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caer - to fall

calcular - to calculate, compute,


add up

calentar - to heat [up], warm

civilizar - to civilize
clarificar - to clarify, illuminate,
light [up], brighten

[up]

clasificar - to classify, grade, rate,


sort

calentarse - to heat up, warm


up</I> [intrans.]; <I>to become
heated/warmed, to get heated/warmed

cobrar - to charge [a price]; to


cash [a check]; to collect, receive [an
amount]

callar - to keep quiet about, pass


over in silence; to hush

cocinar - to cook; to do the


cooking

callarse - to keep quiet , be quiet,


shut up, be silent, remain silent

calmar - to calm (down), quiet,


soothe

colgar - to hang, hang up, be


hanging, be suspended

coger - to catch, grasp, take hold


of

calmarse - to calm down [oneself]

colocar - to locate, place

caminar - to walk, go

colonizar - to colonize, settle

cancelar - to cancel; to wipe out,


write off [debt]

combatir - to combat, fight,


oppose; to attack

cansarse - to get tired, get worn


out, get weary

comenzar - to begin, start,


commence

caracterizar - to characterize

cargar - to load, load up; to


charge

casar - to marry, join in marriage,


join in wedlock

casarse [con alguien] - to marry


[someone], get married [to someone]

castigar - to punish, penalize,


castigate

causar - to cause; to create,


make

comer - to eat

competir - to compete

celebrar - to celebrate; to praise,


applaud

cenar - to eat dinner, have


dinner; to dine; to have for dinner

censurar - to censor; to censure,


criticize, blame

cepillar - to brush

cerrar - to close, shut

cesar - to cease, stop

charlar - to chat, talk

chismear - to gossip
chocar - to shock; to startle; to
be suprising, startling; to collide, crash

componer - to compose, make


up, put together
comprar - to buy, purchase

comprender - to understand,
comprehend

comunicar - to communicate,
transmit, tell, pass on

comunicarse - to communicate
[e.g., with someone], be in touch,
correspond; to be transmitted

condenar - to condemn, convict,


sentence

conducir - to drive, conduct

confesar - to confess

cazar - to hunt, represent, stand


for

confiar - to trust, be trusting,


entrust

confirmar - to confirm,
corrobrate, endorse

confiscar - to confiscate

conjugar - to conjugate

conquistar - to conquer,
overcome, win

conseguir - to get, obtain

consentir - to consent to; to


allow, permit; to tolerate, put up with;
to admit; to agree, consent

conservar - to preserve,
&nbsp;conserve; to keep, retain

consistir [en] - to consist [of], be


composed [of]

constituir - to constitute

construir - to build, construct

consumir - to consume, eat, use


upe

contaminar - to contaminate,
pollute; to corrupt

cumplir - to fulfill, carry out; to


reach (an age)

curar - to cure; to treat, dress [a


wound]

cabecear - to nod one's head


when sleepy

caber - to fit, to be possible, to be


appropriate

contener - to contain, hold

contestar - to answer

continuar - to continue

contribuir - to contribute

convencer - to convince

convenir - to agree; to suit, be


suited to; to be good for

conversar - to talk, converse; to


tell, relate

calcificar - to calcify

calcinar - to calcine

caldear - to heat

convidar - to invite

copiar - to copy

corregir - to correct

correr - to run

cortar - to cut

crear - to create; to make

crecer - to grow [up]

creer - to believe

criarse - to grow [up]; to be


brought up

calar - to soak, to cut a piece out


to taste (frutas), to fret (madera), to
make openwork (ropa)
calcar - to trace (dibujos)

costar - to cost

cachetear - to slap

cachar - to understand, to see, to


know

convertir - to convert

coser - to sew, sew up; to stitch,


stitch up

cacarear - to crow

cultivar - to cultivate; to grow

contar - to count, relate, tell

controlar - to control; to inspect,


check

culpar - to blame, accuse; to


condemn

cuidar - to take care of, look after

calefaccionar - to heat (home


heating system)
calibrar - to calibrate
calificar - to describe, to grade, to
qualify
calzar - to shoe
cambiar - to change; to cash (a
check)

