Chapter 31

=Pablo= _m_ Pablo, Paul. =paciencia= _f_ (=no hay= one cannot have) patience. =pacienzudo= patient. =pacífico= peaceable, at peace. =padecer= _t_ suffer. =padecimiento= _m_ suffering, ailment. =padre= _m_ father; _pl_ parents; =---- nuestro= (_A. uncapitalized_) paternoster, Lord's Prayer. =paf= _'word expressing the sound of falling or striking against anything' A._. =paganismo= _m_ paganism. =pagano= pagan, heathen. =pagar= _t_ pay, pay for; =---- a cualquier precio= pay any price for. =pago= _m_ payment. =país= _m_ country, land, district. =paisaje= _m_ landscape. =paisano= fellow-townsman, (local) compatriot. =paja= _f_ straw; N =198= 15. =pajarillo, pajarito=, _m_ little bird. =pájaro= _m_ bird; big-bug. =pajizo= straw-colored. =palabra= _f_ word, words, speech; =tomar la---- = take the floor, put in one's word, speak; =en buenas---- s= in plain terms. =palabreja= _f_ outlandish word, free and easy word. =palabrilla= _f_ little word, half-word, bit of word. =palabrota= _f_ big word, fine word. =palacio= _m_ palace. =palco= _m_ box (at theater). =paleontología= _f_ paleontology. =palidecer= _i_ pale, turn pale. =palidez= _f_ paleness. =pálido= pale. =palillo= _m_ (_d of_ =palo=) (wooden) toothpick. =paliza= _f_ cudgeling, caning. =palma= _f_ palm. =palmada= _f_ slap (friendly). =palmadita= _f_ little slap. =palo= _m_ stick; =---- s= _metonymically_ clubs, blows, rows, a cudgeling. =paloma= _f_ pigeon, dove. =palomar= _m_ dovecote, pigeon-house. =palpitante= palpitating, quivering. =palpitar= _i_ palpitate, throb. =palurdo= rustic, clown, yokel. =pan= _m_ bread, loaf. =panenteísmo= _m_ panentheism (Krause's mixture of pantheism with theism). =panera= _f_ granary. =panorama= _m_ panorama. =pantalón= _m mostly pl_ pantaloons. =pantalla= _f_ shade, screen. =panteísmo= _m_ pantheism. =panteísta= pantheist. =paño= _m_ cloth. =pañuelo= _m_ handkerchief. =papá= _m_ papa, father. =papel= _m_ paper; part (rôle). =papelillo= _m_ little paper; (druggist's) powder. =papelucho= _m_ yellow journal. =par= _m_ pair, couple (of things); =un---- = a couple, (_Germanism?_) a few. =para= for, toward; to (_not of place_); something for, enough for; =---- que= in order that, that, to, so as to; =---- eso está= that's what ... is for; =no es---- tanto= it doesn't amount to so much as all that; =acá---- entre los dos= just between you and me. =paraíso= _m_ paradise. =paraje= _m_ place. =parar= _i_ halt, hold on, come to a stop; (_also_ =ir a---- =) bring up; (finally) come to; =--do= standing, in a position. =parcial= partial; partisan. =pardo= (dark brownish) gray (color of a bear, _A._). =parecer= _i_ appear, seem (=que= that, as if); (_properly refl_) be like; _m_ view of the case (_esp._ as to what should be done); =--ido= similar; =qué te parece= what do you think (of, _nominative_); =¿no te parece?= don't you think so? don't you think I had better? =me parece ver= I seem to myself to see; =al---- = apparently. =pared= _f_ wall (not military). =paredón= _m augm of_ =pared=. =pareja= _f_ pair (of persons or things). =parentesco= _m_ relationship. =paréntesis= _m_ parenthesis, pair of parenthesis marks; =entre---- = in parentheses, by the way. =parlero= loquacious, talkative. =Parnaso= _m_ Parnassus. =parra= _f_ (grape-)vine (trained). =parsimonioso= parsimonious. =parte= _f_ part; place, quarter, hand,-where (_e.g._ =en otra---- = elsewhere, somewhere else), side; =por mi---- = for my part, on my part; =meterse en buena---- = (_ironically_) get into the wrong box, come to the wrong door; _m_ despatch. =Partenón= _m_ Parthenon. =participar= _t_ communicate. =particular= special, peculiar; _m_ point, matter. =partida= _f_ start, leaving; band, guerrilla band, bushwhacking company; _w._ =de caza= _etc._ party. =partidario= partisan; bushwhacker. =partidilla= _f d of_ partida. =partido= _m_ party; advantage, benefit; judicial district; =sacar---- de= make anything out of. =partir= _t_ part, divide, split, share; N =144= 10, =150= 22; _i_ start; leave. =pasaje= _m_ passage. =pasajero= passing, passer-by. =pasar= _t or i_ pass, pass on, pass by; happen; cross one's mind; be more (=de= than); have enough to live on; undergo; (_Gall.?