Part 19

=cataclismo,= deluge, upheaval.

=Catanilla= (_dim. of_ =Catana=), little Catana.

=catar,= to observe; =cate Vd. ahí,= lo and behold.

=catástrofe,= _f._, catastrophe.

=cátedra,= professorial chair, department.

=catedral,= _f._, cathedral.

=categoría,= category, class.

=caterva,= crowd, swarm.

=católico,= catholic.

=catorce,= fourteen.

=cauce,= _m._, channel.

=caudal,= _m._, property, wealth.

=caudaloso,= rich; carrying much water (_as a river_).

=caudillo,= chief, commander.

=causa,= cause, reason; =á -- de,= on account of.

=causante= (_from_ =causar=), one who _or_ that which causes.

=causar,= to cause, produce.

=cautela,= caution.

=cavar,= to dig.

=cavilación,= _f._, brooding, persistent thought, fault finding.

=cavilar,= to ponder (deeply), find excuses.

=cayendo,= _pr. p. of_ =caer=.

=cayó,= _pret. of_ =caer=.

=cazar,= to hunt, chase.

=ceder,= to resign, yield, submit.

=cedro,= cedar.

=cédula,= identification card (_describing the person, telling his occupation, residence, etc. Every Spaniard must have a_ =cédula de vecindad=).

=ceguedad,= _f._, blindness.

=ceja,= eyebrow.

=celaje,= _m._, (light, swiftly moving) cloud.

=celda,= cell.

=celdita= (_dim._), small cell.

=celebrar,= to celebrate, be glad of; applaud.

=célebre,= famous, celebrated.

=celeste,= celestial, heavenly.

=Celinina= (_dim._), little Celina.

=celo,= zeal; _pl._, jealousy.

=celoso,= jealous.

=cellisca,= storm, snow-storm.

=cementerio,= cemetery.

=cenador,= _m._, arbor, bower.

=cenar,= to eat supper.

=cenobita,= _m._, cenobite (_one of a religious order dwelling in a convent or community_).

=censurable,= open to blame.

=censurar,= to criticise, find fault.

=centella,= lightning.

=céntimo,= centime (_= the one-hundredth part of a_ =peseta=).

=centinela,= _m._, sentry, guard.

=centro,= centre.

=ceñir (i),= to gird, circle; m=e ceñí á la pared,= I kept close to the wall.

=ceño,= frown.

=ceñudo,= grim, gruff.

=cepillar,= to brush.

=cepillo,= poor-box.

=cera,= wax.

=cerca,= near; =-- de,= near(ly); =de --,= closely.

=cercanía,= neighborhood, vicinity.

=cercano (á),= near, close (to), neighboring.

=cercar,= to surround, hem in, fence.

=cerdoso,= bristly.

=cerebro,= brain.

=ceremonia,= ceremony, formality.

=ceremonial,= _m._, ceremonial, formality.

=ceremonioso,= ceremonious, formal.

=cereza,= cherry.

=cerillas,= matches, wax-tapers.

=Ceriñola,= Cerignola (_in Italy, near Naples, where the Spanish, led by the "Great Captain," defeated the French in 1503. The loss of this battle cost Louis XII his Italian possessions_).

=cerrar (ie),= to close; =la noche había cerrado,= night had closed in around them.

=cerril,= wild, unkempt.

=cerrillo= (_dim. of_ =cerro=)=,= hillock, little eminence.

=cerro,= hill, high land.

=cerrojo,= bolt.

=certificado,= certificate.

=cerveza,= beer.

=César,= Cæsar.

=cesar (de),= to cease; =sin --,= continually.

=césped,= _m._, lawn, sod covered with grass.

=cesto,= basket.

=cetrino,= jaundiced, lemon-colored.

=cevilación = civilización.=

=Cid,= Cid (_a personage partly historical and partly mythical; the national hero of Spain. His name was Ruy Díaz de Bivar, and he lived in the eleventh century. His exploits in the wars between Christians and Moslems, much exaggerated, are told in verse and prose_); =los nietos del --,= the Spanish people.

