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In a silent manner; making no noise.

In a silent manner; making no noise.

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

(intransitive) To become quiet.

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

(highly, _, impolite, dismissal) Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk), arguing, crying, etc.

(golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.

One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

callejón sin salida

(idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

(slang) An ugly person or thing.

The quality of having calluses.

Relating to the corpus callosum

(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind.

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

(transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

a mixed language or dialect spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani.

The act of shivering.

(uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

calor friccional

Heat excited by friction.

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.

In a manner that maintains warm temperature.

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.

calzada elevada

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

(transitive) To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.

calzón de baño

A garment worn for swimming.

Underpants for women and girls.

(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.

(chiefly, Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.

Underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

A garment worn for swimming.

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

A garment worn for swimming.

calzoneta de baño

A garment worn for swimming.

(biblical character) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

(US, Canada, automotive) The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

cámara fotográfica

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

cámara frigorífica

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

cámara videográfica

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

(dated) A friend; a pal.

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.

A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

(nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.

The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

(fantasy, mythology, science fiction) A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.

(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.

Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

cambiar de chaqueta

To act as a turncoat; to betray

cambiar de miembro

(transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

cambiar el itinerario

(transitive) To change the route taken by something.

cambiar la chaqueta

To act as a turncoat; to betray

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

(informal, North America) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.

The act of altering or making different.

cambio climático

Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

cambio de imagen

A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.

cambio de paradigma

(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]

cambio de sentido

A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

(topology) A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.

A covering used to protect or disguise the face.

One who teases.

(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

The camel with two humps, Camelus bactrianus, native to the steppes of Asia.

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

(Arthurian mythology) A mythical location in England. The stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.

A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.

A en given name.

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

One who hikes, especially frequently.

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

caminar de lado

(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.]

caminar de puntillas

(intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.]

caminar dispendiosamente

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

caminar penosamente

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

caminar pesadamente

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

caminar torpemente

(transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900]

caminata fatigosa

A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

camión bañera

A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.

camión cisterna

A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.

camión tractor

(US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

(chiefly, North America, Singapore) A light truck with an open cargo bed.

A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.]

camisa de fuerza

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

(clothing) A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

A member of the Camorra criminal organization.

(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.

Hard to deal with, complicated.

An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.

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