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bodice [bodices] (kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone) noun [UK: ˈbɒ.dɪs] [US: ˈbɒ.dɪs] | jubónnoun |
box office (ticket office) noun [UK: bɒks ˈɒf.ɪs] [US: ˈbɑːks ˈɑːf.əs] | taquillanoun |
box-office bomb (motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office) noun [UK: bɒks ˈɒf.ɪs bɒm] [US: ˈbɑːks ˈɑːf.əs ˈbɑːm] | fracaso en taquillanoun |
break the ice (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) verb [UK: breɪk ðə aɪs] [US: ˈbreɪk ðə ˈaɪs] | romper el hieloverb |
bride price (sum paid to the family of the bride) noun | dotenoun |
brown rice (unpolished rice) noun [UK: braʊn raɪs] [US: ˈbraʊn ˈraɪs] | arroz integralnoun |
buy cheap, buy twice (buying a cheap product is a false economy) phrase | lo barato sale carophrase |
call the police phrase | llama a la policíaphrase llamá a la policíaphrase llame a la policíaphrase |
caprice [caprices] (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action) noun [UK: kə.ˈpriːs] [US: kə.ˈpriːs] | caprichonoun |
cerebral cortex [cerebral cortices] (layer of the brain) noun [UK: ˈse.rə.brəl ˈkɔː.teks] [US: ˈse.rə.brəl ˈkɔːr.teks] | córtex cerebralnoun corteza cerebralnoun |
chalice [chalices] (large drinking cup) noun [UK: ˈtʃæ.lɪs] [US: ˈtʃæ.ləs] | cáliznoun |
cheese slicer (instrument for slicing cheese) noun | rebañador de quesonoun |
chief executive officer [chief executive officers] (highest-ranking corporate officer) noun [UK: tʃiːf ɪɡ.ˈze.kjʊ.tɪv ˈɒf.ɪs.ə(r)] [US: ˈtʃiːf ɪg.ˈze.kjə.tɪv ˈɑːf.əs.ər] | director ejecutivonoun gerente generalnoun presidente ejecutivonoun |
chief technology officer (executive responsible for technological development) noun | director de tecnologíanoun directora de tecnologíanoun |
choice [choicer, choicest] (especially good or preferred) adjective [UK: tʃɔɪs] [US: tʃɔɪs] | exquisitoadjective |
choice [choices] (option or decision) noun [UK: tʃɔɪs] [US: tʃɔɪs] | decisiónnoun opciónnoun selecciónnoun |
choice [choices] (selection or preference) noun [UK: tʃɔɪs] [US: tʃɔɪs] | elecciónnoun |
cicero (12-point type) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.sə.ˌrəʊ] [US: ˈsɪ.səˌro.ʊ] | ciceronoun lecturanoun |
Cicero (Roman statesman and orator) proper noun [UK: ˈsɪ.sə.ˌrəʊ] [US: ˈsɪ.səˌro.ʊ] | Cicerónproper noun |
Ciceronian (of or relating to M. Tullius Cicero) adjective [UK: ˌsɪ.sə.ˈrəʊ.njən] [US: sɪ.səˈro.ʊ.niːən] | ciceronianoadjective |
cockatrice (legendary creature) noun [UK: ˈkɒk.ə.traɪs] [US: ˈkɑːk.ə.trɪs] | cocatriznoun |
codex [codices] (early book) noun [UK: ˈkəʊ.deks] [US: ˈkoʊ.deks] | códicenoun |
coffice (A cubicle with a door to provide the appearance of a private office.) noun | coficinanoun |
cold as ice (very cold) adjective [UK: kəʊld əz aɪs] [US: koʊld ˈæz ˈaɪs] | frígidoadjective gélidoadjective |
commanding officer (officer in command of a military unit) noun [UK: kə.ˈmɑːnd.ɪŋ ˈɒf.ɪs.ə(r)] [US: kə.ˈmænd.ɪŋ ˈɑːf.əs.ər] | comandantenoun |
community service (voluntary service) noun | servicio comunitarionoun |
consumer price index (statistical estimate of the level of prices) noun | índice de precios al consumonoun |
coppice [coppices] (grove of small growth) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.pɪs] [US: ˈkɒ.pɪs] | bosquecillonoun |
cornice [cornices] (horizontal architectural element) noun [UK: ˈkɔː.nɪs] [US: ˈkɔːr.nɪs] | cornisanoun |
cowardice (the lack of courage) noun [UK: ˈkaʊə.dɪs] [US: ˈkaʊər.dəs] | cobardíanoun |