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13. ~ celestial, heaven. 14. hacer la ~, to
woo. 15. Corte Suprema, Supreme Court.
cortejar v.t. 1. to court, to woo. 2. to flatter.
cortejo s.m. 1. retinue. 2. courting, wooing. 3.
flattery.
cortés adj. polite.
cortesanía s.f. common courtesy.
cortesano -na,adj. 1. courtly. 2. polite. s.m. y f.
3. courtier.
cortesía s.f. 1. courtesy. 2. grace (merced). 3.
present.
cortésmente adv. politely.
corteza s.f. 1. bark (árbol). 2. peel (fruta). 3.
rind (queso). 4. crust (pan). 5. (fig. y fam.)
coarseness.
cortical adj. cortical (de la corteza).
corticoide s.m. corticosteroid.
cortijero s.m. squire.
cortijo s.m. farmhouse.
cortina s.f. 1. curtain. 2. (fig.) screen. 3. inner
wall (caballería). 4. ~ de hierro, iron curtain.
5. correr la ~, (fig.) to lift the veil.
cortinaje s.m. curtaining.
cortinal s.m. kitchen garden (huerta).
cortisona s.f. MED. cortisone.
corto -ta, adj. 1. short. 2. scanty. 3. shy. 4. (fig.)
slow (torpe). 5. tongue-tied (falto de palabras).
s.m. 6. short film. s.f. 7. felling (árboles). 8.
quedarse ~, to fall short (no calcular bien). 9.
~ de vista, short-sighted. 10. ~ de oído, hard
of hearing.
cortocircuito s.m. 1. ELEC. short-circuit. 2.
poner en ~, to short-circuit.
cortometraje s.m. short film.
coruja s.f. 1. owl (lechuza). 2. ace of diamonds.
corva s.f. MED. popliteal area.
corvadura s.f. 1. bend. 2. curve. 3. wreath.
corvar v.t. to bend.
corvejón s.m. 1. hock (caballo). 2. green
cormorant.
corveta s.f. curvet (caballería).
corvo -va,adj. 1. curved. s.m. 2. hook.
corzo s.m. o f. ZOOL. roe deer.
corzuelo s.m. chaffy corn (trigo).
cosa s.f. 1. thing. 2. affair. 3. fancy. 4. como si
tal ~, as if nothing had happened. 5. ~ de,
about (aproximadamente).
cosaco -ca, adj. s.m. y f. 1. Cossack. 2. beber
como un ~, (fig. y fam.) to drink like a fish.
coscarse v.r. (fam.) to notice.
coscón -na, adj. s.m. y f. (desp.) clever.
coscorrón s.m. 1. bump on the head. 2. (fig.)
let-down.
cosecante s.f. MAT. cosecant.
cosecha s.f. 1. AGR. harvest. 2. harvesting
(acto). 3. de su propia ~, (fig.) of one’s own
invention.
cosechadora s.f. AGR. combine-harvester.
cosechar v.t. 1. AGR. to harvest. 2. to grow. 3.
(fig.) to glean (información). 4. (fig.) to achieve
(éxito). 5. (fig.) to meet with.
cosechero s.m. 1. harvester. 2. picker (uvas).
coselete s.m. 1. MIL. leather cuirass. 2. ZOOL.
thorax.
coseno s.m. MAT. cosine.
coser v.t. 1. to sew. 2. to join (unir). 3. ser ~ y
cantar, (fam.) to be a piece of cake.
cosido -da, adj. 1. sewn. s.m. 2. embroidery.
cosmético -ca, adj. y s.m. 1. cosmetic. s.f. 2.
cosmetics.
cósmico -ca, adj. 1. cosmic. 2. rayos
cósmicos, cosmic rays.
cosmogonía s.f. ASTR. cosmogony.
cosmografía s.f. ASTR. cosmography.
cosmología s.f. ASTR. cosmology.
cosmonauta s.m. y f. ASTR. cosmonaut.
