- cabalgata f cavalcade, procession
- caballería f cavalry
- caballero m Sir
- caballete m table bracket, stool
- caballo m horse
- caber to fit
- cabeza f head
- cabina f phonebox
- cable m cable
- cacharros m crockery, junk
- cachas strong, muscled
- cada every
- cadena f chain
- cadera f hips
- caer to fall
- caer simpático to be liked
- café m coffee
- café con leche m white coffee
- café solo m espresso
- cafetera f coffee machine
- cagada f bad mistake, (literally excrement)
- caída f fall
- caída del muro f fall of the (Berlin) wall
- caja f box
- cajera f check out girl, cashier
- cajero automático m cash-point
- cajón m drawer
- cajonera f chest of drawers
- calabacín m courgette
- calabaza f pumpkin
- calamar m calamari/squid
- calcetin m sock
- calcular to calculate
- calefacción f heating
- calendario m calendar
- calidad f quality
- cálido warm
- caliente hot
- calificar to rate, qualify
- California f California
- caligrafía f calligraphy
- callado quiet
- callarse to shut up, stop talking
- calle f street
- calma f calm
- calmante m tranquilliser
- calor m heat
- caluroso hot
- calvo bald
- calzado m footwear
- calzoncillos m underwear
- cama f bed
- cámara f camera
- cámara de video f video camera
- camarero m waiter
- cambiar to change
- cambiar de aires to have a change (of scene)
- cambiarse to get changed, to change
- cambio m change
- camilla f stretcher
- camino m way
- camino de Santiago m pilgrim’s trail (St James)
- camión m lorry
- camisa f shirt
- camiseta f t-shirt
- camisón m nightdress, night-shirt
- campeonato m championship
- campesino m peasant
- camping m camping ground
- campo m (sports) ground
- caña f draft beer
- Canadá m Canada
- canal m channel, canal
- canapé m canapé
- canción f song
- candidato m candidate
- candil m candle
- canguro m/f babysitter
- caniche m poodle
- canoso (to have) grey hair
- cansado tiring, tired
- cántabro from Cantabria
- cantar to sing
- cantautor m singer-songwriter
- cantidad f amount
- canto m song, singing
- capa f layer
- capacidad f capacity
- capaz capable
- Caperucita Roja f Little Red Riding Hood
- capilla f chapel
- capital f capital
- capricho m craving, treat
- caprichoso capricious, spoilt
- captar la atención to grab someone’s attention
- captura f capture
- cara f face
- cara (moneda) f heads (coin)
- caracol m snail
- carácter m character
- características f characteristics
- caramelo m sweetie, candy
- cargador m charger
- cargar to charge up
- cargo m job, responsibility
- Caribe m Caribbean
- cariñoso affectionate
- carnaval m carnival
- carne f meat
- carné de conducir m driving licence
- carnicería f butchers
- caro expensive
- carpa f tent, marquee
- carpeta f file
- carrera f studies, degree
- carretera f road
- carril m lane
- carro m trolley, carriage
- carroza f carriage
- carta f letter
- cartas f cards
- cartel m poster
- cartera f wallet, satchel
- cartero m postman
- cartón m cardboard box, cardboard
- cartulina f cardboard
- casa f house
- casado married
- casamentero m matchmaker
- casamiento m wedding, marriage
- casarse to get married
- cascarrabias m/f grumpy person
- casco m helmet
- casi nearly
- casi nunca almost never
- casi siempre almost always
- castellano-leonés from Castile-Leon
- castigo m punishment
- castillo m castle
- castizo pure, authentic
- casualidad f coincidence
- catalán Catalan
- catálogo m brochure
- catedral f cathedral
- categoría f category
- catolicismo m catholisicm
- católico catholic
- caudillo m leader
- causa f reason
- caverna f cave
- cayo m quay/key (small island)
- cazador m hunter
- CC.00 Spanish union
- cebolla f onion
- CEE f EC
- celador f attendant, monitor
- celebrar celebrate
- celo m jealousy
- cena f dinner
- cenar to have dinner
- Cenicienta f Cinderella
- centenar centenary, hundred
- céntimo m cent
- centro m centre
- centro educativo m school
- cepillo de dientes m tooth brush
- cerca close to
- cercano nearby
- cerda f bristle
- cerdo m pig, pork
- ceremonia f ceremony
- cero zero
- cerrado closed
- cerrar to close, to shut
- cerro m hill
- certamen m contest, exam
- cerveza f beer
- cesar to stop
- cesta f basket
- cesto de ropa sucia m laundry basket
- chalé m chalet, villa
- chaleco salvavidas m lifejacket
- champú m shampoo
- chaqueta f jacket
- charcutería f cold cuts
- charlar to chat
