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chaleco

*chaleco vest.
 * chalet [m] chalet.
 * chamaco youngster [Mex].
 * chambergo soft hat.
 * champú [m] shampoo.
 * chancearse to jest, joke, fool Se chancea de todo el mundo. He makes fun of everybody.
 * chancho pig, hog [Am].
 * chanchullo something underhanded, racket Siempre anda metido en chanchullos. He's always in something underhanded.
 * chanclos [m pl] rubbers.
 * chanza joke Déjate de chanzas porque la cosa es muy seria. Stop joking; it's a serious matter.
 * chapa plate, sheet (of metal) El tejado está cubierto de chapas metálicas. The roof's covered with sheet metal. $undefined$ lock [Am] Hay que cambiar la chapa de la puerta. You have to change the lock on the door. chapas rosy cheeks [Am] Tiene unas lindas chapas. She has beautiful rosy cheeks.
 * chaparro short person [Mex].
 * chaparrón [m] heavy shower, downpour.
 * chapetón [m] Spaniard (fresh from Spain) [S.A.].
 * chapetonada illness caused by change of climate [S.A.].
 * chapucería botched job, hurried job Hágalo Ud. con cuidado, no me gustan les chapucerías. Do it carefully. I don't like botched jobs.
 * chapurrear to speak (a language) brokenly Chapurrea el español. He speaks broken Spanish.
 * chaqueta jacket, coat.
 * charco puddle.
 * charlar to talk, chatter.
 * charol [m] patent leather.
 * charro cowboy [Mex].
 * chasco darle a uno un chasco to fool, play a joke on Le dimos un chasco dejándole la cuenta. We played a joke on him by leaving him the bill.  llevarse un chasco to be disappointed or disconcerted Con esa muchacha nos llevamos un chasco terrible. We were very disappointed in that girl.
 * chato
 * cheque [m] check (money).
 * chequear to check, put a check next to [Am].
 * chica girl.
 * chicha chicha (alcoholic drink made from corn) [Am].
 * chícharo green pea [Mex].
 * chicharrón [m] thick crisp bacon.
 * chichón [m] bump, lump (on the head).
 * chicle [m] chewing gum.
 * chico little, small El cuarto en que vive es muy chico. He lives in a very small room. $undefined$ boy, kid Tiene tres chicos. She has three kids.
 * chifladura eccentricity.
 * chiflón [m] draft [Am] Por esa ventana entra un chiflón muy fuerte. $undefined$ strong draft's blowing in at that window.
 * chile [f] chili, red pepper.
 * chillar to screech, scream.
 * chillido screech, scream.
 * chimenea smokestack Desde la ventana se ven las chimeneas de la fábrica. From the window you can see the smokestacks of the factory. $undefined$ chimney Se subieron al tejado para limpier la chimenea. They climbed up on the roof to clean the chimney. $undefined$ fireplace Se sentaron junto a la chimenea. They sat by the fireplace.
 * china pebble, small stone Se me ha metido una china en el zapato. I have a pebble in my shoe. $undefined$ peasant girl, maid, servant [Am] La china lo llevará a su casa. The maid'll take it to your house. $undefined$ china, porcelain ¿Son de china estas tazas? Are these cups porcelain? $undefined$ orange [Antilles] Deme una docena de chinas. Give me a dozen oranges.
 * chinche [f] bedbug; thumbtack.
 * chiquitín [m] small child.
 * chiquillo, chiquilla small child.
 * chiripa chance or unexpected event [Fam] Me ha salido bien por chiripa. I got it right by accident.
 * ¡chis! sh!
 * chisme gossip, malicious remark Siempre anda metiendo chismes. He's always gossiping.
 * chispa spark ¡Cuidado con las chispas que saltan de la chimenea! Watch out for the sparks that are flying out of the fireplace. $undefined$ little bit, small amount No tiene chispa de tonto. He's not at all stupid. echar chispas [Fam] to rage, be furious Cuando se lo dije echó chispas. When I told him that, he got furious.
 * chistar to keep quiet. no, or ni, chistar not to say a word Cuando vio a su padre ni chistó. When he saw his father, he didn't even say a word.
 * chiste [m] joke Contó un chiste muy gracioso. He told a very funny joke.
 * chistoso funny, witty.
 * chocante surprising, witty [Sp]; annoying, unpleasant [Mex].