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cepeda
cejar v.i. 1. to go backwards. 2. to slacken.
cejijunto -ta o cejudo, -da, adj. bushy-
eyebrowed.
cejilla s.f. MÚS. bridge.
cejo s.m. 1. river mist. 2. string.
cejudo adj. thick-browed, bushy-browed.
cejuela s.m. MÚS. capo tasto.
celada s.f. 1. helmet. 2. ambush. 3. trick.
celador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. guard. 2. inspector.
celaje s.m. 1. red sky. 2. MAR. cloud mass. 3.
ARQ. skylight. 4. favourable omen.
celandés -sa,adj. from New Zealand. s.m. y f.
New Zealander.
celar v.t. 1. to see to (obligación). 2. to watch
over. 3. to keep a check on. 4. to hide.
celda s.f. 1. cell. 2. ~ de castigo, solitary
confinement cell.
celdilla s.f. 1. tiny cell. 2. niche.
celebérrimo -ma, adj. extremely famous.
celebración s.f. celebration.
celebrado -da, adj. celebrated.
celebrante s.m. REL. celebrant.
celebrar v.t. 1. to celebrate. 2. to say mass. v.r.
3. to be held.
célebre adj. 1. famous. 2. funny.
celebridad s.f. 1. celebrity (persona). 2. fame
(fama).
celemín s.m. half a peck (medida).
celentéreos s.m. ZOOL. Coelenterate.
celeque adj. (Am.) tender (fruta).
celeridad s.f. speed.
celescopio s.m. FÍS. coelioscope.
celesta s.f. celesta.
celeste o celestial adj. celestial.
celestina s.f. go-between.
celíaco -ca, adj. coeliac.
celibato s.m. 1. celibacy. 2. bachelor.
célibe adj. unmarried.
celidonia s.f. BOT. ccelandine.
celinda s.f. syringe.
cellisca s.f. sleet storm.
cellisquear v.i. to sleet.
cello s.f. hoop.
celo s.m. 1. zeal, keenness. 2. fervour. 3. hoop
(cuba). 4. sellotape (cinta adhesiva). 5. ZOOL.
heat. pl. 6. jealousy.
celofán s.m. cellophane.
celosamente adv. jealously.
celosía s.f. jalousie.
celoso -sa, adj. jealous.
celotipia s.f. jealousy.
celsitud s.f. 1. grandeur. 2. highness.
celta adj. 1. Celtic. s.m. y f. 2. Celt.
celtibérico -ca o celtibero, -ra, adj. y s.m. y f.
Celtiberian.
céltico adj. Celtic, Keltic.
celtismo s.m. Celtism.
célula s.f. 1. cell. 2. ~ fotoeléctrica,
photoelectric cell.
celulado adj. celled, cellulated, containing cells.
celular adj. BOT. ZOOL. ANAT. cellular.
celulitis s.f. MED. cellulitis.
celuloide s.m. celluloid.
celulosa s.f. cellulose.
celulósico adj. cellulosic.
cementación s.f. cementation.
cementar v.t. to cement.
cementar v.t. to cement.
cementerio s.m. cemetery.
cementero adj. cement, cement industry.
cemento s.m. 1. cement. 2. ~ armado,
reinforced concrete. 3. ~ Portland, Portland
cement.
cementoso -sa, adj. cement-like.
cena s.f. supper, dinner.
cenáculo s.m. 1. cenacle. 2. literary circle.
cenadero s.m. supper room.
cenador s.m. arbour.
cenaduría s.f. (Am.) cheap restaurant.
cenagal s.m. 1. bog. 2. (fig.) messy business.
cenar v.i. 1. to have supper. v.t. 2. to have for
supper.
cenceño -ña, adj. skinny.
cencerrada s.f. tin-pan serenade.
cencerrar v.i. to jingle.
cencerreo s.m. jingling.
cencerro s.m. 1. cowbell. 2. estar como un ~, to
have bats in the belfry.
cencuate s.m. (Am.) poisonous snake.
cendal s.m. 1. sendal. 2. humeral veil.
cendal s.m. 1. sendal. 2. REL. humeral veil.
cenefa s.f. 1. edging, border (coser). 2. chasuble
stripe. 3. ARQ. ornamental border, frieze.
cenestesia s.f. coenaesthesis.
cenicero s.m. ashtray.
cenicienta s.f. LIT. Cinderella.
ceniciento -ta, adj. ash-coloured.
ceñido -da, adj. tight.
ceñidor s.m. sash.
ceñir v.t. 1. to wrap around. 2. to shorten. v.r. 3.
to limit oneself to.
cenit s.m. ASTRON. zenith.
cenital adj. zenithal.
ceniza s.f. 1. ash. pl. 2. ashes. 3. tomar la ~,
REL. to receive ashes.
cenizo -za, adj. 1. ash-coloured. s.m. 2. BOT.
goosefoot. 3. jinx. 4. oidium (combustión).
ceño s.m. 1. AGR. enclosure. 2. frown. 3.
ominous appearance (cielo, mar).
cenobial adj. REL. cenobitical, monasterial.
cenobio s.m. REL. monastery.
cenobita s.m. REL. cenobite.
cenotafio s.m. cenotaph.