=ciego,= blind.

=cielo,= sky, heaven; =quiso el --,= Heaven willed it.

=ciencia,= science.

=cien(to),= (one, a) hundred.

=cierro,= enclosure; =-- de cristales,= porch enclosed in glass, sun parlor.

=ciertamente,= certainly, to be sure.

=cierto,= certain; =lo --,= the truth is; =por --,= surely, in truth, certainly; =--s son los toros,= we were right about it.

=ciervo,= stag, deer.

=cifra,= number.

=cigarro,= cigar.

=cilicio,= cilice (_a kind of hair-cloth undergarment worn to mortify the flesh_).

=cima,= top, summit.

=cimiento,= foundation.

=cinco,= five.

=cincuenta,= fifty.

=cincha,= girth.

=cinta,= ribbon.

=cintita,= ribbon (_in Cast. Viejo, the ribbon is the decoration worn by members of some order_).

=cintura,= waist, girdle, belt.

=circular,= to spread, circulate.

=círculo,= circle, ring.

=circunstancia,= circumstance, condition.

=cirimonia = ceremonia=.

=cisne,= _m._, swan.

=cita,= appointment.

=citar,= to make an appointment with, summon.

=ciudad,= _f._, city.

=clamar,= to call, shout, cry out; implore.

=claramente,= clearly.

=claridad,= _f._, clearness, light, brightness.

=clarín,= _m._, trumpet, bugle.

=claro,= clear; =¡es --!= of course! certainly!

=clase,= _f._, class, rank; =-- media,= middle class; =-- baja,= lower class.

=clasificar (de),= to classify (as).

=clau clau,= gobble gobble.

=claustro,= cloister, gallery (_around the court of a convent_).

=clausura,= retirement; inner recess of a convent.

=clavar,= to nail, fasten, force in.

=clave,= _f._, key.

=clavo,= nail.

=clérigo,= clergyman.

=clis clas,= click clack.

=cobarde,= _m. or f._, coward.

=cobrar,= to collect, receive, charge.

=cocer (ue),= to cook, bake, boil.

=cocido,= boiled meat and vegetables (_a popular dish in all Spanish countries_).

=cocina,= kitchen.

=cocinero, -a,= cook.

=coco,= bugbear, fright; =así fuese el --,= even if she were a fright.

=coche,= _m._, carriage, coach, car.

=codiciar,= to covet.

=codo,= elbow.

=coger,= to catch, reap, pluck, pick up, take hold of.

=cogida,= harvest.

=cogote,= _m._, occiput, back of the head.

=cojear,= to limp.

=cola,= tail, train; =ahí esta la --del lagarto,= there's the rub.

=colarse,= to slip in.

=colector, -a,= gatherer.

=colega,= _m._, colleague.

=colegio,= school or "college" (_of secondary instruction, usually under Church control, where students may be received at the age of eight or nine years, and prepared for the degree of_ =bachiller= _by the age of eighteen_); =-- de artillería,= military academy for artillery.

=colegir (i),= to gather, infer.

=cólera,= _f._, anger, fury.

=colérico,= enraged, choleric; =cuando se ponía ó lo ponían --,= when he was bilious or angry.

=colgar (ue),= to hang; =colgado,= hanging.

=cólico,= colic, cramp.

=colmena,= bee-hive.

=colmo,= summit, limit; =para --= =de aflicción,= to complete her sorrow.

=colocación,= _f._, place, position.

=colocar,= to place.

=coloquio,= colloquy, conversation.

=color,= _m._, color; =de --,= colored; =-- de rosa,= pink.

=colorado,= red, florid.

=colorear,= to redden, color, dye.

=colorido,= coloring, color.

=columna,= column; =-- volante,= flying column.

=columnilla; -- salomónica,= small twisted column.

=columpio,= swing.

=collado,= bill.

=comadrear,= to gossip.

=comandante,= _m._, major.

=comarca,= region, district.