- chata f young girl (slang)
- chatear to chat
- checo Czech
- chica f girl
- chico m boy
- chileno from Chile
- chimenea f fireplace, chimney
- China f China
- chino Chinese
- chocolate m chocolate
- chollo m bargain, “doddle”
- chorizo m paprika sausage
- chuleta f chop
- churro m long, thin waffle
- cibercafé m internet café
- ciclo m cycle
- ciego blind
- cielo m sky
- ciencia ficción f science fiction
- Ciencias Políticas f Politics
- científico m scientific
- cierto certain
- cierzo m north wind
- cifrar to value
- cigarro m cigar
- cine m cinema
- cinematografía f cinematography
- cinta f tape
- cintura f waist
- cinturón m belt
- circular to circulate
- círculo m circle
- circunstancia f circumstance
- cirujano m surgeon
- cita f date, appointment
- cita a ciegas f blind date
- ciudad f city
- ciudadano m citizen
- civil civil
- civilización f civilization
- claridad f clarity
- claro clear
- clase f class
- clásico classic
- clasificar to classify
- clausurar to close
- clavar to stab
- clave f key
- clavo m nail, clove
- cliché m cliché
- cliente m client
- clima m climate
- climatología f climatology
- clonación f cloning
- club náutico m sailing club
- cobrar to charge, to earn
- cobre m copper
- coche m car
- coche cama m sleeping car
- cocido m stew
- cocina f kitchen
- cocinar to cook
- código postal m postal code
- codo m elbow
- coger to take
- cogidos de la mano holding hands
- coherencia f coherence
- cohesión f cohesion
- coincidir to coincide
- cojo lame
- cola f queue
- colección f collection
- colectivo m collective
- colega m/f colleague
- colegiado m collegiate
- colegio m school
- coleta f ponytail
- colgante m pendant
- colgar to hang up
- coliflor m cauliflower
- colocar to place
- Colombia f Columbia
- colonel m colonel
- colonia f perfume
- color m colour
- columna f column
- coma f comma
- combate m combat, fight
- combatir to fight
- combinar to combine
- combustible m fuel
- comedor m dining room
- comensal m/f diner
- comentario m comment
- comenzar to start
- comer to eat
- comercial commercial
- comercio m commerce
- cometer to commit
- comida f food
- comillas f inverted commas
- comilón m big eater
- comisaría f police station
- como as, like
- cómoda f chest of drawers
- comodidad f comfort
- cómodo comfortable
- compaginar to juggle (jobs, lifestyles)
- compañero m classmate, colleague
- compañía aérea f airline
- comparar to compare
- comparativo m comparative
- comparecencia f appearance
- compartir to share
- competencia f competition
- complacer to please
- complementos m accessories
- completamente completely
- completar to complete, fill in
- complicado complicated
- cómplice m/f accomplice
- componer to compose
- componerse to compose
- comportamiento m behaviour
- comportarse to behave
- compra f shopping
- comprar to buy
- comprender to understand
- comprensión f understanding
- comprobar to check
- comprometerse to commit to
- compromiso m commitment
- compulsivo compulsive
- comunicar to reveal, to communicate
- comunicativo communicative
- comunidad f community
- Comunidad Autónoma f autonomous region
- comunista communist
- con with
- coñac m cognac
- conceder to concede
- concejal m/f councillor
- concentración f concentration
- concentrarse to concentrate
- concepto m concept
- concierto m concert
- concluir to conclude, end up
- conclusión f conclusion
- concordancia f agreement
- concordar to agree
- concurso m contest
- concurso de belleza m beauty contest
- condesa f countess
- condición f condition
- conducir to drive
- conducta f behaviour
- conductor m driver
- conectar to connect
- conector m connector
- confeccionado made
- confeccionar to make
- conferencia f presentation, conference
- Conferencia Episcopal f Episcopal Chapter
- confesión f confession
- confianza f trust, confidence
- confirmación f confirmation
- confirmar to confirm
- conflictivo conflictive
- conflicto m conflict
- conformidad f agreement
- confuso confusing
- congelar to freeze
- congreso m conference
- conjetura f conjecture
- conjugación f conjugation
- conjunción f conjunction
- conjunto m set, joint (adj), whole
- conocer to know
- conocido well known
- conocimiento m knowledge
- consagrar to establish oneself
- conseguir to obtain, to get
- consejero matrimonial m marriage counsellor
