Abajo: down, below, downstairs

clarificar: to clarify

clarividente: clairvoyant

claro: clearly, clear

clase: class

clásico: classic

clasificar: to classify

claustro: cloister

claustrofobia: claustrophobia

cláusula: clause

clausurar: close

clavado: dive

clavar: to hammer

clave: code

clavel: carnation

clavícula: collarbone

clavo: nail, clove

clemencia: clemency

clerical: clerical

cliente: customer, client

clima: climate

climax: climax

clip: clip

cloaca: sewer

cloro: chlorine

clóset: closet

club: club

coagular: to coagulate

coalición: coalition

coartada: alibi

cobarde: coward

cobertizo: shelter

cobertor: bedspread

cobertura: cover

cobijar: to shelter

cobra: cobra

cobrar: to charge

cobre: copper

cobro: collection

cocaína: cocaine

cocción: cooking

cocer: to cook

coche: car, automobile, coach, carriage

cochino: dirty

cocido: cooked

cociente: quotient

cocina: kitchen

coco: coconut

cocodrilo: crocodile

coctel: cocktail

codicia: greed

código: code

codo: elbow

codorniz: quail

coexistir: to coexist

cofre: coffer

coger: to take

coherencia: coherence

cohete: rocket

coincidir: to coincide

cojear: to limp

cojín: cushion

cojo: lame, wobbly

col: cabbage

cola: tail, line, glue

colaborar: to collaborate

colapso: collapse

colcha: bedspread

colección: collection

colectividad: community

colector: sewer

colega: colleague

colegio: school

cólera: cholera

colesterol: cholesterol

colgar: to hang

colibr1: hummingbird

cólico: colic

coliflor: cauliflower

colilla: butt

colina: hill

coliseo: coliseum

colisión: collision

collar: necklace

colombiano: Colombian

colon: colon

colonia: colony

colonial: colonial

coloquial: colloquial

color: colour

colosal: colossal

columna: column

columpiar: to swing

coma: coma, comma

comadre: godmother

comadreja: weasel

comadrona: midwife

comandancia: command headquarters

comarca: region

combatir: to combat, fight

combinar: to combine

combustible: fuel

comedia: comedy

comedor: dining room

comenzar: to begin, start

comer: to eat

comercio: commerce

cometa: comet

cometer: to commit

comicios: elections

cómico: comic

comida: food

comienzo: beginning

comillas: quotation marks

comino: cumin

comisario: commissioner

comisión: commission

comité: committee

como: as, since, like

cómo: how

cómoda: chest of drawers

comodidad: comfort

cómodo: comfortable

comoquiera: in any way

compacto: compact

compadre: godfather

compañero: partner, companion

compañía: company

comparar: to compare

compartimiento: compartment

compartir: to share

compás: compass

compasión: compassion

compatible: compatible

compatriota: compatriot

competir: to compete

compilar: to compile

complejidad: complexity

complementar: to complement

completar: to complete

complexión: constitution

complicar: to complicate

cómplice: accomplice

complot: conspiracy

componer: to make up, compose

comportarse: to behave

comportamiento: behaviour

composición: composition

compostura: composure

comprar: to buy, purchase

comprender: to comprehend, to understand

compresa: compress

comprensión: compression

comprobar: to check

comprometer: to compromise

compuesto: compound

compulsivo: compelling

computar: to compute

computadora: computer

común: common

comunicar: to communicate

comunicación: communication

comunidad: community

comunión: communion

comunismo: communism

cóncavo: concave

concebir: to conceive

conceder: to grant

concentrar: to concentrate

concepción: conception

concepto: concept

concernir: concern

concertar: to arrange

concha: shell

conciencia: conscience