camelear - to tell lies

campar - to camp

criticar - to criticize

crucificar - to crucify

cruzar - to cross

cubrir - to cover

campeonar - to win a
championship
camuflajear - to camuflage
canalizar - to canalize, to channel,
to direct
cansar - to get tired
canturrear - to sing softly to
oneself
cantar - to sing
ca&ntilde;onear - to shell, to
bombard

capacitar - to train, to prepare

cauchutar - to rubberize

capar - to castrate

cauterizar - to cauterize

capear - to make passes at

cautivar - to captivate

capitalizar - to capitalize

cavar - to dig, to sink, to hoe

cavilar - to think

cebar - to fatten (animal)

capitular - to surrender, to
capitulate

capitanear - to command

capotar - to overturn

captar - to attract, to captivate,


to tune in

cecear - to pronounce the


Spanish s as z like people in Spain

ceder - to cede, to transfer, to


diminish

caramelizar - to coat with caramel

cedular - to issue identity cards to

carburar - to carburet

cegar - to blind

carbonizar - to carbonize

cejar - to give up, to cease

carcajear - to burst out, to laugh

cementar - to cement

carcomer - to consume (envidia)

censar - to take a census of

cardar - to card

centellear - to twinkle, to sparkle

carear - to bring face to face

centralizar - to centralize

carecer - to lack

cercar - to surround, to enclose

carenar - to careen

caricaturizar - to caricature

certificar - to certify, to assure, to


guarantee

cargosear - to pester, to keep on

chapar - to cover, to plate with


gold or silver

chiflar - to whistle, to be crazy


about

chillar - to howl, to yell, to


screech

at

carnear - to slaughter

carnerear - to scab

carpinterear - to do woodwork

carretear - to crawl along

carterear - to be robbed, to have


bag picked

chinchar - to annoy, to irritate

chistar - to utter (palabra)

chupar - to suck, to absorb

circular - to circulate, to flow

cascabelear - to rattle

cascar - to crack, to chip

caste&ntilde;elear - to chatter

castrar - to castrate

clamar - to cry out

catalizar - to catalyze

clavar - to nail

catalogar - to catalog

cobijar - to cover, to shelter

catapultar - to catapult

cocer - to cook

catar - to taste, to sample, to test

catear - to fail, to flunk (examen)

categorizar - to categorize

catequizar - to catequize

caucionar - to guarantee

citar - to cite, to quote, to


mention

codear - to elbow, to nudge, to


rub elbows with someone

colar - to strain

colear - to wag

colorear - to color, to dye

combinar - to combine, to mix


together, to arrange

comandar - to command

comentar - to comment

convocar - to call together

corresponder - to correspond

corromper - to corrupt, to bribe,


to become corrupted

cometer - to commit, to entrust

criar - to breed, to bring up

comparar - to compare

cuestionar - to question, to ask

compartir - to share

culminar - to end, to culminate

cabalgar - to ride

compensar - to compensate, to
make up for

compatibilizar - to make
compatible

cabrear - to get angry, to make


angry

caducar - to expire, to get out of

compilar - to compile

complacer - to satisfy, to please

cagar - to shit, to crap, to bugger

completar - to complete

calendarizar - to program

complicar - to complicate

comprobar - to check, to confirm

camuflar - to camouflage, to hide,


to cover up

canjear - to exchange, to
interchange

comprometer - to compromise, to
promise, to become engaged

conceder - to concede, to grant

concentrar - to focus

concertar - to arrange

concluir - to conclude, to finish

conformar - to resign, to content


oneself with, to conform

confundir - to confuse

congelar - to freezen, to congeal

conocer - to know (preterite: to


meet)

