Spanish–English: C
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- cabal adjective honest, exact
- cabalgar verb to ride (a horse)
- caballa noun mackerel
- caballero noun gentleman; knight
- caballeroso adjective gentlemanly
- caballete noun easel
- caballo noun horse
- cabaña noun cabin
- cabecear verb to nod off
- cabecera noun head (of bed/table)
- cabecilla noun ringleader
- cabello noun hair
- caber verb to fit
- cabestrillo noun sling
- cabeza noun head
- cabezal noun headboard
- cabezazo noun headbutt
- cabezón adjective stubborn, big-headed
- cabezota noun stubborn person
- cabida noun capacity
- cabina noun booth, cabin
- cabizbajo adjective downcast
- cable noun cable
- cablear verb to wire
- cabo noun cape; end
- cabra noun goat
- cabracho noun scorpion fish
- cabrear verb to annoy
- cabrestante noun capstan
- cabrito noun kid goat
- cabrón noun bastard, jerk (vulgar); also, affectionately, mate
- cacahuete noun peanut
- cacao noun cocoa
- cacarear verb to cluck, boast
- cacería noun hunt
- cacerola noun saucepan
- cachalote noun sperm whale
- cacharro noun old thing, pot
- cachear verb to frisk
- cachemira noun cashmere
- cachete noun slap, cheek
- cachimba noun hookah
- cachivache noun gadget, junk
- cacho noun piece
- cachorro noun puppy, cub
- cacique noun local boss
- cacto noun cactus
- cactus noun cactus
- cadalso noun scaffold
- cadáver noun corpse
- cadena noun chain
- cadencia noun cadence
- cadente adjective falling
- cadera noun hip
- caducar verb to expire
- caducidad noun expiry
- caduco adjective outdated; deciduous
- caer verb to fall
- café noun coffee; café
- cafetera noun coffee maker
- cafetería noun café
- cagada noun blunder (vulgar); dung
- cagar verb to defecate; to mess up (vulgar)
- caída noun fall
- caimán noun caiman
- caja noun box; cash desk
- cajera noun cashier
- cajero noun cashier; cash machine
- cajetilla noun packet
- cajón noun drawer
- cal noun lime
- calabacín noun courgette
- calabaza noun pumpkin
- calabozo noun cell
- calamar noun squid
- calambre noun cramp
- calamidad noun calamity
- calamitoso adjective calamitous
- calandria noun calandra lark
- calar verb to soak, gauge
- calavera noun skull
- calcar verb to trace
- calcetín noun sock
- calcio noun calcium
- calco noun tracing
- calculado adjective calculated
- calculador adjective calculating
- calculadora noun calculator
- calcular verb to calculate
- cálculo noun calculation
- caldear verb to warm up
- caldera noun boiler
- caldereta noun stew
- calderilla noun small change
- caldero noun cauldron
- caldo noun broth
- calefacción noun heating
- calendario noun calendar
- calentador noun heater
- calentar verb to heat
- calentura noun fever
- calibrar verb to calibrate
- calibre noun calibre
- calidad noun quality
- cálido adjective warm
- caliente adjective hot
- calificación noun grade
- calificado adjective qualified
- calificar verb to rate, to grade
- caligrafía noun handwriting
- calima noun haze
- cáliz noun chalice
- callado adjective quiet
- callar verb to be quiet
- calle noun street
- callejero adjective street
- callejón noun alley
- callejuela noun alley
- callo noun callus
- calma noun calm
- calmado adjective calm
- calmante adjective soothing
- calmar verb to calm
- calor noun heat
- caloría noun calorie
- calorimetría noun calorimetry
- calumnia noun slander
- calumniar verb to slander
- caluroso adjective hot, warm
- calvicie noun baldness
- calvo adjective bald
- calza noun hose, legging, an old-fashioned garment
- calzada noun roadway
- calzado noun footwear
- calzar verb to put shoes on
- calzón noun shorts, knickers
- calzoncillo noun underpants
- cama noun bed
- camada noun litter
- camafeo noun cameo
- camaleón noun chameleon
- cámara noun camera; chamber
- camarada noun comrade
- camarero noun waiter
- camarón noun shrimp
- camarote noun cabin
- cambiante adjective changeable
- cambiar verb to change
- cambio noun change; exchange
- camelia noun camellia
- camello noun camel
- camerino noun dressing room
- camilla noun stretcher
- caminar verb to walk
- caminata noun long walk
- camino noun path, way
- camión noun lorry, truck
- camioneta noun van
- camisa noun shirt
- camiseta noun T-shirt
- camisola noun camisole
- camisón noun nightdress
- camorra noun brawl
- campamento noun camp
- campana noun bell
- campanario noun bell tower
- campanilla noun small bell
- campar verb to camp; to roam
- campechano adjective easy-going
- campeón noun champion
- campeonato noun championship
- campesino noun peasant, farmer
- campestre adjective rural
- cámping noun campsite
- campiña noun countryside
- campo noun countryside; field
- camposanto noun cemetery
- camuflaje noun camouflage
- camuflar verb to camouflage
- can noun dog
- canadiense adjective Canadian
- canal noun channel; canal
- canalizar verb to channel
- canalla noun scoundrel
- canario noun canary
- canasta noun basket
- canasto noun large basket
- cancela noun iron gate
- cancelación noun cancellation
- cancelar verb to cancel
- cáncer noun cancer
- cancerígeno adjective carcinogenic
