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cuestor s.m. 1. HIST. magistrate. 2. charity
collector.
cueva s.f. 1. cave. 2. wine-cellar (bodega).
cuévano s.m. dosser, pannier.
cuezo s.m. meter el ~, (fam.) to poke, stick one’s
nose in.
cuidado s.m. 1. care. 2. worry (preocupación).
3. concern. interj. 4. be careful! 5. tener ~
con, to be careful with. 6. andarse con ~,
to go very carefully. 7. poner mucho ~, to
take great care. 8. traerle a uno sin ~, (fam.)
not to care less about, to be of no interest to
someone. 9. de mucho ~, (fam.) really fine.
cuidador -ra, adj. 1. caring. s.m. 2. DEP. coach.
3. (Am.) male nurse.
cuidadosamente adv. 1. carefully. 2.
apprehensively.
cuidadoso -sa,adj. 1. careful (atento). 2.
apprehensive.
cuidar v.t. 1. to take care of. v.r. 2. to look after
oneself. 3. cuidarse de algo, to worry about
something.
cuita s.f. 1. worry. 2. grief. 3. (Am.) birdlime.
cuitado -da, adj. 1. troubled. 2. shy.
cuitamiento s.m. shyness.
culantrillo s.m. BOT. brake.
culantro, s.m. coriander.
culata s.f. 1. butt (fusil). 2. breech (canon). 3.
MEC. cylinder head. 4. ZOOL. hindquarters. 5.
(Am.) ARQ. gable end. 6. heel. 7. salir el tiro
por la ~, (fam.) to backfire.
culebra s.f. 1. ZOOL. snake. 2. (Am., fig. y fam.)
prank. 3. (fig.) disorder.
culebrear v.i. 1. to twist and turn. 2. (Am. y fig.)
to gain time.
culebrón s.m. (fam.) soap opera (telenovela).
culera s.f. patch in the seat of one’s trousers.
culinaria s.f. cuisine.
culinario -ria, adj. culinary.
culmen s.m. summit.
culminación s.f. culmination.
culminante adj. 1. highest. 2. (fig.) paramount. 3.
ASTR. culminant.
culminar v.i. 1. to culminate. 2. to reach its
highest point (estrella).
culo s.m. 1. (fam.) bum (vulg.) arse, bottom. 2.
bottom (de un objeto).
culpa s.f. 1. offence (delito). 2. blame. 3. echarle
la ~ a alguien, to blame someone.
culpabilidad s.f. guilt.
culpable adj. 1. to blame. s.m. y f. 2. the guilty
one.
cultismo s.m. 1. cultism, gongorism. 2. erudite
word.
cultivador -ra, s.m. y f. AGR. farmer.
cultivar v.t. 1. AGR., etc., to cultivate.
cultivo s.m. 1. AGR. cultivation. 2. crop. 3. BIOL.
culture. 4. caldo de ~, culture medium; (fig.)
breeding ground. 5. ~ intensivo, intensive
farming.
culto -ta,adj. 1. learned. 2. cultured. s.m. 3.
adoration. 4. REL. worship. 5. rendir ~ a, to
worship.
cultura s.f. 1. culture. 2. civilization. 3. ~ física,
physical culture.
cultural adj. cultural.
cumbre s.f. 1. summit (montaña). 2. POL.
summit meeting. 3. (fig.) height, culmination.
cumpleaños s.m. birthday.
cumplidamente adv. 1. completely. 2. correctly.
cumplido -da,adj. 1. finished. 2. long (largo). 3.
well-mannered (cortés). s.m. 4. compliment,
pleasantry.
cumplidor -ra, adj. dependable.
cumplimentar v.t. 1. to congratulate. 2. to carry
out (orden).
cumplimiento s.m. 1. completion (acto). 2.
honouring (responsabilidad). 3. compliment.
cumplir v.t. 1. to carry out. 2. to turn (edad): ha
cumplido los 90 años: she has turned 90.
v.i. 3. to do right, to comply. 4. to be one’s
job, to be fitting. v.r. 5. to be up (plazo). 6. to
materialize. 7. por ~, as a matter of form.
cúmulo s.m. 1. accumulation. 2. cumulus
(nubes).
cuna s.f. 1. cradle (cama). 2. stock, family
(linaje). 3. place of birth.
cuña s.f. 1. wedge. 2. (Am. y fam.) friend in high
places.
cuñada s.f. sister-in-law.
cuñado s.m. brother-in-law.
cundir v.i. 1. to spread (extenderse). 2. to give
(dar de sí).
cuneiforme adj. 1. wedge-shaped. 2. HIST.
cuneiform.
cuneta s.f. 1. ditch (foso). 2. gutter (desagüe).
cuño s.m. 1. coining die (troquel). 2. (fig.) stamp.
cuota s.f. quota.
cupé s.m. 1. brougham (berlina). 2. coupé
(automóvil).
cuplé s.m. popular, music-hall song.
cupletista s.m. y f. music-hall singer.
cupo s.m. 1. quota. 2. (Am.) capacity. 3. spare
seat (coche).
cupón s.m. 1. coupon. 2. COM. dividend.
cúprico -ca, adj. QUÍM. cupric, copper.
cúpula s.f. 1. ARQ. dome. 2. BOT. shell, husk.
