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colectivo
SPANISH-ENGLISH
comercio
- colectivo collective Los intereses colectivos deben protegerse. Collective interests must be protected. ▲ organized.
- colega [m] fellow worker, colleague.
- colegio school (private) Acaba de entrar en el colegio. He's just entered school. ▲ association, college Es miembro del colegio de médicos. He's a member of the medical association.
- cólera [f] anger, rage, fury Eso le dio mucha cólera. That made him very angry.
- cólera [m] cholera.
- colgado (See colgar) hanging El sombrero está colgado en la percha. The hat's hanging on the rack.
- colgando (See colgar) dangling Llevaba el reloj colgando del bolsillo. His watch was dangling from his pocket.
- colgar [rad-ch I] to hang Cuelgue Ud. aquí sus ropas. Hang your clothes here. ▲ to hang (by the neck) Merecía que lo colgaran. He deserved to be hanged.
- colina hill.
- collar [m] necklace; collar.
- colmena beehive.
- colocación [f] job, position ¿Le gusta su nueva colocación? Do you like your new job? ▲ arrangement ¿Le agrada la colocación de los muebles? Do you like the arrangement of the furniture?
- colocar to put, arrange Voy a colocar estas flares. I'm going to arrange these flowers. ▲ to take on Colocaron muchos empleados nuevos. They took on many new employees.
○ colocar dinero to invest (money) Voy a colocar dinero en este negocio. I'm going to invest (money) in this business. ○ colocarse to take a job Me he colocado en un banco. I've taken a job in a bank. - colonia colony Jamaica es una colonia inglesa. Jamaica's an English colony. ▲ suburb, (real estate) development Hay lindas colonias en los alrededores de la capital. There are beautiful developments on the outskirts of the capital.
○ (agua de) Colonia toilet water. - colonial [adj] colonial.
- colonizador [m] colonizer.
- colono tenant farmer Tiene muchos colonos en la hacienda. He has many tenants on his land. ▲ colonist Los primeros colonos americanos llegaron en el siglo diecisiete. The first American colonists arrived in the 17th century.
- color [m] color Todo lo've color de rosa. He sees the world through rose-colored glasses. ▲ blush, flush Le hizo salir los colores (a la cara). He made her blush. ▲ slant Este periódico no tiene color político. This newspaper has no political slant.
- colorado [adj] red.
○ ponerse colorado to blush. - colorear to color (a map, etc).
- colorido colors, coloring El colorido de este cuadro es muy brillante. The colors of this painting are very bright.
- colosal huge, gigantic, colossal; "terrific."
- columna column.
- coma comma.
- comadre [f] (term of address between mother and godmother of a child); gossip; old woman (among country people).
- comandante [m] commander; major.
- combate [m] combat, battle, fight.
- combatir to combat, fight, oppose, attack.
- combinación [f] combination; (woman's) slip.
- combinar to combine, join, unite.
- combustible [m] fuel ¿Con qué clase de combustible funciona esta máquina? What kind of fuel do you use in this machine?
- comedia comedy; play.
- comedor [m] dining room.
- comentar to comment on Comentaban su nuevo libro. They were commenting on his new book.
- comentario remark, comment, commentary No hay que hacer comentarios. One should not make comments.
- comenzar [rad-ch I] to begin, commence ¿Cuándo comienza la función? When does the performance begin?
- comer to eat. ▲ to dine ¿A qué hora comen Uds.? What time do you have dinner? ▲ to fade El sol come los colores. The sun fades colors.
○ comerse to eat up Se han comido todo el pastel. They ate up all the cake. ▲ to omit, skip Se ha comido un renglón. He skipped a line. ▲ to run through, squander Se comieron rápidamente el dinero. They squandered their money. - comercial commercial.
- comercio commerce, trade, business Ha hecho mucho dinero en el comercio de frutas. He's made a lot of money in the fruit business. ▲ store, shop Tienen un comercio de trajes. They own a dress shop.
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