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cambalache
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planeta, global warming.
calentar v.t. 1. to heat. 2. to hit. 3. to speed up.
v.pron. 4. to heat, to heat up.
calentón s.m. warming up.
calentura s.f. MED. high temperature.
calenturiento -ta, adj. 1. MED. feverish. 2. (fig.)
heated.
calenturón s.m. MED. high fever.
calepino s.m. Latin dictionary.
calera s.f. 1. limestone quarry. 2. lime kiln.
calesa s.f. calash.
calesero s.m. calash driver.
calesín s.m. covered chaise.
caleta s.f. cove, inlet.
caletear v.i. (Am.) to stop all ports, every station,
every airport.
caletre s.m. (fam.) brains.
calibración s.f. calibration.
calibrado s.m. gauging.
calibrador s.m. calibrator, gauge.
calibrar v.t. 1. to calibrate, to measure.
calibre s.m. 1. MIL. calibre. 2. (fig.) size. 3.
importance.
calicanto s.m. stone masonry.
calicata s.f. bore.
caliche s.m. 1. chip of whitewash. 2. crack. 3.
(Am.) saltpetre.
calichera s.f. (Am.) nitrate field.
calicó s.m. calico, cotton fabric.
calículo s.m. BOT. calycle.
calidad s.f. 1. quality. 2. position. 3. stipulation
(contrato). 4. a ~ de que, provided that. 5. en
~ de, in the capacity of.
calidez s.f. heat, warmth.
cálido -da, adj. hot.
calidoscópico -ca, adj. kaleidoscopic.
calientapiés s.m. foot-warmer.
calientaplatos s.m. hot plate, plate warmer.
caliente adj. 1. hot. 2. heated. 3. en ~,
straightaway.
califa s.m. HIST. caliph (jefe musulmán).
califato s.m. HIST. caliphate.
calífero -ra, adj. lime.
calificable adj. qualifiable.
calificación s.f. 1. qualification. 2. mark.
calificado -da, adj. 1. qualified. 2. authorized.
calificador -ra, adj. qualifying.
calificar v.t. 1. GRAM. to qualify. 2. to mark
(examen). 3. (fig.) to ennoble.
calificativo -va, adj. qualifying.
californiano -na, adj. Californian.
californio s.m. QUÍM. californium.
calígine s.f. 1. darkness, mist. 2. sultry weather.
caliginoso adj. caliginous, misty.
caligrafía s.f. calligraphy.
caligrafiar v.t. to calligraph
caligráfico -ca, adj. calligraphic.
calígrafo -fa, s.m. y f. calligrapher.
calilla s.f. (Am.) annoyance, pest.
calima o calina s.f. haze.
calimba s.f. (Am.) branding-iron.
calimocho s.m. wine and Coca-Cola.
calimoso -sa o calinoso, -sa, adj. hazy.
calipedia s.f. supposed art of procreating robust
children.
calipso s.m. calypso.
calisaya s.f. BOT. calisaya bark.
calistenia s.f. calisthenics.
cáliz s.m. 1. REL. chalice. 2. BOT. calyx.
caliza s.f. 1. limestone. 2. ~ lenta, dolomite.
callada s.f. 1. silence. 2. dar la ~ por respuesta,
to say nothing.
callado -da, adj. 1. quiet. 2. reserved.
callahuaya s.m. (Am.) herb-doctor.
callandico adv. stealthily.
callandito -ta, adv. stealthily.
callar v.i. 1. to keep quiet. v.t. 2. not to mention.
v.pron. 3. to be quiet. 4. to shut up. 5. ¡calla!,
you don’t say! 6. calla callando, on the quiet.
7. al buen ~ llaman Sancho, mind what you
say. 8. quien calla otorga, silence implies
consent.
calle s.f. 1. street. 2. lane. 3. el hombre de la ~,
the man in the street. 4. ~ arriba/abajo, up/
down the street. 5. poner/dejar a uno en la ~,
to put or leave somebody out on the street. 6.
tomar la ~, to take to the streets.
calleja s.f. alley.
callejear v.i. to wander around the streets.
callejeo s.m. wandering around the streets.
callejero -ra, adj. 1. fond of wandering about the
streets 2. s.m. street map.
callejón s.m. 1. alleyway. 2. ~ sin salida, cul-de-
sac; (fig.) impasse (conflicto, problema).
callejuela s.f. 1. alley. 2. pretext.
callicida s.f. MED. corn remover.
callista s.m. y f. chiropodist.
callo s.m. 1. MED. corn (en el pie). 2. callus (en
la mano). pl. 3. tripe.
callosidad s.f. callus, callosity.
calloso -sa, adj. 1. callous. 2. ANAT. callosum,
corpus callosum
calma s.f. 1. calm. 2. inactivity. 3. calmness. 4. ~
chicha, dead calm. 5. en ~, calm (mar).
calmante adj. 1. shooting. s.m. 2. MED.
sedative.
calmar v.t. 1. to calm. v.pron. 2. to become calm,
to calm down.
calmo -ma, adj. 1. fallow (terreno). 2. resting.
calmoso adj. 1. calm. 2. sluggish.
caló s.m. 1. gypsy language. 2. slang.
calófilo adj. BOT. calochyllous.
calología s.f. aesthetics.
calomel s.m. calomel.
calón s.m. 1. fathometer. 2. fishing-net support.
calóptero adj. ZOOL calopterous.
calor s.m. 1. heat. 2. warmth. 3. fervour. 4. ~
canicular, stifling heat. 5. (fig.) entrar en ~,
to warm up, to get warm. 6. ¡qué ~! it’s so hot!