- cancha noun court, pitch
- canciller noun chancellor
- canción noun song
- cancionero noun songbook
- candado noun padlock
- candela noun candle
- candelabro noun candelabra
- candente adjective burning, red-hot
- candidato noun candidate
- candidatura noun candidacy
- candoroso adjective innocent, candid
- canela noun cinnamon
- canelón noun cannelloni
- cangrejo noun crab
- canguro noun kangaroo
- caníbal noun cannibal
- canica noun marble
- canilla noun tap, shin
- canino noun canine tooth
- canje noun exchange
- canjear verb to exchange
- canoa noun canoe
- cansado adjective tired
- cansancio noun tiredness
- cansar verb to tire
- cansino adjective weary, slow
- cantante noun singer
- cantar verb to sing
- cantarín adjective fond of singing
- cantautor noun singer-songwriter
- cantera noun quarry
- cantero noun stonemason
- cantidad noun quantity
- cantimplora noun water bottle
- cantina noun canteen
- canto noun song, edge
- cantor noun singer
- canturrear verb to hum
- canturreo noun humming
- cánula noun cannula
- caña noun cane, small beer
- cañada noun glen
- cañería noun piping
- cañón noun cannon; canyon
- caos noun chaos
- capa noun layer, cape
- capacidad noun capacity
- capacitar verb to train
- capataz noun foreman
- capaz adjective capable
- capear verb to weather
- capellán noun chaplain
- caperuza noun hood
- capicúa noun palindromic number
- capilla noun chapel
- capital noun capital city
- capitalismo noun capitalism
- capitalista adjective capitalist
- capitalizar verb to capitalise
- capitán noun captain
- capitanear verb to captain
- capitel noun capital
- capítulo noun chapter
- capó noun bonnet
- capota noun hood, roof
- capricho noun whim
- caprichoso adjective capricious
- cápsula noun capsule
- captar verb to capture, to grasp
- captura noun capture
- capturar verb to capture
- capucha noun hood
- capullo noun jerk, twit (vulgar); also, flower bud
- caqui noun persimmon
- cara noun face
- carabela noun caravel
- carabina noun carbine
- cárabo noun tawny owl
- caracol noun snail
- carácter noun character
- caracterizar verb to characterise
- carajo interjection damn, hell (vulgar)
- caramelo noun sweet
- caravana noun caravan, traffic jam
- carbón noun coal
- carboncillo noun charcoal (drawing)
- carbonero noun great tit, charcoal burner
- carbonizar verb to char
- carbono noun carbon
- carburador noun carburettor
- carcajada noun burst of laughter
- carcajear verb to guffaw
- cárcel noun prison
- carcelero noun jailer
- carcoma noun woodworm
- cardenal noun cardinal; bruise
- cardíaco adjective cardiac
- cardiólogo noun cardiologist
- cardo noun thistle
- carecer verb to lack
- carencia noun lack
- carestía noun high cost
- careta noun mask
- carga noun load, burden
- cargado adjective loaded
- cargador noun charger
- cargamento noun cargo
- cargar verb to load, to charge
- cargo noun post, charge
- carguero noun freighter
- caricatura noun caricature
- caricia noun caress
- caridad noun charity
- caries noun tooth decay
- cariñar verb to cherish
- cariño noun affection
- cariñoso adjective affectionate
- carisma noun charisma
- caritativo adjective charitable
- carmesí noun crimson
- carmín noun lipstick
- carnal adjective carnal, blood
- carnaval noun carnival
- carne noun meat
- carnero noun ram
- carnet noun card, licence
- carnicería noun butcher's shop
- carnicero noun butcher
- carnívoro adjective carnivorous
- caro adjective expensive
- carpa noun carp; marquee
- carpeta noun folder
- carpintería noun carpentry
- carpintero noun carpenter
- carraspear verb to clear the throat
- carrera noun race; degree; career
- carreta noun cart
- carrete noun reel
- carretera noun road
- carretilla noun wheelbarrow
- carricoche noun old carriage
- carril noun lane
- carrillo noun cheek
- carrito noun trolley, cart
- carro noun cart, car
- carrocería noun bodywork
- carroña noun carrion
- carroza noun float, carriage
- carruaje noun carriage
- carta noun letter; menu; card
- cartabón noun set square
- cartel noun poster
- cartelera noun billboard, listings
- cartera noun wallet; briefcase
- cartero noun postman
- cartilla noun primer, card
- cartografía noun cartography
- cartografiar verb to map
- cartón noun cardboard
- cartucho noun cartridge
- cartulina noun card
- casa noun house, home
- casaca noun coat
- casación noun cassation
- casado adjective married
- casamiento noun marriage, wedding
- casar verb to marry
- casarse verb to get married
- cascabel noun jingle bell
- cascada noun waterfall
- cascanueces noun nutcracker
- cascar verb to crack
- cáscara noun shell, peel
- casco noun helmet
- caserío noun hamlet, farmhouse
- casero adjective homemade
- caseta noun hut
- casete noun cassette
- casi adverb almost
- casilla noun box, square
- casino noun casino
- caso noun case
- caspa noun dandruff
- casta noun caste
- castaña noun chestnut
- castaño noun chestnut tree
- castañuela noun castanet
- castellano noun Castilian, Spanish
- castidad noun chastity
- castigar verb to punish
- castigo noun punishment
- castillo noun castle
- castor noun beaver
