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hacer cola to queue
colarse VERB
to push into push in Dont push in. to push in We sneaked into the cinema without paying.
el/la colega NOUN
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el colegio NOUN
school
¿Todavía vas al colegio? Are you still at school? ¿Todavía vas al colegio? a state school
colgar VERB
111 Lets hang the picture on this wall. 1 Dont leave your jacket on the chair, hang it up!
222 Dont hang up! 2 He hung up on me.
el collar NOUN
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el colmo NOUN
¡Esto ya es el colmo! This really is the last straw!
colocar VERB
to putto put We put the table in the middle of the dining room. to put Get into a line!
la colonia NOUN
perfumeperfume What perfume are you wearing?
una colonia de verano a summer camp
el color NOUN
colourcolour What colour are they? colour a blue dress
la columna NOUN
column
el columpio NOUN
swing
la coma NOUN
commacomma Separate the words with a comma. comma zero point eight
Did you know?
In Spanish you use a comma instead of a point in decimal numbers.
la comba NOUN
skipping rope
saltar a la comba to skip
el comedor NOUN
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comenzar VERB
to beginto begin It began to rain.
comer VERB
111 Do you want something to eat? 1 She was feeding her son.
222 We had lunch in the hotel. 2 We had paella for lunch. 2 Whats for lunch?
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.
cometa
cometacan be a masculine or a feminine noun.
A MASC NOUN
comet
B FEM NOUN
kite
el cómic NOUN
comic
la comida NOUN
111 The food in the hotel is very good.
222 Lunch is at half past one.
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.
333 Its the most important meal of the day.
comienzo VERB seecomienzocomienzo I go first and then you follow me.
como ADVERB, CONJUNCTION
111 Theyve got a dog like ours. 1 as white as snow 1 He is as tall as you.
222 As she didnt arrive, I left. 2 I used it as a spoon.
333 If you do it again, Ill tell your mother.
444 About ten people came. 4 as if 4 He kept on reading, as if he had heard nothing.
cómo ADVERB
howhow How do you say it in English? how How are your parents? how How big is it? how Whats the weather like? how Sorry, what did you say? how What? Tomorrow?
cómodo (FEM cómodo) ADJECTIVE
comfortablecomfortable a comfortable chair
el compañero la compañero NOUN
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la compañía NOUN
companycompany Ana came to keep me company.
comparar VERB
to compareto compare Im always being compared to my sister.
compartir VERB
to share
el compás (PL los compás) NOUN
compass
la competición (PL las competición) NOUN
competition
el complejo NOUN
complexcomplex Hes got a complex about being fat. complex a sports complex
completo (FEM completo) ADJECTIVE
fullfull The hotels were full. full I completely forgot.
complicado (FEM complicado) ADJECTIVE
complicated
la compra NOUN
shopping
ir de compras to go shopping
comprar VERB
to buyto buy I want to buy a pair of shoes.
comprender VERB
to understandto understand I dont understand it!
común (FEM común) ADJECTIVE
commoncommon a very common surname common We have nothing in common. common We did the work between us.
la comunidad NOUN
community
con PREPOSITION
withwith I live with my parents. with Who are you going with? with I wrote it in pen. with Ill talk to Luis. with as long as you dont arrive late
la concha NOUN
shell
el concurso NOUN
competition
la condición (PL las condición) NOUN
conditioncondition on condition that you pass condition The flat is in a very bad state. condition Hes not fit to travel.
conducir VERB
to driveto drive My mum cant drive.
el conductor la conductor NOUN
driver
conduzco VERB seeconduzcoconduzco Im always very careful when Im driving.
el conejo NOUN
rabbit
la conferencia NOUN
lecture
confesar VERB
to admitto admit He admitted that it had been him.
la confianza NOUN
trusttrust I trust you. trust He has no self-confidence.
confiar VERB
to trustto trust I dont trust her.
confieso VERB seeconfiesoconfieso I admit I was wrong.
conformarse VERB
conformarse con to make do with conformarse con Youll have to make do with a cheaper one.
confundir VERB
111 People mistake me for my sister.
222 His explanation confused me even more. 2 I got the dates mixed up.
congelado (FEM congelado) ADJECTIVE
frozen
el congelador NOUN
freezer
congelar VERB
to freezeto freeze Im freezing.
el conjunto NOUN
groupgroup a pop group
conmigo PRONOUN
with mewith me Why dont you come with me? with me Rosa wants to talk to me. with me Im not proud of myself.
conocer VERB
111 I know all his brothers. 1 We know each other from school.
222 I met her at a party.
conocido (FEM conocido) ADJECTIVE
well-knownwell-known a well-known actor
el conocimiento NOUN
consciousnessconsciousness to lose consciousness
conozco VERB seeconozcoconozco I dont know her.
conseguir VERB
to getto get He got me the ticket.
el consejo NOUN
adviceadvice Would you like me to give you some advice?
consigo
consigocan be a pronoun or part of the verbconsigo.
A PRONOUN
111 He took Marta with him.
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B VERB seeBB I cant forget what happened.
constipado
constipadocan be and adjective or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
estar constipado to have a cold
B MASC NOUN
coldcold to catch a cold
Language tip
Be careful!constipadodoes not mean the same asconstipado.
construir VERB
to build
la consulta NOUN
surgerysurgery surgery hours