Cadete [m] cadet.
Caer [irr] to fall Cayó una lluvia torren -
cial.
A heavy rain fell.
A to drop
Cayó de rodillas.
He dropped to his
knees.
A to be becoming to El traje
le cae bien.
The suit's becoming to
him.
A to fall, come Su cumpleaños
cae en domingo.
His birthday falls on
Sunday.
O caer enfermo (en cama) to be
taken sick, fall sick Cayó enfermo hace
unos días.
He was taken sick a few
days ago.
O caer en la cuenta to real -
ize, notice, think of No caí en la cuenta
hasta mucho después.
I didn't realize
it until much later.
O 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.
A fall, collapse La oposición de la Cá -
mara 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.
O caja de ahorros savings bank Ha
ingresado mucho dinero en la caja de
ahorros.
He put a lot of money in the
savings bank.
O caja de caudales, caja
de hierro safe Tienen sus alhajas en la
caja de caudales.
They keep their
jewelry in the safe.
O caja (registra -
dora) cash register Mire lo que marca
la caja.
Look and see how much the
cash register rings up.
O 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.
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cajetilla
SPANISH - ENGLISH
calzoncillos
cajetilla pack of cigarettes Voy a com -
prar una cajetilla.
I'm going to buy
a pack of cigarettes.
Cajón [m] drawer Han perdido la Have
del cajón.
They've lost the key to the
drawer.
A box Recibieron un cajón de
libros.
They received a box of books.
Cal [ / ] lime.
Calabaza pumpkin, squash.
O dar calabazas to refuse, turn down,
reject (a declaration of love) he dio
calabazas.
She turned him down.
A to
flunk he dieron calabazas en geometría.
They flunked him in geometry.
Calabozo prison, cell.