cosmopolita adj. /s.m. y f. cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitismo s.m. POL. cosmopolitanism.
cosmos s.m. cosmos.
coso s.m. 1. arena. 2. ZOOL. woodworm
(carcoma).
cosque s.m. (fam.) bump on the head.
cosquillas s.f. pl. 1. ticklishness. 2. hacer ~
a alguien, to tickle someone. 3. hacerle a
uno ~ una cosa, (fig.) to tickle someone’s
curiosity.
cosquillear v.t. to tickle.
cosquilleo s.m. tickling sensation.
cosquilloso -sa,adj. 1. ticklish. 2. (fig.)
oversensitive.
Costa Rica s.f. Costa Rica.
costa s.f. 1. ECON. cost. 2. GEOG. coast. pl. 3.
DER. costs. 4. a ~ de, at the expense of. 5. a
toda ~, at any price.
costado s.m. 1. ANAT. side. 2. MIL. flank. 3.
(Am.) platform (ferrocarril). pl. 4. ancestors
(genealogía).
costal adj. 1. rib. s.m. 2. sack. 3. rammer
(herramienta). 4. (Am.) carpet.
costalada o costalazo s.f. s.m. bad fall.
costanera s.f. 1. slope. pl. 2. ARQ. rafters.
costanero -ra,adj. 1. sloping. 2. MAR. coastal.
costar v.i. 1. to cost: ¿cuánto cuesta este
anillo: how much does this ring cost? 2. to be
difficult. 3. ~ un ojo de la cara, (fam.) to cost
an arm and a leg. 4. cueste lo que cueste,
whatever the cost.
costarricense o costarriqueño -ña, adj. s.m. y
f. Costa Rican.
coste s.m. price.
costear v.t. 1. to pay for (pagar). 2. MAR. to skirt
the coast. 3. (Am.), AGR. to pasture. v.r. 4. to
pay one’s way, to fund.
costeño -ña, adj. coastal.
costero -ra, adj. 1. coastal. s.m. 2. coastal
inhabitant. 3. offcut. 4. wall (alto horno). 5.
girder.
costilla s.f. 1. ANAT. rib. 2. (fig. y fam.) wife. pl.
3. ANAT. back. 4. ~ verdadera, true rib. 5. ~
falsa, false rib.
costillar s.m. ANAT. ribcage.
costo s.m. 1. ECON. cost. 2. (Am.) effort. 3.
(fam.) dope (droga).
costoso -sa,adj. 1. dear (caro). 2. costly (error).
costra s.f. 1. crust. 2. MED. scab.
costumbre s.f. 1. custom. pl. 2. way of life. 3.
como de ~, as usual.
costumbrismo s.m. LIT. portrayal of local
customs.
costumbrista adj. 1. LIT. relating to local
customs. s.m. y f. 2. author who writes about
local customs.
costura s.f. 1. sewing. 2. seam.
costurera s.f. dressmaker.
costurero s.m. 1. sewing basket. 2. sewing
room.
cota s.f. 1. GEOG. height. 2. MIL. armour.
cotangente s.f. MAT. cotangent.
cotarro s.m. 1. doss-house (albergue). 2.
GEOG. ravine slope. 3. alborotarse el ~, (fig.
y fam.) to be thrown into disorder.
cotejar v.t. to compare and contrast.
cotejo s.m. comparing and contrasting.
cotense s.m. (Am.) hemp cloth.
cotidianamente adv. daily, every day.
cotidiano -na,adj. daily, everyday.
cotiledón s.m. BOT. cotyledon.
cotiledóneo -a, adj. BOT. of the cotyledon.
cotilla s.m. y f. (fam.) gossip.
cotillear v.i. to gossip.
cotillón s.m. 1. country dance. 2. (Am.) party.
cotización s.f. 1. ECON. quotation. 2.
subscription. 3. taxation. 4. ~ a plazo, forward
price.
cotizante s.m. 1. contributor. 2. taxpayer.
cotizar v.t. 1. COM. to quote. 2. to price. v.i. 3. to
pay one’s dues. v.r. 4. ECON. to be quoted. 5.
