continuo continual

contra against

contrabandista m. and f. smuggler

contradecir contradict

contrario contrary; de lo ——­ otherwise; al ——­ on the contrary

contribuir contribute

convencer convince

convenir suit; *——­ en* agree to, agree upon

convento m. convent

conversacion f. conversation

conviccion f. conviction

cooperar cooeperate; *——­ a ella* cooeperate in it

copa f. crown (of a hat)

copiante m. and f. copyist

copiar copy

Coralina girl’s name

corazon m. heart

cordial cordial

coronar crown

coronel m. colonel

correccion f. correction

correr run; su corre ve y dile (now correvedile or correveidile; m. or f.) your fetch-and-carry

corresponder requite, love in return; belong

correspondiente corresponding

corriente current

corte m. cut, pattern

corte f. court; pl. Spanish Senate and Congress of Deputies

cortedad f. diffidence

cortina f. curtain

cosa f. thing, matter; anything

coser sew

costa f. cost

costar cost

costumbre f. custom

cotorra f. magpie

cotorrita f. dim. of cotorra

covachuelista, covachuelo, m. familiar name given to an official in the service of a minister to the Crown (the offices where the secretaries worked were called covachuelas, little caves, because located in the vaults of the old royal palace)

Creador m. Creator, God

crear create

crecido (pp. of crecer grow, increase) large

credo m. creed (prayer containing the articles of Christian belief); hace un ——­ a few minutes ago

creer believe; ya lo creo yes, to be sure

crespo crisp, curly

criado (_pp. of_ criar*) brought up; m. servant; f. servant

criar raise; rear, bring up

criminal criminal

crisis f. crisis

cristal m. glass; crystal

cristiano Christian

critica f. criticism critico m. critic

crudo raw

cruel cruel

crueldad f. cruelty