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cabello

*cabello hair (of the head) Lleva el cabello suelto. She wears her hair loose.
 * caber [irr] to fit, be contained in No caben más cosas en el baúl. Nothing else will fit in the trunk. $undefined$ to go through El piano no cabe por esa puerta. The piano won't go through that door. no cabe duda (de que) there's no doubt (that) No cabe duda de que es inglés. There's no doubt that he's English.
 * cabeza head Ese chico tiene la cabeza muy grande. That child has a very large head. $undefined$ chief, leader, head Fué la cabeza del movimiento. He was the leader of the movement. $undefined$ mind, brains Este trabajo hay que hacerlo con cabeza. You have to use your brains in this work. de cabeza headlong, head first Se tiró de cabeza al agua. He plunged into the water head first. $undefined$  in a mess Los negocios andan de cabeza. Business is in a mess.  dolor de cabeza headache.  perder la cabeza to lose one's head Nunca pierde la cabeza. He never loses his head.  Ese proyecto no tiene pies ni cabeza. There's no rhyme or reason to that plan.
 * cabildo city hall.
 * cable [m] cable; cablegram.
 * cablegrama [m] cablegram.
 * cabo end De cabo a cabo. From end to end.—No podemos dejar cabos sueltos. We can't leave any loose ends. $undefined$ cape Pasaron el cabo de Buena Esperanza. They passed the Cape of Good Hope. $undefined$ corporal Tiene galones de cabo. He has corporal's stripes. dar cabo a to end, put an end to, finish Dieron cabo a la conversación. They put an end to the conversation.  de cabo a rabo from beginning to end Conozco la historia de cabo a rabo. I know the story from beginning to end.  llevar a cabo to carry out En seguida llevaron a cabo el proyecto. They carried out the plan right away.
 * cabra goat.
 * cacahuate [m] peanut [Am].
 * cacahuete [m] peanut [Sp].
 * cacao cacao tree; cocoa bean.
 * cacerola casserole.
 * cachivache(s) [m] junk, trash Quite de aquí estos cachivaches. Take this junk out of here.
 * cacho piece, hunk Deme Ud. un cacho de pan. Give me a piece of bread.
 * cactus [m] cactus.
 * cada every, each Cada día dice una cosa distinta. Every day he says something different. cada cual, cada uno every one Cada cual pagó su comida. Every one paid for his own meal.  cada vez que every time, whenever Me lo pide cada vez que me've. He asks me for it every time he sees me.
 * cadáver [m] corpse.
 * cadena chain; range (of mountains).
 * cadera hip.
 * cadete [m] cadet.
 * caer [irr] to fall Cayó una lluvia torrencial. A heavy rain fell. $undefined$ to drop Cayó de rodillas. He dropped to his knees. $undefined$ to be becoming to El traje le cae bien. The suit's becoming to him. $undefined$ to fall, come Su cumpleaños cae en domingo. His birthday falls on Sunday. caer enfermo (en cama) to be taken sick, fall sick Cayó enfermo hace unos días. He was taken sick a few days ago.  caer en la cuenta to realize, notice, think of No caí en la cuenta hasta mucho después. I didn't realize it until much later.  caerse to fall Se cayó por la escalera. She fell down the stairs.  dejar caer to drop Tenga cuidado, no deje caer la bandeja. Be careful, don't drop the tray.
 * café [m] coffee; café.
 * cafetera coffee pot.
 * caída fall, drop Se quedó cojo después de la caída. He was lame after the fall. $undefined$ fall, collapse La oposición de la Cámara causó la caída del gobierno. The opposition of the House caused the fall of the government.
 * caja box, case Le regaló una caja. He gave her a box. caja de ahorros savings bank Ha ingresado mucho dinero en la caja de ahorros. He put a lot of money in the savings bank.  caja de caudales, caja de hierro safe Tienen sus alhajas en la caja de caudales. They keep their jewelry in the safe.  caja (registradora) cash register Mire lo que marca la caja. Look and see how much the cash register rings up.  en caja on hand (of cash) Hay que ver lo que tenemos en caja. We have to see how much cash we have on hand.
 * cajero cashier.