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- esta iglesia. They've just opened this church for worship.
- cultura culture (of the mind).
- cumbre [f] top, summit.
- cumpleaños [m sg] birthday ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy birthday!
- cumplido polite Es un hombre muy cumplido. He's a very polite man.
- cumplidor reliable Es muy cumplidor en su trabajo. He's very reliable in his work.
- cumplidos formalities ¡Basta de cumplidos! Enough of formalities!
- cumplimiento performance, fulfillment Murió en el cumplimiento de su deber. He died in the performance of his duty. ▲ compliment Me llenó de cumplimientos. He paid me many compliments.
- cumplir to carry out, execute ¡Cumpla Ud. mis órdenes! Carry out my orders! ▲ to keep (a promise) Cumplirá lo que nos ha prometido. He'll keep his promise to us.
○ cumplir . . . (años) to reach one's . . . birthday Mañana cumpliré veinte y cinco. I'll be twenty-five tomorrow.
○ cumplirse to mature, fall due Hoy se cumple el plazo. The installment falls due today. - cuna cradle.
- cuneta gutter (along highway).
- cuña wedge.
- cuñada sister-in-law.
- cuñado brother-in-law.
- cuota share, quota; dues.
- cúpula dome.
- cura [m] priest, minister Es el cura de esta parroquia. He's the priest of this parish. ▲ [f] cure, treatment El médico venía a hacerle la(s) cura(s). The doctor came to dress his wound.
○ cura de urgencia first aid. - curación [f] healing, recovery.
- curar to treat, dress the wounds of Los médicos estuvieron curando a los heridos. The doctors were treating the wounded. ▲ to salt, cure, preserve No han curado bien estos jamones. They haven't cured these hams well.
○ curarse to recover Se ha curado muy bien de la pulmonía. He's completely recovered from pneumonia. - curiosidad [f] curiosity; curio.
- curioso curious, inquisitive. ▲ odd, strange, quaint, rare Es un tipo curioso. He's very odd.
- cursi unsuccessfully pretentious.
- curso course (direction) Seguimos el curso del río. We followed the course of the river. ▲ course (of studies) Estudia un curso de historia. He's taking a history course. ▲ course (development) La enfermedad sigue su curso. The ailment's taking its course.
- curtido (see curtir) experienced, hardened (by life) Es un hombre curtido por la vida. He's a man hardened by life.
- curtir to tan (hides).
○ curtirse to become tanned or weatherbeaten. - curva curve.
- cutis [m] complexion.
- cuyo whose Este es el hombre cuya hija conociste ayer. This is the man whose daughter you met yesterday.
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- dados dice.
○ jugar a los dados to shoot dice. - dama lady. Primero las damas. Ladies first.
- danza dance (spectacle) Ha escrito un libro sobre la historia de la danza. He's written a book on the history of the dance.
- danzar to dance (as a performance).
- dañar to damage.
○ dañarse to damage Al aterrizar se le dañó un ala al avión. The plane damaged a wing in landing. - daño damage El temporal causó gran daño. The storm caused a lot of damage.
○ daños damages Tuvo que pagar los daños. He had to pay the damages. ○ hacerle daño a uno to be harmful to one, not to agree with one Me hace daño la comida picante. Highly spiced food doesn't agree with me. ○ hacerse daño to get hurt, hurt oneself Me hice daño en el pie. I hurt my foot. - dar [irr] to give. ▲ to bear Este árbol da muy buena fruta. This tree bears good fruit. ▲ to show No da señales de vida. He doesn't show any sign of life. ▲ to show (movies or plays) ¿Dónde dan esa película? Where's that movie showing?
○ dar a to face, overlook Las ventanas dan a la calle. The windows face the street. ○ dar a conocer to make known Dio a conocer su opinión. He made his opinion known. ○ dar a
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