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Coastguard

coastguard (n.) /raʊ/ 'An person keeping watch on coastal waters in order to assist people or ships in danger and to prevent smuggling'. The
speedy response of the coastguard. [ES guardacostas]

CODE
CODE

code (i) /kəʊd/ '[countable, uncountable] (often in compounds) A system of words, letters, numbers or symbols that represent a message or record information secretly or in a shorter form'.
'[countable] A system of laws or written rules that state how people in an institution or a country should behave'. 1. Tap your code number into the machine. 2. To break/crack a code (= to understand
and read the message). 3. The penal code. [ES código/contraseña/protocolo/normativa].

COFFEE
coffee
coffee (n.) /ˈkɒfi/ 'a hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub'. A cup of coffee. [ES café]

COLLAR
kɒlə(r)/ 'the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down'. When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar,
Collar (n.) /ˈ
he found that drink had clouded his memory. 1.1.'a band of leather or plastic put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog'. I grabbed the dog by
the collar and dragged it out of the room.2.'a band made of a strong material that is put round something, such as a pipe or a piece of machinery, to
make it stronger or to join two parts together'. [ES cuello, collar]

colleague
Colleague (n) /ˈkɒliːg/ 'A person with whom one works in a profession or business.' Spent part of today writing a couple of spoof company
memos for a select group of colleagues. [ES compañero/a]

COLLECT
collect (v.) /kəˈlɛkt/ 'Bring or gather together (a number of things)'. 'he went round the office collecting old coffee cups' [ES coleccionar]

Come down
Come down ( phrasal verb) [ˈkʌm ˈdaʊn]
1. (of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished.
'we were lucky the bridge didn't come down' 1.1 (of an aircraft) crash or crash-land. 'the aircraft came down during an attempt to land in bad
weather' [ES derrumbarse, desmoronarse]
2. Be handed down by tradition or inheritance. 'the name has come down from the last century' [ES descender, bajar]
3.Reach a decision or recommendation in favour of one side or another. 'advisers and inspectors came down on our side' [ ES ponerse del lado de]

Come off
Come off (phrsal verb);[kʌm ɔf,] ;slang, be a success; At the end it came off to be a mistake ;(resultar,dar resultado);

COME OUT
Come out(ph. v.) /ˈkʌm ˈaʊt/ 1. '(of a fact) emerge; become known. It came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote. [salir de,
aparecer] 2. '(of a book or other work) appear; be released or published.' Lots of interesting books are coming out. [publicarse] 4. '(with
complement- come out on top)'Achieve a specified placing in an examination or contest.' He deservedly came out the winner on points.[ triunfar,
ganar]

come up
come up
come up (phrasal verb.) /ˈ
kʌmˈ
ʌp/ ' (of an issue, situation or problem) occur or present itself, especially unexpectedelyThe subject has not yet come
.
up' [ES surgir, pasar]

COMMAND
Command (v.) /kəˈmɑːnd/ 'to direct with authority; order' We did as he commanded. [ES mandar, ordenar]

Committee
Committee (n.) /kəˈmɪti/ 'a group of persons elected or appointed to perform some function, such as to investigate a particular matter.' You must
expose your presentation in front of the committee. [ES comité]

COMMON
COMMON

common /ˈkɒmən/ 'shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things.' We all have a common objetive, to stop the mayor's reelection. [ES común]

COMMUNICATE
Communicate (v.) /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ 'Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.' the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family. [ES
comunicar]

Companionship
Companionship /kəmˈpanjənʃɪp/ (n.) 'a feeling of fellowship or friendship'. The love and companionship of marriage. [ES compañerismo, compañía].

Company
COMPANY

company (i) /ˈkʌmpəni/ '(often in names) a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services'. 1. He runs his own TV production company. 2. Company profits were
5% lower than last year.[ES compañía]. /

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