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costado
SPANISH-ENGLISH
cuadro
- ○ a toda casta at all hazards, at any cost Lo hará a toda costa. He'll do it at any cost.
- costado side, flank.
- costar [rad-ch I] to cost Eso cuesta demasiado. That costs too much.
- coste [m] cost, price.
- costilla rib Se rompió una costilla montando en bicicleta. He broke a rib riding his bike. ▲ better half, wife Tengo que ver a mi costilla. I must see my better half.
- costo cost, price.
- costoso costly, expensive.
- costumbre [f] custom; habit.
- costura sewing; seam.
- cotidiano [adj] daily.
- cotorra parrot.
- coyuntura joint (of body) Le duelen las coyunturas. His joints hurt. ▲ opportunity, chance Es una buena coyuntura para hacer dinero. It's a good chance to make money.
- coz [f] kick (of animals).
- cráneo skull (of living person or animal).
- cráter [m] crater.
- creación [f] creation.
- creador [m] creator.
- crear to create ¿Quien creó el mundo? Who created the world? ▲ to create, design Están creando nuevos modelos de aeroplanos. They're designing new airplane models. ▲ to create, cause Creó muchos disgustos su actuación. His actions caused a lot of trouble.
- crecer [-zc-] to increase Su capital ha crecido en los últimos años. His capital's increased in the last few years. ▲ to grow ¡Cómo crece ese niño! How that child's growing!
- crecimiento growth.
- crédito credit Puedo comprar a crédito en esta tienda. I can buy on credit at this store.
○ dar crédito a to believe No di ningún crédito al relato. I didn't believe the story at all. - creencia belief.
- creer to believe Creyó lo que Ud. le dijo. He believed what you told him. ▲ to think, believe No lo creo. I don't think so.
|| ¡Ya lo creo! Of course! - crema cream (of milk); cream (cosmetic).
- crespo curly.
- cretona cretonne.
- cría breeding, stock breeding Se dedicó a la cría de caballos. He devoted himself to horse breeding. ▲ the young (of animals) La gata tuvo una cría. The cat had a litter.—Esa cerdo tiene buena cría. That sow has a fine litter.
○ ama de cría wet nurse. - criada maid, servant.
- criado servant.
- criar to raise, bring up.
- criatura baby, infant ¡Cómo llora esta criatura! How this baby cries!—¡No seas criatura! Don't be a baby!
- crimen [m] crime (spilling of blood).
- criminal [adj, n] criminal.
- crío baby (fretful).
- criollo [adj, n] Creole.
- crisis [f] crisis.
- cristal [m] crystal, glass ¿Cuánto vale este juego de cristal? How much is this set of crystal worth? ▲ window pane El cristal de esta ventana está roto. The pane of this window's broken. ▲ crystal, lens Se me han roto los cristales de las gafas y el del reloj. I've broken my lenses and my watch crystal.
- cristianismo Christianity.
- cristiano [adj, n] Christian.
- Cristo Christ.
- criterio criterion No tenemos los dos el mismo criterio. The two of us don't have the same criterion. ▲ judgment Es un hombre de buen criterio. He's a man of good judgment.
- crítica criticism.
- criticar to criticize.
- crítico critical ▲ [m] critic.
- cruda hangover [Mex], crudo raw, not cooked enough Estas patatas están muy crudas. These potatoes weren't cooked long enough. ▲ crude Habla de una manera muy cruda. He speaks very crudely.
- cruel cruel.
- crueldad [f] cruelty.
- cruz [f] cross.
- cruzar to cross, go across Cuidado al cruzar la calle. Be careful when you cross the street.
○ cruzarse con to pass (a person) Me crucé con él en la calle. I passed him in the street. ○ cruzarse de brazos to fold one's arms; to be idle. - cuaderno notebook.
- cuadra stable; [Am] block of houses.
- cuadrado [adj; n m] square (shape).
- cuadro painting Es un cuadro de Velazquez. It's a painting by Velazquez. ▲ scene La obra está dividida en tres actos y ocho cuadros. The play's divided into three acts and eight scenes.
○ a cuadros plaid, checked Llevaba un traje a cuadros. She was wearing
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