3. cup (árbol). 4. MAR. turret. 5. POL. party
leaders.
cuquería s.f. (fam.) roguishness.
cura s.m. 1. REL. priest. s.f. 2. MED. cure. 3.
remedy.
curación s.f. 1. MED. healing (acto). 2. cure.
curado -da, adj. 1. cured (embutido). 2. tanned
(piel, cuero).
curanderismo s.m. 1. folk medicine (medicina
popular).
curar v.t. 1. to cure, to treat. v.r. 2. to recover, to
heal (herida).
curativo -va, adj. healing.
curda s.f. coger una ~, (fam.) to get smashed,
to get blind drunk.
curia s.f. Curia, papal Curia.
curiosamente adv. curiously.
curiosear v.t. to glance at, to look over.
curiosidad s.f. 1. curiosity. 2. (desp.) meddling.
3. fastidiousness (limpieza). 4. curio.
curioso -sa, adj. 1. curious, eager. 2. inquisitive.
3. neat (aseado). s.m. y f. 4. onlooker (mirón).
5. busybody (indiscreto). 6. ¡que ~!, how odd!
curita s.f. (Am.) plaster, (EEUU) Band-aid.
currante s.m. y f. worker, labourer.
currar v.i. 1. to work; 2. (fam.) to slog.
curricular adj. curricular.
currículo s.m. curriculum.
cursante s.m. y f. student.
cursar v.t. to send, to dispatch.
cursi adj. 1. twee (de mal gusto). 2. affected.
cursilería s.f. 1. tweeness. 2. affectation.
cursillista s.m. y f. fellow-student.
cursillo s.m. short course.
cursilón -na, s.m. y f. 1. (fam.) flash Harry. 2.
(fam.) dude.
cursiva s.f. italics.
curso s.m. course, direction, flow (río).
cursor s.m. 1. MAT. slide; 2. INF. cursor.
curtido -da,adj. 1. tanned (cuero). 2. hardened
(piel). 3. (fig.) skilled (experto). s.m. 4. tanning
(cuero).
curtidor -ra,s.m. y f. tanner.
curtiduría s.f. tannery (fábrica).
curtimiento s.m. tanning.
curtir v.t. 1. to tan. 2. (fig.) to harden. v.r. 3.
to become tanned (por el sol); to become
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curva s.f. curve.
curvado -da, adj. 1. curved. 2. bent (varilla). 3.
stooping (persona).
curvar v.t. 1. to curve. 2. to bend. 3. to warp
(madera).
curvo -va,adj. curved.
cúspide s.f. 1. cusp. 2. summit, peak.
custodiar v.t. 1. to guard. 2. (fig.) to watch over.
custodio -dia, adj. 1. watchful. s.m. 2. keeper.
cutícula s.f. cuticle.
cutis s.m. skin, complexion.
cutre adj. 1. mean, stingy (tacaño). 2. grotty.
cuyo adj. whose, of whom, of which.
cuzqueño -ña, adj. of Cuzco, from Cuzco.
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d D s.f. d, D cuarta letra del alfabeto español.
dable adj. viable.
dabuten o dabuti adj. (fam.) great, fantastic.
dactilar adj. 1. digital, finger. 2. huella ~,
fingerprint.
dáctilo s.m. dactyl.
dactilografía s.f. typing, typewriting.
dactilográfico -ca, adj. typing.
dactilógrafo -fa, s.m. y f. typist.
dactilología s.f. sign language, finger language.
dactiloscopia s.f. fingerprint identification.
dadaísmo s.m. ART. Dadaism.
dádiva s.f. 1. present, gift (regalo). 2. donation
(donación).
dadivosidad s.f. generosity.
dadivoso -sa,adj. generous, open-handed;
liberal (con dinero).
dado -da, p.p. 1. de dar. s.m. 2. MIL. case-shot,
grapeshot (parte de la metralla). 3. MEC.
block. 4. stud. 5. cargar los dados, to load
the dice. 6. correr el ~, to be in luck, to be
lucky. 7. ~ , in view of, considering. 8. ~ a,
given to. 9. ~ falso, false dice, loaded dice.
11. ~ que, given that, as. 12. dar/echar ~
falso, to deceive, to trick.
dador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. giver, donor. 2. bearer. 3.
drawer (de letra de cambio).
daga s.f. dagger.
daguerrotipia s.f. daguerreotypy.
daguerrotipo s.m. daguerreotype.
dalia s.f. BOT. dahlia.
dálmata adj. / s.m. y f. Dalmatian (de Dalmacia).
dalmática s.f. dalmatic.
daltoniano -na, adj. 1. colour-blind, daltonism.
s.m. y f. 2. sufferer from colour blindness.
daltónico -ca, adj. colour-blind.
daltonismo s.m. MED. colour blindness,
daltonism.
dama s.f. 1. lady. 2. lady-in-waiting. 3. leading
lady (actriz principal). 4. queen (en ajedrez).
5. lover, mistress. pl. 6. draughts (damas).
7. ~ cortesana, courtesan. 8. ~ de honor,
bridesmaid (en bodas). 9. primera ~, first
lady, leading lady (en teatro). 10. tablero de
damas, draughtboard.
damajuana s.f. demijohn.
damascado -da, adj. damask.
damasco s.m. damask.
damasquinado -da, adj. damascene.
damasquinar v.t. to damascene, to damask.
damasquino -na, adj. damascene.
damisela s.f. 1. HIST. damsel 2. courtesan. 3.
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