concierto: concert

concilio: council

concluir: to conclude

conclusión: conclusion

concordar: to agree

concretar: to make concrete, specify

concurrir: to meet

concursar: to compete

condado: county

condenar: to condemn

condensar: to condense

condición: condition

condimento: seasoning, condiment

condominio: condominium

condón: condom

conducir: to drive

conducta: behaviour

conducto: duct

conductor: driver

conectar: to connect

conejo: rabbit

conexión: connection

confeccionar: to make, prepare

confederación: confederation

conferencia: conference

confesar: to confess

confiar: to trust

confidencia: confidence

confidencial: confidential

confidencialidad: confidentiality

configuración: configuration

confirmar: to confirm

confitería: candy store

conflicto: conflict

confluencia: confluence

confortar: to comfort

confrontar: to confront

confundir: to confuse

confusión: confusion

congeniar: to get along

congestión: congestion

congratular: to congratulate

congreso: congress

conjunción: conjunction

conjunto: joint, outfit, band

conmemorar: to commemorate

conmigo: with me

conmutador: switch

cono: cone

conocer: to know, meet

conque: so

conquistar: to conquer

consagrar: to consecrate

consciencia: conscience

consecuencia: consequence

consecutivo: consecutive

conseguir: to obtain

consejo: advice

consentir: to allow

conserje: caretaker, janitor

conservar: to conserve

considerar: to consider

consiguiente: consequence

consistir: to consist

consolar: to console

consolarse: to console oneself

consolidar: to consolidate

consomé: consommé

consonante: consonant

consorcio: consortium

conspirar: to conspire

constancia: record, evidence

constar: to consist, be evident

constatar: to verify

constelación: constellation

consternación: consternation

constituir: to constitute

construir: to construct, build

consuelo: consolation

consultar: to consult

consumar: to complete, consummate

consumir: to consume

contabilidad: accounting

contactar: to contact

contado: counted, numbered

contador: accountant

contagiar: to infect, transmit

contaminar: to contaminate

contar: to count

contemplar: to contemplate

contemporáneo: contemporary

contender: to contend

contener: to contain

contestar: to answer, reply

contigo: with you

contiguo: contiguous, adjacent

continente: continent

contingencia: contingency

continuar: to continue

contra: against

contraatacar: to counterattack

contrabandista: smuggler

contrabando: smuggling, contraband

contracción: contraction

contradecir: to contradict

contraer: to contract

contralto: contralto

contrapartida: counterpart

contrapeso: counterbalance

contrarrestar: to counteract

contraseña: password

contratar: to contract

contrato: contract

contribuir: to contribute

contrincante: opponent

contrito: contrite

controlar: to control

controversia: controversy

contundente: forceful, blunt

convalecencia: convalescence

convencer: to convince

convención: convention

convento: convent

conversar: to talk

conversión: conversion

convertir: to turn into, convert

convexo: convex

convicción: conviction

convidar: to invite

convincente: convincing

convivir: to coexist, live together

convocar: to convoke

conyugal: conjugal

cooperar: to cooperate

cooperación: cooperation

coordenada: coordinate

coordinar: to coordinate

copa: glass

copia: copy

coquetear: to flirt

coraje: anger, courage

coral: coral

coral: choral

corán: Koran

corazón: heart

corbata: necktie, tie

corcho: cork

cordel: cord

cordero: lamb

cordial: warm

cordillera: mountain range

córdoba: Cordoba (Nicaraguan currency)

