la caspaNOUN
dandruff
la castañaNOUN
chestnut
castaño(FEM castaña) ADJECTIVE
brown Mi hermana tiene el pelo castaño.My sister has brown hair.
castigarVERB
to punish Mi padre me castigó por contestarle.My father punished me for answering him back.
el castigoNOUN
punishment Tuve que escribirlo diez veces, como castigo.I had to write it out ten times, as punishment.
el castilloNOUN
castle un castillo de arenaa sandcastle
la casualidadNOUN
coincidence ¡Qué casualidad!What a coincidence! Nos encontramos por casualidad.We met by chance.
el catarroNOUN
cold Vas a pillar un catarro.You’re going to catch a cold.
la catástrofeNOUN
catastrophe
catorce(FEM catorce) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
fourteen
el catorce de enerothe fourteenth of January Nació el catorce de enero.He was born on the fourteenth of January.
la causaNOUN
cause No se sabe la causa del accidente.The cause of the accident is unknown.
a causa debecause of
causarVERB
to cause La lluvia causó muchos daños.The rain caused a lot of damage.
cayendoVERB ▷ see caer
Está cayendo nieve.It’s snowing.
la cazadoraNOUN
jacket
la cebollaNOUN
onion
la cejaNOUN
eyebrow
celebrarVERB
to celebrate
el celoNOUN
Sellotape®
los celosNOUN
jealousy Lo hizo por celos.He did it out of jealousy. Tiene celos de su mejor amiga.She’s jealous of her best friend.
celoso(FEM celosa) ADJECTIVE
jealous Está celoso de su hermano.He’s jealous of his brother.
el cementoNOUN
cement
la cenaNOUN
dinner La cena es a las ocho.Dinner is at eight o’clock.
cenarVERB
to have dinner No he cenado.I haven’t had dinner. ¿Qué quieres cenar?What do you want for dinner?
Did you know…?
In Spain, people generally eat later than in the UK. Lunch is usually around two and people tend to have dinner around nine or ten.
el ceniceroNOUN
ashtray
la cenizaNOUN
ash
centígrado(FEM centígrada) ADJECTIVE
centigrade veinte grados centígradostwenty degrees centigrade
el centímetroNOUN
centimetre
el céntimoNOUN
cent
central(FEM central) ADJECTIVE
central
el centroNOUN
centre un centro comerciala shopping centre
Fui al centro a hacer unas compras.I went into town to do some shopping.
cepillarVERB
to brush
Se está cepillando los dientes.He’s brushing his teeth.
el cepilloNOUN
brush un cepillo de dientesa toothbrush
la ceraNOUN
wax
cercaADVERB
near El colegio está muy cerca.The school is very near. cerca de la iglesianear the church cerca de dos horasnearly two hours Quería verlo de cerca.I wanted to see it close up.
el cerdoNOUN
1 pig
2 pork No comemos cerdo.We don’t eat pork.
el cerealNOUN
cereal Los niños desayunan cereales.The children have cereal for breakfast.
el cerebroNOUN
brain
la cerillaNOUN
match una caja de cerillasa box of matches
el ceroNOUN
zero Estamos a cinco grados bajo cero.It’s five degrees below zero. cero coma treszero point three Van dos a cero.The score is two-nil. Tuve que empezar desde cero.I had to start from scratch.
cerrado(FEM cerrada) ADJECTIVE
closed Las tiendas están cerradas.The shops are closed.
la cerraduraNOUN
lock
cerrarVERB
1 to close No cierran al mediodía.They don’t close at lunchtime. Cerró el libro.He closed the book. Cerré la puerta con llave.I locked the door. Se me cierran los ojos.I can’t keep my eyes open. No puedo cerrar la maleta.I can’t shut this suitcase.
2 to turn off Cierra el grifo.Turn off the tap.
la cervezaNOUN
beer
el céspedNOUN
grass ‘no pisar el césped’‘keep off the grass’
el chalecoNOUN
waistcoat un chaleco salvavidasa life-jacket
el chalet(PL los chalets) NOUN
1 house
2 cottage
el champú(PL los champús) NOUN
shampoo
el chándal(PL los chándals) NOUN
tracksuit
la chaquetaNOUN
1 cardigan
2 jacket
charlarVERB
to chat
el chatNOUN
chatroom
la chatarraNOUN
scrap metal
la chicaNOUN
1 girl
2 girlfriend Fui al cine con mi chica.I went to the cinema with my girlfriend.
el chichón(PL los chichones) NOUN
bump Me ha salido un chichón en la frente.I’ve got a bump on my forehead.
el chicleNOUN
chewing gum
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