(fig.) to be valued.
coto s.m. 1. game preserve (caza). 2. boundary
stone (hito). 3. (fig.) limit. 4. ECON. fixed
price. 5. rubber.
cotón s.m. 1. printed cotton. 2. (Am.) working
shirt.
cotorra s.f. 1. ZOOL. magpie (urraca). 2. parrot.
3. (fam.) chatterbox.
cotorrear v.i. (fam.) to chinwag.
cotorreo s.m. (fam.) chit-chat.
cotorrera s.f. 1. (fam.) chatterbox (mujer). 2.
ZOOL. magpie.
cotufa s.f. 1. sweet (golosina). 2. BOT. tiger nut.
s. pl. (Am.) popcorn.
coturno s.m. 1. HIST. buskin. 2. calzar el ~, (fig.
y fam.) to put on airs and graces.
covacha s.f. 1. small cave. 2. (Am.)
greengrocer’s (tienda de productos agrícolas).
covachuela s.f. 1. (fam.) public office. 2. (desp.)
dive.
coxal adj. ANAT. hip.
coy s.m. MAR. hammock.
coyol s.m. BOT. palm tree.
coyote s.m. 1. ZOOL. coyote. 2. (Am.) COM.
dealer.
coyunda s.f. 1. tether (de animal). 2. bond
(matrimonio). 3. (fig.) oppression.
coyuntura s.f. 1. ANAT. joint. 2. (fig.) opportunity.
3. climate (económico).
coyuntural adj. 1. contemporary . 2. medidas
coyunturales, ad hoc measures.
coz s.f. 1. kick (de animal). 2. (fig.) insult.
crac s.m. 1. ECON. crash. 2. (Am.) star.
craneal adj. ANAT. skull.
cráneo s.m. 1. ANAT. skull. 2. (fam.) nut.
crápula s.f. 1. loose living, debauchery. 2.
drunkenness. s.m. 3. philanderer. adj. 4.
debauched.
crapuloso -sa,adj. 1. sottish, drunken. 2. (fig.)
loose-living, debauched.
craquear v.t. QUÍM. to crack.
craqueo s.m. QUÍM. cracking.
crasis s.f. GRAM. contraction.
crasitud s.f. obesity.
craso -sa,adj. 1. fat. 2. thick (líquido). 3. (fig.)
stupid. 4. (Am.) vulgar.
cráter s.m. GEOL. crater.
crátera s.f. HIST. urn.
creación s.f. creation.
creacionismo s.m. FIL. creationism.
creador -ra, adj. 1. creative. s.m. y f. 2. creator.
crear v.t. 1. to create. 2. to invent. 3. to found.
creativo -va, adj. 1. creative. s.m. y f. 2. creative
(publicista).
crecer v.i. 1. to grow. 2. to grow up (hacerse
mayor). 3. to rise. 4. to wax (luna). v.r. 5. to
become bolder (atreverse más).
creces s.f. pl. 1. increase. 2. con ~, more than
expected.
crecida s.f. 1. rise (río). 2. flood.
crecido -da, adj. 1. tall (persona). 2. long (pelo,
uña). 3. grown-up (adulto).
creciente adj. 1. growing. 2. waxing (luna). s.m.
3. crescent. s.f. 4. crescent moon. 5. ~ del
mar, high tide.
crecimiento s.m. 1. growth (físico). 2. increase.
credencia s.f. REL. credence.
credencial adj. 1. certifying. s.f. 2. certifying
document (puesto de trabajo).
credibilidad s.f. credibility.
crediticio -cia, adj. ECON. credit.
crédito s.m. 1. reputation (fama). 2. credit (fe,
préstamo). 3. dar ~ a una cosa, to believe
something.