- consejo m advice
- consentimiento m consent
- conservación f preservation, conservation
- conservar to preserve
- considerar to consider
- consistir en to be about
- consolar to console
- consorcio m consortium
- constantemente constantly
- constar to figure, be recorded
- constatar to verify, to confirm
- constipado to have a cold
- constitución f constitution
- construcción f construction
- construir to construct
- consuelo m consolation
- cónsul m consul
- consulta f practice
- consultar to consult
- consultorio m surgery, consultancy
- consumición f beverage
- consumir to consume
- consumista m/f consumerist
- consumo m consumption
- contabilidad f accounting
- contacto m contact
- contaminación f contamination
- contaminante polluting
- contar to count
- contemporáneo contemporary
- contenedor m rubbish bin, container
- contener to contain
- contenido m content
- contento happy
- contestador m answering machine
- contestar to answer
- contexto m context
- continuación f continuation
- continuar to continue
- contorno m outline
- contracción f contraction
- contractura f contracture
- contraer to contract
- contraer matrimonio to get married
- contraer una enfermedad to catch a disease, get ill
- contrario m opponent, rival
- contrastar to compare, to contrast with
- contraste m contrast
- contratar to hire
- contratiempo m set-back, incident
- control m control
- controlar to control
- convalecencia f convalescence
- convencer to convince
- convencionalismo m traditionalism
- conveniente convenient, good idea
- convenir to suit
- convento m monastery
- conversación f conversation
- convertir to convert
- convertirse to become
- convivencia f co-existence
- convivir to live together
- convocar to call together
- convocatoria f examination, call to a meeting
- coordinar to coordinate
- copa f drink
- copeo m to go out for a drink
- copia f copy
- corazón m heart
- corbata f tie
- corcho m cork
- cordero m lamb
- coro m choir
- corona f crown
- coronel m colonel
- corporal corporal
- corrección f correction
- correcto correct
- corregir to correct
- correo m post office
- correo electrónico m email
- correr to run
- corresponder to correspond
- correspondiente corresponding
- corrida de toros f bullfight
- corrupto corrupt
- cortar to cut
- cortarse to cut oneself, to be embarrassed
- cortesía f courtesy
- cortijo m country estate
- cortina f curtain
- corto short
- cosa f thing
- cosecha f harvest
- costa f coast
- costar to cost
- costumbre f custom
- cotidiano everyday
- cotilla n/f gossip(y)
- cotilleo m gossip
- creación f creation
- creador m creator
- crear to create
- crecer to grow
- creciente growing
- crédito m credit
- crédulo gullible
- creer to think, believe
- crepúsculo m dawn
- cretino m cretin
- crimen m crime
- criminalidad f crime
- crisis f crisis
- cristal m glass
- crónico chronic
- cronológicamente chronologically
- crucifijo m crucifix
- crucigrama m crossword
- crudo crude, raw
- cruz (moneda) f tails (coin)
- cruzar to cross
- cuaderno m notebook
- cuadrangular quadrangular
- cuadro m scheme
- cualidad f quality, skill
- cualificado qualified
- cualquier any
- cuando when
- cuartel m barracks
- cuarto fourth
- cuarto m quarter
- cuarto de baño m bathroom
- cuarto de estar m living room
- Cuba f Cuba
- cubano Cuban
- cubata f long drink
- cubertería f cutlery
- cubrir to cover
- cucharada f spoonful
- cuchillo m knife
- cuello m neck
- cuentacuentos m story-teller
- cuentas f sums, account
- cuentista m exaggerator
- cuento m story
- cuerda f string
- cuero m leather
- cuerpo m body
- cuerpo celeste m celestial body
- cuervo m crow
- cuestión f question
- cuestionario m questionnaire
- cueva f cave
- cuidadano m citizen
- cuidado m care
- cuidador m carer, keeper
- cuidar to look after
- cuidarse to look after oneself
- culo m behind, bottom
- culpable guilty
- cultivar to grow
- culto cultured
- cultura f culture
- cultural cultural
- culturalmente culturally
- cumpleaños m birthday
- cumplido m compliment
- cumplir to carry out, fulfil
- cumplir años it is someone’s birthday
- cuñado m brother-in-law
- cuneta f verge, ditch
- cura m priest, remedy
- curiosidad f curiosity
- curioso strange
- curriculum vitae m CV
- curro m work (slang)
- cursar to study
- cursi affected, twee
- curso m course
- cutis m skin (face)