cordón: cord

coreografía: choreography

corneta: bugle

coro: chorus

corona: crown, wreath, garland

coronel: colonel

coronilla: crown

corporación: corporation

corporal: corporal

corporativo: corporative

corpulento: stout

corral: farmyard

correa: strap, belt, leash

corrección: correction

correctivo: corrective

correcto: correct

corredizo: sliding

corredor: runner

corregir: to correct

correlación: correlation

correo: mail

correr: to run, race

corresponder: to correspond, belong

corretear: to run about, scamper

corrida: run

corriente: current

corromper: to corrupt

corrosión: corrosion

corrupción: corruption

corsé: corset

cortar: to cut

cortauñas: nail clippers

corte: cut

cortejo: courtship

cortés: courteous, polite

corteza: crust, bark

cortina: curtain

corto: short

cosa: thing

cosechar: to harvest, reap

coser: to sew

cosmético: cosmetic

cósmico: cosmic

cosmopolita: cosmopolitan

cosmos: cosmos

cosquillas: tickle

costa: coast

costado: side

costar: to cost

costarricense: Costa Rican

costilla: rib

costo: cost, price

costra: scab

costumbre: custom, habit

costura: seam, sewing

cotidiano: daily

cotizar: to quote

coyote: coyote

coyuntura: join, situation

cráneo: skull, cranium

crater: crater

crear: to create

creación: creation

creativo: creative

crecer: to grow, increase

credenciales: credentials

credibilidad: credibility

crédito: credit

credo: creed

creer: to believe

crema: cream

cremación: cremation

cremallera: zipper

cremoso: creamy

crepe: pancake

crepúsculo: dusk, twilight

crespo: curly, frizzy

cresta: crest

creyente: believer

criar: to raise, bring up

criatura: creature

crimen: crime

cripta: crypt

crisis: crisis

cristal: crystal

cristiano: Christian

cristianismo: Christianity

cristo: Christ

criterio: criterion

criticar: to criticize

cromo: chromium

crónica: chronicle

crónico: chronic

cronología: chronology

cronometrar: to time, clock

croqueta: croquette

cruce: cross

crucero: cruise

crucial: crucial

crucificar: to crucify

crucigrama: crossword

crudo: crude, raw

cruzar: to cross

cuaderno: notebook

cuadra: block

cuadrado: square

cuadragésimo: forty, fortieth

cuadrilátero: quadrilateral

cuadrilla: group

cuadro: picture, square, painting

cuadrúpedo: quadruped

cuadruple: quadruple

cual: as, like

cuál: which, what

cualidad: quality

cualquiera: anyone

cuán: how

cuando: when

cuándo: when

cuánto: how much

cuarenta: forty

cuarentena: quarantine

cuartear: to quarter

cuarteto: quartet

cuarto: quarter

cuarzo: quartz

cuatro: four

cuba: cask

cubano: Cuban

cubeta: bucket, keg

cúbico: cubed, cubic

cubierta: cover

cubrecama: bedspread

cubrir: to cover

cucaracha: cockroach

cuchara: spoon

cuchilla: knife, blade

cuco: cuckoo

cuello: neck

cuenta: count

cuerda: cord

cuerno: horn

cuero: leather

cuerpo: body

cuervo: crow

cuestión: matter, affair

cuidar: to take care of

culebra: snake

culo: bottom

culpa: fault

cultivar: to cultivate

culto: cultured

cumpleaños: birthday

cumplir: to accomplish, carry out

cuna: cradle

cuñado: brother-in-law, sister in law

cuota: fee

cupo: quota

cupón: coupon

cúpula: dome, cupola

cura: cure

curiosear: snoop

currículum: curriculum vitae

cursiva: italics

curso: course

cúspide: apex

custodia: custody

cutícula: cuticle

cutis: skin

cuyo: whose, of whom

dádiva: handout

daltónico: colour-blind

dama: lady

damnificar: to damage

danés: Danish

danzar: to dance

dañar: to damage

dar: to give

datar: to date

dato: data

de: of, from

debajo: underneath, under

debatir: to debate

deber: to owe

débil: weak, feeble

débito: debit

debutar: to debut

década: decade

decadencia: decadence

decaer: to decline

decano: dean

decencia: decency

decente: decent

decepcionar: to disappoint

