido {m} |
| critical {adj} (extremely important) | :: clave {m} {f}, trascendental {m} {f}, coyuntural {m} {f} |
| critical {adj} | :: crítico {m} |
| critically {adv} /ˈkɹɪtɪkəli/ (in a critical manner, with criticism) | :: críticamente |
| critical point {n} (in thermodynamics) | :: punto crítico |
| criticism {n} /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/ (act of criticising) | :: crítica {f} |
| criticize {v} /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/ (to find fault) | :: criticar, culpar |
| criticize {v} (to evaluate) | :: criticar, juzgar |
| critique {n} /kɹɪˈtiːk/ (essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed) | :: crítica {f} |
| critter {n} /ˈkɹɪtɚ/ (a creature) | :: criatura {f}, bichito {m} |
| crème brûlée {n} /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/ (dessert) | :: crema catalana {f} |
| crème de la crème {n} (best of the best) | :: lo mejor de lo mejor, flor y nata |
| CRO {n} (Contract Research Organization) | :: OIC {f} |
| croak {n} (the harsh cry of various birds, particularly the raven or crow) SEE: caw | :: |
| croak {v} (of a raven, to make its cry) SEE: caw | :: |
| croak {v} /kɹoʊk/ (of a frog, to make its cry) | :: croar |
| croak {v} (slang: to die) | :: [colloquial] palmar, [colloquial] palmarla, [colloquial] espicharla |
| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian | :: |
| Croat {n} /ˈkɹoʊæt/ (citizen of Croatia or person of Croatian ethnicity) | :: croata {m} {f} |
| Croatia {prop} /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ (country in Europe) | :: Croacia {f} |
| Croatian {adj} /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ (of or pertaining to Croatia) | :: croata |
| Croatian {n} (person of Croatia) | :: croata {m} {f} |
| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: croata {m} |
| crock {n} /kɹɒk/ (stoneware or earthenware jar) | :: pote |
| crock {n} (piece of broken pottery, a shard) | :: fragmento {m} |
| crock {n} (old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse)) | :: cacharro {m} |
| crockery {n} (plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware) | :: loza; Latin America: vajilla |
| crockery {n} (crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils) | :: vajilla {f} |
| crocodile {n} /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ (reptile) | :: cocodrilo {m} |
| crocodile tear {n} /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl ˌtɪɹ/ (tear shed falsely) | :: lágrimas de cocodrilo {f} |
| crocodile tear {n} (display of tears that is forced or false) | :: lágrimas de cocodrilo {f-p} |
| crocoite {n} (lead chromate mineral) | :: crocoíta {f} |
| crocus {n} /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ (plant of genus Crocus) | :: croco {m} |
| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave | :: |
| croft {n} (underground chamber) SEE: crypt | :: |
| Crohn's disease {n} (chronic inflammatory disease) | :: enfermedad de Crohn {f} |
| croissant {n} /kɹəˈsɑnt/ (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) | :: croissant {m}, cruasán {m}, [Central America] cuerno {m}, [Costa Rica] cangrejo {m}, [Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela] cacho {m}, [Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay] medialuna {f} |
| cromlech {n} /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/ (Welsh dolmen or underground tomb) | :: crómlech {m}, crónlech {m} |
| crone {n} /kɹoʊn/ (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag) | :: bruja {f} |
| Cronus {prop} (youngest of the twelve Titans) | :: Cronos |
| cronut {n} /ˈkɹoʊnʌt/ (pastry) | :: cronut |
| crony {n} /ˈkɹoʊni/ (Close friend) | :: amigote {m} |
| crony capitalism {n} /ˈkɹoʊni ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm/ (form of economy) | :: capitalismo de amiguetes {m} |
| cronyism {n} /ˈkɹoʊ.ni.ɪ.zəm/ (favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications) | :: amiguismo {m}, enchufismo |
| crook {n} /kɹʊk/ (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things) | :: ladrón {m}, ladrona {f}, ratero {m}, ratera {f}, truhán {m}, truhana {f}, maleante |
| crook {n} (a shepherd's crook) | :: cayado {m} |
| crook {n} (a bend) | :: doblez {m}, curva {f}, curvidad {f}, torcedura {f} |
| crook {v} (to bend) | :: curvar, doblar, torcer, enchuecar |
| crooked {adj} /ˈkɹʊkɪd/ (having one or more bends or angles) | :: torcido {m} |
| crooked {adj} (set at an angle) | :: torcido, inclinado, chueco [Latin America] |
| crooked {adj} (figurative: dishonest, illegal) | :: torcido |
| croon {v} /ˈkɹuːn/ (To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner) | :: canturrear |
| crop {n} /kɹɒp/ (plant grown for any economic purpose) | :: cultivo {m} |
| crop {n} (natural production for a specific year) | :: cosecha {f}, agosto {m} |
| crop {n} (entire short whip; riding crop, see also: riding crop) | :: fusta {f} |
| crop {n} (short haircut) | :: rapado {m} |
| crop {n} (part of bird's or animal’s alimentary tract) | :: buche {m}, papo {m} |
| crop {v} (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) | :: rapar |
| crop {v} (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) | :: recortar |
| crop-dusting {n} (application of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft) | :: aplicación aérea de plaguicidas {f} |
| crop milk {n} (“milk” from a bird’s crop) | :: leche de buche {f} |
| crop rotation {n} (farming practice) | :: rotación de cultivos {f} |
| crop up {v} (to occur) | :: presentar [pronominal] |
| croquet {n} (croquette) SEE: croquette | :: |
| croquette {n} /kɹoʊˈkɛt/ (food) | :: croqueta {f} |
| crosier {n} /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/ (staff of a bishop or abbot) | :: báculo {m}, báculo pastoral {m} |
| cross {n} /kʰɹɔs/ (geometrical figure) | :: cruz {f} |
| cross {n} (in heraldry) | :: cruz {f}, aspa {f} |
| cross {n} (wooden post with a perpendicular beam, used for crucifixion) | :: cruz {f} |
| cross {n} (biology: animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization) | :: cruce {m} |
| cross {n} (hook thrown over opponent's punch) | :: cruzado {m} |
| cross {adj} (transverse; lying across the main direction) | :: atravesado, transversal, de través |
| cross {adj} (opposite, opposed to) | :: contrario |
| cross {adj} (angry, annoyed) | :: enfadado, enfurruñado, de morros [colloquial] |
| cross {v} (make or form a cross) | :: cruzar |
| cross {v} (mark with an X) | :: marcar con una cruz |
| cross {v} (go from one side of something to the other) | :: atravesar, pasar |
| cross {v} (travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that another) | :: cruzar |
| cross {v} (contradict or frustrate the plans of) | :: cruzar |
| cross {v} (make the sign of the cross over oneself) | :: santiguarse, persignarse |
| cross {v} (biology: to cross-fertilize or crossbreed) | :: cruzar |
| cross {prep} (across) SEE: across | :: |
| crossbar {n} (top of the goal structure) | :: larguero {m}, travesaño |
| crossbeam {n} (a horizontal structural beam; a girder) | :: barrote {m}, sopanda {f}, travesaño {m} |
| crossbill {n} (law: bill brought by a defendant against the plaintiff) SEE: counterclaim | :: |
| crossbill {n} /ˈkɹɒsbɪl/ (finch of the genus Loxia) | :: piquituerto {m} |
| cross-border {adj} (taking place across a border) | :: transfronterizo, trasfronterizo |
| crossbow {n} /ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) | :: ballesta {f} |
| crossbowman {n} (someone equipped with a crossbow) | :: ballestero {m} |
| crossbreed {n} (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds) SEE: hybrid | :: |
| cross-country skiing {n} (winter sport) | :: esquí de travesía {m} |
| cross-cultural {adj} (between two or more cultures) SEE: intercultural | :: |
| crosscut {n} (shortcut) SEE: shortcut | :: |
| cross-dresser {n} /ˈkɹɑsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/ (person who wears clothing considered appropriate only for the opposite sex, see also: transvestite) | :: travesti {m} {f} |
| cross examination {n} (questioning of a witness) SEE: cross-examination | :: |
| cross-examination {n} (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom he or she has been called and examined) | :: contrainterrogatorio {m} |
| crosseyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily) | :: bizco, estrábico, ojituerto |
| cross-eyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) | :: bizco, estrábico, ojituerto, virolo |
| crossfire {n} /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ (lines of fire) | :: fuego cruzado {m} |
| crossing {n} /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ (intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross) | :: cruce {m} |
| crossing {n} (place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed) | :: cruce {m}, [pedestrian] cruce peatonal, [watercourse] vado |
| cross my heart and hope to die {v} | :: lo juro por mi vida |
| cross oneself {v} (make the sign of the cross) | :: santiguar, santiguarse |
| cross one's fingers {v} (put the middle finger across the index finger) | :: cruzar los dedos |
| cross one's fingers {v} (do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) | :: cruzar los dedos |
| cross out {v} (to strike out) | :: tachar, cruzar |
| crossover {n} (the result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) | :: entrecruzamiento {m} |
| cross-platform {adj} (designed to work on various operating systems) | :: multiplataforma |
| cross-reference {n} (a reference to another location in the same source) | :: remisión {f} |
| crossroad {n} (crossroads) SEE: crossroads | :: |
| crossroads {n} (intersection) | :: cruce {m}, encrucijada {f} |
| crossroads {n} (decisive turning point) | :: encrucijada {f} |
| cross section {n} (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) | :: sección transversal {f} |
| cross-sectional {adj} (of, pertaining to, or being a cross section) | :: transversal |
| cross-stitch {n} (embroidery or needlework) | :: punto de cruz {m} |
| cross swords {v} (to fight with someone) SEE: duel | :: |
| cross the line {v} (overstep a boundary) | :: propasarse, pasar de la raya, pasar de raya, pasarse de rosca, pasar de castaño oscuro, extralimitarse |
| cross the Rubicon {v} (to make an irreversible decision) | :: pasar el Rubicón |
| cross-tie {n} (sleeper) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| crosstown {adj} ((US) extending across a city or town) | :: que atraviesa la ciudad, a lo largo y a lo ancho, de una punta de la ciudad a otra, de un lado de la ciudad a otro |
| cross-trainer {n} (elliptical trainer) SEE: elliptical trainer | :: |
| crosswalk {n} (place where pedestrians can cross a street) | :: cruce {m}, paso de peatones |
| crosswind {n} /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/ (crosswind) | :: viento cruzado {m} |
| crosswise {adv} (transversely) | :: al través, atravesado, transversal |
| crossword {n} (word puzzle) | :: crucigrama {m}, palabras cruzadas {f} |
| crossword puzzle {n} (crossword) SEE: crossword | :: |
| crotch {n} /kɹɑtʃ/ (area where something forks) | :: horqueta [tree] |
| crotch {n} (area of a person’s body) | :: entrepierna {f} |
| crotchet {n} /ˈkɹɑtʃ.ɪt/ (musical note) | :: negra {f} |
| crotonaldehyde {n} (organic compound) | :: crotonaldehído |
| crouch {v} /kɹaʊt͡ʃ/ (to bend down) | :: agacharse, acuclillarse, encogerse |
| crouch {v} (to bend, as in humility or fear) | :: encogerse, inclinarse |
| crouch {n} (bent or stooped position) | :: inclinación, genuflexión |
| crouch {v} (to sign with the cross) | :: persignarse |
| croup {v} (to croak) SEE: croak | :: |
| croup {n} /kɹuːp/ (an infectious illness of the larynx) | :: crup {m}, garrotillo {m} |
| croupier {n} (person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table) | :: crupier {m}, tallador {m}, talladora {f}, repartidor de casino {m}, repartidora de casino {f} |
| crow {n} /kɹoʊ/ (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: corneja {f}, cuervo {m} |
| crow {n} (bar of iron) | :: palanca |
| crow {n} (cry of the rooster) | :: cacareo {m} |
| crow {v} (to make the sound of a rooster) | :: cacarear |
| crowbar {n} /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/ (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart) | :: palanqueta {f}, palanca {f}, pata de cabra {f} |
| crowbar {v} (to force to move usually with the use of a crowbar.) | :: apalancar |
| crowberry {n} /ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/ (fruit) | :: murtilla {f} |
| crowd {n} /kɹaʊd/ (group of people) | :: muchedumbre {f}, turba {f}, multitud {f}, montón {f}, vulgo {f} |
| crowd {n} (group of things) | :: montón {m}, multitud {f}, amasijo {f} |
| crowded {adj} /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/ (containing too many of something) | :: atestado {m} |
| crowdfunding {n} (pooling of money for a common goal) | :: financiación colectiva {f}, micromecenazgo {m} |
| crowdsourcing {n} (delegation of a task) | :: crowdsourcing {m} |
| crowfoot {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| crown {n} /kɹaʊn/ (royal headdress) | :: corona {f} |
| crown {n} (representation of such a headdress) | :: corona {f} |
| crown {n} (topmost part of the head) | :: coronilla {f} |
| crown {n} (highest part of a hill) | :: cumbre {f} |
| crown {n} (top of a tree) | :: copa {f} |
| crown {v} (to place a crown on the head of) | :: coronar |
| crown {n} (religion: round spot shaved clean on the top of the head) SEE: tonsure | :: |
| crown cap {n} (type of bottle cap) | :: chapa {f} [informal], corcholata {f} [informal, Mexico] |
| crown cork {n} (crown cap) SEE: crown cap | :: |
| crown flower {n} (large shrub) | :: mudar {m} |
| crown imperial {n} (a plant of the lily family) | :: corona imperial {f} |
| crowning {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown jewels {n} (jewelry) | :: joyas de la corona {f-p} |
| crownment {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown molding {n} (molding between ceiling and wall) | :: molduras de corona {f}, cornisa {f} |
| crown prince {n} (next king) | :: príncipe heredero |
| crown princess {n} (the heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy) | :: princesa heredera |
| Crown prosecutor {n} (state prosecutor) | :: fiscal de la Corona {m} |
| crow's feet {n} (wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye) | :: patas de gallo {f} |
| crow's nest {n} (open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout) | :: carajo {m} |
| crêpe {n} (crepe) SEE: crepe | :: |
| crêpe de Chine {n} (fabric) | :: crepé de la China {m}, crespón la China {m}, crêpe de la China {m} |
| CRT {n} (monitor) | :: CRT {m} |
| crucial {adj} /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ (extremely important) | :: crucial |
| crucian {n} (species of freshwater game fish) SEE: crucian carp | :: |
| crucian carp {n} (Carassius carassius) | :: carpín {m} |
| crucible {n} /ˈkɹuː.sɪ.bəl/ (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment) | :: crisol {m} |
| crucible {n} (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted) | :: crisol {m} |
| crucible {n} (difficult and trying experience) | :: prueba de fuego |
| crucified {adj} (that has been subject to crucifixion) | :: crucificado |
| crucifix {n} /ˈkɹuː.sɨˌfɪks/ (object) | :: crucifijo |
| crucifixion {n} /ˌkrusəˈfɪkʃn̩/ (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross) | :: crucifixión {f} |
| crucify {v} /ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/ (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix) | :: crucificar |
| crud {n} /kɹʌd/ (dirt, filth or refuse) | :: basura {f}, desperdicio {m} |
| crud {n} (feces) | :: caca {f}, mierda {f} |
| crude {n} (crude oil) SEE: crude oil | :: |
| crude {adj} /kɹuːd/ (being in a natural state) | :: crudo |
| crude {adj} (characterized by simplicity) | :: rudimentario |
| crude oil {n} (unrefined oil) | :: crudo |
| cruel {adj} /kɹuːəl/ (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) | :: cruel |
| cruelly {adv} /ˈkɹuːəli/ (in a cruel manner) | :: sangrientamente, cruelmente |
| cruelty {n} /ˈkɹuː(ə)lti/ (indifference to suffering) | :: crueldad {f} |
| cruelty {n} (positive pleasure in inflicting suffering) | :: crueldad |
| cruelty {n} (cruel act) | :: crueldad |
| cruet {n} /ˈkɹu.ɪt/ (A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment) | :: vinajera {f} |