- casual adjective chance, casual
- casualidad noun coincidence
- catacumba noun catacomb
- catalejo noun spyglass
- catalogar verb to catalogue
- catálogo noun catalogue
- catamarán noun catamaran
- catapulta noun catapult
- catapultar verb to catapult
- catar verb to taste
- catarata noun waterfall; cataract
- catarro noun cold
- catástrofe noun catastrophe
- catastrófico adjective catastrophic
- catecismo noun catechism
- cátedra noun professorship
- catedral noun cathedral
- catedrático noun professor
- categoría noun category
- catering noun catering
- catéter noun catheter
- catión noun cation
- católico adjective Catholic
- cauce noun riverbed
- caución noun bail
- caudal noun flow
- caudaloso adjective full-flowing
- caudillo noun military leader
- causa noun cause
- causal adjective causal
- causar verb to cause
- cautela noun caution
- cauteloso adjective cautious
- cauterizar verb to cauterise
- cautivar verb to captivate
- cautiverio noun captivity
- cautivo noun captive
- cauto adjective cautious
- cava noun cava
- cavador noun digger
- cavar verb to dig
- caverna noun cavern
- cavernoso adjective cavernous
- caviar noun caviar
- cavidad noun cavity
- caza noun hunting
- cazador noun hunter
- cazadora noun jacket, huntress
- cazafortunas noun fortune hunter
- cazar verb to hunt
- cazatalentos noun talent scout
- cazo noun saucepan, ladle
- cazuela noun casserole
- cebada noun barley
- cebar verb to fatten
- cebo noun bait
- cebolla noun onion
- cebra noun zebra
- cebú noun zebu
- cecina noun cured meat
- ceder verb to give way
- cedro noun cedar
- cédula noun ID card
- cefalea noun headache
- cegar verb to blind
- ceguera noun blindness
- ceja noun eyebrow
- celda noun cell
- celebración noun celebration
- celebrar verb to celebrate
- célebre adjective famous
- celebridad noun celebrity
- celeste adjective sky-blue, celestial
- celestina noun matchmaker
- célibe adjective celibate
- cellisca noun sleet
- cello noun cello
- celo noun zeal, heat
- celofán noun cellophane
- celoso adjective jealous
- célula noun cell
- celulitis noun cellulite
- cementar verb to cement
- cementerio noun cemetery
- cemento noun cement
- cena noun dinner
- cenar verb to have dinner
- cenicero noun ashtray
- ceniza noun ash
- censar verb to take a census
- censo noun census
- censura noun censorship
- censurar verb to censor
- centavo noun cent
- centella noun spark
- centellear verb to twinkle
- centenar noun hundred
- centeno noun rye
- centésimo noun hundredth
- centímetro noun centimetre
- céntimo noun cent
- centinela noun sentry
- centralizar verb to centralise
- centrar verb to centre
- céntrico adjective central
- centrifugadora noun centrifuge
- centro noun centre
- ceño noun frown
- cepillar verb to brush
- cepillo noun brush
- cera noun wax
- cerámica noun ceramics
- ceramista noun potter
- cerca adverb near
- cercanía noun proximity
- cercano adjective near
- cercar verb to fence
- cercenar verb to cut off
- cerceta noun teal
- cerciorar verb to make sure
- cerco noun fence; siege
- cerdo noun pig
- cereal noun cereal
- cerebelo noun cerebellum
- cerebral adjective cerebral
- cerebro noun brain
- ceremonia noun ceremony
- ceremonioso adjective ceremonious
- cereza noun cherry
- cerezo noun cherry tree
- cerilla noun match
- cernícalo noun kestrel
- cernir verb to sift
- cero noun zero
- cerrado adjective closed
- cerradura noun lock
- cerrajero noun locksmith
- cerrar verb to close
- cerro noun hill
- cerrojo noun bolt
- certamen noun contest
- certeramente adverb accurately
- certero adjective accurate
- certeza noun certainty
- certificado noun certificate
- certificar verb to certify
- cervecería noun brewery, pub
- cerveza noun beer
- cesar verb to cease
- cesárea noun caesarean
- cesión noun transfer
- césped noun lawn
- cesta noun basket
- cesto noun basket
- cetáceo noun cetacean
- cetrino adjective sallow
- cetro noun sceptre
- chabola noun shack
- chacal noun jackal
- chacolí noun Basque white wine
- chacra noun small farm
- chal noun shawl
- chalado noun nutter
- chalé noun villa
- chaleco noun waistcoat, vest
- chamaco noun kid (Mex.)
- chamán noun shaman
- chamba noun job, work, Latin American colloquial
- chambelán noun chamberlain
- champán noun champagne
- champiñón noun mushroom
- champú noun shampoo
- chamuscar verb to singe
- chancho noun pig
- chanchullo noun shady deal
- chancla noun flip-flop
- chándal noun tracksuit
- chantaje noun blackmail
- chanza noun joke
- chapa noun metal sheet, cap
- chaparro adjective short, squat
- chaparrón noun downpour
- chapotear verb to splash
- chapucear verb to botch
- chapurrear verb to speak badly
- chapuza noun botched job
- chapuzón noun dip
- chaqueta noun jacket
- chaquetón noun short coat
- charco noun puddle
- charla noun chat, talk
- charlar verb to chat
- charlatán adjective talkative; charlatan
- charol noun patent leather
- chascarrillo noun joke
- chasco noun disappointment
- chasis noun chassis
- chasquear verb to click, crack
- chatarra noun scrap metal
- chato adjective flat-nosed
- chaval noun kid
- chavo noun guy (Mex.)
