La Serie de Lenguaje Moderno del Librero Heath - Mariucha by Benito Pérez Galdós - HTML preview

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

pretender

try,

intend,

wish

pretendiente

m.

suitor

pretensión

f.

intention,

expectation;

claim,

pretension

preterición

f.

omission

prevalecer

prevail

prevenir warn, inform; provide against, foresee; p.p.

ready

prever

foresee

previsión

f.

foresight;

en

——

de

foreseeing

primero,

-a

first;

adv.

—o

first,

at

first

primitivo,

-a

original

primor m. beauty, exquisiteness, beautiful quality principal

principal,

leading

príncipe

m.

prince

principiar

begin

principio

m.

beginning;

principle;

en

un

——

at

first

prisa

f.

haste;

a

——

quickly;

dar

——

urge

to

hasten

prisita

intensified

form

of

prisa

privación

f.

privation

privar

deprive

probabilidad

f.

probability

probar prove, try, try on, test, taste; suit proceder proceed; n.m. procedure, behavior procesar try ( in court), bring suit against procesión

f.

procession;

la —— va por dentro (his) thoughts are kept to (him)self

proceso

m.

suit

procurar

try;

procure

prodigar

lavish

producto

m.

product

profecía

f.

prophecy

profeta

m.

prophet

profetizar

prophesy

profundo,

-a

deep

prohibir

forbid

promesa

f.

promise

prometer

promise

prontitud

f.

promptness

pronto,

-a

ready,

speedy;

adv.

—o

soon,

quickly;

por

de

——,

por lo —— provisionally, for the present

propender

tend,

incline

propiedad

f.

ownership,

property,

estate

propietario

m.

proprietor,

owner

propina

f.

tip,

gratuity

propio, -a one's own, private; proper, same; tú

——

you

yourself;

——

de

befitting,

suited

proponer

propose

proporción

f.

proportion;

match

propósito

m.

aim,

intention;

a

——

by

the

way;

suitable;

a

——

de

speaking

of

prorrumpir

burst

out

proteger

protect

protesta

f.

protest

protestar

protest

provecho

m.

profit

proveer

provide

provenir

arise,

be

caused

by

Providencia

f.

Providence

provincia

f.

province

provinciano,

-a

provincial

próximo,

-a

near,

nearby,

approaching

proyecto

m.

project,

plan

prueba

f.

test,

trial;

proof

publicar

publish

público,

-a

public;

n.m.

public

puchero m. pot, pan; stew; pl. pouting, whimpering pueblo m. people, common people, nation; town puerta

f.

door,

gate

pues

well,

then,

just

so;

why!

¡——

no!

of

course!

why

not?

puesto

p.p.

of

poner;

—— que since; although; n.m. posi