| cruet {n} (A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist) | :: vinajera {f} |
| cruise {n} /kɹuːz/ (sea voyage) | :: crucero {m} |
| cruise {v} (to sail about) | :: navegar |
| cruise missile {n} (winged missile) | :: misil de crucero {m} |
| cruiser {n} /ˈkɹuzɚ/ (police patrol vehicle) | :: patrulla {f} |
| cruise ship {n} (passenger ship) | :: crucero {m} |
| crumb {n} /kɹʌm/ (small piece of biscuit, cake, etc) | :: miga {f} |
| crumb {n} ((figurative) small amount) | :: miga {f}, cacho {m} |
| crumb {n} (soft internal portion of bread) | :: miga {f}, migaja {f} |
| crumb {v} (to cover with crumbs) | :: empanar |
| crumble {v} /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ (to fall apart) | :: desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmenuzarse |
| crumble {v} (to render into crumbs) | :: desmigajar, desmenuzar |
| crumble {n} (dessert) | :: crumble {m} |
| crumple {v} /ˈkɹʌmpəl/ (to rumple) | :: arrugar |
| crumple {v} (to become wrinkled) | :: arrugar |
| crumple {v} (to collapse) | :: colapsar |
| crumple {v} | :: [transitive] arrugar, [intransitive] arrugarse |
| crunch {v} /kɹʌntʃ/ (to crush something with a noisy crackling sound) | :: ronzar, crujir |
| crunchy {adj} /ˈkɹʌntʃi/ (likely to crunch) | :: crujiente |
| crupper {n} /ˈkɹʌpə/ (strap stopping saddle from slipping) | :: grupera {f}, ataharre {m} |
| crusade {n} /kɹuːˈseɪd/ (military expedition) | :: cruzada {f} |
| crusade {n} (grand concerted effort) | :: cruzada {f} |
| Crusade {n} (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) | :: cruzada {f} |
| crusader {n} /kɹuːˈseɪdə/ (fighter in the medieval crusades) | :: cruzado {m} |
| crush {n} /kɹʌʃ/ (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) | :: aplastamiento {m} |
| crush {n} (violent pressure, as of a crowd) | :: aplastamiento {m} |
| crush {n} (violent crowding) | :: aplastamiento {m} |
| crush {n} (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) | :: enamoramiento {m} |
| crush {v} (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) | :: aplastar, destripar |
| crush {v} (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) | :: machacar, triturar, majar |
| crush {v} (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) | :: aplastar |
| crush {v} (to oppress or burden grievously) | :: subyugar |
| crush {v} (to overcome completely) | :: arrasar, aplastar |
| crush {v} (to feel unrequited love) | :: estar enamorado |
| crushing {adj} /ˈkɹʌʃɪŋ/ (that crushes) | :: arrollador {m} |
| crust {n} /kɹʌst/ (any solid, hard surface layer) | :: costra {f} |
| crust {n} (outer layer of bread) | :: costra {f}, corteza |
| crust {n} (outermost layer of a planet) | :: corteza {f} |
| crustacean {n} /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: crustáceo {m} |
| crusty {adj} /ˈkɹʌsti/ (grumpy, short-tempered) | :: gruñón, irritable |
| crutch {n} (crotch) SEE: crotch | :: |
| crutch {n} /kɹʌtʃ/ (device to assist in motion as a cane) | :: muleta {f} |
| crutch {n} (something that supports) | :: apoyo {m}, soporte {m}, muleta {f} |
| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross | :: |
| crux {n} /kɹʌks/ (central or essential point) | :: punto crucial {m}, punto esencial {m} |
| crux {n} (puzzle or difficulty) | :: busilis |
| Crux {prop} (constellation) | :: Crux |
| Cruz {prop} /kɹuːz/ | :: Cruz |
| cruzeiro {n} (currency) | :: cruzeiro {m} |
| crwth {n} /kɹuθ/ (archaic stringed instrument) | :: crota {f} |
| cry {v} /kɹaɪ̯/ (intransitive: to weep) | :: llorar |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to shout, scream, yell) | :: gritar |
| cry {v} (transitive: to shout, to scream (words)) | :: gritar |
| cry {n} (shedding of tears) | :: llanto {m} |
| cry {n} (shout or scream) | :: grito {m} |
| cry {n} (words shouted or screamed) | :: grito {m} |
| crybaby {n} /ˈkɹaɪˌbeɪbi/ (baby who cries excessively) | :: llorón {m}, llorona {f} |
| crybaby {n} (person whose feelings are easily hurt) | :: llorón {m}, llorica [Spain] |
| crybaby {n} | :: llorón {m}, llorona {f} |
| cry foul {v} (resent) SEE: resent | :: |
| crying {n} /kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ (Action of the verb cry) | :: llanto {m} |
| cryo- {prefix} /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/ (cold, freezing) | :: crio- |
| cryobiosis {n} (cryptobiotic response) | :: criobiosis {f} |
| cryogenic {adj} /ˌkɹaɪoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures) | :: criogénico |
| cryolite {n} (mineral) | :: criolita {f} |
| cry one's eyes out {v} (to moan) SEE: moan | :: |
| cry one's eyes out {v} (to weep for an elongated time) | :: llorar como una Magdalena, llorar a moco tendido |
| cryonics {n} (cryopreservation) | :: criónica {f} |
| cryopreservation {n} (preservation of biological tissue) | :: criopreservación {f} |
| cryoturbation {n} (forms of disturbances) | :: crioturbación {f} |
| cry over spilt milk {v} (to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened) | :: llorar sobre la leche derramada, llorar por la leche derramada, a lo hecho, pecho |
| cryovolcano {n} (cryovolcano) | :: criovolcán {m} |
| crypt {n} /kɹɪpt/ (undergound vault) | :: cripta {f} |
| cryptic {adj} /ˈkɹɪptɪk/ (having hidden meaning) | :: críptico |
| cryptic {adj} (mystified or of an obscure nature) | :: críptico |
| cryptic {adj} (involving use of code or cipher) | :: críptico |
| cryptid {n} | :: críptido {m} |
| crypto- {prefix} /kɹɪptoʊ-/ | :: cripto- |
| cryptobiosis {n} (state of life) | :: criptobiosis {f} |
| cryptocurrency {n} (type of digital currency) | :: criptomoneda {f} |
| cryptodepression {n} /ˌkɹɪptəʊdɪˈpɹɛʃən/ (portion of a lake which lies below sea level) | :: criptodepresión {f} |
| cryptogam {n} (plant) | :: criptógamo {m}, criptógama {f} |
| cryptogram {n} (encrypted text) | :: criptograma {f} |
| cryptography {n} /kɹ̥ɪpˈtʰɒɡɹəfiː/ (discipline concerned with communication security) | :: criptografía {f} |
| crypto-Jew {n} (crypto-Jew) | :: Criptojudío {m} |
| crypto-Judaism {n} (crypto-Judaism) | :: criptojudaísmo {m} |
| cryptology {n} /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.dʒi/ (practice) | :: criptología {f} |
| cryptoporticus {n} | :: criptopórtico {m} |
| cryptorchidism {n} (The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum) | :: criptorquidia {f} |
| cryptovirus {n} /ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/ (malware) | :: virus encriptador {m} |
| cryptozoology {n} /ˌkɹɪptoʊzoʊˈɒlədʒi/ (study of postulated animals) | :: criptozoología {f} |
| cry someone a river {v} (to try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling) | :: qué pena me das (how you give me pain) |
| crystal {n} /ˈkɹɪstəl/ (array of atoms) | :: cristal {m} |
| crystal {n} (mineral) | :: cristal {m} |
| crystal {n} (glassware) | :: cristal |
| crystal ball {n} (globe used to foretell the future) | :: bola de cristal |
| crystal clear {adj} (completely clear and understood) | :: claridad meridiana |
| crystalline {adj} /ˈkɹɪst.əl.aɪn/ (relating to crystals) | :: cristalino |
| crystalline {adj} (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) | :: cristalino |
| crystallization {n} (the act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal) | :: cristalización {f} |
| crystal magick {n} (wiccan ceremonial crystal usage) | :: magia de cristales |
| crystal set {n} (an early kind of radio receiver) | :: radio a galena {f} |
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/ (the Ivory Coast) | :: Costa de Marfil {f} |
| ctenophore {n} /ˈtiːnəfɔː/ (any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora) | :: ctenóforo {m} |
| Ctesiphon {prop} /ˈtɛsɨfɒn/ (ancient ruined city) | :: Ctesifonte |
| Ctrl {n} (abbreviation on the control key on a keyboard) | :: Ctrl |
| cub {n} /kʌb/ (the young of certain animals) | :: cachorro {m} |
| Cuba {prop} /ˈkjuːbə/ (country and largest island in Caribbean) | :: Cuba {f} |
| Cuban {n} /ˈkju.bən/ (a person from Cuba) | :: cubano |
| Cuban {adj} (of or pertaining to Cuba) | :: cubano |
| Cubanism {n} | :: cubanismo {m} |
| cubbyhole {n} (pigeonhole) SEE: pigeonhole | :: |
| cubbyhole {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment | :: |
