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pedrería

f.

jewelry,

gems

Pedro

m.

Peter

pegar

hit;

stick,

glue

peignoir m. ( French) wrapper, dressing gown peine

m.

comb

peldaño

m.

step

pelo

m.

hair

pena

f.

sorrow,

trial

penar

suffer

penetrante

penetrating

penetrar

penetrate

penoso,

-a

painful,

hard

pensamiento

m.

thought

pensar think, intend; expect; consider, think over, think

up

pensativo,

-a

thoughtful

pensión

f.

pension,

board

penuria

f.

penury,

extreme

poverty

peña

f.

cliff,

rock

peor

worse,

worst

pequeño,

-a

small

perchero

m.

clothes

rack

perder lose; ruin, waste; p.p. wicked, dissolute; loco

perdido

hopelessly

insane

perdición

f.

perdition,

evil

perdonar

pardon,

forgive

pérfidamente

treacherously

perfil

m.

profile

Perico

m.

dim.

of

Pedro

periódico

m.

newspaper

perla

f.

pearl

permanecer

remain

permiso

m.

permission

permitir

permit

pero

but

perpetuo,

-a

perpetual

perro

m.

dog

perseguir

pursue,

persecute

persistir

persist,

continue

persona

f.

person

personaje

m.

personage,

character

perspicacia

f.

clear-sightedness

pertenecer

belong

pertenencia

f.

holding,

property

perturbación

f.

disturbance

perverso,

-a

perverse

pesar

m.

sorrow;

a

de

in

spite

of

peseta f. peseta ( the unit coin of Spain; worth about 20

cents;

it

is

divided

into

100

céntimos)

pesimismo

m.

pessimism

pesimista

pessimistic

peso

m.

weight;

dollar

petición

f.

asking,

request

petitorio

m.

begging,

constant

asking

pez

m.

fish

picar

bite,

sting;

vex;

smart;

breakup;

alto

have

lofty

aims

picardía

f.

malice

picaresco,

-a

mischievous

pícaro,

-a

rascally,

wretched,

confounded,

mischievous

pie

m.

foot;

de — standing, able to be about, on foot; 80 on their

feet;

en

standing

piedad

f.

pity;

piety

piedra

f.

stone,

rock,

gem

pieza

f.

piece;

play;

room

pila

f.

font;

nombre

de

Christian

name

pintoresco,

-a

picturesque

pisada

f.

footstep;

footprint;

stepping

pláceme

m.

congratulation,

felicitation

placer

m.

pleasure

plano

m.

plane,

projection

planta

f.

sole

of

the

foot,

foot

plantar

plant;

—se

en

take

one's

stand

plata

f.

silver

plateresco, -a plateresque ( a highly ornate style of architecture combined with sculpture; it flourished

in

Spain

in

the

16th

century)

plaza

f.

square,

market

place

plazo m. space or limit of time, time of payment plebeyo m. plebeian, man of vulgar birth pleno,

-a

full

pliego

m.

sheet,

envelope

pluma

f.

pen;

feather

pluvial:

capa

cope

poblar

people,

fill

pobre

poor,

weak

pobrecillo

m.

poor

fellow

pobrecito

m.

poor

creature

pobreza

f.

poverty

poco,

-a

little,

few,

slight;

adv.

poco

little,

not

very,

not

much;

menos

que

almost;

n.m.

a

little;

dentro

de

soon;

para

faint-hearted

pocho,

-a

faded,

discolored

poder

be

able,

can;

no

más

can't

stand

it

longer;

no — menos de can't help; n.m. power poderoso,

-a

powerful

podrido,

-a

decayed,

rotten

poético,

-a

poetic

policía

f.

policing

política

f.

politics

político,

-a

political

polvo

m.

dust

pollo

m.

chicken

pompa

f.

pomp,

show,

splendor

poner place, put, put on; lay, fix; send;

—se

put

on;

become;

—se

a

begin

to,

set

out

to;

—se

en

camino

start

out

poquísimo,

-a

extremely

little

poquito

m.

bit

por for, through, along, across, on, at, by, to, in, over, on account of; in order to; as; per; referring to;

——

qué

why;

——

malo

que

however

ill;

——

si

to

see

whether;

in

case

porcelana

f.

porcelain

porque

because;

in

order

that

por

qué

( as

n.

m. )

reason

porquería

f.

filth;

trifle,

shabby

thing

portal

m.

vestibule

portalada

f.

portico;

opening

porte

m.

cost

of

carriage,

freight;

——

pagado

prepaid

Porto m. a city in Portugal; hence Port wine poseedor,

-ra

m.

and

f.

possessor

poseer

possess

posibilidad

f.

possibility

posible

possible

posición

f.

position

positivo,

-a

positive

potente

powerful

Potosí m. a province of Bolivia, famous from its earliest

history

for

rich

silver

mines

pozo

m.

well

práctica

f.

practice

practicable

real,

capable

of

functioning

práctico,

-a

practical

precario,

-a

precarious

precio

m.

price

preciosidad

f.

gem,

beauty

precioso,

-a

charming,

beautiful;

precious

precipicio

m.

precipice

precipitar

hurl;

hasten;

—se

rush

preciso,

-a

necessary

preferir

prefer

pregonar publish, announce, cry aloud, proclaim pregonero

m.

town

crier

pregunta

f.

question

preguntar

ask

( a

question)

premio

m.

reward

premioso,

-a

slow,

with

difficulty

prenda

f.

garment,

article

of

value

preocupación

f.

prejudice,

preconception

preocupar

worry,

concern;

—se de concern oneself with, make provision for; p.p.

concerned,

anxious

preparación

f.

preparation

preparar

prepare

presencia

f.

presence

presentar

present,

introduce;

—se

appear

presente

present;

los

—s

those

here

present

preservativo

m.

preservative;

conservation

presidio

m.

fortress;

military

prison

préstamo

m.

loan

prestar

lend

presteza

f.

speed,

haste

presumir

presume,

suppose,

imagine

presunción

f.

presumption

presuntuoso,

-a

conceited

presuroso,

-a

hasty,

in

haste