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cambalachear v.t. to barter.
cambar v.t. (Am.) to bend.
cámbaro s.m. crab.
cambera s.c. crab net.
cambial adj. BOT. cambial.
cambiante adj. changing, changeable.
cambiar v.t. 1. to change. 2. to exchange. v.i.
3. to veer (viento). v.r. 4. to change one’s
clothes.
cambiario adj. law relating to bill of exchange.
cambiavía s.m. (Am.) switchman.
cambiazo s.m. 1. big change. 2. fraudulent
exchange.
cambio s.m. 1. change. 2. exchange rate (de
moneda extranjera). 3. exchange (canje). 4. ~
democrático, shift to democracy. 5. libre ~,
free trade. 6. en ~, on the other hand.
cambista s.m. y f. COM. money-changer.
cambium s.m. BOT. cambium.
Camboya s.p. GEOG. Cambodia, Kampuchea
(nombre oficial).
camboyano adj. Cambodian.
cambriano adj. GEOL. Cambrian.
cambrilón s.m. shank (del calzado).
cambrón s.m. BOT. bramble.
cambronal s.m. bramble bushes.
cambucho s.m. 1. (Am.) cornet. 2. basket. 3.
den.
cambullón s.m. (Am.) dirty deal, trick.
cambur s.m. (Am.) job, trabajo.
camelar v.t. y pron. to cajole.
camelia s.f. BOT. camellia.
camélidos s.m. pl. ZOOL. Camelidae.
camelista s.m. y f. cajoler.
camelístico adj. wheedling, cajoling.
camellero s.m. camel herd.
camello s.m. ZOOL. camel.
camellón s.m. ridge.
camelo s.m. flirting, wooing.
camelote s.m. camlet.
cameraman s.m. cameraman.
camerino s.m. dressing room.
camero -ra, adj. full-sized (de cama).
Camerún s.m. GEOG. Cameroon.
camerunés adj. Cameroonian.
camilla s.f. 1. MED. stretcher. 2. round table.
camillero -ra, s.m. y f. stretcher-bearer.
caminante s.m. y f. 1. walker. 2. traveller,
wayfarer.
caminar v.i. 1. to walk. 2. to progress. v.t. 3. to
cover. 4. ir caminando, to walk, to go on foot.
caminata s.f. hike.
caminero -ra, adj. of the road.
camino s.m. 1. road. 2. way. 3. means. 4. ~
de cabaña, cattle track. 5. ~ de herradura,
bridle path. 6. ~ de hierro, railway. 7. ~ de
Santiago, Milky Way. 8. ~ de sirga, towpath.
9. ~ real, national highway. 10. ~ trillado,
(fam.) the beaten track. 11. ~ vecinal,
municipal road. 12. abrir ~, to make headway.
13. de ~, on the way. 14. ir cada cual por
su ~, to go one’s own way. 15. ir fuera de ~,
to take a wrong turning. 16. llevar ~, to be
justifiable. 17. ponerse en ~, to start out.
camión s.m. lorry.
camionaje s.m. haulage.
camionero -ra, s.m. y f. lorry driver.
camioneta s.f. 1. van. 2. (Am.) station wagon.
camisa s.f. 1. shirt. 2. covering. 3. slough
(culebra). 4. ~ de fuerza, straightjacket. 5.
meterse uno en ~ de once varas, to meddle
in other people’s business. 6. no llegarle a
uno la ~ al cuerpo, to be dead scared.
camisería s.f. shirtmaker’s.
camisero -ra, s.m. y f. shirtmaker.
camiseta s.f. 1. vest. 2. DEP. T-shirt.
camisola s.f. camisole, shirt. 2. (Am.) large
woman’s blouse.
camisolín s.m. dicky.
camisón s.m. 1. nightgown. 2. (Am.) dress.
camita o camítico -ca, adj. Hamitic.
camoatí s.m. ZOOL. (Am.) wasp.
camomila s.f. BOT. camomile.
camón s.m. 1. portable throne. 2. balcony. 3. ~
de vidrios, glass partition.
camorra s.f. 1. row. 2. armar ~, to start a fight. 3.
buscar ~, to be looking for trouble.
camorrear v.i. to row, to quarrel, to argue.
camorrero -ra, adj. quarrelsome.
camorrista adj. quarrelsome.
camote s.m. 1. (Am.) BOT. sweet potato. 2.
bulb. 3. infatuation. 4. lover. 5. lie. 6. fool. 7.
ANAT. calf. 8. weal.
camotillo s.m. (Am.) 1. sweet made of mashed
sweet potato, 2. wood.
campa adj. treeless.
campal adj. 1. country. 2. pitched (battle).
campamento s.m. 1. camp. 2. camping.
campana s.f. 1. bell. 2. ~ de buzo, diving bell.
3. echar las campanas al vuelo, to shout
from the rooftops, to be overcome with joy. 4.
oír uno campanas y no saber dónde, to get
hold of the wrong end of the stick.
campaña s.f. 1. plain. 2. MIL. MAR. campaign. 3.
POL. ~ electoral, election campaign.
campanada s.f. peal.
campanario s.m. belfry.
campanear v.i. to peal, to toll.
campaneo s.m. pealing.
campanero -ra, s.m. y f. bell-ringer.
campaniforme adj. bell-shaped.
campanil adj. 1. bell (metal). s.c. 2. belfry.
campanilla s.f. 1. handbell. 2. bubble. 3. uvula.