=combate,= _m._, combat, fight.

=combatir,= to attack.

=comedia,= comedy, play.

=comentario,= commentary.

=comenzar (ie),= to begin.

=comer,= to eat, dine, bite; =--se las palabras,= to slur _or_ omit syllables; =-- del negocio,= to be supported by the business.

=cometer,= to commit.

=cómico,= comedian, actor; _adj._, comical, funny.

=comida,= meal, dinner, food.

=comisión,= f., commision, committee, errand.

=como,= as, as if, if, as for being; =-- que,= as if; =-- quiera que,= in view of the fact that; =--para,= as if to, in order to.

=¿cómo? ¡cómo!= how? why? what!

=cómodamente,= comfortably.

=comodidad,= _f._, comfort; =estar con --,= to be comfortable; _pl._, comfortable circumstances, wealth.

=compacto,= compact.

=compadecer,= to pity.

=compadre,= godfather, friend, comrade; (_in direct address and familiarly_) old man, my dear fellow.

=compañero, -a,= companion, wife, consort, friend, comrade; =--de cuarto,= room-mate.

=compañía,= company; =en -- de,= accompanied by; =hacer --,= to stay with, keep company.

=comparar,= to compare.

=compartir,= to share.

=compás,= measure, time in music; =al -- de,= in time with, amidst.

=compasión,= _f._; =por --,= for pity's sake.

=compatriota,= _m. or f._, compatriot.

=competidor, -a,= rival.

=complacencia,= good nature.

=complacer,= to please; =--se,= to delight (in).

=completar,= to complete.

=completo,= complete, whole of it; =por --,= completely.

=complexión,= _f._, constitution.

=complicado,= complicated.

=componer,= to compose, make up; =--se,= to be composed, be made up, dress up.

=composición,= _f._, making _or_ building up.

=compostura,= composure.

=comprender,= to understand, know, realize.

=comprensión,= _f._, comprehension, understanding.

=compresión,= _f._, compression, restraint.

=comprobante,= proving, proof.

=comprometer,= to engage, bind; expose to danger _or_ suspicion.

=compuesto,= combination.

=común,= common; =de --,= in common.

=comunicación,= _f._, communication, connection.

=comunicar,= to communicate, impart; =--se alientos,= to encourage oneself. =comunidad,= _f._, community, order; =en --,= the whole order; =guerra de las --es,= war of the communes (_or of the League, 1520-1523. This revolt was occasioned by the arbitrary exaction of taxes by Charles V_).

=comunión,= _f._, communion.

=con,= with, by; =-- que,= so then.

=concebir (i),= to conceive, understand; express.

=conceder,= to concede, grant.

=concejo,= (ancient) municipal council; _in Asturias and Leon_, district composed of several parishes with one common jurisdiction.

=concentrado,= intensified.

=concentrar,= to concentrate.

=concepto,= thought, idea.

=concerniente,= concerning.

=concertar (ie),= to agree, settle.

=conciencia,= conscience; =de --,= conscientious.

=conciliar,= to reconcile, consider, win.

=concluir (de),= to end, finish, conclude; =conclúyese el potaje,= the mess is finished.

=concluyente,= conclusive.

=concretarse,= to combine, unite.

=concurrencia,= assembly.

=concurrente,= _m. or f._, member of an assembly; =--s,= those present.

=concurrido,= frequented.

=concurso,= crowd, assembly.

=conde,= _m._, count.

=condenao= = =condenado,= condemned, damned; =esta --a=, this confounded woman; =este --,= this useless thing.

=condenar,= to condemn, find guilty.

=condescendencia,= condescension, kindness.

=condición,= _f._, condition; habit, natural quality of mind.

=conducir,= to conduct, take, lead; =hacerse --,= to have oneself taken.

=conducta,= conduct.

=conductor,= _m._, channel.

=confeccionar,= to make, construct.

=conferenciar,= to confer, discuss.

=confesar (ie),= to confess, acknowledge.

=confesor,= _m._, father confessor.

