cement
la cena NOUN
dinner La cena es a las ocho. Dinner is at eight o’clock.
cenar VERB
to have dinner No he cenado. I haven’t had dinner. ¿Qué quieres cenar? What do you want for dinner?
Did you know…?
In Spain, people generally eat later than in the UK. Lunch is usually around two and people tend to have dinner around nine or ten.
el cenicero NOUN
ashtray
la ceniza NOUN
ash
centígrado (FEM centígrada) ADJECTIVE
centigrade veinte grados centígrados twenty degrees centigrade
el centímetro NOUN
centimetre
el céntimo NOUN
cent
central (FEM central) ADJECTIVE
central
el centro NOUN
centre un centro comercial a shopping centre
Fui al centro a hacer unas compras. I went into town to do some shopping.
cepillar VERB
to brush
Se está cepillando los dientes. He’s brushing his teeth.
el cepillo NOUN
brush un cepillo de dientes a toothbrush
la cera NOUN
wax
cerca ADVERB
near El colegio está muy cerca. The school is very near. cerca de la iglesia near the church cerca de dos horas nearly two hours Quería verlo de cerca. I wanted to see it close up.
el cerdo NOUN
1 pig
2 pork No comemos cerdo. We don’t eat pork.
el cereal NOUN
cereal Los niños desayunan cereales. The children have cereal for breakfast.
el cerebro NOUN
brain
la cerilla NOUN
match una caja de cerillas a box of matches
el cero NOUN
zero Estamos a cinco grados bajo cero. It’s five degrees below zero. cero coma tres zero point three Van dos a cero. The score is two-nil. Tuve que empezar desde cero. I had to start from scratch.
cerrado (FEM cerrada) ADJECTIVE
closed Las tiendas están cerradas. The shops are closed.
la cerradura NOUN
lock
cerrar VERB
1 to close No cierran al mediodía. They don’t close at lunchtime. Cerró el libro. He closed the book. Cerré la puerta con llave. I locked the door. Se me cierran los ojos. I can’t keep my eyes open. No puedo cerrar la maleta. I can’t shut this suitcase.
2 to turn off Cierra el grifo. Turn off the tap.
la cerveza NOUN
beer
el césped NOUN
grass ‘no pisar el césped’ ‘keep off the grass’
el chaleco NOUN
waistcoat un chaleco salvavidas a life-jacket
el chalet (PL los chalets) NOUN
1 house
2 cottage
el champú (PL los champús) NOUN
shampoo
el chándal (PL los chándals) NOUN
tracksuit
la chaqueta NOUN
1 cardigan
2 jacket
charlar VERB
to chat
el chat NOUN
chatroom
la chatarra NOUN
scrap metal
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