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catequesis
v.t. 3. to marry. 4. to match. 5. no casarse
con nadie, to be one’s own boss.
casca s.f. 1. grape skin. 2. bark.
cascabel s.m. 1. tiny bell. 2. ser un ~, to be
happy-go-lucky.
cascabelear v.t. 1. to lead up the garden path. 2.
(fig.) to act recklessly.
cascabeleo s.m. jingling, tinkling.
cascabelero adj. scatterbrained.
cascabelero s.m. 1. scatterbrain. 2. baby´s
rattle.
cascabillo s.m. 1. tiny bell. 2. BOT. husk
(cereales). 3. acorn cup.
cascado -da, adj. 1. worn out. 2. cracked
(voice). s.f. 3. waterfall.
cascajal s.m. gravelly area.
cascajo s.m. 1. gravel. 2. crock. 3. copper
(moneda).
cascanueces s.m. nutcracker.
cascar v.t. 1. to crack open. v.i. 2. to chat.
cáscara s.f. 1. peel. interj. 2. ¡cáscaras!, good
heavens!
cascarilla s.f. cinchona bark.
cascarón s.m. 1. shell. 2. ~ de nuez,
cockleshell.
cascarrabias adj. 1. grumpy. s.m. y f. 2.
grousepot, grouch.
cascarrias s.f. pl. mud splashings.
casco s.m. 1. skull. 2. helmet. 3. MAR. hull
(barco). 4. bottle. 5. ZOOL. hoof. 6. fragment
(vasija). pl. 7. headphones. 8. ligero de
cascos, muddle-headed. 9. ~ de población,
city.
cascote s.m. piece of rubble.
caseína s.f. QUÍM. casein.
cáseo -a o caseoso, -sa, adj. cheesy.
caseoso adj. 1. caseous. 2. cheese-like, cheesy.
caserío s.m. farmhouse.
casero -ra, adj. 1. domestic (trabajo). 2. home-
loving (persona). 3. home-made (producto).
s.m. y f. 4. tenant (inquilino). 5. (Am.)
customer. 6. (Am.) supplier (proveedor).
s.m. 7. landlord (propietario). s.f. 8. landlady
(propietaria).
caserón s.m. large house, mansion.
caseta s.f. boot, stall, stand, kiosk.
casete s.f. 1. cassette. 2. cassette player.
casi adv. 1. almost, nearly: son casi las dos, it’s
almost two o’clock; casi se caen, they nearly
fell over.2. hardly: no queda casi nada,
there’s hardly anything left; casi nunca le
vemos, we hardly ever see him.
casia s.f. BOT. cassia.
casilla s.f. 1. cabin. 2. compartment (mueble,
etc.). 3. pigeonhole (para documentos,
cartas). 4. square (ajedrez). 5. ~ postal,
(Am.) post office box. 6. sacar a uno de sus
casillas, to get on one’s nerves.
casillero s.m. filing cabinet.
casimir o cachemir o cachemira s.m. 1.
cashmere (tela). 2. Kashmir (estado del norte
de la India).
casino s.m. casino.
casis s.f. BOT. blackcurrant, cassis.
casiterita s.f. cassiterite.
caso s.m. 1. case. 2. ~ que/en ~ de que, in the
event of. 3. dado el ~, this being so. 4. en
todo ~, at all events. 5. hacer/venir al ~ una
cosa to be appropriate. 6. hacer ~, to pay
attention. 7. hacer ~ omiso, to ignore. 8. ~
perdido, hopeless case.
casona s.f. large house.
casorio s.m. 1. hasty marriage. 2. simple
wedding.
caspa s.f. dandruff.
Caspio adj. GEOG. Caspian Sea.
¡cáspita! interj. good heavens!
casposo adj. scurfy, full of dandruff.
casquería s.f. tripe shop.
casquero s.m.. striple seller, vendor.
casquete s.m. 1. skullcap. 2. ~ esférico,
spherical segment. 3. ~ glaciar, ice cap.
casquillo s.m. 1. TEC. ferrule. 2. sleeve.
casquivano -na, adj. muddle-headed.
casta s.f. caste.
castaña s.f. 1. BOT. chestnut. 2. bump (choque).
3. ~ pilonga, dried chestnut 4 .cogerse una
~, (fam.) to get plastered. 5. sacarle a uno
las castañas del fuego, to bail somebody
out. 6. ¡toma ~ !, (fam.) so there!, woll!
castañar s.m. chestnut grove.
castañazo s.m. punch, thump.
castañero -ra, s.m. y f. chestnut vendor.
castañeta s.f. 1. castanet. 2. snap (dedos).
castañetazo s.m. 1. clack of a castanet. 2.
cracking of chestnut.
castañeteado s.m. clicking.
castañetear v.t. 1. to play (castañuelas). v.i. 2. to
chatter (dientes). 3. to crack (rodillas).
castañeteo s.m. sound of castanets, rattling.
castaño -ña, adj. 1. chestnut-coloured. s.m. 2.
chestnut tree. 3. ~ de Indias, horse chestnut
tree. 4. pasar una cosa de ~ oscuro, to have
gone too far.
castañola s.f. pomfret.
castañuela s.f. 1. castanet. 2. estar como unas
castañuelas, to be as happy as a sandboy.
castellanía s.f. castellany.
castellanismo s.m. Castilianism.
castellanización s.f. Castilianisation.
castellanizar v.t. to Castilianize.
castellano -na, adj. /s.m. y f. Castilian. s.m.
