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clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | carraspearverb destoserseverb |
comb one's hair (to straighten one's hair with a comb) verb [UK: kəʊm wʌnz heə(r)] [US: ˈkoʊm wʌnz ˈher] | peinarse el peloverb |
come on (expression of disbelief) interjection [UK: kʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkəm ɑːn] | qué vainterjection ¡por favor!interjection ¡venga ya!interjection |
come on (hurry up) interjection [UK: kʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkəm ɑːn] | ¡andando!interjection ¡órale!interjection ¡vamos!interjection |
come-on (inducement) noun [UK: ˈkʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkʌman] | reclamonoun |
come-on (sexual or romantic proposal) noun [UK: ˈkʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkʌman] | insinuaciónnoun proposiciónnoun |
come on to (make a romantic or sexual advance to) verb | insinuarseverb ligarverb tirar la ondaverb tirar los tejosverb |
conspicuous by one's absence phrase | brillar por su ausenciaphrase |
count angels on pinheads (to spend time on fruitless intellectual matters) verb | |
count on (rely upon, trust, or expect) verb [UK: kaʊnt ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈkaʊnt ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | contarverb |
cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | cruzar los dedosverb |
cross oneself (make the sign of the cross) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌn.ˈself] | santiguarverb santiguarseverb |
cry one's eyes out (to weep for an elongated time) verb | |
cuff on the ear (smack on the side of the head) noun | bofetadanoun bofetónnoun cachetadanoun tortanoun |
cut off one's nose to spite one's face (harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) verb [UK: kʌt ɒf wʌnz nəʊz tuː spaɪt wʌnz feɪs] [US: ˈkət ˈɒf wʌnz noʊz ˈtuː ˈspaɪt wʌnz ˈfeɪs] | tirar piedras al propio tejadoverb |
cut one's losses (discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz ˈlɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈlɒ.səz] | |
cut one's teeth (gain early experience) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | |
delayed-onset muscle soreness (pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise) noun | agujetasnoun |
dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | empecinarseverb enrocarseverb |
do one's bit (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) verb [UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt] |