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PASAJE

m.

passage,

journey

PASAJERO

m.

traveler,

passenger

PASEO

m.

promenade,

avenue;

walk;

—— EN COCHE drive

PASILLO

m.

passage,

corridor

PASO

m.

pass,

passing,

way

PASTO

m.

pasture

PASTOREO

m.

pasturage

PATA

f.

foot

(of

an

animal);

DE

—— SEGURA sure-footed

PATATA

f.

potato

PATIO

m.

court,

courtyard

PATRÓN

m.

pattern,

standard

PAULATINAMENTE

adv.

slowly

PAVIMENTAR

v.

to

pave

PAZ

f.

peace

PECUARIO,

-A

adj.

pertaining

to

cattle

PECHO

m.

chest,

breast

PEDREGOSO,

-A

adj.

stony

PENA

f.

pain,

trouble

PENDIENTE

m.

slope

PENSAR

v.

to

think

PENÚLTIMO,

-A

adj.

penultimate,

next

to

last

PEÓN

m.

day-laborer,

peasant

PEQUEÑO,

-A

adj.

small

PERDER

v.

to

lose

PÉRDIDA

f.

loss

PERIÓDICO

m.

newspaper

PERITO,

-A

adj.

expert,

skilled

PERJUICIO

m.

detriment,

injury

PERLA

f.

pearl

PERMANECER

v.

to

remain

PERMISO

m.

permission

PERSONAJE

m.

personage

PERSONAL

m.

personnel,

faculty

PERSPECTIVA

f.

outlook,

prospect

PERTENECER

v.

to

belong,

to

pertain

PESAR

v.

to

weigh;

A

——

DE

in

spite

of

PESCUEZO

m.

neck

PESETA

f.

silver

coin

( worth

about

twenty

cents)

PESO

m.

weight,

dollar

PESQUERA

f.

fishery,

fishing

grounds

PESQUERÍA

f.

fishery,

fishing

grounds

PETITGRAIN (Fr.) m. oil extracted from leaves of the orange tree PICO

m.

point,

peak,

bill

PIE

m.

foot

PIEDRA

f.

stone

PIEL

f.

skin,

hide;

leather

PIERNA

f.

leg

PIEZA

f.

piece,

coin;

room

PINO

m.

pine

(wood

or

tree)

PINTOR

m.

painter

PINTORESCO,

-A

adj.

picturesque

PINTURA

f.

painting;

paint

PIÑA

f.

pineapple

PIRATA

m.

pirate

PISO

m.

floor,

story

PLACER

m.

pleasure

PLANICIE

f.

plain

PLANO,

-A

adj.

smooth,

level;

m.

plan,

design

PLATA

f.

silver;

——

LABRADA

wrought

silver

PLÁTANO

m.

banana

PLATINO

m.

platinum

PLAYA

f.

beach,

shore

PLAZA

f.

square,

market-place

PLOMO

m.

lead

POBLACIÓN

f.

population;

town

POBLADO

m.

city,

town

POBLAR

v.

to

colonize,

to

populate

POCITO

m.

small

well

POCO,

-A

adj.

little;

-OS

-AS

few,

some

PODER

v.

to

be

able;

m.

power

PODEROSO,

-A

adj.

powerful

PODRIDO,

-A

adj.

decayed

POLICÍA

f.

police

POLÍTICA

f.

politics;

policy

POMADA

f.

salve,

pomade

PONER

v.

to

place

POR prep. by, for, through; —— CIENTO per cent; —— EXCELENCIA par excellence

PORVENIR

m.

future

POSEER

v.

to

possess

POSTERIOR

adj.

later

POTENCIA

f.

power

POZO

m.

well;

shaft

(of

a

mine)

PRACTICAR

v.

to

perform;

to

make

PRADERA

f.

prairie,

meadow

PRECIO

m.

price

PRECOLOMBINO,

-A

adj.

pre-Columbian,

antedating

Columbus

PREFERIR

v.

to

prefer

PREFIERE

see

PREFERIR

PREGUNTA

f.

question

PRELADO

m.

prelate

PRENDA

f.

pledge,

token;

——

DE

VESTIR

garment

PRESTAR

v.

to

lend;

——

ATENCIÓN

to

pay

attention

PREVER

f.

to

foresee

PRIMER,

PRIMERO,

-A

adj.

first

PRIMO,

-A

adj.

first;

MATERIA

-A

raw

material

PRINCIPIO

m.

beginning;

principle

PRIVADO,

-A

adj.

private

PROBAR

v.

to

try,

to

test,

to

prove

PROCEDIMIENTO

m.