- chef noun chef
- cheque noun cheque
- chequear verb to check
- chequeo noun check-up
- chevere adjective cool, great, Latin American colloquial, especially Venezuela and Colombia
- chicha noun chicha
- chicle noun chewing gum
- chico noun boy, guy
- chido adjective cool, awesome, Mexican colloquial slang
- chiflado noun crackpot
- chilaba noun djellaba
- chile noun chilli
- chileno adjective Chilean
- chillar verb to shriek
- chillido noun shriek
- chillón adjective loud, garish
- chimenea noun chimney, fireplace
- chimpancé noun chimpanzee
- china noun pebble
- chinche noun bedbug, drawing pin
- chingar verb to bother, to mess up (vulgar, Mexico)
- chino adjective Chinese
- chiringuito noun beach bar
- chiripa noun fluke
- chirivía noun parsnip
- chirriar verb to squeak
- chisme noun gossip
- chismorrear verb to gossip
- chismoso adjective gossipy
- chispa noun spark
- chiste noun joke
- chivo noun goat
- chocante adjective shocking
- chocar verb to crash, to collide
- chocolate noun chocolate
- chocolatería noun chocolate shop
- chofer noun driver
- chollo noun bargain
- chopo noun black poplar
- choque noun collision, shock
- chorizo noun chorizo
- chorlito noun plover
- chorrear verb to gush
- chorro noun jet, stream
- chotacabras noun nightjar
- choza noun hut
- chubasco noun shower
- chubasquero noun raincoat
- chuleta noun chop
- chulo adjective cocky; cool
- chupacabras noun chupacabra
- chupar verb to suck
- chupete noun dummy
- churro noun churro
- chusma noun rabble
- chutar verb to shoot
- cianuro noun cyanide
- ciberacoso noun cyberbullying
- ciberataque noun cyberattack
- ciberespacio noun cyberspace
- cibernauta noun internet user
- cicatriz noun scar
- cicatrizar verb to heal
- ciclismo noun cycling
- ciclista noun cyclist
- ciclo noun cycle
- ciclón noun cyclone
- cicuta noun hemlock
- cidra noun citron
- ciego adjective blind
- cielo noun sky
- ciempiés noun centipede
- cien adjective hundred
- ciencia noun science
- científico noun scientist
- cierre noun closure, zip
- cierto adjective certain, true
- ciervo noun deer
- cierzo noun cold north wind
- cifra noun figure, number
- cifrado adjective encrypted
- cifrar verb to encrypt
- cigala noun Dublin bay prawn
- cigarra noun cicada
- cigarrillo noun cigarette
- cigarro noun cigar
- cigüeña noun stork
- cilantro noun coriander
- cilindro noun cylinder
- cima noun summit
- cimentar verb to lay foundations
- cimiento noun foundation
- cinc noun zinc
- cincel noun chisel
- cinco adjective five
- cincuenta adjective fifty
- cine noun cinema
- cineasta noun filmmaker
- cínico adjective cynical
- cinta noun ribbon, tape
- cintura noun waist
- cinturón noun belt
- ciprés noun cypress
- circo noun circus
- circuito noun circuit
- circulación noun traffic; circulation
- circular verb to circulate
- círculo noun circle
- circundar verb to surround
- circunferencia noun circumference
- circunstancia noun circumstance
- cirio noun large candle
- cirrosis noun cirrhosis
- ciruela noun plum
- ciruelo noun plum tree
- cirugía noun surgery
- cirujano noun surgeon
- cisne noun swan
- cisterna noun cistern
- cita noun appointment; date
- citación noun summons
- citar verb to quote, to arrange to meet
- ciudad noun city
- ciudadanía noun citizenship
- ciudadano noun citizen
- ciudadela noun citadel
- civeta noun civet
- cívico adjective civic
- civil adjective civil
- civilización noun civilisation
- civilizar verb to civilise
- civismo noun civic-mindedness
- cizalla noun shears
- cizaña noun discord, weed
- clamar verb to cry out
- clamor noun clamour
- clan noun clan
- clandestino adjective clandestine
- clara noun egg white
- claraboya noun skylight
- claramente adverb clearly
- clarear verb to get light
- clarete noun claret
- claridad noun clarity
- clarificar verb to clarify
- clarín noun bugle
- clarinete noun clarinet
- claro adjective clear; light
- claroscuro noun chiaroscuro
- clase noun class
- clásico adjective classic
- clasificar verb to classify
- claudicar verb to give in
- claustro noun cloister
- cláusula noun clause
- clausura noun closing
- clausurar verb to close
- clavar verb to nail
- clave noun key, code
- clavecín noun harpsichord
- clavel noun carnation
- clavícula noun collarbone
- clavija noun peg, plug
- clavo noun nail
- claxon noun horn
- clemencia noun mercy
- clemente adjective merciful
- cleptómano noun kleptomaniac
- clérigo noun cleric
- clero noun clergy
- cliché noun cliché
- cliente noun customer
- clientela noun clientele
- clima noun climate
- clímax noun climax
- clínica noun clinic
- clínico adjective clinical
- clip noun paper clip
- cloaca noun sewer
- cloro noun chlorine
- club noun club
- coacción noun coercion
- coaccionar verb to coerce
- coagular verb to coagulate
- coalición noun coalition
- coartada noun alibi
- cobarde adjective cowardly
- cobardía noun cowardice
- cobaya noun guinea pig
- cobertizo noun shed
- cobertura noun coverage
- cobija noun blanket (Latin America)
- cobijar verb to shelter
- cobra noun cobra
- cobrar verb to charge; to earn
- cobre noun copper
- cobro noun collection
- coca noun coca
- cocaína noun cocaine
- cocear verb to kick
- cocer verb to boil, to cook
- coche noun car
- cochera noun garage
- cochinillo noun suckling pig
- cochino noun pig; dirty person (insult)
- cocido adjective boiled
- cocina noun kitchen; cooking
- cocinar verb to cook