| cube {n} /kjub/ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) | :: cubo {m} |
| cube {n} (object more or less in the form of a cube) | :: cubo {m}, terrón {m} (sugar cube), cubito {m} (sugar or ice cube) |
| cube {n} (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) | :: cubo {m} |
| cubed {adj} (raised to the third power) | :: al cubo |
| cube root {n} (number) | :: raíz cúbica {f} |
| cubewano {n} /ˌkjuː.biːˈwʌn.oʊ/ (kuiper belt object) | :: cubewano {m} |
| cubic {adj} /ˈkju.bɪk/ (in the name of units of volume) | :: cúbico {m} |
| cubic {adj} (of a polynomial of third degree) | :: cúbico |
| cubic {adj} (Having three equal axes and all angles 90°) | :: cúbico |
| cubic capacity {n} (volume) | :: cubicaje {m}, cilindrada {f} |
| cubic centimetre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: centímetro cúbico {m}, [symbol: cm³] |
| cubic decimetre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: decímetro cúbico {m} |
| cubic meter {n} (cubic metre) SEE: cubic metre | :: |
| cubic metre {n} (unit of volume) | :: metro cúbico {m} |
| cubism {n} /ˈkjuː.bɪz.əm/ (An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes) | :: cubismo {m} |
| Cubist {n} /ˈkjuːbɪst/ (artist) | :: cubista {m} {f} |
| Cubist {adj} (of, or pertaining to cubism) | :: cubista |
| cubit {n} (anatomy: ulna) SEE: ulna | :: |
| cubit {n} /ˈkju.bɪt/ (unit of length) | :: codo {m} |
| cubital {adj} (of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna) | :: cubital |
| cuboid {n} (cuboid bone) SEE: cuboid bone | :: |
| cuboid {n} (rectangular parallelepiped) | :: paralelepípedo rectangular {m} |
| cuboid bone {n} (one of the tarsal bones) | :: cuboides {m}, hueso cuboides {m} |
| cuboideonavicular {adj} (relating to the cuboid and navicular bones) | :: cuboideonavicular |
| cuckold {n} /ˈkʌk.oʊld/ (man married to an unfaithful wife) | :: cornudo {m} |
| cuckold {v} (make a cuckold) | :: poner los cuernos, poner los cachos, poner el gorro, pegar los tarros, poner las guampas, sanchear |
| cuckoo {n} /ˈkuːkuː/ (the bird) | :: cuco {m}, cuclillo {m} |
| cuckoo clock {n} (clock) | :: reloj de cuco {m}, reloj cucú {m} |
| cucullated {adj} (having a hood) SEE: hooded | :: |
| cucumber {n} /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbɚ/ (plant) | :: pepino {m} |
| cucumber {n} (edible fruit) | :: pepino {m} |
| cud {n} /kʌd/ (food chewed for a second time by ruminants) | :: bolo, rumen {m} |
| cuddle {n} /ˈkʌd.l̩/ (affectionate embrace) | :: abrazo {m}, mimo {m} |
| cuddle {v} (embrace, lie together snugly) | :: abrazar, hacer arrumacos |
| cuddle {v} (cradle in one's arms) | :: abrazar, mecer, mecer en brazos |
| cuddly {adj} /ˈkʌdli/ (Suitable for cuddling) | :: mimoso, cariñoso, achuchable |
| cudgel one's brain {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain | :: |
| cue {n} /kjuː/ (action or event that is a signal to do something) | :: señal {f} |
| cue {n} (name of the letter Q, q) | :: cu {f} |
| cue {n} (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool) | :: taco {m} |
| Cuenca {prop} (province of Spain) | :: Cuenca |
| Cuenca {prop} (city in Spain) | :: Cuenca |
| Cuesta {prop} | :: Cuesta |
| cuff {n} /kʌf/ (the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist) | :: puño {m}, ruedo {m} |
| cuff {n} (the end of a pants leg, folded up) | :: bajo {m}, vuelta {f} |
| cuff {v} (To hit, as a reproach) | :: abofetear |
| cuff {v} (to handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| cufflink {n} /ˈkʌflɪŋk/ (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together) | :: gemelo {m}, broche {m} [Ecuador], collera {f} [Chile], mancorna {f} [Colombia], mancuerna {f} [Panama], mancuernilla {f} [Central America, Mexico], yugo {m} [Cuba], yunta {f} [Puerto Rico, Venezuela] |
| cuff on the ear {n} (smack on the side of the head) | :: bofetada {f}, bofetón {m}, [Latin America] cachetada {f}, [Spain] torta {f} |
| cuirass {n} /kwɪˈɹæs/ (piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle) | :: coraza {f} |
| cuisine {n} /kwɪˈziːn/ (characteristic style of preparing food) | :: cocina {f} |
| cuisine {n} (culinary art) SEE: culinary art | :: |
| culantro {n} /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/ (Eryngium foetidum) | :: culantro {m} |
| cul-de-sac {n} (impasse) SEE: impasse | :: |
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end | :: |
| culinary {adj} /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ (relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking) | :: culinario |
| culinary art {n} (cuisine) SEE: cuisine | :: |
| culinary art {n} (art of cooking) | :: arte culinario {m}, culinaria {f}, cocina {f} |
| cull {v} /kʌl/ (to pick or take someone or something) | :: seleccionar |
| culminate {v} (astronomy: to reach greatest altitude) | :: culminar |
| culminate {v} (to reach the summit, highest point, peak (level) etc.) | :: culminar |
| culpable {adj} /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ (blameworthy) | :: culpable |
| culprit {n} /ˈkʰʌɫpɹɪt/ (culprit) | :: culpable {m} |
| cult {n} /kʌlt/ (a sect) | :: secta {f} |
| cult {n} (devotion to a saint) | :: veneración {f} |
| cult {adj} (enjoyed by a small, loyal group) | :: de culto |
| cult film {n} (film with a group of dedicated fans) | :: película de culto {f} |
| cult following {n} (group of dedicated fans) | :: seguidores de culto |
| cultivable {adj} (capable of being cultivated) | :: cultivable |
| cultivar {n} (cultivated variety) | :: cultivar {m} |
| cultivate {v} /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ (grow plants, notably crops) | :: cultivar |
| cultivate {v} | :: cultivar |
| cultivated {adj} /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ (cultured) | :: culto {m} |
| cultivation {n} /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ (art or act of cultivating) | :: cultivación {f}, cultivo {m} |
| cultivation {n} (devotion of time or attention to the improvement of) | :: cultura {f}, cultivo {m} |
| cult of personality {n} (situation of being falsely idolized) | :: culto a la personalidad {m} |
| cultural {adj} /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ (pertaining to culture) | :: cultural |
| cultural appropriation {n} (exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture) | :: apropiación cultural {f} |
| cultural identity {n} (feeling of belonging to a group) | :: identidad cultural {f} |
| culturally {adv} (of or relating to culture) | :: culturalmente |
| Cultural Revolution {prop} (Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution) | :: Gran Revolución Cultural Proletaria {f}, Revolución Cultural {f} |
| Cultural Revolution {prop} (any Cultural Revolution) | :: revolución cultural {f} |
| cultural studies {n} (diverse field of study) | :: estudios culturales {m-p} |
| cultural wealth {n} (the collection of arts that help to define the culture of a region) | :: riqueza cultural {f} |
| culture {n} /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (arts, customs and habits) | :: cultura {f} |
| culture {n} (microbiology: the process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity) | :: cultivo |
| culture {v} (to maintain in an environment suitable for growth) | :: cultivar |
| culture {n} (botany: cultivation) SEE: cultivation | :: |
| cultured {adj} (artificially developed) | :: cultivado |
| culturemaker {n} (one involved in the formulation of culture) | :: formulador de cultura {m} |
| culture shock {n} (state of anxious confusion) | :: choque cultural {m} |
| culver {n} (culverin) SEE: culverin | :: |
| culver {n} (Columba palumbus) SEE: wood pigeon | :: |
| culverin {n} /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/ (handgun) | :: culebrina |
| culvert {n} (channel for draining water) | :: cloaca {f}, tajea |
| cum {n} /kʌm/ (slang: semen) | :: lefa {f}, corrida {f} [Spain], acabada {f}, leche {f}, semen {m}, mecos {m-p} |
| cum {v} (slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate) | :: venir, irse, venirse, eyacular,correrse,acabar,terminar |
| cumbersome {adj} /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/ (burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous) | :: pesado, cargante |
