El Vocabulario de los Cuentos - C Flashcards

1
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cabalgadura

A

mount

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caballeriz

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stable

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caballón

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m. clod

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cabaña

A

cabin

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cabecear

A

to nod (in sleep), to shake one’s head, move one’s head up and down

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cabecera

A

headrest

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cabelludo

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hairy

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cabestro

A

halter, bridle

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cabezal

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m. headrest

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babézon

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m. (aug. of cabeza) big headed

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cabo

A

corporal, end, tail, side, quarter, district

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al cabo (de)

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at the end (of)

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cabo de

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near

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cabrón

A

m. goat, buck

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caja

A

paymaster’s box

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cajón

A

m. box drawer

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cal

A

f. lime

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calabacero

A

pumpkin-grower

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calabaza

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pumpkin, gourd

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calabazada

A

blow on the head

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calabozo

A

prison, cell, jail, guardhouse

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calafatear

A

to calk, plug up

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calcetín

A

m. sock

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calcinar

A

to scorch

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25
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calinarse

A

to become powder by actoin ofheat

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caldeado

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warmed, welded

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caldero

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cauldron, kettle, boiler

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calzarse

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to put on (shoes, gloves, etc.)

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cámara

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chamber, room, parlor

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30
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camarero

A

valet

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31
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camareta

A

(dim of cámara) small room

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32
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campamento

A

basic training

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33
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bajar de campamento

A

to finish basic training

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34
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cansar

A

to tire, weary, harass

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cansino

A

weary

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36
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cantante

A

singing, sing song

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37
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candado

A

padlock

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38
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candela

A

candle

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39
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carcajada

A

peal of laughter

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40
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caña

A

reed, rum

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41
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cap

A

m. swig

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hasta el cansancio

A

to the point of exhaustion, time and again, again and again

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caramba

A

well! goodness! gee!

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44
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capote

A

m. raincoat

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45
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carcajada

A

peal of laughter

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cardíaca

A

sufferer of heart disease

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cargar (de)

A

to charge, load (with)

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carpeta

A

portfolio

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carrera

A

career

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casco

A

helmet, hoof

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caserón

A

(aug. of casa) mansion

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52
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casona

A

(aug. of casa) house, mansion

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53
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casona solariega

A

manorial house

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54
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casta

A

breed

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55
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castigo

A

punishment

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56
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por casualidad

A

by chance

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57
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caudal

A

welath, capital, funds

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cavilación

A

f. caviling, meditation

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59
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caza

A

hunt

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60
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andar a caza

A

to go hunting

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61
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cazo

A

tin plate

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62
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cazurro

A

taciturn, sullen, sulky

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cebada

A

barley

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64
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cegar

A

to bling, cut off

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65
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ceguera

A

blindness

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66
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hasta la ceguera

A

enough to blind you

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67
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ceja

A

eyleid

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celarse (de que)

A

to be watchful or suspicious (lest)

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cencerro

A

cow bell, tinkling of cow bells

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centellar

A

to flash

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71
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centeno

A

rye

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72
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ceñir

A

to gird

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ceño

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frown

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ceniza

A

ashes

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de ceniza

A

ash-colored

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cera

A

wax

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cercenar

A

to pare, shear, clip

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cerco

A

fence

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cerdo

A

pig

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cerebro

A

brain, head

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cernir

A

to sift, to sieve

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cernir(se)

A

to soar

83
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cerval

A

mortal (lit: deer-like)

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cerro

A

hill

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cerrojo

A

bolt

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césped

A

m. grass, sod

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cimitarra

A

scimitar, curved sword

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cinc

A

m. zinc

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cinura

A

waist, sash, belt

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claraboya

A

skylight, transom

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claustro

A

cloister

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comisario

A

sheriff

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compadecer (con)

A

to pity

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cómico

A

actor

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oficio de cómico

A

acting job

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compadecer (con)

A

to pity

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compás

A

m. bearing, carriage, pace

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al compás del trote

A

at a trot

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comportarse

A

to behave

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compostura

A

mending, repair

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comprometer

A

to jeopardize

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compuesto

A

decked, outfitted

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compungido

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remorseful

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comportarse

A

to behave

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comprometer

A

to jeopardize

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conminación

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f. threat

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conmovido

A

filled with emotion

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consagrar

A

to dedicate

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consonante

A

m. rhyme word, rhyme

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conciliar el sueño

A

to get to sleep

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conejo

A

rabbit

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confeccionar

A

to make

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conferir

A

to check

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conformarse

A

to resign oneself

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en voz confusa

A

in a feigned voice

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congoja

A

trouble, affliction

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dinero contante y sonante

A

ready money, cash

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continente

A

m. carriage, bearing, air, expression, countenace, teetotaler

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contiuado

A

perpetual

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contraer

A

to contract

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contraer las cejas

A

to frown

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contraminar

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to counteract, foil, outwit, work against

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convenir

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to suit, be advisable, desirable, fitting

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convenir que

A

to had best

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conventual

A

conventual, of the convent

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copa

A

top

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copo

A

flake, puf

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coraje

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m. anger, wrath

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cornada

A

old copper coin, butting

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correaje

A

m. belting

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llevaba el correaje

A

he had onhis belting

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coscorrón

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m. bump on the head

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cosecha

A

harvest, crop

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coser

A

to sew, mend

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costado

A

side, flank

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costear

A

to go along the edge of the border

137
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se arrastraba costeando los bamúes

A

he dragged himself along the edge of the bamboo trees

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costilla

A

rib

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manga de costillas

A

accordion-like hood

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costura

A

seam

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cotidiano

A

quotidian

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cráneo

A

skull

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crepúsculo

A

dusk, twilight

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cría

A

brood

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cribar

A

to sifter, sieve, pour down, screen

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cruce

A

m. crossing, crossroads

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crujido

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crack, creak, cracking, rustle

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cuartel

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m. barracks; headquarters

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cuclillas

A

crouching, squatting

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cuchichear

A

to whisper

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cuenca

A

basin of a river

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cuenta

A

count, account, reckoning, calculation, bead

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darse cuenta (de)

A

to realize, be aware, bear in mind

154
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echar la cuenta

A

to cast up the account

155
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caer en la cuenta

A

to see the point

156
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hacerse cuenta de

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to realize, to imagine

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cuerda

A

cord, rope, string

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cumplidísimo

A

very large, huge

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cumplir

A

to comply, fulfill, grant, keep, perform, carry out, discharge, complete, end, behoove, be important

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cumplir el deseo

A

to satisfy the desire

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no cumplir lo concertado

A

to break the agreement

162
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cumplir

A

to comply with

163
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cumple con su deer

A

he does with duty

164
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cuña

A

wedge

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cuñada

A

sister-in-law

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cuñado

A

brother-in-law

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chacota

A

noisy mirth, wise-crack

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chacra

A

farm

169
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chapa

A

plate, sheet (of metal)

170
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pasar el charco

A

to cross the big pond

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chaza

A

f. point (in the game of pelota)

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chicuelo

A

(dim. of chico) boy, kid

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chifladura

A

fad, whim, fancy

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chiquilín

A

(dim. of chico) boy, kid

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chupar

A

to suck

176
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chispear

A

to sparkle

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chucho

A

cur

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chusco

A

bread ration, roll, “G.I. bread”