decidir: to decide

decimal: decimal

décimo: tenth

decimocuarto: fourteenth

decimonoveno: nineteenth

decimoquinto: fifteenth

decimoséptimo: seventeenth

decimosexto: sixteenth

decimotercero: thirteenth

decir: to say, tell

decisión: decision

declarar: to declare

declinar: to decline

declive: decline

decolorar: to bleach

decoloración: decoration

decrépito: decrepit

decretar: to decree

dedal: thimble

dedicar: to dedicate

deducir: to deduce

defectar: to defecate

defecto: defect

defender: to defend

deferencia: deference

deficiencia: deficiency

déficit: deficit

definir: to define

deformar: to deform

defraudar: to defraud

degenerar: to degenerate

degradar: to degrade

degustar: to taste

deidad: deity

dejar: to leave

delante: ahead

delantera: front

delatar: to denounce

delegar: to delegate

deleitar: to delight

delfín: dolphin

delgado: thin

deliberar: to deliberate

delicia: delight

delimitar: to delimit

delicuencia: delinquency

delirante: delirious

delito: crime

delta: delta

demacrado: emaciated

demandar: to demand

demás: rest of the

demasiado: too much

demencia: madness

democracia: democracy

demócrata: democrat

democrático: democratic

demoler: to demolish

demonio: demon

demorar: to delay

demostrar: to demonstrate

denegar: to deny

denigrar: to denigrate

denominador: denominator

denotar: to denote

densidad: density

dental: dental

dentro: inside, in

denunciar: to denounce

departamento: department

depender: to depend

dependencia: dependency

deplorar: to deplore

deportar: to deport

deporte: sport

depositar: to deposit

depravado: depraved

deprimir: to depress

derecha: right

derecho: straight, rigth

deriva: drift

derivada: derive

derivación: derivation

derramamiento: bloodshed

derramar: to spill

derrapar: to skid

derretir: to melt

derribar: to demolish

derrochar: to waste

derrotar: to defeat

derrumbar: to collapse

desabotonar: to unbutton

desabrido: bland, tasteless

desacreditar: to discredit

desactivar: to deactivate

desacuerdo: disagreement

desafiar: to defy

desafío: challenge

desafortunado: unfortunate

desagradar: to displease

desagradecido: ungrateful

desahogar: to relieve

desahuciar: to evict, deprive of hope

desalentar: to discourage

desalojar: to evacuate

desamparar: abandon

desamueblado: unfurnished

desangrarse: to bleed, lose blood

desanimar: to discourage

desanudar: to untie

desaparecer: to disappear

desapasionado: dispassionate

desapercibido: unnoticed

desaprobar: to disapprove

desaprovechar: to waste

desarreglar: to mess up

desarrollar: to develop

desarrollo: development

desarticular: to break up

desaseado: dirty

desastre: disaster

desatar: to untie, to undo

desautorizado: unauthorized

desayunar: to have breakfast

desbaratar: to ruin, destoy

descafeinado: decaffeinated

descalificar: to disqualify

descansar: to rest

descargar: to unload

descender: to descend, go down

descifrar: to decipher, decode

descolgar: to take down

descomponer: to break down

desconectar: to disconnect

desconfiar: to distrust

descongelar: to defrost

descongestionante: decongestant

desconsiderado: inconsiderate

desconsolar: to distress

descontar: to discount

descontento: dissatisfied

descontinuar: to discontinue

descortés: discourteous, rude

descremado: skim, nonfat

describir: to describe

descubierto: discovered

descubrir: to discover

descuento: discount

descuidar: to neglect

desde: from, since

desdicha: misfortune, misery

desear: to wish

desechar: to reject, trow away

desembarcar: to disembark

desempañar: to play a role

desempleo: unemployment

desencadenar: to unchain

desencajar: to dislocate

desencanto: disillusionment

desenchufar: to unplug, disconnect

desengañar: to disillusion

desenlace: ending

desenmascarar: to unmask

