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• contento happy, glad Estaba muy contento. He was very happy.
• contestación [f] reply, answer No he recibido contestación a mi carta. I haven't received a reply to my letter.
• contestar to answer, reply No ha contestado a mi carta. He hasn't answered my letter yet.
• contigo with you No sabía que tu madre vivía contigo. I didn't know that your mother lived with you.
• contiguo adjacent, next Se oían voces en el cuarto contiguo. They heard voices in the next room.
• continente [m] continent.
• continuación [f] continuation; sequence.
  ⁠○ a continuación immediately, right away Entró y a continuación se sentó. He came in and immediately sat down.
  ⁠|| Continuación de la primera página. Continued from page one.
• continuar to continue, pursue, carry on Continúa sus estudios. He's pursuing his studies. ^▲ to remain Su estado continúa lo mismo. His condition remains the same. ^▲ to be still (in same place or condition) Juan continúa enfermo y en el mismo hospital. John is still sick and in the same hospital. ^▲ to go on, keep on Continuó hablando dos horas. He kept on talking for two hours.
• continuo continuous, uninterrupted.
• contorno neighborhood Es conocido en todo el contorno. He's known in the whole neighborhood. ^▲ contour, outline El contorno de la figura no es claro. The outline of the figure isn't clear.
• contra against ¡Apoye Ud. la escalera contra la pared! Put the ladder against the wall! ^▲ against, in opposition to Los Diputados votaron contra la proposición. The Representatives voted against the proposition.
  ⁠○ contra viento y marea against all odds Contra viento y marea consiguió lo que quería. He got what he wanted against all odds. ○ en pro y en contra for and against. ○ llevar la contra to oppose, object, raise objections Le gusta llevar la contra. He likes to raise objections.
• contrabando contraband, smuggling.
• contradecir [irr] to contradict Se enfada si le contradicen. He gets angry if he's contradicted.
  ⁠○ contradecirse to contradict oneself Se contradijo varias veces en su declaración. He contradicted himself several times in his testimony.
• contradicción [f] contradiction.
• contraer [irr] to contract Contrajo esa enfermedad hace muchos años. He contracted that illness many years ago. ^▲ to incur, run into Contrajeron deudas. They ran into debt.
  ⁠○ contraer matrimonio to marry, get married Contraerán matrimonio el próximo'sábado. They'll get married next Saturday. ○ contraerse to contract, diminish Se contrae con el frío. It contracts with the cold.
• contrahecho deformed, crippled (from birth).
• contraorden [m] countermand.
• contrariar to thwart, change, spoil (a plan) Esto contraría todos mis planes. This spoils all my plans. ^▲ to annoy Esto me contraría mucho. This annoys me very much.
• contrariedad [f] disappointment Fué una contrariedad no verle. It was a disappointment not to see him.
• contrario contrary Esto es contrario a la ley. This is against the law. ^▲ adverse, unfavorable El fallo fué contrario. The verdict was unfavorable. ^▲ [m] opponent Ganaron el pleito sus contrarios. His opponents won the lawsuit.
  ⁠○ al contrario on the contrary ¿Ha dicho eso?" "Al contrario, no la ha dicho." "Did he say that?" "On the contrary, he didn't say that." ○ de lo contrario otherwise, if not Saldré a las seis; de lo contrario llegaré tarde. I'll leave at six; otherwise, I'll be late. ○ todo la contrario just the opposite, the other way around No es lo que Ud. dice, sino todo lo contrario. It isn't what you say, but just the opposite.
• contraseña countersign; pass, check (for hat, baggage, or for readmittance).
• contrastar to contrast, be opposed Sus ideas contrastaban con la mías. His ideas were opposed to mine.
  ⁠○ contrastar bien to harmonize, go well together Esos colores contrastan muy bien. Those colors go well together. ○ contrastar mal to clash Esos colores contrastan mal. Those colors clash.
• contraste [m] contrast.
• contratar to engage, hire Le han contratado por un año. They hired him for one year.
• contratista [m] contractor.
• contrato contract.

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