_) take a trip; _m_ livelihood; =--do= past; =se le pasa= he gets over it; =pasa aquí= (_Gall.?_) come this way; =---- por allá= go over, come over. =pasatiempo= _m_ pastime, diversion, entertainment, amusement. =pascual= paschal. =pasear= _i_ take a walk, take the air, walk, saunter. =paseo= _m_ (=dar= take) walk, ride, turn; walking; mall, boulevard. =pasión= _f_ passion (=de= for). =pasivo= passive. =pasmoso= astounding; _adv._ =--mente=. =paso= _m_ (=dar= take; =de= at) step, pace; passage; =mal---- = scrape, pickle, hard place; =dar---- a= make way for. =pastoril= shepherd-haunted, pastoral. =pastosidad= _f_ smooth softness. =pata= _f_ paw, leg (not human); =a (la)---- (la) llana= in plain everyday fashion. =patán= _m_ yokel, bumpkin, clodhopper. =patente= patent; _f_ charter, certificate. =paternidad= _f_ fatherhood. =patético= feeling, of strong feeling; telling. =patio= _m_ court, courtyard. =patochada= _f_ ineptitude (senseless utterance). =patria= _f_ (one's) country, fatherland; home (town etc., not house). =patriarca= _m_ patriarch. =patriarcal= patriarchal. =patricio= patrician (_has, beside the Eng. senses, that of_ 'one who overtops his fellow-citizens by his birth, wealth, or virtues,' _A._). =patrimonio= _m_ patrimony. =patrio= of our country. =patriotismo= _m_ patriotism. =patrón= patron, patron saint. =pausa= _f_ pause. =pavo= _m_ turkey; =---- real= peacock. =pavor= _m_ trepidation. =pavoroso= terrific. =paz= _f_ peace. =pecador= sinner. =pecaminoso= sinful. =pecar= _i_ sin; =---- de= have too much tendency to be; =si de algo peca es de= if he has any fault it is that of being rather; =--do= _m_ sin. =peculiar= peculiar (=de= to). =pecho= _m_ breast, chest. =pedacito= _m_ scrap. =pedante= pedantic, pedant (as boastful rather than as finical). =pedantear= _i_ pedantize, play the pedant. =pedantería= _f_ pedantry. =pedazo= _m_ piece, bit; =hacer---- s= break in pieces, break to pieces. =pedestal= _m_ pedestal. =pedir= _t_ ask, ask for, request; order (goods). =pedrada= _f_ blow of a stone. =pedregoso= stony (with loose stones). =Pedro= _m_ Pedro, Peter; N =4= 22, =152= 21. =pedrusco= _m_ piece of stone. =pegar= _t_ (1) stick on, fasten on; =---- fuego= set fire; =---- la hebra= get one's needleful started, get started; =---- los ojos= get a wink of sleep; (2) beat; strike (a blow), fire (a shot), _etc. according to context_. =peinar= _t_ comb; _r_ do up one's hair. =pelagatos= _m_ mudlark ('poor and contemptible man' _A._). =pelar= _t_ cut the hair of, pull out the hair from, shave; pluck (a bird); =que se las pela= with all one's might, like mad; =--do= bald, bare (treeless, featherless, etc.). =peldaño= _m_ step (of stairway). =pelea= _f_ fray. =pelear= _i_ combat, fight. =peliagudo= fine-haired; _c_ difficult, awkward, delicate. =peligrar= _i_ be in peril. =peligro= _m_ (=haber= be in) danger, peril. =peligroso= risky, perilous. =pelillo= _m_ trifling annoyance; =pararse en---- s= boggle over trifles, stick at trifles. =pelmazo= _m_ slow-coach, dawdler. =pelo= _m_ hair; nap (of cloth); =---- malo= down (of birds); =tocar el= (_A._ =al=) =---- de la ropa= touch a hair of one's head, do any injury at all to; =---- s