=confianza,= confidence; =hombre de --,= confidential clerk; =de toda su --,= whom he trusted implicitly.

=confiar,= to confide, entrust.

=confirmar,= to confirm, corroborate.

=confitería,= confectionery, sweets.

=conformarse,= to consent, agree.

=conforme,= in proportion; =estar --,= to agree, be resigned.

=conformidad,= _f._, resemblance, condition.

=confundirse,= to be _or_ become confused, mingle together, be mistaken for.

=confusamente,= confusedly, indistinctly.

=confusión,= _f._, confusion, commotion.

=confuso= (_irr. p. p. of_ =confundir=)=,= confused, indistinct.

=congoja(s),= anxiety, distress, faintness, dismay.

=congregar,= to congregate, gather.

=conjugar,= to conjugate.

=conjurar,= to conjure, exorcise.

=conmigo,= with me.

=conmoción; -- cerebral,= concussion of the brain.

=conmover (ue),= to move, touch, affect.

=conocedor, -a,= judge _or_ critic (_in matters of taste_), connoisseur.

=conocer,= to know, become acquainted (with), recognize, meet; =bien se conoce,= it is evident.

=conocido,= acquaintance.

=conocimiento,= acquaintance, friendship, knowledge, experience.

=conque,= so, so that, well then!

=conquista,= conquest; =ir de --,= to go a-wooing.

=conquistador, -a,= conqueror.

=conquistar,= to win, conquer.

=consagrar,= to consecrate.

=consecuencia,= consequence.

=conseguir (i),= to succeed (in), obtain, get.

=consejo,= council, advice, consultation; =Casa de --s,= city hall; =de mucho --,= of wise council.

=consentido,= spoiled.

=conservación,= _f._, (self-)preservation.

=conservar,= to preserve, keep; =que conserva las ... señales,= which shows the marks; =--se soltero,= to remain a bachelor.

=considerable,= great.

=consigna,= watchword; instruction (_to a doorkeeper_).

=consigo,= with oneself.

=consiguiente; por --,= consequently.

=consistente,= consistent, solid.

=consistir (en),= to consist (of).

=consolador, -a (de),= comforter (in).

=consolar,= to console.

=constar,= to be clear, evident, appear.

=consternado,= frightened.

=constituir,= to constitute.

=constreñir (i),= to constrain, hold (_by force_).

=construir,= to construct, build, erect.

=construyendo,= _pr. p. of_ =construir=.

=consuelo,= comfort, consolation.

=consulta,= consultation; =á puras --s,= by dint of consultations.

=consultar,= to consult.

=consumir,= to consume, exhaust.

=consumos,= food-stuffs; municipal tax on food-stuffs.

=contacto,= contact.

=contador, -a,= narrator.

=contar (ue),= to tell, relate, count; =-- con,= to count on, be sure of; =á -- de,= counting from; =son contados,= they are few.

=contemplación,= _f._, contemplation, holy meditation.

=contemplar,= to contemplate; =--se los unos á los otros,= to look at one another.

=contemplativo,= meditative; =devoto --,= pious devotee.

=contemporáneo,= of the same age.

=contener,= to contain, restrain.

=contentarse,= to be contented, limit oneself (=con,= to).

=contento,= contentment; _adj._, contented, happy.

=contera; por -- y remate,= lastly and in conclusion.

=contestación,= _f._, answer.

=contestar,= to answer.

=contiguo (á),= adjacent (to).

=continuar,= to continue.

=continuo,= continuous.

=contorno,= contour, outline; =en --,= round about.

=contra,= against; =en -- de,= against; _noun_, _m._, inconvenience, disadvantage.

=contrabandista,= _m. or f._, smuggler.

=contrabando,= forbidden article; smuggling.

=contradecir,= to contradict.

=contramaestre,= _m._, boat-swain.

=contraproducente,= contrary to what is expected.

=contrapuesto,= opposite, contrary.

=contrario,= contrary; =al --,= on the contrary; =al -- de,= the opposite of.