| Cumbric {n} (language) | :: cúmbrico {m} |
| cumbucket {n} (a low, vile person) | :: vertedero de leche, taza de semen |
| cumdump {n} (a place to ejaculate) | :: pozo de semen |
| cumin {n} /ˈkjuːmɪn/ (plant Cuminum cyminum) | :: comino {m} |
| cumin {n} (its seed used as spice) | :: comino {m} |
| cummerbund {n} /ˈkʌməbʌnd/ (broad sash) | :: faja ancha {f} |
| cummingtonite {n} (mineral magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide) | :: cummingtonita {f} |
| cumshaw {n} (gratuity) | :: propina {f} |
| cumshot {n} (pornography: type of sex act) | :: corrida {f}, acabada {f} |
| cumshot {n} (portrayal of ejaculation) | :: corrida {f}, acabada {f} |
| cumshot {n} (splodge of semen) | :: corrida {f}, acabada {f} |
| cumslut {n} (a person seen as one who badly wants to receive a man's semen) | :: tragadora {f}, tragador {m} |
| cumulative {adj} /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/ (incorporating all data up to the present) | :: acumulativo, cumulativo |
| cumulonimbus {n} /ˌkjuːmələʊˈnɪmbəs/ (cloud) | :: cumulonimbo {m} |
| cumulus {n} /ˈkjuːmjələs/ (white puffy cloud) | :: cúmulo {m} |
| Cuna {n} | :: cuna {m} |
| Cuna {prop} (language) | :: cuna {m} |
| cuneiform {adj} /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ (written in the cuneiform writing system) | :: cuneiforme |
| cuneiform {n} (ancient writing system) | :: escritura cuneiforme {f} |
| cuneiform {n} (wedge-shaped bone) | :: (hueso) cuneiforme {m} |
| Cuneo {prop} /ˈkuːniəʊ/ (city in Piedmont, Italy) | :: Cúneo {f} |
| cuneocuboid {adj} (relating to the cuboid and lateral cuneiform) | :: cuneocuboideo |
| cuneonavicular {adj} (of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular) | :: cuneonavicular, cuneoescafoideo |
| cuneus {n} (portion of the occipital lobe) | :: cuña {f} |
| cunnilingus {n} /ˌkʌnɪˈlɪŋɡəs/ (oral stimulation of female genitals) | :: cunnilinguo {m}, cunnilingus {m}, cunilinguo {m} |
| cunning {adj} /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ (sly) | :: astuto, pillo, listo |
| cunning {adj} (skillful) | :: astuto |
| cunningly {adv} (with cunning, cleverly) | :: astutamente, arteramente |
| cunt {n} /kʌnt/ (genitalia) | :: chocha {f}, chucha {f}, coño {m}, concha {f}, cuca {f}, chocho {m} |
| cunt {n} (unpleasant or objectionable person) | :: puta {f}, cabrón {m}, hijo de puta {m} |
| cuntbucket {n} (a stupid contemptuous person) | :: coñoto {m}, coñota {f} |
| cuntwhore {n} (despised woman) | :: puta de quinta |
| cup {n} /kʌp/ (drinking vessel) | :: taza {f}, copa {f} |
| cup {n} (unit of measure) | :: taza {f} |
| cup {n} (trophy) | :: copa {f} |
| cup {n} (contest) | :: copa {f} |
| cup {n} (part of bra) | :: copa {f} |
| cup {n} (suction cup) SEE: suction cup | :: |
| cupbearer {n} /ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹə/ (one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served) | :: copero {m}, copera {f} |
| cupboard {n} /ˈkʌbəd/ (enclosed storage) | :: armario {m}, vitrina {f}, alacena {f} |
| cupcake {n} /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ (small cake) | :: [Spain] magdalena {f}, [Venezuela] ponqué {m}, [Mexico] panqué {m}, [Peru] quequito {m}, pastel de taza |
| cupel {n} /ˈkjuːpəl/ (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) | :: copela {f} |
| Cupid {prop} /ˈkjuːpɪd/ (god of love, son of Venus) | :: Cupido {m} |
| Cupid {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) | :: Cupido {m} |
| cupidity {n} /kjuːˈpɪdəti/ (extreme greed, especially for wealth) | :: codicia {f} |
| cup of tea {n} /ˈkʌp əv ˈtiː/ (tea in a cup) | :: taza de té |
| cup of tea {n} (something of interest) | :: plato del gusto de alguien [usu. in negative], santo de la devoción de alguien [usu. in negative] |
| cup of tea {n} | :: taza de té {f} |
| cupola {n} /ˈkjuːpələ/ (architecture: dome-shaped ornamental structure) | :: cúpula {f} |
| cupping glass {n} (glass vessel used in cupping) | :: ventosa |
| cuprite {n} (mineral composed of cuprous oxide) | :: cuprita {f} |
| cur {n} /kɝ/ (inferior dog) | :: chucho {m}, quiltro [Chile] |
| curaçao {n} /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/ (liqueur) | :: curaçao {m} |
| Curaçao {prop} /ˌkuːɹəˈsaʊ/ (Island) | :: Curazao {m}, Curasao {m} |
| curable {adj} (capable of being cured) | :: curable |
| Curanipe {prop} (Curanipe) | :: Curanipe {m} |
| curare {n} /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine) | :: curare {m} |
| curassow {n} (birds of the family Cracidae) | :: hoco {m}, mamaco {m}, muitú {m}, pajuí {m}, paujil {m}, pavón {m} |
| curate {n} /ˈkjʊəɹət/ (assistant rector) | :: vicario {m} |
| curate {n} (parish priest) | :: cura párroco {m}, párroco {m} |
| curate {v} /kjʊəˈɹeɪt/ (to act as a curator for) | :: comisariar |
| curative {adj} /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/ (possessing the ability to cure) | :: curativo |
| curator {n} (person who manages, administers or organizes a collection) | :: curador {m}, curadora {f}, comisario {m}, conservador {m} |
| curatorship {n} (rank or period of being a curator) | :: curaduría, comité |
| curb {n} (concrete along the edge of a road) SEE: kerb | :: |
| curb {v} (rein in) SEE: rein in | :: |
| curcumin {n} /ˈkɜː(ɹ)kjəmɪn/ (a polyphenol) | :: curcumina {f} |
| curd {n} /kɜː(ɹ)d/ (part of milk that coagulates) | :: cuajada {f}, cuajo {m} |
| curd {v} (curdle) SEE: curdle | :: |
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese | :: |
| curdle {v} /ˈkɝ.dəl/ (to form or cause to form curds) | :: cuajar |
| curdle {v} (to coagulate) | :: coagular |
| cure {n} /kjʊə(ɹ)/ (method, device or medication that restores good health) | :: cura {f}, curación {f}, remedio {m} |
| cure {n} (process of preservation) | :: curado {m} |
| cure {v} (to restore to health) | :: curar |
| cure {v} (to bring (a disease) to an end) | :: curar |
| cure {v} (to prepare for keeping or use) | :: curar |
| cure {v} (to undergo a process for preservation or use) | :: curar |
| cure-all {n} /ˈkjʊəɹɔːl/ (panacea) | :: panacea {f}, curalotodo {m} |
| curer {n} (healer) SEE: healer | :: |
| curettage {n} /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/ (the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette) | :: legrado {m} |
| curfew {n} /ˈkɜː.fjuː/ (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) | :: toque de queda |
| curfew {n} (the time when such restriction begins) | :: toque de queda {m} |
| curfew {n} (a signal indicating this time) | :: toque de queda {m} |
| curfew {n} | :: toque de queda {m} |
| Curicó {prop} (Curicó) | :: Curicó {m} |
| curio {n} /ˈkjʊə̯ɹiˌəʊ̯/ (strange and interesting object) | :: curiosidad {f}, objeto curioso {m} |
| curiosity {n} /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈɒsɪti/ (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) | :: curiosidad |
| curiosity killed the cat {proverb} (undue curiosity is dangerous) | :: la curiosidad mató al gato |
| curious {adj} /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/ (tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate, see also: inquisitive) | :: curioso |
| curious {adj} (leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual) | :: curioso, extraño, raro |
| curiously {adv} /ˈkjɝi.əsli/ (oddly) | :: curiosamente |
| Curitiba {prop} (State capital of Paraná) | :: Curitiba |
| curium {n} /ˈkjʊəɹiəm/ (chemical element) | :: curio {m} |
| curl {n} /kɝl/ (lock of curling hair) | :: rizo {m}, bucle {m} |
| curl {n} (weightlifting: type of exercise) | :: flexión {f} |
| curler {n} (cylindrical tube for curling hair) SEE: hair roller | :: |
| curlew {n} /ˈkɝlu/ (migratory wading bird) | :: zarapito {m} |
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea) | :: correlimos zarapitín |
| curling iron {n} (a heated cylindrical device for curling the hair) | :: tenacilla {f} |
| curly {adj} /ˈkɝli/ (having curls) | :: rizado, chino, crespo |
| curly {n} (a person or animal with curly hair) | :: rizado {m} |
| curly bracket {n} (either of the two characters: “{” and “}”) | :: llave {f} |
| curmudgeon {n} /kɚˈmʌdʒən/ (an ill-tempered stubborn person) | :: cascarrabias |