process,

proceeding

PRODUCIR

v.

to

produce

PRODUJERON

see

PRODUCIR

PROEZA

f.

prowess

PROMEDIO

m.

average

PRONTO,

-A

adj.

quick,

prompt;

-O

adv.

quickly,

promptly

PROPAGAR

v.

to

propagate

PROPIAMENTE

adv.

properly;

——

DICHO

strictly

speaking

PROPICIO,

-A

adj.

propitious,

suitable

PROPIO,

-A

adj.

proper,

own,

same,

very,

characteristic

PROPORCIONAR

v.

to

furnish,

to

supply;

to

adjust

PROPÓSITO

m.

purpose;

A

——

DE

regarding

PROSEGUIR

v.

to

pursue,

to

proceed,

to

prosecute

PROSIGUE

see

PROSEGUIR

PROTEGER

v.

to

protect

PROTEJA

see

PROTEGER

PROVEER

v.

to

provide,

to

supply

PROVENIR

v.

to

proceed,

to

arise

PROVIENE

see

PROVENIR

PROVISORIO,

-A

adj.

provisional,

temporary

PROVISTO

see

PROVEER

PRÓXIMO,

-A

adj.

nearest;

next

PROYECTO

m.

project,

plan

PRUEBA

f.

proof,

evidence,

test;

A

—— DE proof against

PUDIENDO

see

PODER

PUEBLO

m.

town;

people,

population;

nation

PUEDE

see

PODER

PUERTO

m.

port;

——

DE

EMBARQUE

shipping

port

PUES

conj.

since,

because;

adv.

then

PUESTO

m.

position;

see

also

PONER;

——

QUE

since

PULGADA

f.

inch

PUNTO

m.

point,

dot,

place

PUSO see PONER

Q

QUEBRAR

v.

to

break

QUEDAR

v.

to

remain

QUEHACER

m.

occupation,

task;

——ES

affairs,

business

QUEMAR

v.

to

burn

QUERER

v.

to

wish,

to

desire

QUIEN

pron.

who

QUÍMICA

f.

chemistry

QUÍMICO

m.

chemist

QUINA

f.

cinchona,

Peruvian

bark

QUINTA

f.

estate,

country

place

QUINTAL

m.

quintal,

hundred-weight

QUISIERE

see

QUERER

QUIZÁ, QUIZÁS adv. perhaps

R

RADA

f.

roadstead,

bay

RAÍZ

f.

root;

A

——

DE

immediately

after

RAJA

f.

crack,

fissure

RAMA

f.

branch,

shoot

RAMBLA

f.

ramble,

walk

RAMIFICACIÓN

f.

branch,

branching

RAMO

m.

branch

RARO,

-A

adj.

rare;

——A

VEZ

seldom

RASCACIELOS

m.

skyscraper

RASGO

m.

stroke,

dash,

trace,

feature

RAYO

m.

ray

RAZA

f.

race

RAZÓN

f.

reason,

right;

A

——

DE

at

the

rate

of

REALISTA

adj.

and

m.

or

f.

royalist

REBAÑO

m.

flock

RECIAL

m.

rapids

RECINTO

m.

inclosure,

precinct

RECLAMAR

v.

to

claim,

to

demand

RECOBRAR

v.

to

recover

RECOGER

v.

to

gather,

to

harvest,

to

collect;

to

retake

RECOLECCIÓN

f.

crop,

harvest;

harvesting

RECONOCER

v.

to

recognize,

to

acknowledge

RECORRER

v.

to

examine,

to

survey,

to

traverse

RECREO

m.

recreation,

pastime

RECTO,

-A

adj.

straight,

erect,

upright

RECTOR

m.

rector;

president

(of

a

university)

RECURSO

m.

resource

RECHAZAR

v.

to

repulse

REDUCIDO,

-A

adj.

small

REDUCIR

v.

to

reduce

REDUJO

see

REDUCIR

REEMPLAZAR

v.

to

replace

REFERIR

v.

to

refer

REFIERE

see

REFERIR

REFORMADOR

m.

reformer

REFRESCO

m.

refreshment,

cold

drink

REGAR

v.

to

water,

to

irrigate

REGATA

f.

regatta,

boat

race

REGENTAR

v.

to

rule,

to

govern

REGENTE

m.

regent

REGIR

v.

to

rule,

to

control,

to

prevail

REGLA

f.

rule,

law

REGRESAR

v.

to

return

REINO

m.

kingdom,

reign

RELIQUIA

f.

relic,

residue,

trace

RELOJ

m.

wat