=contrastar,= to contrast.

=contraste,= _m._, contrast.

=contravenir,= to oppose, act against.

=contribución,= _f._, tax.

=contribuir,= to contribute.

=conturbar,= to disturb.

=convecino,= neighbor.

=convencer (de),= to convince.

=convenir,= to suit; =-- en,= to agree; =conviene,= it is expedient.

=convento,= convent.

=conversación,= _f._, conversation; =dar= _or_ =entrar en --,= to engage in conversation (=á,= with).

=conversar,= to converse, chat.

=convertir (ie),= to convert, change, turn (=en,= into).

=convidado,= guest; =-- de cuatro anos,= four-year old guest.

=convidar,= to invite.

=convite,= _m._, invitation; =-- de días,= birthday-dinner.

=convulso,= convulsed.

=cónyuges,= _m. pl._, husband and wife.

=copa,= cup; top (_of a tree_).

=copiar,= to copy.

=copioso,= copious, abundant.

=copita= (_dim._)=,= small cup.

=copla,= couplet.

=copleja= (_depr._)=,= little couplet.

=coraje,= _m._, wrath, rage, anger.

=corazón,= _m._, heart.

=corazonazo= (_aug._)=,= (big) heart.

=corcel,= _m._, charger.

=corcova,= hump.

=corcho,= cork.

=cordaje,= _m._, ropes.

_cordel,_ _m._, line.

=cordelería,= rigging.

=cordón,= _m._, cord.

=cornisa,= cornice.

=coro,= chorus, choir (_in Spanish churches it is near the center of the building, separated from the main chapel by the transept_).

=corona,= crown.

=coronar,= to crown.

=corporación,= _f._, =en --,= together, in company.

=corpulencia,= corpulence, stoutness.

=corral,= _m._, yard, corral, court.

=correa,= leather strap.

=corredor,= _m._, corridor, gallery; =--, -a,= runner; _adj._, swift.

=corregir (i),= to correct.

=correo,= mail, courier; =-- de gabinete,= king's messenger.

=correr,= to run; peddle; =de vuelta de -- la sardina,= on returning from selling sardines.

=correría,= expedition.

=Correspondencia,= _prop. noun_ (_name of a Madrid newspaper_).

=corresponder,= to return a favor, make a suitable return; correspond.

=corrida; -- de toros,= bull-fight.

=corriente,= _m._, current, course; =estar al --,= to know, be acquainted (=de,= with).

=corrillo= (_dim._)=,= group, circle.

=corro,= group, circle.

=corruptela,= corruption.

=cortar,= to cut, cut short, trim; =cortado,= short (_as breathing_).

=corte,= _f._, court, =capital= (= _Madrid_).

=cortejar,= to court.

=cortesía,= courtesy.

=corteza,= bark.

=cortina,= curtain, veil, drapery.

=corto,= short; =de corta edad,= of tender age.

=corvo,= curved dagger.

=cosa,= thing, matter; =-- de,= about; =gran --,= very much, =qué --,= what; =-- igual,= such a thing.

=cosecha,= crop, harvest.

=coser,= to sew.

=cosilla= (_dim. of_ =cosa=)=,= little thing, trifle.

=costa,= coast; expense, price, =á --,= at the cost.

=costado,= side; =por todos cuatro --s,= in every respect.

=costar (ue),= to cost.

=Costa Rica= (_lit._, Rich Coast; _a Central American republic_), Costa Rica.

=costilla=, rib; (_fig._) wife.

=costo,= cost, expense.

=costumbre,= _f._, custom, habit; =de --,= usual(ly); =tener -- de,= to be accustomed _or_ wont to.

=coyuntura,= joint.

=craso,= gross.

=creación,= _f._, creation.

=crear,= to create.

=crecer,= to grow, increase.

=crecido,= large, big, great.

=creciente,= growing, rising.

=crédito,= credit, character, reputation.

=creer,= to believe (in), think; =ya lo creo (que),= yes, indeed.

