en cuanto a as for
cuánto (FEM cuánto) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
111 How much money do you have? 1 He told me how much it was.
222 How many chairs? 2 I dont know how many I need. 2 Whats the date? 2 What a lot of people! 2 How far is it from here to Bilbao? 2 How long have you been studying English?
cuarenta (FEM cuarenta) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
fortyforty Hes forty.
cuarto
cuartocan be an adjective, pronoun or noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
fourthfourth I live on the fourth floor.
B MASC NOUN
111 The children were playing in their room. 1 the living room 1 the bathroom
222 a quarter of an hour
Son las once y cuarto. Its a quarter past eleven. Son las once y cuarto. At a quarter to ten.
cuatro (FEM cuatro) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
four
Son las cuatro. Its four oclock. Son las cuatro. the fourth of July Son las cuatro. He was born on the fourth of July.
cuatrocientos (FEM cuatrocientos) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
four hundred
cubierto
cubiertocan be an adjective or part of the verbcubierto.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
coveredcovered Everything was covered in snow.
B VERB seeBB Hes covered the piano with a tarpaulin.
los cubiertos NOUN
cutlery
el cubito de hielo NOUN
ice-cube
el cubo NOUN
bucketbucket the bucket and spade bucket the dustbin
cubrir VERB
to coverto cover We have to cover our exercise books. to cover I was almost out of my depth.
la cuchara NOUN
spoon
la cucharada NOUN
spoonfulspoonful a spoonful of syrup
la cucharilla NOUN
teaspoon
cuchichear VERB
to whisper
el cuchillo NOUN
knife
el cucurucho NOUN
cone
cuelgo VERB seecuelgocuelgo Where can I hang the coat?
el cuello NOUN
neck
la cuenta NOUN
111 The waiter brought us the bill.
222 an email account 2 to realize/to notice
Language tip
darse cuentahas two meanings. Look at the examples.
Perdona, no me di cuenta de que eras vegetariano. Sorry, I didnt realize you were a vegetarian. Perdona, no me di cuenta de que eras vegetariano. Did you notice theyve cut down that tree?
cuento
cuentocan be an adjective or part of the verbcuento.
A MASC NOUN
storystory Grandma used to tell us stories. story a fairy-tale
B VERB seeBB If you want, Ill tell you what happened.
la cuerda NOUN
111 They tied his hands together with a rope.
222 I need some string to tie up this parcel.
el cuero NOUN
leatherleather a leather jacket
el cuerpo NOUN
bodybody the human body body the fire-brigade
cuesta
cuestacan be an adjective or part of the verbcuesta.
A FEM NOUN
slopeslope a very steep slope
ir cuesta abajo to go downhill ir cuesta abajo to go uphill
B VERB seeBB How much does that bicycle cost?
la cueva NOUN
cave
el cuidado NOUN
carecare He was driving carefully.
¡Cuidado! Careful!
cuidar VERB
to look afterto look after She looks after the children.
cuidarsecuidarsecuidarse You need to look after yourself.
¡Cuídate! Take care!
la culpa NOUN
faultfault Its my fault. fault Theyre always blaming me.
culpable
culpablecan be an adjective or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
culpablecan be an adjective or a noun.
A (FEM A) ADJECTIVE
guiltyguilty Im not guilty.
B MASC/FEM NOUN
culpritculprit She is to blame for everything.
la cultura NOUN
culture
la cumbre NOUN
summit
el cumpleaños (PL los cumpleaños) NOUN
birthday
¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy birthday!
cumplir VERB
11
222 Ill be sixteen tomorrow.
la cuna NOUN
cradle
la cuñada NOUN
sister-in-law
el cuñado NOUN
brother-in-law
cupo VERB seecupocupo It wouldnt go through the door.
el cura NOUN
priest
curar VERB
111 a treatment to cure pneumonia 1 I hope that you get better soon.
222 His wound has already healed.
cursi (FEM cursi) ADJECTIVE
11
22
el cursillo NOUN
coursecourse a computer course course to have swimming lessons
el curso NOUN
111 a boy in my year 1 Im in Year two.
222 I did a German course.
la curva NOUN
bendbend There are some very sharp bends.
D d
la dama NOUN
ladylady ladies and gentlemen lady draughts lady to play draughts
el daño NOUN
damagedamage The damage isnt very serious. damage Youre hurting me!
hacerse daño to hurt oneself
dar VERB
to giveto give I gave it to Teresa. to give Im good at science.
de PREPOSITION
Language tip
de + de = de.
111 a packet of sweets 1 a glass of water 1 English lessons 1 a gold ring 1 Isabels house
222 Im from Madrid. 2 a letter from my aunt 2 Theyre from last year.
333 Its more difficult than I thought.
dé VERB seedédé I want him to give me the mobile phone.
debajo ADVERB
underneathunderneath Lift up the flowerpot, the keys underneath. underneath under underneath under the table
deber
debercan be a noun or a verb.
A MASC NOUN
dutyduty I simply did my duty. duty homework
B VERB
111 I must try it. 1 You mustnt worry. 1 You shouldnt have left her alone. 1 must 1 He must be Canadian.
222 How much do I owe you?
hacer los deberes to do ones homework
débil (FEM débil) ADJECTIVE
weak
decidir VERB
to decideto decide You decide. to decide I decided to learn English. to decide Make up your mind!
décimo (FEM décimo) ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
tenthtenth I live on the tenth floor.
decir VERB
111 What did he say? 1 How do you say casa in English? 1 I dont know what it means.
222 He never tells me the truth. 2 He told me to wait outside.
es decir thats to say es decir Really?
el dedo NOUN
11
222 the thumb/the big toe
Language tip
el dedo gordohas two meanings. It can be translated asel dedo gordoorel dedo gordo.
dejar VERB
111 Ive left the keys on the table. 1 Dont leave me on my own.