Castilian (idioma).
castellanohablante adj. Spanish-speaking.
casticismo s.m. purity.
casticista s.m. y f. purist.
castidad s.f. chastity.
castigador -ra,s.m. y f. punisher.
castigar v.t. to punish.
castigo s.m. punishment.
Castilla s.f. GEOG. Castile.
castillejo s.m. 1. walking frame. 2. scaffolding.
castillete s.m. small castle.
castillo s.m. 1. castle. 2. hacer castillos de
naipes/hacer castillos en el aire, to build
castles in the air.
castina s.f. flux.
castizo -za, adj. 1. traditional (costumbre). 2.
pure (estilo).
casto -ta, adj. chaste.
castor s.m. ZOOL. beaver.
castoreño adj. beaver.
castóreo s.m. castor.
castra s.f. pruning.
castración s.f. castration.
castradera s.f. extracting blade.
castrado adj. 1. castrated, eunuch. 2. ZOOL.
castrated, gelding.
castrador s.m. castrator, gelder.
castrar v.t. 1. ZOOL. to castrate (hombre, toro).
2. to neuter (gato). 3. to spay (gata). 4. to geld
(caballo). 5. to extract honey. v.r. 6. to dry up
(llagas).
castrense adj. military.
castro s.m. camp.
casual adj. unexpected.
casualidad s.f. 1. chance. 2. coincidence.
casualmente adv. by chance.
casuario s.m. ZOOL. cassowary.
casucha s.f. hovel, decrepit cottage.
casuísta s.m. y f. FIL. REL. casuist.
casuística s.f. FIL. REL. casuistry.
casuístico -ca, adj. FIL.REL. casuistical.
casulla s.f. REL. chasuble.
cata s.f. 1. tasting. 2. sample.
catabólico adj. BIOL. catabolic.
catabolismo s.m. BIOL. catabolism.
catacaldos s.m. dabbler, busybody, meddler.
cataclismo s.m. cataclysm.
catacresis s.f. LIT. catachresis.
catacumbas s.f. pl. catacombs.
catadióptrico -ca, adj. catadioptric.
catador -ra, s.m. y f. taster.
catadura s.f. tasting.
catafalco s.m. catafalque.
catafaro s.m. reflector.
catalán -na, adj. s.m. y f. Catalan.
catalanismo s.m. Catalanism.
catalanista s.m. Catalanist.
catalejo s.m. telescope.
catalepsia s.f. catalepsy.
cataléptico -ca, adj. cataleptic.
catalíctico adj. catalytic.
catalina s.f. MEC. sprocket, gear wheel.
Catalina s.p.f. Catherine, Kathleen.
catalinaria s.m. 1. Catalinarian speech. 2.
severe criticism.
catálisis s.f. QUÍM. catalysis.
catalizador -ra, s.m. y f. catalyzer.
catalizar v.t. to catalyze.
catalogación s.f. cataloguing.
catalogación s.f. cataloguing.
catalogar v.t. to catalogue.
catálogo s.m. catalogue.
Cataluña s.p. GEOG. Catalonia.
catamarán s.m. MAR. catamaran.
catanga s.f. ZOOL. (Am.) scarabaeus.
cataplasma s.f. MED. poultice.
catapulta s.f. catapult.
catapultar v.t. to catapult.
¡cataplum! interj. bang!, crash!, plop!
catar v.t. 1. to taste. 2. to examine. 3. to extract
honeycombs.
cataraña s.f. heron.
catarata s.f. 1. waterfall. 2. MED. cataract. pl. 3.
torrential rain.
cátaro -ra, s.m. y f. cathar.
catarral adj. catarrhal.
catarro s.m. MED. cold.
catarroso -sa, adj. 1. prone to catching colds. 2.
suffering from catarrh.
catarsis s.f. MED. catharsis.
catártico adj. MED. cathartic, kathartic, laxative.
catastral adj. cadastral.
catastro s.m. cadaster.
catástrofe s.f. catastrophe.
catastróficamente adv. catastrophically.
catastrófico -ca, adj. catastrophic.
catastrofista s.m. y f. doomster.
cataviento s.m. burgee.
catavino s.m. 1. wineglass. s.m. y f. pl. 2. wine
taster.
cate s.m. thump.
catear v.t. 1. to sample. 2. (Am.) to prospect. 3.
to go through (casa). 4. to fail (examen).
catecismo s.m. REL. catechism.
catecúmeno -na, s.m. y f. REL. catechumen.
cátedra s.f. 1. professorship. 2. lecture room. 3.
REL. ~ de San Pedro, Chair of Saint Peter. 4.
sentar ~, to hold forth.
catedral s.f. cathedral.
catedralicio adj. cathedral.
catedrático -ca, s.m. y f. professor.
categoremético -ca, adj. meaningful.
categoría s.f. category.
categóricamente adv. categorically.
categórico -ca, adj. categorical.
catenaria s.f. TEC. catenary.
catenular adj. chain-like.
cateo s.m. (Am.) search, raid.
catequesis s.f. REL. (Am.) catechesis.