- cocinero noun cook
- coco noun coconut
- cocodrilo noun crocodile
- cóctel noun cocktail
- codazo noun nudge
- codicia noun greed
- codiciar verb to covet
- codicilo noun codicil
- codicioso adjective greedy
- codificar verb to encode
- código noun code
- codillo noun knuckle
- codo noun elbow
- codorniz noun quail
- coeficiente noun coefficient
- coexistencia noun coexistence
- coexistir verb to coexist
- cofinanciar verb to co-finance
- cofradía noun brotherhood
- cofre noun chest
- coger verb to take, to catch (Spain)
- cohabitación noun cohabitation
- cohabitar verb to cohabit
- coherente adjective coherent
- cohete noun rocket
- cohibir verb to inhibit
- coincidencia noun coincidence
- coincidente adjective coinciding
- coincidir verb to coincide
- cojear verb to limp
- cojera noun limp
- cojín noun cushion
- cojo noun lame person
- cojones noun balls, guts (vulgar)
- col noun cabbage
- cola noun queue; tail
- colaboración noun collaboration
- colaborar verb to collaborate
- colador noun strainer
- colar verb to strain
- colcha noun bedspread
- colchón noun mattress
- colchoneta noun mat
- colección noun collection
- coleccionar verb to collect
- coleccionista noun collector
- colecta noun collection
- colectivo adjective collective
- colega noun colleague
- colegio noun school
- cólera noun cholera
- colesterol noun cholesterol
- coleta noun ponytail
- colgador noun hanger
- colgar verb to hang
- colibrí noun hummingbird
- cólico noun colic
- coliflor noun cauliflower
- colilla noun cigarette butt
- colina noun hill
- colindar verb to border
- colisión noun collision
- colisionar verb to collide
- collar noun necklace; collar
- colmar verb to fill to the brim
- colmena noun beehive
- colmillo noun fang, tusk
- colmo noun limit
- colocación noun placement
- colocar verb to place
- colofón noun colophon, finale
- colombiano adjective Colombian
- colon noun colon
- colonia noun colony; cologne
- colonizar verb to colonise
- coloquio noun colloquium
- color noun colour
- colorante noun colouring
- colorear verb to colour in
- colorete noun blusher
- colorido adjective colourful
- colosal adjective colossal
- columna noun column
- columpiar verb to swing
- columpio noun swing
- coma noun comma
- comadreja noun weasel
- comadrona noun midwife
- comandante noun commander
- comarca noun region
- comba noun skipping rope
- combate noun fight
- combatir verb to fight (against)
- combativo adjective combative
- combinar verb to combine
- combustible noun fuel
- comedia noun comedy
- comediante noun comedian
- comedor noun dining room
- comensal noun diner
- comentar verb to comment
- comentario noun comment
- comenzar verb to begin
- comer verb to eat
- comercializar verb to market
- comerciante noun merchant
- comercio noun trade; shop
- cometa noun comet
- cometer verb to commit
- comezón noun itch
- comicios noun elections
- cómico adjective comic, funny
- comida noun food; meal
- comienzo noun beginning
- comilla noun quotation mark
- comino noun cumin
- comisaría noun police station
- comisario noun commissioner
- comisión noun commission
- comisionar verb to commission
- comité noun committee
- cómoda noun chest of drawers
- comodidad noun comfort
- comodín noun joker, wildcard
- cómodo adjective comfortable
- compacto adjective compact
- compadecer verb to pity
- compadre noun pal
- compaginar verb to combine
- compañero noun companion, classmate
- compañía noun company
- comparación noun comparison
- comparar verb to compare
- compartir verb to share
- compás noun compass, beat
- compasión noun compassion
- compasivo adjective compassionate
- compatible adjective compatible
- compatriota noun fellow countryman
- compensación noun compensation
- compensar verb to compensate
- competencia noun competition, skill
- competente adjective competent
- competir verb to compete
- competitivo adjective competitive
- compilar verb to compile
- complacer verb to please
- complaciente adjective obliging
- complejo adjective complex
- complementar verb to complement
- complemento noun complement
- completamente adverb completely
- completar verb to complete
- completo adjective complete, full
- complexión noun constitution, build (of a person)
- complicado adjective complicated
- complicar verb to complicate
- cómplice noun accomplice
- complicidad noun complicity
- componente noun component
- componer verb to compose
- comportamiento noun behavior
- comportar verb to behave (comportarse)
- composición noun composition
- compositor noun composer
- compost noun compost
- compostura noun composure
- compota noun compote
- compra noun purchase, shopping
- comprador noun buyer
- comprar verb to buy
- compraventa noun buying and selling
- comprender verb to understand
- comprensión noun understanding
- comprensivo adjective understanding
- compresa noun compress
- comprimir verb to compress
- comprobar verb to check, to verify
- comprometer verb to compromise, to commit
- comprometido adjective committed, engaged
- compromiso noun commitment
- compuerta noun sluice gate
- computadora noun computer (Latin America)
- computar verb to compute
- comulgar verb to take communion
- común adjective common
- comunicación noun communication
- comunicar verb to communicate
- comunidad noun community
- comunitario adjective community
- con preposition with
- concebir verb to conceive
- conceder verb to grant