| currant {n} /ˈkʌɹənt/ (small dried grape) | :: pasa de Corinto {f} |
| currant {n} (fruit of the genus Ribes) | :: grosella |
| currency {n} /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) | :: moneda {f} |
| currency {n} (fluency) SEE: fluency | :: |
| current {n} /ˈkʌɹənt/ | :: corriente {f} |
| current {n} (time rate of flow of electric charge) | :: corriente {f} |
| current {adj} (existing or occurring at the moment) | :: actual |
| current {adj} (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment) | :: actual |
| current account {n} (checking account) | :: cuenta corriente {f} |
| current affairs {n} (current events) SEE: current events | :: |
| current asset {n} (finance: an organization's fixed assets) | :: activo corriente {m} |
| current events {n} (news items) | :: acontecimientos de actualidad {m-p} |
| currently {adv} /ˈkʌɹəntli/ (at this moment) | :: actualmente, ahora, hoy |
| curricular {adj} (of, relating to, or following a curriculum) | :: curricular |
| curriculum {n} /kəˈɹɪkjələm/ (set of courses and coursework) | :: currículo {m} |
| curriculum vitae {n} /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/ (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.) | :: currículum vítae {m}, currículum {m}, currículo {m}, resumen {m}, historial {m}, hoja de vida {f} |
| curry {n} /ˈkʌ.ɹi/ (dish) | :: curri {m} |
| curry {n} (sauce or relish) | :: curry {m}, cari {m} |
| curry {v} | :: congraciarse con |
| curry {n} (curry powder) SEE: curry powder | :: |
| currycomb {n} (a comb or brush used to groom horses) | :: almohaza |
| curry powder {n} (mixture of spices) | :: curry {m} |
| currywurst {n} (pork sausage cut into slices seasoned with a curry sauce) | :: currywurst |
| curse {n} /kɜːs/ (supernatural detriment) | :: maldición {f} |
| curse {n} (prayer that harm may befall someone) | :: maldición {f} |
| curse {n} (vulgar epithet) | :: mala palabra {f}, maldición {f} |
| curse {v} (to place a curse upon) | :: maldecir |
| curse {v} (to utter a vulgar curse) | :: maldecir |
| curse {v} (to use offensive language) | :: maldecir |
| cursed {adj} /ˈkɝsɪd/ (having some sort of divine harm) | :: maldito {m}, maldita {f} |
| curses, like chickens, come home to roost {proverb} (proverb) SEE: the chickens come home to roost | :: |
| curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word | :: |
| cursive {adj} /ˈkɝsɪv/ (having successive letters joined together) | :: en cursiva |
| cursor {n} /kɜɹsəɹ/ (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) | :: cursor {m} |
| cursor {n} (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) | :: cursor {m} |
| cursor {n} | :: cursor |
| cursory {adj} /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/ (hasty, superficial, careless) | :: rápido, superficial |
| curt {adj} /kɝt/ (short or concise) | :: corto |
| curtail {v} /kɚˈteɪl/ (cut short an animal's tail) | :: acortar |
| curtail {v} (shorten or abridge) | :: acortar, truncar |
| curtail {v} (limit or restrict) | :: limitar |
| curtain {n} /ˈkɜːtn̩/ (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: cortina {f} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth in a theater) | :: telón {m} |
| curtation {n} (interval of a planets distance) | :: acortamiento |
| curtsey {n} /ˈkɝtsɪ/ (small bow of knees and lowered body, usually by a female) | :: reverencia {f} |
| curtsey {v} (to make a curtsey) | :: inclinarse, hacer una reverencia |
| curvature {n} /ˈkɝ.və.tʃɚ/ (the shape of something curved) | :: curvatura {f} |
| curvature {n} (mathematics: the extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space) | :: curvatura {f} |
| curvature {n} (differential geometry: of a Riemannian manifold) | :: curvatura {f} |
| curve {n} /kɜːv/ (gentle bend) | :: curva {f} |
| curve {n} (curved line) | :: curva |
| curve {n} (geometry: one-dimensional figure) | :: curva {f} |
| curve {n} (informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body) | :: curvas {f-p} |
| curve {v} (bend, crook) | :: curvar, encorvar |
| curve {adj} (crooked) SEE: crooked | :: |
| curveball {n} (pitch in baseball) | :: bola curva {f} |
| curve-billed thrasher {n} (Toxostoma curvirostre) | :: cuitlacoche {m} |
| curved {adj} /kɝːvd/ (having a curve or curves) | :: curvo {m} |
| curvilinear {adj} (having bends) | :: curvilíneo |
| curvy {adj} (buxom) SEE: buxom | :: |
| cushaw {n} (Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash) | :: cidrayote {m}, ayote {m}, pipián {m} |
| cushion {n} /ˈkʊʃən/ (soft material in cloth bag) | :: cojín {m}, almohadón {m} |
| cushion {n} (absorbent or protective item) | :: colchón {m}, amortiguante {m} |
| cushion {n} (in cue sports) | :: banda {f} |
| cushion {v} (provide cushion) | :: amortiguar |
| cushion {v} (absorb impact) | :: amortiguar, suavizar, proteger |
| cusk {n} (cod-like fish) | :: brosmio {m} |
| cusp {n} /kʌsp/ (sharp point or pointed end) | :: cúspide |
| cusp {n} (in astrology) | :: cúspide {f} |
| cusp {n} (in dentistry) | :: cúspide {f} |
| cuspid {n} /ˈkʌspɪd/ (tooth with a single cusp) | :: colmillo {m} |
| cuspidate {adj} (having a cusp) | :: cuspidado |
| cuspidor {n} (spittoon) SEE: spittoon | :: |
| custard {n} /ˈkʌs.təd/ (sauce) | :: crema pastelera {f} |
| custard apple {n} (Annona muricata) SEE: soursop | :: |
| custard apple {n} (Annona squamosa) SEE: sugar apple | :: |
| custodian {n} (A person entrusted with the custody or care) | :: custodio {m}, custodia {f}, depositario {m}, depositaria {f} |
| custody {n} /ˈkʌstədiː/ (legal right to take care of something or somebody) | :: custodia {f}, patria potestad {f}, tutela {f} |
| custody {n} (Franciscan administrative unit) | :: custodia {f} |
| custody {n} | :: custodia {f}, tutela {f} |
| custom {n} /ˈkʌstəm/ (frequent repetition of the same act) | :: habituación {f}, costumbre, usanza |
| custom {adj} (custom-made) | :: a medida, especializado, único, personalizado, encargo, al pedido, con especificaciones |
| customarily {adv} (normally) SEE: normally | :: |
| customary {adj} /ˈkʌstəm(ə)ɹi/ (agreeing with, or established by, custom) | :: acostumbrado, consuetudinario |
| customary {adj} (holding or held by custom) | :: consuetudinario, sólito |
| customer {n} /ˈkʌstəmə/ (one who purchases or receives a product or service) | :: cliente {m} {f} |
| customer service {n} (act of providing services) | :: servicio de atención al cliente {m}, servicio al cliente {m} |
| customer support {n} (provision of service) | :: atención al cliente |
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit) | :: aduana {m} |
| customizable {adj} (able to be customized) | :: personalizable {m} {f} |
| customization {n} (act of customizing) | :: personalización {f} |
| customize {v} /ˈkʌst.ə.maɪ̯z/ (alter according to preferences) | :: personalizar |
| custom-made {adj} (custom-made) | :: a medida, especializado, único, personalizado, encargo, al pedido, con especificaciones |
| customs {n} /ˈkʌstəmz/ (the duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods) | :: aduana {f}, arancel {m}, derechos de aduana {m-p}, aranceles {m-p} |
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house | :: |
| customs clearance {n} | :: despacho de aduanas {m}, desaduanaje {m} |
| customs officer {n} (officer) | :: oficial de aduana {m}, aduanero {m} |
| customs value {n} (value of an item for the purposes of customs) | :: valor en aduana {m} |
| custos {n} (superior of a custody) | :: custodio {m} |
| cut {v} /kʌt/ (to perform an incision) | :: cortar, incidir |
| cut {v} (to divide with a sharp instrument) | :: cortar |
| cut {v} (to separate from prior association) | :: retirar |
| cut {v} (to enter a queue in a wrong place) | :: colar |
| cut {v} (to cease recording) | :: cortar |
| cut {v} (to reduce) | :: recortar |
| cut {v} (to form or shape by cutting) | :: tallar |
| cut {v} (to intersect dividing into half) | :: atravesar |
| cut {v} (colloquial, not to attend a class) | :: faltar |
| cut {v} (to divide a pack of playing cards) | :: cortar |
| cut {adj} (having been cut) | :: cortado |
| cut {adj} (of a gem, carved into a shape) | :: tallado |
| cut {adj} (colloquial: circumcised (see also circumcised)) | :: circuncidado |
