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VOCABULARY<br />

cenar to dine, to have supper<br />

centavo cent<br />

centr<strong>al</strong> centr<strong>al</strong><br />

centro center<br />

cerca near, nearby; de near,<br />

about, nearby; de aqul<br />

close by, not far<br />

cerc<strong>an</strong>o nearby, neighboring<br />

ceremonia ceremony<br />

ceremonioso adj.<br />

m<strong>al</strong><br />

ceremonious, for-<br />

cerrar (ie) to close<br />

certificar to register<br />

cerveza beer<br />

c'est (French) it is; la vie<br />

(French) such is life!<br />

Ceuta City in Sp<strong>an</strong>ish Morocco,<br />

to Gibr<strong>al</strong>tar<br />

opposite<br />

cielo Heaven; sky<br />

cien hundred, one hundred<br />

ciencia science<br />

ciento one hundred; por per<br />

cent<br />

cierto certain, a certain, true;<br />

por qua as a matter of fact;<br />

de for sure, certainly ; por<br />

to be sure<br />

cig<strong>an</strong>illo cigarette<br />

cinco five<br />

cincuenta fifty<br />

cine m. movie; theater<br />

ciudad city<br />

ciudad<strong>an</strong>o citizen<br />

civil civil<br />

civilizado civilized<br />

claro clear, distinct; 1 ! of<br />

course!; 1 que si! of course!;<br />

est que of course, natur<strong>al</strong>ly;<br />

cpie of course, natu-<br />

r<strong>al</strong>ly<br />

clase /. class; adj. kind; toda<br />

<strong>al</strong>l kinds, <strong>al</strong>l sorts<br />

clavel m* carnation<br />

clientela clientele, customers<br />

clima m. climate<br />

clipper m. clipper<br />

club m. club<br />

cocer (ue) to cook<br />

cocido cooked; no miiy medium<br />

done<br />

cocxnero cook<br />

coco coco<strong>an</strong>ut<br />

cocotero coco<strong>an</strong>ut tree<br />

cache m. car, automobile<br />

cogido caught, holding; tener<br />

to hold<br />

149<br />

colegio college<br />

colina Mil<br />

colomJbi<strong>an</strong>o Colombi<strong>an</strong><br />

Colon, Crist6b<strong>al</strong><br />

lumbus<br />

Christopher Co-<br />

colonia colony<br />

colono colonizer<br />

columna column<br />

collar m, necklace; collar<br />

com<strong>an</strong>d<strong>an</strong>te m. comm<strong>an</strong>der<br />

comJbate m. battle, fight<br />

combatir to combat<br />

comedia play<br />

comedor dining room<br />

comentar to comment, to say<br />

comentarista m. commentator<br />

comenzar (ie)<br />

comer to eat;<br />

to begin<br />

se to eat up<br />

comerci<strong>al</strong> adj.<br />

ness<br />

commerci<strong>al</strong>, busi-<br />

comerci<strong>an</strong>te m. merch<strong>an</strong>t<br />

comereio commerce; C&iraara<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

de<br />

conaeta m. comet<br />

comida me<strong>al</strong>, dinner<br />

comienzo<br />

start<br />

beginning; <strong>al</strong> at the<br />

comision commission<br />

comitiva committee<br />

como as,<br />

since;<br />

like, how; such as, as a,<br />

as if; como? how?;<br />

I no! of course! certainly!;<br />

^ es ego? how is that? how<br />

come?<br />

comodidad comfort<br />

eompadre m. godfather<br />

compaJaero comp<strong>an</strong>ion; de<br />

viaje traveling comp<strong>an</strong>ion<br />

eomp<strong>an</strong>ia comp<strong>an</strong>y; en de<br />

accomp<strong>an</strong>ied by<br />

compartixniexkto compartment<br />

conapatriota m. compatriot, countrym<strong>an</strong><br />

eonapetente competent

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