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- catedrático professor Es catedrático en la Universidad Nacional. He's a professor at the National University.
- categoría class, category Los dos no son de la misma categoría. The two are not in the same category. ▲ rank No tiene categoría para ese puesto. His rank isn't high enough for that position.
○ de categoría of importance Es un hombre de categoría. He's a man of importance. - catolicismo Catholicism.
- católico [adj, n] Catholic.
- catorce fourteen.
- catre [m] cot.
- caucho rubber (material).
- caudal [m] fortune, wealth, means Ha aumentado mucho el caudal de esa familia. The family fortune has increased a great deal. ▲ volume (of water) El río lleva un gran caudal. The river carries a huge volume of water.
- caudillo leader, chief Fué uno de los caudillos de la revolución. He was one of the leaders of the revolution.
- causa cause ¿Cuál fué la causa de su retraso? What was the cause of his delay? ▲ case, trial, lawsuit Fué una de las causas célebres de su época. It was one of the famous cases of his time.
- causar to cause, occasion Me ha causado muchos disgustos. She's caused me a lot of trouble.
- cauto cautious, careful Uno tiene que ser cauto en los negocios. You have to be careful in business.
- cavar to dig.
- caverna cavern, cave.
- cayuco dugout canoe [Am].
- caza hunt, hunting Ahora está prohibida la caza. Hunting's forbidden now. ▲ game En esa selva hay mucha caza mayor. There's a lot of big game in that forest.
○ andar a caza de to go hunting for, go in search of Los periodistas andaban a caza de noticias. The reporters were hunting for news. - cazador [m] hunter.
- cazar to hunt.
- cazuela earthen cooking pot.
- cebada barley.
- cebo bait.
- cebolla onion; bulb.
- cecear to lisp.
- cedazo sifter (utensil).
- ceder to transfer, turn over, cede Cedió todos sus bienes a su hijo. He transferred his whole estate to his son. ▲ to yield, give in No cedió en su empeño. He wouldn't give in.
- cedro cedar.
- cédula personal identification card.
- cegar [rad-ch I] to blind Me ciega esa luz tan fuerte. That strong light blinds me.
- ceja eyebrow.
○ tener entre ceja y ceja to dislike, have a grudge against Mi jefe me tiene entre ceja y ceja. My boss has a grudge against me. - celebrar to celebrate, commemorate Celebraron su cumpleaños en una gran fiesta. They celebrated his birthday with a big party. ▲ to praise, applaud, approve Todos celebran sus éxitos. They all applauded his success. ▲ to be glad, rejoice Celebro mucho verle a Ud. I'm certainly glad to see you.
- célebre famous Fué el escritor más célebre de su tiempo. He was the most famous writer of his day.
- celebridad [f] celebrity.
- celo zeal, enthusiasm Trabaja con mucho celo. He's a very zealous worker.
○ estar en celo to be in heat (of animals). ○ tener celos to be jealous Tiene muchos celos de su mujer. He's very jealous of his wife. - celoso jealous.
- cementerio cemetery, graveyard.
- cemento cement, concrete.
- cena supper ¿Qué vamos a tomar de cena? What are we having for supper?
- cenar to dine, eat ¿Dónde cenaron Uds. anoche? Where did you eat last night? ▲ to have for supper Cenamos pescado anoche. We had fish for supper last night.
- cenicero ash tray.
- ceniza ashes, cinders.
- censura censorship La correspondencia tiene que pasar por la censura. Mail has to go through censorship. ▲ office of censor Hay que enviar este artículo a la censura. This article has to go through the censor's office. ▲ reproach, criticism Es una censura injusta la que Ud. me hace. Your criticism's unfair.
- censurar to blame, criticize No se la puede censurar por lo que ha hecho. You can't blame her for what she did.
- centavo cent [Am].
- centenar [m] a hundred Había un cen-
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