| cut {n} (act of cutting) | :: corte {m} |
| cut {n} (result of cutting) | :: corte {m} |
| cut {n} (opening resulting from cutting) | :: corte {m} |
| cut {n} (manner or style a garment is fashioned in) | :: corte {m} |
| cut {n} (slab of meat) | :: corte {m} |
| cut {n} (skein of yarn) SEE: skein | :: |
| cut {n} (haircut) SEE: haircut | :: |
| cut {n} (common workhorse) SEE: gelding | :: |
| cut and cover {n} (method of building subway tunnels) | :: excavado y enterrado |
| cutaneous {adj} /kjuːˈteɪniəs/ (of, or relating to the skin) | :: cutáneo, dermatológico, epidérmico |
| cut down {v} (bring down a tree) | :: talar |
| cut down {v} (insult, belittle) | :: bajarle los humos |
| cute {adj} /kjuːt/ (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals) | :: lindo {m}, precioso {m}, gracioso, chulo, pituso, bonito {m} |
| cuticle {n} /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/ (strip of hardened skin at the base of the finger and toenail) | :: cutícula {f} |
| cuticle {n} (protective covering outside epidermis) | :: cutícula {f} |
| cuticle {n} (outermost layer of skin of vertebrates) SEE: epidermis | :: |
| cuticula {n} (covering outside epidermis) SEE: cuticle | :: |
| cutie {n} /ˈkjuːti/ (a cute person or animal) | :: guapo {m}, guapa {f}, cariño {m}, tesoro {m} |
| cutie pie {n} (a cute person) | :: [male] papi chulo {m}, lindura {m} {f} |
| cutlass {n} (machete) SEE: machete | :: |
| cutlass {n} /ˈkʌtləs/ (a short sword with a curved blade) | :: sable {m} |
| cutler {n} (One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery) | :: cuchillero {m}, cuchillera {f} |
| cutlery {n} /ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/ (eating and serving utensils) | :: cubertería {f}, cubiertos {m} |
| cutlet {n} (slice of meat) | :: chuleta {f} |
| cut off {v} (to remove via cutting) | :: cortar, recortar |
| cut off {v} (to isolate or remove from contact) | :: separar |
| cut off {v} (to end abruptly) | :: cortar |
| cut off {v} (to interrupt someone talking) | :: interrumpir |
| cutoff {adj} (The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited) | :: corte {m} |
| cut off one's nose to spite one's face {v} (harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) | :: tirar piedras contra el propio tejado, tirar piedras al propio tejado, tirar piedras sobre el propio tejado |
| cut one's losses {v} (discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit) | :: cortar por lo sano |
| cut one's teeth {v} (gain early experience) | :: hacer sus pinitos, hacer sus primeras armas |
| cut-out {n} /ˈkʌt.aʊt/ (space or hole produced by cutting) | :: recorte {m} |
| cut someone some slack {v} | :: dar cuartelillo |
| cutter {n} /ˈkʌtɚ/ (person that cuts) | :: cortador {m} |
| cutter {n} (single-masted sailing ship type) | :: cúter {m} |
| cutter {n} (sleigh) | :: trineo {m} |
| cutthroat {n} (murderer) | :: degollador {m} |
| cutthroat {n} (unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person) | :: canalla |
| cutthroat {adj} (very competitive, dog-eat-dog) | :: canallesco |
| cutthroat eel {n} (fish of the family Synaphobranchidae) | :: anguila branquia baja {f} |
| cutting {n} /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ (action of the verb to cut) | :: recorte |
| cutting {n} (leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant) | :: esqueje |
| cutting board {n} (chopping board) SEE: chopping board | :: |
| cuttlefish {n} /ˈkʌ.təl.fɪʃ/ (any of various squidlike mollusks) | :: jibia {f}, sepia, choco {m} |
| cut to the chase {v} (to get to the point) | :: ir al grano, ir al ajo del asunto, ir al meollo, acortar envites |
| cut up {v} (to cut into smaller pieces) | :: picar, trinchar [food], destazar |
| cutwater {n} (edge of a ship's stem) | :: tajamar {m} |
| CV {n} (curriculum vitae) | :: cv {m} |
| cwm {n} /kʊm/ (valley head created through glacial erosion) | :: circo |
| cyan {n} /ˈsaɪˌæn/ (a colour between blue and green) | :: cian {m} |
| cyan {adj} (of the colour cyan) | :: cian |
| cyanate {n} (salt or ester of cyanic acid) | :: cianato {m} |
| cyanide {n} /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ (chemistry: any compound containing the CN group) | :: cianuro {m}, prusiato {m} |
| cyanide {n} (potassium cyanide) SEE: potassium cyanide | :: |
| cyanidin {n} /saɪˈænədɪn/ (anthocyanidin pigment) | :: cianidina {f} |
| cyanoacrylate {n} (class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid) | :: cianoacrilato {m} |
| cyanobacterium {n} (prokaryotic microorganism of phylum Cyanobacteria) | :: cianobacteria {f} |
| cyanosis {n} /ˌsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/ (discolouration of the skin) | :: cianosis {f} |
| cyanotic {adj} (afflicted with cyanosis) | :: cianótico |
| Cybele {prop} /ˈsɪbɨliː/ (Greek goddess) | :: Cibeles {f} |
| cyber- {prefix} /ˈsaɪbə/ (the Internet or cyberspace) | :: ciber- |
| cyberattack {n} (an attack over a computer network) | :: ciberataque {m} |
| cyberattacker {n} | :: ciberatacante {m} {f} |
| cyberbullying {n} (bullying online) | :: ciberacoso {m} |
| cybercitizen {n} (inhabitant of cyberspace) SEE: netizen | :: |
| cyberharassment {n} (cyberharassment, online harassment) | :: ciberacoso {m} |
| Cyber Monday {prop} | :: ciberlunes {m} |
| cybernetic {adj} /ˌsaɪbɚˈnɛtɪk/ (relating to the mathematical study of control) | :: cibernético |
| cybernetic {adj} (relating to computers and Internet) | :: cibernético |
| cybernetics {n} /ˌsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˈnɛ.tɪks/ (science of communication and control) | :: cibernética {f} |
| cybernetics {n} (the art/study of controling) | :: cibernética {f} |
| cybernetics {n} (technology related to computers) | :: cibernética {f} |
| cyberpunk {n} (sci-fi subgenre) | :: cyberpunk {m} |
| cyberspace {n} /ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌspeɪs/ (world of information) | :: ciberespacio {m} |
| cybersquatter {n} (A person who participates in cybersquatting) | :: ciberokupa {m} {f} |
| cybersquatting {n} (registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it later) | :: ciberparacaidismo {m}, ciberokupación {f} [Spain] |
| cyberterrorism {n} (terrorism on the Internet) | :: ciberterrorismo {m} |
| cyberwar {n} (cyberwarfare) SEE: cyberwarfare | :: |
| cyberwarfare {n} (warfare taking place on the Internet) | :: guerra informática {f}, ciberguerra {f} |
| cyborg {n} /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ (person who is part machine) | :: ciborg {m} |
| cycad {n} /ˈsʌɪkəd/ (plant of the Cycadophyta) | :: cícada {f} |
| Cyclades {prop} /saɪkleɪdz/ (island chain) | :: Cícladas {f-p} |
| cyclamen {n} (A type of plant) | :: ciclamen {m}, violeta persa {f}, violeta de los Alpes {f}, ciclamino {m}, pamporcino {m}, artanita {f} |
| cycle {n} /ˈsaɪkəl/ (complete rotation) | :: ciclo {m} |
| cycle {n} (process that repeats itself) | :: ciclo {m} |
| cycle {n} (imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| cycle lane {n} (part of road designated for cyclists) SEE: bicycle lane | :: |
| cycle path {n} (path segregated for bicycles) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| cyclic {adj} /ˈsaɪklɪk/ (characterized by, or moving in cycles) | :: cíclico |
| cyclical {adj} /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/ (recurring at regular intervals) | :: cíclico |
| cyclic redundancy check {n} (type of hash function) | :: comprobación de redundancia cíclica {f} |
| cycling {n} /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ (The sport of riding and racing bicycles) | :: ciclismo {m} |
| cyclist {n} /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/ (person who rides a cycle) | :: ciclista {m} {f} |
| cyclo- {prefix} /saɪkləʊ/ (circle) | :: ciclo- |
| cyclo {n} (cycle rickshaw) SEE: pedicab | :: |
| cycloalkane {n} (saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon) | :: cicloalcano |
| cycloalkene {n} (any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon) | :: cicloalqueno {m} |
| cyclocross {n} /ˈsaɪkləʊˌkɹɒs/ (form of bicycle racing) | :: ciclocrós {m} |
| cyclogenesis {n} (the process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes) | :: ciclogénesis {f} |