cenote s.m. (Am.) cenote, natural well.
cenozoico adj. GEOL. Caenozoic, Cenozoic.
censar v.t. (Am.) to take a census of.
censo s.m. 1. census. 2. rent charge. 3. ~
electoral, electoral roll.
censor s.m. y f. censor.
censorio -ria, adj. censorial.
censorio -ria, adj. censorial.
censual adj. 1. census. 2. tax.
censual adj. 1. census. 2. tax.
censualista s.m. y f. renter.
censualista s.m. y f. renter.
censura s.f. 1. censorship (de películas, la
prensa). 2. criticism (reprobación).
censura s.f. 1. censorship (de películas, la
prensa). 2. criticism (reprobación).
censurable adj. censurable.
censurable adj. censurable.
censurar v.t. 1. POL. to censor (películas, la
prensa). 2. to censure (reprobar).
censurar v.t. 1. POL. to censor (películas, la
prensa). 2. to censure (reprobar).
centaura s.f. BOT. centaury.
centauro s.m. centaur.
centauro s.m. centaur.
centavo -va, adj. 1. hundredth. s.m. 2. cent.
centavo -va, adj. 1. hundredth. s.m. 2. ECON.
cent.
centella s.f. 1. flash (luz). 2. spark (chispa).
centella s.f. 1. flash (luz). 2. spark (chispa).
centellar v.i. to sparkle.
centellar v.i. to sparkle.
centelleante adj. gleaming, sparkling, twinkling.
centellear v.i. to sparkle.
centellear v.i. to sparkle.
centelleo s.m. sparkling.
centelleo s.m. sparkling.
centena o centenar s.m. o f. hundred.
centena o centenar s.m. o f. hundred.
centenal s.m. AGR. Rye field.
centenar s.m. hundred, centenary.
centenario -ria, adj. 1. centennial. s.m. y f. 2.
centenarian (persona). s.m. 3. centenary.
centenario -ria, adj. 1. centennial. s.m. y f. 2.
centenarian (persona). s.m. 3. centenary.
centenaza s.f. rye straw.
centenaza s.f. rye straw.
centeno s.m. 1. BOT. rye. 2. hundred. adj. 3.
hundredth.
centeno s.m. 1. BOT. rye. 2. hundred. adj. 3.
hundredth.
centesimal adj. centesimal.
centesimal adj. centesimal.
centésimo -ma, adj. 1. hundredth. 2. hundredth
(parte).
centésimo -ma, adj. 1. hundredth. 2. hundredth
part.
centígrado adj. centigrade.
centígrado adj. centigrade.
centígramo s.m. centigramme, centigram.
centilitro s.m. centilitro, centiliter.
centímetro s.m. 1. centimetre. 2. ~ cuadrado,
square centimetre. 3. ~ cúbico, cubic
centimetre.
centímetro s.m. 1. centimetre. 2. ~ cuadrado,
square centimetre. 3. ~ cúbico, cubic
centimetre.
céntimo s.m. hundredth part, cent.
centinela s.m. o f. sentinel.
centinela s.m. o f. sentinel.
centinodia s.f. BOT. knotgrass.
centípedo s.m. ZOOL. centipede.
centollo -lla, s.m. o f. crab.
centollo -lla, s.m. o f. ZOOL. crab.
centón s.m. 1. patchwork quilt. 2. cento.
centón s.m. 1. patchwork quilt. 2. cento.
centrado adj. centred, centered.
central adj. 1. central. s.f. 2. headquarters.
3. power station. 4. gobierno ~, central
government.
central adj. 1. central. s.f. 2. headquarters. 3.
power station. 4. POL. gobierno ~, central
government.
centralismo s.m. centralism.
centralismo s.m. centralism.
centralista adj. / s.m. y f. centralist.
centralización s.f. centralization.
centralizar v.t. to centralize.
centrar v.t. 1. to centre. 2. DEP. to centre. v.pron.
3. to focus.
céntrico -ca, adj. central.
centrífuga s.f. centrifuge.
centrifugador -ra, adj. 1. centrifugal. s.f. 2.
spin-dryer.
centrifugar v.t. 1. to centrifuge. 2. to spin (ropa).
centrífugo -ga, adj. centrifugal.
centrípeto -ta, adj. centripetal.
centrismo s.m. POL. centralism.
centrista s.m. centrist, member of a centrist
party.
centro s.m. 1. centre. 2. (Am.) waistcoat. 3. ~ de
gravedad, centre of gravity.
Centroamérica s.p.f. GEOG. Central America.
centroamericano -na, adj. 1. Central American.
2. s.m. y f. Central American.
centrocampista s.m. y f. DEP. midfielder.
centroeuropeo adj. Central European.
centrosfera s.f. BIOL. GEOL. centrosphere.
centrosoma s.m. BIOL. centrosome.
centrosoma s.m. centrosome.
centuplicar v.t. to centuple.
céntuplo -pla, adj. hundredfold.
centuria s.f. century.
centurión s.m. HIST. centurion.
ceñudo adj. scowling, frowing, glowering.
cénzalo s.m. ZOOL. mosquito.
cepa s.f. stock.
cepeda o cepera s.f. heather patch.