Paginas Sudamericanas

by Helen Phipps

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CABALLERO m. gentleman
CABALLO m. horse; A —— on horseback; —— DE FUERZA horse-power
CABER v. to be able to contain, to be contained; to have room
CABEZA f. head
CABO m. end, handle; cape
CABRA f. goat
CABRITILLA f. kid; kid-skin
CABRITO m. kid
CACAHUAL m. cacao plantation
CADA adj. each; —— VEZ MÁS more and more
CADENA f. chain
CAFEÍNA f. caffeine
CAFETAL m. coffee plantation
CAFETO m. coffee tree
CAJA f. box, case
CALABAZA f. squash
CÁLCULO m. calculation
CALICHE m. sodium nitrate
CALIDAD f. quality, condition, character
CÁLIDO -A adj. warm, hot
CALIENTE adj. warm, hot
CALIFICAR v. to qualify, to discriminate, to describe
CALIFIQUE see calificar
CALOR m. heat
CALUROSO -A adj. warm; vehement
CALZADA f. road, highway
CALZADO m. footwear
CALLE f. street
CÁMARA f. chamber, legislative body
CAMBIAR v. to change
CAMBIO m. change, exchange; EN —— on the other hand
CAMELLO m. camel
CAMINAR v. to travel
CAMINO m. road, way
CAMISA f. shirt
CAMPAÑA f. campaign
CAMPESTRE adj. country, rural
CAMPO m. field, country
CANOA f. canoe
CANSANCIO m. fatigue
CANTIDAD f. quantity
CAÑA f. cane, reed; —— DE AZÚCAR sugar-cane
CAÑONERO m. gunboat
CAOBA f. mahogany
CAOLÍN m. kaolin, china-clay
CAPA f. covering, layer, stratum
CAPILLA f. chapel
CAPITANÍA f. captaincy, military province
CÁPSULA f. capsule, pod
CAPULLO m. bud
CARA f. face; LOS CARAS a tribe of Indians
CARBÓN m. coal; —— DE PIEDRA anthracite coal
CARECER v. to lack
CARENAR v. to careen; to careen and calk
CARGA f. load, freight, cargo
CARGAMENTO m. cargo, shipment
CARGO m. load, weight; office, honor; A —— DE in charge of
CARIÑO m. affection
CARNE f. meat, flesh
CARNERO m. sheep
CARRERA f. race; course; profession, career
CARRETA f. long, narrow cart
CARRUAJE m. vehicle, carriage
CASA f. house, building, edifice
CASACIÓN f. repeal; CORTE DE —— court of appeals
CASCAJO m. gravel
CASI adv. almost
CATACAO f. headdress
CAUCHO m. rubber, caoutchouc
CAUDAL m. property, stock, fortune, treasure; abundance
CAUDALOSO -A adj. abundant, copious
CAVAR v. to dig, to excavate
CAZADOR m. hunter
CEBADA f. barley
CEDER v. to cede, to yield
CEDRO m. cedar
CÉDULA f. charter CEIBA f. ceiba, silk-cotton tree
CEILÁN pr. Ceylon
CENTAVO m. hundredth part (of a dollar); cent
CENTENAR m. hundred
CERCA f. inclosure, hedge, fence; adv. near, close by; —— DE near, nearly
CERDO m. pig, hog
CERRO m. hill, mount
CERVEZA f. beer, ale
CIENCIA f. science
CIENTO adj. hundred; POR —— per cent
CIERTO -A adj. certain, sure, true
CIMA f. summit, peak, top
CINEMATÓGRAFO m. cinematograph, motion-picture show
CIRCUNDAR v. to surround
CISPLATINO -A adj. cisplatine, beyond the Plata
CITAR v. to quote; to summon; to make an appointment
CIUDAD f. city
CIUDADANO m. citizen
CLARO -A adj. clear, bright, light, transparent
CLIMA m. climate
CLIMATOLÓGICO -A adj. climatic
COBRAR v. to recover; to collect; to receive
COBRE m. copper
COCA f. coca (the shrub, the leaves, or the juice)
COCO m. coconut; coconut palm
COCHE m. coach, carriage
COGER v. to take
COLECTIVIDAD f. group
COLEGA m. colleague
COLEGIO m. school, college
COLGAR v. to hang, to suspend
COLINA f. hill, height
COLINDANTE adj. adjacent, bordering on
COLMILLO m. eye tooth, tusk
COLOCAR v. to place
COLONIZAR v. to colonize
COLONO m. colonist, settler, planter
COLORADO -A adj. red
COMARCA f. district, territory
COMENZAR v. to commence, to begin
COMER v. to eat; to dine
COMERCIANTE m. merchant, trader
COMESTIBLE adj. edible; m. pl. food, eatables
COMIENZA see COMENZAR
COMISARÍA f. commissariat
COMO conj. and adv. as, like; —— QUIERA QUE although, however, since
CÓMO adv. how
COMODIDAD f. convenience, comfort
COMPENSAR v. to compensate for
COMPETENCIA f. competition
