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cabello
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cajero
- cabello hair (of the head) Lleva el cabello suelto. She wears her hair loose.
- caber [irr] to fit, be contained in No caben más cosas en el baúl. Nothing else will fit in the trunk. ▲ to go through El piano no cabe por esa puerta. The piano won't go through that door.
○ no cabe duda (de que) there's no doubt (that) No cabe duda de que es inglés. There's no doubt that he's English. - cabeza head Ese chico tiene la cabeza muy grande. That child has a very large head. ▲ chief, leader, head Fué la cabeza del movimiento. He was the leader of the movement. ▲ mind, brains Este trabajo hay que hacerlo con cabeza. You have to use your brains in this work.
○ de cabeza headlong, head first Se tiró de cabeza al agua. He plunged into the water head first. ▲ topsy-turvy, in a mess Los negocios andan de cabeza. Business is in a mess. ○ dolor de cabeza headache. ○ perder la cabeza to lose one's head Nunca pierde la cabeza. He never loses his head.
|| Ese proyecto no tiene pies ni cabeza. There's no rhyme or reason to that plan. - cabildo city hall.
- cable [m] cable; cablegram.
- cablegrama [m] cablegram.
- cabo end De cabo a cabo. From end to end.—No podemos dejar cabos sueltos. We can't leave any loose ends. ▲ cape Pasaron el cabo de Buena Esperanza. They passed the Cape of Good Hope. ▲ corporal Tiene galones de cabo. He has corporal's stripes.
○ dar cabo a to end, put an end to, finish Dieron cabo a la conversación. They put an end to the conversation. ○ de cabo a rabo from beginning to end Conozco la historia de cabo a rabo. I know the story from beginning to end. ○ llevar a cabo to carry out En seguida llevaron a cabo el proyecto. They carried out the plan right away. - cabra goat.
- cacahuate [m] peanut [Am].
- cacahuete [m] peanut [Sp].
- cacao cacao tree; cocoa bean.
- cacerola casserole.
- cachivache(s) [m] junk, trash Quite de aquí estos cachivaches. Take this junk out of here.
- cacho piece, hunk Deme Ud. un cacho de pan. Give me a piece of bread.
- cactus [m] cactus.
- cada every, each Cada día dice una cosa distinta. Every day he says something different.
○ cada cual, cada uno every one Cada cual pagó su comida. Every one paid for his own meal. ○ cada vez que every time, whenever Me lo pide cada vez que me've. He asks me for it every time he sees me. - cadáver [m] corpse.
- cadena chain; range (of mountains).
- cadera hip.
- cadete [m] cadet.
- caer [irr] to fall Cayó una lluvia torrencial. A heavy rain fell. ▲ to drop Cayó de rodillas. He dropped to his knees. ▲ to be becoming to El traje le cae bien. The suit's becoming to him. ▲ to fall, come Su cumpleaños cae en domingo. His birthday falls on Sunday.
○ caer enfermo (en cama) to be taken sick, fall sick Cayó enfermo hace unos días. He was taken sick a few days ago. ○ caer en la cuenta to realize, notice, think of No caí en la cuenta hasta mucho después. I didn't realize it until much later. ○ caerse to fall Se cayó por la escalera. She fell down the stairs. ○ dejar caer to drop Tenga cuidado, no deje caer la bandeja. Be careful, don't drop the tray. - café [m] coffee; café.
- cafetera coffee pot.
- caída fall, drop Se quedó cojo después de la caída. He was lame after the fall. ▲ fall, collapse La oposición de la Cámara causó la caída del gobierno. The opposition of the House caused the fall of the government.
- caja box, case Le regaló una caja. He gave her a box.
○ caja de ahorros savings bank Ha ingresado mucho dinero en la caja de ahorros. He put a lot of money in the savings bank. ○ caja de caudales, caja de hierro safe Tienen sus alhajas en la caja de caudales. They keep their jewelry in the safe. ○ caja (registradora) cash register Mire lo que marca la caja. Look and see how much the cash register rings up. ○ en caja on hand (of cash) Hay que ver lo que tenemos en caja. We have to see how much cash we have on hand. - cajero cashier.
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