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call the police phrase

llamá a la policíaphrase

llame a la policíaphrase

call the shots (to make decisions)
verb

cortar el bacalaoverb

llevar la batutaverb

llevar la voz cantanteverb

mandarverb

calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance or crisis)
noun
[UK: kɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə stɔːm]
[US: ˈkɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈstɔːrm]

calma que precede a la tormentanoun
{f}

can't stand the sight of verb

no poder ver ni en pinturaverb

cash on the barrelhead noun

a tocatejanoun

cast the first stone (act self-righteously)
verb

tirar la primera piedraverb

castle in the air (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩ ɪn ðə eə(r)]
[US: ˈkæs.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈer]

castillos de naipesnoun
{m-Pl}

castillos en el airenoun
{m-Pl}

catch of the day (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship)
noun

partidazonoun
{m}

category theory (branch of mathematics)
noun

teoría de categoríasnoun
{f}

cell theory (scientific theory)
noun

teoría celularnoun
{f}

chaos theory noun
[UK: ˈkeɪɒs ˈθɪə.ri]
[US: ˈkeɪas ˈθɪ.ri]

teoría del caosnoun
{f}

chew the scenery (To perform in an excessively emotional or exaggerated manner)
verb
[UK: tʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri]
[US: ˈtʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri]

robar escenaverb

chip off the old block (someone who takes after a parent)
noun
[UK: tʃɪp ɒf ðə əʊld ˈblɒk]
[US: ˈtʃɪp ˈɒf ðə oʊld ˈblɑːk]

de tal palonoun

tal astillanoun

Christ's thorn (tree)
noun

espina santanoun
{f}

Chrysanthemum Throne (Japanese monarchy)
proper noun

trono del Crisantemoproper noun
{m}

clay-colored thrush (thrush of the Americas)
noun

cenzontle de aguanoun
{m}

mirlo huerteronoun
{m}

mirlo pardonoun
{m}

yigüirronoun
{m}

zorzal pardonoun
{m}

clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs)
verb
[UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt]
[US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt]

aclararse la vozverb

carraspearverb

destoserseverb

clear the air (to assuage a hostile situation)
verb
[UK: klɪə(r) ðə eə(r)]
[US: ˈklɪr ðə ˈer]

aclarar las cosasverb

apaciguar los ánimosverb

templar gaitasverb

clear the decks (order)
verb

zafarranchoverb

close the stable door after the horse has bolted (to attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred)
verb

a buenas horas mangas verdesverb

clothes don't make the man phrase
[UK: kləʊðz dəʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə mæn]
[US: kloʊðz ˈdoʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə ˈmæn]

el hábito no hace al monjephrase

cock-of-the-rock (tropical bird)
noun

gallo de la peñanoun
{m}

come out of the closet (self-disclosure of sexual orientation)
verb

salida del armarioverb
{f}

salida del clósetverb
{f}

salida del placardverb
{f}

come out of the closet (to tell others about a secret belief or preference)
verb

salir del armarioverb

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