| cyclohexane {n} /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/ (alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12) | :: ciclohexano {m} |
| cyclohexanone {n} (cyclohexanone) | :: ciclohexanona {f} |
| cycloid {n} /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/ (geometry: locus of a point on the circumference of a rolling circle) | :: cicloide {f} |
| cyclone {n} /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ (rotating system of winds) | :: ciclón {m} |
| cyclonic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone) | :: ciclónico |
| cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene {n} (carbon skeleton in steroids) | :: ciclopentanoperhidrofenantreno {m} |
| cyclophilin {n} (class of proteins) | :: ciclofilina {f} |
| cyclopropene {n} (cycloalkene having three carbon atoms) | :: ciclopropeno {m} |
| cyclops {n} (giant of mythology) | :: cíclope {m} |
| cyclosilicate {n} (mineral) | :: ciclosilicato {m} |
| cyclotomic field {n} (extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity) | :: cuerpo ciclotómico {m} |
| cyclotron {n} /ˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ (particle accelerator) | :: ciclotrón {m} |
| cygnet {n} /ˈsɪɡ.nət/ (young of a swan) | :: pollo de cisne {m} |
| Cygnus {prop} (constellation) | :: Cygnus {m} |
| cylinder {n} /ˈsɪləndɚ/ (geometry: surface) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder {n} (geometry: solid) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder {n} (any cylindrical object) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder {n} (cavity or chamber) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder {n} (the space in which a piston travels) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder {n} (container) | :: cilindro {m} |
| cylinder head {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: culata |
| cylindrical {adj} /sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/ (shaped like a cylinder) | :: cilíndrico |
| cylindricity {n} (being cylindrical) | :: cilindricidad {f} |
| cymbal {n} /ˈsɪmbəl/ (concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck) | :: plato {m-s}, platos {m-p}, platillo {m-s}, platillos {m-p}, címbalo {m-s}, címbalos {m-p}, cimbales {m-p} |
| cymophane {n} /ˈsʌɪmə(ʊ)feɪn/ (gemstone mineral) | :: cimofana {f} |
| cymotrichous {adj} /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/ (having wavy hair) | :: cimótrico {m} |
| cynic {n} /ˈsɪnɪk/ (A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness) | :: cínico {m}, cínica {f} |
| cynic {n} (A person whose outlook is scornfully negative) | :: cínico, cínica {f} |
| cynical {adj} /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ (of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness) | :: cínico |
| cynically {adv} /ˈsɪn.ɪk.(ə.)li/ (in a cynical manner) | :: cínicamente |
| cynicism {n} /ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/ (skeptical, scornful or pessimistic attitude) | :: cinismo {m} |
| cynological {adj} (pertaining to cynology) | :: cinológico |
| cynology {n} (study of dogs) | :: cinología {f} |
| cynomolgus {n} (Macaca fascicularis) SEE: crab-eating macaque | :: |
| cynophobia {n} /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) | :: cinofobia {f} |
| cynosure {n} /ˈsɪnəzjʊə/ (that which serves to guide or direct) | :: tramontana, guia, lazarillo {m} [figuratively] |
| cynosure {n} (something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration) | :: blanco de las miradas, foco |
| cynosure {n} (Ursa Minor) SEE: Ursa Minor | :: |
| Cynthia {prop} /ˈsɪnθiə/ (female given name) | :: Cintia {f} |
| cypress {n} /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (an evergreen coniferous tree) | :: ciprés {m} |
| Cypriot {n} /ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/ (Person from Cyprus) | :: chipriota |
| Cypriot {adj} (Of, from or relating to Cyprus) | :: chipriota |
| Cyprus {prop} /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (country) | :: Chipre {m} |
| Cyrenaica {prop} /saɪɹəˈneɪ.ɪkə/ (province on the North African coast) | :: Cirenaica {f} |
| Cyrene {prop} /saɪˈɹiːni/ (an Ancient Greek colony in North Africa) | :: Cirene {f} |
| Cyrenian {adj} (relating to Cyrene) | :: cirenaico |
| Cyrenian {n} (native of Cyrene) | :: cirenaico {m} |
| Cyrillic {adj} /sɪˈɹɪ.lɪk/ (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) | :: cirílico |
| Cyrillic {prop} (a script or alphabet) | :: cirílico {m} |
| Cyrillization {n} (putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet) | :: cirilización {f} |
| Cyrus {prop} /ˈsaɪɹəs/ (ancient king of Persia) | :: Ciro {m} |
| Cyrus {prop} (male given name) | :: Ciro {m} |
| cyst {n} /sɪst/ (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ) | :: quiste {m} |
| cysteine {n} (nonessential amino acid) | :: cisteína {f} |
| cystic {adj} /ˈsɪstɪk/ (Of or pertaining to a cyst) | :: quístico |
| cystic {adj} (Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder) | :: cístico |
| cysticercosis {n} (parasitic infestation) | :: cisticercosis {f} |
| cystic fibrosis {n} (medical condition) | :: fibrosis quística |
| cystitis {n} (inflammation of the urinary bladder) | :: cistitis {f} |
| cystoscopy {n} (endoscopy of the urinary bladder) | :: cistoscopia {f} |
| cystotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: cistostomía {f} |
| -cyte {suffix} /-saɪt/ (cell names and classifications) | :: -cito {m} |
| cytisine {n} (polycyclic alkaloid) | :: citisina {f} |
| cyto- {prefix} (regarding cells) | :: cito- |
| cytoarchitecture {n} (arrangement of cells) | :: citoarquitectura {f} |
| cytochemistry {n} (the biochemistry of cells) | :: citoquímica {f} |
| cytochrome {n} /ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/ (hemoprotein compound) | :: citocromo {m} |
| cytogenetic {adj} (Of or pertaining to cytogenetics) | :: citogenético |
| cytokine {n} (any of various small regulatory proteins) | :: citocina {f} |
| cytokinesis {n} (cellular process) | :: citocinesis {f} |
| cytologic {adj} (of or relating to cytology) SEE: cytological | :: |
| cytological {adj} (relating to cytology) | :: citológico |
| cytologist {n} /saɪˈtɑːlədʒɪst/ (scientist who studies the physical characteristics of chromosomes) | :: citólogo {m} |
| cytologist {n} (biologist who studies cells) | :: citólogo {m} |
| cytology {n} /saɪˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ (biology: the study of cells) | :: citología {f} |
| cytopathologist {n} (scientist) | :: citopatólogo {m}, citopatóloga {f} |
| cytoplasm {n} /ˈsaɪtoʊˌplæzəm/ (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) | :: citoplasma {m} |
| cytoplasmic {adj} /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/ (of or pertaining to cytoplasm) | :: citoplasmático |
| cytoreduction {n} (surgical removal) | :: citorreducción {f} |
| cytosine {n} /ˈsaɪtəsiːn/ | :: citosina {f} |
| cytoskeleton {n} | :: citoesqueleto {m} |
| cytosol {n} (the solution of a cells cytoplasm) | :: citosol {m} |
| cytosolic {adj} (of or pertaining to the cytosol) | :: citosólico |
| cytotoxic {adj} (Of or relating to cytotoxicity) | :: citotóxico |
| Czech {adj} /tʃɛk/ (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language) | :: checo |
| Czech {n} (person) | :: checo {m}, checa {f} |
| Czech {n} (language) | :: checo {m} |
| Czech hedgehog {n} (antitank obstacle) | :: erizo checo {m} |
| Czechia {prop} /ˈt͡ʃɛkiə/ (country in Europe) | :: Chequia {f} |
| Czechoslovak {n} (inhabitant) | :: checoslovaco {m}, checoslovaca {f} |
| Czechoslovak {adj} (pertaining to) | :: checoslovaco |
| Czechoslovakia {prop} /ˌtʃɛk.ə.sləˈvɑ.ki.ə/ (former country in Central Europe) | :: Checoslovaquia {f} |
| Czecho-Slovakia {prop} (dated form of Czechoslovakia) | :: Checo-Slovaquia {f} |
| Czechoslovakian {adj} /ˈtʃɛk.əz.lə.væk.i.ən/ (of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia) | :: checoslovaco |
| Czechoslovakian {n} (person from Czechoslovakia) | :: checoslovaco {m}, checoslovaca {f} |
| Czech Republic {prop} /ˈtʃɛk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ (country in Central Europe) | :: República Checa {f}, Chequia {f} |