=crepúsculo,= dusk.

=cresta,= cresting, crest tile.

=creyente,= _m. or f._, believer; _adj._, believing, devout.

=creyó, creyeron,= _pret. of_ =creer=.

=criado, -a,= servant; =criada de todos los días,= maid of all work.

=crianza,= good breeding, education.

=criar,= to create; nourish, raise, bring up.

=criatura,= creature; (_in direct address and familiarly_) man alive!

=criaturita= (_dim._)=,= young child.

=crimen,= _m._, crime.

=crin,= _f._, mane, hair.

=crisis,= _f._, crisis, critical moment.

=cristal,= _m._, crystal, window-pane.

=cristalino,= crystalline, clear.

=cristiano,= Christian.

=Cristo,= Christ.

=criterio,= criterion, judgment.

=crítico,= critic.

=crónica,= chronicle.

=crucecita= (_dim. of_ =cruz=)=,= little cross.

=crucero,= crossing of nave and transept.

=crudo,= raw, uncooked, fresh.

=crujir,= to crack, rattle, creak, squeak.

=cruz,= _f._, cross.

=cruzar,= to cross.

=cuadra,= stable; land measure (_about 1500 feet_); =--s planas,= acres of level land.

=cuadrado,= square.

=cuadrilla,= band, gang, troop, company.

=cuajado,= coagulated; =ojos --s,= glazed eyes.

=cuajar,= to coagulate, harden (_as the grains of corn_).

=cual,= which, what, like, as; =el (la, lo) --,= who, which, whom; =á -- más absurdos,= each more absurd than the other; =por lo --,= therefore; =-- si,= as if.

=¿cuál? ¡cual!= which, whom, what.

=cualquier(a),= any, any one; =--que,= whatever.

=cuando= (_interr. and exclam._, =cuándo=)=,= when; =de vez en --; de -- en --,= now and then; =--menos,= at least.

=cuanto, -a= (_interr. and exclam._, =cuánto=)=,= how much, (_pl._) how many; all that; =unos cuantos,= a few, some; =-- más,= the more; =en --,= when; =en -- á,= as for; =tanto... --,= so much as.

=cuarenta,= forty.

=cuarentón, -a,= person forty years old.

=cuartel,= _m._, quarters, barracks.

=cuartillo,= pint (_approximately_).

=cuarto,= quarter, fourth (part); room, floor; small copper coin = =3 céntimos=.

=cuatro,= four, a few; =hasta las --,= until four o'clock; =-- veces,= several times.

=cubierta,= deck.

=cubierto= (_irr. p. p. of_ =cubrir=)=,= covered, sheltered; =á --,= under shelter.

=cubrir,= to cover, conceal, spread over; =-- el expediente,= to cloak over the affair.

=cucurucho,= high pointed paper-cap (_worn by the penitents during holy week_).

=cuchara,= spoon.

=cuchichear,= to whisper.

=cuchillada,= thrust, blow with a knife.

=cuchillo,= knife.

=cuélgate,= _imper. sing. of_ =colgarse=.

=cuello,= collar, neck; =al --,= about (someone's) neck.

=cuenta,= account, bill; =dar --,= to give an account; =darse -- de,= to heed, notice; =tener --,= to be of advantage; =os tiene --,= it is to your advantage; =tomar --,= to cross-examine.

=cuentecillo= (_dim. of_ =cuento=).

=cuento,= story.

=cuerda,= cord.

=cuerno,= horn.

=cuero,= leather, skin; =en --s vivos,= in their bare skins.

=cuerpecillo= (_dim._)=,= little body.

=cuerpo,= body, corps; =-- de Telégrafos,= Bureau of Telegraphs.

=cuervo,= raven.

=cuesta,= hill, slope, steep street.

=cuestión,= _f._, question.

=cueva,= cave.

=cuidado,= care; =¡--!,= take care! look out; =-- que,= oh! but; =tener -- (de que),= to take care (that); =-- con no...,= be careful not to...; =estar con --,= to worry; =-- que no faltes,= do not fail; =-- con que te vengas,= I want you not to go.