y señales= details. =pelota= _f_ ball (e.g. for play). =pellejo= _m_ skin. =pellizcar= _t_ pinch. =pellizco= _m_ pinch. =pena= _f_ penalty, grief, pain, pains, difficulty; =valer la---- = be worth while, pay; =no vale la---- = don't mention it (N =67= 6), isn't worth mentioning. =pendiente= hanging (=de= from, by). =péndulo= _m_ pendulum. =penetrante= penetrating. =penetrar= _t or i_ penetrate, make one's way in, imbue. =penitencia= _f_ repentance, penitence, penance; =hacer----con mí= take dinner, such as it is, with me; _nearly_ = take pot-luck. =penitenciario= _m_ penitentiary (N =16= 31). =penoso= painful, uncomfortable, suffering. =pensamiento= _m_ thought; mind. =pensar= _t_ think (=de= about), think about, think of, think over; _i_ think (=en= on, of, about). =pensativo= pensive. =penumbra= _f_ penumbra, half-shadow. =peña= _f_ cliff, crag. =peor= worse, worst. =Pepe= _m d of José_; =Pepa= _f d of_ =Josefa=. =Pepillo, Pepito,= _d of_ =Pepe=. =pequeñez= _f_ little thing, trifle. =pequeñito= tiny. =pequeño= small, little. =pequeñuelo= diminutive, petty, small fry. =pera= _f_ pear; =poner las---- s a cuarto= _or_ =a ocho= put the screws on, force to give way. =peral= _m_ pear tree. =peralito= _m_ little pear tree. =percance= _m_ perquisite; harm, mishap. =perder= _t_ lose; bring to perdition; =--ido= reprobate; =--ido de la cabeza= bereft of reason. =pérdida= _f_ loss. =perdón= _m_ pardon; =no tener---- de Dios= be beyond forgiveness. =perdonar= _t_ pardon, forgive, let off. =perecer= _i_ perish. =pereza= _f_ laziness. =perezoso= lazy; _adv._ =--mente=. =perfección= _f_ perfection, perfectness. =perfeccionamiento= _m_ (process of) perfection, perfecting. =perfecto= perfect, consummate; _adv._ =--mente= perfectly, precisely. =perfidia= _f_ perfidy, double-dealing. =pérfido= perfidious, disloyal. =perfil= _m_ profile; fine line, stroke. =periódico= _m_ periodical, newspaper. =periodiquillo= _m_ little paper. =período= _m_ period. =periquete= _m_ twinkling. =Periquito= _m d of_ =Perico= _d of_ =Pedro=. =perito= expert. =perjuicio= _m_ prejudice; mischief, damage. =perjurar= _i_ swear one's hardest; _t_ =jurar y---- = swear up and down, swear by all that is holy. =permanecer= _i_ remain. =permiso= _m_ permission. =permitir= _t_ permit. =pero= but; why _followed by comma in Eng.,_ O; _gives climactic emphasis to reiteration; m c_ N =52= 11. =perogrullada= _f_ (superfluous statement of) self-evident truth, obvious fact, N =19= 5. =perorata= _f_ (inopportune) harangue. =perpetuar= _t_ perpetuate. =perpetuo= perpetual, _adv._ =--mente=. =perplejidad= _f_ perplexity. =perplejo= perplexed, in perplexity. =perrero= _m_ 'he who has charge of putting dogs out of a cathedral' _(A.); say_ beadle _or_ dog-beadle. =perro= _m_ dog. =perseguir= _t_ pursue; persecute. =persona= _f_ person. =personaje= _m_ prominent man, notability, magnate, worthy. =personal= personal. =personalidad= _f_ personality. =pertenecer= _i_ pertain, belong. =perteneciente= pertaining, belonging. =perturbación= _f_ disturbance. =perturbar= _t_ disturb, unsettle, embroil, throw into disorder. =perversidad= _f_ perversity. =pervertir= _t_ pervert. =pesa= _f_ weight. =pesadumbre= _f_ weight; trouble, displeasure. =pesar= _t or i_ weigh, be heavy, be painful; _m_ regret, grief; =a----= in spite, in despite; =--do= heavy; disagreeable. =pesca= _f_ fishing. =pescar= _t_ catch (fish). =pescuezo= _m_ (_A. esp_. back of) neck _(esp. as part of looks; more familiar than_ =cuello=; =16= 28, =93= 23, _the lady gets a more classic word than the gentleman_); =cortar el---- = cut off the head. =peseta= _f_ peseta (= French franc, nearly 20 cents). =peso= _m_ weight. =pestañear= _i_ one's eyelashes quiver. =pestilencia= _f_ pestilence, pest. =petaca= _f_ cigar-case. =pétreo= stony. =petróleo= _m_ petroleum. =pez= _m_ fish. =piadoso= pious. =piano= _m_ piano. =picadillo= _m_ timbale; =hacer---- a= make into mince-meat, make hash of. =picante= pungent. =picaporte= _m_ latch. =picar= _t or i_ prick (slightly), sting, bite, be hot, spur; put (spurs to). =picardía= _f (from_ =pícaro=) knavery, (piece of) rascality. =picaresco= roguish, sly, picaresque. =pícaro= rogue, knave; rascally. =picarón= great rascal; _f_ jade, hussy. =picazón= _f_ pricking, biting (of insects etc.), itching. =pico= _m_ beak, bill; pick; peak; odd (_i.e._ odd units in excess of a round number, _as in_ '200 and odd'); _c_ mouth; =---- de oro= 'persona qui habla bien' _A.; not personal at_ =165= 32. =picotazo= _m_ peck. =pide= _see_ =pedir=. =pie= _m_ foot; bottom; leg (of furniture etc.); =en---- = on his feet; =a cuatro---- s= on all fours; =al---- de la letra= literally; =ponerse sobre un---- = (_A._ =andar en un----, andar en un---- como grulla= (crane), =estar en un---- =) put one's best foot foremost, bestir one's self, be up and doing. =piedad= _f_ piety; pity (=de= on). =piedra= _f_ stone. =piedrecilla, piedrecita=, _f_ little stone. =piel= _f_ skin, hide; =de la---- del miedo= just made of fear (_A._ =de la---- del diablo= a limb of Satan). [=pienso= _m obs_ thought]; =ni por---- = not a bit, not in the least. =pierna= _f_ =leg=. =pieza= _f_ piece (_not often in sense of_ =pedazo=, fragment, scrap), room; =buena---- = rogue, fine thing. =pila= _f_ basin (large, of stone etc.); font; (galvanic) cell. =pillería= _f_ scoundrelism, rascality. =pillo= scoundrel, blackguard. =pinchar= _t_ prick (as with pin or thorn). =pintar= _t_ paint, depict. =pintoresco= picturesque. =pintura= _f_ painting. =piñón= _m_ pine nut (seed, not cone). =pío= pious. =piquillo= _m_ (_d of_ =pico=) driblet, trifle. =piros= _L acc pl_ pear trees. =pisar= _t or i_ tread. =piso= _m_ floor, story; N =92= 14. =pistolita= _f d_ pistol handy. =pitillo= _m_ cigarette. =placentero= pleasurable. =placer= _m_ pleasure. =plácido= placid. =plaga= _f_ plague (not as disease), calamity, infestation (_A._ 1, national 'calamidad grande'; 2, personal; ... 4, _fig._ any trouble; 5, 'abundance of a harmful thing--said also of things not harmful'). =plan= _m_ plan. =planetario= planetary. =plano= flat, plane; =de---- = plainly, outright; (_of judgment_) summarily, off-hand. =planta= _f_ plant. =plantar= _t_ set out; _c_ put ('against one's will' _A._); _r c_ get (to a place, with speed); plant one's self ('de pie firme' _A._). =plantear= _t_ mark out; establish; start (topic). =plañidero= wailing. =plato= _m_ a plate (to eat on). =Plauto= _m_ Plautus. =plaza= _f_ plaza, market; fortress; =---- fuerte= fortified town. =plazo= _m_ date (set so as to give time). =plazoleta= _f_ little plaza. =plegaria= _f_ supplication. =pleiteante= litigant. =pleitear= _i_ have a lawsuit, carry on lawsuits. =pleitista= litigious. =pleito= _m_ lawsuit, (=poner= bring) suit, litigation, case. =pletórico= plethoric. =pléyade= _f_ Pleiad (coterie). =pliego= _m_ sheet (of paper); (sealed) letter; N =225= 5. =pliegue= _m_ fold. =Plinio= _m_ Pliny. =plinto= _m_ plinth. =pluma= _f_ feather; pen. =población= _f_ town (_A. defines_ =ciudad, villa, pueblo, lugar=, _as different grades of_ =población=). =poblacho= _m_ rubbishy old town. =poblachón= _m_ big old town, rank old town, mean old town. =pobre= poor, N =45= 8. =pobrecito= poor creature, poor dear, poor fellow. =pobreza= _f_ poverty. =poco= little (not much); un-; _pl_ few; _vulgarism for_ =no---- =, _cf._ =en mi vida; un---- = a