COMPONER v. to mend; to compose; ——SE to be composed
COMPRAR v. to buy
COMPRENDER v. to embrace, to comprise, to comprehend
COMPRIMIR v. to compress
COMPUESTO, -A adj. compound, composed (of); also see COMPONER
CONCEBIR v. to conceive
CONCIBIÓ see CONCEBIR
CONCURRIDO, -A adj. well attended, frequented
CONDENAR v. to condemn
CONDUCIR v. to conduct, to convey, to guide
CONDUJERA see CONDUCIR
CONFERIR v. to confer, to grant
CONFIAR v. to confide, to trust
CONFINAR v. to confine; —— CON to border upon
CONFIRIÓ see CONFERIR
CONFORME adj. alike, corresponding; —— A consistent with
CONGELAR v. to freeze
CONGENIAR v. to be congenial, to sympathize
CONJUNTO, -A adj. connected; m. whole; EN —— as a whole
CONOCEDOR m. connoisseur, expert
CONOCER v. to know, to be acquainted with
CONQUISTAR v. to conquer, to subdue
CONSAGRAR v. to consecrate, to devote
CONSEGUIR v. to attain, to obtain; to succeed
CONSEJO m. counsel, advice; council
CONSERVAR v. to maintain, to preserve, to keep
CONSIGUIENTE m. consequence; POR —— consequently
CONSTAR v. to be clear, to be evident
CONSTITUIR v. to constitute, to establish, to make
CONTADO, -A adj. rare
CONTAR v. to count, to relate; —— CON to count upon; to possess
CONTENDIENTE m. disputant
CONTENER v. to contain
CONTENGA see CONTENER
CONTESTAR v. to reply, to answer
CONTIENDA f. struggle
CONTORNO m. environs, vicinity
CONTRA prep. against, across
CONTRIBUCIÓN f. tax
CONVENIENTE adj. suitable, adaptable; proper; advisable
CONVENIR v. to suit, to agree; CONVIENE QUE it is advisable that
CONVERTIR v. to convert
CONVIENE see CONVENIR
CONVIERTE see CONVERTIR
CONVOCAR v. to convene, to call together
COQUE m. coke
CORAZÓN m. heart
CORDEL m. cord, rope; A —— in a straight line
CORDILLERA f. chain of mountains
CORDÓN m. cord, line; girdle
CORONAR v. to crown, to cap
CORREO m. post, mail, postoffice
CORRER v. to run, to flow
CORRESPONDER v. to correspond (to), to suit, to fit
CORRIENTE f. stream, current; adj. current
CORTANTE adj. sharp, cutting
CORTAR v. to cut
CORTE m. cut, cutting; sugar-cane harvest; court
CORTEZA f. bark
CORTO, -A adj. short
CORVO, -A adj. crooked, curved
COSA f. thing, object
COSECHA f. crop, harvest
COSTA f. coast, shore
COSTEAR v. to skirt, to go along the coast of
COSTO m. cost, price
COSTUMBRE f. custom, habit; DE —— usual
CREAR v. to create
CRECER v. to increase, to grow
CRECIENTE adj. growing, increasing
CRECIMIENTO m. growth, increase
CREER v. to believe
CREMA f. cream
CREPÚSCULO m. twilight (of either morning or evening)
CRÍA f. breeding, raising; —— DE GANADO cattle-raising
CRIADERO m. bed, deposit
CRIAR v. to breed, to raise
CRISTAL m. glass; glassware
CRÓNICA f. record, chronicle
CRUCERO m. cruiser
CRUZ f. cross
CRUZAR v. to cross; to cross the breed
CUADRADO, -A adj. square
CUADRO m. square; flower-bed; small park
CUAL pron. which, what; EL ——, LA ——, LOS ——ES, LAS ——ES who, which
¿CUÁL? pron. which? what?
CUALQUIER, CUALQUIERA pron. any one, any; whoever, whatever
CUANDO adv. when; AUN —— even though; —— MENOS at least
CUANTO, -A adj. as much, so much; -OS, -AS as many, so many; -O adv. as much; EN —— A as for
CUARENTENA f. quarantine
CUARTO, -A adj. fourth; m. room
CUBIERTA f. cover; deck of a ship
CUBIERTO see CUBRIR
CUBRIR v. to cover
CUCHARA f. spoon, ladle
CUCHILLO m. knife
CUELGAN see COLGAR
CUELLO m. neck, collar
CUENCA f. basin
CUENTA f. count, account; DAR —— DE to relate; also see CONTAR
CUERDA f. cord, string
CUERO m. skin, leather, rawhide
CUERPO m. body
CUESTA f. hill
CUIDAR v. to take care; to care for
CULTO m. worship; MINISTRO DE —— secretary of religious affairs
CUMBRE f. summit
CUNA f. cradle
CURAR v. to cure, to heal; to cure meat
CURTIR v. to tan
CURVO, -A adj. bent, crooked
CÚSPIDE f. summit, peak
CUYO, -A pron. whose