7. tener ~, to be hot.
caloría s.f. FÍS. calorie.
calórico -ca, adj. FÍS. caloric.
calorífero -ra, adj. heat-producing.
calorificación s.f. calorification.
calorífico -ca, adj. calorific.
calorífugo -ga, adj. 1. heat-resistant. 2. non-
inflammable.
calorimetría s.f. FÍS. calorimetry.
calorímetro s.m. FÍS. calorimeter.
calostro s.m. colostrum.
caloyo s.m. 1. new-born lamb. 2. kid.
calta s.f. BOT. marsh marigold.
caluma s.f. GEOG. 1. Gap, pass, 2. (Am.) Indian
village.
calumet s.m. calumet, peace pipe.
calumnia s.f. slander.
calumniador adj. calumniatory, slandering,
libelling.
calumniar v.t. to slander.
calumnioso -sa, adj. slanderous.
calurosamente adv. 1. warmly. 2.
enthusiastically.
caluroso -sa, adj. (fig.) warm, hot.
calva s.f. bald patch.
calvario s.m. 1. REL. Calvary. 2. (fig.) series of
adversities.
calvero s.m. 1. clearing. 2. claypit.
calvicie s.f. baldness.
calvinismo s.m. REL. Calvinism.
calvinista adj. 1. Calvinistic. s.c. 2. REL.
Calvinist.
Calvino s.p. HIST. REL. Calvin.
calvo -va, adj. 1. bald. 2. barren (terreno).
calza s.f. 1. stocking. 2. distinguishing ribbon
(animales). 3. chock, wedge.
calzada s.f. road.
calzadera s.f. thick lace (abarcas).
calzado -da, adj. 1. wearing shoes. s.m. 2.
footwear.
calzador s.m. shoehorn.
calzadura s.f. putting on shoes.
calzar v.t. 1. to put on shoes. 2. to take: ¿qué
número calza?, what size do you take? 3.
to wedge, to chock. 4. to take (escopeta). 5.
to underlay (imprenta). 6. (Am.) to fill (diente).
7. (Am.) to sign (escrito). 8. (Am.) to earth up.
v.r. 9. to put one’s shoes on. 10. ~ poco, to be
a little thick. 11. calzarse a uno, to dominate
someone. 12. calzarse uno alguna cosa, to
get something.
calzo s.m. 1. chock, wedge. 2. fulcrum. pl. 3.
legs (caballo).
calzón s.m. 1. shorts. 2. three-piece suite.
calzonazos o calzorras s.m., inv henpecked
husband
calzoncillos s.m. underpants.
calzoneras s.f. pl. (Am.) side-fastening trousers.
calzonudo -da, adj. (Am.) wimpish.
cama s.f. 1. bed. 2. ~ turca, daybed. 3. caer en
~, to fall ill. 4. estar en ~/guardar ~/hacer ~,
to be confined to bed, to stay in bed.
camada s.f. 1. ZOOL. litter. 2. gang (ladrones). 3.
GEOL. layer.
camafeo s.m. cameo.
camal s.m. 1. halter. 2. (Am.) abattoir.
camaleón s.m. ZOOL. chameleon.
camalote s.m. BOT. (Am.) water hyacinth.
camama s.f. lie.
camamila o camomila s.f. camomile.
camándula s.f. 1. REL. rosary. 2. slyness.
camandulear v.i. 1. to feign devotion. 2. to be
hypocritical.
camandulería s.f. hypocrisy.
camandulero -ra, adj. hypocritical.
cámara s.f. 1. room. 2. chamber. 3. MAR. cabin.
4. camera. 5. granary. 6. inner tube (rueda).
7. ANAT. cavity. 8. cameraman. pl. 9. MED.
diarrhoea. 10. ~ frigorífica, cold-storage
room. 11. ~ mortuoria, funeral chamber. 12.
~ oscura, camera obscura. 13. ~ fotográfica,
camera. 14. de ~, in-waiting. 15. música de ~,
chamber music. 16. ~ de gas, gas chamber.
17. ~ lenta, slow motion.
camarada s.m. y f. comrade.
camaradería s.f. comradeship, camaraderie.
camaraje s.m. granary rent.
camaranchón s.m. lumber room.
camarera s.f. 1. waitress (bar, restaurante). 2.
maid (hotel). 3. ~ mayor, lady-in-waiting.
camarero s.m. 1. waiter. 2. ~ mayor, royal
chamberlain.
camareta s.f. 1. small room, chamber. 2. MAR.
deck cabin. 3. (Am.) small cannon.
camarilla s.f. coterie.
camarín s.m. 1. REL. niche for an image. 2.
dressing room (teatro). 3. closet.
camarista s.m. y f. 1. Minister in the King´s
Council. 2. lady-in-waiting of the Queen.
camarlengo s.m. chamberlain (del papa).
camarlengo s.m. papal chamberlain.
camarógrafo s.m. cameraman.
camarón s.m. 1. ZOOL. shrimp. 2. (Am.) timber
cart. 3. (Am.) tip.
camaronero -ra, s.m. y f. shrimp seller.
camarote s.m. birth, cabin.
camarotero s.m. cabin attendant.
camastro s.m. rough old bed.
camastrón -na, adj. sly, cunning.
camastronería s.f. cunning.
cambado -da, adj. (Am.) bow-legged.
cambalache s.m. bartering.