desenrollar: to unroll

desenterrar: to dig up, disinter

deseo: desire

desequilibrar: to unbalance

desertar: to desert

desesperar: to exasperate

desestimar: to reject

desfallecer: to weaken

desfigurar: to disfigure

desfilar: to march, parade

desgarrar: to tear, rip

desgastar: to wear away

desgracia: misfortune

deshabitado: uninhabited

deshacer: to undo

desheredar: to disinherit

deshidratar: to dehydrate

deshilachar: to unravel

deshonesto: dishonest

deshonrar: to dishonour

desierto: desert

designar: to designate

designio: plan

desigual: unequal

desilucionar: to disillusion, disappoint

desinfectar: to disinfect

desinflar: to deflate

desinhibido: uninhibited

desinteresado: unselfish

desleal: disloyal

desleír: to dissolve, dilute

desmantelar: to dismantle

desmejorar: to get worse

desmentir: to deny

desmontar: to dismantle, take apart

desnudar: to undress

desnutrición: malnutrition

desobedecer: to disobey

desobediencia: disobedience

desobediente: disobedient

desocupar: to vacate, empty

desodorante: deodorant

desorden: disorder

desorganizar: to disorganize

despacio: slowly

despavorido: terrified

despedir: to dismiss, fire

despegar: to take off, detach, unstick

despeinar: to ruffle

despejar: to clear

desperdiciar: to waste

desperfecto: flaw, defect

despertar: to wake up

despido: dismissal, layoff

despierto: awake

desplomarse: to collapse

desplumar: to pluck

despoblado: uninhabited

despreciar: to despise, scorn

desprender: to give off, remove

despreocupado: carefree

desprestigiar: to discredit

desprevenido: unprepared

después: afterwards, then

desquiciar: to drive crazy

destacar: to emphasize, outstanding

destapar: to open

destellar: to flash

desteñir: to fade

desterrar: to exile

destierro: exile

destinar: to assign

destituir: to dismiss

destornillar: to unscrew

destreza: skill

destrozar: to destroy

destrucción: destruction

desunir: to split, divide

desvalido: destitute, needy

desvanecer: to make disappear

desventaja: disadvantage

desventura: misfortune

desviación: deviation

detectar: to detect

detener: to stop

detergente: detergent

deteriorar: to damage

determinar: to determine

detestar: to detest

detonar: to detonate, explode

detrás: behind

deuda: debt

devastar: to devastate

devoción: devotion

devolución: return

devorar: to devour

devoto: devotee, devout

día: day

diabetes: diabetes

diablo: devil

diafragma: diaphragm

diagnosticar: to diagnose

diagonal: diagonal

diagrama: diagram

dialecto: dialect

dialogar: to have a talk

diamante: diamond

diámetro: diameter

diana: reveille

diario: newspaper

diarrea: diarrhoea

dibujar: to draw

diccionario: dictionary

dicha: happiness

diciembre: December

dictar: to dictate

diecinueve: nineteen

dieciocho: eighteen

dieciséis: sixteen

diecisiete: seventeen

diente: tooth

diesel: diesel

diestra: right hand

dieta: diet

diez: ten

difamar: to slander, libel

diferencia: difference

diferir: to differ

difícil: difficult

difteria: diphtheria

difundir: to spread

difunto: deceased

difusión: diffusion

dígito: digit

dignarse: deign to

dignatario: dignitary

digresión: digression

dilatar: to expand, dilate

dilema: dilemma

diligencia: diligence

diluir: to dilute

diluvio: flood

dimensión: dimension

diminuto: tiny

dinámico: dynamic

dinamita: dynamite

dínamo: dynamo

dinastía: dynasty

dineral: fortune

dinero: money

dinosaurio: dinosaur

dios: god, goddes

diploma: diploma

diplomacia: diplomacy

diplomático: diplomat, diplomatic

diputación: delegation

dirección: address, direction

director: director, manager

dirigencia: leadership

dirigente: leader, director

dirigir: to direct

discernir: to discern

disciplinar: to discipline

discípulo: disciple

disco: disc, disk, discus