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completar
SPANISH-ENGLISH
conciencia


  • completar to complete, finish No han completado el informe. They haven't completed the report.
  • completo complete ¿Está completo este juego de té? Is this tea set complete?  full El tranvía va completo. The trolley's full.
  • complicación [f] complication.
  • complicar to complicate No complique Ud. la cuestión. Don't complicate the matter.
  • cómplice [m, f] accomplice.
  • componer [irr] to repair, fix ¿Compusieron el reloj? Did they repair the watch?  to compose Ha compuesto una sonata. He's composed a sonata.
     componerse to fix oneself, to doll up Se compuso mucho para ir al baile. She dolled up a lot to go to the dance.
  • composición [f] composition.
  • compositor [m] composer ¿Quién es el compositor de esta sinfonía? Who's the composer of this symphony?
  • compostura mending, repair(s), repairing Hacemos toda clase de compostura. We make all kinds of repairs.
  • compota stewed fruit.
  • compra purchase, buy Hicimos una buena compra. We made a good buy.
     hacer la compra to do the day's marketing La criada salió a hacer la compra. The maid went out to do the day's marketing.  ir de compras to go shopping.
  • comprador, compradora buyer, purchaser Tiene varios compradores para la finca. He has several buyers for the property.
  • comprar to buy, purchase.
  • comprender to understand, comprehend ¿Comprende Ud. español? Do you understand Spanish?  to include, comprise, cover Esta historia comprende también la época contemporánea. This history also includes the contemporary period.
  • comprensión [f] comprehension, understanding.
  • comprimir to compress.
  • comprobar [rad-ch I] to verify, confirm, check Comprobaron las cuentas. They checked the accounts.—Compruebe Ud. esta traducción con el original. Check this translation with the original.  to substantiate, verify No se pudo comprobar la inocencia del acusado. The defendant's innocence could not be verified.
  • comprometer to risk No comprometan Uds. su fortuna en eso. Don't risk your fortune on that.  to expose, jeopardize, endanger Está comprometiendo su carrera política. He's jeopardizing his political career.
     comprometerse to get involved No se comprometa Ud. en eso. Don't get yourself involved in that.  to become engaged Se comprometieron ayer. They became engaged yesterday.
  • compromiso obligation, engagement No puedo ir con Ud., tengo un compromiso. I can't go with you, I have an engagement.  predicament, plight, fix Se encontró en un compromiso terrible. He found himself in a terrible fix.
     compromiso matrimonial engagement Rompió su compromiso matrimonial. She broke her engagement.
  • compuesto See componer.
  • común common, usual, general Fué la opinión común. It was the general opinion.
  • comunicación [f] communication.
  • comunicar to communicate, transmit, send, issue Comunique Ud. esta orden a sus empleados. Issue this order to your employees.
     comunicarse to connect Las dos habitaciones se comunican. The two rooms are connected.  to communicate, tell one another Se comunican todo lo que ocurre. They tell each other about everything that happens.
  • comunicativo communicative Es un persona muy comunicativa. He's very communicative.
  • con with Salió con su hermano. She left with her brother.
     con tal que provided that.
  • concebir [rad-ch III] to imagine No concibo que motivo puede tener para hacer eso. I can't imagine what reason he has for doing that.
  • conceder to give, grant Le han concedido una pensión. They've granted him a pension.
  • concejal [m] councilman.
  • concejo board of aldermen.
  • concentrar to concentrate.
  • concepto judgment, opinion, thought Tengo buen concepto de él. I have a good opinion of him.
  • concesión [f] concession, grant.
  • conciencia conscience Me remuerde la conciencia. My conscience bothers me.  scruples Es un hombre sin conciencia. He's a man without scruples.  religion En este país no hay libertad de conciencia. There's no freedom of religion in this country.  consciousness Con el golpe perdió la conciencia.

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