=cuidadosamente,= carefully.

=cuidar,= to take care of, look after.

=culpa,= fault, guilt, crime, blame; =tener (la) -- (de),= to be to blame (for _or_ for it), be guilty.

=culpable,= blameworthy, guilty.

=culto,= worship, adoration.

=cumplido,= large, full; obliging, accomplished, perfect.

=cumplimiento,= compliment, expression of civility, formality.

=cumplir,= to carry out, comply, fulfill, perform (_one's duty_).

=cuna,= cradle, birthplace.

=cundido,= filled, lined.

=cuota,= quota, fixed share; =--fija,= fixed sum.

=cupe, --iste, --o,= _etc._, _pret. of_ =caber=.

=cúpula,= dome.

=cura,= _m._, priest, parson; =Señor --,= your Reverence; =Cura Párroco,= parish priest.

=curiosear,= to look on curiously.

=curiosidad,= _f._, curiosity.

=curioso,= curious.

=curso,= course.

=curtido,= tanned, weather-beaten.

=curva,= curve.

=cutis,= _m._, skin.

=cuyo, -a,= whose, of whom, of which, which.

CH

=chacha= (_from_ =muchacha=)=,= dearie.

=Champagne,= _m._, champagne.

=chancilla= (_dim. of_ =chanza=)=,= little jest; "for fun".

=chanclo,= patten; galoche, rubber-shoe.

=chaparrón,= _m._, shower.

=chaparroncillo= (_dim._)=,= little shower.

=chaqueta,= jacket, morning-coat.

=chaquetón,= _m._ (_aug. of_ =chaqueta=), large jacket.

=charco,= pool.

=charla,= prattle, chatter.

=charlar,= to chatter; =-- por los codos,= to prattle.

=chasco,= fun, joke, trick; =dar un --,= to play a trick; =llevar(se) un --,= to be disappointed.

=chasquido,= cracking (_sound_), tinkling, jingling.

=chico, -a,= little, small; _noun_, child, little boy, little girl.

=chicotazo= (_from_ =chicote,= _Spanish-American_ [_Chile, Mexico, et al._] _for_ =látigo=)=,= blow with a whip.

=chicuelo= (_dim._)=,= little one.

=Chile,= _prop. noun_ (_a South-American country consisting of a long and narrow strip of land lying between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. Chile has a length of 2,700 miles, while its width varies from 68 to 250 miles; population, about five millions_).

=chileno,= Chilian.

=chillón, -a,= shrill.

=chimenea,= fire-place.

=chiquillo, -a= (_dim. of_ =chico=)=,= little (one), little child.

=chiquitín, -a= (_dim._)=,= little fellow, little girl.

=chiquitino= (_dim._)=,= very small.

=chiquito, -a= (_dim. of_ =chico=)=,= little, small, tiny; _noun_, little boy, little girl; =hacerse el --,= to conceal one's knowledge, affect modesty.

=chirrido,= grating, squeaking.

=chismes,= _m. pl._, gossip, tattling.

=chismoso,= tale-bearer.

=chismosón, -a= (_aug._)=,= tattler.

=chispa,= spark; (_fig._) bright fellow; =--s,= fire and flames.

=chiste,= _m._, witty saying, joke.

=chivito, -a,= kid.

=chocar (en),= to strike (against); =--se,= to strike against one another.

=choque,= _m._, shock, clang, collision.

=choricero,= sausage-seller.

=chorizo,= sausage.

=chorro,= stream, jet, gush.

=chuchería,= bauble, toy.

=chupar,= to suck; (_coll._) smoke.

=churrigueresco,= churrigueresque, tawdry (from =Churriguera,= _who introduced into Spain the cheap and tawdry ornamentation of the later Renaissance architecture_).

D

=D., Da.= = =don, doña=.

=dable,= easy, possible.

=dama,= lady.

=daño,= harm, wrong, injury.