considerar - to consider, to think

conspirar - to conspire

constatar - to verify, to state, to


check

contemplar - to contemplate

contentar - to make-become
happy, glad

contraponer - to compare, to
contrast

contratar - to hire
consultar - to consult, to seek
advice, to look up

contagiar - to infect, to transmit

contradecir - to contradict

date

cantinflear - to talk, to chat

capturar - to capture, to arrest

ceir - to fit

cernir - to sift

chasquear - to click, to snap, to


crack

chatear - to chat

chequear - to check

chingar - to bugger, to fuck, to


screw

cicatrizar - to heal, to cicatrize

cimentar - to found

clonar - to clone

coadyuvar - to help, to assist, to


contribute
coexistir - to coexist
cohibir - to feel embarrassed, to
inhibit

coincidir - to coincide

cojear - to lame, to limp

colaborar - to collaborate

coleccionar - to collect

colectar - to colect

colmar - to fill up, to became sick


of

comedir - to be moderate

compadecer - to feel sorry

comparecer - to appear

complementar - to complete, to
finish

comportar - to behave

computar - to compute

concebir - to concieve, to
imagine, to understand

concernir - to concern

conciliar - to conciliate

concordar - to agree

concretar - to sum up, to take


shape
condescender - to tolerate

coordinar - to coordinate

copular - to copulate

coquetear - to flirt with

cosechar - to crop

cotizar - to quote prices, to


prorate, to distribute proportionally
cristianizar - to christianize
crujir - to creak, to grate, to
crunch

cuchichear - to whisper, to gossip

currar - to work

cursar - to study, to send, to


process

colarse, (ue) - to slip

convertirse - (ie), to change

chirriar - creak

cartearse - correspond

conmutar - commute

condicionar - to condition, to
determine

condimentar - to season, to
flavour

conectar - to connect

correlacionar - correlate

confeccionar - to make

chochear - dote

conferir - to confer

croupier - croupier

confluir - to converge, to meet

corroerse - corrode

confrontar - to confront

caracter - character

congestionar - to congest, to
become flushed

cadver - cadaver, carcass,


corpse
cuantificar - quantify

conllevar - to support

conmover - to affect

consolar - to console, to comfort

constar - to be clear, to be stated,


to be composed of
contactar - to contact
contraer - to contract, to infect,
to shrink

conturbar - disquiet, harass,


unsettle

circundar - surround, encompass,


enfold

contrahacer - to clone

calcificarse - calcify

corroborar - corroborate

compeler - to force

coagular - thicken

contravenir - to contravene

circunscribir - circumscribe

converger - to converge

claudicar - limp

convergir - to converge

cotillear - gossip

convivir - to live together, to


coexist

cortejar - woo

cooperar - to cooperate

canonizar - canonize

concadenar - catenate

cifrar - cipher, encipher, scramble

curiosear - snuffle, sniff, sniffle

chismorrear - blab

comportarse - behave

carcomar - erode

cercenar - circumcise

congraciarse - ingratiate

cabacear - nod

combiar - alter

concurrir - participate, forgather

coadunar - associate, unite, unify

cohabitar - cohabit

calafatear - calk, caulk

confutar - disprove, refute

cuadruplicar - quadruplicate

coercer - coerce

cernerse - hover

conjurar - adjure, attest

componerse - consist of

comisionar - assign, instruct

crepuscular - dim

cmargar - acerbate, embitter

controvertir - contest

consolidar - assure

comediar - halve

corretear - scamper

condolerse - condole

conmemorar - commemorate

chantajear - blackmail (v)

caviar - caviar

consumar - achieve

compendiar - abridge

connocer - detect, discern

convulsionar - convulse

cerrarse - shut

codiciar - covet, desire

congeniar - harmonize

centrifugar - centrifuge

cuajar - clot, coagulate

correrse - run away, orgasm (to


have)

chancear - jest

contrastar - contrast

circuncidar - circumcise

charolar - enamel

conglomerar - accumulate

condensar - condense

colectivizar - collectivize

cautelar - forfend

codificar - codify, encode

consagrar - consecrate, devote

cristalizar - crystallize

corroer - erode

chapucear - fumble

colisionar - crash

convalecer - convalesce

cotejar - compare, liken

congregar - assemble

costear - defray

congelarse - congeal

connotar - connote

ciscar - smirch

circuir - bypass, circumvent

chamuscar - sear, singe

contemporizar - adapt oneself

codearse - hobnob

comprimir - zip

comerse - eat up

comercializar - commercialize

concernirse - care (v)

complicarse - hamper

calumniar - asperse, slander, slur,


traduce

cualquier - any, whatever,


whichever

chispear - scintillate, spray

contender - to contend, to fight

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