little, somewhat, rather; =---- a---- = little by little, gradually, go slow; =tener en---- = think little of, put a low value on. =poda= _f_ pruning. =poder= _t_ can, be able, may; _r_ can be done; _m_ power; =no---- con= cannot do anything with, cannot keep under; =puede (que)= maybe, possibly; =como pueda= as best he may. =poderoso= powerful. =podredumbre= _f_ decay, rottenness. =podrir, pudrir,= _both forms of inf. equally good_, rot, decay, molder. =poesía= _f_ poetry. =poeta= _m_ poet. =poético= poetic, poetical. =polígono= _m_ polygon. =polilla= _f_ moth. =política= _f_ politics, policy. =político= political; politician;-in-law. =politiquejo= rascal of a politician. =polvo= _m_ (=hacer= reduce to, grind to) dust, powder. =pólvora= _f_ gunpowder. =polvoriento, polvoroso=, dusty. =pollo= _m_ chicken. =pomada= _f_ pomade, pomatum. =pompa= _f_ pomp. =pomposo= pompous. =ponderación= _f_ panegyric, laudation. =ponderar= _t_ magnify, extol, make much of. =poner= _t_ put, place, set (about, at, =a=), lay, put on, put in, set up; give (a name); make (_w. adj. etc._); (_not in A._) drop (_as in_ drop me a line); _r_ become, turn (_w. adj. etc., not noun_), get; go (to, at, =a=); =---- cariño a= take a fancy to, be taken with; =cómo te han puesto= what a figure they have made of you; =puesto (_of hat etc._) on; =se ponía de este modo= he went like this; =--se en su penumbra= assume its penumbra; =--se en camino,--se en marcha,= set out, be off. =poniente= setting (sun). =popular= popular. =popularidad= _f_ popularity. =poquito= _d of_ =poco=; =un---- = a little bit, just a little, the least bit; =---- a cosa= nothing much, no great shakes. =por= by, for, because of, for---- 's sake, out of (as motive), through, in the course of, on, over, at; _before adv. of place untr. or_ on the _etc._; =---- qué= why; =---- lo cual= wherefore; =---- eso= that is why; =---- sí= of one's self; =ir---- la esquina= go round the corner; =---- momentos= moment by moment; =---- las noches= nights; =---- poco más= a little more and they would have; =---- ... que= however; =existentes y---- existir= in existence or destined to exist. =porcelana= _f_ china. =porción= _f_ portion, allowance, lot. =pormenor= _m_ detail. =porque= because, for; that, to the end that; =porqué = por qué= (_A._ =por qué=). =porrazo= _m_ blow with a club; blow, bruise. =portal= _m_ vestibule, entry, front hall. =portar= _r_ behave. =portátil= portable. =porte= _m_ behavior, demeanor, ways. =portento= _m_ portent, prodigy, phenomenon. =posada= _f_ hotel, inn, boarding-house, lodging-house. =poseer= _t_ possess. =posesión= _f_ possession. =posibilidad= _f_ possibility. =posible= (=en lo= as far as, =lo menos= as little as) possible. =posición= _f_ position; social station. =postizo= extra (and artificial, e.g. false hair), accessory. =postrar= _t_ prostrate; _r_ kneel, fall at one's feet. =postre= _m_ article of dessert; _pl_ dessert. =postrer[o]= last ('in order,' _A._). =postura= _f_ posture, attitude, position. =pozo= _m_ well; (_of mine_) shaft. =práctica= _f_ practice; _pl_ field work. =practicar= _t_ practice. =precaución= _f_ precaution. =precaver= _t_ take precautions against; _r_ take precautions. =preceder= _t_ precede. =precio= _m_ price, worth; =no tener---- = be beyond price, be worth one's weight in gold. =preciosidad= _f_ precious thing. =precioso= precious. =precipitación= _f_ precipitation, precipitancy, haste. =precipitar= _t_ hurl down, start down (a precipice); =--do= precipitate, _adv._ =--mente=. =precisar= _t_ tell precisely. =preciso= needful; precise, _adv._ =--mente=; =es---- = it is needful, I must, have to. =precoz= precocious. =predicación= _f_ preaching. =predicar= _t_ preach (=por= through), lecture. =predilección= _f_ (=de= in the line of) predilection, special taste. =predio= _m_ estate, premises, parcel of real estate. =preeminencia= _f_ preëminence. =preeminente= preëminent, foremost. =preferible= preferable. =preferir= _t_ prefer. =pregonar= _t_ proclaim. =pregunta= _f_ (=hacer= ask) question. =preguntar= _t_ ask. =preguntilla= _f_ slight question. =prehistoria= _f_ prehistoric archaeology. =prelado= _m_ prelate; bishop _etc._. =prematuro= premature; _adv._ =--mente=. =prenda= _f_ article (of goods), garment; endowment. =prender= _t_ arrest. =preocupación= _f_ preconception, prepossession, prejudice, infatuation. =preocupar= _t_ preoccupy, take up (=de= with). =preparar= _t_ prepare, get ready. =prerogativa= _f_ prerogative. =presa= _f_ dam; prey. =prescindir= _i_ set aside, dispense with (=de=). =prescripción= _f_ prescription, title by adverse possession, gaining of title by adverse possession. =presencia= _f_ presence, advent. =presenciar= _t_ witness. =presentar= _t_ present; introduce; _r_ make one's appearance. =presente= present; _m_ the present. =presentimiento= _m_ foreboding. =preservar= _t_ preserve. =presidente= president; chief justice. =presidio= _m_ penitentiary, prison. =presión= _f_ pressure. =prestamista= money-lender. =prestar= _t_ lend; =--do= borrowed. =presteza= _f_ swiftness, rapidity. =prestigio= _m_ prestige, glamour. =presumir= _t_ presume; _i_ pride one's self (=de= on being); =--do= presumptuous. =presunción= _f_ vanity, pretense. =pretender= _t_ claim. =pretensión= _f_ (=tener= make) pretension, claim, pretense. =pretextar= _t_ allege (as excuse). =pretexto= _m_ pretext. =prevención= _f_ prepossession, prejudice, bias. =prevenir= _t_ prepare, be beforehand; give warning. =prever= _t_ foresee. =previsión= _f_ foresight, prearrangement, providence. =primer[o]= first, foremost, finest; =de-a= _sc._ =clase=. =primicia= _f_ first fruit, first of the crop. =primitivo= primitive, original. =primito= (_d of_ =primo=) coz. =primo= prime; cousin; =a-a noche= after dark. =primor= _m_ skill, masterliness; fine work, masterpiece. =primoroso= neat, elegant, graceful, fine. =principal= chief, principal (_more absolute than the Eng. words, hence admits comparison_), main, eminent; _adv._ =--mente=. =príncipe= _m_ prince. =principiar= _i_ begin, start (=a= to). =principio= _m_ start, element, principle. =prisa= _f_ haste, hurry; =de----, a----,= in haste, at speed, _usually_ =de= _unless an adj. intervenes_. =prisión= _f_ prison; arrest. =prismático= prismatic. =privado= private. =privar= _t_ deprive. =privilegio= _m_ privilege. [=pro= _m_] =pro y contra= pro and con, affirmative and negative; =tiene su pro y su contra= there are two sides to it. =proa= _f_ prow, bow; =poner la---- a= aim at (thing); make a dead set at, set one's self against (person). =probabilidad= _f_ probability. =probable= probable. =probar= _t_ prove; try; _i_ work, agree (=a= with). =problema= _m_ problem. =procaz= impudent. =procedencia= _f_ provenance, source. =procedente= resulting. =proceder= _i_ proceed; be a product; _m_ course, behavior. =procesión= _f_ (_esp._ religious) procession. =procónsul= _m_ proconsul. =procurador= _m_ attorney. =procurar= _t_ try. =prodigio= _m_ prodigy, marvel. =prodigioso= prodigious, marvelous, extraordinary. =producir= _t_ produce, cause. =profanar= _t_ profane. =profano= profane. =proferir= _t_ utter. =profesar= _t_ profess; cherish, entertain, bear. =profesión= _f_ profession. =profeta= _m_ prophet. =profundo= deep, profound, abysmal; _in general_ =profundo= _is such as extends far down_, =hondo= _such as is located far down_. =progresista= progressist, progressive. =progreso= _m_ progress. =prohibir= _t_ prohibit, forbid. =prójimo= _m_ neighbor (in ethics). =prolijo= prolix, verbose, lengthy. =promesa= _f_ promise. =prometer= _t_ promise. =promotor= promoter; =---- fiscal= state's attorney. =prontitud= _f_ promptness. =pronto= quick, quickly, soon, fast; =de---- = off-hand, all at once. =pronunciar= _t_ pronounce, utter. =propagar= _t_ propagate, preach. =propender= _i_ have the propensity, be prone. =propensión= _f_ propensity, proneness. =propicio= propitious, favorable. =propiedad= _f_ property, ownership. =propietario= owner, proprietor, land-owner. =propio= own, of one's own; proper, appropriate, peculiar, belonging (=de= to), inherent (=de= in); the part (=de= of); fit; _m_ the city's property (of real estate). =proponer= _t_ propose; _r_ make up one's mind, undertake. =proporción= _f_ proportion (=de= to). =proporcionar= _t_ provide with, furnish. =proposición= _f_ proposal, proposition. =propósito= _m_ intention, (=hacer= form the) purpose; =a---- = suitable, adapted; =a---- de= speaking of. =prorrumpir= _i_ break out. =prosaico= prosaic. =prosapia= _f_ stock, ancestry. =proscribir= _t_ proscribe. =proseguir= _i_ go on. =protección= _f_ protection, patronage, favor. =proteger= _t_ protect, give one's patronage to, take under one's protection, countenance; =--ido= protégé. =protejer= _see_ =proteger=. =protestante= Protestant. =protestar= _i_ protest. =provecho= _m_ profit; =ser de---- = do (any) good. =provechoso= of advantage. =provenir= _i_ come (from a source). =providencial= providential. =provincia= _f_ province; =de---- = provincial. =provinciano= provincial. =provocar= _t_ provoke. =provocativo= provocative, challenging. =próximo= next, close. =proyección= _f_ projection. =proyectar= _t_ project, cast, trace; plan. =proyectil= _m_ projectile. =proyecto= _m_ project, plan, scheme. =prudencia= _f_ prudence. =prudente= prudent. =prueba= _f_ proof; sample. =psicólogo= psychologist. =publicar= _t_ publish. =publicidad= _f_ publicity. =público= public; _adv._ =--mente=; _m_ (=salir al= come before the) public; =de---- = publicly. =puchero= _m_ (pitcher-handled, usually earthenware) cooking-pot, bean-pot; whimper. =pude= _see_ =poder=. =púdico= modest, chaste. =pudor= _m_ modesty (of sex). =pudrir= _see_ =podrir=. =pueblo= _m_ city, town, place; small town, small place; populace; people. =puede= _see_ =poder=. =puente= _m_ bridge. =puericia= _f_ boyhood (age 7-14, _A._). =pueril= childish. =puerta= _f_ door, gate; N =129= 26. =puertecilla= _f d of_ =puerta=. =pues= _adv_ then, and then, well, well then, why, why but, _or untr.; conj (also_ =---- que=) since, for. =puesto= _ptc of_ =poner;---- que= since; _m_ post, station, position. =pugna= _f_ combat. =pugnar= _i_ contend, conflict. =pulcher, pulchra=, _L_ beautiful. =pulcro= natty, spruce, trim, (personally) neat, tidy. =púlpito= _m_ pulpit. =pulso= _m_ pulse. =pulverizar= _t_ pulverize. =pum= bang. =punta= _f_ point (as sharp), tip, end; (_of psychical qualities; mostly pl._) turn, somewhat. =puntapié= _m_ kick; =echar a---- s= kick out. =puntería= _f_ aim. =punto= _m_ (=en= at) point (mathematical point, dot, etc.); period (=poner ... en= put ... to); moment; =al---- = right off, instantly; =a---- que= just as, just when, at the same moment as; =a---- de= on the point of; =a---- fijo= to a dot; =por ---- = (_not in A._) this minute. =puntual= punctual; _adv._ =--mente=. =punzante= pricking, stinging, irritant. =punzar= _t_ prick, pierce. =puñetazo= _m_ blow with one's fist. =puño= _m_ fist. =pupilo= ward. =pupitre= _m_ desk (to set on table). =pureza= _f_ purity. =puro= pure; sheer, mere, bare. =puse= _see_ =poner=.