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chaleco
SPANISH-ENGLISH
chocante
- chaleco vest.
- chalet [m] chalet.
- chamaco youngster [Mex].
- chambergo soft hat.
- champú [m] shampoo.
- chancearse to jest, joke, fool Se chancea de todo el mundo. He makes fun of everybody.
- chancho pig, hog [Am].
- chanchullo something underhanded, racket Siempre anda metido en chanchullos. He's always in something underhanded.
- chanclos [m pl] rubbers.
- chanza joke Déjate de chanzas porque la cosa es muy seria. Stop joking; it's a serious matter.
- chapa plate, sheet (of metal) El tejado está cubierto de chapas metálicas. The roof's covered with sheet metal. ▲ lock [Am] Hay que cambiar la chapa de la puerta. You have to change the lock on the door.
○ chapas rosy cheeks [Am] Tiene unas lindas chapas. She has beautiful rosy cheeks. - chaparro short person [Mex].
- chaparrón [m] heavy shower, downpour.
- chapetón [m] Spaniard (fresh from Spain) [S.A.].
- chapetonada illness caused by change of climate [S.A.].
- chapucería botched job, hurried job Hágalo Ud. con cuidado, no me gustan les chapucerías. Do it carefully. I don't like botched jobs.
- chapurrear to speak (a language) brokenly Chapurrea el español. He speaks broken Spanish.
- chaqueta jacket, coat.
- charco puddle.
- charlar to talk, chatter.
- charol [m] patent leather.
- charro cowboy [Mex].
- chasco ○ darle a uno un chasco to fool, play a joke on Le dimos un chasco dejándole la cuenta. We played a joke on him by leaving him the bill. ○ llevarse un chasco to be disappointed or disconcerted Con esa muchacha nos llevamos un chasco terrible. We were very disappointed in that girl.
- chato flat-nosed, pug-nosed.
- cheque [m] check (money).
- chequear to check, put a check next to [Am].
- chica girl.
- chicha chicha (alcoholic drink made from corn) [Am].
- chícharo green pea [Mex].
- chicharrón [m] thick crisp bacon.
- chichón [m] bump, lump (on the head).
- chicle [m] chewing gum.
- chico little, small El cuarto en que vive es muy chico. He lives in a very small room. ▲ boy, kid Tiene tres chicos. She has three kids.
- chifladura eccentricity.
- chiflón [m] draft [Am] Por esa ventana entra un chiflón muy fuerte. ▲ strong draft's blowing in at that window.
- chile [f] chili, red pepper.
- chillar to screech, scream.
- chillido screech, scream.
- chimenea smokestack Desde la ventana se ven las chimeneas de la fábrica. From the window you can see the smokestacks of the factory. ▲ chimney Se subieron al tejado para limpier la chimenea. They climbed up on the roof to clean the chimney. ▲ fireplace Se sentaron junto a la chimenea. They sat by the fireplace.
- china pebble, small stone Se me ha metido una china en el zapato. I have a pebble in my shoe. ▲ peasant girl, maid, servant [Am] La china lo llevará a su casa. The maid'll take it to your house. ▲ china, porcelain ¿Son de china estas tazas? Are these cups porcelain? ▲ orange [Antilles] Deme una docena de chinas. Give me a dozen oranges.
- chinche [f] bedbug; thumbtack.
- chiquitín [m] small child.
- chiquillo, chiquilla small child.
- chiripa chance or unexpected event [Fam] Me ha salido bien por chiripa. I got it right by accident.
- ¡chis! sh!
- chisme gossip, malicious remark Siempre anda metiendo chismes. He's always gossiping.
- chispa spark ¡Cuidado con las chispas que saltan de la chimenea! Watch out for the sparks that are flying out of the fireplace. ▲ little bit, small amount No tiene chispa de tonto. He's not at all stupid.
○ echar chispas [Fam] to rage, be furious Cuando se lo dije echó chispas. When I told him that, he got furious. - chistar to keep quiet.
○ no, or ni, chistar not to say a word Cuando vio a su padre ni chistó. When he saw his father, he didn't even say a word. - chiste [m] joke Contó un chiste muy gracioso. He told a very funny joke.
- chistoso funny, witty.
- chocante surprising, witty [Sp]; annoying, unpleasant [Mex].
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