- concejal noun councillor
- concentración noun concentration
- concentrado adjective focused, concentrated
- concentrar verb to concentrate
- concepto noun concept
- conceptual adjective conceptual
- conceptualizar verb to conceptualise
- concertar verb to arrange
- concesión noun concession
- concha noun shell
- conciencia noun conscience
- concienzudo adjective conscientious
- concierto noun concert
- conciliación noun reconciliation
- conciliar verb to reconcile
- concilio noun council
- concisión noun conciseness
- conciso adjective concise
- concluir verb to conclude
- conclusión noun conclusion
- concordar verb to agree
- concordia noun harmony
- concretar verb to specify
- concreto adjective concrete, specific
- concurrencia noun attendance
- concurrido adjective busy, crowded
- concurrir verb to attend, converge
- concurso noun contest
- condado noun county
- conde noun count
- condecoración noun decoration
- condecorar verb to decorate
- condena noun sentence
- condenado adjective condemned
- condenar verb to condemn, to sentence
- condensación noun condensation
- condensar verb to condense
- condición noun condition
- condicionar verb to condition
- condimentar verb to season
- condimento noun seasoning
- condolerse verb to sympathise
- condón noun condom
- cóndor noun condor
- conducente adjective leading to
- conducir verb to drive
- conducta noun behaviour
- conducto noun duct
- conductor noun driver
- conectado adjective connected
- conectar verb to connect
- conejillo noun guinea pig
- conejo noun rabbit
- conexión noun connection
- confección noun tailoring
- confeccionar verb to make
- confederación noun confederation
- conferencia noun lecture
- conferir verb to confer
- confesar verb to confess
- confesión noun confession
- confeti noun confetti
- confiable adjective reliable
- confianza noun trust, confidence
- confiar verb to trust
- confidencial adjective confidential
- configuración noun settings
- configurar verb to configure
- confín noun limit
- confinar verb to confine
- confirmar verb to confirm
- confiscar verb to confiscate
- confitería noun sweet shop
- conflictivo adjective troublesome
- conflicto noun conflict
- conformar verb to make up; to be content
- conformidad noun conformity
- confort noun comfort
- confortable adjective comfortable
- confortar verb to comfort
- confrontar verb to confront
- confundir verb to confuse
- confusión noun confusion
- confuso adjective confusing
- congelado adjective frozen
- congelador noun freezer
- congelar verb to freeze
- congeniar verb to get on
- congestión noun congestion
- congestionar verb to congest
- congoja noun anguish
- congraciar verb to win over
- congratular verb to congratulate
- congregar verb to gather
- congreso noun congress, conference
- conjetura noun conjecture, guess
- conjeturar verb to conjecture
- conjugar verb to conjugate
- conjuntivitis noun conjunctivitis
- conjunto noun set, ensemble
- conjurar verb to ward off
- conjuro noun spell
- conllevar verb to entail
- conmemoración noun commemoration
- conmemorar verb to commemorate
- conmoción noun shock
- conmovedor adjective moving
- conmover verb to move (emotionally)
- conmutación noun commutation
- conmutar verb to commute
- connotar verb to connote
- conocedor adjective knowledgeable
- conocer verb to know (people, places)
- conocido adjective well-known
- conocimiento noun knowledge
- conquista noun conquest
- conquistador noun conqueror
- conquistar verb to conquer
- consagración noun consecration
- consagrado adjective established, consecrated
- consagrar verb to devote, to consecrate
- consciente adjective aware
- consecuencia noun consequence
- consecutivo adjective consecutive
- conseguir verb to get, to achieve
- consejero noun adviser
- consejo noun advice
- consenso noun consensus
- consensuar verb to reach consensus on
- consentimiento noun consent
- consentir verb to consent, to spoil
- conserje noun caretaker
- conserva noun tinned food
- conservación noun conservation
- conservador noun conservative
- conservar verb to keep, to preserve
- conservatorio noun conservatoire
- considerable adjective considerable
- consideración noun consideration
- considerar verb to consider
- consigna noun slogan; left-luggage
- consignar verb to record, consign
- consistencia noun consistency
- consistente adjective consistent
- consistir verb to consist
- consola noun console
- consolador adjective consoling
- consolar verb to console
- consolidar verb to consolidate
- consonante noun consonant
- consorcio noun consortium
- conspicuo adjective conspicuous
- conspiración noun conspiracy
- conspirar verb to conspire
- constancia noun perseverance
- constante adjective constant
- constantemente adverb constantly
- constar verb to consist, to be on record
- constatar verb to verify
- constelación noun constellation
- consternación noun dismay
- constitución noun constitution
- constituir verb to constitute
- constreñir verb to constrain
- construcción noun construction
- constructivo adjective constructive
- constructor noun builder
- construir verb to build
- cónsul noun consul
- consulado noun consulate
- consulta noun consultation
- consultar verb to consult
- consultor noun consultant
- consumado adjective accomplished
- consumar verb to carry out
- consumidor noun consumer
- consumir verb to consume
- consumo noun consumption
