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corneta
SPANISH-ENGLISH
corriente
- to buy some shoe laces. ▲ cordon (of police or soldiers).
- corneta [f] bugle; cornet.
- corneta [m] bugler.
- coro chorus, choir.
- corona crown; wreath.
- coronar to crown Aquel rey fué coronado a los quince años. That king was crowned when he was fifteen years old.—Sus esfuerzos fueron coronados por el éxito. Their efforts were crowned with success.
- coronel [m] colonel.
- coronilla top of the head, crown.
○ estar hasta la coronilla de to be fed up with ¡Estoy hasta la coronilla de sus bromas! I'm fed up with his jokes! - corporación [f] (non-profit) corporation.
- corral [m] animal enclosure, corral.
○ aves de corral domestic fowls. - correa strap, belt.
- corrección [f] correction He tardado mucho en la corrección de estas páginas. The correction of these pages has taken me a long time.—La carta tiene muchas correcciones. The letter has many corrections. ▲ good manners Es un hombre malo pero de gran corrección. He's a bad man, but with very good manners.
- correcto correct, right El libro estaba escrito en correcto español. The book was written in correct Spanish. ▲ irreproachable Su conducta es muy correcta. His conduct is irreproachable.
- corredor [m] runner, racer; corridor.
- corregir [rad-ch III] to correct Corrija Ud. los errores. Correct the errors. ▲ to discipline, correct No le han corregido cuando era malo. They didn't discipline him when he was bad.
- correo mail ¿Ha venido el correo? Has the mail come? ▲ post office ¿Está cerca de aquí el correo (or la oficina de correos)? Is the post office near here?
○ administrador de correos postmaster. ○ correo aéreo air mail Envié Ud. sus cartas por correo aéreo. Send your letters by air mail. ○ correo certificado registered mail. ○ echar al correo to mail ¿Echó Ud. las cartas al correo? Did you mail the letters? ○ lista de correos general delivery. - correr to run Tenemos que correr para llegar a tiempo. We'll have to run to get there on time. ▲ to race Su caballo correrá mañana. His horse is racing tomorrow. ▲ to flow El río corre hacia el sur. The river flows towards the south. ▲ to blow Corre un viento muy fresco. A very cool wind's blowing. ▲ to move, push Corre esa silla para aquí. Push that chair over here. ▲ to slide, draw Corre la cortina. Draw the curtain. ▲ to go over, travel over Han corrido medio mundo. They've traveled over half the world.
○ correr el rumor to be rumored Corre el rumor de que se va a casar. It's rumored that he's going to get married. ○ correr por cuenta de uno to be one's affair, to be up to one Eso corre por mi cuenta. I'll take care of that, or That's up to me. - correspondencia correspondence Hemos mantenido correspondencia desde hace años. We've kept up a correspondence for years. ▲ mail Voy a abrir la correspondencia. I'm going to open the mail.
○ en justa correspondencia in reciprocation, to get even Lo hice en justa correspondencia. I did it to get even. - corresponder to correspond, match Estos botones no corresponden. These buttons don't match. ▲ to concern, be up to Eso le corresponde a Ud. That's up to you. ▲ to return, reciprocate, respond to Correspondió a sus atenciones. She responded to his attentions.
- corresponsal [m] correspondent.
- corrida ○ corrida de toros bullfight.
- corrido corrido (typical Latin American song and dance).
- corriente current, common No es de uso corriente. It's not current usage. ▲ ordinary Está hecho con tela corriente. It's made of ordinary cloth. ▲ running, flowing ¿Hay agua corriente en este cuarto? Does this room have running water? ▲ instant, present (month or year) Contesté a su carte el veinte del corriente (mes). I answered your letter on the twentieth instant (or on the twentieth of the present month). ▲ [f] current (of electricity, air, river) Cuidado, la corriente es muy fuerte. Be careful, the current's very strong.
○ al corriente informed, posted Le tendré al corriente de lo que pase. I'll keep you informed of what happens. ○ contra corriente upstream, against the tide. ○ corriente y moliente commonplace Es una expresión corriente y moliente. It's a commonplace expression. ○ dejarse llevar de la corriente to follow the current, follow the crowd En todo se deja llevar de la corriente. He always follows the crowd.
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