4. bell flower. 5. de campanillas, grand,
important.
campanillazo s.m. loud ring.
campanillear v.i. to ring.
campanilleo s.m. ringing.
campanillero s.m. bell ringer.
campañista s.m. (Am.) shepherd.
campano s.m. 1. cowbell. 2. big glass.
campañol s.m. ZOOL. vole, field mouse.
campanología s.f. bell-ringing, campanology.
campanólogo -ga, s.m. y f. bell-ringer,
campanologist.
campante adj. 1. outstanding. 2. self-satisfied.
campanudo -da, adj. 1. bell-shaped. 2.
pompous.
campánula s.f. BOT. bell flower.
campanuláceas s.f. pl. BOT. Campanulaceae.
campar v.i. 1. to stand out. 2. to camp. 3. ~ por
sus respetos, to act independently.
campeador adj. y s.m. champion.
campear v.i. 1. to go to pasture. 2. to become
green (sembrado). 3. to stand out. 4. MIL. to
be in the field.
campechanía s.f. openness.
campechano -na, adj. down-to-earth.
campeche s.m. BOT. campeachy wood.
campeón -na, s.m. y f. champion.
campeonato s.m. championship.
campero -ra, adj. 1. country. 2. outdoor. s.f. 3.
tight jacket.
campesinado s.m. peasants, peasantry.
campesino -na, adj. 1. country. s.m. y f. 2.
farmer.
campestre adj. country.
campiña s.f. open land.
camping s.m. 1. campsite. 2. ~ gas, gas bottle.
campista s.m. camper.
campo s.m. 1. countryside. 2. field. 3. DEP.
ground. 4. ~ de concentración, concentration
camp. 5. ~ eléctrico, electric field. 6. ~
gravitatorio terrestre, Earth’s gravitational
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field. 7. ~ magnético, magnetic field. 8.
~ santo, graveyard. 9. Campos Elíseos,
Elysian Fields; Champs Elysées (en París).
10. a ~ traviesa, across.
camposanto s.m. graveyard.
campus s.m. campus.
camuesa s.f. BOT. pippin.
camueso s.m. BOT. pippin, apple tree.
camuflaje s.m. camouflage.
camuflar v.t. to camouflage.
camuñas s.f. pl. 1. seeds. 2. el Camuñas, the
Bogeyman.
can s.m. 1. dog. 2. trigger (arma de fuego). 3.
ARQ. corbel. 4. Can Mayor, Canis Major. 5.
Can Menor, Canis Minor.
caña s.f. 1. BOT. stem. 2. long bone. 3. leg
(bota). 4. marrow (hueso). 5. glass. 6. tipstock
(arma de fuego). 7. shaft (columna). 8. ~ de
azúcar, sugar cane.
cana s.f. 1. grey hair. 2. (fig.) echar una ~ al
aire, to let one’s hair down. 3. peinar canas,
to be getting on.
canabáceas s.f. BOT. Cannabaceae.
canaca s.f. (Am.) Chink, Jap.
canáceo -a, adj. cannaceous.
cañacoro s.m. BOT. canna.
cañada s.f. 1. GEOG. ravine. 2. cattle track.
Canadá s.m. Canadá.
canadiense adj. s.m. y f. Canadian.
cañadú o cañadulce o cañaduz s.f. sugar cane.
cañafístula s.f. BOT. drumstick tree.
cañal o cañaveral s.m. BOT. reedbed.
canal s.m. y f. 1. canal. 2. channel. 3. narrow
valley. 4. conduit. 5. cleaned carcass. 6. ARQ.
fluting. 7. abrir en ~, to cut right down the
middle.
canalado -da, adj. fluted.
canaladura s.f. flute.
canaleja s.f. mill spout.
canalete s.m. paddle.
canalización s.f. channelling.
canalizar v.t. 1. to channel. 2. to canalize (río).
canalizo s.m. MAR. narrow channel.
canalla s.f. 1. rabble. s.m. 2. good-for-nothing.
canallada s.f. rotten trick.
canallesco -ca, adj. rotten.
canalón s.m. 1. roof gutter. pl. 2. cannelloni.
cañamar s.m. sugar-cane plantation.
cañamazo s.m. 1. burlap. 2. sketch.
cañamelar s.m. sugar-cane plantation.
cañameño -ña, adj. hempen.
cañamiel s.f. sugar cane.
cáñamo s.m. BOT. hemp.
cañamón s.m. hempseed.
cañamoncillo s.m. mixing sand.
canana s.f. cartridge belt.
canapé s.m. 1. divan. 2. canapé.
Canarias s.p.f. pl. GEOG. Canaries, Canary
Islands.
cañariego -ga, adj. migrating.
canariera s.f. canary cage.
canario -ria, adj. 1. GEOG. from the Canary
Islands. s.m. y f. 2. ZOOL. canary.
canasta s.f. 1. DEP. wicker basket. 2. canasta.
canastada s.f. basketful.
canastero -ra, s.m. y f. wicker-basket maker.
canastilla s.m. 1. layette. 2. small basket.
canastillero -ra, s.m. y f. wicker-tray maker.
canastillo s.m. wicker tray.
canasto o canastro s.m. 1. large basket. 2.
¡canastos!, (fam.) good heavens!
cañavera s.f. reed grass.
cañaveral s.m. 1. BOT. reedbed (de juncos).
2. (Am.) sugar cane plantation (de caña de
azucar).
cañazo s.m. blow with a cane.
cáncamo s.m. TEC. MAR. eyebolt.