- contabilidad noun accounting
- contabilizar verb to record
- contable noun accountant
- contactar verb to contact
- contacto noun contact
- contador noun meter; accountant
- contagiar verb to infect
- contagio noun contagion
- contagioso adjective contagious
- contaminación noun pollution
- contaminado adjective polluted
- contaminar verb to pollute
- contar verb to tell; to count
- contemplación noun contemplation
- contemplar verb to contemplate
- contemporáneo adjective contemporary
- contemporizar verb to compromise
- contender verb to contend
- contenedor noun container, bin
- contener verb to contain
- contenido noun content
- contentar verb to please
- contento adjective happy, pleased
- contestación noun reply
- contestar verb to answer
- contexto noun context
- contienda noun dispute
- continental adjective continental
- continente noun continent
- continuar verb to continue
- continuo adjective continuous
- contornear verb to outline
- contorno noun outline
- contra preposition against
- contrabajo noun double bass
- contrabando noun smuggling
- contradecir verb to contradict
- contradicción noun contradiction
- contraer verb to contract
- contrafuerte noun buttress
- contrapesar verb to counterbalance
- contrariar verb to annoy
- contrario adjective opposite
- contrarreloj noun time trial
- contrarrestar verb to counteract
- contraseña noun password
- contrastar verb to contrast
- contraste noun contrast
- contratar verb to hire
- contratiempo noun setback
- contratista noun contractor
- contrato noun contract
- contravenir verb to contravene
- contribución noun contribution
- contribuir verb to contribute
- contribuyente noun taxpayer
- control noun control
- controlar verb to control
- controversia noun controversy
- controvertido adjective controversial
- contumacia noun obstinacy, contumacy, formal or legal
- convalecencia noun convalescence
- convalecer verb to convalesce
- convencer verb to convince
- convencido adjective convinced
- convención noun convention
- convencional adjective conventional
- conveniente adjective convenient
- convenio noun agreement
- convenir verb to suit
- convento noun convent
- converger verb to converge
- conversación noun conversation
- conversar verb to converse
- conversión noun conversion
- convertir verb to convert
- convicción noun conviction
- convidar verb to invite
- convincente adjective convincing
- convite noun invitation
- convivencia noun coexistence
- convivir verb to live together
- convocar verb to summon
- convocatoria noun call, notice
- cónyuge noun spouse
- coñac noun cognac
- coño interjection damn, hell (vulgar)
- cooperación noun cooperation
- cooperar verb to cooperate
- cooperativa noun cooperative
- coordinar verb to coordinate
- copa noun glass (stemmed); cup (trophy)
- copia noun copy
- copiar verb to copy
- copiloto noun co-pilot
- copla noun verse, folk song
- copo noun flake
- coquetear verb to flirt
- coqueto adjective flirtatious; cute
- coraje noun courage
- coral noun coral
- coraza noun armour
- corazón noun heart
- corazonada noun hunch
- corbata noun tie
- corbeta noun corvette
- corcel noun steed
- corcho noun cork
- cordel noun string
- cordero noun lamb
- cordial adjective cordial
- cordillera noun mountain range
- cordón noun shoelace; cord
- cormorán noun cormorant
- córnea noun cornea
- corneta noun bugle
- cornisa noun cornice
- cornudo noun cuckold (offensive); horned animal
- coro noun choir
- corona noun crown
- coronar verb to crown
- coronel noun colonel
- coronilla noun crown of the head
- corpiño noun bodice
- corporación noun corporation
- corporal adjective bodily
- corral noun yard
- correa noun strap, lead
- corrección noun correction
- correcto adjective correct
- corredor noun runner; corridor
- corregidor noun magistrate
- corregir verb to correct
- correlacionar verb to correlate
- correo noun mail, post
- correr verb to run
- correspondencia noun correspondence
- corresponder verb to correspond
- corresponsal noun correspondent
- corretear verb to run about
- correveidile noun gossip, go-between
- corrida noun bullfight
- corrido noun Mexican ballad
- corriente adjective ordinary, current
- corro noun circle
- corroborar verb to corroborate
- corroer verb to corrode
- corromper verb to corrupt
- corrupción noun corruption
- corrupto adjective corrupt
- corsé noun corset
- cortacésped noun lawn mower
- cortacircuitos noun circuit breaker
- cortafuegos noun firebreak; firewall
- cortante adjective sharp, curt
- cortapisa noun restriction
- cortaplumas noun penknife
- cortar verb to cut
- cortaúñas noun nail clipper
- corte noun cut
- cortejar verb to court
- cortejo noun entourage
- cortés adjective polite
- cortesía noun courtesy
- corteza noun bark, crust
- cortijo noun farmhouse
- cortina noun curtain
- corto adjective short
- cortocircuito noun short circuit
- corzo noun roe deer
- cosa noun thing
- cosecha noun harvest
- cosechar verb to harvest
- coser verb to sew
- cosmética noun cosmetics
- cosmos noun cosmos
- costa noun coast
- costado noun side
- costal noun sack
- costar verb to cost
- costear verb to fund
- costero adjective coastal
- costilla noun rib
- costo noun cost
- costoso adjective costly
- costumbre noun custom, habit
- costumbrista adjective of manners and customs
- costura noun sewing
- cota noun elevation
- cotejar verb to compare
- cotidiano adjective everyday
- cotilleo noun gossip
- cotización noun share price
- cotizar verb to contribute
- cotorra noun parrot, chatterbox
- covacha noun hovel
- coyote noun coyote
- coyuntura noun juncture
- cráneo noun skull
- cráter noun crater
- creación noun creation
- creador noun creator
- crear verb to create
- creativo adjective creative
- crecer verb to grow
- crecida noun flood
- creciente adjective growing
- crecimiento noun growth
- credencial noun credential
- crédito noun credit
- credo noun creed
- crédulo adjective gullible
- creencia noun belief
- creer verb to believe
- creíble adjective believable
- crema noun cream
- cremallera noun zip
- crematorio noun crematorium
- crepúsculo noun twilight
- cresta noun crest
- cretino noun fool
- cría noun young
- criada noun maid
- criadero noun breeding ground
- criador noun breeder
- crianza noun upbringing
- criar verb to raise, to breed
- criatura noun creature
- cribar verb to sift
- crimen noun crime
- criminal adjective criminal
- criminalizar verb to criminalise
- crin noun mane
- crío noun kid
- criollo adjective Creole
- criptomoneda noun cryptocurrency
- críquet noun cricket
- crisálida noun chrysalis
- crisantemo noun chrysanthemum
- crisis noun crisis
- crispar verb to tense
- cristal noun glass; crystal
- cristalería noun glassware
- cristalino adjective crystal-clear
- cristalizar verb to crystallise
- cristiandad noun Christendom
- cristiano noun Christian
- criterio noun criterion
- crítica noun criticism
- criticar verb to criticise
- crítico adjective critical
- croar verb to croak
- croché noun crochet
- croissant noun croissant
- cromosoma noun chromosome
- crónica noun chronicle
- crónico adjective chronic
- cronómetro noun stopwatch
- croqueta noun croquette
- croquis noun sketch
- crótalo noun rattlesnake, castanet
- cruce noun crossing, junction
- crucero noun cruise
- crucial adjective crucial
- crucificar verb to crucify
- crucifijo noun crucifix
- crucigrama noun crossword
- crudeza noun harshness
- crudo adjective raw
- cruel adjective cruel
- crueldad noun cruelty
- crujir verb to creak
- crustáceo noun crustacean
- cruz noun cross
- cruzada noun crusade
- cruzar verb to cross
- cuaderno noun notebook
- cuadra noun stable, block
- cuadrado adjective square
- cuadrar verb to tally
- cuadrilla noun gang, crew
- cuadro noun painting; square
- cuadruplicar verb to quadruple
- cuajada noun curd
- cuajar verb to set
- cuajo noun rennet
- cualificado adjective qualified
- cualificar verb to qualify
- cuando conjunction when
- cuantificar verb to quantify
- cuantioso adjective substantial
- cuarenta adjective forty
- cuarentena noun quarantine
- cuaresma noun Lent
- cuartel noun barracks
- cuarteto noun quartet
- cuartilla noun sheet of paper
- cuarto noun room; quarter
- cuarzo noun quartz
- cuásar noun quasar
- cuatrimestre noun four-month term
- cuatro adjective four
- cubano adjective Cuban
- cubertería noun cutlery set
- cubículo noun cubicle
- cubierta noun cover, deck
- cubierto adjective covered
- cubilete noun dice cup
- cubo noun bucket; cube
- cubrecama noun bedspread
- cubrir verb to cover
- cucaracha noun cockroach
- cuchara noun spoon
- cucharada noun spoonful
- cucharón noun ladle
- cuchichear verb to whisper
- cuchilla noun blade
- cuchillada noun stab
- cuchillo noun knife
- cuchitril noun hovel
- cuclillo noun cuckoo
- cuello noun neck
- cuenca noun basin
- cuenco noun bowl
- cuenta noun bill; account
- cuentacuentos noun storyteller
- cuentagotas noun dropper
- cuentakilómetros noun speedometer
- cuentista noun storyteller
- cuento noun story
- cuerda noun rope
- cuerdo noun sane person
- cuerno noun horn
- cuero noun leather
- cuerpo noun body
- cuervo noun raven
- cuesta noun slope
- cuestión noun question, matter
- cuestionar verb to question
- cuestionario noun questionnaire
- cueva noun cave
- cuidado noun care
- cuidador noun carer
- cuidadosamente adverb carefully
- cuidadoso adjective careful
- cuidar verb to take care of
- culata noun butt
- culebra noun snake
- culminar verb to culminate
- culo noun bottom, backside, bum (coarse)
- culpa noun fault, guilt
- culpabilidad noun guilt
- culpable adjective guilty
- culpar verb to blame
- cultivador noun grower
- cultivar verb to grow, to cultivate
- cultivo noun crop
- culto noun worship
- cultura noun culture
- cultural adjective cultural
- cumbre noun summit
- cumpleaños noun birthday
- cumplido adjective accomplished, polite
- cumplimentar verb to fill in
- cumplir verb to fulfil; to turn (age)
- cúmulo noun cluster
- cuna noun cradle
- cuneta noun roadside ditch
- cuñado noun brother-in-law
- cuota noun fee, instalment
- cupón noun coupon
- cúpula noun dome
- cura noun priest
- curación noun healing
- curandero noun folk healer
- curar verb to cure, to heal
- cúrcuma noun turmeric
- curiosear verb to snoop, to browse
- curiosidad noun curiosity
- curioso adjective curious
- curling noun curling
- currículum noun CV
- curro noun job (Spain, informal)
- cursar verb to study
- cursi adjective tacky, corny
- cursillo noun short course
- cursiva noun italics
- curso noun course; school year
- curtido adjective weather-beaten, tanned
- curtidor noun tanner
- curtir verb to tan, harden
- curva noun curve
- curvo adjective curved
- custodia noun custody
- custodiar verb to guard
- cutáneo adjective skin
- cutis noun complexion